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PCL 24: Uranus PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akhmed The Big T (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Big T comes to the cage accompanied by Bad. Rocky Balboa will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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215 lbs
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217 lbs
7 - 5 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Akhmed The Big T!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rocky Balboa!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Balboa.
Balboa throws a series of punches but The Big T avoids them all with ease.
Balboa just misses with a punch to the body.
Balboa tries to bum rush The Big T with a series of wild strikes but The Big T uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The Big T swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Balboa counter with a right hand.
The Big T fails with a takedown attempt.
Balboa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Big T manages to avoid it.
The Big T shoots in and drives through. Balboa sprawls well.
Balboa misses with the combination.
Balboa throws a series of punches but The Big T avoids them all with ease.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from The Big T.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akhmed The Big T. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Balboa misses with a combination
and The Big T counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balboa wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa wants to control but The Big T is keeping busy.
The Big T trying to control from half guard but Balboa is working away.
The Big T performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Balboa trying to control here.
The Big T wants to lay and pray for a moment but Balboa keeps working.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Balboa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Big T.
The Big T swats away the attempt to clinch by Balboa.
The Big T closes the distance and clinches up with Balboa, looking for a takedown. The Big T pushes Balboa against the cage but Balboa circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Balboa tries to clinch up but The Big T circles away and keeps his distance.
Balboa swinging wildly here.
The Big T shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Balboa counters with a three punch combo that has The Big T backing up. The Big T nods at Balboa to acknowledge the strikes.
The Big T is breathing heavily.
The Big T fails with the takedown.
Rocky Balboa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Balboa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Balboa jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Balboa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Balboa tries to clinch
and The Big T counters with a nice double leg into side control. Balboa won't be happy with that.
The Big T trying to control the position but Balboa is working away.
The Big T tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Balboa tries to escape but The Big T is in control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa is looking for a sweep.
Balboa is trying to control The Big T's posture but The Big T avoids it.
Balboa is pushing The Big T's head away, looking to escape. The Big T manages to hold on to the position though.
Balboa tries to buck The Big T off but The Big T is having none of it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Balboa scores with a three punch combo!
The Big T shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Balboa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The Big T has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Balboa scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Balboa with a hook.
The Big T slips a jab and a cross from Balboa.
The Big T changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Balboa tries to avoid it but The Big T manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Balboa to the ground. Balboa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Big T showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Balboa.
The Big T takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A combination from Balboa does no damage.
No luck for The Big T with that takedown attempt.
Balboa's corner calls for a 1-2. Balboa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The Big T avoids a punch combination nicely.
Balboa scores with a crisp jab that stopped The Big T in his tracks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The Big T keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Balboa.
Balboa throws a combination that misses
and The Big T counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The Big T wants to control but Balboa is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Balboa dominated that round.
That's time! The Big T's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Balboa misses with a combination
and The Big T counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Balboa thinking.
A punch combination from Balboa misses.
Balboa lands with a nice body punch.
Balboa lands with a nice combination. The Big T backs away looking to recover.
No joy there for Balboa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Balboa lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Balboa.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A jab from Balboa finds it's way through The Big T's defenses.
Balboa tries to clinch but The Big T is having none of it.
Balboa wants to clinch.
Balboa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Balboa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Balboa throws a nice looking combination but The Big T bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Big T misses with a few strikes there.
Balboa doesn't manage to clinch there - The Big T circles away.
Rocky Balboa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Big T is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Balboa's half guard.
Balboa gets back to full guard.
Balboa wants to stand and escape but The Big T is having none of it.
The Big T sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Balboa is trying to keep The Big T in close.
Balboa wants to stand and escape but The Big T is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Big T trying to control the position from guard on top but Balboa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Balboa looking to hit a scissor sweep but The Big T is one step ahead there.
Balboa is looking to stand back up but The Big T counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Balboa.
The Big T slows the pace down in half guard.
Balboa is looking for a sweep. The Big T is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Balboa clinches with his opponent.
