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Slavic FL 26 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ranston Branston (ranked 25529 p4p, 4289 weight class) and Andre King (ranked 686 p4p, 496 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ranston Branston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andre King!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Illya Tyunina and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooh!!! King has knocked Branston down with a huge combo! King steps away and waves a wobbly Branston back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 It looks like Ranston Branston has been cut.
King changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
King throws a low kick, looking for Branston's leg but Branston calmly moves out of range.
Branston has a takedown stuffed.
It seemed like King was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Branston shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and King counters with a big right hand! Oh Branston is in trouble here! King follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andre King!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dario Oliveira (ranked 24453 p4p, 3812 weight class) and Rebel Jones (ranked 611 p4p, 440 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dario Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rebel Jones!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws a one two combo.
Oliveira fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jones connects with a high kick.
Oliveira tries to clinch but Jones moves away
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
 Oliveira is rocked!
Oliveira moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Horrible takedown attempt by Oliveira or perhaps it was just good defense by Jones, which made it look bad.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oliveira looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As Oliveira backs off Jones throws a huge counter combo but Oliveira manages to avoid it all.
Oliveira slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oliveira tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jones displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sloppy strikes from Jones. Those never looked like landing.
Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones drops Oliveira with a left right combo! Jones follows him down to the ground into side control.
Oh Oliveira is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Oliveira looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Jones turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rebel Jones!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Farina (ranked 4632 p4p, 4196 weight class) and Monika Sly (ranked 532 p4p, 504 weight class). Farina comes into the arena with Combichrist - Today I Woke to the Rain of Blood blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mario Farina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Monika Sly!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farina defending well as Sly loads up on a big left hand.
Farina thinks about countering with a head kick.
Sly misses the shot to the body.
Farina throws a quick counter head kick but Sly was just out of range.
Sly misses with a body shot.
Farina is looking to counter with head kicks.
Sly throws an overhand right that lands on Farina's shoulder, as Farina tries to avoid the shot.
Sly misses with an uppercut.
Farina throws a quick counter head kick but Sly was just out of range.
Sly misses with a body punch
and Farina counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Sly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Farina throws a counter high kick but Sly was just alert enough to avoid it.
Sly cracks Farina with a right hand to the side of the head.
Farina uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sly.
Farina bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sly misses with a body shot
and Farina counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Sly is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Sly looks to score with a jab to the body but Farina is just out of range.
Sly throws a shot from downtown. Farina moves away and avoids it.
Sly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Farina.
Farina throws a quick counter head kick but Sly was just out of range.
Sly looks to land a left hand but Farina moved out of range nicely.
Farina throws a quick counter head kick but Sly was just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sly misses with a left hand
and Farina counters with a head kick. That will keep Sly thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A swing and a miss from Sly.
Sly misses with a lunging right hand
and Farina counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Sly is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Sly throws a hook to the side of Farina's head but Farina sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Farina throws a counter high kick but Sly was just alert enough to avoid it.
Sly throws a lazy uppercut
and Farina counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Sly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Farina looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Sly throws a body shot but no joy.
Sly just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromFarina.
Sly misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Farina counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A big right from Sly misses.
Sly misses with an uppercut. Farina saw that one coming.
Farina is looking to counter with head kicks.
A jab from Sly misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sly. Farina does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sly looks to throw the jab but Farina is out of range.
Farina throws a counter high kick but Sly was just alert enough to avoid it.
A jab from Sly misses.
Farina looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sly loads up on a big right hand but Farina slips the punch.
Sly just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromFarina.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sly scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sly throws a jab when Farina was well out of range.
Farina is looking to counter with head kicks.
Sly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Farina throws a quick counter head kick but Sly was just out of range.
Sly is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Farina ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sly throws a jab when Farina was well out of range.
Farina lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Monika Sly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Sly misses.
Sly just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromFarina.
Farina uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sly.
Sly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Farina looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Sly looks to land a right hand but Farina moved out of range.
Sly misses with a straight left.
Farina lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Sly misses with a hook
and Farina counters with a head kick.
Farina really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sly takes a swing at Farina's ribcage but misses.
Farina throws a counter high kick but Sly was just alert enough to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sly misses with a body shot.
Farina looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
A big right from Sly misses.
Sly misses the body punch
and Farina counters with a big head kick but Sly shrugs it off.
Sly throws an off balance right hand
and Farina counters with a head kick.
Sly misses the shot to the body.
Sly misses the body punch
and Farina counters with a big head kick but Sly shrugs it off.
Sly misses with a body shot
and Farina counters with a head kick that wobbles Sly - left then right he sways and one more bomb from Farina sends him down. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mario Farina!
