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WCF WNF 78: Sepi vs Jones 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Kras (ranked 5495 p4p, 4940 weight class) and Braden Moore (ranked 550 p4p, 506 weight class). Braden Moore has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Don Kras's chin.
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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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 6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Don Kras!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Braden Moore!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kras seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kras shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Moore as he jumps to the side.
Don Kras seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kras fails with a takedown attempt.
Moore lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
 It looks like Don Kras has been cut.
Moore has Kras up against the cage in a clinch.
Kras creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Moore's defenses.
Kras throws a head punch that misses.
Moore pulls guard successfully.
Kras preventing the sweep.
Kras is looking to work some ground and pound but Moore has wrist control.
Kras preventing the sweep.
Kras throws a strike but Moore rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Moore is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Moore is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kras has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kras on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kras tries to get out of the position.
Kras wants to get back to his feet but Moore drags him back down.
Kras knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Moore on the ground.
Moore stands up and beckons Kras to his feet.
Moore fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kras to the ground. Moore is now in Kras's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kras is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Moore is controlling him.
Moore has gone for a leg lock! Kras slips out almost immediately though and dives into Moore's guard.
Moore tries to strike from the bottom.
Moore is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kras is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kras wants to control from the top but Moore keeps moving.
Kras looking to sit in guard and control but Moore gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore wants to control from the top but Kras keeps moving.
Moore is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Moore pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kras is keeping the position for now.
Moore trying to control but Kras is working from the bottom.
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.
Moore throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Moore accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Moore content to stall in guard here.
Moore trying to control the position from guard on top but Kras is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Moore is stalling in the full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Braden Moore dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Don Kras'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.
Moore catches Kras with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Moore clinches up with Kras and pushes him back against the cage.
Moore jumps into guard, dragging Kras to the mat.
Moore being controlled here, momentarily.
Moore preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kras engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Moore is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Our spies down at at Average Joe�s Gym inform us that Moore has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore striking off his back but it's not causing Kras any problems.
Moore working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kras.
Kras controls from within his opponent's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Moore is on top in guard.
Moore looking to pass the guard.
Kras being controlled here, momentarily.
Moore throwing strikes from guard but Kras blocks nicely.
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.
Moore throwing strikes from guard but Kras blocks nicely.
Moore wants to pass the guard but Kras is keeping the position.
Moore wants to control from the top but Kras keeps moving.
Moore has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Moore passes Kras's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore throws a strike but Kras avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Moore slips nicely into half guard.
Moore trying to mount his opponent but Kras defends it.
Moore keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Moore wants to control but Kras is keeping him busy.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Moore not doing much here.
That's four 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.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Don Kras is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kras with a poor takedown
and Moore counters with a nice body shot.
Moore slaps away a takedown attempt from Kras, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Moore drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kras defends it well.
Kras darts in looking for a takedown but Moore gets double underhooks and turns Kras into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Kras. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Moore drags the fight down to the ground.
Braden Moore has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kras postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kras might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Moore wants to sweep but no luck.
Moore trying to keep a closed guard but Kras is proving a slippery customer.
Kras has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kras postures up in Moore's guard and throws a big left but Moore blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Braden Moore showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Don Kras's cut.
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!
Moore's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Moore duly obliges.
Kras dives in for a single leg takedown but Moore sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kras landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Moore looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kras breaks from the clinch.
Moore gets a double leg takedown into Kras's guard.
Kras has his feet on Moore's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
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!
Moore gets caught flat footed, as Kras shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Moore scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Kras changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Moore looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kras working the ground and pound from side control.
Moore takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kras creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Moore sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kras wants to lay and pray for a moment but Moore keeps working.
Moore takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Kras throwing strikes but Moore manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Moore is looking to take a break and control but Kras is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Moore.
Kras pushes Moore away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Moore gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Moore trying to control the action but Kras is working from the bottom.
Don Kras has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore is staying tight to Kras's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Moore tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Moore has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Moore swings around for an armbar but Kras sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Moore's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore keeping moving, preventing Kras from controlling successfully.
Moore is trying to control the position but Kras postures up.
Kras is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kras postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kras in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kras trying to control but Moore is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kras throwing strikes from guard but Moore blocks nicely.
Kras throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Moore works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kras tries to free his leg and advance position but Moore is retaining full guard.
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.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Moore holds on and takes a little breather.
Kras stands up from Moore's guard - Kras perhaps looking for a knockout.
Kras shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kras trying to control the position from guard on top but Moore is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kras missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Moore has a closed guard, preventing Kras from standing up.
Moore working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kras.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Moore is on top in guard.
Braden Moore is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Moore trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kras's guard.
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 Don Kras.
I think Moore 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Braden Moore!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Romeo Del Gaiso (ranked 3185 p4p, 4120 weight class) and Peter Petrov (ranked 202 p4p, 252 weight class). Del Gaiso kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Deorro, Elvis Crespo & Henry Fong - Pica. 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Romeo Del Gaiso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peter Petrov!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov throws a hook but Del Gaiso avoids it easily.
Petrov jabs Del Gaiso right on the nose. Del Gaiso blinks but takes it well.
Petrov jabs Del Gaiso to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Del Gaiso bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Petrov's head.
Del Gaiso uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Petrov.
Del Gaiso uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Petrov.
Petrov misses with a hook. Del Gaiso ducked under it nicely.
Petrov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Del Gaiso cracks Petrov with a good jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Petrov misses the target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petrov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Petrov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Del Gaiso uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Petrov.
Del Gaiso gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Petrov scores with a jab to the head.
Petrov misses with the combination.
Peter Petrov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An attempted straight right counter from Del Gaiso misses the target.
Petrov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Del Gaiso circles away quickly and effectively.
