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SYN 1022 Torhte vs Vinogradov PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Phoenix (ranked 5440 p4p, 5234 weight class) and Lane Hedley (ranked 284 p4p, 196 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rick Phoenix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lane Hedley!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hedley moves into range and clinches up with Phoenix.
Hedley jumps into guard, dragging Phoenix to the mat.
Hedley looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Phoenix has picked Hedley up and slammed him! Hedley can't keep hold of the triangle and Phoenix manages to pass to side control!
Phoenix is trying to get an arm triangle but Hedley is defending well.
Phoenix is trying to get an arm triangle but Hedley is defending well.
Hedley manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Hedley is trying to work for a kimura but Phoenix is defending well.
Phoenix regains full guard. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phoenix working for submissions but it's allowed Hedley to get to half guard.
Phoenix manages to get to full guard.
Hedley content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hedley defends it easily.
Phoenix wants to sweep but no luck.
Phoenix looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hedley passes into side control.
Hedley trying to control the position but Phoenix is working away.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hedley thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hedley thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hedley is trying to get an arm triangle but Phoenix is defending well.
Phoenix tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hedley wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Phoenix, who protects the arm well.
Hedley trying to control the position but Phoenix is working away.
Phoenix manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix trying to control from half guard but Hedley is working away.
Hedley tries to get to full guard but Phoenix has control of the leg.
Hedley trying to control but Phoenix postures up.
Phoenix is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Phoenix is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Phoenix prevents Hedley from improving his position.
Hedley is still trying to improve position.
Hedley moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's four 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.
Hedley throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Phoenix escapes and throws Hedley's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Phoenix thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hedley is looking for a sweep.
Hedley 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.
Hedley is not content to let Phoenix control the position.
Phoenix working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hedley manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lane Hedley dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Phoenix clinches up against the cage.
Hedley has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Phoenix uses from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Phoenix passes Hedley's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hedley wants to get back to full guard.
Phoenix is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Phoenix seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hedley does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Phoenix is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Phoenix trying to control the action but Hedley is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phoenix is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hedley is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hedley is looking for a sweep. Phoenix is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Phoenix is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Phoenix looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hedley is pressing down on Phoenix's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Phoenix trying to control the position from guard on top but Hedley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hedley is looking for a triangle here but Phoenix uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Hedley is looking for a sweep.
Phoenix is trying to get an arm triangle but Hedley is defending well.
Phoenix is looking to take a break and control but Hedley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hedley is looking for a sweep.
Hedley gets back to half guard.
Phoenix is trying to control. Hedley wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hedley is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hedley slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Phoenix trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Phoenix won't allow Hedley to sweep him here.
Phoenix drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Phoenix jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hedley has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Phoenix can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Phoenix works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hedley is looking to improve his position.
Hedley keeps trying to improve his position.
Phoenix is working for a submission of some sort.
Phoenix is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hedley has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hedley looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four 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.
Hedley makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hedley.
Hedley trying to control the position.
Hedley looking for a sweep. Not yet Hedley, not yet.
Hedley keeping moving, preventing Phoenix from controlling successfully.
Phoenix looking to pass the guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Phoenix wants to control from the top but Hedley keeps moving.
Phoenix thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Phoenix dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Phoenix drives through and clinches with Hedley against the cage.
Hedley jumps guard and drags Phoenix to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Hedley has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Phoenix can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hedley is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hedley wants to sweep here but Phoenix controlling him for the moment.
Phoenix trying to control but Hedley is working from the bottom.
Hedley keeping full guard, as Phoenix tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hedley keeping moving, preventing Phoenix from controlling successfully.
Hedley looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hedley wants to sweep but no luck.
Phoenix passes Hedley's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hedley is staying active underneath Phoenix, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hedley is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hedley gets back to full guard.
Phoenix has gone for a leg lock! Hedley slips out almost immediately though and dives into Phoenix's guard.
Hedley slips nicely into half guard.
Hedley tries to pass to full mount but Phoenix defends it.
Phoenix looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hedley seems to be looking for submissions.