Mario Farina made sure to mention his sponsor, Urban Fighter in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Kristian Galeos (ranked 1958 p4p, 3523 weight class) and Stanislaw Bednarski (ranked 212 p4p, 339 weight class). Bednarski has chosen KAS:ST - Hell On Earth as his entrance music. Stanislaw Bednarski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyle Kristian Galeos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stanislaw Bednarski!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galeos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bednarski.
Bednarski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Galeos circles away quickly and effectively.
Galeos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice defenses there by Galeos.
Galeos went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Bednarski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Galeos counters with a crisp one two that drops Bednarski! Galeos thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Bednarski to his feet! Bednarski is in big trouble!
Bednarski tries to clinch up but Galeos circles away and keeps his distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bednarski.
Bednarski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bednarski shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bednarski is trying hard to land a takedown here. Galeos sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bednarski swings widly with a right hand
and Galeos counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Bednarski badly! Galeos follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Bednarski out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Galeos finished him against the ropes.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kyle Kristian Galeos!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arlo Rochester (ranked 1394 p4p, 2651 weight class) and Terrance Graves (ranked 191 p4p, 338 weight class). Rochester comes to the ring accompanied by Tech N9ne- Dysfunctional. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arlo Rochester!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Terrance Graves!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rochester misses with a straight right.
Rochester throws out a powerful jab.
 It looks like Terrance Graves has been cut.
Rochester connects with a body shot.
Graves connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rochester momentarily.
It looks like Arlo Rochester has been cut.
Graves misses with a head kick.
Rochester lands with a straight right. Graves didn't see that one coming.
Rochester moves out of range of the body kick.
Rochester wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Nice body kick from Graves.
A big head kick from Graves and Rochester is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Rochester is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rochester being controlled here, momentarily.
Oh Rochester is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rochester working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Graves doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Rochester is tightening it up a little... Graves has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Graves reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Graves taps out! Nice BJJ there by Rochester!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Arlo Rochester!
Arlo Rochester retains his welterweight title!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gaia Ky Jr (ranked 3566 p4p, 1223 weight class) and Tico Tico (ranked 182 p4p, 70 weight class). Ky Jr comes to the ring accompanied by Come Out Ye Black And Tan. The crowd seem to be enjoying Tico's choice of entrance music: Paco De Lucia - Tico Tico . Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gaia Ky Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tico Tico!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Ky Jr misses.
Tico is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ky Jr swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tico counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tico thows a body kick. Ky Jr tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Tico keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gaia Ky Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tico punishes Ky Jr's body with a nice straight punch.
Ky Jr really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ky Jr shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tico counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tico lands with a cross.
Ky Jr will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ky Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tico scores with a leg kick.
Tico fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ky Jr.
Nice body punch from Tico.
Tico lands a right hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tico. Ky Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ky Jr shoots in for a takedown but Tico shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gaia Ky Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick by Ky Jr misses
and Tico counters with a nice leg kick.
Tico Tico is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ky Jr closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ky Jr lands in his opponent's guard.
Tico manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ky Jr manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tico 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.
Ky Jr controlling the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ky Jr trying to keep a closed guard but Tico is proving a slippery customer.
My spies in IMMA Gym of Elite ASS inform me that Tico has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Tico controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Let's hope that Tico has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ky Jr seems keen to control Tico's posture.
Tico controlling from the top position.
Ky Jr wants to sweep but no luck.
Tico is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Tico postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tico swinging wildly here.
Ky Jr shoots in looking for a takedown. Tico tries to sprawl out of it but Ky Jr keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Tico manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tico thinks about the counter body kick.
Ky Jr throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tico appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tico lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ky Jr chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tico can pounce on him.
Tico throws a series of punches but Ky Jr moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tico Tico dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ky Jr misses with a double jab
and Tico counters with a leg kick.
Gaia Ky Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ky Jr fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ky Jr throws a leg kick
and Ky Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ky Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tico moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tico! But no joy.
Ky Jr falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tico connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ky Jr has his takedown stuffed
and Tico counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ky Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ky Jr. Tico does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ky Jr misses with a body shot
and Tico counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tico throws a hook but Ky Jr blocks it.
Ky Jr throws a wild body kick that Tico sees coming a mile off.
Nice straight punches there by Tico. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tico.
Tico throws a one two combo.
Ky Jr throws a lazy head kick
and Tico counters with a stiff right hand.
Ky Jr looks to throw the jab but Tico is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ky Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Tico moves out of range easily.
Ky Jr throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tico counters with a right hand to the body.
Tico pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tico connects with a right hand. Ky Jr shakes it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tico tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tico turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tico dodges the punch combination from Ky Jr.