Petrov needs to keep his hands up - Del Gaiso had a free shot at his head there.
 Petrov is rocked!
 It looks like Peter Petrov has been cut.
Del Gaiso tries to close the distance and clinch up but Petrov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big right from Petrov misses.
Petrov misses with a double jab
and Del Gaiso counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Petrov is still on wobbly legs! Can Del Gaiso finish him?
Petrov takes a swing at Del Gaiso's ribcage but misses.
Petrov seems to have recovered his senses.
Petrov throws a jab but it's blocked by Del Gaiso.
Petrov keeps the fight on the outside.
Del Gaiso lands a glancing blow to the side of Petrov's head.
Petrov misses with a straight left.
Petrov misses with the combination.
A slow jab from Petrov misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Del Gaiso as he connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A combination from Petrov does no damage.
Petrov misses with a hook. Del Gaiso ducked under it nicely.
A slow jab from Petrov misses its intended target.
Del Gaiso shoots in and drives through. Petrov sprawls well.
Del Gaiso fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Petrov, pushing him back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Petrov as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Del Gaiso.
Petrov is looking for a takedown.
Petrov is working for takedown but Del Gaiso is calmly controlling the position for now.
Del Gaiso scores with a nice hook to the head.
Del Gaiso really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Petrov lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Petrov is thwarting Del Gaiso's attempts to control the position.
Petrov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Petrov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Gaiso gets full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Petrov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Petrov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Del Gaiso works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Petrov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Del Gaiso has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Petrov is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Petrov tries for a takedown but Del Gaiso manages to get underhooks.
Romeo Del Gaiso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Petrov.
Del Gaiso scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Del Gaiso on the inside.
Del Gaiso blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Petrov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Del Gaiso swings wildly with an uppercut but Petrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petrov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Del Gaiso gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Del Gaiso is trying to drag Petrov to the mat but Petrov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Del Gaiso has a couple of punches blocked by Petrov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Del Gaiso blocks it with crossed arms.
Del Gaiso goes for a takedown in the clinch but Petrov prevents it.
Petrov misses with the head strike.
Del Gaiso lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Del Gaiso misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrov is looking for a takedown.
Del Gaiso lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Del Gaiso is trying to trip Petrov. He has hold of a leg but Petrov is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Del Gaiso persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Del Gaiso being controlled here momentarily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Del Gaiso defends well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Peter Petrov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Peter Petrov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Del Gaiso shoots in for a takedown but Petrov shows good takedown defense.
Petrov misses the shot to the body.
Petrov looks to score with a jab to the body but Del Gaiso is just out of range.
Del Gaiso tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Petrov manages to circle out of the way.
Del Gaiso tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A big right from Petrov misses.
Petrov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Del Gaiso moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Del Gaiso shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Petrov but Petrov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Petrov misses with a straight left.
Del Gaiso is looking to counter punch.
Petrov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Petrov looks to land a right hand but Del Gaiso moved out of range.
Del Gaiso is looking to counter the offense by Petrov and move into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Del Gaiso gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Petrov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Del Gaiso throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Del Gaiso.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Del Gaiso.
A short right from Del Gaiso.
Petrov looking for a takedown.
Petrov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Petrov turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Petrov manages to end up in side control.
Del Gaiso throws Petrov to one side and escapes!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Del Gaiso bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Petrov's head.
Petrov missing with a left hand there. Del Gaiso was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice shot by Petrov.
Del Gaiso misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
It seemed like Petrov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Romeo Del Gaiso. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Del Gaiso takes the fight into the clinch.
Petrov gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Petrov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Del Gaiso has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Petrov is working away from the top position though.
Petrov 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.
Del Gaiso manages to get to full guard.
Petrov preventing the sweep.
Petrov working some strikes from top position.
Del Gaiso wants to sweep but no luck.
Petrov postures up in Del Gaiso's guard and throws a big left but Del Gaiso blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Petrov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Petrov scoring with some ground and pound.
Petrov throws an elbow that misses. Del Gaiso uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Petrov's guard. Nice move by Del Gaiso!
Petrov trying to control the position.
Del Gaiso working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Del Gaiso loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Petrov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Petrov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Del Gaiso trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Petrov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Del Gaiso.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Del Gaiso stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Petrov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Del Gaiso stands and steps away. Petrov gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Del Gaiso tries to clinch up but Petrov circles away and keeps his distance.
Del Gaiso closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Del Gaiso misses with some punches.
Petrov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Del Gaiso pulls his leg out and moves away.
Petrov throws a series of punches but Del Gaiso avoids them all with ease.
Petrov misses with a looping left.
Petrov fails to land with a series of punches.
Del Gaiso takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A jab from Petrov misses.
Petrov misses with a hook
and Del Gaiso counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Del Gaiso lands the left hand.
Del Gaiso throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Petrov's waist but Petrov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Del Gaiso off to one side.
Petrov doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Romeo Del Gaiso will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Peter Petrov's cut.
That's time! Del Gaiso's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
Petrov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Del Gaiso looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Petrov scores with a nice head shot.
A jab from Petrov misses.
Petrov misses with a looping left.
Petrov leaves Del Gaiso with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Petrov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Petrov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It looked like Del Gaiso wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Petrov misses with an uppercut.
A big left from Petrov misses.
Petrov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Petrov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Del Gaiso circles away quickly and effectively.
Del Gaiso was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Del Gaiso sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Del Gaiso steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petrov.
Petrov swings widly with a right hand
and Del Gaiso counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Petrov lands the left hand.
Del Gaiso clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov is trying to pull guard but Del Gaiso has him pressed against the cage.
Petrov blocks an uppercut.
Petrov jumps guard and drags Del Gaiso to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Del Gaiso postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Petrov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Petrov wants to sweep but no luck.