The Big T has Balboa pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Balboa manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Balboa cracks The Big T with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa lands a left hand.
Balboa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of The Big T backwards.
Balboa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Balboa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Balboa cracks The Big T with a nice body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Balboa.
The Big T's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Balboa lands an uppercut.
Balboa is leaning against The Big T and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Balboa lands with a left to the head.
Balboa lands a left hand.
Balboa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Balboa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of The Big T backwards.
Balboa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Balboa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Balboa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Balboa.
Balboa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Balboa lands a shoulder strike.
The Big T takes a shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Balboa.
Balboa lands a shoulder strike.
Balboa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt The Big T or not.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Balboa.
Balboa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Balboa lands a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balboa lands a left hand.
Balboa lands a shot to the body.
A short left from Balboa.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Balboa scores with a shoulder strike.
Balboa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The Big T takes a shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Balboa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Balboa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Balboa misses with a double jab
and The Big T counters with a single leg into guard. Balboa didn't expect that.
Balboa trying to control the position.
Balboa manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. The Big T manages to get himself to full guard.
Balboa drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but The Big T manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Balboa has The Big T in his guard.
Balboa is trying to keep The Big T in close.
Balboa is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst The Big T is controlling him.
The Big T wants to control from the top but Balboa keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Big T stands and throws Balboa's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Balboa is pushing The Big T's head away, looking to escape. The Big T manages to hold on to the position though.
The Big T wants to control but Balboa is keeping him busy.
Balboa is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, The Big T asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Balboa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The Big T closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Balboa explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Big T gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Balboa counters with a one-two to the body.
Balboa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Big T avoids a punch combination nicely.
Balboa misses with the combination.
The Big T misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Balboa.
The Big T showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Balboa.
Balboa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No luck for The Big T with that takedown attempt.
Balboa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa tries to clinch up.
The Big T gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Balboa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akhmed The Big T. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Big T dodges the punch combination from Balboa.
Balboa misses with a wild combination.
Akhmed The Big T is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Balboa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Balboa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The Big T shoots in and drives through. Balboa sprawls well.
A nice combination there by Balboa.
Balboa throws a nice looking combination but The Big T bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The Big T changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Balboa tries to avoid it but The Big T manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Balboa to the ground. Balboa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Balboa throws a series of punches but The Big T moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboa misses with a jab, cross combination.
The Big T misses with a takedown attempt - Balboa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Balboa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The Big T fails with a takedown attempt.
Balboa scores with a punch to the head.
Rocky Balboa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Balboa swinging wildly here.
The Big T decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Balboa gets back to full guard.
Balboa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in The Big T's guard.
Akhmed The Big T has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rocky Balboa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Balboa got a little sloppy there for a moment and The Big T has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Balboa has managed to get both his arms back between The Big T's legs - danger averted.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akhmed The Big T showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Balboa 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocky Balboa!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Niels van de Veen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taisto Kurmotus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). van de Veen comes into the arena with Separate Ways - Journey blaring out of the sound system. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
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182 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Niels van de Veen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Taisto Kurmotus!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurmotus misses with a looping left.
van de Veen throws a nice looking combination but Kurmotus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kurmotus throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kurmotus tries to land a leg kick but van de Veen saw it coming and moves away.
van de Veen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kurmotus fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but van de Veen is out of range.
Taisto Kurmotus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kurmotus walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. van de Veen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kurmotus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kurmotus throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and van de Veen moves into the clinch.
Kurmotus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kurmotus wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kurmotus can't break the clinch.
van de Veen crunches a lovely knee into Kurmotus's ribcage.
Kurmotus tries to break the clinch but van de Veen is controlling the position.
Kurmotus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kurmotus misses with a body kick.
The fighters circling - Kurmotus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
van de Veen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kurmotus.
Kurmotus cracks van de Veen with an open hand slap.
Kurmotus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
van de Veen slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurmotus moves out of range of the strikes.
