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FARTMMA 106: 205 Quarterfinals PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Knight (ranked 2045 p4p, 2645 weight class) and Genji Kamogawa (ranked 272 p4p, 352 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kamogawa's choice of entrance music: Rob Bailey & The Hustle Standard - Hungry. Jason Knight is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Genji Kamogawa!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight throws a combination that misses
and Kamogawa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Knight ducks under a wild hook from Kamogawa.
Kamogawa takes one to the side of the head.
Knight tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kamogawa was well out of range. Poor timing from Knight.
Knight lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A big left from Kamogawa misses.
Knight lunges at Kamogawa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kamogawa's hand.
Kamogawa wants to clinch up but Knight keeps it at a distance.
Kamogawa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Knight rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kamogawa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Knight throws a series of punches but Kamogawa moves out of range.
Kamogawa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kamogawa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knight.
Knight throws a body shot but no joy.
Kamogawa moves out of range as Knight strikes.
Knight lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kamogawa circles away quickly and effectively.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kamogawa slips under a jab.
Knight throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kamogawa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Knight lands a nice shot that snaps Kamogawa's head back.
Kamogawa avoids the body shot from Knight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sloppy strikes from Kamogawa. Those never looked like landing.
The fighters circling - Kamogawa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Knight was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Knight gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kamogawa.
A big left from Kamogawa misses.
It looked like Knight wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kamogawa throws a right hand that Knight ducks under and follows up with a left that Knight also avoids with ease.
Knight slips a jab from Kamogawa.
Knight throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kamogawa slips under a jab.
Knight throws an overhand right that lands on Kamogawa's shoulder, as Kamogawa tries to avoid the shot.
Kamogawa scores with a sloppy right hand. Knight should have avoided that one.
Kamogawa throws a looping overhand right but Knight ducks down to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Knight.
Kamogawa is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Kamogawa uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kamogawa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Knight moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kamogawa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knight.
A slow jab from Knight misses its intended target.
Kamogawa misses with an uppercut
and Knight counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Knight misses the shot to the body.
Knight looks to score with a jab to the body but Kamogawa is just out of range.
Jason Knight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knight just misses with a punch to the body.
Kamogawa now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Knight scores with a hook.
Knight slips a straight right by Kamogawa.
Kamogawa clinches with his opponent.
Knight tries to circle away but Kamogawa has him pinned against the cage.
Knight breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kamogawa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knight.
A slow jab from Knight misses its intended target.
Knight uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kamogawa.
Kamogawa 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.
Good exchange - Kamogawa coming out on top.
Kamogawa throws a jab but it's blocked by Knight.
Knight scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamogawa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Knight connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Knight throws an overhand right that lands on Kamogawa's shoulder, as Kamogawa tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Kamogawa misses.
Knight throws the left hand but Kamogawa avoids the punch easily.
Knight swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kamogawa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kamogawa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kamogawa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kamogawa misses with the head strike.
Knight can't break the clinch.
Kamogawa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knight is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kamogawa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kamogawa avoiding damage.
Knight breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kamogawa connects with a right hand. Knight shakes it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamogawa ducks under a wild hook from Knight.
Knight is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kamogawa.
Knight throws the left hand but Kamogawa avoids the punch easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knight looks to land a left hand but Kamogawa moved out of range nicely.
Kamogawa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Knight throws a body punch but Kamogawa moves out of range.
Kamogawa throws a lazy uppercut
and Knight counters with a left to the body.
Knight lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kamogawa misses with a hook. Knight ducked under it nicely.
Kamogawa throws a looping overhand right but Knight ducks down to avoid it.
Kamogawa lands a really nice looking cross but Knight seems unphased.
Kamogawa throws a right and a left that both miss.
No joy there for Knight, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kamogawa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kamogawa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knight looks to score with a jab to the body but Kamogawa is just out of range.
Kamogawa tries to clinch but Knight is having none of it.
Knight jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Knight throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Knight dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kamogawa slips a straight right by Knight.
Knight throws a lazy uppercut
letting Kamogawa counter with a right hand.
Knight circles away from the clinch attempt.
Knight ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kamogawa moves away.
Knight lands with a nice body punch.
Knight throws a hook to the side of Kamogawa's head but Kamogawa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knight throws a predictable looking body shot
and Knight takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kamogawa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Knight lands a nice shot to the body.
Knight scores with a jab. Kamogawa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Knight misses with a double jab.
Knight throws a hook to the side of Kamogawa's head but Kamogawa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knight throws a nice looking combination but Kamogawa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kamogawa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knight.
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!
Knight takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Knight throws a hook to the side of Kamogawa's head but Kamogawa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kamogawa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamogawa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knight.
Kamogawa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kamogawa throws a shot from downtown. Knight moves away and avoids it.
Knight swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knight misses with a wild combination.
Kamogawa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Knight misses with a wild combination.
Kamogawa lands with an overhand left.
Kamogawa's corner calls for a 1-2. Kamogawa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Knight misses with a combination
letting Kamogawa counter with a right hand.
Kamogawa slips a jab from Knight.
Knight swats away the attempt to clinch by Kamogawa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamogawa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The fighters circling - Knight throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kamogawa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Knight is looking to counter punch.
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!
Knight slips a jab from Kamogawa.
Knight scores with a nice right hand.
Kamogawa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kamogawa throws the left hand but Knight avoids the punch easily.
Kamogawa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kamogawa thuds his right hand into Knight's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Knight moves out of range as Kamogawa strikes.
A big right from Kamogawa misses.
A big left from Knight misses.
Kamogawa ducks under a wild hook from Knight.
Knight connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kamogawa momentarily.
Kamogawa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight misses with a shot to the body
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Kamogawa counters with a nice uppercut.
Knight takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Knight fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kamogawa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kamogawa tries to clinch but Knight moves out of range.
Knight throws a jab but it's blocked by Kamogawa.
Sloppy strikes from Kamogawa. Those never looked like landing.
Knight misses with a hook to the body
enabling Kamogawa to counter with a crisp jab.
Knight defending well as Kamogawa loads up on a big left hand.
Knight just misses with a punch to the body.
Kamogawa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knight connects with a nice looking jab.
Kamogawa throws a hook but Knight blocks it.
Knight lands with a nice combination. Kamogawa backs away looking to recover.
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!
Kamogawa misses the shot to the body.
Kamogawa looks to land a left hand but Knight moved out of range nicely.
Knight jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Knight misses with a right hand
and Kamogawa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice jab there from Knight.
Good standup being displayed there by Kamogawa as he connects with a hook.
Knight fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kamogawa manages to avoid it.
Kamogawa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Knight lands with a nice combination. Kamogawa backs away looking to recover.
Knight throws a lazy right hand but Kamogawa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Knight takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kamogawa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Knight throws a jab when Kamogawa was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kamogawa. Knight does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kamogawa takes a swing at Knight's ribcage but misses.
Knight scores with the left hand. Kamogawa knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice shot by Kamogawa.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kamogawa.
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 Jason Knight will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Knight lands a body shot.
Knight pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kamogawa back to the cage. Knight follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Knight throws a series of punches but Kamogawa moves out of range.
Jason Knight is winning the standup battle so far.
Knight misses with an uppercut
and Kamogawa moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kamogawa fails to land.
Kamogawa is trying to maintain a safe position but Knight gets an underhook and turns Kamogawa into the cage.
Kamogawa keeps control of Knight as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
I was talking to Knight's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Knight has had enough of the clinch but Kamogawa keeps him there for the moment.
Kamogawa tries a body shot but Knight blocks it.
Knight tries to circle away but Kamogawa has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Kamogawa fails to land.
Kamogawa throws a punch but it's blocked by Knight.
Knight manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamogawa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Knight, pushing him back against the cage.
Kamogawa lands a nice uppercut.
Kamogawa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kamogawa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kamogawa working aggressively here.
Kamogawa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kamogawa scores with a shot to the side of Knight's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight has had enough of the clinch but Kamogawa keeps him there for the moment.
Knight manages to break the clinch.
Knight scores with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Knight misses the target.
Knight throws a right hand that misses
and Kamogawa counters with a nice uppercut.
Knight throws a lazy uppercut
and Kamogawa counters with a right hand to the body.
A jab from Knight misses.
Kamogawa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kamogawa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Knight.
Kamogawa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knight swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kamogawa wants to clinch.
Knight scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jason Knight is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kamogawa takes one to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knight misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Knight uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kamogawa.
Nice shot lands for Kamogawa.
Knight swats away the attempt to clinch by Kamogawa.
Kamogawa clinches with his opponent.