Del Gaiso has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Petrov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Petrov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Del Gaiso in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Del Gaiso postures up in Petrov's guard and throws a big left but Petrov blocks it.
Del Gaiso postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Petrov trying to keep a closed guard but Del Gaiso is proving a slippery customer.
Petrov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Petrov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov looking for a guillotine here but Del Gaiso defends easily.
Petrov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Del Gaiso postures up.
Del Gaiso gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Petrov tries to keep at a distance but Del Gaiso has taken the fight into the clinch.
Petrov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Del Gaiso pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Petrov jumps guard but Del Gaiso turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Romeo Del Gaiso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Petrov.
Petrov is trying to pull guard but Del Gaiso has him pressed against the cage.
Del Gaiso tries for a takedown. No joy.
Petrov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Del Gaiso backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Gaiso lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Del Gaiso jumps guard and drags Petrov to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Del Gaiso looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Petrov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Del Gaiso's head.
Del Gaiso avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Del Gaiso is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Del Gaiso holds on and takes a little breather.
Petrov cracks Del Gaiso with a solid left hand.
Petrov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Petrov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Del Gaiso wants to stand but Petrov is controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Del Gaiso closes this distance looking for a takedown but Petrov circles away.
Petrov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Del Gaiso counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Donk. Del Gaiso catches Petrov right on the button with a cross.
Petrov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Del Gaiso darts in and clinches Petrov up against the cage.
Del Gaiso lands with a short shot to the head.
Petrov decides to pull guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Del Gaiso.
Petrov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Del Gaiso throws a big elbow that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Peter Petrov.
I think Petrov 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Petrov!
An out of breath Peter Petrov 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bear Claw (ranked 3546 p4p, 3468 weight class) and Ogre Toshin (ranked 421 p4p, 411 weight class). Toshin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Death Squad kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bear Claw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ogre Toshin!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toshin shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Toshin was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Toshin trying to control the action but Claw is working from the bottom.
Toshin is chipping away with strikes.
Claw is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Toshin controlling the position.
Toshin lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Claw down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Claw is trying to get back to his feet.
Toshin throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Claw is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Toshin cracks Claw with a big elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Claw is not content to let Toshin control the position.
Toshin is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Toshin prevents Claw from escaping the position.
Claw tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Claw has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Toshin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Toshin lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Claw is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Good control from Toshin.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Claw trying to control the action but Toshin just sinks the hooks in.
Claw wants to get back to his feet.
Toshin scores with strikes from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Claw is trying to stand back up.
Toshin is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Claw. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Claw avoids the strikes from Toshin.
Claw is covering up but some of the strikes from Toshin are getting through and doing damage.
Toshin has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Claw's body.
Toshin missing with punches from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toshin wants to control but Claw is keeping busy.
Claw trying to get back to his feet but Toshin is in full control for now.
Toshin misses with an elbow to the head.
Toshin is looking to control Claw but Claw is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Claw wants to get back to his feet.
Claw takes a big shot to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Claw takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Claw trying to get back to his feet but Toshin is in full control for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ogre Toshin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Toshin throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Claw was covering up waiting for the punch and Toshin finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Claw wants to stand and escape but Toshin is having none of it.
Claw has momentary wrist control but Toshin slips an elbow through the middle.
Toshin with a nice head shot there.
Claw keeping moving, preventing Toshin from controlling successfully.
Ogre Toshin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Toshin won't allow Claw to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toshin controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toshin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Claw is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Toshin throwing strikes from guard but Claw blocks nicely.
Toshin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Toshin stops Claw from standing up.
Toshin is stalling in the full guard.
Toshin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Toshin landing with the ground and pound.
Toshin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
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.
Toshin lands a couple of elbows.
Toshin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Claw wants to stand and escape but Toshin is having none of it.
Toshin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Claw wants to stand and escape but Toshin is having none of it.
Claw is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Toshin dives into side control.
Claw defending against the ground and pound.
Claw is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Toshin working the ground and pound but Claw is defending the strikes.
Toshin taking a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Claw wants to get back to his feet.
Toshin connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Claw some visible discomfort.
Claw on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Toshin cracks Claw with a big elbow.
Check out the look on Toshin's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Claw is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Toshin is controlling him well.
Toshin lands a few punches from side control.
 Claw is rocked!
Claw is pushing Toshin's head away, looking to escape. Toshin manages to hold on to the position though.
Oh Claw is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Claw seems to have got his legs back now.
Toshin landing a few strikes.
Toshin lands a big left to the face of Claw, bouncing his head like a basketball. Another shot from Toshin and another - Claw is out! Toshin stands up and salutes his fans, who are going crazy in the stands.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ogre Toshin!
A less than humble Ogre Toshin misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brendan Moker (ranked 3613 p4p, 22016 weight class) and Peter OBrien (ranked 485 p4p, 661 weight class). Brendan Moker has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brendan Moker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter OBrien!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Sergei Dronov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OBrien takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Moker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
OBrien slips a jab from Moker.
OBrien looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Moker is fending him off so far but OBrien persists. Nope, Moker circles away and we're back to standing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from OBrien.
OBrien closes this distance looking for a takedown but Moker circles away.
Brendan Moker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter OBrien.
OBrien shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Moker pinned against the cage. Moker gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Moker misses the shot to the body.
OBrien is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Moker thows a leg kick but OBrien checks it
and OBrien counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
OBrien missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
OBrien scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
My spies in JAG Battle Gym inform me that OBrien has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
OBrien seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
OBrien 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.
Moker looks like he's trying to stand up.
Moker makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Brendan Moker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as OBrien blocks the low kick.
Moker throws out a loose jab but OBrien uses good head movement to avoid it.
OBrien fails with the takedown.
OBrien moves out of range of the body kick from Moker.
