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RISE 51: Ihantala v Svyatogor PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lionel Butterfinger (ranked 25289 p4p, 6347 weight class) and Aleksandar Dobrosav (ranked 734 p4p, 625 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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BJJ White 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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lionel Butterfinger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Aleksandar Dobrosav!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Butterfinger enables Dobrosav to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Butterfinger manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Dobrosav seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Dobrosav throwing strikes but missing.
Dobrosav postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dobrosav has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Butterfinger is proving hard to escape from.
Butterfinger working for submissions but it's allowed Dobrosav to get to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butterfinger is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dobrosav trying to control from half guard but Butterfinger is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butterfinger is looking to control Dobrosav's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Butterfinger avoid being mounted?
Butterfinger is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Dobrosav wants to take a breather but Butterfinger is having none of it.
Butterfinger wants to sweep but Dobrosav has passed to side control!
Dobrosav working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Dobrosav scoring with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dobrosav scores with punches from side control.
Dobrosav wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Butterfinger, who protects the arm well.
Butterfinger holding on.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dobrosav scores with a couple of short elbows.
Butterfinger knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dobrosav on the ground.
Butterfinger struggling a bit here.
Butterfinger manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butterfinger looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dobrosav wants to control but Butterfinger is keeping him busy.
Butterfinger scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Dobrosav manages to mount him!
Butterfinger is trying to escape the mount.
Dobrosav scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Dobrosav looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Dobrosav looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dobrosav lands with some strikes.
Butterfinger wants to get back to his feet.
Dobrosav raining down shots from the mount!
Dobrosav has hold of Butterfinger's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Butterfinger manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Butterfinger is wriggling around trying to escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dobrosav is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksandar Dobrosav dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dobrosav tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Butterfinger swats away the attempt to clinch by Dobrosav.
Butterfinger swats away the attempt to clinch by Dobrosav.
As Dobrosav backs away, Butterfinger returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Butterfinger lands a nice hook to Dobrosav's body. Dobrosav takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dobrosav has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dobrosav pulls guard.
Dobrosav is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Butterfinger defends well.
Butterfinger trying to control the position from guard on top but Dobrosav is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dobrosav has control of Butterfinger's left arm, preventing Butterfinger from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butterfinger got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dobrosav has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Butterfinger has managed to get both his arms back between Dobrosav's legs - danger averted.
Dobrosav has Butterfinger pulled in close to control his posture.
Butterfinger trying to control the position from guard on top but Dobrosav 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.
Dobrosav is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Butterfinger defends well.
Dobrosav looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Butterfinger pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dobrosav is keeping the position for now.
Dobrosav has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dobrosav is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Dobrosav wants to stand but Butterfinger is controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Butterfinger misses with a two punch combination.
Butterfinger lands a right hook to the body.
Dobrosav has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Butterfinger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dobrosav gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Butterfinger misses with some punches.
Dobrosav throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dobrosav is trying to force a seperation but Butterfinger has the dominant position.
A short left from Butterfinger.
A head punch on the inside from Butterfinger fails to land.
Butterfinger tries a body shot but Dobrosav blocks it.
Butterfinger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dobrosav keeps the fight on the outside.
Dobrosav drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dobrosav wants to control from the top but Butterfinger keeps moving.
Dobrosav won't allow Butterfinger to sweep him here.
Butterfinger keeping full guard, as Dobrosav tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dobrosav sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Dobrosav stands up over Butterfinger, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Butterfinger is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Butterfinger looking for a sweep. Not yet Butterfinger, not yet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dobrosav throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Butterfinger keeping moving, preventing Dobrosav from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
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 Lionel Butterfinger will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Butterfinger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dobrosav moves to clinch but Butterfinger breaks away
and Dobrosav takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A solid leg kick lands there for Butterfinger.
Dobrosav on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Butterfinger.
Dobrosav misses with a body shot
enabling Butterfinger to counter with a crisp jab.
Dobrosav doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Butterfinger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dobrosav has managed to clinch.
A body shot lands from Butterfinger.
Butterfinger managing to block the knees to the body from Dobrosav.
Dobrosav takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Butterfinger.
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!
Butterfinger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Butterfinger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Butterfinger.
Butterfinger scores with a nice body kick.
Dobrosav takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Butterfinger displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
 It looks like Aleksandar Dobrosav has been cut.
Butterfinger is looking to slow Dobrosav down with leg kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Butterfinger.
Butterfinger throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dobrosav.
Butterfinger scores with a sloppy right hand. Dobrosav should have avoided that one.
Butterfinger looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dobrosav wants to clinch but Butterfinger slips to the side
and Butterfinger counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Butterfinger lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Butterfinger connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Butterfinger lands a glancing blow to the side of Dobrosav's head.
Jab, jab by Butterfinger - just one landing.
Dobrosav takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Butterfinger swats away the attempt to clinch by Dobrosav.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butterfinger scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dobrosav tries to close the distance and clinch but Butterfinger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Butterfinger lands with an uppercut that bounces Dobrosav off the cage and back into range.