Kurmotus thows a leg kick but van de Veen checks it
and van de Veen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kurmotus misses with a looping right.
Kurmotus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kurmotus takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kurmotus looks gassed!
Kurmotus misses with a hook.
van de Veen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
van de Veen moves into the clinch successfully.
van de Veen is working Kurmotus over against the cage.
Kurmotus looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
van de Veen missing with knees to the body.
van de Veen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kurmotus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by van de Veen.
Kurmotus shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
van de Veen rushes Kurmotus and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
van de Veen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kurmotus is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from van de Veen.
van de Veen slows down the pace here.
Kurmotus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
van de Veen working Kurmotus over with knees to the body.
Kurmotus wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch on the inside from Kurmotus fails to land.
Kurmotus tries to break the clinch but van de Veen is controlling the position.
van de Veen keeps control of Kurmotus as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kurmotus wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
van de Veen connects with a knee to the head.
van de Veen lands a knee to the head.
van de Veen stalling.
van de Veen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kurmotus lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
van de Veen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kurmotus lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kurmotus is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
van de Veen stalls.
van de Veen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kurmotus's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurmotus tries to circle away but van de Veen has him pinned against the cage.
Kurmotus wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kurmotus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A clash of legs there as van de Veen blocks the low kick.
van de Veen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kurmotus throws a front kick aimed at van de Veen's knee but van de Veen avoids it well.
Kurmotus takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A lazy left from van de Veen finds it's target.
van de Veen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Taisto Kurmotus has been cut.
van de Veen throws a nice head kick!
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!
van de Veen closes the distance and pushes Kurmotus back into the cage.
van de Veen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kurmotus takes an elbow to the forehead.
van de Veen blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
van de Veen lands a good knee to the midsection. Kurmotus won't want to take too many of those.
van de Veen lands a good knee to the midsection. Kurmotus won't want to take too many of those.
van de Veen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
van de Veen breaks from the clinch.
van de Veen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kurmotus.
van de Veen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kurmotus on the side of the head.
Kurmotus throws a leg kick
and Kurmotus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
van de Veen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kurmotus is rocked!
van de Veen throws an overhand right that has Kurmotus reeling! van de Veen follows up with more punches and Kurmotus is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Niels van de Veen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mnason Proteus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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211 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mnason Proteus!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Proteus misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Proteus shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Proteus showed some decent athleticism there.
Cooper is trying to stand up here but Proteus is controlling him well.
Proteus is trying to control. Cooper wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Proteus is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Cooper tries to kick Proteus off but Proteus keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Proteus tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cooper displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Proteus.
Proteus instigates a clinch.
Cooper tries to break free but Proteus pushes him back against the cage.
Proteus breaks the clinch.
Cooper defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Proteus.
Dan Cooper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mnason Proteus.
Cooper displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Proteus.
Proteus is looking to clinch.
Cooper scores with a jab. Proteus acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like Mnason Proteus has been cut.
Proteus throws a head kick that half lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Proteus tries to clinch but Cooper is having none of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cooper. Proteus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Proteus slips a jab from Cooper.
Horrible takedown by Proteus or perhaps it was just good defense by Cooper which made him look bad.
Cooper throws out a loose jab but Proteus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooper connects with a good right hand that stumbles Proteus. Proteus circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Proteus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Proteus shoots in and drives through. Cooper sprawls well.
Cooper swings for the body but Proteus moves out of range.
Proteus tries for a takedown but Cooper sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dan Cooper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Proteus looks gassed!
Proteus shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cooper pinned against the cage. Cooper gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Proteus moves away.
Proteus tries to clinch up but Cooper circles away and keeps his distance.
Proteus wants to clinch.
Cooper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Proteus.
Proteus tries for a takedown but Cooper sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Proteus closes the distance and clinches up with Cooper, looking for a takedown. Proteus pushes Cooper against the cage but Cooper circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cooper avoids the head kick by Proteus.
