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DC 15: It's Christmas!!! PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evan MacMillan (ranked 3845 p4p, 22484 weight class) and Ragnar Lothbrock (ranked 408 p4p, 563 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Evan MacMillan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ragnar Lothbrock!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lothbrock slaps away a takedown attempt from MacMillan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
MacMillan fails with a takedown attempt.
Lothbrock closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
MacMillan manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
MacMillan keeping moving, preventing Lothbrock from controlling successfully.
Lothbrock looking to sit in guard and control but MacMillan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lothbrock avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacMillan drops back looking for a leg! Lothbrock is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lothbrock manages to kick MacMillan off! MacMillan jumps back into Lothbrock's guard.
MacMillan is pushing down on Lothbrock's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lothbrock is fighting to maintain full guard but MacMillan has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lothbrock is looking to escape.
MacMillan is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
MacMillan is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lothbrock doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time MacMillan.
Lothbrock makes his way to full guard, as MacMillan worked for a kimura.
MacMillan looking to sit in guard and control but Lothbrock gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lothbrock chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrock got a little sloppy there for a moment and MacMillan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lothbrock has managed to get both his arms back between MacMillan's legs - danger averted.
Lothbrock content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lothbrock wants to control from the top but MacMillan keeps moving.
Lothbrock tries to free his leg and advance position but MacMillan is retaining full guard.
Lothbrock really doesn't want to stay on the ground with MacMillan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
MacMillan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lothbrock doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lothbrock manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lothbrock avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
MacMillan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lothbrock gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrock postures up in MacMillan's guard and throws a big left but MacMillan blocks it.
MacMillan keeping moving, preventing Lothbrock from controlling successfully.
MacMillan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lothbrock defends it easily.
MacMillan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lothbrock controls the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lothbrock avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
MacMillan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrock is looking to stand up but MacMillan won't let him.
Lothbrock looking to sit in guard and control but MacMillan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
MacMillan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
MacMillan trying to control the position from guard on top but Lothbrock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lothbrock trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
MacMillan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
MacMillan postures up in Lothbrock's guard and throws a big left but Lothbrock blocks it.
Lothbrock trying to control the position here.
MacMillan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lothbrock is keeping the position for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Evan MacMillan 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.
Lothbrock has taken the fight to the clinch.
MacMillan blocks a body shot from Lothbrock.
MacMillan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lothbrock is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lothbrock has MacMillan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. MacMillan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
MacMillan gets underhooks to prevent Lothbrock's takedown attempt.
MacMillan has Lothbrock pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lothbrock manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lothbrock is working for takedown but MacMillan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Evan MacMillan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ragnar Lothbrock.
Lothbrock lands an elbow inside that MacMillan shrugs off.
MacMillan pulls guard.
Lothbrock wants to control from the top but MacMillan keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacMillan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lothbrock defends well.
Lothbrock wants to control from the top but MacMillan keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacMillan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
MacMillan working for a triangle but Lothbrock defends it easily.
Lothbrock has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing MacMillan to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Lothbrock is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - MacMillan pulls down on the head and he's put Lothbrock to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Evan MacMillan!
Evan MacMillan really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that KOMBAT KLOTHING logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danny Davis (ranked 4065 p4p, 4288 weight class) and Sergej Kusnemirpow (ranked 441 p4p, 451 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 Las Vegas, Danny Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sergej Kusnemirpow!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis misses with a body shot
and Kusnemirpow cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Davis.
Davis jabs Kusnemirpow to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A jab from Davis misses.
Kusnemirpow fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Davis seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Davis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kusnemirpow in his tracks.
Davis tries to clinch but Kusnemirpow is having none of it.
It seemed like Kusnemirpow was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis throws a looping overhand right but Kusnemirpow ducks down to avoid it.
Kusnemirpow gets tackled into the cage by Davis. Davis maintains the clinch.
Davis misses with a punch on the inside.
Kusnemirpow blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Davis.
Davis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Davis is working Kusnemirpow over against the cage.
Davis breaks from the clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Kusnemirpow 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.
Davis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Davis throws a poor cross that misses
and Kusnemirpow counters with a straight right hand.
Davis doesn't manage to clinch there - Kusnemirpow circles away.
Kusnemirpow swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Davis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Davis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kusnemirpow looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Davis takes the fight into the clinch.
Davis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kusnemirpow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
I was talking to Davis's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kusnemirpow is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Davis to keep the fight standing.
Davis throws a head punch that misses.
Good body shot from Davis.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Davis misses with some punches.
Davis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Davis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Davis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Davis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Davis swings for the body but Kusnemirpow moves out of range.
Davis misses with a hook to the body
and Kusnemirpow counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Davis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A little jabbing left from Kusnemirpow on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The crowd cheers as Davis lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kusnemirpow doesn't seem phased though.
Davis tries to clinch but Kusnemirpow moves away
and Kusnemirpow counters with a straight right hand.
Davis pushes Kusnemirpow up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Davis fails to land.
Davis lands with a light punch inside.
Davis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Davis tries to throw a body punch but Kusnemirpow avoids it by throwing Davis back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Davis.
Kusnemirpow prevents a body shot from Davis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis just leaning against Kusnemirpow, taking a breather.
Davis lands with a left to the head.
Davis pushes Kusnemirpow back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kusnemirpow jumps into guard, dragging Davis to the mat.
Kusnemirpow is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Davis defends well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kusnemirpow is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kusnemirpow has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Davis can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Davis won't allow Kusnemirpow to sweep him here.
Kusnemirpow keeping full guard, as Davis tries to pass.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Davis dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kusnemirpow slips a jab and a cross from Davis.
Kusnemirpow lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kusnemirpow paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kusnemirpow! But no joy.
Davis cracks Kusnemirpow with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Davis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kusnemirpow can do to turn this around?
Kusnemirpow takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jab by Davis.
Davis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Davis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Davis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kusnemirpow is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Davis to keep the fight standing.
Davis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kusnemirpow tries for a takedown but Davis manages to get underhooks.
Davis misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Davis.
Davis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Davis works on Kusnemirpow's body with a couple of short punches.
Davis tries to work over Kusnemirpow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by Davis.
A right hook to the body lands for Davis.
Kusnemirpow is breathing heavily.
Davis gets through Kusnemirpow's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Davis lands a nice uppercut.
Davis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Davis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Davis digs a right hand into Kusnemirpow's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kusnemirpow's gas tank.
Davis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice left hand lands by Davis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Davis.
Danny Davis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kusnemirpow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Davis swings wildly with an uppercut but Kusnemirpow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Davis lands with a right to the head.
Davis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Davis misses with the head strike.
Davis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Davis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Davis rushes Kusnemirpow and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kusnemirpow is looking for a takedown.
Danny Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergej Kusnemirpow.
Davis working aggressively here.
Davis lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis tries to throw a body punch but Kusnemirpow avoids it by throwing Davis back against the cage.
Davis lands with a short shot to the head.
Davis scores with a hook to the body.
Davis pushes Kusnemirpow back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Davis throws a head punch that misses.
Davis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Davis tries to throw a body punch but Kusnemirpow avoids it by throwing Davis back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Davis.
Davis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Davis throws a punch but it's blocked by Kusnemirpow.
Davis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kusnemirpow prevents a body shot from Davis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice left hand lands by Davis.
Davis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kusnemirpow can't get the takedown.
A nice left hand lands by Davis.
Davis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Davis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kusnemirpow is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Davis to keep the fight standing.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Davis.
Davis misses with the head strike.
Kusnemirpow prevents a body shot from Davis.
Kusnemirpow wants to take the fight to the mat but Davis manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Davis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kusnemirpow backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Davis dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Davis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Kusnemirpow was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Davis lands a jab to the nose.
 Kusnemirpow is rocked!
Danny Davis is winning the standup battle so far.
Davis walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Kusnemirpow drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Davis swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Kusnemirpow's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Davis!
Danny Davis spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Dochenko (ranked 4837 p4p, 4006 weight class) and Justin Kulina (ranked 498 p4p, 441 weight class). Kulina has chosen Tool - Schism as his entrance music. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ivan Dochenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Justin Kulina!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dochenko misses with an uppercut.
