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FARTMMA 89 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Phillip Terrell (ranked 3102 p4p, 273 weight class) and Holden Caulfield (ranked 2711 p4p, 248 weight class). Terrell comes to the cage accompanied by Jammin. Caulfield is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Comin’ thro the rye. Phillip Terrell has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Phillip Terrell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Holden Caulfield!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caulfield blocks a jab.
Caulfield swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Caulfield's jab looks to have found its range, popping Terrell under the eye.
Terrell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Caulfield.
Terrell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Caulfield manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Caulfield is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Caulfield works Terrell's body with a nice hook.
No joy there for Caulfield, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Holden Caulfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Terrell looks to throw the jab but Caulfield is out of range.
Caulfield throws a nice looking combination but Terrell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Terrell on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Caulfield misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caulfield scores with a jab. Terrell acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Caulfield swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Terrell counter with a right hand.
Terrell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Caulfield.
Caulfield misses with a hook
and Terrell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've been told by Terrell's head coaches at Smitty's that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caulfield throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Terrell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Caulfield throws a hook to the side of Terrell's head but Terrell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Caulfield is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Terrell.
Caulfield takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Caulfield throws an overhand right that lands on Terrell's shoulder, as Terrell tries to avoid the shot.
Caulfield darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Caulfield misses with an uppercut
and Terrell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Caulfield throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Terrell.
Terrell is looking to counter punch.
A jab from Terrell misses.
Caulfield throws a counter combo.
Caulfield swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Caulfield moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Terrell throws a right hand that misses
enabling Caulfield to counter with a crisp jab.
Terrell scores with a nice strike.
Terrell avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caulfield throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Caulfield takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Caulfield misses with a lunging right hand
and Terrell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Caulfield scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Caulfield scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Terrell doesn't seem bothered though.
Caulfield throws a poor cross that misses
and Terrell counters with a stiff right hand.
Caulfield lands the left hand.
Some wild striking there from Caulfield.
Caulfield throws a series of punches but Terrell moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Terrell 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Caulfield checks a leg kick.
Caulfield staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terrell attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Terrell throws a jab but it's blocked by Caulfield.
A solid leg kick lands there for Terrell.
A looping hook to the body misses from Terrell. Caulfield does a little dance to reset his feet.
Caulfield throws a combination that misses
and Caulfield takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Caulfield looks to score with a jab to the body but Terrell is just out of range.
Terrell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Caulfield throws the left hand but Terrell avoids the punch easily.
Caulfield fails to land with a series of punches.
Caulfield misses with a body shot.
Terrell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Terrell on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Caulfield swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terrell moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Caulfield misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Caulfield scores with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Terrell ducks under a wild hook from Caulfield.
A decent looking cross lands there for Caulfield.
Caulfield digs a good body shot into Terrell's ribs.
Terrell thumps Caulfield with a low kick.
Caulfield throws a right and a left that both miss.
Caulfield connects with a crisp jab.
Caulfield listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caulfield throws a right hand that misses
and Terrell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Caulfield throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Terrell. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Holden Caulfield dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Terrell throws a low kick but Caulfield avoids it.
A big right from Terrell misses.
Terrell ducks right into an uppercut from Caulfield.
Caulfield throws a jab but it's blocked by Terrell.
Terrell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Caulfield manages to avoid it.
Caulfield lands a lovely overhand right.
Caulfield throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Terrell counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A low kick from Terrell misses
and Caulfield counters with a stiff right hand.
Terrell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caulfield scores with a decent looking hook.
Caulfield moves out of range of the leg kick from Terrell.
Terrell has Caulfield up against the cage in a clinch.
Caulfield blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terrell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Terrell blocks an uppercut.
Caulfield throws a punch but it's blocked by Terrell.
Caulfield swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Caulfield tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Caulfield scores with a nice hook to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Caulfield has a couple of punches blocked by Terrell.
Caulfield lands a left hand that snaps the head of Terrell backwards.
Caulfield throws a punch but it's blocked by Terrell.
Caulfield misses with a punch on the inside.
Caulfield misses with some punches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Terrell.
Caulfield lands a right hand that snaps the head of Terrell backwards.
Caulfield throws a head punch that misses.
Terrell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Terrell blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Terrell.
Caulfield throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Terrells head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Terrell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Terrell.
Caulfield misses with some punches.
Terrell lands a right hand that snaps the head of Caulfield backwards.
Caulfield working aggressively here.
Caulfield misses with a punch on the inside.
Caulfield throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Terrells head.
Terrell is leaning against Caulfield and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Caulfield prevents a body shot from Terrell.
Terrell has a couple of punches blocked by Caulfield.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Terrell.
Terrell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Caulfield scores with a nice short uppercut.
Caulfield misses with a hook from the clinch.
Caulfield throws a head punch that misses.
Terrell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Terrell blocks an uppercut.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Caulfield in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Caulfield swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Terrell misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Terrell.
Terrell lands a hook to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Terrell lands with a light punch inside.
Terrell throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Caulfield.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Terrell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Caulfield has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Terrell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Caulfield lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Terrell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Caulfield's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Terrell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Caulfield lands a left hand.
Caulfield swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Terrell.
Terrell blocks an uppercut.
Terrell gets through Caulfield's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terrell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Terrell scores with a shoulder strike.
Caulfield has a couple of punches blocked by Terrell.
Caulfield misses with a short punch on the inside.
Terrell has a couple of punches blocked by Caulfield.
Caulfield lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Caulfield misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Caulfield.
Caulfield swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Caulfield pushes Terrell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Caulfield.
Terrell scores with a shoulder strike.
Caulfield working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Caulfield throws a head punch that misses.
Caulfield misses with a punch on the inside.
Terrell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Terrell.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caulfield has a couple of punches blocked by Terrell.
Caulfield gets through Terrell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Terrell can't find room to land a body shot as Caulfield controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Holden Caulfield showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Terrell takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Caulfield defending well as Terrell loads up on a big left hand.
Terrell throws a chopping leg kick but Caulfield manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Terrell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Caulfield manages to avoid it.
Caulfield lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Caulfield might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Terrell tries to move into range but Caulfield moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A right-left combo lands from Caulfield.
Terrell bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Caulfield's head.
Terrell throws a hook but Caulfield avoids it easily.
Caulfield jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caulfield ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Caulfield scores with a decent looking hook.
Terrell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Caulfield.
Terrell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terrell misses with a looping right.
Caulfield dips to his left and cracks Terrell with an uppercut!
Terrell drops his hands momentarily and Caulfield takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Caulfield loads up on a big right hand but Terrell slips the punch.
Caulfield falls off balance throwing a combination
and Terrell counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Caulfield takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Caulfield loads up on a big right hand but Terrell slips the punch.
Terrell's jab looks to have found its range, popping Caulfield under the eye.
A telegraphed right hand from Caulfield misses the target.
Terrell looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Caulfield throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Caulfield throws out a loose jab but Terrell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Terrell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Phillip Terrell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terrell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Caulfield swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Caulfield throws a jab when Terrell was well out of range.
Caulfield throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Caulfield looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Holden Caulfield seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Terrell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Caulfield counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice shot by Caulfield.
Caulfield slips a straight right by Terrell.
Caulfield swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Caulfield 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.
A big left from Caulfield misses.
Terrell swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Caulfield ducks under a wild hook from Terrell.
Terrell slips under a jab from Caulfield.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terrell bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Caulfield's head backwards.
Caulfield misses with a hook.
Caulfield lands a nice looking body shot.
Terrell lunges at Caulfield with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Caulfield's hand.
Terrell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Terrell was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Caulfield checks a leg kick.