Tico doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ky Jr misses with a body shot
and Tico counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ky Jr's knee momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tico misses with an uppercut. Ky Jr saw that one coming.
Tico changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tico showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ky Jr.
Tico looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tico has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tico bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ky Jr's head backwards.
Ky Jr takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ky Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tico scores with a sloppy right hand. Ky Jr should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ky Jr gets a takedown into half guard.
Tico is pressing down on Ky Jr's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ky Jr tries to free his leg and advance position but Tico is retaining full guard.
We've been hearing that Ky Jr has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ky Jr being controlled here momentarily.
Ky Jr trying to control but Tico is working from the bottom.
Ky Jr cracks Tico with a solid left hand.
Tico pulls Ky Jr in to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tico Tico 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!
Ky Jr shoots in looking for a takedown but Tico manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ky Jr's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ky Jr throws a lazy body kick
and Tico counters with a good low kick that Ky Jr was not able to check.
Tico is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ky Jr thows a leg kick but Tico checks it
and Ky Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ky Jr is looking to wear down Tico with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tico connects with a leg kick.
Ky Jr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ky Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tico moves away.
Ky Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Tico doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ky Jr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tico. Tico obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ky Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tico doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tico throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ky Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tico let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ky Jr tries for a takedown but Tico circles away easily
and Tico counters with a nice uppercut.
Ky Jr gets a takedown into half guard.
Tico has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ky Jr is working away from the top position though.
Gaia Ky Jr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tico is refusing to be controlled, as Ky Jr sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tico is trying to maintain the position but Ky Jr is very close to passing his half guard.
Tico regains full guard. Nicely done.
Tico looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ky Jr is one step ahead there.
Tico is looking to stand up but Ky Jr isn't so interested in that idea.
Tico is trying to control the position but Ky Jr postures up.
Tico is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tico controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ky Jr is trying to maintain the position but Tico is very close to passing his half guard.
Tico is taking a breather. Ky Jr 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.
Tico wants to take a breather but Ky Jr is having none of it.
Ky Jr is looking to control Tico's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ky Jr avoid being mounted?
Ky Jr slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ky Jr looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
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.
Ky Jr is trying to control the position but Tico postures up.
Ky Jr 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.
Ky Jr managing to control the position.
Ky Jr keeping full guard, as Tico tries to pass.
Gaia Ky Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tico stays in close to Ky Jr's body and controls the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ky Jr tries for a takedown but Tico circles away easily
and Tico counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gaia Ky Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ky Jr on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tico Tico comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tico winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tico Tico!
Tico Tico decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Gaia Ky Jr was interviewed post fight and said 'I Could Retire Sorry '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lukasz Wieczorek (ranked 1167 p4p, 1278 weight class) and Paul Joseph Watson (ranked 160 p4p, 175 weight class). Wieczorek comes to the ring accompanied by Sabaton - Winged Hussars. Watson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Anarchy in the UK. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lukasz Wieczorek!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Joseph Watson!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson slips a straight right by Wieczorek.
Watson moves away from the strike by Wieczorek.
Wieczorek definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Watson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Lukasz Wieczorek has been cut.
Wieczorek misses with a hook. Watson ducked under it nicely.
Watson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wieczorek throws out the jab.
Wieczorek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Watson follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wieczorek misses with a straight right.
Watson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice shot by Watson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wieczorek throws an off balance right hand
and Watson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wieczorek is wriggling around but Watson manages to pass to half guard.
Watson is taking a breather. Wieczorek 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.
Watson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wieczorek keeps working.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Watson throwing shots but Wieczorek is blocking nicely.
Watson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Watson is trying to control. Wieczorek wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson controlling the pace.
Watson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wieczorek's head.
Wieczorek is staying active underneath Watson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Watson trying to mount his opponent but Wieczorek defends it.
Watson is trying to control. Wieczorek wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Wieczorek blocking the ground and pound attempt from Watson.
Watson tries to pass to full mount but Wieczorek defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Watson looking to ground and pound but Wieczorek is blocking nicely.
Wieczorek is squirming around, avoiding Watson's attempts to control the action.
Wieczorek blocking the ground and pound.
Watson tries to control but Wieczorek wriggling away.
Wieczorek knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Watson on the ground.
Wieczorek holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Watson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Watson looking to ground and pound but Wieczorek is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wieczorek avoids a series of strikes thrown by Watson.
Watson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Watson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Wieczorek because Watson loaded up on that one.
Watson wants to control the pace but Wieczorek is squirming around nicely.
Watson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Wieczorek wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Watson.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Watson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Watson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Joseph Watson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lukasz Wieczorek's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Watson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wieczorek throwing a counter right hand but Watson manages to avoid it.
Watson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Watson tried to score with a low kick but Wieczorek checks it.