Kulina let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kulina shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dochenko but Dochenko pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dochenko misses the jab.
Dochenko works the jab nicely.
Kulina clinches up against the cage.
The referee calls for Dochenko to work.
Kulina's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kulina on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kulina's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dochenko connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kulina scrambles back to his feet.
Kulina shoots in for a double leg but Dochenko sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kulina darts in looking for a takedown but Dochenko gets double underhooks and turns Kulina into the cage.
Ivan Dochenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Kulina.
Kulina doesn't manage to clinch there - Dochenko circles away.
Dochenko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kulina.
Dochenko scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Dochenko misses the target.
Kulina slips a straight right by Dochenko.
Nice defenses there by Kulina.
Kulina misses with a takedown attempt
and Dochenko makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dochenko scores with a body shot.
Kulina fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kulina tries to clinch up but Dochenko circles away and keeps his distance.
Kulina defending well as Dochenko loads up on a big left hand.
Dochenko misses with an uppercut.
Kulina drives through with a takedown into Dochenko's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Kulina trying to control but Dochenko is working from the bottom.
Kulina is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kulina tries to free his leg and advance position but Dochenko is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dochenko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dochenko pulls Kulina in to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dochenko tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kulina is looking to work some ground and pound but Dochenko has wrist control.
Dochenko lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dochenko postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kulina has momentary wrist control but Dochenko slips an elbow through the middle.
Dochenko 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.
Kulina looking for a guillotine here but Dochenko defends easily.
Dochenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Kulina is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dochenko pushing down on Kulina's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kulina looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulina is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dochenko scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kulina is trying to control but can't.
Kulina manages to get to full guard.
Kulina keeping moving, preventing Dochenko from controlling successfully.
Dochenko keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kulina's head.
Kulina has his foot on Dochenko's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dochenko works his way back into a safe position though.
Dochenko is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dochenko not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kulina is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dochenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Kulina is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've been hearing that Dochenko has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Kulina has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dochenko can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kulina trying to keep a closed guard but Dochenko is proving a slippery customer.
Dochenko postures up and lands a big shot to Kulina's brow.
Dochenko got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kulina has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dochenko has managed to get both his arms back between Kulina's legs - danger averted.
Kulina working a defensive guard here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Dochenko dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dochenko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dochenko moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dochenko ducks under a wild hook from Kulina.
Kulina fails in his attempt to clinch.
It looked like Dochenko wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ivan Dochenko is winning the standup battle so far.
Kulina uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dochenko.
Kulina is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Dochenko tests Kulina's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A nice combination there by Dochenko.
No joy there for Dochenko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dochenko connects with a crisp jab.
Dochenko misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Dochenko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kulina moves in looking to clinch but Dochenko pushes him off.
Dochenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kulina.
Kulina missing with a left hand there. Dochenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dochenko is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kulina looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulina has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kulina drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kulina missing with knees to the body.
Kulina misses with a punch to the body.
Dochenko scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dochenko lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kulina.
Dochenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kulina taking a breather.
Kulina is trying to maintain a safe position but Dochenko gets an underhook and turns Kulina into the cage.
Kulina breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kulina with a poor takedown
and Dochenko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ivan Dochenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Kulina.
Kulina ducks under a wild hook from Dochenko.
Kulina doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kulina tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dochenko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dochenko throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kulina stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dochenko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kulina can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dochenko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kulina slips under a jab.
Kulina with the counter takedown but Dochenko avoids it easily.
Ivan Dochenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dochenko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kulina tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dochenko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kulina displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dochenko throws out the jab.
Kulina is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Dochenko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dochenko scores with a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dochenko throws out a powerful jab.
Dochenko misses with a looping left.
Dochenko throws an overhand right that lands on Kulina's shoulder, as Kulina tries to avoid the shot.
Dochenko throws a body shot but no joy.
Kulina tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dochenko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dochenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kulina.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulina throws a jab but it's blocked by Dochenko.
Kulina moves in looking to clinch but Dochenko pushes him off.
Dochenko misses with an uppercut.
Kulina shoots in and drives through. Dochenko sprawls well.
Dochenko lands a jab to the nose.
Dochenko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kulina shoots in for a takedown but Dochenko shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kulina dives in for a single leg takedown but Dochenko sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kulina fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dochenko sprawls well initially but Kulina persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Dochenko is looking to improve his position.
Dochenko is working hard here to advance position.
Kulina wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dochenko keeps working.
Dochenko works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dochenko manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kulina manages to get himself to full guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kulina is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dochenko lands a couple of elbows.
Kulina keeping moving, preventing Dochenko from controlling successfully.
Dochenko with a nice head shot there.
Dochenko keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kulina's head.
Kulina not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dochenko lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kulina wants to stand but Dochenko is controlling the position.
Dochenko is working Kulina over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Dochenko dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kulina ducks under a wild hook from Dochenko.
Dochenko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kulina bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dochenko takes a swing at Kulina's ribcage but misses.
Kulina bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dochenko has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kulina avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kulina displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dochenko throws out the jab.
Kulina moves in looking to clinch but Dochenko pushes him off.
Dochenko swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dochenko misses with a left hand
and Kulina counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dochenko gets full guard.
Dochenko tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kulina wants to control from the top but Dochenko keeps moving.
Dochenko 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulina trying to control but Dochenko is working from the bottom.
Dochenko wants to stand and escape but Kulina is having none of it.
Kulina trying to control but Dochenko is working from the bottom.
Kulina won't allow Dochenko to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kulina trying to control the position from guard on top but Dochenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dochenko has Kulina pulled in close to control his posture.
Ivan Dochenko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dochenko keeping moving, preventing Kulina from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kulina misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dochenko missing with a left hand there. Kulina was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dochenko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kulina.
Dochenko connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kulina momentarily.
Dochenko misses the shot to the body.
Kulina shoots in and drives through. Dochenko sprawls well.
Dochenko was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Dochenko looks to land a left hand but Kulina moved out of range nicely.
Dochenko connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kulina momentarily.
A slow jab from Dochenko misses its intended target.
Dochenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kulina.
Dochenko circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dochenko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kulina slips under a jab.
Dochenko looks to land a right hand but Kulina moved out of range.
Kulina misses with a takedown attempt
letting Dochenko counter with a right hand.
Justin Kulina has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ivan Dochenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Kulina.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dochenko lands with a cross.
Kulina tries to close the distance and clinch but Dochenko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kulina tries to clinch up.
No joy there for Kulina, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kulina takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kulina will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dochenko lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dochenko tests Kulina's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big right from Kulina misses.
Kulina gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dochenko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dochenko lands a right hand.
Dochenko tries to stall but Kulina uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dochenko lands a hook that snaps the head of Kulina backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kulina lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kulina wants to break free but Dochenko has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dochenko prevents Kulina from breaking the clinch.
Dochenko lands with a short shot to the head.
Dochenko cracks Kulina with a nice body shot.
Dochenko blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Dochenko.
Kulina takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A hook to the body from Dochenko.
Kulina prevents a body shot from Dochenko.
A head punch on the inside from Kulina fails to land.
Kulina tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dochenko leaning his opponent against the cage.
Dochenko blocks an elbow strike from Kulina.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dochenko.
A body shot lands from Dochenko.
Dochenko lands a shot to the body.
Dochenko lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dochenko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Dochenko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dochenko 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Dochenko!
During a confident post fight interview, Ivan Dochenko thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Derk Voorheis (ranked 5723 p4p, 4481 weight class) and Schwonckl Diesel (ranked 550 p4p, 488 weight class). Diesel is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Outerspass - Laufhaus. This should be a great matchup!
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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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Derk Voorheis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Schwonckl Diesel!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diesel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Diesel connects with a leg kick.
Voorheis avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Voorheis shoots in and drives through. Diesel sprawls well.
Diesel ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Voorheis moves out of range of the body kick from Diesel.
Voorheis misses with a looping right.
Voorheis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Diesel.
Diesel lands with a cross.
Schwonckl Diesel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diesel wants to clinch up but Voorheis keeps it at a distance.
