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MKFC Linne vs Anoy! PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Serg Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Everaldo Manhoef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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 Everaldo Manhoef was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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285 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Serg Ramirez!
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, Everaldo Manhoef!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramirez misses with a body shot.
Ramirez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Serg Ramirez has been cut.
Manhoef walks into a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramirez stuffs the takedown.
Nice sprawl there from Ramirez as Manhoef shoots in.
Ramirez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Manhoef.
Serg Ramirez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Everaldo Manhoef.
Manhoef ducks right into an uppercut from Ramirez.
Manhoef will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Manhoef swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Everaldo Manhoef seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramirez lands a really nice looking cross but Manhoef seems unphased.
Nice shot lands for Ramirez.
Ramirez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Manhoef looks gassed!
Ramirez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ramirez moves out of range of the body kick.
Ramirez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ramirez cracks Manhoef with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Manhoef looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Ramirez finish him?
It looks like Everaldo Manhoef has been cut.
Ramirez throws a monster overhand right that drops Manhoef! Ramirez follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Serg Ramirez!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Harry Goldstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sami Vasara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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167 lbs
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163 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harry Goldstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sami Vasara!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Goldstein.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Vasara misses the jab.
Goldstein fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Vasara sprawls well initially but Goldstein persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Vasara is trying to get back to full guard.
Goldstein is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Vasara makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Vasara.
Goldstein drops back looking for a leg! Vasara is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Vasara manages to kick Goldstein off! Goldstein jumps back into Vasara's guard.
Vasara keeping moving, preventing Goldstein from controlling successfully.
Vasara tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldstein wants to control from the top but Vasara keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A nice combination there by Goldstein.
Goldstein ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Goldstein lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vasara circles away quickly and effectively.
Vasara thumps Goldstein with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vasara.
An inside leg kick lands from Vasara.
Goldstein is breathing heavily.
Vasara moves into range and clinches up with Goldstein.
Vasara tries to break free but Goldstein pushes him back against the cage.
Vasara is trying to force a seperation but Goldstein has the dominant position.
Goldstein tries to break free but Vasara pushes him back against the cage.
Vasara's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Goldstein has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Goldstein there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Harry Goldstein has been cut.
Harry Goldstein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vasara is looking to clinch but Goldstein is avoiding it.
Vasara stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Vasara wants it to stay on the feet.
Goldstein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vasara was well out of range. Poor timing from Goldstein.
Goldstein displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vasara throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasara works the jab nicely.
Vasara thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vasara is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Goldstein.
Goldstein moves out of range as Vasara strikes.
Vasara thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vasara connects with a single shot there.
Vasara clobbers Goldstein with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Goldstein throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vasara throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vasara swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Goldstein just misses with a punch to the body.
Goldstein throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Goldstein looks to score with a jab to the body but Vasara is just out of range.
Goldstein fails with a takedown attempt.
Vasara blocks a jab.
Goldstein shoots in but Vasara avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Goldstein. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Goldstein bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Goldstein scores a takedown into full mount!
Vasara tries to lock up and control but Goldstein gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldstein goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Vasara is on top in guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vasara advances to half guard.
Vasara is trying to control the action in half guard but Goldstein is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Goldstein looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Goldstein is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vasara tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Goldstein.
Goldstein is staying active underneath Vasara, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Vasara tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Vasara trying to control the action but Goldstein is working from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Goldstein uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Vasara misses with a hook. Goldstein ducked under it nicely.
Goldstein shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vasara but Vasara pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Vasara scores with a hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vasara.
Goldstein takes one to the chin there.
Vasara scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Vasara throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vasara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Goldstein.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Goldstein just misses with a punch to the body.
A left and a right from Vasara both land. Nice combination.
Sami Vasara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Goldstein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vasara was well out of range. Poor timing from Goldstein.
Vasara gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Goldstein to score an easy takedown into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sami Vasara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harry Goldstein's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Goldstein scores with a body shot.
Goldstein slips a jab from Vasara.
Vasara pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Goldstein takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Goldstein scores with a takedown into Vasara's guard.
Vasara 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.
Vasara is trying to control the position but Goldstein postures up.
Goldstein wants to control from the top but Vasara keeps moving.
Vasara wants to sweep here but Goldstein controlling him for the moment.
Goldstein trying to control the position from guard on top but Vasara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasara looking to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vasara throws out a loose jab but Goldstein uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from Vasara misses its intended target.
Vasara throws a right and a left that Goldstein avoids nicely.
Goldstein just misses with a punch to the body.
Vasara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Goldstein.