Mnason Proteus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooper digs a good body shot into Proteus's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Proteus.
Proteus with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cooper to score with a decent uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Proteus is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Cooper doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Proteus crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Proteus's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dan Cooper!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ze Neto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Velasqez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Velasqez has chosen Gorillaz - Latin simone as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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260 lbs
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238 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ze Neto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cain Velasqez!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Neto with that takedown attempt.
Neto shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Velasqez but Velasqez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Neto fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ze Neto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Neto fails with a takedown attempt.
Velasqez stuffs the takedown.
Neto dodges the punch combination from Velasqez.
Neto will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neto misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Neto dodges the punch combination from Velasqez.
Velasqez throws a shot from downtown. Neto moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neto misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Neto shoots in but no luck this time.
Neto dives in and grabs Velasqez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Velasqez pushes down on Neto's head and hops out.
Neto shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Velasqez pinned against the cage. Velasqez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Neto shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Neto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Velasqez.
Neto fails with a takedown attempt.
Neto shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Velasqez's guard.
Velasqez is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Neto frees his head nicely. Oh but Velasqez has switched to an armbar! Neto is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Cain Velasqez!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Kyril (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Viktor Kyril has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Viktor Kyril seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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198 lbs
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176 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viktor Kyril!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Junior Alves!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kyril.
Kyril keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kyril avoids the body shot from Alves.
Alves swings for the body but Kyril moves out of range.
Kyril throws a series of punches but Alves moves out of range.
Kyril throws a lazy right hand but Alves sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kyril throws a right and a left that both miss.
A head kick misses from Kyril.
Alves misses with a body shot.
Kyril misses with a series of wild punches.
Kyril takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Alves misses the shot to the body.
Donk. Kyril catches Alves right on the button with a cross.
Kyril throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kyril throws out a loose jab but Alves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kyril throws a hook to the side of Alves's head but Alves sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alves misses with a body shot.
Alves fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kyril manages to avoid it.
Alves misses with a jab to the body
and Kyril counters with a takedown into side control.
Alves is trying to control Kyril's posture but Kyril avoids it.
Alves is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Alves sneaks back into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyril is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Kyril blocks the strikes from Alves.
Alves tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Alves tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alves misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fighters circling - Kyril throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alves scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Alves ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kyril moves away.
Nice body punch from Kyril.
Alves throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Alves throws a sloppy body shot
and Kyril counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alves throws a sloppy body shot
and Kyril counters with a left and a right... And another left! Alves is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Viktor Kyril!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Night (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evans comes to the cage accompanied by I need Scissors!. Travis Night has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
12 - 11 - 0 |
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218 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chris Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Travis Night!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Night throws a big shot that misses.
Night throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Night slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Chris Evans has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Evans scores with a nice strike.
Evans walks straight into a right hand from Night - that's dropped him! Night jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Evans from any more punishment! Evans complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Travis Night!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andrei East (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eli Bathory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bathory has chosen Kid Unknown - Nightmare as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Andrei East has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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25
201 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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26
192 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrei East!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eli Bathory!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bathory fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bathory closes the distance and clinches up with East, looking for a takedown. Bathory pushes East against the cage but East circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bathory misses with a wild body shot.
Bathory shoots for a double leg takedown but East sprawls well. He's pushed Bathory's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Andrei East has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eli Bathory.
East lands a slapping body shot.
East lands with a straight right. Bathory didn't see that one coming.
Bathory shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bathory is thwarting East's attempts to control the position.
East tries to get to full guard but Bathory has control of the leg.
Bathory misses with a head shot. East uses the momentum to regain guard.
East trying to control the position here.
Bathory must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bathory trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bathory working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bathory missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bathory in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
East misses with a body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bathory.
East getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bathory closes this distance looking for a takedown but East circles away.
Bathory shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as East sprawls well. East wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bathory gets slowly back to his feet.