A solid body kick from Diesel.
Diesel throws a low kick but Voorheis avoids it.
Diesel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Diesel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Diesel.
Diesel throws a leg kick but Voorheis moved away.
Voorheis has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Snake Eyes Fighting Systems in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A leg kick checked by Voorheis.
Voorheis appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voorheis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Diesel avoids it really well and circles away.
Voorheis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derk Voorheis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Voorheis tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Diesel.
Diesel getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice sprawl there from Diesel as Voorheis shoots in.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Diesel! But no joy.
Voorheis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diesel.
Diesel throws a shot from downtown. Voorheis moves away and avoids it.
Diesel throws a shot from downtown. Voorheis moves away and avoids it.
Voorheis takes one to the chin there.
Diesel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Diesel scores with a leg kick.
Diesel tries to clinch but Voorheis moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diesel drives through and clinches with Voorheis against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Voorheis.
Diesel misses with the head strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diesel prevents Voorheis from breaking the clinch.
Voorheis is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Voorheis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A slapping leg kick lands for Diesel.
Diesel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Diesel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Voorheis moves away.
Diesel scores with a punch to the head.
Voorheis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Voorheis shoots for a double leg takedown but Diesel sprawls well. He's pushed Voorheis's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Voorheis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A good leg kick by Diesel.
Schwonckl Diesel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Voorheis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Diesel as he avoids it easily.
Voorheis backing away here, and Diesel unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Diesel throws a sloppy head kick and Voorheis moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voorheis closes the distance and clinches up with Diesel, looking for a takedown. Voorheis pushes Diesel against the cage but Diesel circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Diesel cracks Voorheis with a right hand to the side of the head.
Diesel throws a low kick, looking for Voorheis's leg but Voorheis calmly moves out of range.
Diesel stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Diesel wants it to stay on the feet.
Voorheis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Diesel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Diesel thumps Voorheis with a low kick.
Diesel fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Diesel uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Voorheis has time to react.
Voorheis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Diesel moves in looking to clinch but Voorheis pushes him off.
Diesel throws a nice inside leg kick.
Voorheis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Diesel slaps away a takedown attempt from Voorheis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Voorheis is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diesel explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Diesel moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diesel has a couple of punches blocked by Voorheis.
Diesel throws a punch but it's blocked by Voorheis.
Diesel tries a body shot but Voorheis blocks it.
Voorheis manages to break the clinch.
Diesel misses with a straight left.
Voorheis ducks under a wild hook from Diesel.
Diesel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Diesel scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Diesel tries to clinch up.
Diesel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Voorheis goes for a double leg but Diesel avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Diesel continues to drive forward.
Voorheis avoiding damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Schwonckl Diesel dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Voorheis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Diesel.
Diesel walks into a jab.
Voorheis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Diesel throws a leg kick that is checked
and Voorheis counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Diesel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Voorheis is one step ahead there.
Voorheis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diesel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Diesel is trying to control the position but Voorheis postures up.
Voorheis trying to control but Diesel is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Voorheis cracks Diesel with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diesel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Voorheis advances to half guard.
Voorheis working the head and body with strikes.
Voorheis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Voorheis misses with a head shot. Diesel uses the momentum to regain guard.
Voorheis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Voorheis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voorheis wants to control from the top but Diesel keeps moving.
Voorheis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Voorheis 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.
Diesel wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Voorheis with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Diesel tries a head kick but it misses.
Voorheis moves out of range of the body kick from Diesel.
Voorheis dives in and grabs Diesel's left leg, looking for a takedown. Diesel pushes down on Voorheis's head and hops out.
Voorheis fails to land the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voorheis on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Diesel swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Voorheis.
A slow jab from Diesel misses its intended target.
Voorheis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derk Voorheis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An inside leg kick lands from Diesel.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Diesel!
Voorheis dives in and grabs Diesel's left leg, looking for a takedown. Diesel pushes down on Voorheis's head and hops out.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diesel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Diesel misses with a leg kick.
Voorheis shoots in for a takedown but Diesel shows good takedown defense.
Diesel misses with a looping left.
Voorheis takes one to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voorheis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Diesel as he avoids it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diesel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Diesel lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Diesel.
Voorheis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Diesel pinned against the cage. Diesel gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Voorheis tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jab by Diesel.
Diesel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Voorheis appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Diesel stuffs the takedown.
Diesel throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Voorheis.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Schwonckl Diesel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Diesel scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Diesel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Voorheis walks into a stiff left hand from Diesel.
Voorheis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Diesel.
Voorheis tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Diesel defends well and Voorheis ends up having to push Diesel into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
It seemed like Diesel was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Voorheis blocking some punches.
Diesel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Voorheis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Diesel.
Voorheis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good leg kick by Diesel.
Diesel throws a sloppy head kick
and Voorheis counters with a nice uppercut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Diesel.
Diesel tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Voorheis is able to avoid easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Voorheis dives in for a single leg takedown but Diesel sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diesel swings wildly with an uppercut but Voorheis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diesel misses with a punch on the inside.
Voorheis blocks an uppercut.
Voorheis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Diesel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Diesel tries to throw a body punch but Voorheis avoids it by throwing Diesel back against the cage.
Diesel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Voorheis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Voorheis has had enough of the clinch but Diesel keeps him there for the moment.
Voorheis stalls.
Diesel working hard to break the clinch.
Diesel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Voorheis taking a breather.
Derk Voorheis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diesel lands a body punch.
Diesel misses with a body punch.
Diesel swings wildly with an uppercut but Voorheis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diesel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Voorheis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Diesel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Voorheis blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Diesel.
Voorheis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Voorheis throws a jab when Diesel was well out of range.
Voorheis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Diesel misses the jab.
Voorheis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Voorheis closes the distance and clinches up with Diesel, looking for a takedown. Voorheis pushes Diesel against the cage but Diesel circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Diesel looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derk Voorheis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
No luck for Voorheis with that takedown attempt.
Diesel unleashes a big counter combination but Voorheis bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voorheis on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Voorheis avoids the head kick by Diesel.
Diesel tries to clinch there but Voorheis circles away.
A left lands for Diesel.
Diesel is looking to slow Voorheis down with leg kicks.
Voorheis bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Diesel managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Voorheis.
An elbow from Voorheis crashes against the mat.
Voorheis in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voorheis throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Diesel felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Voorheis working away.
Voorheis throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Diesel works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Voorheis is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Diesel has managed to free his arm - good work.
Schwonckl Diesel is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Voorheis lands with a punch from half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diesel is trying to maintain the position but Voorheis is very close to passing his half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Schwonckl Diesel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Diesel 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 26:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Schwonckl Diesel!
Our winner, Schwonckl Diesel, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tate Stinforn (ranked 3744 p4p, 3608 weight class) and Daniel Pawlikowski (ranked 463 p4p, 453 weight class). Stinforn kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Jefferson Starship - Jane. Tate Stinforn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tate Stinforn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Pawlikowski!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pawlikowski is looking to clinch but Stinforn is avoiding it.
Stinforn throws a series of punches but Pawlikowski moves out of range.
No luck for Stinforn with that takedown attempt.
Stinforn gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stinforn tightens his grip and picks Pawlikowski up, before dumping him to the ground. Pawlikowski manages to land in guard.
Stinforn is looking to work some ground and pound but Pawlikowski has wrist control.
Stinforn throws an elbow that misses. Pawlikowski uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Stinforn's guard. Nice move by Pawlikowski!
Stinforn looking to control but Pawlikowski passes into half guard.
Pawlikowski is looking for a kimura here.
Pawlikowski scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pawlikowski postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Stinforn to stand up.
Stinforn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pawlikowski manages to avoid it.
Stinforn stalks Pawlikowski and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pawlikowski's face. Pawlikowski staggers backwards, shaken.
Stinforn fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Pawlikowski to the ground. Stinforn is now in Pawlikowski's guard.
Stinforn won't allow Pawlikowski to sweep him here.
Stinforn is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Pawlikowski holds on and takes a little breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stinforn avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pawlikowski controlling the position.
Pawlikowski striking off his back but it's not causing Stinforn any problems.