Moker throws a low kick but it's checked well by OBrien.
And OBrien tries to counter it with a takedown but Moker pushes his down on his head and steps out.
OBrien shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Moker but Moker pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Moker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
OBrien tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
OBrien shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Moker as he jumps to the side.
Moker wants to slow OBrien down by chopping away at his legs.
OBrien with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Moker to score with a decent uppercut.
Moker keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
OBrien blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moker scores with a one two! OBrien had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
OBrien slips under a jab.
OBrien shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Moker manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Moker manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Brendan Moker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
OBrien is trying hard to land a takedown here. Moker sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
OBrien clinches with his opponent.
OBrien is trying to pull guard but Moker has him pressed against the cage.
OBrien fails to pull guard.
OBrien tries to throw a body punch but Moker avoids it by throwing OBrien back against the cage.
Moker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Moker has had enough of the clinch but OBrien keeps him there for the moment.
Moker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
OBrien drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Moker is trying to force a seperation but OBrien has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Moker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by OBrien.
OBrien 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.
Moker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
OBrien prevents Moker from getting back to his feet.
OBrien throwing strikes from guard but Moker blocks nicely.
Moker might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
OBrien working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
OBrien won't allow Moker to get back to his feet.
OBrien postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
OBrien wants to control from the top but Moker keeps moving.
OBrien scoring with some ground and pound.
Moker knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for OBrien on the ground.
OBrien with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
OBrien cracks Moker with a solid left hand.
Moker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from OBrien.
OBrien working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Moker's head.
Moker is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst OBrien is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OBrien postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Moker wants to stand and escape but OBrien is having none of it.
OBrien is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
OBrien working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
OBrien postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
OBrien chips away with some ground and pound.
Moker is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
OBrien with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
OBrien lands a couple of decent looking shots.
OBrien postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Moker is looking to stand up but OBrien isn't so interested in that idea.
OBrien content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
OBrien distracts Moker with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
OBrien connects with a couple of short punches.
OBrien scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brendan Moker dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
OBrien shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
OBrien is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Moker has managed to free his arm - good work.
Moker looks like he's trying to stand up.
OBrien lands strikes from half guard.
OBrien has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
OBrien takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Moker has hold of OBrien's hands but OBrien slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
OBrien is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Moker doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time OBrien.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moker has hold of OBrien's hands but OBrien slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Moker wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OBrien lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Moker is trying to stand back up but OBrien is controlling him
Moker taking some punishment here, with OBrien in his half guard.
Moker kicks off OBrien and gets to his feet.
Brendan Moker is winning the standup battle so far.
OBrien shoots for a double leg takedown but Moker sprawls well. He's pushed OBrien's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Moker misses with an uppercut.
OBrien on the wrong end of a nice jab.
OBrien misses with a jab, cross combination.
Moker lands with a slapping head kick.
Moker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but OBrien was well out of range. Poor timing from Moker.
Moker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but OBrien was well out of range. Poor timing from Moker.
Moker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Moker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Moker scores with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
OBrien fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Moker, pushing him back against the cage.
OBrien manages to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moker trying to stand up but can't free himself from OBrien's guard.
OBrien has his hands on Moker's head, controlling the position.
OBrien tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Moker wanted to stand there but OBrien had control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moker trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
OBrien manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Moker manages to get himself to full guard.
OBrien makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
OBrien looking to pass the guard.
Moker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Moker pushes OBrien off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Nice sprawl there from Moker as OBrien shoots in.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moker dips to his left and cracks OBrien with an uppercut!
OBrien lands a jab-cross combination.
OBrien avoids the body shot from Moker.
Moker swats away the attempt to clinch by OBrien.
OBrien on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Moker scores with a jab to the jaw.
OBrien fails with a takedown attempt.
Brendan Moker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter OBrien.
Moker misses with a few strikes there.
Moker keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
OBrien is breathing heavily.
Moker throws a nice looking combination but OBrien bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - OBrien looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moker scores with a nice head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moker slaps away a takedown attempt from OBrien, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Moker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Moker throws a right hand that OBrien ducks under and follows up with a left that OBrien also avoids with ease.
Moker looks to land a left hand but OBrien moved out of range nicely.
Moker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
OBrien misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Moker misses with a body kick.
A shot to the liver by Moker. Beautiful body shot.
OBrien shoots in and gets a takedown into Moker's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brendan Moker dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.
Nice uppercut there from Moker.
OBrien shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Moker as he jumps to the side.
Moker scores with a nice right hand.
Moker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that OBrien can do to turn this around?
Moker throws a right hand that OBrien ducks under and follows up with a left that OBrien also avoids with ease.
OBrien clinches.
Moker is looking to break free of the clinch but OBrien has double underhooks.
Moker is trying to break free.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moker wants to get back to striking at distance but OBrien won't allow it.
Moker scores with a shot to the side of OBrien's head.
Moker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Moker working hard to break the clinch.
OBrien fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moker manages to break the clinch.
OBrien is looking to clinch but Moker is avoiding it.
Moker defends well against a solid takedown attempt from OBrien.
Brendan Moker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter OBrien.
OBrien takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Good standup being displayed there by Moker as he connects with a hook.
Moker throws out a powerful jab.
OBrien fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Moker, pushing him back against the cage.
OBrien tries to pull guard but Moker holds him up against the cage and eventually OBrien drops back down to his feet.
Moker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of OBrien backwards.
OBrien jumps guard but Moker turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
OBrien is trying to pull guard but Moker has him pressed against the cage.
OBrien tries to score a body lock takedown but Moker shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Moker gets underhooks to prevent OBrien's takedown attempt.
OBrien takes a shot to the head.
Moker tries to break the clinch but OBrien is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moker is trying to break free.