Dobrosav takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Butterfinger lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Butterfinger cracks Dobrosav with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dobrosav fails with the takedown.
Lionel Butterfinger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Butterfinger throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dobrosav needs to keep his hands up - Butterfinger had a free shot at his head there.
Butterfinger scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butterfinger scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dobrosav falls off balance throwing a combination
and Butterfinger counters with an inside leg kick.
Butterfinger scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Butterfinger digs a good body shot into Dobrosav's ribs.
Butterfinger connects with a leg kick.
Butterfinger moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dobrosav takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Butterfinger scores with a leg kick.
Dobrosav stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Butterfinger.
Lionel Butterfinger is winning the standup battle so far.
Butterfinger lands a nice shot to the body.
Dobrosav tries to clinch there but Butterfinger circles away.
Butterfinger tries to clinch there but Dobrosav circles away.
And Dobrosav tries to counter it with a takedown but Butterfinger pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A jab lands there for Butterfinger.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Butterfinger lands a nice hook to Dobrosav's body. Dobrosav takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butterfinger tries to clinch up.
Butterfinger buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dobrosav has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Butterfinger.
Dobrosav closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Butterfinger presses Dobrosav against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Butterfinger works on Dobrosav's body with a couple of short punches.
Butterfinger lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Butterfinger lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dobrosav tries to pull guard but Butterfinger forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lionel Butterfinger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aleksandar Dobrosav.
Butterfinger softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Butterfinger lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Butterfinger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Butterfinger lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dobrosav at a distance.
Dobrosav closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lionel Butterfinger showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Butterfinger 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lionel Butterfinger!
An out of breath Lionel Butterfinger thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Aleksandar Dobrosav stepped up to the mic, saying 'I will be back stronger than ever. Thank you for coming.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Monty Sioux (ranked 4124 p4p, 4129 weight class) and Richard Mesquita (ranked 440 p4p, 441 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Monty Sioux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Mesquita!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mesquita misses with a takedown
and Sioux counters with a left to the body.
Mesquita fails to land the takedown.
Mesquita throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sioux was covering up waiting for the punch and Mesquita finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mesquita is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sioux keeping moving, preventing Mesquita from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesquita stops Sioux from standing up.
Mesquita makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sioux has momentary wrist control but Mesquita slips an elbow through the middle.
Mesquita pushes down on Sioux's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Mesquita takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Mesquita trying to control the action but Sioux is working from the bottom.
Sioux pushes Mesquita off looking to stand but Mesquita dives back in and keeps control.
Mesquita slips a nice elbow through Sioux's hands, connecting with Sioux's forehead.
Sioux is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sioux is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nice strikes from Mesquita there.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mesquita connects with a nice short shot to Sioux's temple.
Mesquita with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Sioux is trying to stand up here but Mesquita is controlling him well.
Mesquita has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mesquita is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sioux trying to control here.
Mesquita drops an elbow to the side of Sioux's head.
Mesquita not doing much here.
Mesquita working Sioux over with strikes.
Mesquita looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita trying to control from half guard but Sioux is working away.
Mesquita scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sioux is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mesquita scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sioux is looking to escape.
Mesquita takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mesquita lands a nice short elbow.
Sioux taking some punishment here, with Mesquita in his half guard.
Mesquita in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Sioux tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Mesquita!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Richard Mesquita!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Icarus Aphelios (ranked 3973 p4p, 3941 weight class) and Kody Thibodeaux (ranked 493 p4p, 491 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Icarus Aphelios!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kody Thibodeaux!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aphelios closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Thibodeaux's guard.
Aphelios with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aphelios passes into half guard.
Aphelios content to control rather than advance.
Aphelios missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Aphelios'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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aphelios performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Aphelios working Thibodeaux over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aphelios takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Thibodeaux looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Aphelios lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Aphelios passes to side control.
Thibodeaux takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Aphelios staying calm.
Aphelios scores with punches from side control.
Aphelios working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Thibodeaux takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Aphelios takes a little break here. Thibodeaux wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Thibodeaux taking a bit of punishment here - Aphelios scoring with strikes.
Thibodeaux on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Aphelios is working Thibodeaux over with some ground and pound from side control.
Aphelios lands an elbow.
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!
Aphelios lands a decent elbow from side control.
Aphelios moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Aphelios lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Thibodeaux taking shots to the head.
Aphelios looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aphelios looking to finish Thibodeaux with some ground and pound. This is bad for Thibodeaux!
Thibodeaux is bucking up trying to escape but Aphelios cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Aphelios 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.
Aphelios landing strikes from the mount and Thibodeaux is in trouble!
 Thibodeaux is rocked!
Aphelios breaks from Thibodeaux's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Thibodeaux is still in real trouble! Can Aphelios finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aphelios postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Thibodeaux in real trouble here! The ref calls for Thibodeaux to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Icarus Aphelios!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boss Yonic (ranked 5638 p4p, 3290 weight class) and Walter Wiener (ranked 96 p4p, 59 weight class). Walter Wiener told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 36 - 35 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Boss Yonic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Walter Wiener!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yonic lands with a shot to the body.