Hedley seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Phoenix does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Phoenix wants to improve his position but Hedley is controlling well.
Hedley is working for a kimura but Phoenix is defending it quite comfortably.
Phoenix is looking to control Hedley's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Phoenix avoid being mounted?
Lane Hedley has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hedley is working for a submission of some sort.
Hedley is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Phoenix defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hedley looking to pass the guard.
Phoenix looking for a sweep. Not yet Phoenix, not yet.
Hedley wants to pass the guard but Phoenix is keeping the position.
Hedley wants to control from the top but Phoenix keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hedley is pushing down on Phoenix's leg trying to pass to half guard. Phoenix is fighting to maintain full guard but Hedley has managed to sneak the leg through.
Phoenix is pressing down on Hedley's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Phoenix is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Phoenix looking for a sweep. Not yet Phoenix, not yet.
Hedley slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Phoenix tries to bench press Hedley off him but Hedley keeps the position.
Hedley looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Phoenix tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hedley wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hedley tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lane Hedley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hedley has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lane Hedley!
A less than humble Lane Hedley misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Izzy Bangin (ranked 1490 p4p, 1639 weight class) and Marcus Hansen (ranked 208 p4p, 225 weight class). Hansen has chosen Black Sabbath - Iron Man as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 10 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Izzy Bangin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcus Hansen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hansen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bangin was well out of range. Poor timing from Hansen.
Nice cross by Bangin.
Hansen moves into the clinch.
Hansen blocking some punches.
Bangin working aggressively here.
Hansen gets control of Bangin's arms and successfully pulls guard. Hansen will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Hansen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bangin manages to get himself to full guard.
Hansen throws a big elbow that misses.
Bangin trying to keep a closed guard but Hansen is proving a slippery customer.
Bangin keeping moving, preventing Hansen from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bangin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hansen is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hansen wants to pass the guard but Bangin is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bangin 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.
Hansen postures up in Bangin's guard and throws a big left but Bangin blocks it.
Hansen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hansen landing with the ground and pound.
Hansen stands up over Bangin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hansen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bangin's head.
Hansen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hansen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bangin wants to sweep but no luck.
Hansen lands a couple of elbows.
Hansen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansen chips away with some ground and pound.
Hansen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hansen with a nice head shot there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hansen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bangin keeping full guard, as Hansen tries to pass.
Bangin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hansen is trying to maintain the position but Bangin is very close to passing his half guard.
Bangin is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hansen has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hansen works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen looking for a sweep. Not yet Hansen, not yet.
Hansen keeping moving, preventing Bangin from controlling successfully.
Hansen looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bangin puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hansen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bangin stopping the sweep attempt from Hansen.
Bangin wants to pass the guard but Hansen is keeping the position.
Hansen 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.
Hansen trying to strike off his back.
Bangin preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bangin's guard.
Hansen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hansen pushing down on Bangin's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bangin has hold of Hansen's hands but Hansen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hansen wants to control but Bangin is keeping him busy.
Hansen thows a huge punch but Bangin dodges it nicely.
Hansen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hansen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bangin is trying to control but Hansen passes into side control!
Hansen lands a few punches from side control.
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!
Bangin is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hansen off and has taken his back!
Bangin is riding his opponent, not letting Hansen buck him off.
Bangin is hanging on to Hansen's back as he tries to escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Hansen 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.
Hansen throws a body shot but no joy.
Bangin appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hansen misses with a looping right.
Bangin tried to counter with a leg kick but Hansen avoided it.
A telegraphed right hand from Bangin misses the target.
Marcus Hansen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hansen throws a shot from downtown. Bangin moves away and avoids it.
Hansen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bangin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hansen misses with an uppercut.
Hansen clinches with his opponent.
Hansen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hansen throws a punch but it's blocked by Bangin.
Bangin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hansen gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Bangin looking for a sweep. Not yet Bangin, not yet.
Hansen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bangin's head.
Hansen lands a couple of digs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen connects with a couple of short punches.
Hansen stopping the sweep attempt from Bangin.