Goldstein tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Vasara swivels and escapes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vasara.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vasara throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vasara fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Goldstein uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vasara.
Goldstein shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Vasara napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Vasara is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Goldstein trying to control the action but Vasara is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasara regains half guard there - taking advantage of Goldstein's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Vasara keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Goldstein is looking to advance position but Vasara won't allow it.
Vasara is looking for a sweep. Goldstein is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Vasara is refusing to be controlled, as Goldstein sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasara controlling the position for now.
Vasara is not content to let Goldstein control the position.
Goldstein looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Goldstein moves into full mount! Vasara won't be happy about that!
Vasara defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Goldstein.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Vasara regains half guard.
Goldstein seems to be looking for submissions.
Vasara desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Vasara wants to control but Goldstein is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Vasara moves into full guard.
Goldstein stopping the sweep attempt from Vasara.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sami Vasara will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Harry Goldstein's cut.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Vasara drives through and clinches with Goldstein against the cage.
Goldstein is trying to break free.
Vasara's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Goldstein shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Vasara trying to control the position here.
Goldstein looking to pass the guard.
Vasara looking to hit a scissor sweep but Goldstein is one step ahead there.
Goldstein trying to control but Vasara is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasara is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Goldstein is aware though and is defending well.
Goldstein thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
No luck for Goldstein with that takedown attempt.
Goldstein uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vasara.
Vasara getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Goldstein digs a good body shot into Vasara's ribs.
Sami Vasara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vasara throws a hook but Goldstein avoids it easily.
Vasara throws a looping overhand right but Goldstein ducks down to avoid it.
Goldstein is looking to wear down Vasara with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Goldstein scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Vasara wants to control but Goldstein postures up.
Goldstein trying to control the action but Vasara is working from the bottom.
Harry Goldstein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldstein tries to move to mount but Vasara blocks the move with his legs.
Vasara gets back to half guard.
Vasara slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Vasara bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Goldstein's guard.
Vasara got a little sloppy there for a moment and Goldstein has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Vasara has managed to get both his arms back between Goldstein's legs - danger averted.
Vasara wants to stand but Goldstein has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Vasara stands up and waves to Goldstein to follow him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasara stuns Goldstein with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vasara swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Goldstein uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vasara.
Goldstein changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Goldstein uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vasara.
Vasara fails to land with a series of punches.
Vasara lands with a shot to the body.
Goldstein shoots in and drives through. Vasara sprawls well.
Goldstein bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Goldstein moves out of range as Vasara strikes.
Vasara misses with a straight right.
Vasara looks to land a left hand but Goldstein moved out of range nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Goldstein wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sami Vasara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldstein has Vasara pressed against the cage, preventing Vasara from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vasara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Goldstein throws a nice looking combination but Vasara bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Goldstein ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Goldstein misses with a wild combination.
Vasara scores with a hook to the body. Goldstein takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Goldstein looks to land a combination but Vasara avoids it well.
Vasara throws a shot from downtown. Goldstein moves away and avoids it.
Goldstein has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vasara finds it's way round the side to connect with Goldstein's head.
Goldstein takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice uppercut lands for Vasara. That snapped Goldstein's head back.
Nice uppercut there from Goldstein.
Vasara misses the shot to the body.
Vasara throws a nice inside leg kick.
Vasara bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Goldstein drops his hands momentarily and Vasara takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Goldstein on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Vasara throws a leg kick which misses Goldstein's front leg but catches the back leg as Goldstein tries to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goldstein takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sami Vasara comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Vasara winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sami Vasara!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greig Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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299 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrew Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Greig Smith!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smith swinging wildly here.
Brooks jabs Smith right on the nose. Smith blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Greig Smith has been cut.
Smith shoots in and drives through. Brooks sprawls well.
Brooks lands a big right hand that sends Smith crashing to the mat! Brooks stays standing though and waves Smith back to his feet!
Smith is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Smith is still on wobbly legs! Can Brooks finish him?
Brooks darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Smith's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Brooks before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Andrew Brooks!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mini Bard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bard has chosen It's Catching Up (NoMeansNo) as his entrance music. Mike Hunt could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mini Bard'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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mini Bard!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt tries to clinch up.
Bard lands a nice looking body kick.
Bard throws an overhand right that lands on Hunt's shoulder, as Hunt tries to avoid the shot.
Bard tests Hunt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bard throws a jab when Hunt was well out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bard.
Hunt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bard misses with a two punch combination.
Hunt is looking to clinch but Bard is avoiding it.
Hunt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bard manages to avoid it.
Hunt fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hunt defending well as Bard loads up on a big left hand.