Bathory with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling East to score with a decent uppercut.
East gets a takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
East working Bathory over with strikes.
Bathory slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bathory utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bathory wants to sweep here but East controlling him for the moment.
East is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
East 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.
Bathory wants to sweep here but East controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
East looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as East accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
East is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
East thows a big elbow that misses.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bathory 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.
Bathory throws and elbow that misses. East uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bathory's guard. Nice move by East!
East postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bathory looking for a sweep. Not yet Bathory, not yet.
East with a nice head shot there.
Bathory trying to keep a closed guard but East is proving a slippery customer.
East makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
East loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
East content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bathory trying to keep a closed guard but East is proving a slippery customer.
East working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bathory wants to sweep here but East controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bathory keeping moving, preventing East from controlling successfully.
East cracks Bathory with a solid left hand.
East lands a couple of decent looking shots.
East stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bathory swivels though and keeps the full guard.
East is breathing heavily.
East working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
East is fighting to break Bathory's control of his arms but Bathory is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
East postures up.
East throws and elbow that misses. Bathory uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in East's guard. Nice move by Bathory!
East looking for a guillotine here but Bathory defends easily.
Bathory works a leg free and moves into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Andrei East will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bathory with a lazy takedown attempt
and East counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Bathory!
Bathory wants to hold on but East pushes him away.
East landing shots from mount.
East working the ground and pound effectively.
Bathory is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bathory slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Bathory taking some punishment here, with East in his half guard.
East is thwarting Bathory's attempts to control the position.
East is trying to control. Bathory wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bathory tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Bathory trying to control from the bottom.
East winds up and cracks Bathory with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
East not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
East moves into full mount! Bathory won't be happy about that!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice elbow there by East.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, East cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bathory tries to hold on but East postures up.
Bathory is looking to improve his position but East isn't that keen on the idea.
Bathory is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
East lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bathory is in a horrible position here. East smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Andrei East overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bathory regains half guard.
Bathory tries to roll over but East keeps him under control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. East lands a nice short elbow.
East 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.
Nice strikes from East there.
East thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bathory wants to control but East is keeping busy and won't allow it.
East lands strikes from half guard.
Bathory works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bathory is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bathory trying to keep a closed guard but East is proving a slippery customer.
East lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
East wants to control from the top but Bathory keeps moving.
East is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bathory manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. East manages to get himself to full guard.
Bathory throws and elbow that misses. East uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bathory's guard. Nice move by East!
Bathory tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bathory trying to keep a closed guard but East is proving a slippery customer.
East lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
East is looking to work some ground and pound but Bathory has wrist control.
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.
Bathory manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bathory avoids the attempt from East to control.
East is trying desperately to improve position.
Bathory with the ground and pound from mount.
East working to try and regain half guard.
East slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
East trying to control from the bottom.
Bathory missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei East dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Bathory fails with the takedown
and East counters with a shoot takedown. Bathory fights it but they end up in guard.
Bathory wants to sweep but no luck.
East working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
East trying to control the position from guard on top but Bathory is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bathory tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bathory has momentary wrist control but East slips an elbow through the middle.
Bathory manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bathory throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for East because Bathory loaded up on that one.
Bathory lands a nice shot to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
East tries to hold on but Bathory postures up.
Bathory working East over with strikes here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bathory lands with some strikes.
East really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bathory landing strikes from the mount.
Bathory lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bathory dominating with strikes here.
East tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bathory punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bathory lands a big elbow.
Bathory landing punches.
Bathory fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bathory pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bathory has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of East's face.
East is bucking up trying to escape but Bathory cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
East taking shots to the head.
Bathory has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of East's face.
A nice elbow there by Bathory.
Bathory unloading with bombs!
Bathory with shots to the head and body - East looks very uncomfortable down there.
Eli Bathory has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bathory with the ground and pound from mount.
Bathory landing punches.
Bathory postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. East looks a forlorn figure.