Knight wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kamogawa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knight blocks an uppercut.
Kamogawa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knight tries to break free but Kamogawa pushes him back against the cage.
Knight wants to break free but Kamogawa has control.
Knight manages to break the clinch.
Kamogawa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knight swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight connects with a body shot.
A big right from Knight misses.
Kamogawa tries to clinch but Knight is having none of it.
Kamogawa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kamogawa takes one to the side of the head.
Knight looks to throw the jab but Kamogawa is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kamogawa! But no joy.
Kamogawa throws a looping overhand right but Knight ducks down to avoid it.
Knight with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kamogawa to score with a decent uppercut.
Knight takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Knight keeps the fight on the outside.
Kamogawa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knight is looking to counter punch.
A lazy left from Kamogawa finds it's target.
Knight slips under a jab from Kamogawa.
Knight lands a slapping body shot.
Knight lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knight takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight looks to land a right hand but Kamogawa moved out of range.
Kamogawa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knight.
Knight swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kamogawa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Knight scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Knight missing with a left hand there. Kamogawa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knight ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kamogawa moves away.
Knight misses with a left hand
and Kamogawa counters with a stiff right hand.
Kamogawa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Knight circles away from the clinch attempt.
Knight throws a poor cross that misses
and Kamogawa counters with a nice body shot.
Knight moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kamogawa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kamogawa is looking to clinch.
Knight throws a body shot but no joy.
Genji Kamogawa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A jab from Knight misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jason Knight.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Knight, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Knight!
Jason Knight 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eron Saunders (ranked 1734 p4p, 1769 weight class) and Denis Mamaev (ranked 235 p4p, 241 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Mamaev's choice of entrance music: 30 Seconds To Mars - Hurricane. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eron Saunders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Denis Mamaev!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saunders is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Saunders looks to land a right hand but Mamaev moved out of range.
Mamaev flicks out a counter leg kick but Saunders steps away.
Mamaev gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Saunders counter with a right hand.
Saunders lands a nice hook to Mamaev's body. Mamaev takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Saunders with a nice cross.
Mamaev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saunders.
We've been told by Saunders's head coaches at Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mamaev moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mamaev throws a leg kick but Saunders moved away.
Saunders ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Saunders throws an off balance right hand
letting Mamaev counter with a right hand.
A big left from Mamaev misses.
Saunders throws a lazy right hand but Mamaev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mamaev connects with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mamaev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Saunders misses.
Saunders uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mamaev.
Saunders is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Mamaev.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saunders swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mamaev.
Saunders fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mamaev takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Eron Saunders seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saunders tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mamaev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mamaev bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Saunders's head backwards.
Saunders jabs at Mamaev's body.
Saunders connects with the punch.
Mamaev throws an overhand right that lands on Saunders's shoulder, as Saunders tries to avoid the shot.
Saunders seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Saunders ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mamaev moves away.
Mamaev tries a quick counter leg kick but Saunders is wise to it.
Mamaev misses the body punch
and Saunders counters with a nice uppercut.
Saunders lands with a straight right. Mamaev didn't see that one coming.
Mamaev misses with an uppercut. Saunders saw that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saunders misses with a double jab.
Saunders on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Saunders tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mamaev was well out of range. Poor timing from Saunders.
Saunders looks to land a right hand but Mamaev moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Saunders misses.
Saunders bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mamaev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Saunders misses with a lunging right hand
and Mamaev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Saunders jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Saunders ducks right into an uppercut from Mamaev.
Mamaev shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Saunders listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mamaev works the jab nicely.
Saunders throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mamaev counters with a nice uppercut.
Saunders misses with a series of wild punches.
Saunders tries to move into range but Mamaev moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice shot lands for Saunders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saunders 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.
Saunders is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Saunders swings for the body but Mamaev moves out of range.
Saunders tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mamaev was well out of range. Poor timing from Saunders.
Saunders throws out a loose jab but Mamaev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mamaev tries to move into range but Saunders moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Saunders tries to clinch there but Mamaev circles away.
Saunders misses with a straight left.
Saunders looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mamaev connects with a solid leg kick.
Saunders uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Saunders defending well as Mamaev loads up on a big left hand.
Saunders takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Saunders throws a lazy right hand but Mamaev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mamaev looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mamaev goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Saunders drops his hands momentarily and Mamaev takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saunders clinches up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saunders throws a head punch that misses.
Saunders pushes Mamaev back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mamaev misses with some punches.
Mamaev misses with the head strike.
Saunders scores with a shoulder strike.
Saunders misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hook to the body lands for Saunders.
Mamaev misses with a punch on the inside.
Saunders tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mamaev's elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Saunders.
 It looks like Denis Mamaev has been cut.
Mamaev misses with some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saunders.
Mamaev struggles to land a body shot inside as Saunders controls his hands.
Saunders throws a head punch that misses.
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 Eron Saunders will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Denis Mamaev's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Saunders lands a body shot.
Mamaev walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Saunders lands with a good body shot.
Saunders blocks a low kick nicely.
Saunders moves into the clinch.
Saunders scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mamaev tries to work over Saunders's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mamaev misses with some punches.
Saunders lands an uppercut.
Saunders blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mamaev looking to slow down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saunders throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mamaev manages to break the clinch.
Mamaev darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Saunders jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Eron Saunders is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Saunders - just one landing.
 Mamaev is rocked!
BAM! Saunders delivers a spinning backfist that drops Mamaev like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Eron Saunders!
A relieved looking Eron Saunders thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Denis Mamaev had this to say: 'This is number one bullshit!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between YB Sol Brotha (ranked 995 p4p, 1126 weight class) and Tomomisan Tsuruta (ranked 142 p4p, 160 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, YB Sol Brotha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tomomisan Tsuruta!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Tsuruta.
Tsuruta wants to clinch up but Sol Brotha keeps it at a distance.
Sol Brotha appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sol Brotha closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Tsuruta did well to prevent Sol Brotha getting side control.
Tsuruta trying to hold on to Sol Brotha's head to control him but Sol Brotha postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tsuruta holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tsuruta moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sol Brotha accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sol Brotha looking to pass the guard.
Sol Brotha won't allow Tsuruta to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sol Brotha stands and throws Tsuruta's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Tsuruta struggling a bit here.
Sol Brotha misses with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sol Brotha working the ground and pound.
Tsuruta tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Sol Brotha presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Sol Brotha misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Tsuruta regains half guard.
Sol Brotha looks to land a strike but Tsuruta avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Tsuruta keeping full guard, as Sol Brotha tries to pass.
Tsuruta trying to keep a closed guard but Sol Brotha is proving a slippery customer.
Tsuruta preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sol Brotha looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sol Brotha trying to control the position from guard on top but Tsuruta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sol Brotha distracts Tsuruta with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sol Brotha pushes down on Tsuruta's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Tsuruta felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Sol Brotha is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sol Brotha lands a nice short elbow.
Sol Brotha is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tsuruta defends it well.
Sol Brotha sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tsuruta defending well though.
Tsuruta trying to control but Sol Brotha postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sol Brotha trying to mount his opponent but Tsuruta defends it.
Tsuruta looks like he's trying to stand up.
Tsuruta trying to control from the bottom.
Tsuruta is positioning himself well to prevent Sol Brotha advancing to mount.
Sol Brotha thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tsuruta's head.
Sol Brotha lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sol Brotha is working for a submission of some sort.
We've been hearing that Sol Brotha has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tsuruta has his hands clasped together around Sol Brotha's back. He's all about the action.
Sol Brotha not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tsuruta tries to roll over but Sol Brotha keeps him under control.
Sol Brotha is looking for a kimura here.
Tsuruta gets back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
YB Sol Brotha 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.
Tsuruta lands a head shot.
A jab lands there for Tsuruta.
Sol Brotha with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sol Brotha shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tsuruta sprawls well. Tsuruta wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sol Brotha gets slowly back to his feet.
Sol Brotha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tsuruta moves away.
Sol Brotha takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sol Brotha misses the shot to the body.
Tsuruta tries to counter with a clinch but Sol Brotha shakes him off and moves away.
Tsuruta throws a body punch but Sol Brotha moves out of range.
Sol Brotha tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tsuruta is able to avoid easily.
Tsuruta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tsuruta tries to counter by closing the distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sol Brotha connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tsuruta's hands.
Tsuruta jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sol Brotha drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tsuruta's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sol Brotha under the eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Tsuruta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sol Brotha misses with a hook.
Sol Brotha throws a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sol Brotha is defended easily by Tsuruta.