Stinforn knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pawlikowski on the ground.
Stinforn trying to control but Pawlikowski is working from the bottom.
Stinforn working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pawlikowski's head.
Stinforn makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Stinforn slips nicely into half guard.
Pawlikowski punching from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pawlikowski has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Stinforn is working away from the top position though.
Pawlikowski moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Stinforn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pawlikowski looking to control.
Stinforn trying to control the position from guard on top but Pawlikowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stinforn postures up.
Stinforn trying to control but Pawlikowski is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Stinforn drives through with a takedown into Pawlikowski's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stinforn trying to control the position from guard on top but Pawlikowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Pawlikowski 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.
Pawlikowski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stinforn.
Stinforn controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Stinforn throws a strike but Pawlikowski rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Pawlikowski prevents Stinforn from getting back to his feet.
Pawlikowski told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Stinforn looking for a sweep. Not yet Stinforn, not yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tate Stinforn dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pawlikowski looks to clinch
and Stinforn counters with a one-two to the body.
Pawlikowski gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Pawlikowski tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Stinforn is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Pawlikowski buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Pawlikowski!! Pawlikowski is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Stinforn throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tate Stinforn!
A very excited looking Tate Stinforn made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jay Porter (ranked 4286 p4p, 22503 weight class) and Panda One (ranked 449 p4p, 506 weight class). Jay Porter could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Panda One's chin.
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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 6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jay Porter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Panda One!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
One swings away with a body shot that misses
and Porter counters with a stiff right hand.
One showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Porter.
Porter stuffs the takedown.
A left and a right from Porter both land. Nice combination.
Porter looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
One shoots and misses
and Porter counters with a nice uppercut.
One takes one to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Porter throws a jab but it's blocked by One.
One is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
One with a lazy takedown attempt
and Porter counters with a straight right hand.
Jay Porter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Panda One.
One on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
One throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As One looks to move away, Porter throws a big counter combo but One just gets out of the way.
One takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Porter scores with a shot to the body.
Porter clinches up with One and pushes him back against the cage.
One is trying to pull guard but Porter turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Porter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
One thows a left - swing and a miss!
One misses with a left hand
and Porter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Porter misses the shot to the body.
Porter misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
One chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Porter can pounce on him.
One shoots in but Porter avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Porter misses with a two punch combination.
Porter looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
One leaves Porter with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from One misses.
Porter is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
One takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Porter scores with a nice right hand.
Porter misses with a few strikes there.
One changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
One throws a combination that misses
and Porter counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Porter throws a right hand that One ducks under and follows up with a left that One also avoids with ease.
Porter lands a nice shot to the body.
Porter moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
 It looks like Panda One has been cut.
Porter drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
One is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porter wants to control from the top but One keeps moving.
Porter sitting in guard here, content to control.
Porter stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. One swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Porter trying to control but One is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Porter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Panda One's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
One throws out a loose jab but Porter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Porter keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Porter.
One slips under a jab from Porter.
Porter looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? One is fending him off so far but Porter persists. Nope, One circles away and we're back to standing.
One feints the counter takedown.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from One.
Porter went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
One throws an off balance right hand
and Porter counters with a nice body shot.
Jay Porter is winning the standup battle so far.
Porter fails to land with a series of punches.
One misses with an uppercut
and Porter counters with a left and a right that stings One.
That's one minute gone in the round.
One's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Porter connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! One scrambles back to his feet.
Porter fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Porter misses the shot to the body.
Porter throws a nice looking combination but One bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jay Porter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
One throws a looping overhand right but Porter ducks down to avoid it.
One misses with a hook to the body
and Porter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
One throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A counter left hand to the body from Porter misses its target.
Porter is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
One scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
One takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
One shoots and misses
and Porter counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps One thinking.
Jay Porter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
One swings for the body but Porter moves out of range.
One closes the distance but Porter moves to the side
and Porter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
One is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Porter misses with a wild combination.
One dodges the punch combination from Porter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porter moves out of range of the strikes.
One lands a jab to the head.
One walks into a jab.
One misses with a combination
and Porter counters with a straight right hand.
Porter shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches One napping and manages to drive through into side control!
One is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
One is not content to let Porter control the position.
One blocking the ground and pound attempt from Porter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
One avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Porter.
Porter tries to pass the half guard into mount. One knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Porter thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Porter seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but One does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Porter prevents One from improving his position.
One blocking the ground and pound attempt from Porter.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
One is staying active underneath Porter, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Porter dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Panda One's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Porter scores with a three punch combo!
Porter scores with a jab to the head.
One misses with a takedown attempt - Porter sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Porter connects with a nice looking jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
One showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Porter.
One with the counter takedown but Porter avoids it easily.
One avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as One throws out the jab.
Porter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A punch combination from Porter misses.
Porter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
One avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Porter lands the left hand.
Porter lands a nice shot to the body.
One swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
One takes one to the chin there.
One chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Porter can pounce on him.
One moves into range and clinches up with Porter.
Porter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that One can do to turn this around?
One can't find room to land a body shot as Porter controls the action.
Porter is trying to drag One to the mat but One just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
One has a couple of punches blocked by Porter.
A shot in the inside from One.
Porter manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
One is fighting to break Porter's control of his arms but Porter is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
One looking to sit in guard and control but Porter gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
One is looking for a triangle but Porter pushes his legs off easily.
One looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Porter is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
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.
Porter trying to control but One is working from the bottom.
Panda One has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
One is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Porter is aware though and is defending well.
Porter controlling from the top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Porter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as One works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Porter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Porter, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Porter!
Jay Porter made sure to mention his sponsor, AVALON in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Attilio De Fiore (ranked 2922 p4p, 3025 weight class) and Sonny Corleone Jr. (ranked 355 p4p, 364 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 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Attilio De Fiore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sonny Corleone Jr.!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Fiore moves out of range of the body kick from Corleone Jr..
A jab from Corleone Jr. misses.
Corleone Jr. has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Corleone Jr. throws a leg kick that misses.
Corleone Jr. swings for the body but De Fiore moves out of range.
A low kick from Corleone Jr. is predictable there
and De Fiore counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Fiore with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Corleone Jr. connects with a good right hand that stumbles De Fiore. De Fiore circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Corleone Jr. misses the shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for De Fiore. That snapped Corleone Jr.'s head back.
De Fiore thows a left - swing and a miss!
A low kick from De Fiore misses
and Corleone Jr. counters with a stiff right hand.
Corleone Jr. throws a head kick that misses
and De Fiore counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Fiore jabs Corleone Jr. to the body, keeping him at a distance.
De Fiore walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Corleone Jr. checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Corleone Jr. throws a leg kick but De Fiore sees it coming and checks it nicely.
De Fiore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Corleone Jr. moves away.
De Fiore getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Corleone Jr. lets loose with a powerful body kick. De Fiore will feel that in the morning.
De Fiore throws a leg kick which misses Corleone Jr.'s front leg but catches the back leg as Corleone Jr. tries to avoid it.
Corleone Jr. lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Corleone Jr..
Corleone Jr. looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
De Fiore throws a low kick but Corleone Jr. moves out of range easily.
De Fiore moves out of range as Corleone Jr. throws a body kick.
Corleone Jr. looks to land a body kick but De Fiore moved away.
Corleone Jr. throws a hook but De Fiore avoids it easily.
Corleone Jr. connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Corleone Jr. connects with a body shot.
De Fiore checks the leg kick nicely there.
De Fiore takes the fight into the clinch.
Corleone Jr. throws a head punch that misses.
Corleone Jr. works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch on the inside from De Fiore fails to land.
Corleone Jr. looking to stall.
De Fiore lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Corleone Jr. backwards.
Corleone Jr. blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Fiore tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Fiore misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, De Fiore creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Corleone Jr..
A short right hand to the side of the head by Corleone Jr..
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Fiore tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Corleone Jr.'s elbow.
Corleone Jr. tries a body shot but De Fiore blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Corleone Jr..
Corleone Jr. lands on the inside with an uppercut.
De Fiore is working Corleone Jr. over against the cage.