Hunt is looking to clinch but Bard is avoiding it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hunt lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bard has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bard and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bard throws a shot from downtown. Hunt moves away and avoids it.
Bard fakes the leg kick and cracks Hunt in the body.
A big right from Bard misses.
Hunt scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bard is trying to stand.
Hunt is pressing down on Bard's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bard is holding on for now.
Hunt looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hunt thows a huge punch but Bard dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bard looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bard is defending against the submission attempts here by Hunt.
Hunt is breathing heavily.
Bard won't allow Hunt to pass to mount.
Bard tries to get to full guard but Hunt has control of the leg.
Hunt looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hunt is pressing down on Bard's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bard is holding on for now.
Bard keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
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.
Bard moves into full guard.
Bard trying to control the position here.
Hunt throwing strikes from guard but Bard blocks nicely.
Bard keeping full guard, as Hunt tries to pass.
Hunt drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Bard manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Hunt has Bard in his guard.
Hunt tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mini Bard 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.
The fighters circling - Bard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bard tries to land a front kick but Hunt steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hunt looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bard is fending him off so far but Hunt persists. Nope, Bard circles away and we're back to standing.
Hunt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bard was well out of range. Poor timing from Hunt.
Bard connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bard misses with a jab to the body
and Hunt counters by clinching up.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt digs a right hand underneath Bard's ribcage. Bard let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bard can't break the clinch.
Hunt tries to land knees in the clinch but Bard avoids the damage to the body.
Hunt lands a knee to the body.
Bard can't break the clinch.
Bard takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Mini Bard has been cut.
Hunt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bard can't break the clinch.
Bard breaks from the clinch.
Hunt slips a straight right by Bard.
Bard lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hunt looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bard will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunt.
Hunt throws a leg kick but Bard sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hunt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bard swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hunt counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Bard to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Hunt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mike Hunt!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ravish McTavish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Karelin might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Russian National Anthem. Alex Karelin had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Karelin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ravish McTavish!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McTavish thows a left - swing and a miss!
Karelin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McTavish.
A big right from McTavish misses.
Karelin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McTavish misses the shot to the body.
Karelin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McTavish just misses with a punch to the body.
Karelin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
McTavish has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McTavish there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karelin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McTavish looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McTavish uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Karelin.
McTavish scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Karelin avoids a punch combination nicely.
McTavish connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from McTavish misses.
McTavish throws a looping overhand right but Karelin ducks down to avoid it.
Karelin misses with a hook to the body
and McTavish cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McTavish misses with the combination.
Good leg kick by McTavish there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McTavish on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Karelin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Karelin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McTavish lands a right hook to the body.
An inside leg kick from McTavish misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McTavish lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Alex Karelin has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McTavish ducks under a wild hook from Karelin.
McTavish throws a big shot that misses.
Karelin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McTavish.
McTavish misses with a jab, cross combination.
McTavish throws a body punch but Karelin moves out of range.
Ravish McTavish is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Karelin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McTavish tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karelin was well out of range. Poor timing from McTavish.
Karelin misses the shot to the body.
McTavish misses with a hook to the body
and Karelin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A decent looking cross lands there for McTavish.
Karelin scores with a nice strike.
McTavish tries to work over Karelin's front leg with a kick but Karelin checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelin slips a straight right by McTavish.
A jab lands there for Karelin.
McTavish throws a big shot that misses.
McTavish misses with a wild combination.
McTavish throws a left and a right that both miss
and Karelin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Karelin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McTavish manages to avoid it.
Karelin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Karelin shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Karelin showed some decent athleticism there.
Karelin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McTavish defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karelin with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
McTavish blocking the ground and pound attempt from Karelin.
Karelin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McTavish's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karelin is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karelin wants to lay and pray for a moment but McTavish keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ravish McTavish dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Karelin'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.
McTavish throws an overhand right that lands on Karelin's shoulder, as Karelin tries to avoid the shot.
McTavish misses with an uppercut. Karelin saw that one coming.
Karelin misses the body punch
and McTavish counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slow jab from McTavish misses its intended target.
Karelin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Karelin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McTavish throws a solid leg kick but Karelin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McTavish.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McTavish throws a hook but Karelin avoids it easily.
Karelin avoids a punch combination nicely.
McTavish bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin slips under a jab.
Karelin slips under a jab.
McTavish lands a really nice looking cross but Karelin seems unphased.
McTavish throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McTavish blocks a jab.
Karelin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Karelin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Karelin with a poor takedown
and McTavish cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alex Karelin's cut is getting worse.
A big right from Karelin misses.