Yonic throws a hook but Wiener blocks it.
Wiener slips under a jab from Yonic.
Wiener blocks a low kick nicely.
Wiener throws a fast counter high kick but Yonic manages to duck under it in time.
Wiener keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yonic.
Yonic drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Yonic throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Yonic looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Wiener is avoiding damage well.
Wiener wants to get back to his feet but Yonic drags him back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wiener stops Yonic from passing to mount.
Wiener is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiener wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Yonic lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Yonic taking a breather here.
Wiener pushes Yonic away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Yonic gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Yonic wants to control but Wiener is keeping him busy.
Wiener taking punishment in the form of punches.
Yonic creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Wiener sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yonic trying to control the action but Wiener is working from the bottom.
Wiener tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Wiener is squirming around, avoiding Yonic's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yonic tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Wiener tries to buck Yonic off but he can't manage it.
Yonic 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.
Yonic takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Wiener is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Yonic putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Yonic putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yonic won't let Wiener get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Yonic controlling the position easily from mount.
Yonic trying to control but Wiener is having none of it.
Wiener is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Boss Yonic dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yonic lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Wiener has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wiener and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wiener looks for the body kick but Yonic saw that one coming.
Wiener looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Yonic thuds a left hand into Wiener's body.
Yonic misses the body punch
and Wiener counters with a nice kick to the body.
Yonic throws a looping overhand right but Wiener ducks down to avoid it.
Yonic throws a poor cross that misses
and Wiener finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Yonic throws a hook but Wiener avoids it easily.
Wiener is trying to counter with his kicks.
We've been informed that Wiener has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Wiener connects with a high kick.
 It looks like Boss Yonic has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wiener slips a straight right by Yonic.
Wiener only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Yonic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wiener can do to turn this around?
Yonic shoots in looking for a takedown. Wiener tries to sprawl out of it but Yonic keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wiener manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wiener slips a jab from Yonic.
Walter Wiener is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yonic throws a body punch but Wiener moves out of range.
Yonic throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Yonic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yonic throws out a loose jab but Wiener uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yonic misses the shot to the body.
Yonic misses with a looping left.
Wiener is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Yonic listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Boss Yonic is winning the standup battle so far.
Yonic looks to score with a jab to the body but Wiener is just out of range.
Wiener tries a quick counter leg kick but Yonic is wise to it.
Wiener checks a leg kick.
Wiener avoids the body shot from Yonic.
Yonic misses with a hook
and Wiener counters with a good, hard body kick but Yonic shrugs it off.
Yonic fails to land the takedown.
Wiener thinks about the counter body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yonic misses with an uppercut.
Wiener connects with a high kick.
Yonic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wiener.
Yonic misses with a looping right.
A shot to the liver by Yonic. Beautiful body shot.
Yonic shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Yonic was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yonic looking to control but instead Wiener has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Wiener is trying to stand back up but Yonic is controlling him
Yonic is trying to control. Wiener wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiener is trying to stand.
Yonic controlling the action here.
Wiener looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Yonic missing with a left hand there. Wiener was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wiener throws a fast counter high kick but Yonic manages to duck under it in time.
Yonic shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Wiener manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Yonic is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yonic wants to pass the guard but Wiener is keeping the position.
Yonic works over Wiener with some ground and pound from guard.
Yonic prevents Wiener from getting back to his feet.
Yonic wants to control from the top but Wiener keeps moving.
Yonic scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
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 Boss Yonic will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Boss Yonic's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Wiener displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yonic throws out the jab.
Wiener ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - Yonic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wiener shapes to counter with a head kick.
Yonic is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Wiener's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Yonic 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wiener is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Yonic connects with a couple of short punches.
Yonic slips nicely into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yonic lands strikes from half guard.
Yonic working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiener is trying to stand.
Wiener is trying to escape back to his feet but Yonic uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Wiener tries to escape but Yonic is in control.
A lull in the action here as Yonic stalls from top position.
Wiener is looking to get back to his feet here but Yonic is keeping cool and he's managed to take Wiener's back.
Wiener is trying to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wiener is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Yonic.
Wiener trying to get back to his feet but Yonic is in full control for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yonic keeps control of the position easily here as Wiener tries to buck him off.
Wiener manages to stand up with Yonic still on his back. Eventually Yonic drops to his feet and we're back in the standing position.
Boss Yonic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yonic throws an off balance right hand
and Wiener counters with a body kick that stops Yonic in his tracks momentarily.
Yonic shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Yonic was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Boss Yonic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wiener is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Yonic is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yonic is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Wiener will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Wiener wants to get back to his feet but Yonic drags him back down.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Walter Wiener has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wiener misses with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boss Yonic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yonic has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boss Yonic!
