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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blitz Wolfman (ranked 3750 p4p, 428 weight class) and Dmitry Ovchinnikov (ranked 3896 p4p, 439 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Blitz Wolfman! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dmitry Ovchinnikov! The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ovchinnikov looks to throw the jab but Wolfman is out of range. Wolfman is looking to counter punch. Wolfman pushes Ovchinnikov up against the cage in a clinch. A short right from Wolfman. Wolfman tries to work over Ovchinnikov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Ovchinnikov stalling against the cage.
Wolfman misses with a punch to the body.
Wolfman definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Ovchinnikov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ovchinnikov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Ovchinnikov misses with a head kick.
It appears Wolfman was looking to counter with a kick there. Wolfman throws a hook but Ovchinnikov blocks it. Ovchinnikov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Ovchinnikov ducks under a wild hook from Wolfman. Ovchinnikov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wolfman. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Wolfman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Ovchinnikov avoids a low kick by using good footwork. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ovchinnikov! But no joy. Wolfman has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ovchinnikov finds it's way round the side to connect with Wolfman's head. Wolfman throws a body shot but no joy. Ovchinnikov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ovchinnikov lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ovchinnikov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wolfman's head. Ovchinnikov takes a swing at Wolfman's ribcage but misses. Ovchinnikov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ovchinnikov duly obliges. Ovchinnikov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ovchinnikov throws a looping overhand right but Wolfman ducks down to avoid it. Ovchinnikov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wolfman.
Wolfman lands with a nice body kick. Wolfman drives through and clinches with Ovchinnikov against the cage.
Wolfman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ovchinnikov tries to break free but Wolfman pushes him back against the cage. Ovchinnikov working some nice short punches in the clinch. A hook to the body from Wolfman.
Ovchinnikov slowing the pace effectively. A head punch blocked on the inside by Wolfman. Wolfman misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Wolfman. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Wolfman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ovchinnikovs head. Ovchinnikov manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ovchinnikov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wolfman on the side of the head. A looping hook to the body misses from Ovchinnikov. Wolfman does a little dance to reset his feet. Ovchinnikov cracks Wolfman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Wolfman tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ovchinnikov is able to avoid easily. Wolfman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ovchinnikov swats him away and circles back towards the center. Ovchinnikov throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Wolfman is looking to clinch but Ovchinnikov is avoiding it.
Wolfman moves out of range of the body kick from Ovchinnikov.
Ovchinnikov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Ovchinnikov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Wolfman avoids the body shot from Ovchinnikov.
Ovchinnikov throws a right hand that Wolfman ducks under and follows up with a left that Wolfman also avoids with ease. A shot to the liver by Ovchinnikov. Beautiful body shot. Wolfman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ovchinnikov. Wolfman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ovchinnikov. Wolfman looks to land a combination. Ovchinnikov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Ovchinnikov misses with a hook. Wolfman scores with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wolfman throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Ovchinnikov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Wolfman misses with a looping left. Wolfman paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Wolfman blocks a head kick by Ovchinnikov.
Wolfman was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. Ovchinnikov misses with a hook. Wolfman ducked under it nicely. Wolfman misses with an uppercut. Ovchinnikov saw that one coming. Wolfman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. A leg kick checked by Wolfman. Wolfman throws a nice inside leg kick. Wolfman throws an off balance right hand
and Ovchinnikov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wolfman thinking. Ovchinnikov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wolfman counters with a leg kick. Wolfman throws a hook but Ovchinnikov avoids it easily. Wolfman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wolfman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Ovchinnikov throws a jab when Wolfman was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ovchinnikov lands with a right hand. Wolfman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ovchinnikov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Ovchinnikov pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Wolfman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Wolfman can't find room to land a body shot as Ovchinnikov controls the action.
Wolfman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Wolfman clinches. Ovchinnikov blocks a body shot from Wolfman. Ovchinnikov blocks a body shot from Wolfman. Ovchinnikov is pushing Wolfman up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Ovchinnikov stalling in the clinch but Wolfman improves position. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Wolfman tries to work over Ovchinnikov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. A shot in the inside from Ovchinnikov. Ovchinnikov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dmitry Ovchinnikov will probably get the nod. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ovchinnikov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wolfman sees it coming and avoids it easily. A low kick from Ovchinnikov is predictable there and Wolfman counters with a lovely shot to the body. Dmitry Ovchinnikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Wolfman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ovchinnikovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Ovchinnikov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wolfmans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Wolfman lands with a right hand.