Terrell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Caulfield has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Caulfield blocks a low kick nicely.
Terrell gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Caulfield uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Terrell.
Decent striking displayed by Caulfield there.
Caulfield uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Terrell.
Caulfield keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Terrell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caulfield lands a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caulfield throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Terrell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Terrell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Caulfield.
A combination from Caulfield does no damage.
Caulfield ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Terrell moves away.
Terrell throws a chopping leg kick but Caulfield manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Caulfield misses with a looping left.
Caulfield lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Caulfield throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Terrell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A low kick from Terrell is predictable there
and Caulfield counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Caulfield throws a left and a right that both miss
and Terrell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Caulfield works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Holden Caulfield comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Caulfield has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Holden Caulfield!
Phillip Terrell spoke after the fight, saying 'back to the drawing board I go big thanks to the fans maybe next fight my opponent won't try to hug my nuts all fight'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Rain (ranked 4183 p4p, 111 weight class) and Alistair OverLimp (ranked 3934 p4p, 104 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jonathan Rain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Alistair OverLimp!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by OverLimp.
Rain goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
OverLimp scores with a kick to the body.
OverLimp buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by OverLimp.
OverLimp has taken the fight to the clinch.
OverLimp keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rain's efforts to push away.
A nice left hand lands by OverLimp.
OverLimp is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
OverLimp jumps guard and drags Rain to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
OverLimp looking for a triangle here. Rain is fighting it but it looks tight! OverLimp pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Rain is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Alistair OverLimp!
Alistair OverLimp thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mason Thomas (ranked 2771 p4p, 317 weight class) and Maki Tantor (ranked 2263 p4p, 265 weight class). Maki Tantor acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mason Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Maki Tantor!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tantor tries to land a leg kick but Thomas saw it coming and moves away.
Tantor throws a low kick but it's checked well by Thomas.
Tantor moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tantor misses with a shot to the body
and Thomas counters with a right hand to the body.
Thomas swinging wildly here.
Tantor feints a counter leg kick.
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tantor.
Thomas takes a swing at Tantor's ribcage but misses.
Sloppy strikes from Thomas. Those never looked like landing.
Tantor lands a right hook to the body.
Thomas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tantor cracks Thomas with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Thomas 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.
Thomas takes a swing at Tantor's ribcage but misses.
Tantor fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thomas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
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!
Thomas takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Thomas digs a good hook to Tantor's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tantor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thomas takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tantor looks to throw the jab but Thomas is out of range.
Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tantor.
Thomas walks into a jab.
Tantor scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tantor connects with a solid leg kick.
Thomas has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tantor finds it's way round the side to connect with Thomas's head.
Tantor digs a good body shot into Thomas's ribs.
Danga de danga de dang - Tantor scores with a four punch combination!
A slow jab from Thomas misses its intended target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas throws a body punch but Tantor moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tantor.
Thomas lands a glancing blow to the side of Tantor's head.
Tantor throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Tantor does it's job there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tantor throws out a loose jab but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tantor misses with a body shot.
Thomas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Maki Tantor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tantor is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Thomas is looking to wear down Tantor with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tantor lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tantor misses with a wild body shot.
Tantor looks to score with a jab to the body but Thomas is just out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Thomas checks a leg kick.
We've been hearing reports that Thomas has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Tantor swings widly with a right hand
and Tantor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thomas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tantor.
Tantor lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tantor dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thomas. That did some damage!
Tantor scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Thomas takes a swing at Tantor's ribcage but misses.
Tantor slips a straight right by Thomas.
Tantor listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tantor closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thomas prevents a body shot from Tantor.
Tantor presses Thomas against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tantor pushes Thomas back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tantor throws a punch but it's blocked by Thomas.
Tantor lands a body shot.
Thomas misses with an elbow over the top.
Thomas prevents a body shot from Tantor.
Tantor lands with a right to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tantor misses with some punches.
Tantor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thomas's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thomas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Tantor as the two fighters clinch.
Thomas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tantor misses with the head strike.
Thomas throws an elbow that misses.
Tantor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tantor misses with a punch on the inside.
Thomas is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tantor scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tantor throws a head punch that misses.
Thomas takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thomas blocks an uppercut.
Tantor pushes Thomas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thomas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thomas throws an elbow but misses.
Tantor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tantor struggles to land a body shot inside as Thomas controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tantor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tantor tries to throw a body punch but Thomas avoids it by throwing Tantor back against the cage.
Thomas pulls guard successfully.
Tantor trying to stand up but can't free himself from Thomas's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tantor stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Tantor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tantor throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maki Tantor dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tantor misses with a low kick as Thomas jumps back.
As Tantor looks to move away, Thomas throws a big counter combo but Tantor just gets out of the way.
Thomas moves out of range of the strikes.
Thomas appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thomas. Tantor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tantor tries to clinch but Thomas is having none of it.
Tantor scores with a nice right hand.
Tantor connects with a body shot.
Tantor moves away from the strike by Thomas.
Tantor tried to score with a low kick but Thomas checks it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tantor.
Thomas is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tantor attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tantor.
Tantor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tantor throws a shot from downtown. Thomas moves away and avoids it.
Tantor pushes Thomas up against the cage in a clinch.
Thomas fails to pull guard.
Tantor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tantor cracks Thomas with a nice body shot.
Tantor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tantor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Thomas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tantor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A bit of stalling here from Thomas.
Maki Tantor seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thomas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thomas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Tantor.
Tantor blocks an elbow strike.
Tantor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tantor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tantor lands with a short shot to the head.
Tantor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thomas has a couple of punches blocked by Tantor.
Tantor managing to block the knees to the body from Thomas.
Thomas jumps guard but Tantor turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Tantor has a couple of punches blocked by Thomas.
Thomas jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tantor walks away with a smile on his face. Thomas gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mason Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tantor throws a head kick that misses.
Tantor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thomas drops down looking for a counter takedown but Tantor sprawls and moves away.
Thomas takes a swing at Tantor's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas moves out of range of the leg kick from Tantor.
Thomas fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tantor just manages to avoid it.
Thomas drops his hands momentarily and Tantor takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tantor misses with a straight left.
As Tantor backs away, Thomas returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Tantor scores with a crisp jab that stopped Thomas in his tracks.
Thomas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thomas lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Maki Tantor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tantor misses with a series of wild punches.
Tantor lands a jab.
Tantor lands with a hook. Thomas tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tantor. Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thomas slips under a jab from Tantor.
Thomas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tantor connects with a single shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tantor finds it's way round the side to connect with Thomas's head.
Tantor misses with a low kick.
Tantor missing with a left hand there. Thomas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tantor throws a hook but Thomas blocks it.
Tantor moves out of range of the leg kick from Thomas.
Thomas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thomas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Thomas works the jab nicely.
Tantor connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Thomas momentarily.
Tantor scores with a punch to the head.
Some bone on bone action there as Tantor checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tantor looks to score with a jab to the body but Thomas is just out of range.
Tantor tries a head kick but it misses.
Tantor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tantor cracks Thomas with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tantor lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tantor misses with a looping right.
Tantor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it.
Tantor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
Tantor connects with a crisp jab.
Tantor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it.
Maki Tantor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thomas throws a hook to the side of Tantor's head but Tantor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tantor tries a head kick but it misses.
Tantor lands with an overhand left.
A telegraphed right hand from Thomas misses the target.
Thomas sets himself, and Tantor steps forward looking for the clinch! Thomas avoids it this time.
Tantor throws a sloppy head kick and Thomas moves out of range easily.
Tantor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thomas throws a jab when Tantor was well out of range.
Tantor fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Thomas on the side of the head.
Tantor closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Thomas misses with a wild body shot.
Tantor feints the counter takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maki Tantor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Thomas misses with a leg kick.