Boss Yonic seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kosami Akagawa (ranked 3026 p4p, 3386 weight class) and Dona Jond (ranked 397 p4p, 435 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Kosami Akagawa has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Kosami Akagawa seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Kosami Akagawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dona Jond!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jond scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jond rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Akagawa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Akagawa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jond closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jond misses with a body shot.
Akagawa is looking to land body kicks.
As Akagawa backs off Jond throws a huge counter combo but Akagawa manages to avoid it all.
Akagawa looks to score with a jab to the body but Jond is just out of range.
Jond rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Akagawa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Akagawa closes the distance and clinches.
Jond blocks the elbow strike.
Akagawa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Akagawa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jond has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jond breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jond uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Akagawa.
Jond stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Akagawa.
Kosami Akagawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akagawa throws a head kick but Jond moves out of range.
Akagawa misses the body punch
and Jond counters by clinching up.
Akagawa looking to throw knees to the head but Jond is blocking nicely.
Jond swings wildly with an uppercut but Akagawa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akagawa lands a knee to the head.
Akagawa tries to land a knee to the head but Jond blocks with his arms.
Akagawa tries to land knees in the clinch but Jond avoids the damage to the body.
Akagawa lands a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jond working hard to break the clinch.
Akagawa tries a knee to the head but Jond blocks it.
Knees to the body from Akagawa.
Akagawa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jond.
Akagawa misses with some punches.
Akagawa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Akagawa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jond in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Akagawa can't get the takedown.
Akagawa looking to throw knees to the head but Jond is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jond blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Akagawa tries to work over Jond's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jond managing to block the knees to the body from Akagawa.
Akagawa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jond tries to throw a body punch but Akagawa avoids it by throwing Jond back against the cage.
Akagawa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jond.
Akagawa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jond.
Jond lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Akagawa.
Akagawa tries a knee to the head but Jond blocks it.
Akagawa misses with an elbow over the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jond takes a knee to the side of the body.
Akagawa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jond.
Akagawa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jond blocks it with crossed arms.
Akagawa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jond is defending well for now.
Jond effectively controlling the action here.
Jond blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jond blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Akagawa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kosami Akagawa dominated that round.
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.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Akagawa.
Akagawa closes the distance and pushes Jond back into the cage.
Akagawa looking to throw knees to the head but Jond is blocking nicely.
Akagawa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jond's efforts to push away.
Akagawa tries to land a knee to the head but Jond blocks with his arms.
Akagawa connects with a knee to the head.
Jond prevents a takedown attempt there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jond on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jond pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Akagawa has been working on his balance at Gym Goroshi London, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Jond.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akagawa drives through and clinches with Jond against the cage.
Jond blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Akagawa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A right hook to the body lands for Jond.
Jond prevents a body shot from Akagawa.
Akagawa struggles to land a body shot inside as Jond controls his hands.
Akagawa scores with a knee to the head.
Akagawa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jond blocks it with crossed arms.
Akagawa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jond managing to block the knees to the body from Akagawa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Akagawa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jond blocks it with crossed arms.
Jond avoiding damage as Akagawa throws knees to the body.
Akagawa tries a knee to the head but Jond blocks it.
Akagawa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jond avoids it.
Jond tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jond wants to break free but Akagawa has control.
Akagawa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Akagawa keeps control of Jond as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jond's coach down at Chuckles Strenght and Conditioning was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Jond's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Akagawa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jond has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jond managing to block the knees to the body from Akagawa.
Akagawa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Akagawa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Akagawa has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jond avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Akagawa scores with a knee to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Akagawa misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akagawa keeps control of Jond as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jond avoiding damage as Akagawa throws knees to the body.
Jond tries to circle away but Akagawa has him pinned against the cage.
Akagawa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Akagawa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Akagawa missing with knees to the body.
Jond is trying to break the clinch but Akagawa has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jond scores with a shoulder strike.
Jond avoiding damage as Akagawa throws knees to the body.
Akagawa tries to land knees in the clinch but Jond avoids the damage to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kosami Akagawa dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Akagawa misses with a head kick.
Jond keeps the fight on the outside.
Akagawa throws a head kick that misses.
Akagawa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Akagawa with the inside leg kick.
Akagawa is looking to slow Jond down with leg kicks.
Jond ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Akagawa moves away.
Akagawa wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jond stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Akagawa.
Akagawa moves in looking to clinch but Jond pushes him off.
Akagawa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Jond.
Akagawa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Akagawa swings for the body but Jond moves out of range.
A combination from Akagawa does no damage.
Jond wants to counter the offense by Akagawa and move into the clinch position.
Akagawa throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Akagawa pushes Jond away with a front kick.
Jond throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Some wild striking there from Jond.
Jond avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jond misses with a double jab
and Akagawa counters with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jond lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A thudding body kick lands there by Akagawa!
Akagawa has Jond up against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jond on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Akagawa tries a knee to the head but Jond blocks it.
Jond on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Akagawa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jond is defending well for now.
Akagawa missing with knees to the body.
Jond is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akagawa tries to land knees in the clinch but Jond avoids the damage to the body.
Akagawa misses with a knee to the head.