Moker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
OBrien changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Moker looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moker is trying to get back to his feet.
OBrien cracks Moker with a big right hand but Moker just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Moker wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Moker explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
OBrien wants to clinch.
OBrien tries to clinch up but Moker circles away and keeps his distance.
Peter OBrien is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
OBrien drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Moker manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Moker can't break the clinch.
OBrien can't get the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moker is trying to push OBrien away but OBrien has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for OBrien.
OBrien is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Moker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
OBrien tries to pull guard but Moker forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
OBrien is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Moker pulls him back up using the underhooks.
OBrien wants a takedown but no success here.
Moker trying to control the position but instead, OBrien has worked for underhooks and has pushed Moker into the cage.
Moker tries to break the clinch but OBrien is controlling the position.
Moker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
OBrien throws a body kick that misses
and Moker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Moker scores with a nice strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OBrien shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Moker but Moker pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A little feinted left hand from Moker on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
OBrien steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Moker.
OBrien shoots in but Moker avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Moker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
OBrien tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
OBrien avoids the body shot from Moker.
Peter OBrien has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Moker lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
OBrien uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moker.
OBrien showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Moker.
OBrien moves out of range as Moker strikes.
Moker circles away from the clinch attempt.
As OBrien looks to move away, Moker throws a big counter combo but OBrien just gets out of the way.
OBrien cracks Moker with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brendan Moker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Moker, 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brendan Moker!
Brendan Moker thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Philipp Tyurin (ranked 2536 p4p, 1423 weight class) and Andreas Kohler (ranked 90 p4p, 51 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Philipp Tyurin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Andreas Kohler!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kohler throws a hook to the side of Tyurin's head but Tyurin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kohler closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Tyurin throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
We've been informed that Kohler has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
We've been told by Tyurin's head coaches at EFC Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tyurin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kohler is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kohler lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kohler thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tyurin's head.
Kohler not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kohler lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kohler throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kohler lands a nice short elbow.
It looks like Philipp Tyurin has been cut.
Tyurin moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kohler stands up over Tyurin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Philipp Tyurin's cut is getting worse.
Kohler in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tyurin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tyurin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kohler works over Tyurin with some ground and pound from guard.
Jeez, Philipp Tyurin's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Philipp Tyurin's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Andreas Kohler!
Our winner, Andreas Kohler, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lord Mammon (ranked 1591 p4p, 2534 weight class) and Jeffery Berwick (ranked 225 p4p, 337 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take 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 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lord Mammon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeffery Berwick!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berwick slips a jab and a cross from Mammon.
Lord Mammon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mammon throws a right and a left that Berwick avoids nicely.
Mammon misses with a left hand
and Mammon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Lord Mammon has been cut.
Mammon moves into range and clinches up with Berwick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Berwick has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Mammon misses with some punches.
Berwick is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mammon pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Berwick manages to break the clinch.
Mammon throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mammon throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Berwick! But no joy.
Berwick gets tackled into the cage by Mammon. Mammon maintains the clinch.
Mammon misses with a body punch.
Mammon tries to throw a body punch but Berwick avoids it by throwing Mammon back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mammon working aggressively here.
Mammon misses with the head strike.
Berwick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Mammon - that landed with a thud.
Berwick's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hook to the body lands for Mammon.
Mammon misses with a body punch.
Berwick can't get the takedown.
Mammon tries to throw a body punch but Berwick avoids it by throwing Mammon back against the cage.
Berwick can't get the takedown.
Lord Mammon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeffery Berwick.
Berwick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mammon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mammon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Berwick blocks a body shot from Mammon.
Mammon gets underhooks to prevent Berwick's takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mammon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Berwick backwards.
Mammon misses with some punches.
Mammon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mammon lands a right hand.
Berwick blocks an uppercut.
Mammon has a couple of punches blocked by Berwick.
Mammon throws a head punch that misses.
Berwick wants a takedown but no success here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mammon is fighting off a takedown attempt but Berwick is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Mammon to the mat. Mammon regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Mammon is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mammon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Berwick scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mammon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Berwick.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mammon wants to stand and escape but Berwick is having none of it.
Berwick working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berwick postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mammon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Berwick lands a couple of digs.
Berwick in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mammon wants to stand and escape but Berwick is having none of it.
Mammon definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mammon has momentary wrist control but Berwick slips an elbow through the middle.
Berwick works over Mammon with some ground and pound from guard.
Mammon wants to get back to his feet but Berwick is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Berwick scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Berwick accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mammon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Berwick on the ground.
Berwick stops Mammon from standing up.
Berwick landing some decent shots from guard.
Mammon wants to stand up but Berwick is controlling him.
Mammon on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mammon tries to get out of the position.
Berwick throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berwick lands a couple of digs.
Berwick working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Berwick distracts Mammon with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Berwick is working Mammon over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mammon wants to stand up but Berwick is controlling him.
Berwick chips away with some ground and pound.
Mammon wants to stand up but Berwick is controlling him.
Berwick throwing strikes from guard but Mammon blocks nicely.
Berwick postures up in Mammon's guard and throws a big left but Mammon blocks it.
Berwick landing with the ground and pound.
Berwick landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Berwick is looking to work some ground and pound but Mammon has wrist control.
Berwick lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mammon is looking to stand up but Berwick isn't so interested in that idea.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jeffery Berwick will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lord Mammon's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mammon scores with a three punch combo!
Mammon tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Berwick to counter with a crisp jab.
Mammon rushes Berwick and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Mammon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mammon misses with a punch on the inside.
Berwick can't get the takedown.
Berwick goes for a takedown attempt but Mammon pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mammon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Berwick swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mammon gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mammon tries to work over Berwick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Mammon fails to land.
Mammon throws a punch but it's blocked by Berwick.
Mammon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Berwick backwards.