Ovchinnikov is rocked! Wolfman flashes Ovchinnikov a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Ovchinnikov's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Ovchinnikov crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Wolfman punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Blitz Wolfman! Blitz Wolfman bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Peter Narz (ranked 1898 p4p, 104 weight class) and BM Websphere (ranked 1792 p4p, 101 weight class). BM Websphere will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Narz! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, BM Websphere! The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Narz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Websphere counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Nice shot by Narz. Narz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Websphere. Websphere circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Narz blocks a jab. Narz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Websphere connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Narz throws a series of strikes that have Websphere backpedaling.
Websphere is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Narz misses with a looping right. A little jabbing left from Websphere on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Narz has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Tōshi in the buildup to the fight. Narz throws a leg kick that is checked and Websphere counters with a nice body shot. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Websphere takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Narz jabbing away but nothing is landing. Websphere lands a right hook to the body.
Narz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Websphere counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Narz misses with a looping right. Narz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Websphere.
That's one minute gone in the round. Narz looks to throw the jab but Websphere is out of range. Narz misses with a lunging right hand
and Websphere makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Narz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Narz throws a chopping leg kick but Websphere manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Websphere appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick. Narz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Narz steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Websphere. That one must have hurt. No joy there for Narz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Websphere looks like he wants to counter punch here. Websphere keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Websphere only half commits to the counter leg kick. Narz misses with a right hand and Websphere counters with a straight right hand. Narz misses with a jab to the body
and Websphere cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Narz looks to throw the jab but Websphere is out of range. Websphere swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Websphere moves out of range of the leg kick from Narz. Websphere misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. This has been an exciting period of action! Narz throws a lazy uppercut
and Websphere counters with a lovely straight right hand! Websphere throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Narz sees it coming and avoids it easily. Narz throws a poor cross that misses
and Websphere counters with an outside leg kick.
Narz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Websphere sees it coming and avoids it easily. Narz throws a combination that misses and Websphere counters with a good low kick that Narz was not able to check. Narz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Narz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Narz jabbing away but nothing is landing. Websphere feints and then cracks Narz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Narz down. Narz throws a lazy uppercut
and Websphere counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Websphere defending well as Narz loads up on a big left hand. Websphere staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Narz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Websphere sees it coming and avoids it easily. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Websphere! But no joy. Narz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Nice cross by Narz. Narz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Websphere. Narz connects with a jab. Websphere throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Websphere avoids a punch combination nicely.
Websphere looks like he wants to counter punch here. Narz misses with a left hand and Narz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Websphere bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Narz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. The fighters circling - Narz throws out the jab but it was never going to land. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A big left from Narz misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Narz misses with a left hand and Websphere counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. A decent looking cross lands there for Narz. Websphere bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Narz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Narz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Websphere. Websphere circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Narz throws a hook but Websphere avoids it easily. Websphere moves away from the strike by Narz. Narz tests Websphere's chin there with a solid looking shot. Peter Narz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Narz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Websphere. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Websphere staying out of range there. Narz throws a poor cross that misses
letting Websphere counter with a right hand. Narz throws an overhand right that lands on Websphere's shoulder, as Websphere tries to avoid the shot. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Narz dominated that round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Narz throws a sloppy body shot
and Narz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Narz misses with a jab to the body
and Websphere counters with a solid body kick. Narz misses with an uppercut
and Websphere counters with a leg kick. Narz throws an off balance right hand
and Websphere counters with a left to the body. Narz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Websphere counters with a nice body shot. A swing and a miss from Narz. Websphere throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Narz missing with a left hand there. Websphere was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Websphere uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Narz.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Websphere! But no joy. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Narz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Websphere was well out of range. Poor timing from Narz. Narz has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ. Narz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jab from Narz. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Narz misses with a right hand letting Websphere counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round. Narz misses with a hook. Websphere ducked under it nicely. Websphere appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Websphere ducks under a wild hook from Narz. Websphere slips a jab from Narz. A countering left hand to the body from Websphere misses. Websphere misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Narz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Websphere misses the shot to the body. Websphere dodges the punch combination from Narz.
Narz throws a jab but it's blocked by Websphere. Websphere throws out a counter right but Narz avoids it with no problem. Peter Narz is winning the standup battle so far. Narz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Websphere under the eye. Narz throws a hook but Websphere avoids it easily. Narz scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Narz misses with a left hand enabling Websphere to counter with a crisp jab. Websphere has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off. Websphere fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Websphere 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.