McTavish throws a predictable looking body shot
and Karelin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McTavish uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karelin.
Karelin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McTavish but McTavish pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Karelin fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Karelin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McTavish slips a straight right by Karelin.
McTavish lands a slapping body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McTavish looks to score with a jab to the body but Karelin is just out of range.
McTavish is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
McTavish uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karelin.
Karelin scores with a punch to the head.
McTavish throws a body punch but Karelin moves out of range.
Karelin lands a nice shot to the body.
McTavish keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A big right from McTavish misses.
McTavish is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McTavish loads up on a big right hand but Karelin slips the punch.
Good work by Karelin as he checks the leg kick.
McTavish misses the jab.
Karelin fails with the takedown
and McTavish counters with a solid body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McTavish misses with a jab to the body
and Karelin counters with a nice uppercut.
McTavish throws a series of strikes that have Karelin backpedaling.
McTavish misses with a hook.
Karelin throws a hook but McTavish avoids it easily.
McTavish swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Karelin.
Alex Karelin's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Karelin slips a jab from McTavish.
McTavish scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karelin misses with a body shot
and Karelin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jeez, Alex Karelin's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
McTavish lands a right hook to the body.
Karelin dodges the punch combination from McTavish.
A big left from McTavish misses.
Ravish McTavish seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McTavish moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McTavish looks to score with a jab to the body but Karelin is just out of range.
McTavish throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Karelin on the side of the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Alex Karelin's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ravish McTavish!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jurgen Voller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott McDanial (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McDanial has chosen Goldberg Theme as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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300 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Powerful |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jurgen Voller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Scott McDanial!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voller tries to clinch but McDanial moves out of range.
Voller tries to clinch but McDanial is having none of it.
Voller tries to clinch there but McDanial circles away.
Voller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McDanial moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like Scott McDanial has been cut.
McDanial lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Jurgen Voller has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Voller throws a push kick but McDanial slaps the foot to one side.
Voller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Voller takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Voller is breathing heavily.
Voller throws a head kick but McDanial moves out of range.
McDanial throws a good cross that connects.
McDanial lands a big uppercut and Voller crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Voller looks OK. McDanial waves Voller back to his feet!
Jurgen Voller's cut is getting worse.
McDanial finds Voller's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Voller flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. McDanial lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Voller will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Scott McDanial!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Badr Hari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitry Novikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dmitry Novikov acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Badr Hari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dmitry Novikov!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Novikov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hari misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hari listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hari blocks a leg kick.
Hari closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Hari.
Novikov working hard to break the clinch.
Novikov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Novikov is trying to break the clinch but Hari is controlling him.
Hari keeps control of Novikov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Novikov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hari lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Novikov or not.
Novikov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Novikov throws a leg kick but Hari checks it.
Hari fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Novikov, pushing him back against the cage.
Novikov breaks the clinch.
Hari lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hari lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hari scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Novikov looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Hari finds it's way through Novikov's defenses.
Hari moves into the clinch.
Hari lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Novikov takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hari lands a body shot.
Hari pushes Novikov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hari avoiding damage.
Hari cracks Novikov with a nice body shot.
Hari creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Novikov's defenses.
Hari lands an elbow inside that Novikov shrugs off.
Hari lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hari scores with a hook to the body.
Novikov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hari lands with a right to the head.
Hari working Novikov over with knees to the body.
Hari scores with a shot to the side of Novikov's head.
Hari lands a left hand that snaps the head of Novikov backwards.
Hari lands a hook that snaps the head of Novikov backwards.
Hari landing knees to the body.
Hari slowing the pace effectively.
Hari gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Hari lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hari dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Novikov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hari misses with a knee strike.
Hari is struggling to control the position.
Novikov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short left from Hari.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hari.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hari content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hari lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hari slows down the pace here.
Hari is working Novikov over against the cage.
Hari dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Badr Hari.
Hari lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Novikov throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hari counters with a low kick, right behind Novikov 's knee.
Hari lands with a nice body punch.
Hari clinches with his opponent.
Good body shot from Hari.
Hari leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hari is working Novikov over against the cage.
Novikov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hari digs a right hand underneath Novikov's ribcage. Novikov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hari will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Novikov up against the cage.
Hari lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Novikov backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hari crunches a lovely knee into Novikov's ribcage.
A right handed body shot lands from Hari.
Hari lands a nice shot to the body.
Hari lands with a light punch inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hari takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hari lands a body shot.
Hari lands with a right to the head.
A hook to the body from Hari.
Hari utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hari works on Novikov's body with a couple of short punches.