A clash of legs there as Tsuruta blocks the low kick.
Sol Brotha moves out of range as Tsuruta strikes.
Sol Brotha shoots for a double leg takedown but Tsuruta sprawls well. He's pushed Sol Brotha's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for YB Sol Brotha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tsuruta's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Tsuruta duly obliges.
Sol Brotha with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tsuruta to score with a decent uppercut.
Sol Brotha closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tsuruta to the mat! Tsuruta manages to get full guard.
Tsuruta is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tsuruta lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sol Brotha backwards.
Tsuruta struggles to land a body shot inside as Sol Brotha controls his hands.
Tsuruta working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tsuruta lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sol Brotha or not.
Tsuruta holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta is pushing Sol Brotha up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sol Brotha misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tsuruta tries a body shot but Sol Brotha blocks it.
Nice body punch from Tsuruta.
Sol Brotha throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tsuruta blocks it with crossed arms.
Tsuruta avoids a wild elbow strike from Sol Brotha.
Sol Brotha lands an uppercut.
Tsuruta lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tsuruta struggles to land a body shot inside as Sol Brotha controls his hands.
Tsuruta lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sol Brotha prevents a body shot from Tsuruta.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tsuruta managing to block the knees to the body from Sol Brotha.
Tsuruta working aggressively here.
A right hand to the body from Tsuruta.
A short right from Tsuruta.
Sol Brotha stalling in the clinch but Tsuruta improves position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sol Brotha working aggressively here.
Tsuruta lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Tsuruta.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tsuruta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sol Brotha's elbow.
Tsuruta blocks the elbow strike.
Sol Brotha lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tsuruta backwards.
Sol Brotha stalling in the clinch.
Sol Brotha misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Tsuruta.
 It looks like YB Sol Brotha has been cut.
Tsuruta lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tsuruta blocks an uppercut.
Tsuruta misses with a punch to the body.
Tsuruta lands a right hand.
Tsuruta stalling in the clinch.
Tsuruta works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tsuruta lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tsuruta content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sol Brotha tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tsuruta's elbow.
Sol Brotha tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Sol Brotha fails to land.
Sol Brotha prevents a body shot from Tsuruta.
A right hand to the body from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sol Brotha misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tsuruta misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tsuruta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tsuruta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tsuruta is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Sol Brotha misses with an elbow over the top.
Sol Brotha tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tsuruta's elbow.
Sol Brotha lands a body punch.
Sol Brotha misses with a body punch.
Sol Brotha misses with a knee strike.
Sol Brotha scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tsuruta swings wildly with an uppercut but Sol Brotha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sol Brotha throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tsurutas head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomomisan Tsuruta showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on YB Sol Brotha's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
Sol Brotha throws a front kick aimed at Tsuruta's knee but Tsuruta avoids it well.
No luck for Sol Brotha with that takedown attempt.
Tsuruta wants to clinch up but Sol Brotha keeps it at a distance.
Tsuruta swings for the body but Sol Brotha moves out of range.
Tsuruta forces Sol Brotha back against the cage and clinches.
Tsuruta lands with a right to the head.
Tsuruta misses with the head strike.
Tsuruta has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sol Brotha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sol Brotha is trying to stall.
Tsuruta misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tsuruta struggles to land a body shot inside as Sol Brotha controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsuruta lands a shoulder strike.
Tsuruta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sol Brotha's elbow.
Sol Brotha throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tsuruta lands a body shot in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sol Brotha takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sol Brotha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sol Brotha looking to throw knees to the head but Tsuruta is blocking nicely.
Tsuruta misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tsuruta tries to throw a body punch but Sol Brotha avoids it by throwing Tsuruta back against the cage.
Tsuruta misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tomomisan Tsuruta seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nice body punch from Tsuruta - that landed with a thud.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tsuruta pushes Sol Brotha back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tsuruta creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sol Brotha is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tsuruta lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sol Brotha backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Tsuruta.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tsuruta.
Sol Brotha tries to work over Tsuruta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sol Brotha throws an elbow but it misses.
Tsuruta lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sol Brotha or not.
Tsuruta lands a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Sol Brotha fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta misses with a body punch.
Tsuruta lands with a left to the head.
Tsuruta is struggling to control the position.
Tsuruta lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tsuruta struggles to land a body shot inside as Sol Brotha controls his hands.
Tsuruta lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sol Brotha tries a knee to the head but Tsuruta blocks it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tsuruta tries to throw a body punch but Sol Brotha avoids it by throwing Tsuruta back against the cage.
Sol Brotha lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tsuruta takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tsuruta tries a body shot but Sol Brotha blocks it.
Sol Brotha blocks a body shot from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sol Brotha backwards.
Tsuruta lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sol Brotha throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tsuruta blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta pushes Sol Brotha back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tsuruta lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sol Brotha throws a punch but it's blocked by Tsuruta.
Sol Brotha is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A right hand to the body from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tsuruta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hand to the body from Tsuruta.
A shot in the inside from Tsuruta.
Sol Brotha's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tsuruta lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sol Brotha prevents a body shot from Tsuruta.
Sol Brotha misses with a punch to the body.
Sol Brotha's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short left from Tsuruta.
Sol Brotha misses with some punches.
Tsuruta lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four 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!
Tsuruta just leaning against Sol Brotha, taking a breather.
Sol Brotha is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tsuruta is keeping busy.
Sol Brotha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tsuruta tries to throw a body punch but Sol Brotha avoids it by throwing Tsuruta back against the cage.
Sol Brotha with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sol Brotha blocks a body shot from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta avoids a wild elbow strike from Sol Brotha.
Tsuruta pushes Sol Brotha back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tsuruta avoids the elbow strike from Sol Brotha, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tsuruta.
Tsuruta lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tsuruta blocks an elbow strike from Sol Brotha.
Tsuruta is trying to stall.
Tsuruta working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Tsuruta scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tsuruta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sol Brotha's elbow.
Tsuruta tries a body shot but Sol Brotha blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tomomisan Tsuruta comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tsuruta 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomomisan Tsuruta!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Lancaster (ranked 442 p4p, 721 weight class) and Sol Fitzsimmons (ranked 66 p4p, 100 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oliver Lancaster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sol Fitzsimmons!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Fitzsimmons. Lancaster does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lancaster moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lancaster throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lancaster lands a really nice looking cross but Fitzsimmons seems unphased.
A head kick misses from Fitzsimmons.
Lancaster on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lancaster throws a right and a left that Fitzsimmons avoids nicely.
Lancaster tests Fitzsimmons's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fitzsimmons connects with a leg kick.
Lancaster circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fitzsimmons ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lancaster moves away.
Lancaster lands a glancing blow to the side of Fitzsimmons's head.
Fitzsimmons clinches up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fitzsimmons goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fitzsimmons throws a punch but it's blocked by Lancaster.
Fitzsimmons breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fitzsimmons closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lancaster looks to score with a jab to the body but Fitzsimmons is just out of range.
Fitzsimmons throws a body kick that misses
and Lancaster counters with a two punch combo.
Fitzsimmons closes the distance and pushes Lancaster back into the cage.
Lancaster tries a body shot but Fitzsimmons blocks it.
Lancaster swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fitzsimmons avoiding damage as Lancaster throws knees to the body.
Fitzsimmons misses with the head strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fitzsimmons blocking some punches.
Lancaster scores with a shoulder strike.
Fitzsimmons lands an elbow inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lancaster backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lancaster blocks a body shot from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A body shot lands from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fitzsimmons lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons has a couple of punches blocked by Lancaster.
A right handed body shot lands from Lancaster.
Fitzsimmons has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lancaster seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Fitzsimmons can turn it around.
Lancaster landing knees to the body.
Fitzsimmons looks winded!
Lancaster lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Lancaster scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lancaster working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fitzsimmons tries to break the clinch but Lancaster is controlling the position.
Lancaster scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fitzsimmons blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fitzsimmons misses with a punch on the inside.
Our sources have told us that Lancaster has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Lancaster pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lancaster scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fitzsimmons in his tracks.
Fitzsimmons pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lancaster cracks Fitzsimmons with an open hand slap.
Lancaster changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lancaster throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fitzsimmons stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lancaster has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fitzsimmons finds it's way round the side to connect with Lancaster's head.
A shot to the body from Fitzsimmons misses
enabling Lancaster to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster throws a body punch but Fitzsimmons moves out of range.
Lancaster pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lancaster loads up on a big right hand but Fitzsimmons slips the punch.
Fitzsimmons moves out of range of the strikes.