Watson tried to score with a low kick but Wieczorek checks it.
Wieczorek swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Wieczorek throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wieczorek jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wieczorek is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Watson.
And Watson tries to counter it with a takedown but Wieczorek pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wieczorek swings widly with a right hand
and Watson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wieczorek throws a solid leg kick but Watson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wieczorek.
Watson scores with a head kick.
Watson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wieczorek.
An attempted straight right counter from Wieczorek misses the target.
Watson lands a nice shot that snaps Wieczorek's head back.
Watson misses with a low kick.
Watson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wieczorek lands a lovely overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Wieczorek misses.
Jab by Wieczorek.
Wieczorek missing with a left hand there. Watson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Watson tries a quick counter leg kick but Wieczorek is wise to it.
Wieczorek throws a poor cross that misses
and Watson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Watson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wieczorek.
Wieczorek misses with an uppercut
and Watson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lukasz Wieczorek's cut is getting worse.
Wieczorek steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Watson. That one must have hurt.
Lukasz Wieczorek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wieczorek throws a hook but Watson avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wieczorek misses with a lunging right hand
and Watson counters with a leg kick.
Lukasz Wieczorek is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Watson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wieczorek throws out the jab.
Wieczorek lands a head kick!
Wieczorek throws a jab but it's blocked by Watson.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Watson! But no joy.
Wieczorek ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wieczorek throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Watson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Watson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Paul Joseph Watson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wieczorek connects with the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wieczorek misses with a hook. Watson ducked under it nicely.
Watson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Wieczorek if he has to take too many more of those.
Watson lands an overhand right.
Watson with a nice calf kick.
Wieczorek is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wieczorek misses with an uppercut. Watson saw that one coming.
Wieczorek checks a low kick from Watson.
Watson moves away from the strike by Wieczorek.
Watson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wieczorek sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Watson somewhat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Paul Joseph Watson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Lukasz Wieczorek's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wieczorek misses with an uppercut
and Watson counters with an inside leg kick.
Wieczorek on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wieczorek throws a right hand that misses
enabling Watson to counter with a crisp jab.
Wieczorek looks to throw the jab but Watson is out of range.
Wieczorek waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Watson.
Wieczorek looks to throw the jab but Watson is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wieczorek throws a nice inside leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wieczorek 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 Watson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Watson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Watson feints the counter takedown.
Watson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wieczorek circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lukasz Wieczorek's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Watson thumps Wieczorek with a low kick.
Watson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wieczorek misses with a straight right.
Watson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Watson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wieczorek.
A low kick from Watson misses
and Wieczorek connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Watson.
Wieczorek blocks a head kick by Watson.
Watson defending well as Wieczorek loads up on a big left hand.
Watson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Watson tries to move into range but Wieczorek moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Watson misses with a low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Wieczorek misses the target.
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!
Wieczorek tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wieczorek avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Wieczorek misses its intended target.
Wieczorek misses with a double jab
and Watson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Watson moves out of range as Wieczorek strikes.
Wieczorek misses with a right hand
and Wieczorek takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jeez, Lukasz Wieczorek's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Watson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wieczorek.
Wieczorek misses with a hook
and Watson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wieczorek clobbers Watson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wieczorek misses with a hook
and Watson counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Watson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watson connects with a leg kick.
Wieczorek looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Lukasz Wieczorek's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Paul Joseph Watson!
Paul Joseph Watson is the new light heavyweight champion!
After the fight, Paul Joseph Watson was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Lukasz Wieczorek was interviewed post fight and said 'Kurwa ...'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kazuki Takeda (ranked 337 p4p, 1997 weight class) and Jacks Sole (ranked 49 p4p, 280 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazuki Takeda!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacks Sole!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sole drops his hands momentarily and Takeda takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sole clinches up with Takeda and pushes him back against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Sole.
Sole misses with a short punch on the inside.
Takeda's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Takeda blocks a body shot from Sole.
Sole swings wildly with an uppercut but Takeda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Takeda scores with a nice short uppercut.
Takeda lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sole lands a left hand that snaps the head of Takeda backwards.
Sole manages to break the clinch.
Sole moves into the clinch successfully.
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!
Sole pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sole is looking to clinch.
Takeda closes the distance and clinches.
Takeda pulls guard successfully.
Sole tries to stand but Takeda is controlling from the bottom.
Sole pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Takeda is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sole content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Takeda has locked up a guillotine! Takeda's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Sole is holding on here and Takeda must be using up a lot of energy. Sole has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Takeda gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Kazuki Takeda!
Kazuki Takeda retains his middleweight title!
After winning the bout, Kazuki Takeda thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Jacks Sole was interviewed post fight and said 'Shit happens, I'll learn from this.'.
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