Bathory looking to finish East with some ground and pound. This is bad for East!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bathory scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Andrei East is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
East is trying desperately to improve position.
BOOM! Bathory connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bathory can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as East is looking to escape.
East is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
East is bucking up trying to escape but Bathory cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
East avoids a strike by Bathory and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Bathory's guard! Fantastic escape!
East passes Bathory's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bathory manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
East showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bathory throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Bathory tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bathory keeping full guard, as East tries to pass.
Bathory tries to land a sweep but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
East slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bathory looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eli Bathory comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think East has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Andrei East!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boris Ivanovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armando Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Reyes's choice of entrance music: Crank Dat. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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20
205 lbs
10 - 0 - 0 |
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205 lbs
8 - 0 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boris Ivanovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Armando Reyes!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Igor Prikhodko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanovic goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ivanovic takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Armando Reyes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ivanovic uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Reyes has time to react.
Ivanovic is looking to slow Reyes down with leg kicks.
Ivanovic takes a swing at Reyes's ribcage but misses.
Ivanovic blocks a leg kick.
Ivanovic delivers a nice body kick.
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!
Ivanovic throws a head kick but Reyes moves out of range.
Ivanovic avoids the body shot from Reyes.
Ivanovic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reyes.
Ivanovic throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Reyes looks gassed!
Reyes throws a head kick that misses.
Ivanovic throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ivanovic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reyes.
A head kick from Ivanovic lands but Reyes takes it in his stride.
It looks like Armando Reyes has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ivanovic.
Ivanovic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Reyes. That did some damage!
Ivanovic throws a left and a right that both miss
and Reyes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ivanovic lands a big head kick that sends Reyes tumbling to the mat! Ivanovic takes a step backwards and waves Reyes back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Reyes is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reyes takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Reyes is still on wobbly legs! Can Ivanovic finish him?
A solid body kick from Ivanovic.
Reyes seems to have recovered his senses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ivanovic, right into the meat.
Ivanovic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Reyes.
Ivanovic lands a big head kick that sends Reyes tumbling to the mat! Ivanovic takes a step backwards and waves Reyes back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Ivanovic lets loose with a powerful body kick. Reyes will feel that in the morning.
Ivanovic throws a body punch but Reyes moves out of range.
Reyes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reyes misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ivanovic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ivanovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ivanovic, right into the meat.
Ivanovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ivanovic throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Reyes.
Ivanovic lands a head kick!
Reyes just misses with a punch to the body.
Ivanovic throws a head kick that Reyes semi-blocks.
Ivanovic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Reyes has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ivanovic.
Ivanovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reyes moves away from the strike by Ivanovic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Reyes connects with the punch.
Reyes scores with a jab to the head.
Reyes tries a head kick but it misses.
Ivanovic misses with a body kick.
Ivanovic lands a head kick!
Ivanovic throws a series of punches but Reyes moves out of range.
Reyes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reyes avoids the head kick by Ivanovic.
A low kick from Reyes is predictable there
and Ivanovic counters with a big head kick but Reyes shrugs it off.
Reyes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Reyes misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovic throws a series of punches but Reyes avoids them all with ease.
Reyes tries a head kick but it misses.
Ivanovic throws out a leg kick but Reyes moves out of range and Ivanovic only half commits.
Ivanovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ivanovic throws a head kick that misses.
Reyes takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Reyes avoids the head kick by Ivanovic.
Reyes takes a swing at Ivanovic's ribcage but misses.
Ivanovic tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ivanovic takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ivanovic dodges the punch combination from Reyes.
Reyes fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Ivanovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Armando Reyes's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Reyes feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ivanovic's calf.
Ivanovic checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ivanovic throws a right hand that Reyes ducks under and follows up with a left that Reyes also avoids with ease.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Reyes might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Ivanovic has got the better of the exchanges.
Reyes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Reyes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boris Ivanovic is winning the standup battle so far.