Hari working Novikov over with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hari effectively controlling the action here.
Hari landing knees to the body.
Hari lands a shot to the body.
Hari using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hari lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hari keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Novikov's efforts to push away.
Hari throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hari lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hari works on Novikov's body with a couple of short punches.
Hari scores with a hook to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Hari.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hari.
Novikov takes an elbow to the temple.
A short body shot lands from Hari as the two fighters clinch.
Hari keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Novikov's efforts to push away.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hari takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hari with a knee to the head.
Novikov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Novikov working hard to break the clinch.
Novikov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hari scores a nice knee to the body.
Novikov breaks from the clinch.
Hari tries to clinch up but Novikov circles away and keeps his distance.
Hari takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Novikov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Novikov misses with a leg kick
and Hari counters with a good low kick that Novikov was not able to check.
Novikov misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Badr Hari dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Novikov throws a leg kick
and Hari holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Novikov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hari has him pressed against the cage.
Hari lands a body punch.
Hari is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Novikov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hari has him pressed against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hari has Novikov pressed against the cage, preventing Novikov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hari prevents Novikov from breaking the clinch.
Novikov has had enough of the clinch but Hari keeps him there for the moment.
Hari lands a nice shot to the body.
Hari scores a nice knee to the body.
Hari landing knees to the body.
Hari lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Novikov being controlled against the cage.
Hari throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Still in the clinch, Hari scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hari has Novikov pressed against the cage, preventing Novikov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hari is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Novikov can do to turn this around?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hari throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hari working Novikov over with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hari lands a knee to the body.
Hari lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hari lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hari lands with a right to the head.
Hari lands a right hand.
Hari stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hari works on Novikov's body with a couple of short punches.
Knees to the body from Hari.
A short right from Hari.
Hari landing knees to the head.
Hari has Novikov pushed against the cage.
Novikov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hari lands with a light punch inside.
Novikov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hari is trying to stall.
Hari lands with a right to the head.
Hari lands a body shot.
Hari works on Novikov's body with a couple of short punches.
Novikov blocks the elbow strike.
Novikov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Novikov throws a leg kick
and Hari counters with a good low kick that Novikov was not able to check.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Novikov throws a lazy head kick
and Hari counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hari manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A hook to the body from Hari.
A left hand lands to the body for Hari.
A right hand to the body from Hari.
A body shot lands from Hari.
Hari lands a body shot in the clinch.
Badr Hari has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short body shot lands from Hari as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hari lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hari lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Novikov or not.
A left hand lands to the body for Hari.
Hari stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hari looking to stall.
Novikov is trying to force a seperation but Hari has the dominant position.
Hari leaning his opponent against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Hari.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hari takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hari unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Novikov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hari presses Novikov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hari taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Badr Hari.
Hari stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Novikov.
A good leg kick by Novikov.
Novikov throws a leg kick
and Hari counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Novikov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Novikov lands a high kick!
Hari cracks Novikov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Novikov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dmitry Novikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Novikov swats away the attempt to clinch by Hari.
A head kick misses from Novikov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Novikov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hari tries to clinch but Novikov moves out of range.
Hari moves out of range as Novikov strikes.
Hari lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Novikov circles away quickly and effectively.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hari, right into the meat.
Novikov misses with a head kick.
Novikov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hari. Novikov shrugs it off though.
Hari fails in his attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Novikov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hari.
Hari moves into range and clinches up with Novikov.
A short left from Hari.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Badr Hari dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Novikov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hari makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hari clinches.
Hari is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Novikov takes a shot to the head.
Novikov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Come on Hari - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Novikov tries to circle away but Hari has him pinned against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Hari as the two fighters clinch.
Hari stalling.
Hari lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Hari - that landed with a thud.
Novikov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hari lands with a left to the head.
Novikov letting Hari take a breather here.
Hari lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hari digs a right hand into Novikov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Novikov's gas tank.
Hari scores with a hook to the body.
Novikov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A hook to the body from Hari.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hari.
Nice body punch from Hari.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hari.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hari lands a shot to the body.
Hari scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hari lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Novikov or not.
Hari works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hari throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Novikovs head.
Novikov being controlled against the cage.
Hari keeps control of Novikov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hari tries to land a knee to the head but Novikov blocks with his arms.
Novikov manages to break the clinch.
Novikov throws a lazy head kick
and Hari counters by moving into the clinch.
Hari lands an elbow that stopped Novikov in his tracks for a moment.
Novikov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hari lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Novikov.
Hari lands a right hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Hari.
A hook to the body from Hari.
Hari lands a shot to the body.