Thomas takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Thomas looks to land a left hand but Tantor moved out of range nicely.
Tantor stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Thomas lands with an overhand left.
Tantor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thomas moves away.
Thomas just misses with a punch to the body.
Tantor scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tantor stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd cheers as Thomas lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tantor doesn't seem phased though.
Tantor lands a nice shot to the body.
Tantor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thomas.
Tantor scores with a jab. Thomas acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Thomas looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
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!
Tantor fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tantor misses with a double jab
and Thomas counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tantor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Thomas works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Thomas throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Tantor to regain full guard.
Thomas 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.
Thomas trying to control the position from guard on top but Tantor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thomas looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thomas looking to sit in guard and control but Tantor gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas wants to sweep but no luck.
Thomas looking to control.
Tantor has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Thomas is proving hard to escape from.
Thomas lands a decent shot there.
Tantor trying to stand up but can't free himself from Thomas's guard.
Tantor decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Tantor missing with a left hand there. Thomas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tantor is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas moves out of range of the leg kick from Tantor.
It looked like Thomas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tantor slips under a jab.
Thomas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tantor.
As Tantor backs away, Thomas returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Thomas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thomas swinging wildly here.
A jab from Tantor misses.
Tantor lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thomas at a distance.
Tantor misses with a shot to the body
and Thomas decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tantor's guard.
Tantor keeping moving, preventing Thomas from controlling successfully.
Thomas is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Tantor is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Thomas stays in close to Tantor's body and controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is looking to advance position but Tantor has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Tantor looking to control but Thomas is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Thomas manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tantor escapes and gets back to his feet.
Mason Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tantor lands with a good body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Maki Tantor.
I've got Tantor 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maki Tantor!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chief Claw (ranked 2596 p4p, 298 weight class) and Kenny Smith (ranked 2191 p4p, 264 weight class). Smith has chosen Is This Love as his entrance music. 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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200 lbs
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176 lbs
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Claw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kenny Smith!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Claw dives in for a single leg takedown but Smith sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Smith.
Claw takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Claw shoots in and drives through. Smith sprawls well.
Smith tries to counter with a clinch but Claw shakes him off and moves away.
Claw fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Smith tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chief Claw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Claw shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Smith as he jumps to the side.
Smith scores with a leg kick.
Claw shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Smith defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Claw shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Smith pinned against the cage. Smith gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Claw dives in and grabs Smith's left leg, looking for a takedown. Smith pushes down on Claw's head and hops out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith stuffs the takedown attempt from Claw. Claw gets slowly back to his feet.
Smith wants to counter the offense by Claw and move into the clinch position.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Smith changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Smith, right into the meat.
Smith tries to clinch but Claw moves out of range.
Claw tries for a takedown but Smith sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Smith tries to counter by closing the distance.
Smith chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Claw tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Smith defends well and Claw ends up having to push Smith into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Claw sets himself, and Smith steps forward looking for the clinch! Claw avoids it this time.
Smith has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Smith cracks Claw with an open hand slap.
Smith fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Claw is breathing heavily.
Claw shoots for a double leg takedown but Smith sprawls well. He's pushed Claw's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Smith lands with an overhand left.
Smith slaps away a takedown attempt from Claw, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Smith is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Smith scores with the left hand. Claw knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Claw takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Smith fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Claw.
Kenny Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No luck for Claw with that takedown attempt.
Smith lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith moves into the clinch.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith scores with a shoulder strike.
Claw has been working on his balance at Kalashnikov ELITE MMA Gym , so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Smith.
Smith creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Claw's defenses.
Claw tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Smith landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smith'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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith has Claw pressed against the cage.
Claw drops down looking for an ankle pick but Smith pulls his leg out and moves away.
Smith keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Claw is defended easily by Smith.
Smith wants to counter with a clinch but Claw pushes him away.
Smith cracks a nice hook into Claw's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands with a nice body punch.
Claw tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith wants to counter with a clinch but Claw pushes him away.
Claw swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Smith throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Smith connects with a single shot there.
Claw shoots in but no luck this time.
Smith fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Claw has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Smith stuffs the takedown attempt from Claw. Claw gets slowly back to his feet.
Smith connects with an inside leg kick.
Smith stuffs the takedown.
Smith scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Smith dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Claw misses with a takedown
and Smith counters by clinching up.
Claw is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice body punch from Smith - that landed with a thud.
The referee is keeping an eye on Smith - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Claw dodges an elbow strike from Smith.
Smith leaning his opponent against the cage.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Claw controls his hands.
Smith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith throws an elbow that misses.
Claw is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Smith pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Smith lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Claw is defending well for now.
Claw is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Smith pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chief Claw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
Smith gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Smith.
Smith avoiding damage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smith.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Smith. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Claw can't get the takedown.
Claw blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Claw drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith working aggressively here.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smith misses with an elbow strike.
Smith is pressed up against the cage. Claw has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Smith down to the mat. Smith avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Smith blocks a head kick by Claw.
Smith steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Claw.
Claw fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Smith avoids it really well and circles away.
Claw has a takedown stuffed.
Smith tries to counter with a clinch but Claw shakes him off and moves away.
Smith stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Smith wants it to stay on the feet.
Smith wants to counter with a clinch but Claw pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith has closed the distance and engaged Claw in a clinch.
Claw wants to take the fight to the mat but Smith manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Smith.
Smith with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Smith tries a body shot but Claw blocks it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Claw avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Smith misses with an elbow over the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith just leaning against Claw, taking a breather.
Smith lands a nice elbow.
Smith connects with a knee to the head.
Smith lands an elbow inside that Claw shrugs off.
Claw has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Smith avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Smith has Claw pressed against the cage.
Smith has Claw pressed against the cage.
Claw takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Claw is defending well for now.
Kenny Smith seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Smith 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!
No luck for Claw with that takedown attempt.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith throws out a powerful jab.
Claw has his takedown stuffed
and Smith counters by moving into the clinch.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smith just leaning against Claw, taking a breather.
Smith lands a right hand.
Smith lands a damaging elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Smith is struggling to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Smith obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith has Claw pushed against the cage.
Smith holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Smith receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Claw is blocking nicely.
Smith avoiding damage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kenny Smith.
Claw tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Smith defends well and Claw ends up having to push Smith into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chief Claw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith scores with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Claw gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Smith counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Claw has Smith pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Smith manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Smith misses with an elbow strike.
Claw dodges an elbow strike from Smith.
Claw blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smith trying to control the position but instead, Claw has worked for underhooks and has pushed Smith into the cage.
Smith is pushing Claw up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Smith taking a breather.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Claw avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Smith prevents a takedown attempt there.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Smith.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Smith takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Smith.
Smith throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Claws head.
Smith leaning his opponent against the cage.
Smith lands an elbow just above Claw 's eye.
Chief Claw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smith avoids the elbow strike from Claw, against the cage.
Claw is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Smith pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Claw's elbow.
Smith misses with an elbow over the top.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenny Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Smith has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 24:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 24:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenny Smith!
A very excited looking Kenny Smith made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Roger Andermatt (ranked 2753 p4p, 252 weight class) and Corey Baird (ranked 2485 p4p, 234 weight class). Roger Andermatt has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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3 - 2 - 0 |
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World class MT
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roger Andermatt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Corey Baird!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baird throws a leg kick but Andermatt sees it coming and moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Andermatt tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Andermatt moves out of range as Baird strikes.
Andermatt is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Corey Baird seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baird misses with a two punch combination.
Andermatt blocks a jab.
Baird throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Baird explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Baird throws the kick towards the body but Andermatt avoids it.
Baird lands with an uppercut that bounces Andermatt off the cage and back into range.