Fitzsimmons avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fitzsimmons fails to land with a series of punches.
Fitzsimmons rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Lancaster to counter with a crisp jab.
Lancaster ducks under a wild hook from Fitzsimmons.
Lancaster lands with an overhand left.
Fitzsimmons on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lancaster is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Good shot there by Lancaster.
Lancaster dodges the punch combination from Fitzsimmons.
Lancaster is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lancaster doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lancaster lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fitzsimmons at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lancaster lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lancaster is looking to clinch but Fitzsimmons is avoiding it.
The fighters circling - Lancaster throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lancaster fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fitzsimmons throws a solid leg kick but Lancaster takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons throws a leg kick
and Lancaster cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lancaster lands a jab to the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fitzsimmons looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fitzsimmons is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lancaster.
Lancaster throws a shot to the body.
Fitzsimmons lunges at Lancaster with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lancaster's hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fitzsimmons instigates a clinch.
Lancaster tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fitzsimmons's elbow.
Lancaster works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fitzsimmons swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lancaster fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Lancaster dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fitzsimmons throws a head kick that misses
and Lancaster counters with a stiff right hand.
A big left from Fitzsimmons misses.
Lancaster looks to land a right hand but Fitzsimmons moved out of range.
Fitzsimmons slips a straight right by Lancaster.
Lancaster rushes Fitzsimmons and presses him up against the cage.
Lancaster is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fitzsimmons can do to turn this around?
Fitzsimmons tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lancaster's elbow.
Lancaster tries to throw a body punch but Fitzsimmons avoids it by throwing Lancaster back against the cage.
Fitzsimmons throws an elbow that misses.
Lancaster working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fitzsimmons fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lancaster misses with a body punch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Fitzsimmons blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lancaster pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Lancaster.
Fitzsimmons throws an off balance right hand
and Lancaster counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fitzsimmons tries a low kick but Lancaster avoids it.
Fitzsimmons throws a low kick, looking for Lancaster's leg but Lancaster calmly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fitzsimmons looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lancaster fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fitzsimmons manages to avoid it.
Lancaster misses with a body shot.
Fitzsimmons let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Fitzsimmons slips a jab from Lancaster.
Fitzsimmons is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Fitzsimmons throws a lazy right hand but Lancaster sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lancaster lands a jab to Fitzsimmons's midsection.
Fitzsimmons tries a low kick but Lancaster avoids it.
Lancaster misses the shot to the body.
Lancaster instigates a clinch.
Lancaster lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fitzsimmons backwards.
Fitzsimmons lands with a left to the head.
Fitzsimmons swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fitzsimmons misses with a punch to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Lancaster.
Fitzsimmons doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fitzsimmons works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fitzsimmons presses Lancaster against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Lancaster.
Fitzsimmons is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lancaster misses with a knee strike.
Lancaster digs a right hand underneath Fitzsimmons's ribcage. Fitzsimmons let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lancaster lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fitzsimmons.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fitzsimmons creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oliver Lancaster has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A right hook to the body lands for Lancaster.
Lancaster can't find room to land a body shot as Fitzsimmons controls the action.
Fitzsimmons throws an elbow but it misses.
Fitzsimmons misses with a body punch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lancaster breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fitzsimmons misses with a hook. Lancaster ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lancaster. Fitzsimmons does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lancaster throws a hook but Fitzsimmons blocks it.
Fitzsimmons looks to clinch
and Lancaster counters with a left to the body.
Fitzsimmons misses with a leg kick
and Lancaster counters with a right hand to the body.
Fitzsimmons throws a shot to the body.
Fitzsimmons wants to clinch up but Lancaster keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fitzsimmons misses with a hook
and Lancaster counters with a left to the body.
A swing and a miss from Lancaster.
Oliver Lancaster is winning the standup battle so far.
Fitzsimmons throws a body kick that misses.
Fitzsimmons throws out a loose jab but Lancaster uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fitzsimmons throws a hook but Lancaster avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Lancaster on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fitzsimmons takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fitzsimmons swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fitzsimmons takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fitzsimmons fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sol Fitzsimmons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lancaster misses the shot to the body.
Fitzsimmons tries a quick counter leg kick but Lancaster is wise to it.
Fitzsimmons lands an overhand right.
Lancaster misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fitzsimmons.
Lancaster ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lancaster dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fitzsimmons fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fitzsimmons misses with a left hand
and Lancaster counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lancaster walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lancaster misses the shot to the body.
Lancaster scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lancaster closes the distance and clinches.
Fitzsimmons blocking some punches.
Lancaster blocks the elbow strike.
Fitzsimmons creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lancaster's defenses.
Fitzsimmons blocks a body shot from Lancaster.
Fitzsimmons takes a shot to the head.
Lancaster misses with a punch to the body.
Lancaster misses with a body punch.
Lancaster cracks Fitzsimmons with a nice body shot.
Still in the clinch, Fitzsimmons scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Fitzsimmons fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Lancaster dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Fitzsimmons throws a jab when Lancaster was well out of range.
Lancaster connects with a crisp jab.
Lancaster lands with a shot to the body.
Lancaster stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons looks to land a combination but Lancaster avoids it well.
Lancaster misses with the combination.
Fitzsimmons walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lancaster throws a shot from downtown. Fitzsimmons moves away and avoids it.
Fitzsimmons uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lancaster.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lancaster defending well as Fitzsimmons loads up on a big left hand.
A quick step to the side and Lancaster tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice body punch from Lancaster.
Fitzsimmons on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fitzsimmons lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fitzsimmons connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lancaster. Lancaster circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster misses with a body shot
and Fitzsimmons cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lancaster falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fitzsimmons counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lancaster pushes Fitzsimmons up against the cage in a clinch.
Lancaster tries to throw a body punch but Fitzsimmons avoids it by throwing Lancaster back against the cage.
Fitzsimmons misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lancaster.
Fitzsimmons takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short right from Lancaster.
Fitzsimmons misses with an elbow over the top.
Lancaster blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fitzsimmons throws a punch but it's blocked by Lancaster.
A right hand to the body from Lancaster.
Lancaster lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fitzsimmons looking to stall.
Lancaster goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Fitzsimmons on the inside.
Lancaster gets through Fitzsimmons's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fitzsimmons trying to control the position but instead, Lancaster has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fitzsimmons into the cage.
Fitzsimmons misses with the head strike.
Lancaster lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fitzsimmons is rocked!
Fitzsimmons has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lancaster lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fitzsimmons is still on wobbly legs! Can Lancaster finish him?
A shot in the inside from Lancaster.
Lancaster lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lancaster scores with a hook to the body.
A body shot lands from Lancaster.
Lancaster struggles to land a body shot inside as Fitzsimmons controls his hands.
A left hand lands to the body for Lancaster.
Nice body punch from Lancaster - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lancaster.
Lancaster lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lancaster tries a knee to the head but Fitzsimmons blocks it.
Lancaster lands a body shot.
Lancaster lands a big knee to the head and Fitzsimmons goes down! Lancaster pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oliver Lancaster!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Samson Wills (ranked 2663 p4p, 3499 weight class) and Regis Rumblebelly (ranked 309 p4p, 389 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Regis Rumblebelly was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Samson Wills!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Regis Rumblebelly!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wills swats away the attempt to clinch by Rumblebelly.
Wills feinted with a counter takedown.
Wills misses the shot to the body.
Rumblebelly forces Wills back against the cage and clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Rumblebelly.
A short body shot lands from Rumblebelly as the two fighters clinch.
Rumblebelly misses with a punch to the body.
Rumblebelly is pushing Wills up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Rumblebelly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wills dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wills leaning against his opponent.
Wills wants a takedown.
Rumblebelly has a couple of punches blocked by Wills.
Wills has Rumblebelly pushed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Wills prevents a body shot from Rumblebelly.
Rumblebelly misses with a body punch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rumblebelly misses with the head strike.
Wills controlling the action here for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Samson Wills.
Wills keeps the fight on the outside.
Rumblebelly gets a clinch.
Wills blocks a body shot from Rumblebelly.
Rumblebelly scores with a shot to the side of Wills's head.
Rumblebelly stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rumblebelly lands a hook that snaps the head of Wills backwards.
Rumblebelly misses with some punches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rumblebelly takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wills wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rumblebelly avoiding damage.
Rumblebelly gets underhooks to prevent Wills's takedown attempt.
Wills manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rumblebelly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wills blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wills goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rumblebelly prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samson Wills. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Wills.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rumblebelly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wills as Rumblebelly tries to tie him up.
Rumblebelly misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rumblebelly misses with a punch to the body.