De Fiore lands an uppercut.
Corleone Jr. avoiding damage.
De Fiore misses with a punch on the inside.
Corleone Jr. tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Fiore presses Corleone Jr. against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Corleone Jr. lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Corleone Jr. misses with a short punch on the inside.
Corleone Jr. breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De Fiore avoids a kick to the body.
Corleone Jr. throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Corleone Jr. scores with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleone Jr. misses with a right hand
and De Fiore counters with a nice uppercut.
Corleone Jr. throws a hook but De Fiore blocks it.
Corleone Jr. misses with a straight right.
A solid leg kick lands there for Corleone Jr..
De Fiore lands a jab to the head.
Corleone Jr. jabs at De Fiore's body.
Corleone Jr. tries to score with a low kick but De Fiore moves his leg out of the way.
De Fiore connects with a body shot.
De Fiore misses with a wild body shot.
De Fiore connects with a jab.
Corleone Jr. throws out a leg kick but De Fiore moves out of range and Corleone Jr. only half commits.
Corleone Jr. throws a shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by De Fiore.
De Fiore ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Fiore misses with an uppercut.
Corleone Jr. avoids the body shot from De Fiore.
Corleone Jr. throws out a powerful jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corleone Jr. misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Fiore.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corleone Jr. throws an overhand right that lands on De Fiore's shoulder, as De Fiore tries to avoid the shot.
Corleone Jr. misses with a kick to the body.
De Fiore ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Corleone Jr. attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Corleone Jr. throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Corleone Jr. takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Fiore misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Corleone Jr. keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice defenses there by De Fiore.
Corleone Jr. throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Corleone Jr. throws a jab when De Fiore was well out of range.
De Fiore uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Corleone Jr..
Corleone Jr. checks a leg kick nicely.
Corleone Jr. scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Corleone Jr. missing with a left hand there. De Fiore was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sonny Corleone Jr. seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy left from De Fiore finds it's target.
Corleone Jr. missing with a left hand there. De Fiore was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Fiore looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
De Fiore lands a head shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sonny Corleone Jr. will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
De Fiore ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Fiore missing with a left hand there. Corleone Jr. was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Corleone Jr. misses with a hook
and De Fiore counters with a good low kick that Corleone Jr. was not able to check.
A slapping body kick lands there for De Fiore.
De Fiore blocks the body kick.
Corleone Jr. throws a jab but it's blocked by De Fiore.
De Fiore was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Corleone Jr. sizes up De Fiore with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
De Fiore throws a low kick but Corleone Jr. avoids it.
De Fiore changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Corleone Jr. throws a hook but De Fiore blocks it.
Corleone Jr. throws an off balance right hand
and De Fiore counters with a good low kick that Corleone Jr. was not able to check.
De Fiore misses with a body shot.
Corleone Jr. connects with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A cross from Corleone Jr. lands.
Sonny Corleone Jr. seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Corleone Jr. misses with a hook
and De Fiore cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Corleone Jr. takes a kick to the side of the head.
De Fiore missing with a left hand there. Corleone Jr. was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Corleone Jr. misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - De Fiore throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Corleone Jr. scores with a body shot.
Corleone Jr. takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
De Fiore misses with a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Corleone Jr..
Corleone Jr. looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
De Fiore misses the shot to the body.
Corleone Jr. connects with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Fiore. Corleone Jr. does a little dance to reset his feet.
Corleone Jr. uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Fiore.
De Fiore throws a head kick that misses.
Corleone Jr. connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
De Fiore bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Corleone Jr.'s head.
De Fiore misses with an uppercut.
Corleone Jr. appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Corleone Jr..
De Fiore is looking to counter punch.
De Fiore throws a leg kick which misses Corleone Jr.'s front leg but catches the back leg as Corleone Jr. tries to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corleone Jr. rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Fiore counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A big left from Corleone Jr. misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Fiore misses with an uppercut.
De Fiore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Corleone Jr. lands a right hook to the body.
De Fiore is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A cross from De Fiore lands.
De Fiore dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Corleone Jr.. That did some damage!
De Fiore throws a head kick that misses.
Corleone Jr. throws a hook but De Fiore avoids it easily.
Corleone Jr. lands a really nice looking cross but De Fiore seems unphased.
Corleone Jr. scores with a leg kick.
Corleone Jr. misses with a hook. De Fiore ducked under it nicely.
De Fiore ducks under a wild hook from Corleone Jr..
Corleone Jr. misses with a head kick.
Corleone Jr. throws a nice outside leg kick.
Corleone Jr. lands a nice shot to the body.
De Fiore moves away from the strike by Corleone Jr..
De Fiore dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Fiore scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Fiore throws a quick inside leg kick.
De Fiore catches Corleone Jr. with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
De Fiore throws a front kick that sends Corleone Jr. stumbling back into the cage.
De Fiore ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
De Fiore throws a lazy head kick
and Corleone Jr. counters with a left to the body.
Corleone Jr. misses with a low kick.
De Fiore misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De Fiore moves out of range of the strikes.
Corleone Jr. checks a low kick from De Fiore.
The fighters circle momentarily. Corleone Jr. darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Corleone Jr. takes one to the chin there.
Corleone Jr. with a nice calf kick.
De Fiore takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Fiore tries to score with a low kick but Corleone Jr. moves his leg out of the way.
Corleone Jr. slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
De Fiore misses with a low kick.
De Fiore moves out of range as Corleone Jr. strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Fiore swings away with a leg kick that misses.
De Fiore cracks a nice hook into Corleone Jr.'s ribs.
De Fiore displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Corleone Jr. throws out the jab.
De Fiore tries to land a leg kick but Corleone Jr. saw it coming and moves away.
De Fiore clobbers Corleone Jr. with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Corleone Jr. throws a hook but De Fiore avoids it easily.
De Fiore connects with a solid leg kick.
De Fiore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Corleone Jr. moves away.
De Fiore throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Fiore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Fiore is looking to clinch but Corleone Jr. is avoiding it.
Corleone Jr. takes one on the button.
Corleone Jr. scores with a sloppy right hand. De Fiore should have avoided that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A bone on bone clash there as Corleone Jr. blocks the leg kick.
A slow jab from De Fiore misses its intended target.
Corleone Jr. misses with a lunging right hand
and De Fiore counters with a leg kick.
De Fiore uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Corleone Jr..
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 Attilio De Fiore will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A slapping leg kick lands for De Fiore.
De Fiore keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Corleone Jr. throws a head kick that misses.
De Fiore stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Corleone Jr..
De Fiore throws a lazy uppercut
and Corleone Jr. counters with a slapping leg kick.
Corleone Jr. slips under a jab from De Fiore.
Corleone Jr. throws a fast counter high kick but De Fiore manages to duck under it in time.
De Fiore looks to land a body kick but Corleone Jr. moved away.
Corleone Jr. rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Fiore counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Fiore buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
De Fiore misses with a hook. Corleone Jr. ducked under it nicely.
Corleone Jr. counters with a body kick.
De Fiore uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Corleone Jr..
A left lands for Corleone Jr..
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corleone Jr. jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
De Fiore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Corleone Jr..
Corleone Jr. swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Corleone Jr. buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Corleone Jr. tries a head kick but it misses.
Corleone Jr. throws a leg kick that misses.
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!
De Fiore digs a good hook to Corleone Jr.'s body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Fiore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Corleone Jr..
Corleone Jr. drops his hands momentarily and De Fiore takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
De Fiore bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A jab lands there for Corleone Jr..
Nice body kick there by De Fiore.
De Fiore works Corleone Jr.'s body with a nice hook.
De Fiore lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Corleone Jr. at a distance.
De Fiore misses with a wild body shot.
Corleone Jr. defending well as De Fiore loads up on a big left hand.
De Fiore misses with an uppercut. Corleone Jr. saw that one coming.
De Fiore scores with a body shot.
De Fiore ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Corleone Jr. works De Fiore's body with a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Corleone Jr. tries a low kick but De Fiore avoids it.
Corleone Jr. throws a jab but it's blocked by De Fiore.
De Fiore misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Fiore uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Corleone Jr..