Andermatt throws a shot from downtown. Baird moves away and avoids it.
A head kick misses from Baird.
Baird is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baird throws a low kick but Andermatt avoids it.
Andermatt is looking to counter punch.
Andermatt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baird.
Baird misses with a right hand
and Andermatt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baird throws a body shot but no joy.
Baird wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Baird throws a hook but Andermatt blocks it.
Baird throws a half hearted mid kick.
Baird throws a big shot that misses.
Andermatt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baird tries a head kick but it misses.
Baird tries to land a front kick but Andermatt steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
It looked like Andermatt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Baird misses with a lunging right hand
and Andermatt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Baird looks to score with a jab to the body but Andermatt is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Baird misses the target.
Baird tries to clinch up
and Andermatt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Baird uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Andermatt.
Andermatt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Baird.
Andermatt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baird manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baird misses with a kick to the body
and Andermatt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Baird walks into a left hand.
Baird is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andermatt avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Baird takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Baird throws a nice inside leg kick.
Baird lands a head shot.
A big left from Andermatt misses.
Baird ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Andermatt moves away.
A jab from Baird does it's job there.
Baird connects with a good right hand that stumbles Andermatt. Andermatt circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Andermatt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baird manages to avoid it.
Baird takes a swing at Andermatt's ribcage but misses.
Andermatt tries to keep at a distance but Baird has taken the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Baird creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Andermatt misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baird tries to work over Andermatt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Andermatt really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Andermatt tries to throw a body punch but Baird avoids it by throwing Andermatt back against the cage.
Andermatt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Andermatt manages to break the clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Andermatt as he connects with a hook.
Baird connects with a crisp jab.
Baird lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Andermatt is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Andermatt takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Andermatt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Andermatt has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Baird finds it's way round the side to connect with Andermatt's head.
Andermatt on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Baird. Baird obviously looking to wear him down.
Andermatt checks a leg kick.
Andermatt looks to throw the jab but Baird is out of range.
Andermatt swings for the body but Baird moves out of range.
Baird misses with a hook
and Andermatt counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baird throws a leg kick
and Andermatt counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Baird cracks Andermatt with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Baird misses.
Andermatt misses with a two punch combination.
Baird stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A slapping leg kick lands for Baird.
Baird lands a nice shot to the body.
Andermatt misses with a hook.
Andermatt looks to throw the jab but Baird is out of range.
Baird throws a leg kick that is checked
and Andermatt counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Baird moves into range and clinches up with Andermatt.
Baird swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baird fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Andermatt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Baird misses with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Andermatt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Andermatt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Andermatt swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Andermatt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Baird.
Baird throws a body kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corey Baird dominated that round.
That's time! Andermatt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Baird ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Baird takes a swing at Andermatt's ribcage but misses.
Andermatt tries to counter by clinching up but Baird breaks away and moves out of range.
Andermatt defending well as Baird loads up on a big left hand.
Andermatt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Baird.
Baird tries to close the distance and clinch up but Andermatt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A decent looking cross lands there for Andermatt.
Baird displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Andermatt throws out the jab.
Baird scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Andermatt checks a leg kick.
Andermatt loads up on a big right hand but Baird slips the punch.
Baird throws a right hand that misses
and Andermatt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baird lands a slapping body shot.
Andermatt gets tackled into the cage by Baird. Baird maintains the clinch.
A body shot lands from Baird.
Andermatt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andermatt is leaning against Baird and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Andermatt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Baird backwards.
Baird is still on wobbly legs! Can Andermatt finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andermatt lands a nice shot to the body.
Baird seems to have recovered his senses.
Andermatt swings wildly with an uppercut but Baird uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andermatt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Andermatt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Andermatt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Baird throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Andermatt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Andermatt moves out of range of the strikes.
Baird keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Andermatt.
Baird's jab looks to have found its range, popping Andermatt under the eye.
A jab lands there for Baird.
Baird shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Andermatt on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Baird lands a head kick. Andermatt smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
We've been told by Andermatt's head coaches at TZY MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A jab from Baird misses.
A quick step to the side and Andermatt tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baird throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baird looks to land a right hand but Andermatt moved out of range.
Baird takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andermatt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baird moves away.
A big right from Baird misses.
Andermatt misses with a hook.
Baird follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Andermatt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Baird.
Baird misses with a body kick.
Baird scores with a hook to the body. Andermatt takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Baird displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Andermatt throws out the jab.
Andermatt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Andermatt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Baird.
Baird throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Andermatt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baird.
Andermatt moves out of range as Baird strikes.
Andermatt appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andermatt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Baird.
Baird misses with a body kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Baird, right into the meat.
A good leg kick by Baird.
Andermatt swings for the body but Baird moves out of range.
Andermatt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Baird lands a nice looking kick to the body. Andermatt takes a step back to recover.
Andermatt moves out of range of the strikes.
Andermatt ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Baird misses the target.
As Baird tries to get set, Andermatt tries to push him back and clinch up but Baird manages to avoid the attempt.
Baird throws the left hand but Andermatt avoids the punch easily.
Baird works Andermatt's body with a nice hook.
Andermatt slips under a jab from Baird.
A nice inside leg kick there by Baird. That's going to slow Andermatt down.
Andermatt misses with a hook. Baird ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baird swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Andermatt.
Baird throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Andermatt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Baird looks to land a right hand but Andermatt moved out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andermatt swinging wildly here.
Baird finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Andermatt on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Baird has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Baird misses with an uppercut
and Andermatt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Andermatt on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Corey Baird seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Andermatt feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bairds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Baird lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Baird throws out a leg kick but Andermatt moves out of range and Baird only half commits.
Andermatt wants to clinch.
Andermatt lunges at Baird with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Baird's hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Corey Baird will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Baird fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Andermatt has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Andermatt on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Andermatt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Andermatt loads up on a big right hand but Baird slips the punch.
Baird moves in looking to clinch but Andermatt pushes him off.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Baird, right into the meat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Baird.
Baird misses with a straight right.
Andermatt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Baird paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Andermatt takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Baird.
Andermatt is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Andermatt has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Baird finds it's way round the side to connect with Andermatt's head.
Andermatt clobbers Baird with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A cross from Baird lands.
Baird misses with a left hand
and Baird takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andermatt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Andermatt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baird lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Andermatt blocks a leg kick.
Andermatt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Baird.
It looked like Andermatt was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Baird.
A swing and a miss from Baird.
Andermatt is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A big right from Baird misses.
Baird walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Andermatt checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Andermatt is looking for a counter combo.
Andermatt thuds a left hand into Baird's body.
A punch lands to the side of Andermatt 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Andermatt ducks under a wild hook from Baird.
Baird with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Andermatt to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Corey Baird has been cut.
Andermatt loads up on a big right hand but Baird slips the punch.
Andermatt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Baird misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baird sizes up Andermatt with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Baird throws a lazy body kick
and Andermatt counters with a crisp right that sends Baird to the canvas! Andermatt follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roger Andermatt!
A very excited looking Roger Andermatt made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andy McCallum (ranked 1328 p4p, 170 weight class) and Kalle Kossu (ranked 1257 p4p, 160 weight class). McCallum comes to the cage accompanied by Dixie. Kalle Kossu will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Andy McCallum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kalle Kossu!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCallum shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kossu slips under a jab.
Kossu stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kossu wants it to stay on the feet.
Kossu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kossu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kossu lands with a slapping head kick.
Andy McCallum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCallum misses with a hook.
We've been hearing reports that McCallum has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
McCallum misses with a takedown attempt
and Kossu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andy McCallum. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Kossu as McCallum shoots in.
Kossu scores with a head kick. McCallum tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
McCallum misses with a hook.