Hari works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Still in the clinch, Hari scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hari lands an elbow inside that Novikov shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hari lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hari lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Novikov.
Hari lands an elbow just above Novikov 's eye.
Hari lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hari landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Hari.
Hari pushes Novikov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hari lands a body shot.
A hook to the body from Hari.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hari obliges.
A short body shot lands from Hari as the two fighters clinch.
Hari digs a right hand into Novikov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Novikov's gas tank.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hari obliges.
A frustrated look appears on Novikov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hari lands with a right to the head.
A short body shot lands from Hari as the two fighters clinch.
Novikov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Novikov being controlled against the cage.
Novikov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Novikov thows a leg kick but Hari checks it
and Hari counters with a nice low kick that buckles Novikov's knee momentarily.
Hari connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hari chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hari closes the distance and clinches.
Novikov tries to circle away but Hari has him pinned against the cage.
Hari trying to land knees to the body.
Hari lands a body punch in the clinch.
Novikov is looking to break free of the clinch but Hari has double underhooks.
Novikov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A low kick from Novikov is predictable there
and Hari counters with a nice low kick that buckles Novikov's knee momentarily.
Hari closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A head kick by Novikov misses
and Hari counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Novikov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Novikov throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hari moves into the clinch.
Hari taking a breather.
Hari lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Novikov wants to break free but Hari has control.
Novikov has had enough of the clinch but Hari keeps him there for the moment.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hari.
Badr Hari is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Novikov is looking to break free of the clinch but Hari has double underhooks.
Hari lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Novikov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hari landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hari unloads a knee to the mid-section. Novikov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hari lands a shoulder strike.
Hari lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Novikov is trying to break the clinch but Hari has him pressed against the cage.
Hari throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Novikovs head.
Hari digs a right hand into Novikov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Novikov's gas tank.
Dmitry Novikov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hari softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Novikov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hari takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Novikov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Novikov has had enough of the clinch but Hari keeps him there for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hari lands a body shot in the clinch.
Novikov is looking to break free of the clinch but Hari has double underhooks.
Hari lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hari lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hari digs a right hand into Novikov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Novikov's gas tank.
Hari lands a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Badr Hari showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hari has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:25
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Badr Hari!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between PaCo Da MaN (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexey Rykov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Da MaN kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Tenacious D - Beelzeboss. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Alexey Rykov enters the cage!
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269 lbs
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26
272 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, PaCo Da MaN!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexey Rykov!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da MaN throws a head kick that Rykov semi-blocks.
It looks like Alexey Rykov has been cut.
Rykov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rykov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Da MaN at a distance.
Da MaN uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rykov.
Da MaN defending well as Rykov loads up on a big left hand.
Da MaN closes the distance and clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Da MaN.
Da MaN lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rykov.
Rykov takes a shot to the head.
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!
Rykov is trying to break free.
Da MaN misses with a hook to the ribs.
Da MaN avoiding damage.
A right hand to the body from Da MaN.
A right handed body shot lands from Da MaN.
A body shot lands from Da MaN.
Rykov looks gassed!
Da MaN keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rykov's efforts to push away.
A right handed body shot lands from Da MaN.
A nice right hand lands inside from Da MaN.
A right hand to the body from Da MaN.
Da MaN using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Da MaN pushes Rykov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Da MaN.
A short right from Da MaN on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Da MaN.
Da MaN pushes Rykov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Da MaN works on Rykov's body with a couple of short punches.
Da MaN digs a right hand into Rykov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rykov's gas tank.
Da MaN lands a nice shot to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Da MaN.
Da MaN works on Rykov's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch on the inside from Da MaN fails to land.
Rykov prevents a body shot from Da MaN.
Da MaN is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Da MaN lands an elbow just above Rykov 's eye.
Da MaN stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice elbow from Da MaN.
Da MaN presses Rykov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Da MaN digs a right hand into Rykov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rykov's gas tank.
Rykov avoiding damage as Da MaN throws knees to the body.
Da MaN lands a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Da MaN.
Rykov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Da MaN gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Da MaN unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A right handed body shot lands from Da MaN.
Da MaN lands a shoulder strike.
Da MaN lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da MaN lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rykov.
Da MaN lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Da MaN - that landed with a thud.
Da MaN lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rykov.
Rykov blocking some punches.
Da MaN goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Da MaN misses with a body punch.
Da MaN digs a right hand into Rykov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rykov's gas tank.
Da MaN trying to land knees to the body.
Rykov takes a shot to the head.
Da MaN doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Da MaN softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Da MaN lands a body shot.
Da MaN lands a nice elbow.
Rykov takes a shot to the head.