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! The fighters circling - Narz throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Narz misses with a right hand and Websphere counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Narz thinking. Websphere misses with a body punch
and Narz counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Narz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Websphere cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Narz looks to throw the jab but Websphere is out of range. Narz feints and then cracks Websphere's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Websphere down. Narz misses with a right hand and Websphere counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Narz thows a left - swing and a miss! Websphere lands a glancing blow to the side of Narz's head.
Narz is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Narz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Websphere is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. Narz misses with a left hand and Websphere counters with a crisp right hand that drops Narz! Websphere lets Narz back up to his feet, looking for a finish! Oh Narz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Narz misses with a lunging right hand
and Websphere counters with a huge left! Narz is in big trouble! He's backing up but Websphere isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Narz from any more damage. A dominating finish by Websphere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). BM Websphere!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dulles Bush (ranked 1737 p4p, 97 weight class) and Oenomaus Doctore (ranked 1722 p4p, 96 weight class). Doctore is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Metallica - . Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dulles Bush! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oenomaus Doctore! The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bush throws an off balance right hand
and Doctore counters with a two punch combo. Bush throws a right and a left that Doctore avoids nicely. Doctore throws a counter combo. Bush misses with a looping right. Bush circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bush tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Doctore is able to avoid easily. Doctore keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bush. Bush scores with a nice body kick.
Bush misses with a hook. Bush scores with a head kick. Doctore tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Oenomaus Doctore has been cut. Doctore ducks under a wild hook from Bush. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Doctore! But no joy. Bush tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doctore was well out of range. Poor timing from Bush. Bush misses with an uppercut. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Doctore! But no joy. Bush misses with a hook. Doctore ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round. Doctore lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bush throws a combination that misses and Doctore counters with a left to the body. Bush pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Bush slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Bush pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Doctore checks the leg kick. Doctore appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Left hook, right uppercut from Doctore. Bush scores with the left hand. Doctore knows he should have avoided that one. Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Bush! Doctore is out on his feet! Bush rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Doctore is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Doctore is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dulles Bush! Dulles Bush thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Robin Good (ranked 7045 p4p, 523 weight class) and TopOf FoodChain (ranked 2703 p4p, 295 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
2 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Robin Good! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, TopOf FoodChain! The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Good finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice defenses there by Good. Good walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. FoodChain checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. FoodChain with the counter takedown but Good avoids it easily. Good misses with a body kick. Good gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. FoodChain wants to control from the top but Good keeps moving. FoodChain drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and FoodChain jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Good is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. FoodChain drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Good dives on top into guard. Good pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. FoodChain is keeping the position for now. Good got a little sloppy there for a moment and FoodChain has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Good has managed to get both his arms back between FoodChain's legs - danger averted. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round. Good looking to pass the guard. FoodChain escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Good gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. FoodChain has his foot on Good's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Good works his way back into a safe position though. FoodChain looking for a guillotine here but Good defends easily.
Good wants to control from the top but FoodChain keeps moving. Good is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because FoodChain is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him. FoodChain has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Good can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. FoodChain escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Good gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Good wants to control from the top but FoodChain keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round. FoodChain has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Good can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. FoodChain working for a triangle but Good defends it easily.
Good trying to control but FoodChain is working from the bottom. FoodChain looking for a guillotine here but Good defends easily.
Good wants to control from the top but FoodChain keeps moving. Good has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Good slips nicely into half guard. Good is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round. FoodChain looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. FoodChain looking for submissions from an awkward position here. FoodChain looking for submissions from an awkward position here. FoodChain actively working from the bottom here. Good is pressing down on FoodChain's thigh, looking to free his foot. FoodChain is holding on for now. FoodChain actively working from the bottom here. FoodChain makes his way to full guard. A much better position for FoodChain. FoodChain escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Good gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. FoodChain has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Good should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, FoodChain has tightened it up now! Good should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). TopOf FoodChain! TopOf FoodChain thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandr Volkov (ranked 2237 p4p, 250 weight class) and Hugh Honey (ranked 954 p4p, 118 weight class). Honey comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Higher Love kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aleksandr Volkov! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hugh Honey! The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Honey misses with a hook. Volkov ducked under it nicely. Volkov throws a push kick but Honey slaps the foot to one side. Honey misses with an uppercut. Honey cracks Volkov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Volkov lands with a nice body punch. Volkov misses with the combination.