Rumblebelly'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.
Rumblebelly working aggressively here.
Rumblebelly throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Willss head.
Rumblebelly has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Wills seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Rumblebelly can turn it around.
Wills leaning against his opponent.
Wills stalling against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rumblebelly.
Wills slowing the pace effectively.
Good body shot from Rumblebelly.
Wills breaks from the clinch.
Wills missing with a left hand there. Rumblebelly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Despite the aggression on Rumblebelly's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nice sprawl there from Rumblebelly as Wills shoots in.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rumblebelly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wills.
Rumblebelly looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wills has a takedown stuffed.
Rumblebelly tries to clinch up.
Regis Rumblebelly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wills gets tackled into the cage by Rumblebelly. Rumblebelly maintains the clinch.
Rumblebelly misses with a punch on the inside.
Our sources have told us that Wills has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Rumblebelly swings wildly with an uppercut but Wills uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rumblebelly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wills goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rumblebelly prevents it.
Wills looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rumblebelly scores with a shot to the side of Wills's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rumblebelly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wills blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wills's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Regis Rumblebelly dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wills works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wills shoots in for a double leg but Rumblebelly sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wills swats away the attempt to clinch by Rumblebelly.
Wills throws a jab but it's blocked by Rumblebelly.
Rumblebelly drops his hands momentarily and Wills takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rumblebelly has Wills up against the cage in a clinch.
Rumblebelly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rumblebelly tries a body shot but Wills blocks it.
Rumblebelly prevents Wills from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rumblebelly tries to work over Wills's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wills turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Wills manages to end up in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rumblebelly tries to buck Wills off but Wills is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wills taking a breather here.
Wills trying to control the action but Rumblebelly is working from the bottom.
Wills fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The strikes coming from Wills are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Rumblebelly tries to bench press Wills off him but Wills keeps the position.
Rumblebelly struggling a bit here.
Wills tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Rumblebelly tries to bench press Wills off him but Wills keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wills is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Rumblebelly will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Wills is working Rumblebelly over with some ground and pound from side control.
Rumblebelly tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rumblebelly wants to control but Wills postures up.
Rumblebelly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rumblebelly is looking for a sweep.
Rumblebelly manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Wills is looking to control Rumblebelly's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wills avoid being mounted?
Wills is defending against the submission attempts here by Rumblebelly.
Wills is looking for a sweep. Rumblebelly is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rumblebelly is thwarting Wills's attempts to control the position.
Rumblebelly prevents Wills from improving his position.
Wills trying to hold on to Rumblebelly's head to control him but Rumblebelly postures up.
Rumblebelly working the head and body with strikes.
Wills trying to hold on to Rumblebelly's head to control him but Rumblebelly postures up.
Rumblebelly throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rumblebelly performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Rumblebelly not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Wills tries to roll over but Rumblebelly keeps him under control.
Rumblebelly working Wills over with strikes.
Rumblebelly with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Wills tries to roll over but Rumblebelly keeps him under control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rumblebelly throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rumblebelly winds up and cracks Wills with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Wills is not content to let Rumblebelly control the position.
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 Samson Wills will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A slow jab from Wills misses its intended target.
A nice side step and Rumblebelly releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Wills swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A countering left hand to the body from Rumblebelly misses.
Wills feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wills accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rumblebelly is on top in guard.
Rumblebelly preventing the sweep.
Wills is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rumblebelly trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rumblebelly tries to free his leg and advance position but Wills is retaining full guard.
Rumblebelly stopping the sweep attempt from Wills.
Rumblebelly working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rumblebelly wants to control from the top but Wills keeps moving.
Rumblebelly looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rumblebelly preventing the sweep.
Rumblebelly trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Wills manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Rumblebelly is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Wills throwing strikes from guard but Rumblebelly blocks nicely.
Samson Wills overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wills postures up.
Rumblebelly has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wills avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wills avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wills with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wills throwing strikes from guard but Rumblebelly blocks nicely.
Wills scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rumblebelly looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Wills passes into half guard.
Nice strikes from Wills there.
Wills looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rumblebelly wants to control but Wills is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rumblebelly tries to roll over but Wills keeps him under control.
Rumblebelly keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wills scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rumblebelly is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wills pulls his head out easily.
Rumblebelly blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wills.
Rumblebelly on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rumblebelly tries to get to full guard but Wills has control of the leg.
Wills lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wills working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wills looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wills is trying to control. Rumblebelly wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rumblebelly is looking for a sweep. Wills is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wills wants to control but Rumblebelly is keeping him busy.
Wills slips a nice elbow through Rumblebelly's hands, connecting with Rumblebelly's forehead.
Rumblebelly tries to get to full guard but Wills has control of the leg.
Wills working over Rumblebelly with some ground and pound. Rumblebelly looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rumblebelly looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Wills is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wills is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Samson Wills showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wills 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samson Wills!
Samson Wills spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Kossu (ranked 961 p4p, 807 weight class) and Andrei Voronov (ranked 151 p4p, 126 weight class). Voronov has chosen Noize Mc - Make Destroy as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kalle Kossu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrei Voronov!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kossu blocks a head kick by Voronov.
Voronov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Voronov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kossu has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Malmi Aitta in the buildup to the fight.
A head kick misses from Kossu.
Voronov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kossu throws out the jab.
Good shot there by Voronov.
Kossu misses with a hook to the body
and Voronov counters with a good low kick that Kossu was not able to check.
Kossu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Voronov.
Kossu moves forwards but Voronov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Voronov misses the target.
Voronov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kossu.
Kossu tried to counter with a leg kick but Voronov avoided it.
Voronov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kossu.
Some wild striking there from Kossu.
Kossu connects with a single shot there.
Kossu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Voronov manages to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Voronov looks to throw the jab but Kossu is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kossu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kossu moves away from the strike by Voronov.
It looked like Kossu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kalle Kossu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kossu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kossu looks to score with a jab to the body but Voronov is just out of range.
Kossu lands with a shot to the body.
Voronov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kossu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Voronov doesn't seem bothered though.
Voronov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kossu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kossu connects with a leg kick.
Kossu misses with a two punch combination.
Voronov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kossu throws out the jab.
Kossu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Voronov cracks Kossu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kossu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kossu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kossu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kossu.
Voronov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kossu.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kossu.
Voronov throws a shot from downtown. Kossu moves away and avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Kossu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kossu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kossu lands a jab to Voronov's midsection.
Voronov wants to slow Kossu down by chopping away at his legs.
Voronov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Voronov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kossu. That did some damage!
Voronov throws a leg kick
and Kossu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kossu moves away from the strike by Voronov.
It looked like Kossu was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kossu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kossu throws a head kick that misses.
Voronov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Kalle Kossu has been cut.
Kossu swats away the attempt to clinch by Voronov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kossu scores with the left hand. Voronov knows he should have avoided that one.
Voronov gets a clinch.
Kossu lands with a right to the head.
Voronov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Voronov lands with a right to the head.
Voronov tries to land a knee to the head but Kossu blocks with his arms.
Voronov tries to land a knee to the head but Kossu blocks with his arms.
Kossu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Voronov working Kossu over with knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kossu can't find room to land a body shot as Voronov controls the action.
Kossu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Voronov backwards.
Kossu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Voronov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kossu.
Kossu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kossu content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voronov trying to control the position but instead, Kossu has worked for underhooks and has pushed Voronov into the cage.
Kossu lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kossu lands a shot to the body.
Voronov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kossu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Voronov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kossu works on Voronov's body with a couple of short punches.
Voronov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kossu misses with a punch on the inside.
Kossu can't find room to land a body shot as Voronov controls the action.
Kossu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Voronov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Kossu.
Kossu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Voronov backwards.
Kossu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalle Kossu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kalle Kossu's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Voronov throws a front kick that sends Kossu stumbling back into the cage.
Voronov ducks under a wild hook from Kossu.
Voronov misses with a hook.
Kossu just misses with a punch to the body.
And Voronov responds with a good body kick, but Kossu manages to step out the way in time.
Kalle Kossu is winning the standup battle so far.
Kossu loads up on a big right hand but Voronov slips the punch.
A shot to the body from Voronov misses
and Kossu counters with a nice uppercut.
Kossu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Voronov only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kossu tries a low kick but Voronov avoids it.
Voronov explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kossu tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kossu just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kossu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Voronov looks for the body kick but Kossu saw that one coming.
Voronov tries a low kick but Kossu avoids it.
Kossu uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Voronov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kossu swings for the body but Voronov moves out of range.
Voronov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kossu lands with an overhand left.