Hansen working some strikes from top position.
Bangin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bangin is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Bangin keeping full guard, as Hansen tries to pass.
Hansen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hansen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bangin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hansen tries to free his leg and advance position but Bangin is retaining full guard.
Hansen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hansen working some strikes from top position.
Hansen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hansen wants to control from the top but Bangin keeps moving.
Izzy Bangin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hansen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hansen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hansen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bangin keeping moving, preventing Hansen from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen working some strikes from top position.
Bangin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hansen lands a couple of digs.
Bangin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bangin has momentary wrist control but Hansen slips an elbow through the middle.
Hansen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hansen works over Bangin with some ground and pound from guard.
Hansen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bangin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hansen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hansen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hansen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hansen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bangin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hansen is one step ahead there.
Hansen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bangin's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansen slips nicely into half guard.
Bangin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bangin wants to get back to full guard.
Hansen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bangin knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Marcus Hansen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hansen working Bangin over with strikes.
Bangin gets full guard.
Hansen cracks Bangin with a solid left hand.
Bangin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hansen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bangin is keeping the position for now.
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!
Hansen scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Hansen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Hansen misses with a body punch
and Bangin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bangin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hansen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hansen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bangin looks to throw the jab but Hansen is out of range.
Bangin throws a leg kick that misses.
Bangin throws a jab but it's blocked by Hansen.
Hansen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hansen. Bangin does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bangin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hansen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bangin.
A counter left hand to the body from Bangin misses its target.
Hansen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bangin on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hansen showed some decent athleticism there.
Bangin tries to roll over but Hansen keeps him under control.
Bangin taking some punishment here, with Hansen in his half guard.
Hansen is nestled in close to Bangin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hansen has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bangin working to try and regain half guard.
Hansen with shots to the head and body - Bangin looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hansen landing punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bangin bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hansen looking for a guillotine here but Bangin defends easily.
Hansen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bangin manages to get himself to full guard.
Hansen works over Bangin with some ground and pound from guard.
Hansen with a nice head shot there.
Hansen works over Bangin with some ground and pound from guard.
Hansen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bangin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hansen is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bangin has control of Hansen's left arm, preventing Hansen from doing any damage.
Hansen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bangin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hansen manages to get himself to full guard.
Hansen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bangin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bangin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hansen working a defensive guard here.
Marcus Hansen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bangin wants to control from the top but Hansen keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bangin won't allow Hansen to sweep him here.
Bangin looking to pass the guard.
Hansen is pulling down on Bangin's head to control his posture.
Hansen is trying to control the position but Bangin postures up.
Hansen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hansen controlling Bangin's posture.
Bangin won't allow Hansen to sweep him here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Hansen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hansen 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Hansen!
Marcus Hansen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Oke Swahn (ranked 396 p4p, 804 weight class) and Yevgeny Ignatov (ranked 49 p4p, 98 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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World class boxer
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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 18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Oke Swahn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yevgeny Ignatov!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ignatov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Swahn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Swahn throws a front kick that sends Ignatov stumbling back into the cage.
Swahn looks for the body kick but Ignatov saw that one coming.
Ignatov thinks about the counter body kick.
Swahn walks into a stiff left hand from Ignatov.
Swahn tests Ignatov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Swahn tries to land a front kick but Ignatov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ignatov flicks out a counter leg kick but Swahn steps away.
Ignatov throws a body kick that misses.
Swahn pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Swahn slips a jab from Ignatov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Swahn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ignatov rushes Swahn and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ignatov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ignatov blocking some punches.
Swahn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short uppercut from Ignatov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ignatov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Swahn takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Swahn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Swahn working aggressively here.
Swahn tries to work over Ignatov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ignatov tries to work over Swahn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ignatov cracks Swahn with a nice body shot.
Ignatov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ignatov misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Ignatov fails to land.
Ignatov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Swahn throws a punch but it's blocked by Ignatov.
Swahn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ignatov throws a punch but it's blocked by Swahn.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Swahn.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Swahn.