Honey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Volkov. Volkov throws an overhand right that lands on Honey's shoulder, as Honey tries to avoid the shot. Volkov moves away from the strike by Honey. Honey swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Volkov. Honey lands a head shot. Volkov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Honey missing with a left hand there. Volkov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. A quick step to the side and Volkov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. Volkov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Volkov staying out of range there. Honey dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Volkov. That did some damage! Honey has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round. Volkov misses with an uppercut. Honey doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Honey swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Volkov. Volkov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Volkov throws out a loose jab but Honey uses good head movement to avoid it. Volkov throws a low kick but Honey avoids it. Good leg kick by Honey there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Honey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Honey throws a body punch but Volkov moves out of range. Nice defenses there by Honey. Volkov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Honey. Honey looks to throw the jab but Volkov is out of range. Honey checks the leg kick. Volkov moves out of range as Honey strikes. Honey looks to land a combination but Volkov avoids it well. Volkov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Honey looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Honey throws a jab when Volkov was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Volkov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Honey moves away. Honey chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Honey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Volkov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Honey throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Honey lands a jab to the head.
Volkov lands a jab. Honey moves away from the strike by Volkov. Volkov swinging wildly here.
A little jabbing left from Honey on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Volkov thuds a left hand into Honey's body. Volkov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Volkov defending well as Honey loads up on a big left hand. Volkov misses with a hook. Honey thuds his right hand into Volkov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Honey misses with a hook. Volkov ducked under it nicely. Volkov checks a leg kick. A little feinted left hand from Volkov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Honey misses with a straight right. Honey loads up on a big right hand but Volkov slips the punch. Volkov tries to clinch but Honey is having none of it. Volkov avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Honey misses with a looping left. Volkov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Volkov is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight. Honey checks the leg kick. Honey throws out a counter right but Volkov avoids it with no problem. Honey looks to throw the jab but Volkov is out of range. Volkov throws a big counter combination but Honey scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage. The fight stays on the outside here - Volkov looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Volkov throws the kick towards the body but Honey avoids it. Honey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Volkov. A jab from Volkov misses. Honey keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Honey throws a body punch but Volkov moves out of range. Volkov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Volkov misses with a leg kick. Volkov ducks under a wild hook from Honey. An attempted straight right counter from Volkov misses the target. Honey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Volkov throws out the jab. Honey connects with an inside leg kick. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Honey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Volkov.
Honey scores with a jab to the jaw. Honey is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Volkov had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. A combination from Honey does no damage. Honey missing with a left hand there. Volkov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Honey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Honey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Volkov moves away. Volkov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Volkov misses with a series of wild punches.
Honey appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Honey lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Volkov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Volkov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Honey looks to land a left hand but Volkov moved out of range nicely. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugh Honey 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.
Volkov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Honey was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Honey scores with a nice head shot. Honey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Volkov throws out the jab. A slapping leg kick lands for Volkov.
Honey throws an overhand right that lands on Volkov's shoulder, as Volkov tries to avoid the shot. Honey throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Volkov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. No joy there for Volkov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Honey appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick. Honey avoids the head kick by Volkov.
A telegraphed right hand from Volkov misses the target. Volkov misses with a double jab
and Honey counters with a straight right hand. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Honey. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Honey.
Honey throws a nice outside leg kick. Volkov takes a swing at Honey's ribcage but misses. Honey lunges at Volkov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Volkov's hand. Hugh Honey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round. Honey cracks Volkov with a right hand to the side of the head. Volkov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Volkov slips a jab from Honey. Honey throws the left hand but Volkov avoids the punch easily. Honey throws the left hand but Volkov avoids the punch easily. Volkov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Honey. Honey swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Volkov. Volkov misses with a body kick. Volkov throws a head kick but Honey moves out of range.
Volkov thows a left - swing and a miss! Honey throws out a counter right but Volkov avoids it with no problem. This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Volkov might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far. Volkov moves forwards but Honey connects with a nice, crisp jab. Honey feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Volkovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Honey works the jab nicely. Nice straight punches there by Volkov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Volkov. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A jab from Honey misses. Honey misses with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nice shot lands for Honey. Honey tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Honey moves out of range of the strikes. As Volkov backs off Honey throws a huge counter combo but Volkov manages to avoid it all. Honey lands a jab to the nose. Honey connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Honey has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Volkov needs to keep his hands up - Honey had a free shot at his head there. Honey throws a big shot that misses. Volkov throwing a counter right hand but Honey manages to avoid it. A head kick misses from Honey. A thudding body kick lands there by Volkov!