Voronov scores with a leg kick.
Kossu scores with a decent looking hook.
Kossu 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.
Kossu swings for the body but Voronov moves out of range.
Voronov throws out a counter right but Kossu avoids it with no problem.
Kossu tries a low kick but Voronov avoids it.
Voronov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kossu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kossu scores with a body shot.
Kossu misses with a looping left.
A low kick lands for Voronov.
Voronov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kossu throws a head kick that misses.
Voronov throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kossu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Voronov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kossu.
Kossu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kossu does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Voronov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kossu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Voronov was well out of range. Poor timing from Kossu.
Kossu lets loose with a powerful body kick. Voronov will feel that in the morning.
Voronov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kossu.
A big left from Kossu misses.
Kossu misses the shot to the body.
Voronov lands the left hand.
Kossu does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Voronov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kossu.
Kossu tries a head kick but it misses.
Voronov throws a counter combo.
Voronov throws a shot to the body.
Voronov with a jab.
Kossu throws a poor cross that misses
and Voronov counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kossu looks to score with a jab to the body but Voronov is just out of range.
Voronov throws out a counter right but Kossu avoids it with no problem.
Nice shot lands for Voronov.
Kossu slips under a jab.
Kossu scores with a jab to the body.
Voronov looks to throw the jab but Kossu is out of range.
Nice shot lands for Kossu.
Kossu stuns Voronov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kossu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Voronov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Voronov bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kossu lands with a nice body punch.
Kossu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Voronov lands a nice hook to Kossu's body. Kossu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Voronov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kossu throws a jab when Voronov was well out of range.
Kossu misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kossu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Voronov loads up on a big right hand but Kossu slips the punch.
It looked like Kossu was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Voronov.
Kossu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kossu wants to land a leg kick but Voronov is out of range.
Kossu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kossu throws a body punch but Voronov moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Voronov! But no joy.
Kossu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kossu misses with a leg kick
and Voronov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Voronov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kossu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Voronov.
Kossu just misses with a punch to the body.
Kossu loads up on a big right hand but Voronov slips the punch.
Voronov throws out a counter right but Kossu avoids it with no problem.
Voronov misses the jab.
Voronov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice cross by Voronov.
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 Kalle Kossu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kalle Kossu's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kossu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Voronov clobbers Kossu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kossu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Voronov is out of range.
A shot to the body from Kossu misses
and Voronov counters with a low kick, right behind Kossu 's knee.
Kossu avoids the head kick by Voronov.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kossu checks a leg kick.
Kossu appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A combination from Kossu does no damage.
Voronov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kossu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kossu thows a left - swing and a miss!
And Voronov responds with a good body kick, but Kossu manages to step out the way in time.
Kossu throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kossu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kossu throws a series of punches but Voronov moves out of range.
Voronov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kossu tries to land a leg kick but Voronov saw it coming and moves away.
Kossu throws an overhand right that lands on Voronov's shoulder, as Voronov tries to avoid the shot.
Voronov takes a swing at Kossu's ribcage but misses.
Voronov defending well as Kossu loads up on a big left hand.
Voronov misses with a looping right.
Kossu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Voronov. Those never looked like landing.
Voronov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Voronov lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kossu takes a step back to recover.
Kossu tries to move into range but Voronov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kossu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Voronov.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Voronov! But no joy.
Kossu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Voronov. That did some damage!
Kossu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kossu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kossu lands a head shot.
Voronov connects with a looping right hand.
Kossu works Voronov's body with a nice hook.
Kossu misses with a low kick as Voronov jumps back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kossu lands with a cross.
Voronov is looking to slow Kossu down with leg kicks.
Andrei Voronov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Voronov.
Kossu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Voronov flicks out a counter leg kick but Kossu steps away.
Kossu punishes Voronov's body with a nice straight punch.
Kossu ducks under a wild hook from Voronov.
Kossu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Voronov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kossu on the side of the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Voronov.
A jab from Kossu does it's job there.
A jab lands there for Voronov.
Sloppy strikes from Kossu. Those never looked like landing.
Kossu misses with a low kick.
Kossu lunges at Voronov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Voronov's hand.
Voronov ducks right into an uppercut from Kossu.
Voronov throws a right hand that misses
and Kossu counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kossu scores with a shot to the body.
Voronov throws a low kick, looking for Kossu's leg but Kossu calmly moves out of range.
Kossu is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kossu with a hook.
Voronov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
No joy there for Kossu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A low kick from Voronov is predictable there
and Kossu counters with a nice body kick.
Kossu throws an off balance right hand
and Voronov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kossu walks into a straight right hand from Voronov.
Voronov misses with a hook to the body
and Kossu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Voronov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kossu checks it well.
Kossu bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Voronov's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Voronov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Voronov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
 Kossu is rocked!
Voronov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kossu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Voronov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kalle Kossu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voronov lands with a left to the head.
Voronov prevents a body shot from Kossu.
Voronov lands a nice uppercut.
Voronov landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Voronov scores with a shot to the side of Kossu's head.
Oh Kossu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Voronov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kossu blocks it with crossed arms.
Voronov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kossu.
Voronov misses with a knee strike.
Kossu seems to have got his legs back now.
Voronov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kossu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kossu blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Voronov has a couple of punches blocked by Kossu.
A short uppercut from Voronov.
Voronov scores with a knee to the head.
Kossu tries to throw a body punch but Voronov avoids it by throwing Kossu back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Andrei Voronov.
I think Kossu 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kalle Kossu!
An out of breath Kalle Kossu thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Darian Cruz (ranked 2960 p4p, 2370 weight class) and Roger Andermatt (ranked 293 p4p, 246 weight class). Cruz comes into the arena with System Of A Down - Aerials blaring out of the sound system. Roger Andermatt has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Darian Cruz's chin.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Darian Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Roger Andermatt!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andermatt throws the left hand but Cruz avoids the punch easily.
Andermatt misses with a body shot.
Andermatt closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cruz fails to land the takedown.
Andermatt lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Andermatt misses with a wild combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cruz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The crowd cheers as Andermatt lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cruz doesn't seem phased though.
Andermatt scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
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!
Andermatt fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cruz is rocked!
Andermatt pounces like a tiger and cracks Cruz with a vicious hook! Cruz is down but not out! Andermatt follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Roger Andermatt!
During a confident post fight interview, Roger Andermatt thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Darian Cruz spoke after the fight, saying 'Great to see this man back! It's pretty easy decision if you ask us.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Cosby (ranked 971 p4p, 627 weight class) and Yago Steve (ranked 19 p4p, 12 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bill Cosby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Yago Steve!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cosby throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Steve counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cosby dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Steve keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cosby throws an overhand right that lands on Steve's shoulder, as Steve tries to avoid the shot.
Cosby showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Steve.
Cosby looks to score with a jab to the body but Steve is just out of range.
Cosby moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSteve.
Cosby misses the body punch
and Steve counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Bill Cosby has been cut.
Steve uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cosby.
Cosby's jab looks to have found its range, popping Steve under the eye.
Cosby throws a body punch but Steve moves out of range.
Steve walks into a jab.
Steve drops Cosby with a beautiful combination! Cosby stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Steve is looking for the KO!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cosby looks to throw the jab but Steve is out of range.
Cosby throws an overhand right that lands on Steve's shoulder, as Steve tries to avoid the shot.
Cosby lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cosby tries to clinch up but Steve circles away and keeps his distance.
Cosby misses with a shot to the body
and Steve counters with a nice uppercut.
Cosby has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Razor Sharp Training Systems in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cosby to score with a decent uppercut.
Cosby takes a swing at Steve's ribcage but misses.
Steve throws a big counter head kick but Cosby avoids it with no problem.
Steve fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cosby is out of range.
It looked like Cosby was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Steve.
Cosby drops his hands momentarily and Steve takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cosby is rocked!
A shot to the body from Cosby misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cosby throws a body shot but no joy.
Cosby is looking to wear down Steve with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Steve slips a jab from Cosby.
Steve slips under a jab.
Cosby getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Steve throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cosby on the side of the head.
Oh Cosby is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cosby throws a right hand that misses
and Steve counters with a huge right that knocks Cosby out cold! Steve is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yago Steve!
A relieved looking Yago Steve 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Chaplin (ranked 1216 p4p, 881 weight class) and Peter Zonta (ranked 152 p4p, 109 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Charlie Chaplin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Zonta!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chaplin throws a hook but Zonta blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chaplin. Zonta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zonta steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Chaplin.
Zonta moves out of range of the strikes.
Chaplin closes the distance and clinches.