Mammon working aggressively here.
Mammon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mammon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Mammon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mammon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mammon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Berwick's elbow.
Berwick drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mammon pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lord Mammon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeffery Berwick.
Mammon tries to clinch there but Berwick circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mammon moves in looking to clinch but Berwick pushes him off.
Berwick circles away from the clinch attempt.
Berwick feints a counter leg kick.
Berwick keeps the fight on the outside.
Berwick takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mammon throws a series of punches but Berwick avoids them all with ease.
Berwick swats away the attempt to clinch by Mammon.
Berwick was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Mammon connects with a single shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mammon tries to clinch up
and Berwick cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mammon is looking to clinch but Berwick is avoiding it.
Mammon wants to clinch but Berwick slips to the side
enabling Berwick to counter with a crisp jab.
Berwick needs to keep his hands up - Mammon had a free shot at his head there.
Mammon doesn't manage to clinch there - Berwick circles away.
Berwick let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mammon throws a right and a left that Berwick avoids nicely.
Mammon tries to clinch but Berwick is having none of it.
Berwick throws out a counter right but Mammon avoids it with no problem.
Mammon wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Mammon lands.
Mammon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Berwick shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mammon moves into the clinch.
Mammon has a couple of punches blocked by Berwick.
Mammon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lord Mammon dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lord Mammon's cut.
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!
Mammon tries to clinch but Berwick is having none of it.
Berwick needs to keep his hands up - Mammon had a free shot at his head there.
Mammon throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Berwick to counter with a crisp jab.
Lord Mammon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mammon scores with a punch to the head.
Mammon scores with a one two! Berwick had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Berwick is rocked!
Mammon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Berwick is still on wobbly legs! Can Mammon finish him?
Mammon circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Berwick to the canvas! Berwick doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Mammon keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lord Mammon!
A victorious Lord Mammon thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Tupp (ranked 1547 p4p, 2796 weight class) and Jim Fox (ranked 202 p4p, 342 weight class). Tupp comes to the cage accompanied by Black No. 1. Fox has chosen Ice Ice Baby, Vanilla Ice as his entrance music. Jim Fox is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Tupp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Jim Fox!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooh!!! Tupp has knocked Fox down with a huge combo! Tupp steps away and waves a wobbly Fox back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Fox is rocked!
It looks like Jim Fox has been cut.
Tupp closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fox is still on wobbly legs! Can Tupp finish him?
Tupp takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tupp ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Tupp no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
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!
Tupp is pulling down on Fox's head to control his posture.
Tupp manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fox manages to get himself to full guard.
Fox wants to hit a sweep here but Tupp passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Fox there!
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Tupp! Fox is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jack Tupp!
Post fight, Jack Tupp took to the microphone: 'I told you all! I come here to fight. Let’s do it again!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Adam Johnson (ranked 1435 p4p, 4371 weight class) and Tom Bickle (ranked 164 p4p, 378 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Bickle!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bickle manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Johnson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
We've been hearing that Johnson has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Johnson is working for a kimura but Bickle is defending it quite comfortably.
Bickle has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Bickle kicks off Johnson and gets to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson shoots in but Bickle avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bickle moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Johnson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bickle pinned against the cage. Bickle gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bickle stuffs the takedown attempt from Johnson. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Bickle misses.
Tom Bickle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson scores with a hook to the body. Bickle takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Decent striking displayed by Bickle there.
Bickle throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson shoots for a takedown but Bickle saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Johnson fails with the takedown.
Bickle swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bickle! But no joy.
Johnson takes the fight into the clinch.
Bickle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bickle manages to break the clinch.
Johnson drops his hands momentarily and Bickle takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Bickle pushes him off.
Bickle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bickle works Johnson's body with a nice hook.
Johnson rushes Bickle and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bickle misses with a body punch.
Bickle has Johnson pushed against the cage.
Johnson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bickle prevents it.
Bickle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Johnson works Bickle's body with a nice hook.
Johnson shoots in but Bickle avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bickle scores with the left hand. Johnson knows he should have avoided that one.
Johnson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bickle sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Johnson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bickle tries to avoid it but Johnson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bickle to the ground. Bickle escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bickle digs a good hook to Johnson's body.
Bickle gets caught napping as Johnson dives in and scores a takedown. Bickle manages to retain guard.
Bickle has his feet on Johnson's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Bickle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Bickle sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
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!
Johnson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bickle throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Bickle misses with a straight left.
Bickle connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Johnson is rocked!
Bickle throws a pinpoint strike between Johnson's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Johnson crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Bickle scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tom Bickle!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ovidio Kiran (ranked 621 p4p, 1047 weight class) and Magnus Gunnarsson (ranked 90 p4p, 147 weight class). Kiran's entrance music is Katmandu. A fine choice. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ovidio Kiran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Magnus Gunnarsson!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiran thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kiran scores with a sloppy right hand. Gunnarsson should have avoided that one.
Gunnarsson connects with a crisp jab.
Kiran throws a lazy right hand but Gunnarsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gunnarsson scores with a hook to the body. Kiran takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kiran throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gunnarsson is looking to score with low kicks.
Kiran moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kiran throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiran chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gunnarsson can pounce on him.
Kiran walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gunnarsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Gunnarsson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiran looks to score with a jab to the body but Gunnarsson is just out of range.
Ovidio Kiran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gunnarsson moves out of range as Kiran strikes.
Kiran throws a hook to the side of Gunnarsson's head but Gunnarsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ovidio Kiran is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kiran misses with a lunging right hand
and Gunnarsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Kiran throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from Kiran misses.
Gunnarsson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kiran jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Kiran misses its intended target.
Kiran throws a hook but Gunnarsson avoids it easily.