Akagawa tries a knee to the head but Jond blocks it.
Akagawa has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head and Jond goes down! Akagawa dives on top of him - Jond manages to get guard.
Jond is rocked!
It looks like Dona Jond has been cut.
Akagawa stands up over Jond, holding on to his feet. Akagawa throws the legs to one side and dives in with a huge shot that lands flush on the chin! Jond is out cold! Akagawa lands a couple more shots and the ref tackles him out of the way! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kosami Akagawa!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lars Phantom (ranked 2640 p4p, 4473 weight class) and Android Seventeen (ranked 331 p4p, 516 weight class). Seventeen has chosen Limit break x survivor as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Lars Phantom has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lars Phantom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Android Seventeen!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phantom circles away from the clinch attempt
and Phantom counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Phantom stopping the sweep attempt from Seventeen.
Phantom landing some decent shots from guard.
Phantom content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Phantom lands a couple of elbows.
Seventeen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Phantom can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Phantom's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seventeen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Phantom can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Phantom with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Seventeen can do anything to dispel that myth.
Phantom prevents Seventeen from getting back to his feet.
Phantom works over Seventeen with some ground and pound from guard.
Seventeen looking for a sweep. Not yet Seventeen, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phantom scoring with some ground and pound.
Phantom stands up over Seventeen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Phantom controls from within his opponent's guard.
Phantom 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.
Phantom's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Phantom working some strikes from top position.
Phantom pushes down on Seventeen's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Phantom is nestled in close to Seventeen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Seventeen tries to roll over but Phantom keeps him under control.
Seventeen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Seventeen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phantom not doing much here.
Phantom lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Phantom looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Phantom lands with a punch from half guard.
Phantom working Seventeen over with strikes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Phantom slips a nice elbow through Seventeen's hands, connecting with Seventeen's forehead.
Seventeen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Phantom. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Phantom scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Phantom with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Phantom seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Seventeen for as long as he can get away with.
Phantom slips a nice elbow through Seventeen's hands, connecting with Seventeen's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phantom lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Phantom is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Phantom continues to stall.
Phantom lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Seventeen taking some punishment here, with Phantom in his half guard.
Phantom working the head and body with strikes.
Phantom landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Phantom content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Phantom works his way into full mount!
Phantom raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phantom scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Seventeen is desperately trying to improve his position but Phantom has a good base and remains in mount.
Phantom with a couple of short strikes.
Phantom with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phantom controlling his opponent.
Seventeen is wriggling around trying to escape.
Phantom scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Seventeen?
Phantom scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Seventeen?
Phantom landing strikes from the mount and Seventeen is in trouble!
The referee warns Seventeen that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Phantom cracks Seventeen with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Phantom looking to control and managing it successfully.
Phantom lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Phantom scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Seventeen?
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lars Phantom dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Seventeen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Phantom swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Seventeen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Phantom throws an elbow but misses.
Phantom drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Phantom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Phantom throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Seventeen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Seventeen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phantom changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Seventeen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Phantom is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Seventeen can do to turn this around?
Phantom misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Phantom. Seventeen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Seventeen has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seventeen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Seventeen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Seventeen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Seventeen connects with a knee to the head.
Seventeen misses with a knee to the head.
Phantom creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Phantom tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Seventeen just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lars Phantom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Seventeen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Seventeen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Seventeen taking a breather.
Seventeen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Seventeen misses with a knee to the head.
Seventeen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Phantom has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Phantom creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Seventeen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Phantom fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Phantom works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Lars Phantom overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Phantom content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Phantom trying to control but Seventeen is working from the bottom.
Phantom controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Phantom wants to control from the top but Seventeen keeps moving.
Phantom content to stall in guard here.
Phantom chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phantom connects with a couple of short punches.
Phantom stands up over Seventeen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Phantom looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Seventeen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Phantom.
Phantom postures up and lands a big shot to Seventeen's brow.
Phantom in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Seventeen trying to keep a closed guard but Phantom is proving a slippery customer.
Phantom connects with a couple of short punches.
Phantom controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Phantom advances to half guard.
Seventeen tries to roll over but Phantom keeps him under control.
Phantom wants to control but Seventeen is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phantom is taking a breather. Seventeen says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Seventeen has hold of Phantom's hands but Phantom slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Seventeen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Phantom scores with a couple of nice shots.
Phantom performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Phantom winds up and cracks Seventeen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Phantom with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Phantom will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Seventeen tries to get to full guard but Phantom has control of the leg.
Phantom is nestled in close to Seventeen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Still in half guard, Phantom seems content to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Android Seventeen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Seventeen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Phantom manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Phantom is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Seventeen closes the distance and clinches.
Seventeen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Seventeen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Seventeen scores with a knee to the head.
Seventeen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Phantom blocks it with crossed arms.
Android Seventeen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Seventeen is defending well against a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phantom jumps guard.
Seventeen looking to sit in guard and control but Phantom gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Phantom seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seventeen is trying to control the position but Phantom postures up.
Phantom postures up and lands a big shot to Seventeen's brow.