Zonta wants a takedown but no success here.
Zonta lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chaplin backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chaplin.
Zonta has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Chaplin regains guard immediately.
Chaplin has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Chaplin keeping moving, preventing Zonta from controlling successfully.
Chaplin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Chaplin managing to control the position.
Chaplin has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Zonta must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Chaplin keeping moving, preventing Zonta from controlling successfully.
Zonta pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chaplin is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zonta is fighting to break Chaplin's control of his arms but Chaplin is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Chaplin looking to control.
Chaplin pulls Zonta in close to prevent any damage.
Zonta controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Chaplin working for a triangle but Zonta defends it easily.
Chaplin wants to sweep but no luck.
Zonta trying to control the position from guard on top but Chaplin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chaplin wants to sweep here but Zonta controlling him for the moment.
Chaplin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Chaplin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Chaplin keeping full guard, as Zonta tries to pass.
Zonta won't allow Chaplin to sweep him here.
Zonta loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zonta trying to control the position from guard on top but Chaplin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Zonta with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chaplin lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Zonta wants to sweep here but Chaplin controlling him for the moment.
Zonta is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Chaplin seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaplin trying to control the position from guard on top but Zonta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zonta is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Chaplin looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chaplin pushing down on Zonta's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Chaplin is trying to control the action in half guard but Zonta is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Chaplin prevents Zonta from improving his position.
Zonta wants to control but Chaplin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Zonta is looking to improve his position.
Chaplin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Zonta defending well though.
Chaplin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Zonta is looking to improve his position.
Zonta makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Zonta.
Chaplin sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Zonta's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zonta is trying to control but can't.
Chaplin performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Chaplin prevents Zonta from improving his position.
Chaplin looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Chaplin is keen to just control but Zonta is a slippery customer.
Zonta is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Chaplin scores with a couple of nice shots.
Chaplin content to control rather than advance.
Zonta is looking to control Chaplin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Zonta avoid being mounted?
Chaplin performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chaplin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Chaplin is controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Chaplin dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Chaplin scores with a hook.
Zonta connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chaplin momentarily.
Zonta uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chaplin.
Chaplin keeps the fight on the outside.
Zonta dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chaplin throws a lazy uppercut
and Zonta counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Chaplin misses with an uppercut
and Zonta counters with a left to the body.
Zonta throws a shot from downtown. Chaplin moves away and avoids it.
Chaplin keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chaplin thuds a left hand into Zonta's body.
Chaplin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zonta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chaplin clinches with his opponent.
Zonta throws a head punch that misses.
Zonta prevents a body shot from Chaplin.
Chaplin misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chaplin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaplin lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Chaplin fails to land.
Zonta is looking for a takedown.
Chaplin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chaplin stops a takedown attempt from Zonta.
Zonta wants a takedown.
Charlie Chaplin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Zonta.
A short left from Zonta.
Zonta takes a shot to the head.
Zonta is working Chaplin over against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zonta.
Chaplin lands a shot to the body.
Chaplin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zonta backwards.
Chaplin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zonta backwards.
Chaplin throws a punch but it's blocked by Zonta.
Chaplin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zonta backwards.
Zonta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chaplin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zonta can do to turn this around?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chaplin misses with some punches.
Chaplin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Chaplin has a couple of punches blocked by Zonta.
Zonta blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaplin throws a punch but it's blocked by Zonta.
Chaplin is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Zonta's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
A frustrated look appears on Zonta's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Zonta - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Zonta lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chaplin or not.
Chaplin misses with the head strike.
Chaplin misses with a punch to the body.
Zonta tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chaplin avoids it.
Chaplin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zonta goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zonta gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Zonta prevents Chaplin from improving his position.
Chaplin slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Chaplin has his hands on Zonta's head, controlling the position.
Chaplin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zonta is one step ahead there.
Chaplin pulls Zonta in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaplin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Zonta throwing strikes but missing.
Chaplin can't keep his opponent in guard - Zonta advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Zonta wants to take a breather but Chaplin is having none of it.
Chaplin is controlling Zonta's trapped leg to prevent Zonta from advancing to side control.
Zonta lands with a punch from half guard.
Chaplin tries to get to full guard but Zonta has control of the leg.
Chaplin is trying to maintain the position but Zonta is very close to passing his half guard.
Chaplin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chaplin gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zonta trying to control the position from guard on top but Chaplin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Zonta working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Chaplin is trying to control the position but Zonta postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zonta accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chaplin is trying to keep Zonta in close.
Zonta wants to control from the top but Chaplin keeps moving.
Zonta postures up and lands a big shot to Chaplin's brow.
Chaplin keeping moving, preventing Zonta from controlling successfully.
Zonta trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chaplin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chaplin is controlling Zonta's posture.
Chaplin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Zonta wants to control from the top but Chaplin keeps moving.
Zonta postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
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 Charlie Chaplin will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Zonta tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chaplin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chaplin digs a good body shot into Zonta's ribs.
The fighters circling - Chaplin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zonta gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Chaplin.
Chaplin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zonta stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Zonta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zonta is looking for the big counter here.
Chaplin scores with a leg kick.
Chaplin lands with a cross.
Chaplin keeps the fight on the outside.
Chaplin misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chaplin. Zonta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chaplin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left lands for Chaplin.
Zonta swings for the body but Chaplin moves out of range.
Zonta lands a nice hook to Chaplin's body. Chaplin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Zonta is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Chaplin rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zonta scores with a punch to the head.
Chaplin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaplin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Zonta throws an overhand right that lands on Chaplin's shoulder, as Chaplin tries to avoid the shot.
Chaplin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zonta moves away.
As Chaplin backs off Zonta throws a huge counter combo but Chaplin manages to avoid it all.
Zonta throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chaplin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chaplin throws a body punch but Zonta moves out of range.
Zonta takes the fight into the clinch.
Chaplin prevents a body shot from Zonta.
Zonta goes for a takedown in the clinch but Chaplin prevents it.
Chaplin struggles to land a body shot inside as Zonta controls his hands.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zonta.
Zonta has hold of one of Chaplin's legs. Chaplin is fighting the takedown attempt but Zonta gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Chaplin is pulling down on Zonta's head. It's preventing any offense from Zonta, at least for the moment.
Chaplin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Chaplin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Zonta manages to get himself to full guard.
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!
Zonta has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Chaplin sitting in guard here, content to control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Zonta is on top in guard.
Peter Zonta has got the better of the ground game so far.
Zonta trying to control but Chaplin is working from the bottom.
Chaplin is trying to control the position but Zonta postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chaplin looking for a guillotine here but Zonta defends easily.
Peter Zonta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zonta lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Chaplin has Zonta pulled in close to control his posture.
Zonta pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chaplin is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaplin is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Zonta preventing the sweep.
Zonta working some strikes from top position.
Zonta wants to pass the guard but Chaplin is keeping the position.
Zonta won't allow Chaplin to sweep him here.
Chaplin working for a triangle but Zonta defends it easily.
Zonta passes Chaplin's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Chaplin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Chaplin is looking to control Zonta's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Chaplin avoid being mounted?
Zonta not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Chaplin wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zonta perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Chaplin has his hands clasped together around Zonta's back. He's all about the action.
Chaplin wants to get back to full guard.
Chaplin looking for submissions off his back.
Zonta looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Zonta working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Chaplin won't allow Zonta to pass to mount.
Chaplin on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Zonta is looking for a kimura here.
Chaplin trying to control but Zonta postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Charlie Chaplin.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chaplin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charlie Chaplin!
Charlie Chaplin 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ibrahim Camara (ranked 1971 p4p, 1830 weight class) and Peter Woodcock (ranked 260 p4p, 244 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ibrahim Camara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Peter Woodcock!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camara throws a series of punches but Woodcock avoids them all with ease.
Woodcock scores with a head kick.
It looks like Ibrahim Camara has been cut.
Camara slips under a jab from Woodcock.
That kick from Woodcock tenderised Camara's leg. Camara is trying to keep his angry face on.
Woodcock closes the distance and clinches.
Woodcock throws a head punch that misses.
Woodcock looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Camara working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Camara blocking some punches.
Woodcock misses with a punch on the inside.
Camara manages to break the clinch.
Camara looks to score with a jab to the body but Woodcock is just out of range.
Donk. Camara catches Woodcock right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Peter Woodcock has been cut.
Camara fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Woodcock on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Woodcock tries to clinch up.
A shot to the body from Woodcock misses
and Camara counters with a nice uppercut.
Woodcock misses with a jab to the body
and Camara counters with a right hand to the body.
Camara misses with a wild body shot.