Kiran works the jab nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiran ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kiran missing with a left hand there. Gunnarsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And Gunnarsson responds with a good body kick, but Kiran manages to step out the way in time.
Kiran throws an off balance right hand
and Gunnarsson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gunnarsson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kiran's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kiran is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gunnarsson is controlling him.
Kiran preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Gunnarsson working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Kiran pulls Gunnarsson in close to his closed guard and prevents Gunnarsson from doing any damage or advancing position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gunnarsson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson wants to pass the guard but Kiran is keeping the position.
Gunnarsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Kiran is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gunnarsson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kiran's guard.
Gunnarsson stalling away here and it's allowed Kiran to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Kiran is pulling down on Gunnarsson's head to control his posture.
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.
Kiran has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Gunnarsson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gunnarsson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kiran misses with a lunging right hand
letting Gunnarsson counter with a right hand.
Kiran keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ovidio Kiran will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kiran's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gunnarsson under the eye.
A jab from Kiran misses.
Gunnarsson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kiran misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson is looking for the big counter here.
Kiran misses with a hook.
Kiran throws a hook to the side of Gunnarsson's head but Gunnarsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kiran rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gunnarsson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunnarsson misses with a straight right.
Gunnarsson lands a glancing blow to the side of Kiran's head.
Kiran looks to land a right hand but Gunnarsson moved out of range.
Kiran just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunnarsson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kiran counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kiran moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A jab lands there for Kiran.
A swing and a miss from Kiran.
Gunnarsson throws out a counter right but Kiran avoids it with no problem.
Kiran blocks a leg kick.
Kiran is looking to counter punch.
Gunnarsson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kiran has his hands on Gunnarsson's head, controlling the position.
Gunnarsson trying to control but Kiran is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiran is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gunnarsson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gunnarsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Kiran 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.
Gunnarsson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kiran haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Kiran keeping full guard, as Gunnarsson tries to pass.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiran ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gunnarsson moves away.
Gunnarsson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gunnarsson misses with an uppercut
and Kiran counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kiran misses with a right hand
and Gunnarsson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kiran swings for the body but Gunnarsson moves out of range.
Ovidio Kiran is winning the standup battle so far.
Gunnarsson connects with a jab.
Kiran throws the kick towards the body but Gunnarsson avoids it.
Gunnarsson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kiran throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kiran throws a sloppy body shot
and Gunnarsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiran throws a body kick that misses.
A cross from Gunnarsson lands.
Gunnarsson slips under a jab from Kiran.
The crowd cheers as Kiran lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gunnarsson doesn't seem phased though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gunnarsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kiran misses with a hook.
Kiran throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Gunnarsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Kiran misses with a lunging right hand
and Gunnarsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kiran throws out a loose jab but Gunnarsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kiran looks to land a left hand but Gunnarsson moved out of range nicely.
Gunnarsson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kiran.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ovidio Kiran will probably get the nod.
That's time! Kiran's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gunnarsson slips a straight right by Kiran.
Gunnarsson wants to counter with a clinch but Kiran pushes him away.
Kiran jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gunnarsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kiran.
Gunnarsson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kiran misses with a looping right.
Kiran throws a right hand that misses
and Gunnarsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kiran fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kiran fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiran fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gunnarsson manages to avoid it.
Gunnarsson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Kiran throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gunnarsson counters by clinching up.
Nice elbow from Kiran.
It looks like Magnus Gunnarsson has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiran throws a punch but it's blocked by Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson blocks an elbow strike from Kiran.
Gunnarsson is working for takedown but Kiran is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kiran misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kiran tries a body shot but Gunnarsson blocks it.
Kiran pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kiran throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gunnarsson counters by clinching up.
Kiran lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kiran just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gunnarsson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kiran after a bit of a struggle.
Ovidio Kiran has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Magnus Gunnarsson.
Kiran digs a right hand into Gunnarsson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gunnarsson's gas tank.
Kiran throws a punch but it's blocked by Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson has Kiran pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kiran manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kiran looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kiran misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kiran escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kiran misses with a lunging right hand
and Gunnarsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiran misses with a lunging right hand
and Gunnarsson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kiran is trying to maintain the position but Gunnarsson is very close to passing his half guard.
Kiran is looking to improve his position.
Kiran has hold of Gunnarsson's hands but Gunnarsson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
We've been hearing good reports from Kiran's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Well, if Gunnarsson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Gunnarsson trying to advance position but Kiran counters by regaining guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson wants to pass the guard but Kiran is keeping the position.
Kiran is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gunnarsson trying to hold on to Kiran's head to control him but Kiran postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gunnarsson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ovidio Kiran clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Magnus Gunnarsson'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.
Kiran moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kiran throws a jab but it's blocked by Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson tries to counter by closing the distance.
A jab from Kiran misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Kiran as he connects with a hook.
Kiran jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice takedown defense from Kiran. No joy for Gunnarsson on that attempt.
Kiran swings widly with a right hand
and Gunnarsson counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiran misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson throws out a counter right but Kiran avoids it with no problem.
Gunnarsson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kiran takes a step back to recover.
Gunnarsson throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiran swings widly with a right hand
and Kiran takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kiran.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gunnarsson! But no joy.
Kiran scores with a nice head shot.
Kiran swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gunnarsson moves away from the strike by Kiran.
Gunnarsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kiran.
Kiran misses the body punch
and Gunnarsson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kiran's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gunnarsson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gunnarsson trying to control but Kiran is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Kiran dives on top into guard.
Kiran wanted to stand there but Gunnarsson had control of the position.
Gunnarsson is looking to sweep but instead, Kiran has passed into half guard.
Gunnarsson trying to get back to full guard but Kiran takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gunnarsson is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson tries to hold on but Kiran pushes him away.
Gunnarsson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gunnarsson wants to hold on but Kiran pushes him away.