Ivanovic slips under a jab.
Ivanovic throws a wild body kick that Reyes sees coming a mile off.
Ivanovic fails to land with a series of punches.
Reyes lands a right hook to the body.
Ivanovic on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Reyes.
A combination from Reyes does no damage.
Ivanovic lands with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanovic misses with a low kick.
A big left from Reyes misses.
Reyes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ivanovic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Reyes throws a push kick but Ivanovic slaps the foot to one side.
Reyes fails to land with a series of punches.
Ivanovic takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Reyes connects with a crisp jab.
Ivanovic throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Reyes.
Reyes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ivanovic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ivanovic throws a head kick that misses.
Boris Ivanovic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ivanovic goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ivanovic misses with a double jab
and Reyes counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Reyes finds it's way through Ivanovic's defenses.
Ivanovic slips a jab and a cross from Reyes.
Reyes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Reyes scores with a hook.
Reyes misses with a series of wild punches.
Ivanovic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reyes.
Ivanovic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Reyes's sensitive parts.
Ivanovic throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Reyes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ivanovic!
Ivanovic throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Reyes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ivanovic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ivanovic blocks a jab.
Ivanovic misses with a two punch combination.
Ivanovic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ivanovic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reyes can do to turn this around?
A jab from Reyes misses.
Reyes misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ivanovic throws a front kick that sends Reyes stumbling back into the cage.
Ivanovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reyes throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ivanovic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Reyes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ivanovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ivanovic scores with a leg kick.
Ivanovic throws a head kick that misses.
Ivanovic throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Reyes.
Reyes moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Reyes thumps Ivanovic with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reyes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ivanovic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reyes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Ivanovic dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Armando Reyes's cut.
That's time! Ivanovic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Reyes blocks a jab.
Ivanovic throws a leg kick but Reyes checks it.
Ivanovic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Reyes throws a half hearted mid kick.
Reyes moves out of range of the body kick from Ivanovic.
Reyes takes a swing at Ivanovic's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Ivanovic.
Ivanovic throws and low kick but Reyes moves out of range easily.
Reyes misses with the body kick
and Ivanovic counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Reyes just misses with a punch to the body.
Reyes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ivanovic rather than just go for the knockout.
Ivanovic on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reyes lands a head shot.
Ivanovic misses with a double jab
and Reyes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanovic cracks the inside of Reyes's front leg.
Reyes throws a one two combo.
Ivanovic throws a head kick that half lands.
Ivanovic looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Reyes throws a nice looking combination but Ivanovic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ivanovic throws a front kick that sends Reyes stumbling back into the cage.
Ivanovic throws a head kick that misses.
Reyes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ivanovic.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ivanovic gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A swing and a miss from Ivanovic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes throws a wild body kick that Ivanovic sees coming a mile off.
Reyes stuns Ivanovic with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ivanovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reyes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reyes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ivanovic.
Ivanovic throws a nice head kick!
Reyes throws a head kick but Ivanovic moves out of range.
Reyes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ivanovic.
Ivanovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Reyes takes a swing at Ivanovic's ribcage but misses.
Reyes is looking to land body kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovic looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ivanovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ivanovic takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A swing and a miss from Ivanovic.
Reyes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ivanovic.
Reyes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Reyes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ivanovic fails to land with a series of punches.
Armando Reyes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ivanovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reyes throws a solid leg kick but Ivanovic takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Reyes.
Reyes just misses with a punch to the body.
Ivanovic slips a jab from Reyes.
Some wild striking there from Reyes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Reyes takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ivanovic blocks a low kick nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Reyes!
Ivanovic throws a head kick that misses.
Reyes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ivanovic.
Ivanovic misses with a head kick.
Ivanovic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reyes.
Reyes tries a head kick but it misses.
Reyes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ivanovic.
Boris Ivanovic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ivanovic lands with a slapping head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boris Ivanovic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ivanovic has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:26
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boris Ivanovic!
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