Seventeen keeping moving, preventing Phantom from controlling successfully.
Phantom landing some decent shots from guard.
Seventeen can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Phantom controls the pace.
Phantom lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Phantom seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Phantom postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
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.
Phantom passes Seventeen's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Phantom slows the pace down in half guard.
More hug and hope from Phantom.
Ground and pound from Phantom.
Seventeen has hold of Phantom's hands but Phantom slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Phantom looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Seventeen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Phantom scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Phantom trying to control from half guard but Seventeen is working away.
Seventeen has hold of Phantom's hands but Phantom slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seventeen trying to control from the bottom.
Phantom working Seventeen over with strikes.
Phantom passes the guard and advances to mount!
Seventeen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Phantom sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Phantom breaks from Seventeen's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Phantom sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Phantom cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Seventeen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phantom controlling from mount.
Phantom landing punches.
Phantom takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Seventeen working to try and regain half guard.
Phantom controlling his opponent.
Phantom lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Phantom working the ground and pound effectively.
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!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Phantom lands a couple of good shots and Seventeen has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Phantom is landing with strikes from the back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lars Phantom showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Phantom has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lars Phantom!
Lars Phantom thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jere Luokkamaki (ranked 3928 p4p, 1836 weight class) and Joanderson Ribeiro (ranked 367 p4p, 193 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145
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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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jere Luokkamaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joanderson Ribeiro!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribeiro tries to bum rush Luokkamaki with a series of wild strikes but Luokkamaki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Luokkamaki is looking to counter the offense by Ribeiro and move into the clinch.
Ribeiro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Luokkamaki.
Ribeiro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ribeiro misses with a double jab.
Luokkamaki seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Ribeiro takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ribeiro on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Luokkamaki staying out of range there.
Ribeiro misses with a hook. Luokkamaki ducked under it nicely.
Ribeiro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Luokkamaki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ribeiro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big right from Ribeiro misses.
Ribeiro swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Luokkamaki counters by moving into the clinch.
Ribeiro jumps guard but Luokkamaki stands there with Ribeiro around his waist. Ribeiro gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ribeiro is trying to pull guard but Luokkamaki has him pressed against the cage.
Luokkamaki lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ribeiro backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luokkamaki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Ribeiro 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro wants a takedown but no success here.
Jere Luokkamaki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joanderson Ribeiro.
Ribeiro fails to pull guard.
Luokkamaki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ribeiro's elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Luokkamaki.
Ribeiro fails to pull guard.
Luokkamaki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Luokkamaki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ribeiro manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Luokkamaki is looking to advance position but Ribeiro has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Ribeiro moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Luokkamaki has worked his arm free - good work by Luokkamaki!
Ribeiro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Luokkamaki keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luokkamaki tries to control but Ribeiro manages to take his back.
Ribeiro is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Luokkamaki tries to escape the position.
Ribeiro has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Luokkamaki has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Luokkamaki rolls, trying to escape but Ribeiro keeps control of the position.
Luokkamaki is working hard here to advance position.
Luokkamaki prevents Ribeiro from getting a body triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luokkamaki can't escape the position.
Ribeiro working for the choke.
Ribeiro has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Ribeiro misses with a punch to the head.
Luokkamaki preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Ribeiro.
Luokkamaki trying to control the position but Ribeiro manages to sink in the hooks.
Ribeiro is looking for the choke from the back position but Luokkamaki is controlling his hands well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Ribeiro looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Luokkamaki is controlling Ribeiro 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard.
Ribeiro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Luokkamaki's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ribeiro looking for a guillotine here but Luokkamaki defends easily.
Ribeiro is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Luokkamaki defends well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joanderson Ribeiro dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Luokkamaki stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ribeiro misses with a wild combination.
Joanderson Ribeiro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Luokkamaki dodges the punch combination from Ribeiro.
Ribeiro throws a nice looking combination but Luokkamaki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Luokkamaki connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ribeiro's hands.
Luokkamaki jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ribeiro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Luokkamaki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ribeiro swinging wildly here.
As Ribeiro tries to get set, Luokkamaki tries to push him back and clinch up but Ribeiro manages to avoid the attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luokkamaki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Luokkamaki swings for the body but Ribeiro moves out of range.
Ribeiro swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ribeiro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A swing and a miss from Ribeiro.
Ribeiro misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro looks to land a combination but Luokkamaki avoids it well.
Joanderson Ribeiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ribeiro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ribeiro misses with an uppercut. Luokkamaki saw that one coming.
Ribeiro throws a series of punches but Luokkamaki avoids them all with ease.
Ribeiro is breathing heavily.
Luokkamaki closes the distance and pushes Ribeiro back into the cage.
Ribeiro is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Luokkamaki gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Luokkamaki misses with the head strike.
Luokkamaki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Luokkamaki has Ribeiro pressed against the cage.
Luokkamaki lands a right hand.
Luokkamaki makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ribeiro jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Luokkamaki walks away with a smile on his face. Ribeiro gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Luokkamaki thows a left - swing and a miss!