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.
Kiran stands up from mount. Strange move.
Kiran misses with a lunging right hand
and Gunnarsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gunnarsson throws a head kick but Kiran moves out of range.
Kiran misses with a double jab.
Gunnarsson throws a counter combo.
Gunnarsson ducks under a wild hook from Kiran.
Kiran throws a looping overhand right but Gunnarsson ducks down to avoid it.
Gunnarsson throws a leg kick that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kiran paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kiran misses with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ovidio Kiran had his way with Magnus Gunnarsson in that round.
The cut man is working on Magnus Gunnarsson's cut.
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!
Kiran misses with a hook to the body
and Gunnarsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kiran throws a body shot but no joy.
Kiran doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kiran throws a looping overhand right but Gunnarsson ducks down to avoid it.
Kiran throws a hook but Gunnarsson avoids it easily.
Kiran misses the body punch
and Gunnarsson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kiran's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiran fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gunnarsson manages to avoid it.
Kiran throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gunnarsson counters with a one-two to the body.
Kiran tries to land a front kick but Gunnarsson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunnarsson defending well as Kiran loads up on a big left hand.
Gunnarsson throws out a counter right but Kiran avoids it with no problem.
Kiran lands with an overhand left.
Kiran on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gunnarsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kiran misses with a hook.
Gunnarsson feints a counter leg kick.
Jab by Kiran.
Gunnarsson throws a hook to the side of Kiran's head but Kiran sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kiran swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kiran throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gunnarsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Kiran is just out of range.
Kiran with a jab.
Kiran throws a hook to the side of Gunnarsson's head but Gunnarsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiran throws a jab when Gunnarsson was well out of range.
Kiran lands a jab to the head.
Gunnarsson avoids the body shot from Kiran.
Kiran looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kiran throws the left hand but Gunnarsson avoids the punch easily.
Gunnarsson is looking for the big counter here.
Kiran rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kiran takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kiran misses the body punch
enabling Gunnarsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Gunnarsson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gunnarsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kiran was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gunnarsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kiran.
Nice straight punches there by Kiran. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kiran.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson avoids the body shot from Kiran.
Kiran misses with a body kick.
Gunnarsson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gunnarsson defending well as Kiran loads up on a big left hand.
Kiran thuds his shin into the meat of Gunnarsson's side.
Ovidio Kiran is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kiran lands with a hook. Gunnarsson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kiran scores with a jab to the body.
Kiran throws a lazy right hand but Gunnarsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gunnarsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kiran throws a lazy uppercut
and Gunnarsson counters with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiran walks into a left hand.
Gunnarsson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kiran as he avoids it easily.
Kiran looks to throw the jab but Gunnarsson is out of range.
Gunnarsson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gunnarsson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kiran looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gunnarsson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kiran swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice shot by Kiran.
Magnus Gunnarsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kiran throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kiran looks to land a left hand but Gunnarsson moved out of range nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ovidio Kiran showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kiran, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 49:47
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 49:47
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ovidio Kiran!
Ovidio Kiran took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Brooklyn Apothecary for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seppo Sepi (ranked 435 p4p, 277 weight class) and David Jones (ranked 5 p4p, 11 weight class). David Jones has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Seppo Sepi's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seppo Sepi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Jones!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sepi moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Jones lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sepi at a distance.
Jones fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sepi misses with a two punch combination.
Sepi closes the distance and clinches up with Jones, looking for a takedown. Sepi pushes Jones against the cage but Jones circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jones drops Sepi with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Sepi looks back up at him and smiles so Jones waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
It looks like Seppo Sepi 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!
Sepi throws a series of strikes that have Jones backpedaling.
Sepi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sepi appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones throws a leg kick but Sepi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sepi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Sepi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sepi avoids the body shot from Jones.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Jones buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sepi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jones is fending him off so far but Sepi persists. Nope, Jones circles away and we're back to standing.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An inside leg kick from Sepi misses.
Sepi misses with a double jab
and Jones counters with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sepi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jones.
Sepi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sepi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Jones was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sepi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sepi regains half guard.
Sepi really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sepi moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sepi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jones is aware though and is defending well.
Jones told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sepi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jones is looking to stand up but Sepi won't let him.
Jones stands up from Sepi's guard - Jones perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Jones misses.
Sepi feinted with a counter takedown.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Sepi shoots for a takedown but Jones saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seppo Sepi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sepi fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Jones to the ground. Sepi is now in Jones's guard.
Jones wants to stand and escape but Sepi is having none of it.
Sepi drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Jones dives on top into guard.
Jones must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sepi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jones can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sepi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Jones gets to his feet. Sepi looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Jones tries to sprawl but Sepi drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Jones manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Sepi keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
David Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Seppo Sepi's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
David Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Sepi is out of range.
Jones has managed to clinch.
Jones is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
Jones lands a body punch.
Jones is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Sepi gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Jones makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
This has been an exciting period of action!
No luck for Sepi with that takedown attempt.
Jones with a hook.
Jones throws a leg kick but Sepi moved away.
Sepi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jones as he jumps to the side.
Jones lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sepi's sensitive parts.
Jones throws a series of punches but Sepi moves out of range.
Sepi half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sepi shoots in looking for a takedown but Jones manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sepi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seppo Sepi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sepi moves out of range of the strikes.
Sepi feinted with a counter takedown.
Sepi throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sepi was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Sepi closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Jones kicks off Sepi and gets to his feet.
Seppo Sepi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones lands an overhand right.
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!
Jones lands a right hook to the body.
Jones drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Sepi right on the button. Sepi goes down! Jones follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Jones gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Jones!
David Jones is the new super heavyweight champion!
Jumping up and down and very excited, David Jones waved his t-shirt featuring PWNAGEâ„¢'s logo in front of the cameras.
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