Volkov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Volkov duly obliges. Volkov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Honey. Volkov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Volkov. Honey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Volkov. Honey throws a leg kick that is checked and Volkov counters with a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Volkov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Honey. Honey circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Volkov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. A looping hook to the body misses from Honey. Volkov does a little dance to reset his feet. Honey throws an overhand right that lands on Volkov's shoulder, as Volkov tries to avoid the shot. Volkov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Volkov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Volkov moves in looking to clinch but Honey pushes him off. Volkov lands a head shot. Aleksandr Volkov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. A swing and a miss from Honey. Volkov looks to score with a jab to the body but Honey is just out of range. Honey feints and then cracks Volkov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Volkov down. Honey takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Honey loads up on a big right hand but Volkov slips the punch. Honey misses with a looping right. Volkov throws the kick towards the body but Honey avoids it. A telegraphed right hand from Honey misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Honey wants to land a leg kick but Volkov is out of range. A counter left hand to the body from Volkov misses its target. Volkov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Honey manages to avoid it. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! A jab lands there for Volkov. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Volkov lands a body shot.
Honey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Honey looks to land a right hand but Volkov moved out of range. Honey throws a hook but Volkov avoids it easily. Honey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Volkov.
Honey pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Volkov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Honey scores with a hook to the body. Volkov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. A nice leg kick lands there from Volkov. Honey lands a slapping body shot.
Volkov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugh Honey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Volkov tries to clinch but Honey is having none of it. Volkov moves out of range of the body kick from Honey.
Honey connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Volkov momentarily.
A right-left combo lands from Volkov. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Volkov. Volkov does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Honey misses with an uppercut. Honey looks to score with a jab to the body but Volkov is just out of range. Volkov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Honey paws at him with a jab and circles away. Volkov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Honey counters with a nice uppercut. Volkov gets a clinch. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Volkov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Honey. Volkov does a little dance to reset his feet. Volkov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Honey fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. This has been an exciting period of action! Honey with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round. Volkov avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Honey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Volkov was well out of range. Poor timing from Honey. Honey slips a jab and a cross from Volkov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Volkov. Honey does a little dance to reset his feet. Good standup being displayed there by Volkov as he connects with a hook. Honey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Volkov was well out of range. Poor timing from Honey. Volkov tries to work over Honey's front leg with a kick but Honey checks it. Honey misses with a hook. Volkov ducked under it nicely. Honey pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Volkov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Good standup being displayed there by Honey as he connects with a hook. Volkov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Honey. Volkov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Honey feints and then cracks Volkov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Volkov down.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Honey takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A slow jab from Honey misses its intended target. As Honey looks to move away, Volkov throws a big counter combo but Honey just gets out of the way. Honey pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Volkov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action! Volkov tries to clinch up but Honey circles away and keeps his distance. Volkov scores with a body shot.
Honey throws a shot from downtown. Volkov moves away and avoids it. Honey throws a leg kick which misses Volkov's front leg but catches the back leg as Volkov tries to avoid it. Honey drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Honey misses with a kick to the body.
Honey clobbers Volkov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Volkov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Honey throws out a loose jab but Volkov uses good head movement to avoid it. Jab by Volkov. Honey fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Volkov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Honey walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Volkov connects with a right hand. Honey shakes it off. A jab from Volkov misses. Volkov throws a lazy uppercut
and Honey counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Honey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Volkov. A little jabbing left from Honey on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Volkov lands a nice looking body shot.
Volkov tries to move into range but Honey moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Volkov moves out of range of the strikes. Volkov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Honey ducks under a wild hook from Volkov. Honey flicks out a counter leg kick but Volkov steps away. Honey jabs Volkov right on the nose. Volkov blinks but takes it well. Volkov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Volkov tries to work over Honey's front leg with a kick but Honey checks it. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Volkov on the wrong end of a nice jab. Honey looks to land a left hand but Volkov moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Honey connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Volkov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Volkov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Aleksandr Volkov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Some wild striking there from Volkov.
Volkov throws the kick towards the body but Honey avoids it. Honey throws a hook but Volkov avoids it easily. Volkov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Honey. Honey throws a hook but Volkov blocks it. Honey dodges the punch combination from Volkov.
Hugh Honey is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Volkov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Honey now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Honey throws a body shot but no joy. Volkov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that's the end of the fight! Hugh Honey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Honey winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30 Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30 Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugh Honey! A determined Hugh Honey didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tsuyoi Kakuto (ranked 1199 p4p, 172 weight class) and Lukasz Patryk (ranked 6195 p4p, 540 weight class). Kakuto comes to the cage accompanied by Gorillaz-Dirty Harry. Lukasz Patryk acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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208 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tsuyoi Kakuto! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
11 - 26 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lukasz Patryk! The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Patryk throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Tsuyoi Kakuto has been cut. Kakuto pushes Patryk up against the cage in a clinch. Kakuto is looking to take this one to the mat. Kakuto prevents Patryk from breaking the clinch. Kakuto dodges an elbow strike from Patryk.