Woodcock is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Woodcock lands with a thumping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Woodcock.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camara tries to score with a low kick but Woodcock moves his leg out of the way.
Woodcock misses the shot to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Camara blocks the leg kick.
Woodcock looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Camara swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Camara lands a jab to the head.
Camara keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Woodcock.
Woodcock tests Camara's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Woodcock throws a lazy uppercut
and Camara counters with a nice body shot.
Camara misses the jab.
Woodcock throws a sloppy body shot
and Camara counters with a right hand to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Camara scores with a four punch combination!
Camara tries to keep at a distance but Woodcock has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Woodcock throws a head punch that misses.
Woodcock misses with some punches.
Woodcock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Camara manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woodcock blocking some punches.
Camara misses with a short punch on the inside.
Woodcock lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Camara backwards.
Camara gets through Woodcock's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Woodcock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Camara misses with a hook from the clinch.
Woodcock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Woodcock blocks a body shot from Camara.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Camara.
Camara throws a punch but it's blocked by Woodcock.
Camara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Woodcock has a couple of punches blocked by Camara.
Woodcock misses with the head strike.
Camara misses with a punch on the inside.
Camara working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Woodcock.
A nice right hand lands inside from Camara.
Camara blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Woodcock swings wildly with an uppercut but Camara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Camara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ibrahim Camara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Camara scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Camara swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Woodcock.
Camara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Camara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Woodcock takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Woodcock is rocked!
Camara dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Woodcock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Camara tries to keep at a distance but Woodcock has taken the fight into the clinch.
Woodcock can't find room to land a body shot as Camara controls the action.
Camara tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Camara trying to control the position but instead, Woodcock has worked for underhooks and has pushed Camara into the cage.
Woodcock scores with a shot to the side of Camara's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camara blocks an uppercut.
Woodcock lands a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Camara lands a body punch.
Camara breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Woodcock throws a body shot but no joy.
Camara looks to land a right hand but Woodcock moved out of range.
Camara goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Woodcock slips a straight right by Camara.
Woodcock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Camara moves away.
Woodcock takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Camara throws the left hand but Woodcock avoids the punch easily.
Camara connects with a right hand. Woodcock shakes it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Camara with a hook.
Woodcock is still on wobbly legs! Can Camara finish him?
Camara throws a body shot but no joy.
Woodcock tries to counter with a clinch but Camara shakes him off and moves away.
Camara misses with a hook. Woodcock ducked under it nicely.
Camara lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ibrahim Camara dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Camara's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Woodcock throws a big shot that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Camara misses the target.
Woodcock seems to have recovered his senses.
Camara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice cross by Woodcock.
Woodcock moves out of range as Camara strikes.
Good standup being displayed there by Woodcock as he connects with a hook.
Camara misses with a wild body shot.
Woodcock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Camara.
Woodcock keeps Camara at a distance using the push kick.
Camara thows a left - swing and a miss!
Woodcock tries to counter with a clinch but Camara shakes him off and moves away.
Camara misses with a body shot.
Woodcock is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Camara throws an overhand right that lands on Woodcock's shoulder, as Woodcock tries to avoid the shot.
Ibrahim Camara is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from Woodcock.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camara has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Camara there as he acknowledges the shot.
A big right from Camara misses.
Woodcock looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Woodcock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Camara.
A jab from Woodcock misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Woodcock wants to land a leg kick but Camara is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Woodcock.
A cross from Camara lands.
Camara misses the jab.
Woodcock paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Camara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Woodcock manages to avoid it.
Woodcock slips under a jab.
Camara sets himself, and Woodcock steps forward looking for the clinch! Camara avoids it this time.
Woodcock thuds a left hand into Camara's body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Woodcock darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Camara smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Camara scores with a spinning back kick!
Camara misses with an uppercut. Woodcock saw that one coming.
Camara lands a nice hook to Woodcock's body. Woodcock takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Camara misses with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Woodcock throws a jab when Camara was well out of range.
Woodcock pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Good leg kick by Woodcock.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woodcock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Camara.
Woodcock scores with a body shot.
Camara takes a swing at Woodcock's ribcage but misses.
Woodcock moves into range and connects with a jab.
Woodcock misses with a head kick.
Woodcock bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Camara's head.
Woodcock bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Woodcock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Camara.
A left lands for Camara.
Camara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Woodcock 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.
Camara lands a body shot.
Camara doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Woodcock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Woodcock has taken the fight to the clinch.
Camara blocks an uppercut.
Camara leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Camara as the two fighters clinch.
Camara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Camara steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Woodcock.
Woodcock misses with a looping right.
Camara on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Woodcock looks to score with a jab to the body but Camara is just out of range.
Camara misses with a straight left.
Camara moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Good shot there by Camara.
A jab from Camara misses.
Camara digs a good body shot into Woodcock's ribs.
Woodcock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Camara connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Woodcock buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Woodcock throws a good cross that connects.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Woodcock misses with a low kick.
A big left from Camara misses.
Camara throws a lazy right hand but Woodcock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Camara sets himself, and Woodcock steps forward looking for the clinch! Camara avoids it this time.
Camara avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Woodcock takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Camara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Woodcock misses with a body shot.
Woodcock throws a jab when Camara was well out of range.
Camara looks to throw the jab but Woodcock is out of range.
Woodcock moves out of range of the strikes.
An inside leg kick from Camara misses.
Camara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Woodcock.
Camara is looking to counter punch.
Woodcock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Camara swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A slow jab from Camara misses its intended target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Woodcock with a nice cross.
Camara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Peter Woodcock will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
A telegraphed right hand from Camara misses the target.
Camara tries to bum rush Woodcock with a series of wild strikes but Woodcock uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Camara scores with a body shot.
Good shot there by Woodcock.
Woodcock has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Woodcock misses with a body shot.
Woodcock tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Camara manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Camara thows a left - swing and a miss!
Woodcock throws a head kick but Camara moves out of range.
Woodcock keeps Camara at a distance using the push kick.
Camara connects with a leg kick.
Camara misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camara throws a hook but Woodcock blocks it.
Woodcock lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Camara fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Woodcock takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Camara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Woodcock misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camara looks to throw the jab but Woodcock is out of range.
Woodcock misses the shot to the body.
Woodcock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Camara throws an overhand right that lands on Woodcock's shoulder, as Woodcock tries to avoid the shot.
Woodcock wants to counter with a clinch but Camara pushes him away.
Camara avoids the body shot from Woodcock.
Camara checks a low kick from Woodcock.
Woodcock paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Woodcock takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A lazy left from Camara finds it's target.
Woodcock tries to close the distance and clinch but Camara swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Woodcock throws a shot from downtown. Camara moves away and avoids it.
Woodcock lands a head kick. Camara smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A slapping leg kick lands for Camara.
Woodcock slips under a jab.
Woodcock is looking to clinch.
Woodcock on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Woodcock bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Woodcock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Woodcock closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Woodcock working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Woodcock.
Woodcock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Woodcock misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Camara fails to land.
Camara lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Woodcock backwards.
Peter Woodcock seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Camara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Camara misses with a short punch on the inside.
Camara manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Camara breaks from the clinch.
Camara moves out of range as Woodcock throws a body kick.
A punch combination from Camara misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woodcock lands a slapping body shot.
Camara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Woodcock scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Some wild striking there from Camara.
Woodcock wants to counter the offense by Camara and move into the clinch position.
Woodcock tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Camara paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Camara misses with a looping left.
Camara cracks Woodcock with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Woodcock tries to clinch but Camara moves out of range.
Camara staying out of range there.
Camara takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nice shot lands for Woodcock.
Camara blocks a low kick nicely.
Woodcock lands with a kick to the temple. Camara shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ibrahim Camara's cut is getting worse.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Camara connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Woodcock momentarily.
Woodcock lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camara looks to land a right hand but Woodcock moved out of range.
Woodcock tries to counter by closing the distance.
Woodcock looks to land a left hand but Camara moved out of range nicely.
Woodcock lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Woodcock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Camara moves away.
Camara lands a head kick!
Camara misses with a wild body shot.
That kick from Woodcock tenderised Camara's leg. Camara is trying to keep his angry face on.
Camara looks to throw the jab but Woodcock is out of range.
Woodcock slips a jab from Camara.
Woodcock ducks under a wild hook from Camara.
Woodcock tries to counter with a clinch but Camara shakes him off and moves away.
A big right from Camara misses.
A jab from Camara misses.
A swing and a miss from Woodcock.
Camara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Camara scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ibrahim Camara.
I think Camara 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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