Ignatov misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ignatov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Swahn.
Swahn blocks an uppercut.
Swahn misses with the head strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ignatov prevents a body shot from Swahn.
Ignatov swings wildly with an uppercut but Swahn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Swahn can't find room to land a body shot as Ignatov controls the action.
Ignatov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Swahn backwards.
Ignatov swings wildly with an uppercut but Swahn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Swahn stalling in the clinch but Ignatov improves position.
Swahn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Swahn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Swahn scores with a decent looking hook.
Swahn ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Swahn thumps Ignatov with a low kick.
Ignatov tries to clinch up but Swahn circles away and keeps his distance.
Swahn bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ignatov's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Swahn paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ignatov connects with a body shot that sends Swahn's belly button to the back.
Swahn is looking to land body kicks.
Swahn lands with a good body shot.
Swahn scores with a hook.
Ignatov misses with an uppercut.
Swahn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ignatov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Swahn avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Swahn defending well as Ignatov loads up on a big left hand.
Ignatov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Swahn looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ignatov throws a big shot that misses.
Ignatov slips a straight right by Swahn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov lands with a kick to the ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd cheers as Ignatov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Swahn doesn't seem phased though.
Ignatov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Swahn jabs at Ignatov's body.
Ignatov avoids the body shot from Swahn.
Ignatov slips under a jab.
Ignatov misses with an uppercut
and Swahn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Swahn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ignatov.
Ignatov throws the left hand but Swahn avoids the punch easily.
Swahn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Swahn sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Swahn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Swahn scores with a decent looking hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Oke Swahn will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ignatov looks to throw the jab but Swahn is out of range.
Swahn feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ignatov moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ignatov throws a series of punches but Swahn moves out of range.
Swahn 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.
Swahn connects with a single shot there.
Swahn misses with a body shot.
Swahn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Oke Swahn is winning the standup battle so far.
Ignatov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Swahn under the eye.
Ignatov tries to move into range but Swahn moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Swahn. That's going to slow Ignatov down.
Ignatov fakes the leg kick and cracks Swahn in the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Swahn punishes Ignatov's body with a nice straight punch.
Ignatov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ignatov there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Ignatov misses the target.
Ignatov misses with a hook
and Swahn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ignatov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Swahn dips to his left and cracks Ignatov with an uppercut!
Ignatov is looking to score with low kicks.
Ignatov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Swahn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ignatov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Swahn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Swahn does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Swahn throws a lazy uppercut
and Ignatov counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov darts in trying to clinch
and Swahn counters with a nice uppercut.
Swahn tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ignatov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
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!
Swahn avoids a kick to the body.
Swahn swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Swahn avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ignatov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Swahn misses the shot to the body.
Donk. Swahn catches Ignatov right on the button with a cross.
A left lands for Swahn.
Ignatov tries to clinch
and Swahn counters with a nice body kick.
Swahn connects with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swahn's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ignatov under the eye.
An inside leg kick lands from Ignatov.
Swahn moves out of range of the body kick.
Ignatov moves in looking to clinch but Swahn pushes him off.
As Ignatov backs away, Swahn returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Swahn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ignatov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Swahn has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Swahn and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Swahn throws a hook but Ignatov avoids it easily.
Ignatov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ignatov misses with a body kick.
Ignatov staying out of range there.
Ignatov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Swahn, as that shot connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swahn connects with a jab.
Ignatov moves out of range as Swahn strikes.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Swahn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Swahn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Swahn is looking to land body kicks.
Ignatov wants to clinch up but Swahn keeps it at a distance.
Ignatov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Swahn lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ignatov gets a clinch.
Swahn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ignatov can do to turn this around?
Swahn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ignatov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Swahn's elbow.
Ignatov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ignatov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ignatov jumps guard but Swahn stands there with Ignatov around his waist. Ignatov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oke Swahn dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ignatov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Swahn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Swahn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ignatov.
Swahn throws a body shot but no joy.
Ignatov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Swahn.
Ignatov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ignatov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Swahn lands a really nice looking cross but Ignatov seems unphased.