Patryk stops a takedown attempt from Kakuto.
Patryk has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kakuto after a bit of a struggle. Kakuto has clasped his hands together around Patryk's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done. Kakuto is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Patryk will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already. Patryk is looking for a sweep. Patryk wants to control but Kakuto postures up. Patryk seems a little lost for a moment, as Kakuto dominates the positioning. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round. Patryk is looking to regain half guard here but Kakuto keeps moving and retains side control. Kakuto taking a breather here. Patryk is trying to control Kakuto's posture but Kakuto avoids it. Patryk seems a little lost for a moment, as Kakuto dominates the positioning.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Patryk throws a head kick that misses. Kakuto tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Patryk manages to circle out of the way.
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. Kakuto fails with a takedown attempt. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tsuyoi Kakuto. That's going to take a lot out of him. Patryk fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Kakuto clinches with his opponent.
Kakuto prevents a takedown attempt there.
Patryk is trying to pull guard but Kakuto has him pressed against the cage. Patryk has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Kakuto is trying to keep an underhook but Patryk manages to get the takedown into half guard. Kakuto is concentrating on defense, preventing Patryk from advancing position. Kakuto is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Patryk's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Patryk's back! Kakuto has his arm under Patryk's chin here. Game over son! Kakuto squeezes tightly and Patryk is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tsuyoi Kakuto! In his post fight interview, Tsuyoi Kakuto gave a big smile as he said ' "Tennōheika Banzai!!!!" 天皇陛下万歳, ("Long live the Emperor"), '. Lukasz Patryk spoke after the fight, saying 'Shakaron Makaron, Shakaron Makaron, Shakaron Makaron!!!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paulie Greene (ranked 1595 p4p, 177 weight class) and Mike Charles (ranked 1487 p4p, 167 weight class). Charles comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Renegades Of Funk - Rage Against The Machine kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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158 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paulie Greene! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Charles! The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Charles shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Greene defends it nicely. Greene gets a clinch. A head punch on the inside from Charles fails to land. Greene definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Greene lands with a light punch inside. Charles scores with a shoulder strike. A short left from Greene. Charles misses with a punch on the inside.
Greene misses with a punch to the body.
Charles swings wildly with an uppercut but Greene uses good head movement to avoid it. Charles misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Greene swings wildly with an uppercut but Charles uses good head movement to avoid it. Nice body punch from Greene - that landed with a thud.
Charles blocks a body shot from Greene. Charles blocks a body shot from Greene. Charles blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round. Greene blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Charles working aggressively here.
Charles struggles to land a body shot inside as Greene controls his hands.
Greene works on Charles's body with a couple of short punches. Greene blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Charles.
Charles working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Charles misses with a short punch on the inside. Charles lands a shoulder strike. Greene throws a head punch that misses. A short left from Greene. A nice right hand lands inside from Charles. Charles lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Greene misses with a short punch on the inside. Greene doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Greene blocks a body shot from Charles. Greene misses with a hook from the clinch. Greene doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Charles has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat. Charles blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Greene blocks an uppercut.
Greene working aggressively here.
Charles tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Greene's elbow. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Charles. Greene scores with an uppercut up the middle. Charles lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Greene misses with a punch to the body.
Greene lands a right hand. A head punch blocked on the inside by Greene. Charles lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Greene backwards. Greene blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Charles breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Charles looks to score with a jab to the body but Greene is just out of range. Greene rushes Charles and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Charles lands a right hand that snaps the head of Greene backwards. Greene fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Greene tries to throw a body punch but Charles avoids it by throwing Greene back against the cage. Greene blocks a body shot from Charles. Charles lands with a right to the head. Charles takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Charles lands a body shot in the clinch.
Greene tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Charles can't find room to land a body shot as Greene controls the action.
Charles throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Charles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Charles misses with a body punch.
Charles lands a body punch. Greene prevents a body shot from Charles. Charles breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Charles fails with the takedown. Greene keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Greene drives through and clinches with Charles against the cage.
Charles misses with a punch to the body.
Charles goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Charles tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Greene misses with a short punch on the inside. Charles lands a body shot. Charles tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Greene tries a body shot but Charles blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Greene. Greene misses with a body punch.
Charles misses with a short punch on the inside. Greene lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Charles backwards. Charles pushes Greene back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Charles misses with a short punch on the inside. Charles blocking some punches.
Greene prevents a body shot from Charles. Charles lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Greene blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Charles misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good body shot from Greene.
Charles misses with a hook from the clinch. Greene swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Greene. Charles lands a shot to the body. A left hand lands to the body for Charles.