Da MaN lands an uppercut.
Da MaN works on Rykov's body with a couple of short punches.
Da MaN lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rykov.
Da MaN lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rykov backwards.
A short right from Da MaN.
Da MaN lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rykov backwards.
Da MaN comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rykov tries to circle away but Da MaN has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da MaN lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Da MaN working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rykov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Da MaN using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Da MaN comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Good body shot from Da MaN.
Da MaN using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rykov wants to break free but Da MaN has control.
Da MaN lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rykov backwards.
Da MaN lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Da MaN misses with a body punch.
Da MaN lands a nice elbow.
Da MaN lands a damaging elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Da MaN creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Da MaN misses with a punch to the body.
Da MaN throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Da MaN lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Da MaN.
Da MaN scores with a shoulder strike.
Rykov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rykov.
Da MaN landing knees to the body.
Rykov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da MaN taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rykov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rykov tries to break free but Da MaN pushes him back against the cage.
Da MaN lands a left hand.
Rykov is trying to break free.
Da MaN lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rykov or not.
A short body shot lands from Da MaN as the two fighters clinch.
Rykov takes a shot to the head.
Da MaN misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Da MaN lands a nice uppercut.
Da MaN gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Da MaN lands a hook to the side of the head.
Da MaN misses with a hook from the clinch.
Da MaN scores with a shoulder strike.
Rykov lands with a left to the head.
Rykov is trying to break the clinch but Da MaN is controlling him.
Da MaN working aggressively here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Da MaN misses with a punch to the body.
Rykov is trying to break free.
Da MaN swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rykov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Da MaN working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Da MaN misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
PaCo Da MaN dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexey Rykov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Da MaN lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rykov lands a slapping body shot.
Rykov misses the jab.
Rykov misses with a wild body shot.
No joy there for Rykov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rykov swings for the body but Da MaN moves out of range.
Rykov takes a swing at Da MaN's ribcage but misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Da MaN.
Rykov thows a body shot but no joy.
Da MaN connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Da MaN misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alexey Rykov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Da MaN plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rykov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Da MaN is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da MaN darts in and clinches Rykov up against the cage.
Da MaN lands with a left to the head.
Da MaN tries to work over Rykov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rykov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Da MaN lands a good knee to the midsection. Rykov won't want to take too many of those.
Da MaN tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rykov's elbow.
PaCo Da MaN has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Da MaN misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rykov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rykov misses with a wild body shot.
Rykov throws out a loose jab but Da MaN uses good head movement to avoid it.
Da MaN throws a quick inside leg kick.
Da MaN misses with a jab, cross combination.
Da MaN throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Da MaN delivers a nice body kick.
Rykov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rykov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Da MaN throws a sloppy head kick and Rykov moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rykov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Da MaN.
Da MaN thumps Rykov with a low kick.
Rykov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
An inside leg kick lands from Da MaN.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rykov avoids the head kick by Da MaN.
Da MaN moves in looking to clinch but Rykov pushes him off.
Da MaN buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rykov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Da MaN.
Rykov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rykov misses with a few strikes there.
Da MaN changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Da MaN scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rykov in his tracks.
Da MaN digs a good body shot into Rykov's ribs.
Da MaN throws a right hand that Rykov ducks under and follows up with a left that Rykov also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rykov throws the left hand but Da MaN avoids the punch easily.
Da MaN digs a good hook to Rykov's body.
Da MaN lands with an overhand left.
Rykov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Da MaN rather than just go for the knockout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Da MaN.
Da MaN lands a jab to the nose.
A good leg kick by Da MaN.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Da MaN, right into the meat.
Da MaN misses with a wild combination.
Da MaN uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rykov.
Da MaN jabs at Rykov's body.
Da MaN thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rykov if he has to take too many more of those.
Da MaN throws a series of punches but Rykov avoids them all with ease.
Rykov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Da MaN doesn't manage to clinch there - Rykov circles away.
Decent striking displayed by Rykov there.
Rykov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rykov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Da MaN looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Da MaN lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rykov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A jab from Da MaN finds it's way through Rykov's defenses.
Da MaN misses with a wild combination.
Rykov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Da MaN.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rykov thows a body shot but no joy.
Da MaN misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
PaCo Da MaN dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alexey Rykov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Rykov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Da MaN sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Da MaN throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rykov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Da MaN drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rykov lands with a right hand.
Da MaN takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Da MaN ducks right into an uppercut from Rykov.
PaCo Da MaN is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big right from Rykov misses.
Da MaN avoids a punch combination nicely.