De Fiore misses the shot to the body.
De Fiore thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Fiore misses the jab.
Corleone Jr.'s leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Corleone Jr. misses with a low kick.
De Fiore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Corleone Jr. ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Corleone Jr. circles away from the clinch attempt
and Corleone Jr. counters with a nice body kick.
De Fiore looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Corleone Jr. misses with a hook.
A shot to the body from De Fiore misses
and Corleone Jr. counters with a straight right hand.
De Fiore throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Corleone Jr. stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
De Fiore lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Corleone Jr. at a distance.
Jab, jab by De Fiore - just one landing.
Corleone Jr. loads up on a big right hand but De Fiore slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Fiore looks to land a body kick but Corleone Jr. moved away.
Corleone Jr. uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Fiore.
De Fiore throws a series of punches but Corleone Jr. moves out of range.
Corleone Jr. listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
De Fiore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Corleone Jr. scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
De Fiore checks a low kick from Corleone Jr..
De Fiore pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An inside leg kick from De Fiore misses.
De Fiore avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Corleone Jr. blocks a head kick by De Fiore.
De Fiore takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
De Fiore with a jab.
De Fiore motions for Corleone Jr. to come forward. De Fiore throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Corleone Jr. checks a low kick from De Fiore.
Corleone Jr. looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Fiore fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Corleone Jr. is out of range.
De Fiore takes a jab right on the kisser.
Good leg kick by Corleone Jr..
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!
De Fiore slips under a jab from Corleone Jr..
De Fiore throws out a leg kick but Corleone Jr. moves out of range and De Fiore only half commits.
De Fiore takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Corleone Jr. misses with a jab to the body
and De Fiore counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Corleone Jr. looks to throw the jab but De Fiore is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from De Fiore on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A good leg kick by De Fiore.
Corleone Jr. throws a leg kick but De Fiore sees it coming and moves out of range.
Corleone Jr. goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Corleone Jr. jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Fiore takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
De Fiore fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
De Fiore checks the leg kick nicely there.
Corleone Jr. has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A head kick misses from Corleone Jr..
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Attilio De Fiore.
Well De Fiore 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jan Sokol (ranked 1653 p4p, 2460 weight class) and Reico Huust (ranked 99 p4p, 224 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jan Sokol!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Reico Huust!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sokol is defended easily by Huust.
Huust throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sokol just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Huust! But no joy.
Huust's coach down at Brotherhood MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Huust's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Sokol looking to score a takedown here. Huust is defending well but Sokol drives through and ends up in Huust's guard.
Sokol won't allow Huust to sweep him here.
Sokol throws a big elbow that misses.
Sokol trying to control the position from guard on top but Huust is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sokol works over Huust with some ground and pound from guard.
Sokol missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sokol is fighting to break Huust's control of his arms but Huust is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokol throwing strikes from guard but Huust blocks nicely.
Sokol with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sokol trying to control the position from guard on top but Huust is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Huust is trying to control the position but Sokol postures up.
Sokol throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Huust utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Huust avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sokol content to stall in guard here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Sokol with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've been hearing that Sokol has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
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.
Huust working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sokol.
Sokol loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sokol postures up in Huust's guard and throws a big left but Huust blocks it.
Sokol throwing strikes from guard but Huust blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sokol passes into half guard.
Sokol throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sokol throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Huust is staying active underneath Sokol, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sokol 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.
Sokol thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sokol not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokol not doing much here.
Sokol throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sokol working over Huust with some ground and pound. Huust looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
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. Sokol connects with a nice short shot to Huust's temple.
Huust is refusing to be controlled, as Sokol sits in half guard.
Sokol is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Huust defends it well.
Sokol thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Huust's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huust keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sokol works his way into full mount!
Sokol prevents Huust from getting the reversal.
Sokol tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sokol with shots to the head and body - Huust looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sokol thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Sokol landing punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sokol lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Huust hang on?
Huust is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sokol landing strikes from the mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Sokol dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Huust blocks a head kick by Sokol.
Huust is still on wobbly legs! Can Sokol finish him?
Sokol slips under a jab.
Sokol tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Huust manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Huust throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Sokol counters with a shoot takedown. Huust fights it but they end up in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sokol accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sokol stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Huust swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Huust seems to have recovered his senses.
Sokol loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Huust really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sokol. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Huust preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sokol throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sokol trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sokol trying to control the position from guard on top but Huust is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokol makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sokol postures up in Huust's guard and throws a big left but Huust blocks it.
Sokol loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sokol postures up in Huust's guard and throws a big left but Huust blocks it.
Sokol cracks Huust with a solid left hand.
Sokol stopping the sweep attempt from Huust.
Huust keeping moving, preventing Sokol from controlling successfully.
Huust trying to keep a closed guard but Sokol is proving a slippery customer.
Sokol trying to control the position from guard on top but Huust is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huust preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sokol trying to control but Huust is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sokol blocks a low kick nicely.
Huust misses the jab.
Huust misses with a shot to the body
and Sokol counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Huust is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Sokol wants to clinch up but Huust keeps it at a distance.
A nice side step and Huust releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Huust pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sokol really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sokol looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Huust keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sokol with the ground and pound but Huust uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Sokol postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sokol throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokol working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sokol throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Huust works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sokol throwing strikes from guard but Huust blocks nicely.
Sokol wants to control from the top but Huust keeps moving.
Sokol in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Huust avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sokol loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sokol throwing strikes from guard but Huust blocks nicely.
Sokol controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sokol in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sokol distracts Huust with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sokol landing some decent shots from guard.
Sokol trying to control but Huust is working from the bottom.
Sokol working some strikes from top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sokol landing some decent shots from guard.
Sokol wants to control from the top but Huust keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Sokol dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sokol drives through with a takedown into Huust's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Sokol in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sokol throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sokol throwing strikes from guard but Huust blocks nicely.
Sokol throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sokol works over Huust with some ground and pound from guard.
Sokol keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Huust's head.
Jan Sokol overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sokol is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sokol trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sokol postures up in Huust's guard and throws a big left but Huust blocks it.
Sokol scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huust avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sokol trying to control but Huust is working from the bottom.
Sokol postures up in Huust's guard and throws a big left but Huust blocks it.
Sokol postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sokol throwing strikes from guard but Huust blocks nicely.
Sokol distracts Huust with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sokol distracts Huust with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sokol throws a big elbow that misses.
Huust preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sokol in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huust working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sokol.
Sokol is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Huust can do to turn this around?
Sokol working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sokol is working Huust over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sokol trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sokol postures up in Huust's guard and throws a big left but Huust blocks it.
Sokol drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sokol jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sokol postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sokol working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Huust's head.
Sokol trying to control the position from guard on top but Huust is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sokol postures up in Huust's guard and throws a big left but Huust blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huust utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sokol is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sokol scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sokol throws a big elbow that misses.
Sokol lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sokol throws a big elbow that misses.
Huust has momentary wrist control but Sokol slips an elbow through the middle.
Huust working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sokol.
Sokol trying to control but Huust is working from the bottom.
Sokol throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sokol trying to control the position from guard on top but Huust is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sokol throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Huust works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sokol with a nice head shot there.
Sokol with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sokol with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sokol throwing strikes but missing.
Sokol throws a big right hand that misses.
Sokol working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Huust digs a good body shot into Sokol's ribs.
Jan Sokol is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Sokol.
Sokol misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Huust! But no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Sokol clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A jab from Huust misses.
Reico Huust seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sokol keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Huust throws a right hand that misses
and Sokol cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sokol.
Sokol working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Huust is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Sokol tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Sokol in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huust parries the strikes from Sokol easily there. Sokol is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Huust to escape.
Sokol is looking to take a break and control but Huust is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Huust managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Sokol.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokol tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Sokol trying to control the action but Huust is working from the bottom.
Sokol scoring with punches from side control.
Sokol lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Huust down.
Sokol misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Huust regains half guard, as Sokol was trying to land strikes.
Huust trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sokol not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sokol throwing shots but Huust is blocking nicely.