Charles tries to work over Greene's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mike Charles will probably get the nod. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Greene has taken the fight to the clinch.
Charles misses with a body punch.
Greene tries to throw a body punch but Charles avoids it by throwing Greene back against the cage. A shot in the inside from Charles. Greene scores with a shoulder strike. Nice body punch from Greene - that landed with a thud.
Greene doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Charles doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Charles misses with a hook to the ribs.
Greene can't find room to land a body shot as Charles controls the action.
Charles lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Greene. Greene working aggressively here.
Greene working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Greene scores with a nice hook to the head. Charles cracks Greene with a nice body shot. Charles tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Greene's elbow. Charles misses with a hook to the ribs.
Greene lands a hook that snaps the head of Charles backwards. Charles scores with a nice hook to the head. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Charles misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round. Greene prevents a body shot from Charles. Greene misses with a short punch on the inside. Greene misses with some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Charles.
Charles lands a body shot in the clinch.
Greene tries to work over Charles's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Greene cracks Charles with a nice body shot. Charles can't find room to land a body shot as Greene controls the action.
Charles lands a left hand.
Greene throws a punch but it's blocked by Charles. Greene swings wildly with an uppercut but Charles uses good head movement to avoid it. Charles lands a nice shot to the body. Mike Charles seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Charles tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. A right hand to the body from Charles.
Charles is working Greene over against the cage. A head punch on the inside from Charles fails to land. Charles doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Charles. A head punch on the inside from Greene fails to land. Charles has a couple of punches blocked by Greene.
Charles misses with a body punch.
Greene's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Charles prevents a body shot from Greene. Greene prevents a body shot from Charles. A nice left hand lands by Greene.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Greene has a couple of punches blocked by Charles.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Greene. Charles misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Charles misses with a hook from the clinch. Greene tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Greene doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Greene fails to land. Greene scores with a nice hook to the head. Greene tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Charles tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Greene misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Greene prevents a body shot from Charles. Still in the clinch, Charles scores with a nice short uppercut. Charles digs a right hand into Greene's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Greene's gas tank. Greene blocks a body shot from Charles. Charles breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Greene fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Charles tries to close the distance and clinch but Greene swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Greene throws a push kick but Charles slaps the foot to one side. A countering left hand to the body from Charles misses. Greene has managed to clinch.
Charles lands a body shot. Charles prevents a body shot from Greene. Charles misses with a short punch on the inside. Greene working aggressively here.
Charles struggles to land a body shot inside as Greene controls his hands.
Greene tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Greene cracks Charles with a nice body shot. Charles tries a body shot but Greene blocks it.
Greene lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A battle for position here, against the cage. Greene has a couple of punches blocked by Charles.
A left hand lands to the body for Greene.
Greene can't find room to land a body shot as Charles controls the action.
Greene lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Greene lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Charles swings wildly with an uppercut but Greene uses good head movement to avoid it. Greene lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Charles tries a body shot but Greene blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Greene. Greene scores with a shoulder strike. A head punch on the inside from Charles fails to land. Charles misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Greene gets through Charles's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Greene blocking some punches.
Charles breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulie Greene 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. This is the final round!
Charles takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Greene connects with a crisp jab. Charles digs a good body shot into Greene's ribs. Greene takes a shot right to the bread basket. The fight moves into the clinch position. Greene works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Greene tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Greene misses with a punch on the inside.
Charles doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Charles swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Charles misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Charles misses with a hook from the clinch. Greene tries to throw a body punch but Charles avoids it by throwing Greene back against the cage. Charles tries to work over Greene's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. A head punch on the inside from Charles fails to land. Greene swings wildly with an uppercut but Charles uses good head movement to avoid it. Greene tries to throw a body punch but Charles avoids it by throwing Greene back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Charles tries to throw a body punch but Greene avoids it by throwing Charles back against the cage. Charles misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Greene misses with a punch to the body.
Charles prevents a body shot from Greene. Greene blocking some punches.
Charles misses with a short punch on the inside. Charles fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Charles lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Greene backwards. Charles throws a head punch that misses. Charles tries a body shot but Greene blocks it.
Charles lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Greene blocking some punches.
Charles misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Greene. Greene blocks a body shot from Charles. Charles tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Greene's elbow. Greene prevents a body shot from Charles. Charles goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Greene tries to work over Charles's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Greene tries to work over Charles's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Charles manages to break the clinch.
Greene has closed the distance and engaged Charles in a clinch.
Greene fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Greene's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Greene swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Charles's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Greene uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Charles.