McCallum shoots in for a takedown but Kossu shows good takedown defense.
McCallum throws a lazy uppercut
letting Kossu counter with a right hand.
Kossu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McCallum throwing a counter right hand but Kossu manages to avoid it.
Kossu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
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!
Kossu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kossu moves out of range of the strikes.
Kossu feints and then cracks McCallum's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McCallum down.
McCallum scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
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.
McCallum fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Kossu is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
McCallum is looking to take a break and control but Kossu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McCallum throws a strike aimed at the side of Kossu's head but Kossu avoids it well.
McCallum prevents Kossu from escaping the position.
McCallum looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kossu is avoiding damage well.
McCallum in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
McCallum fails to land a wild elbow strike.
McCallum tries to score with some ground and pound. Kossu controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
McCallum is working Kossu over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCallum wants to control for a moment but Kossu uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Kossu is looking to improve his position.
McCallum missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kossu keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
McCallum is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
McCallum with the ground and pound but Kossu uses the opportunity to regain guard.
McCallum trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McCallum looking to sit in guard and control but Kossu gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
McCallum wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCallum has a closed guard, preventing Kossu from standing up.
McCallum wants to sweep but no luck.
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.
Kossu trying to stand up but can't free himself from McCallum's guard.
McCallum has his hands on Kossu's head, controlling the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
McCallum staying out of range there.
Kossu swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McCallum.
McCallum shoots in for a takedown but Kossu shows good takedown defense.
Kossu throws out a counter right but McCallum avoids it with no problem.
McCallum scores with a hook.
Kossu misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalle Kossu dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McCallum shoots in for a takedown but Kossu shows good takedown defense.
McCallum takes a swing at Kossu's ribcage but misses.
Kossu looks to throw the jab but McCallum is out of range.
McCallum fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kossu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McCallum.
Kossu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kossu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McCallum attempts a counter takedown but Kossu avoids it well and moves away.
McCallum connects with a body shot.
Nice cross by McCallum.
Kossu throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kossu throws an overhand right that lands on McCallum's shoulder, as McCallum tries to avoid the shot.
McCallum gets the takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCallum throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Kossu is not content to let McCallum control the position.
McCallum working the ground and pound but Kossu is defending the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kossu dodges the ground and pound from McCallum.
McCallum working the ground and pound from side control.
Kossu is not content to let McCallum control the position.
McCallum with the ground and pound but Kossu regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Kossu keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kossu kicks McCallum off and gets back to his feet.
Good shot there by Kossu.
Nice sprawl there from Kossu as McCallum shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andy McCallum. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kossu blocks a jab.
Kossu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kossu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It looked like McCallum wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kossu stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kossu wants it to stay on the feet.
McCallum shoots for a takedown but Kossu saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
McCallum misses with a body shot.
Despite the aggression on Kossu's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kossu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McCallum doesn't seem bothered though.
Kossu has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kossu there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd cheers as Kossu lands an impressive looking overhand right. McCallum doesn't seem phased though.
Kossu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McCallum manages to avoid it.
Kossu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kossu throws an overhand right that lands on McCallum's shoulder, as McCallum tries to avoid the shot.
McCallum darts in looking for a takedown but Kossu gets double underhooks and turns McCallum into the cage.
Kossu clinches with his opponent.
Kossu tries to throw a body punch but McCallum avoids it by throwing Kossu back against the cage.
McCallum lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kossu misses with a punch to the body.
McCallum scores with a shot to the side of Kossu's head.
Kossu scores with a hook to the body.
Kossu tries to throw a body punch but McCallum avoids it by throwing Kossu back against the cage.
Kossu stalling in the clinch but McCallum improves position.
A hook to the body from Kossu.
Kossu tries to work over McCallum's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kossu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McCallum backwards.
McCallum throws a head punch that misses.
Kossu taking a breather.
McCallum tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kossu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McCallum fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McCallum tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kossu's elbow.
McCallum pushes Kossu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kossu.
McCallum lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kossu.
Kossu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kossu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kossu digs a right hand into McCallum's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McCallum's gas tank.
Kossu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McCallum lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Kossu - that landed with a thud.
Kossu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kossu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kossu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kossu lands a hook to the side of the head.
McCallum lands a left hand.
Kalle Kossu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McCallum misses with some punches.
McCallum goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McCallum misses with the head strike.
Kossu lands a hook that snaps the head of McCallum backwards.
McCallum goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kossu prevents it.
McCallum working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalle Kossu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! McCallum's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
McCallum shoots in for a takedown but Kossu shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
McCallum takes a swing at Kossu's ribcage but misses.
Kossu throws a body punch but McCallum moves out of range.
McCallum uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kossu.
Kossu digs a good hook to McCallum's body.
Kossu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from McCallum misses the target.
McCallum rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kossu counters with a nice uppercut.
A shot to the liver by McCallum. Beautiful body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Kossu misses the target.
It looked like McCallum was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from McCallum. Kossu does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCallum drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Kossu is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
McCallum throwing strikes from guard but Kossu blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kossu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kossu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Andy McCallum overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McCallum with a flurry of punches that miss.
McCallum works over Kossu with some ground and pound from guard.
Kossu is pulling down on McCallum's head. It's preventing any offense from McCallum, at least for the moment.
McCallum chips away with some ground and pound.
McCallum missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McCallum trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Kossu manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Kossu is looking to stand up but McCallum won't let him.
Andy McCallum has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kossu gets to his feet - McCallum follows without any prompting.
A jab from Kossu misses.
McCallum looks for a takedown but Kossu sprawls well.
Kossu throws a fast counter high kick but McCallum manages to duck under it in time.
McCallum bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kossu is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but McCallum has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The strikes coming from McCallum are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
McCallum throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
McCallum working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kossu defending against the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCallum working the body and head with strikes.
McCallum prevents Kossu from escaping the position.
Kossu taking punishment in the form of punches.
Kossu tries to escape but McCallum is in control.
McCallum throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Kossu avoids any damage from the ground and pound of McCallum.
McCallum in side control lands a decent elbow.
McCallum is trying to ground and pound but Kossu uses the momentary lack of control by McCallum to regain half guard.
Kalle Kossu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCallum lands with a punch from half guard.
McCallum thows a huge punch but Kossu dodges it nicely.
Kossu blocking the ground and pound attempt from McCallum.
McCallum is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kossu wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kossu is controlling McCallum's position as best he can from this difficult position.
McCallum not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andy McCallum showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kossu has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kalle Kossu!
A relieved looking Kalle Kossu thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kappa Knox (ranked 1018 p4p, 132 weight class) and Alexey Molotov (ranked 1321 p4p, 164 weight class). Knox comes into the arena with 'Til I Collapse | Eminem blaring out of the sound system. Molotov has chosen Eminem - Phenomenal as his entrance music. Kappa Knox could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Alexey Molotov's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Kappa Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexey Molotov!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Molotov moves out of range of the body kick from Knox.
Knox scoring well with a low kick there.
Knox thows a body kick. Molotov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Knox wants to land a leg kick but Molotov is out of range.
Molotov lands a lovely overhand right.
Molotov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knox moves away.
Molotov throws a lazy right hand but Knox sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
No luck for Molotov with that takedown attempt.
As Molotov backs away, Knox returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Knox tries to clinch but Molotov is having none of it.
Molotov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Molotov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Molotov was well out of range. Poor timing from Knox.
Knox walks into a left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Molotov misses the target.
Kappa Knox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knox throws a hook but Molotov avoids it easily.
Molotov checks a leg kick.
Molotov blocks a low kick nicely.
Kappa Knox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molotov lands a jab to the head.
Knox misses with a right hand
and Molotov counters with a leg kick.