Huust is trying to control but can't.
Sokol is trying a forearm choke I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sokol throws a strike but Huust avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Sokol postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sokol working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sokol chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokol trying to control the position from guard on top but Huust is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Huust avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sokol trying to control the position from guard on top but Huust is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Sokol throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Huust ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sokol moves away.
Huust tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sokol manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sokol throws a series of punches but Huust avoids them all with ease.
Huust misses with a looping left.
Sokol feinted with a counter takedown.
Sokol lands a leg kick that knocks Huust off balance momentarily.
Sokol throws a body kick that misses.
Sokol throws a sloppy head kick and Huust moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Huust.
Sokol shoots in and bounces Huust off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Sokol throwing strikes from guard but Huust blocks nicely.
Sokol scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sokol throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sokol throws an elbow that misses. Huust uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sokol's guard. Nice move by Huust!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Huust is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Huust preventing the sweep.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Sokol had his way with Reico Huust in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Huust just misses with a punch to the body.
Huust throws an overhand right that lands on Sokol's shoulder, as Sokol tries to avoid the shot.
Sokol shoots in but no luck this time.
Huust shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Huust lands with a hook. Sokol tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Huust swats away the attempt to clinch by Sokol.
Sokol ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sokol misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sokol throws a hook to the side of Huust's head but Huust sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huust moves out of range of the body kick from Sokol.
Reico Huust seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Huust misses with a looping left.
Huust swings for the body but Sokol moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Sokol blocks the leg kick.
Sokol throws a head kick that half lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokol throws a wild body kick that Huust sees coming a mile off.
Huust fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Huust wants to clinch up but Sokol keeps it at a distance.
Huust connects with a body shot.
Reico Huust is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Huust comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sokol checks a leg kick.
Huust moves out of range as Sokol throws a body kick.
Huust throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sokol blocks a jab.
A jab from Sokol misses.
Sokol misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Huust keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sokol takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sokol tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A head kick misses from Sokol.
Huust looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Huust throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sokol.
A jab from Huust misses.
Sokol wants to clinch.
Huust blocks a head kick by Sokol.
Sokol throws the left hand but Huust avoids the punch easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sokol displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Huust throws out the jab.
Huust looks to land a right hand but Sokol moved out of range.
Huust just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSokol.
Sokol ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little feinted left hand from Sokol on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Huust changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
An inside leg kick from Huust misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huust is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sokol.
Sokol was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Huust blocks a head kick by Sokol.
Sokol connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Huust tries to bum rush Sokol with a series of wild strikes but Sokol uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Huust has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sokol.
Sokol throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Huust throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reico Huust has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Huust misses with a two punch combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Sokol misses the target.
Huust finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice defenses there by Huust.
Huust swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Huust throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sokol sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Huust missing with a left hand there. Sokol was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sokol showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Huust.
Jan Sokol is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Huust is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sokol throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sokol is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Huust.
Huust attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sokol scores with a head kick. Huust tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sokol looking to score a takedown here. Huust is defending well but Sokol drives through and ends up in Huust's guard.
Huust is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sokol passes Huust's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Sokol content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Reico Huust.
I think Sokol 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 49:46
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 49:46
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Sokol!
Jan Sokol is the new bantamweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Santino (ranked 1785 p4p, 1586 weight class) and Paavo Talvela (ranked 238 p4p, 215 weight class). Santino comes to the cage accompanied by Daddy Why You Die?. Talvela has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. 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 welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Bobby Santino!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paavo Talvela!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Illya Tyunina and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santino throws a looping overhand right but Talvela ducks down to avoid it.
Talvela pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Santino half committed to a counter leg kick.
Santino moves out of range of the strikes.
Santino swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice shot by Talvela.
A solid body kick from Talvela.
Santino ducks under a wild hook from Talvela.
Santino throws a big counter combination but Talvela scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Santino throws a head kick that misses.
Santino walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Santino takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Talvela dives in for a single leg takedown but Santino sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Santino went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
The crowd cheers as Talvela lands an impressive looking overhand right. Santino doesn't seem phased though.
Talvela misses with a low kick.
A jab lands there for Talvela.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Talvela shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Santino's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Talvela accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Talvela accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Talvela throwing strikes but missing.
Talvela wants to pass the guard but Santino is keeping the position.
Santino keeping moving, preventing Talvela from controlling successfully.
Santino utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Talvela loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Talvela landing some decent shots from guard.
Talvela is working Santino over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talvela pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Santino is keeping the position for now.
Santino knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Talvela on the ground.
Talvela throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Santino on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Santino tries to get out of the position.
Talvela lands a couple of digs.
Santino avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Talvela with a flurry of punches that miss.
Talvela throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Santino wants to get back to his feet but Talvela is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Santino avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Talvela landing with the ground and pound.
Santino utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talvela postures up in Santino's guard and throws a big left but Santino blocks it.
Talvela throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Santino works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Santino wants to get back to his feet but Talvela is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Talvela has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Santino keeping moving, preventing Talvela from controlling successfully.
Talvela throwing strikes from guard but Santino blocks nicely.
Santino working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Talvela.
Talvela trying to control but Santino is working from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Santino utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Talvela working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Talvela sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Santino lands a nice hook to Talvela's body. Talvela takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Talvela lands a really nice looking cross but Santino seems unphased.
Santino throws a front kick aimed at Talvela's knee but Talvela avoids it well.
Talvela throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A shot to the liver by Santino. Beautiful body shot.
Talvela misses with a combination
and Santino counters with a stiff right hand.
Talvela swings widly with a right hand
and Santino counters with a nice body kick.
Santino thows a left - swing and a miss!
Talvela dodges the punch combination from Santino.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paavo Talvela 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.
Talvela misses with an uppercut
and Santino counters with a straight right hand.
Talvela throws a right hand that Santino ducks under and follows up with a left that Santino also avoids with ease.
Santino on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Talvela fails with a takedown attempt.
Santino thows a leg kick but Talvela checks it
and Talvela counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Talvela throws a right and a left that Santino avoids nicely.
Santino wants to land a leg kick but Talvela is out of range.
Talvela is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Santino throws a leg kick which misses Talvela's front leg but catches the back leg as Talvela tries to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talvela shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Santino as he avoids it easily.
Talvela tries for a takedown but Santino circles away easily
and Santino counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bobby Santino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paavo Talvela.
A head kick misses from Talvela.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Talvela.
Talvela rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Talvela takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Paavo Talvela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Talvela getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Santino takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Santino tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Talvela throws a leg kick
and Santino counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Talvela thinking.
Santino throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Talvela darts in looking for a takedown but Santino gets double underhooks and turns Talvela into the cage.
Santino is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Santino slips under a jab from Talvela.
Santino swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Talvela's coach down at Heavy Metal was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Talvela's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Santino throws a sloppy head kick and Talvela moves out of range easily.
Talvela takes one to the chin there.
Bobby Santino is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A solid leg kick lands there for Talvela.
Talvela pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Talvela throws a series of strikes that have Santino backpedaling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santino swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Santino staying out of range there.
Talvela moves out of range of the body kick from Santino.
Talvela tries a head kick but it misses.
Talvela has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Talvela throws a lazy right hand but Santino sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Talvela throws a hook but Santino avoids it easily.
Santino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Talvela manages to avoid it.
Talvela throws a shot from downtown. Santino moves away and avoids it.
Santino scores with a sloppy right hand. Talvela should have avoided that one.
Santino moves out of range of the strikes.
Santino looks to throw the jab but Talvela is out of range.
A good leg kick by Talvela.
Santino avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Santino throws a quick counter kick to the body but Talvela avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santino moves out of range as Talvela strikes.
Talvela throws a nice outside leg kick.
Santino throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Santino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Santino takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Santino jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Talvela throws out a loose jab but Santino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santino half committed to a counter leg kick.
Talvela throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Santino on the side of the head.
Talvela throws a head kick that misses.
Santino avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Santino throws a big counter combination but Talvela scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
The fighters circling - Talvela throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Santino is looking to counter punch.