A combination from Ribeiro does no damage.
Luokkamaki is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ribeiro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ribeiro misses with a wild combination.
Luokkamaki is looking to counter the offense by Ribeiro and move into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luokkamaki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ribeiro throws an overhand right that lands on Luokkamaki's shoulder, as Luokkamaki tries to avoid the shot.
As Ribeiro tries to get set, Luokkamaki tries to push him back and clinch up but Ribeiro manages to avoid the attempt.
Luokkamaki darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Joanderson Ribeiro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Luokkamaki takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ribeiro throws a nice looking combination but Luokkamaki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ribeiro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Luokkamaki.
Ribeiro misses with the combination.
Luokkamaki thuds a left hand into Ribeiro's body.
Luokkamaki lands the left hand.
Ribeiro misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luokkamaki lands with a good body shot.
Ribeiro takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Luokkamaki scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Luokkamaki throws the left hand but Ribeiro avoids the punch easily.
Ribeiro takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Luokkamaki lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Luokkamaki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ribeiro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ribeiro staying out of range there.
Ribeiro throws a right hand that Luokkamaki ducks under and follows up with a left that Luokkamaki also avoids with ease.
Luokkamaki misses with a hook. Ribeiro ducked under it nicely.
Ribeiro looks to land a combination but Luokkamaki avoids it well.
Ribeiro throws a right hand that Luokkamaki ducks under and follows up with a left that Luokkamaki also avoids with ease.
Luokkamaki moves into range and connects with a jab.
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!
Ribeiro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Luokkamaki connects with a crisp jab.
Luokkamaki looks to land a left hand but Ribeiro moved out of range nicely.
Ribeiro is looking for the big counter here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Luokkamaki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ribeiro.
Luokkamaki lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ribeiro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ribeiro on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ribeiro misses with a double jab
and Luokkamaki holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ribeiro takes a shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Luokkamaki.
Luokkamaki is leaning against Ribeiro and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Luokkamaki works on Ribeiro's body with a couple of short punches.
Ribeiro prevents a body shot from Luokkamaki.
Luokkamaki swings wildly with an uppercut but Ribeiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jere Luokkamaki dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Luokkamaki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Luokkamaki scores with a jab to the body.
Luokkamaki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ribeiro.
Luokkamaki connects with a right hand. Ribeiro shakes it off.
Luokkamaki just misses with a punch to the body.
Luokkamaki connects with a right hand. Ribeiro shakes it off.
Luokkamaki feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ribeiros jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ribeiro moves away from the strike by Luokkamaki.
Ribeiro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ribeiro throws out a loose jab but Luokkamaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luokkamaki lands a nice looking body shot.
Ribeiro misses with a jab, cross combination.
Luokkamaki throws a big shot that misses.
Luokkamaki clobbers Ribeiro with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ribeiro throws a nice looking combination but Luokkamaki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ribeiro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luokkamaki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ribeiro.
Luokkamaki forces Ribeiro back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luokkamaki lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ribeiro backwards.
Luokkamaki tries to throw a body punch but Ribeiro avoids it by throwing Luokkamaki back against the cage.
Ribeiro pulls Luokkamaki into guard.
Joanderson Ribeiro has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ribeiro is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Luokkamaki is aware though and is defending well.
Ribeiro working for a triangle but Luokkamaki defends it easily.
Luokkamaki slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Luokkamaki preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luokkamaki slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Luokkamaki'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.
Ribeiro is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ribeiro has his foot on Luokkamaki's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Luokkamaki works his way back into a safe position though.
Luokkamaki seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Ribeiro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luokkamaki scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ribeiro misses with a wild combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Ribeiro misses the target.
Luokkamaki bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ribeiro moves away from the strike by Luokkamaki.
Ribeiro moves out of range as Luokkamaki strikes.
Luokkamaki closes the distance and clinches.
Ribeiro looking for a takedown.
Ribeiro tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Luokkamaki smiles and moves away.
Luokkamaki lands a head shot.
Luokkamaki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ribeiro throws a counter combo.
Luokkamaki wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sloppy strikes from Ribeiro. Those never looked like landing.
Luokkamaki tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Ribeiro manages to circle out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Luokkamaki counters by moving into the clinch.
Ribeiro fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jere Luokkamaki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joanderson Ribeiro.
Luokkamaki tries to throw a body punch but Ribeiro avoids it by throwing Luokkamaki back against the cage.
Ribeiro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ribeiro successfully pulls guard.
Luokkamaki engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Luokkamaki tries to free his leg and advance position but Ribeiro is retaining full guard.
Ribeiro working a defensive guard but Luokkamaki passes into half guard.
Luokkamaki moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Ribeiro.
Luokkamaki staying calm.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jere Luokkamaki showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Luokkamaki 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jere Luokkamaki!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Barnes (ranked 1652 p4p, 1374 weight class) and Edmond Honda (ranked 35 p4p, 42 weight class). Honda has chosen E. Honda Stage Theme Extended as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bob Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edmond Honda!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes looks to land a left hand but Honda moved out of range nicely.