Molotov throws a low kick but Knox avoids it.
Knox has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Molotov slips under a jab.
Knox throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Molotov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Knox throws the left hand but Molotov avoids the punch easily.
An inside leg kick from Knox misses.
Molotov misses with a takedown attempt
and Molotov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Knox instigates a clinch.
Molotov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Knox up against the cage.
Molotov keeps control of Knox as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Knox breaks from the clinch.
Knox looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Good leg kick by Molotov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Molotov throws the left hand but Knox avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Molotov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knox connects with a leg kick. Molotov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Knox moves away from the strike by Molotov.
A big right from Knox misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Molotov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knox.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knox. Molotov does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've been informed that Molotov has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Molotov avoids a kick to the body.
Knox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Molotov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knox sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Molotov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Knox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Knox looks to land a right hand but Molotov moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by Knox.
A swing and a miss from Knox.
Molotov misses with a low kick.
Knox scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Molotov blocks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox misses with a hook.
Knox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Molotov manages to avoid it.
Knox lands with a nice body kick.
Knox throws the left hand but Molotov avoids the punch easily.
Knox misses with a body kick.
Molotov dives in and scores a takedown into Knox's guard.
Knox looking to control.
Molotov trying to control the position from guard on top but Knox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Knox has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Knox looking to control.
Knox keeping moving, preventing Molotov from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Molotov puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Knox is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Molotov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Molotov's back!
Molotov is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Molotov is in bad spot here.
Knox controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kappa Knox 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.
Molotov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Knox throws a nice outside leg kick.
Molotov checks a low kick from Knox.
Molotov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Knox has time to react.
Knox connects with a crisp jab.
Knox misses with a leg kick
letting Molotov counter with a right hand.
Knox swinging wildly here.
Knox darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Molotov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Knox moves forwards but Molotov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Knox 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Molotov throws a right hand that misses
and Knox counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A nice inside leg kick there by Knox. That's going to slow Molotov down.
Molotov lands a nice hook to Knox's body. Knox takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molotov throws a leg kick that misses.
Knox scores with a hook.
Molotov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Knox lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Molotov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knox.
Molotov misses with a low kick as Knox jumps back.
Knox is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Molotov can do to turn this around?
Molotov works the jab nicely.
Molotov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Knox throws out a leg kick but Molotov moves out of range and Knox only half commits.
Molotov throws out a loose jab but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knox scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kappa Knox is winning the standup battle so far.
Molotov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Knox uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Molotov.
Knox lands with a shot to the body.
Knox blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Knox checks a leg kick.
Molotov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knox lands with a right hand.
Knox misses with a hook. Molotov ducked under it nicely.
Molotov throws a leg kick
and Knox counters with a nice uppercut.
Molotov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knox stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Knox smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Knox keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Molotov.
Molotov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Molotov fails with the takedown.
Knox lands with a straight right. Molotov didn't see that one coming.
Knox moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Knox thumps Molotov with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox drives through and clinches with Molotov against the cage.
Molotov lands a shoulder strike.
Knox breaks from the clinch.
Molotov throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Molotov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Molotov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Molotov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Knox catches Molotov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice uppercut there from Knox.
Molotov looks to throw the jab but Knox is out of range.
Knox swings for the body but Molotov moves out of range.
Knox motions for Molotov to come forward. Knox throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Knox throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Molotov counter with a right hand.
Knox throws a leg kick
and Molotov counters with a shoot takedown. Knox fights it but they end up in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knox looking to control.
Knox bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Molotov's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox trying to control the position from guard on top but Molotov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Molotov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Knox is one step ahead there.
Molotov trying to keep a closed guard but Knox is proving a slippery customer.
Molotov trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Molotov keeping moving, preventing Knox from controlling successfully.
Molotov trying to keep a closed guard but Knox is proving a slippery customer.
Molotov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Knox is one step ahead there.
Knox has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Knox not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kappa Knox dominated that second round.
That's time! Knox's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Molotov keeps the fight on the outside.
Knox avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Molotov misses with a body shot.
Knox throws a right and a left that both miss.
Molotov throws a low kick but Knox moves out of range easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Knox.
Knox scores with a body shot.
Knox misses with a low kick.
Molotov thuds a left hand into Knox's body.
Molotov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Knox. Knox obviously looking to wear him down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Knox, right into the meat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Molotov misses with a looping left.
Knox looks to land a body kick but Molotov moved away.
Molotov moves out of range of the body kick.
Knox uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Molotov.
A bone on bone clash there as Molotov blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molotov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knox.
A leg kick checked by Knox.
Knox seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Knox goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Molotov changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Knox misses with a lunging right hand
and Molotov counters with a shoot takedown. Knox fights it but they end up in guard.
Alexey Molotov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Molotov won't allow Knox to sweep him here.
Knox wants to hit a switch here but Molotov passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Knox there!
Knox tries to hold on but Molotov pushes him away.
Alexey Molotov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Knox tries to hold on but Molotov pushes him away.
Knox controls the position.
Knox is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Molotov is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Molotov lands a couple of good shots and Knox has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Molotov is working the ground and pound. Can Knox escape?
Molotov missing with strikes.
Molotov thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox wants to escape the position.
Molotov is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Molotov is hanging on to Knox's back as he tries to escape.
Knox trying to control the position but Molotov manages to sink in the hooks.
Molotov is persistently looking for the submission but Knox is defending it well.
Kappa Knox is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Knox is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Knox prevents Molotov from getting a body triangle.
Knox can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox is working hard here to advance position.
Molotov is looking to control Knox but Knox is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Knox wants to escape the position.
Knox defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Molotov controlling well, preventing Knox from escaping the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexey Molotov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Knox 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kappa Knox!
Kappa Knox seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Renat Dadasov (ranked 875 p4p, 102 weight class) and Arnfinn Nesset (ranked 981 p4p, 119 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Lethal high kicks
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Excellent MT
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Renat Dadasov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arnfinn Nesset!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dadasov moves away from the strike by Nesset.
Nesset takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick from Dadasov misses.
Nesset is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dadasov with a body shot.
Dadasov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nesset was well out of range. Poor timing from Dadasov.
Dadasov with a hook.
Dadasov misses with a lunging right hand
and Nesset counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dadasov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nesset is out of range.
Dadasov misses with a hook.
Dadasov swings widly with a right hand
and Nesset counters with a straight right hand.
Dadasov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dadasov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dadasov throws a low kick but Nesset moves out of range easily.
A big left from Nesset misses.
Dadasov looks for the body kick but Nesset saw that one coming.
Dadasov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dadasov throws a lazy right hand but Nesset sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dadasov throws a big shot that misses.
Dadasov thows a leg kick but Nesset checks it
and Nesset counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dadasov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A head kick by Dadasov misses
and Nesset counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dadasov tries a low kick but Nesset avoids it.
A nice side step and Nesset releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nesset has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nesset has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nesset there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dadasov throws the left hand but Nesset avoids the punch easily.
Dadasov thumps Nesset with a low kick.
Dadasov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nesset shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dadasov eats them both and turns towards Nesset to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A slow jab from Dadasov misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nesset! But no joy.
Dadasov connects with a solid leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice cross by Nesset.
Dadasov misses with an uppercut. Nesset saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dadasov scores with a nice strike.
A punch lands to the side of Nesset 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dadasov misses with a low kick.
Nesset swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nesset throws a jab but it's blocked by Dadasov.
A shot to the body from Dadasov misses
and Nesset counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dadasov scores with a leg kick.
Dadasov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nesset looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dadasov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nesset is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nesset loads up on a big right hand but Dadasov slips the punch.
Renat Dadasov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dadasov tries to close the distance and clinch but Nesset swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nesset! But no joy.