Charles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Greene was well out of range. Poor timing from Charles. Greene closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Charles blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Charles looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Charles misses with some punches.
Charles misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Greene tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Greene misses with a hook to the ribs.
Charles throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Greenes head. Greene tries to throw a body punch but Charles avoids it by throwing Greene back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Charles goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Charles doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Charles on the inside. Greene lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Greene lands a nice uppercut. Greene blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Greene tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Charles's elbow. Greene swings wildly with an uppercut but Charles uses good head movement to avoid it. Charles goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Greene misses with a hook to the ribs.
Charles misses with a punch on the inside.
Greene prevents a body shot from Charles. Greene digs a right hand underneath Charles's ribcage. Charles let out a lung full of air as it connected. Greene swings wildly with an uppercut but Charles uses good head movement to avoid it. A head punch on the inside from Greene fails to land. Greene lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Greene blocks an uppercut.
Charles doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Greene tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Charles's elbow. Charles breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Charles cracks Greene with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Paulie Greene is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Greene gets a clinch. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A left hand lands to the body for Greene.
Charles lands a nice shot to the body. Charles lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Charles misses with the head strike.
Greene lands a body shot. Greene blocks an uppercut.
Greene scores with an uppercut up the middle. Charles lands on the inside with an uppercut. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Greene creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Charles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Greene lands a shoulder strike. A head punch on the inside from Greene fails to land.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Paulie Greene. I think Greene has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28 Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28 Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paulie Greene!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between CJ Robinson (ranked 1644 p4p, 220 weight class) and Kento Kawamata (ranked 445 p4p, 64 weight class). 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, CJ Robinson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kento Kawamata! The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Robinson misses the shot to the body. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kawamata! But no joy. Kawamata works Robinson's body with a nice hook. Kawamata misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Robinson.
Kawamata tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Robinson clinches. Kawamata misses with a body punch.
Kawamata doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Kawamata goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Robinson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kawamata lands a body shot. Kawamata scores with a shot to the side of Robinson's head. Robinson breaks the clinch.
Robinson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kawamata feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Robinson sprawling to the canvas! Robinson rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Kawamata finish him?!
It looks like CJ Robinson has been cut. Robinson throws a head kick but Kawamata moves out of range.
Kawamata looks like he wants to counter punch here. Robinson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Kawamata misses with an uppercut. Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world. Kawamata throws a body shot but no joy. A big left from Kawamata misses. 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! Robinson slips a straight right by Kawamata. Robinson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Kawamata throws out a counter right but Robinson avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kawamata avoids a kick to the body.
Kawamata swings for the body but Robinson moves out of range.
Robinson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kawamata! But no joy. Kawamata misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Robinson throws a quick counter head kick but Kawamata was just out of range. Robinson moves in looking to clinch but Kawamata pushes him off. A countering left hand to the body from Kawamata misses. Kawamata scores with a nice head shot. Kawamata gets a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A head punch on the inside from Kawamata fails to land. Robinson tries to stall but Kawamata uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Robinson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Robinson throws a sloppy body shot
and Kawamata counters with a crisp right that sends Robinson to the canvas! Kawamata follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kento Kawamata! Kento Kawamata decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hero Galanos (ranked 629 p4p, 96 weight class) and Juha Niska (ranked 356 p4p, 49 weight class). Galanos comes to the cage accompanied by oh boy, he's walking out in gladiator trunks. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hero Galanos! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juha Niska! The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A jab from Galanos misses. Niska looks to throw the jab but Galanos is out of range. Galanos half committed to a counter leg kick. Niska takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Niska uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Galanos.
Niska misses with an uppercut. A little feinted left hand from Galanos on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Galanos pivots, looking for a leg kick but Niska is out of range and Galanos settles back down. Galanos slips under a jab from Niska. Galanos takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Galanos throws a body punch but Niska moves out of range. Galanos ducks right into an uppercut from Niska. Good leg kick by Galanos there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Niska misses with an uppercut. Galanos lands with a straight right. Niska didn't see that one coming. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. The fighters circle momentarily. Niska darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Galanos misses with a body shot.
Niska misses with a wild body shot. Galanos scores with a decent looking hook. Niska misses with a body shot.
Galanos is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Galanos cracks Niska with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Galanos.
Niska scores with a nice head shot. Niska is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Galanos. Niska cracks Galanos with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Niska has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Galanos to stand back up!
Galanos is rocked! Niska lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Galanos head around and knocks him out cold! Niska hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Juha Niska! Juha Niska is the new light heavyweight champion! After the fight, Juha Niska was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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