A head kick misses from Honda.
Good exchange - Honda coming out on top.
Left hook, right uppercut from Honda.
Honda throws a head kick but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes appears to be looking for a big counter.
Barnes tries to sprawl but Honda drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Honda tries to pass the half guard into mount. Barnes knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Barnes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Honda trying to mount his opponent but Barnes defends it.
Honda stops Barnes from getting back to his feet.
Barnes tries to roll over but Honda keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes gets full guard.
Honda trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Honda stands and throws Barnes's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Honda has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Barnes working to try and regain half guard.
Honda is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Barnes can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Barnes keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Barnes wants to control but Honda is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honda landing shots from mount.
 Barnes is rocked!
Honda postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Barnes is out cold - huge knockout for Honda!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Edmond Honda!
Edmond Honda thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krzysztof Kozlow (ranked 552 p4p, 920 weight class) and Vincent Lemieux (ranked 14 p4p, 26 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Krzysztof Kozlow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 36 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vincent Lemieux!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lemieux just misses with a punch to the body.
Lemieux misses with a jab to the body
and Kozlow counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kozlow moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lemieux ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kozlow moves away.
Kozlow cracks Lemieux with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Lemieux looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Kozlow finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lemieux lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kozlow circles away quickly and effectively.
Kozlow on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Krzysztof Kozlow has been cut.
Lemieux loads up on a big right hand but Kozlow slips the punch.
BOOM! Kozlow lands a beautiful left hook that drops Lemieux. Lemieux tries to recover but Kozlow is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Lemieux lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Krzysztof Kozlow!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tali Ihantala (ranked 104 p4p, 234 weight class) and Dimitri Svyatogor (ranked 1 p4p, 5 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tali Ihantala!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dimitri Svyatogor!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ihantala jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Svyatogor misses with a leg kick.
Ihantala misses with an uppercut.
Ihantala throws a head kick but Svyatogor moves out of range.
Ihantala gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Svyatogor throws a right hand that misses
and Ihantala counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ihantala moves out of range as Svyatogor throws a body kick.
Svyatogor slips a jab from Ihantala.
Ihantala looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ihantala keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Svyatogor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ihantala throws a leg kick that misses.
Ihantala rushes Svyatogor and presses him up against the cage.
Ihantala misses with some punches.
Svyatogor throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ihantala misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ihantala lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svyatogor lands an elbow that stopped Ihantala in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Tali Ihantala has been cut.
Svyatogor throws an elbow but it misses.
Svyatogor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Ihantala.
A nice left hand lands by Ihantala.
Svyatogor misses with a punch to the body.
Ihantala tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Svyatogor's elbow.
Svyatogor's coach down at ubergym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Svyatogor's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Svyatogor tries to work over Ihantala's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ihantala is working Svyatogor over against the cage.
Ihantala lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Svyatogor throws an elbow that misses.
Ihantala lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ihantala has a couple of punches blocked by Svyatogor.
Ihantala working aggressively here.
Ihantala lands a left hand.
Ihantala breaks the clinch.
Svyatogor misses with an uppercut
and Ihantala counters with a low kick, right behind Svyatogor 's knee.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Svyatogor looks to throw the jab but Ihantala is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svyatogor takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ihantala jabs at Svyatogor's body.
Good shot there by Svyatogor.
Svyatogor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ihantala.
Dimitri Svyatogor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ihantala takes the fight into the clinch.
Ihantala lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ihantala swings wildly with an uppercut but Svyatogor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Svyatogor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ihantala throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Svyatogors head.
Svyatogor misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ihantala.
Ihantala throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Svyatogor looks winded!
Ihantala presses Svyatogor against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ihantala scores with a shoulder strike.
A short left from Ihantala.
Nice body punch from Ihantala - that landed with a thud.
Svyatogor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Ihantala.
A right hook to the body lands for Ihantala.
Ihantala lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Svyatogor backwards.
Ihantala tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ihantala scores with a shot to the side of Svyatogor's head.
A short right from Ihantala.
Svyatogor is rocked!
A right handed body shot lands from Ihantala.
Svyatogor is still on wobbly legs! Can Ihantala finish him?
Nice body punch from Ihantala - that landed with a thud.
Svyatogor seems to have recovered his senses.
Ihantala is leaning against Svyatogor and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ihantala digs a right hand into Svyatogor's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Svyatogor's gas tank.
Ihantala lands a shot to the body.
Ihantala lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ihantala lands a nice uppercut.
Ihantala fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Svyatogor misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ihantala is working Svyatogor over against the cage.
Ihantala cracks Svyatogor with a nice body shot.
Svyatogor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ihantala misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Ihantala.
Ihantala lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Ihantala.
A right handed body shot lands from Ihantala.
Ihantala lands a big right hand that drops Svyatogor! The killer instinct kicks in and Ihantala finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Ihantala!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tali Ihantala!
Tali Ihantala retains his super heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Tali Ihantala rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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hype
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