Dadasov lands with a hook. Nesset tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dadasov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nesset has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nesset has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Dadasov pushes Nesset away with a front kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dadasov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dadasov throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Nesset counter with a right hand.
Nesset chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dadasov can pounce on him.
Dadasov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nesset swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice shot by Dadasov.
Nesset moves out of range of the body kick.
A little jabbing left from Nesset on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dadasov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A bone on bone clash there as Nesset blocks the leg kick.
Nesset looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dadasov throws a lazy uppercut
and Nesset counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circling - Dadasov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little jabbing left from Nesset on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nesset keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dadasov.
Dadasov throws an off balance right hand
and Nesset counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nesset avoids the body shot from Dadasov.
Dadasov looks to throw the jab but Nesset is out of range.
Nesset is looking for the big counter here.
Nesset lands a glancing blow to the side of Dadasov's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dadasov misses with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dadasov tries to land a body kick
and Nesset counters with a right hand to the body.
Dadasov misses with a body kick.
Nesset doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dadasov misses with a kick to the body
letting Nesset counter with a right hand.
That kick from Dadasov tenderised Nesset's leg. Nesset is trying to keep his angry face on.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dadasov 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 Nesset has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nesset and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A little jabbing left from Nesset on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nesset throws a series of punches but Dadasov moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Dadasov misses.
Nesset unleashes a big counter combination but Dadasov bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A big right from Dadasov misses.
Dadasov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nesset checks a leg kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Nesset misses.
Dadasov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dadasov misses with an uppercut.
Nesset keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nesset throws out a counter right but Dadasov avoids it with no problem.
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 Renat Dadasov will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Dadasov.
Good exchange - Dadasov coming out on top.
Nesset's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dadasov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dadasov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dadasov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nesset now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Dadasov looks to land a left hand but Nesset moved out of range nicely.
Nesset unleashes a big counter combination but Dadasov bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Dadasov throws a leg kick
and Nesset counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dadasov, right into the meat.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Nesset in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Nesset throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dadasov scores with a jab.
Dadasov throws a front kick that sends Nesset stumbling back into the cage.
Dadasov misses with a looping left.
Dadasov throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dadasov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Dadasov.
Dadasov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nesset looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nesset throws a big shot that misses.
Dadasov misses with a body kick.
Nesset looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nesset fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dadasov is looking to score with low kicks.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nesset! But no joy.
Good shot there by Nesset.
The fighters circling - Dadasov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nesset bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dadasov's head backwards.
Dadasov misses with a right hand
and Nesset connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nesset slips under a jab from Dadasov.
Nesset is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Dadasov throws a hook but Nesset blocks it.
Dadasov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nesset looks to land a combination but Dadasov avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nesset looks to score with a jab to the body but Dadasov is just out of range.
Nesset keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nesset uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dadasov.
Dadasov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dadasov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dadasov is looking to clinch but Nesset is avoiding it.
Good exchange - Dadasov coming out on top.
Nesset might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Dadasov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nesset throws a hook but Dadasov blocks it.
Dadasov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dadasov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nesset.
Dadasov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nesset defending well as Dadasov loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dadasov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nesset's hands.
Nesset is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dadasov.
Dadasov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nesset takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dadasov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nesset uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dadasov.
A head kick misses from Dadasov.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Nesset might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Dadasov has got the better of the exchanges.
Dadasov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nesset. That did some damage!
Dadasov throws a leg kick that misses.
Dadasov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dadasov scores with a hook.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dadasov.
Nesset bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nesset walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dadasov lands a nice looking body kick.
Dadasov misses with a right hand
and Dadasov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nesset with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dadasov to score with a decent uppercut.
Renat Dadasov is winning the standup battle so far.
Dadasov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dadasov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nesset moves away from the strike by Dadasov.
Nesset throws out a counter right but Dadasov avoids it with no problem.
Dadasov slips a straight right by Nesset.
Dadasov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nesset sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nesset looks to land a combination but Dadasov avoids it well.
Dadasov throws a leg kick
and Nesset counters with a stiff right hand.
Nesset is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Dadasov wants to clinch up but Nesset keeps it at a distance.
Nesset ducks under a wild hook from Dadasov.
Dadasov digs a good hook to Nesset's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renat Dadasov dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Dadasov closes the distance but Nesset moves to the side
enabling Nesset to counter with a crisp jab.
Dadasov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nesset counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nesset ducks under a wild hook from Dadasov.
Nesset ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little jabbing left from Nesset on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jab by Dadasov.
Nesset throws a looping overhand right but Dadasov ducks down to avoid it.
Dadasov is looking to clinch but Nesset is avoiding it.
Dadasov moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dadasov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nesset misses with a looping left.
Nesset is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dadasov misses with a low kick.
Dadasov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nesset.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Nesset misses the target.
Dadasov throws a jab when Nesset was well out of range.
It seemed like Nesset was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dadasov lands with a straight right. Nesset didn't see that one coming.
Dadasov throws a nice head kick!
Dadasov rushes Nesset and presses him up against the cage.
Nesset lands with a short shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Nesset scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dadasov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nesset backwards.
Dadasov tries a body shot but Nesset blocks it.
Dadasov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dadasov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Dadasov.
Dadasov has a couple of punches blocked by Nesset.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dadasov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nesset backwards.
Dadasov lands a shoulder strike.
Nesset lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nesset.
Nesset scores with a shot to the side of Dadasov's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dadasov swings wildly with an uppercut but Nesset uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nesset breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nesset swinging wildly here.
Nesset drops his hands momentarily and Dadasov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nesset ducks under a wild hook from Dadasov.
Dadasov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nesset throws the left hand but Dadasov avoids the punch easily.
Dadasov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nesset bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dadasov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Decent striking displayed by Nesset there.
Nesset has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dadasov finds it's way round the side to connect with Nesset's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nesset throws a shot from downtown. Dadasov moves away and avoids it.
A quick step to the side and Dadasov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nesset connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dadasov is rocked!
Dadasov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nesset.
Dadasov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nesset counters with a nice right hand that sends Dadasov toppling to the canvas! Dadasov scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Nesset finish him?!
Oh Dadasov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dadasov gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Nesset counters with a big left hand that crumples Dadasov! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Arnfinn Nesset!
Arnfinn Nesset seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Voronov (ranked 1187 p4p, 153 weight class) and Chad Smith (ranked 656 p4p, 86 weight class). Voronov comes into the arena with Noize Mc - Make Destroy blaring out of the sound system. Chad Smith is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrei Voronov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Smith!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith moves into the clinch successfully.
Voronov is stalling here.
Voronov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith.
Voronov'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.
Voronov landing knees to the head.
It looks like Chad Smith has been cut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Voronov's elbow.
A short right from Voronov.
Voronov stalling against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith lands a left hand.
Voronov tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
Voronov lands a right hand.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Our sources have told us that Voronov has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Voronov is keeping busy.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Voronov.
A short uppercut from Voronov.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Voronov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Voronov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Voronov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Voronov misses with the head strike.
Voronov leaning his opponent against the cage.
Smith works on Voronov's body with a couple of short punches.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Voronov.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Voronov uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
Smith has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Voronov seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Smith can turn it around.
Smith throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Voronov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Voronov landing knees to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Voronov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Voronov landing knees to the body.
Voronov lands with a light punch inside.
Voronov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Voronov scores with a knee to the head.
Voronov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Voronov misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Voronov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Voronov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Voronov blocks it with crossed arms.
Voronov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A shot in the inside from Smith.
Voronov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Voronov controls the action.
Voronov stalling.
Voronov leaning his opponent against the cage.
Voronov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Voronov working aggressively here.
Voronov misses with a punch on the inside.