Talvela rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Santino counters with a good, hard body kick but Talvela shrugs it off.
Talvela shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Santino as he avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santino misses with a body shot.
Santino bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Talvela's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santino misses with a few strikes there.
Talvela with the counter takedown but Santino avoids it easily.
Santino checks a low kick from Talvela.
Talvela lands a head shot.
Paavo Talvela seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Santino motions for Talvela to come forward. Santino throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Talvela throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Santino to counter with a crisp jab.
Santino getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Talvela lands a glancing blow to the side of Santino's head.
Talvela with the inside leg kick.
Santino throws a leg kick but Talvela checks it.
Talvela swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Talvela throws a right hand that Santino ducks under and follows up with a left that Santino also avoids with ease.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Paavo Talvela will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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.
Talvela lands with a thumping leg kick.
Santino throws a leg kick but Talvela checks it.
Talvela throws a good cross that connects.
Santino drops his hands momentarily and Talvela takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A head kick misses from Talvela.
Talvela throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A good leg kick by Talvela.
Santino throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Talvela.
Talvela tests Santino's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talvela looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Santino has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Talvela off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talvela misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santino.
A cross from Talvela lands.
Talvela looks to land a left hand but Santino moved out of range nicely.
Santino misses with a jab, cross combination.
Talvela connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Talvela drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Talvela throwing strikes but missing.
Santino keeping moving, preventing Talvela from controlling successfully.
Talvela throwing strikes from guard but Santino blocks nicely.
Santino has momentary wrist control but Talvela slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talvela throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Talvela with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santino wants to stand and escape but Talvela is having none of it.
Talvela loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Talvela passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Talvela scoring with punches from side control.
Talvela cracks Santino with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Talvela controlling from side mount.
Talvela creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Santino sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talvela throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Santino parries the strikes from Talvela easily there. Talvela is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Santino to escape.
Talvela connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Santino some visible discomfort.
Talvela looks up at the clock and then as Santino takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Talvela smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Santino is trying to get back to his feet.
Talvela creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Talvela wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Santino, who protects the arm well.
Talvela moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Talvela crashes against the mat.
Talvela throws a strike aimed at the side of Santino's head but Santino avoids it well.
Talvela misses with the ground and pound.
Santino dodges the ground and pound from Talvela.
Talvela creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Santino sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Santino defending against the ground and pound.
Santino taking punishment in the form of punches.
Talvela is looking to take a break and control but Santino is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Talvela tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Talvela has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paavo Talvela really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Talvela looks to land a combination but Santino avoids it well.
Santino blocks a low kick nicely.
Santino throwing a counter right hand but Talvela manages to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Talvela.
Santino takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Talvela looks to throw the jab but Santino is out of range.
Santino went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Talvela connects with a nice looking jab.
Talvela misses with a head kick.
Talvela uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Santino.
A nice inside leg kick there by Talvela. That's going to slow Santino down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talvela throws a right hand that misses
and Santino counters with a solid body kick.
Santino throws a right and a left that both miss.
Talvela throws a sloppy head kick
and Santino counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santino lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talvela misses with an uppercut.
Good exchange - Talvela coming out on top.
Santino swings for the body but Talvela moves out of range.
Talvela feints a jab promting Santino to slip. Talvela then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Santino slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Santino throws a right hand that Talvela ducks under and follows up with a left that Talvela also avoids with ease.
Santino looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A combination from Talvela does no damage.
Santino avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Santino throws a counter high kick but Talvela was just alert enough to avoid it.
Talvela connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Talvela cracks Santino with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Talvela throws a head kick that misses.
Nice cross by Santino.
Santino blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santino avoids a punch combination nicely.
Talvela moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Talvela scores with a hook.
Talvela shoots in for a takedown but Santino shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A quick step to the side and Santino tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Santino scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Talvela scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Talvela pivots, looking for a leg kick but Santino is out of range and Talvela settles back down.
It looked like Santino wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Talvela tries to land a front kick but Santino steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Santino connects with a right hand. Talvela shakes it off.
Bobby Santino is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Talvela lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talvela is looking to chop away at Santino's legs.
Santino throws out a loose jab but Talvela uses good head movement to avoid it.
Talvela misses with a straight left.
Talvela lands with a right hand.
Talvela swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Talvela throws a hook but Santino avoids it easily.
Santino looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A left lands for Santino.
Santino is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
No joy there for Santino, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Talvela steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Santino.
Santino misses with a low kick as Talvela jumps back.
Santino throws a looping overhand right but Talvela ducks down to avoid it.
Santino misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talvela feints a jab promting Santino to slip. Talvela then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Santino slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Talvela throws a low kick but Santino avoids it.
Santino fires out a quick counter leg kick but Talvela just manages to avoid it.
Santino walks into a straight right hand from Talvela.
Talvela lands the left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Talvela.
Santino avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Santino jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Talvela misses with a straight left.
A leg kick checked by Talvela.
Talvela with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Talvela buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Talvela pivots, looking for a leg kick but Santino is out of range and Talvela settles back down.
Santino quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Santino bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Talvela fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Santino went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paavo Talvela dominated that fourth 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. This is the final round!
Santino moves into range and connects with a jab.
Santino moves away from the strike by Talvela.
It looked like Santino wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Talvela throws a lazy uppercut
and Santino counters with a nice body shot.
Talvela fails with the takedown
and Santino connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Talvela connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Santino momentarily.
Talvela misses with a lunging right hand
and Santino counters with a head kick. That will keep Talvela thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Talvela looks to throw the jab but Santino is out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Santino. Those never looked like landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santino stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Talvela.
No joy there for Santino, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Talvela throws a solid leg kick but Santino takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Talvela.
Talvela lands with an uppercut that bounces Santino off the cage and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santino uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Talvela.
Talvela scores with a body shot.
Talvela lands a nice shot that snaps Santino's head back.
Talvela throws a lazy right hand but Santino sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Talvela avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Santino throws a poor cross that misses
and Talvela counters with a left and a right that stings Santino.
Talvela misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Talvela throws a looping overhand right but Santino ducks down to avoid it.
Talvela throws a wild body kick that Santino sees coming a mile off.
Talvela throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A solid leg kick lands there for Talvela.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santino throws a lazy right hand but Talvela sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Talvela stuns Santino with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Santino throws a nice inside leg kick.
Talvela ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santino moves away.
As Talvela looks to move away, Santino throws a big counter combo but Talvela just gets out of the way.
Santino walks into 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!
Talvela moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Santino takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Talvela closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Talvela lands in his opponent's guard.
Santino pushes Talvela off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Santino blocks a jab.
Santino was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talvela showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santino.
Santino attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Talvela throws a jab when Santino was well out of range.
Talvela scores with a jab to the body.
Talvela misses with a head kick.
Santino lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Talvela circles away quickly and effectively.
Talvela drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Talvela throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Santino works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Talvela wants to control from the top but Santino keeps moving.
Bobby Santino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talvela throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Santino works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Talvela is looking to work some ground and pound but Santino has wrist control.
Talvela lands a couple of elbows.
Talvela connects with a couple of short punches.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Santino is looking for a triangle but Talvela pushes his legs off easily.
Talvela stays in close to Santino's body and controls the position.
Talvela works over Santino with some ground and pound from guard.
Santino being controlled here, momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paavo Talvela comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Talvela has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 45:50
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 45:50
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paavo Talvela!
Paavo Talvela is the new welterweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Paavo Talvela thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Imro Rozenblad (ranked 2447 p4p, 1727 weight class) and BIg Cholo (ranked 120 p4p, 80 weight class). Rozenblad's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, They Don’t Care About Us. Imro Rozenblad has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Imro Rozenblad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, BIg Cholo!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Illya Tyunina and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cholo drops Rozenblad with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Rozenblad looks back up at him and smiles so Cholo waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
 It looks like Imro Rozenblad has been cut.
Cholo misses with a looping right.
A little feinted left hand from Rozenblad on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rozenblad ducks under a wild hook from Cholo.
Cholo measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Rozenblad! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). BIg Cholo!
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