Da MaN thumps Rykov with a low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Da MaN misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rykov misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da MaN throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rykov throws a looping overhand right but Da MaN ducks down to avoid it.
Da MaN misses with a body shot.
Rykov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Da MaN misses with a leg kick.
Da MaN throws a wild body kick that Rykov sees coming a mile off.
Da MaN throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Da MaN tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rykov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rykov misses the jab.
Rykov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like PaCo Da MaN has been cut.
Da MaN connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rykov's hands.
Da MaN is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rykov.
Rykov throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rykov misses with a hook. Da MaN ducked under it nicely.
Good leg kick by Da MaN there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Da MaN walks into a stiff left hand from Rykov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Rykov misses.
Rykov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rykov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
PaCo Da MaN is winning the standup battle so far.
Rykov lands with a right hand.
Da MaN keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rykov.
Da MaN throws a sloppy head kick and Rykov moves out of range easily.
Rykov throws a good cross that connects.
Rykov throws a combination that misses
and Da MaN counters with a series of strikes. Rykov will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rykov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rykov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rykov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Da MaN manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rykov lands with a shot to the body.
Rykov throws a body punch but Da MaN moves out of range.
Rykov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Da MaN misses with a jab, cross combination.
Da MaN throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Rykov misses its intended target.
A slow jab from Rykov misses its intended target.
A combination from Rykov does no damage.
Da MaN swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rykov throws out a loose jab but Da MaN uses good head movement to avoid it.
Da MaN fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rykov checks it well.
Rykov misses with a body punch
and Da MaN counters with a stiff right hand.
A slow jab from Rykov misses its intended target.
Da MaN takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rykov lands a jab to Da MaN's midsection.
Rykov throws a shot to the body.
Rykov scores with the left hand. Da MaN knows he should have avoided that one.
A swing and a miss from Rykov.
Rykov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Da MaN has time to react.
Nice straight punches there by Rykov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rykov.
Alexey Rykov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rykov avoids the body shot from Da MaN.
Rykov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Da MaN.
Da MaN swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rykov counters with a stiff right hand.
Rykov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rykov misses with a looping right.
Da MaN is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rykov can do to turn this around?
Da MaN chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rykov misses with a series of wild punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexey Rykov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Da MaN has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:26
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... PaCo Da MaN!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sebastien Linne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ayo Anoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Linne comes to the cage accompanied by Arcturus - The Chaos Path. Anoy is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Massive Attack - Teardrop. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sebastien Linne!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ayo Anoy!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linne throws and low kick but Anoy moves out of range easily.
Linne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Linne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anoy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Linne moves into range and clinches up with Anoy.
Anoy tries to land a knee to the head but Linne blocks with his arms.
Anoy stalls.
Anoy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Linne is keeping busy.
Anoy tries a body shot but Linne blocks it.
Anoy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Linne's elbow.
Linne leaning against his opponent.
Linne lands a nice shot to the body.
Anoy can't get the takedown.
Linne manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Anoy missing with knees to the body.
Anoy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Linne is defending well for now.
Anoy is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Linne lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linne lands a nice uppercut.
Anoy being controlled against the cage.
Anoy looking for a takedown.
Anoy effectively controlling the action here.
Anoy has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Linne is trying to keep an underhook but Anoy manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Anoy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Anoy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Linne is trying to control but can't.
Anoy with the ground and pound but Linne uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Anoy trying to control the position from guard on top but Linne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linne looking to control.
Anoy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Linne is pulling down on Anoy's head to control his posture.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Anoy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Linne swivels and escapes.
Sebastien Linne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ayo Anoy.
Anoy scores with a hook to the body. Linne takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Linne misses with a hook. Anoy ducked under it nicely.
Anoy shoots in but Linne avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Anoy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Linne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anoy.
Anoy is looking to chop away at Linne's legs.
Anoy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Anoy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Linne is able to avoid easily.
Anoy closes the distance and clinches up with Linne, looking for a takedown. Anoy pushes Linne against the cage but Linne circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anoy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Linne was well out of range. Poor timing from Anoy.
Linne leaves Anoy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Anoy looks gassed!
Anoy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Linne throws a head kick that misses.
Linne misses with a head kick.
Anoy swings for the body but Linne moves out of range.
Linne feints and then cracks Anoy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anoy down.
Linne lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Linne lands with a hook. Anoy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Anoy is rocked!
Linne scoring well with a low kick there.
Anoy is still on wobbly legs! Can Linne finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Linne scoring well with a low kick there.
A head kick by Linne - that's a beauty! Anoy is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Linne can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Sebastien Linne!
Sebastien Linne retains his lightweight title!
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