Voronov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now.
Voronov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.
Smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Voronov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Voronov trying to land knees to the body.
Smith cracks Voronov with a nice body shot.
Smith lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Voronov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Voronov uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei Voronov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chad Smith's cut.
That's time! Voronov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Smith.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smith takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Voronov manages to avoid it.
Voronov connects with an inside leg kick.
Smith swings for the body but Voronov moves out of range.
Voronov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith throws an overhand right that lands on Voronov's shoulder, as Voronov tries to avoid the shot.
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Voronov.
Voronov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Smith let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voronov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Voronov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Voronov scores with a kick to the body.
Voronov misses with an uppercut.
Voronov throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith misses with a hook. Voronov ducked under it nicely.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Voronov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Voronov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Chad Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Voronov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Smith's sensitive parts.
Smith goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Voronov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Voronov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chad Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Voronov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It appears Voronov was looking to counter with a kick there.
Voronov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Voronov counters with a straight right hand.
Voronov misses with a straight left.
Smith scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Andrei Voronov has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
A head kick from Voronov lands but Smith takes it in his stride.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Voronov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Voronov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Voronov takes one to the chin there.
Voronov throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Voronov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Voronov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Voronov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Smith.
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
and Voronov counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voronov wants to clinch.
Voronov scores with a hook to the body. Smith takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
Voronov clobbers Smith with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Smith takes a swing at Voronov's ribcage but misses.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Voronov saw that one coming.
The crowd cheers as Voronov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Smith doesn't seem phased though.
Voronov thows a leg kick but Smith checks it
and Smith counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Voronov cracks Smith with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Smith cracks a nice hook into Voronov's ribs.
Voronov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith avoids a kick to the body.
Smith lands a slapping body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith slips a jab from Voronov.
Smith misses the jab.
Smith staying out of range there.
Voronov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
Voronov misses with a lunging right hand
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Voronov.
A shot to the body from Smith misses
and Voronov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A chopping leg kick lands by Voronov.
Voronov thumps Smith with a low kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Smith crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Voronov - the referee stops the clock and Smith gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Voronov. Smith manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Voronov lands a nice looking kick to the body. Smith takes a step back to recover.
A big right from Smith misses.
Voronov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Andrei Voronov will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Smith falls off balance throwing a combination
and Voronov counters with a stiff right hand.
Smith has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Smith there as he acknowledges the shot.
Smith throws a hook but Voronov avoids it easily.
Smith misses with the combination.
Voronov misses with a kick to the body
and Smith counters with a left to the body.
Voronov slips a straight right by Smith.
Voronov tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Voronov misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith checks a low kick from Voronov.
Voronov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A low kick from Voronov misses
and Voronov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Voronov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Smith doesn't seem bothered though.
Voronov lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries to bum rush Voronov with a series of wild strikes but Voronov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Voronov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Voronov saw that one coming.
Smith misses with a left hand
and Voronov counters with a stiff right hand.
Smith lands with a straight right. Voronov didn't see that one coming.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Voronov throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Smith misses with a left hand
and Voronov counters with a leg kick.
Voronov blocks a jab.
Voronov lands a glancing blow to the side of Smith's head.
Smith with a jab.
Smith throws a body punch but Voronov moves out of range.
Voronov scores with a jab.
Chad Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Smith fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Smith tries to move into range but Voronov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Voronov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Voronov throws a poor cross that misses
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Voronov is just out of range.
Voronov avoids the body shot from Smith.
Smith moves to clinch but Voronov breaks away
and Voronov counters with a stiff right hand.
Voronov looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Voronov throws a head kick that Smith semi-blocks.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voronov dodges the punch combination from Smith.
Voronov throws a front kick aimed at Smith's knee but Smith avoids it well.
Voronov thuds his right hand into Smith's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Voronov scores with a jab to the body.
Voronov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Voronov misses with a hook.
Smith throws a hook but Voronov avoids it easily.
Smith takes a swing at Voronov's ribcage but misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Voronov.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Smith throws a hook but Voronov blocks it.
Voronov misses with an uppercut
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with an uppercut
and Voronov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Voronov throws a head kick that misses.
Smith doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Voronov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Voronov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Voronov.
Voronov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Voronov misses the target.
A jab from Smith misses.
Voronov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Voronov moves away.
Smith takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Smith misses with an uppercut
and Voronov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smith throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Voronov, as that shot connected.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Voronov.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrei Voronov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Voronov 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrei Voronov!
Andrei Voronov was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Furnum Pullum (ranked 643 p4p, 27 weight class) and Darren McCarty (ranked 577 p4p, 10 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Furnum Pullum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darren McCarty!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pullum is defended easily by McCarty.
McCarty closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pullum tries to pull guard but McCarty holds him up against the cage and eventually Pullum drops back down to his feet.
McCarty lands a body shot.
Pullum is breathing heavily.
Pullum jumps guard but McCarty stands there with Pullum around his waist. Pullum gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Furnum Pullum. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McCarty scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pullum changes levels and goes for a takedown here. McCarty fights it off and pushes away nicely.
McCarty pushes Pullum up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pullum tries to pull guard but McCarty holds him up against the cage and eventually Pullum drops back down to his feet.
Pullum fails to pull the fight into his guard.
McCarty lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McCarty lands a body punch.
McCarty lands with a right to the head.
Pullum blocks a body shot from McCarty.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarty lands a left hand.
McCarty tries a body shot but Pullum blocks it.
Pullum is trying to pull guard but McCarty turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
McCarty is leaning against Pullum and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McCarty is working Pullum over against the cage.
McCarty throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McCarty lands an uppercut.
McCarty lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A shot in the inside from McCarty.
McCarty digs a right hand underneath Pullum's ribcage. Pullum let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McCarty lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pullum backwards.
McCarty misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pullum tries to pull guard but McCarty holds him up against the cage and eventually Pullum drops back down to his feet.
McCarty can't find room to land a body shot as Pullum controls the action.
McCarty lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from McCarty - that landed with a thud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCarty lands with a short shot to the head.
McCarty gets through Pullum's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McCarty pushes Pullum back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McCarty creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McCarty working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A shot in the inside from McCarty.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from McCarty as the two fighters clinch.
McCarty lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McCarty.
Pullum fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A nice left hand lands by McCarty.
A short body shot lands from McCarty as the two fighters clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for McCarty.
McCarty lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McCarty lands with a short shot to the head.
McCarty pushes Pullum back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McCarty works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McCarty struggles to land a body shot inside as Pullum controls his hands.
A short right from McCarty on the inside.
McCarty working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, McCarty scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short body shot lands from McCarty as the two fighters clinch.
Still in the clinch, McCarty scores with a nice short uppercut.
McCarty makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McCarty goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McCarty lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McCarty can't find room to land a body shot as Pullum controls the action.
Pullum prevents a body shot from McCarty.
McCarty lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from McCarty.
McCarty lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McCarty creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pullum is rocked!
McCarty lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pullum or not.
A body shot lands from McCarty.
A shot in the inside from McCarty.
A short right from McCarty on the inside.
Oh Pullum is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McCarty lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pullum seems to have got his legs back now.
A body shot lands from McCarty.
McCarty lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McCarty tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pullum's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McCarty creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from McCarty.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCarty lands a hook that snaps the head of Pullum backwards.
McCarty digs a right hand underneath Pullum's ribcage. Pullum let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McCarty lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pullum backwards.
McCarty lands a left hand.
McCarty lands a hook that snaps the head of Pullum backwards.
McCarty creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Pullum with a big uppercut! Pullum tries to clinch up but McCarty pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Pullum to the mat! Pullum covers up and McCarty unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Darren McCarty!
Darren McCarty decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
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pop
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