Ignatov throws a leg kick but Swahn sees it coming and moves out of range.
Swahn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ignatov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Swahn.
Ignatov misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swahn avoids the body shot from Ignatov.
Ignatov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Swahn keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Swahn cracks Ignatov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Swahn bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ignatov's head.
Swahn throws out a loose jab but Ignatov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Swahn shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ignatov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Swahn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ignatov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Swahn misses the target.
Swahn connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ignatov momentarily.
Swahn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Swahn throws a lazy body kick
and Ignatov makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Swahn really felt that one!
Swahn misses with an uppercut. Ignatov saw that one coming.
Ignatov follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Ignatov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yevgeny Ignatov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Swahn fails to land.
Ignatov misses with a punch to the body.
Ignatov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ignatov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Swahn.
Ignatov tries to work over Swahn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Swahn lands a nice shot to the body.
Ignatov tries to work over Swahn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The referee calls for Swahn to work.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ignatov.
Ignatov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Swahn scores with a shot to the side of Ignatov's head.
Ignatov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Swahn throws a head punch that misses.
Swahn misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Swahn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Swahn.
Ignatov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ignatov has a couple of punches blocked by Swahn.
Ignatov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Swahn backwards.
Ignatov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Swahn misses with the head strike.
Swahn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ignatov tries a body shot but Swahn blocks it.
Ignatov lands a hook that snaps the head of Swahn backwards.
Swahn lands with a right to the head.
Swahn prevents a body shot from Ignatov.
Nice body punch from Ignatov - that landed with a thud.
Swahn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Swahn blocks a body shot from Ignatov.
Ignatov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Swahn's elbow.
Swahn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Swahn prevents a body shot from Ignatov.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ignatov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov blocks an uppercut.
Ignatov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Swahn tries a body shot but Ignatov blocks it.
Yevgeny Ignatov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ignatov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ignatov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Swahn seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ignatov can turn it around.
Ignatov tries to work over Swahn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ignatov misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Swahn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ignatov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Swahn backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Ignatov fails to land.
Swahn tries to throw a body punch but Ignatov avoids it by throwing Swahn back against the cage.
Swahn can't find room to land a body shot as Ignatov controls the action.
Swahn lands a shoulder strike.
Ignatov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Swahn misses with a body punch.
Ignatov working aggressively here.
A short left from Ignatov.
Ignatov misses with the head strike.
Ignatov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oke Swahn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Swahn, 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oke Swahn!
Our winner, Oke Swahn, 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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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Abduwali Hassan (ranked 1181 p4p, 601 weight class) and James King (ranked 105 p4p, 50 weight class). Abduwali Hassan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to James King's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Abduwali Hassan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, James King!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King lands with a thumping leg kick.
King lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
James King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hassan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kings jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
King takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hassan lands a leg kick that knocks King off balance momentarily.
King avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hassan tries to work over King's front leg with a kick but King checks it.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Hassan is just out of range.
Hassan is looking to chop away at King's legs.
Nice uppercut lands for King. That snapped Hassan's head back.
A nice leg kick from King, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hassan lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from King.
Hassan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hassan lands a left hand that snaps the head of King backwards.
King landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
King lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Hassan.
King tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King tries to throw a body punch but Hassan avoids it by throwing King back against the cage.
Hassan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hassan is struggling to control the position.
Hassan managing to block the knees to the body from King.
King struggles to land a body shot inside as Hassan controls his hands.
Hassan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hassan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
King is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hassan is defending well for now.
King is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hassan is defending well for now.
King lands an uppercut.
Hassan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hassan effectively controlling the action here.
King trying to land knees to the body.
King tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hassan avoids it.
King blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hassan lands a right hand that snaps the head of King backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hassan avoids it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hassan is leaning against King and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Hassan.
Hassan wants to get back to striking at distance but King won't allow it.
Hassan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
King fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
King can't find room to land a body shot as Hassan controls the action.
Hassan is struggling to control the position.
Hassan misses with a punch on the inside.
King is working Hassan over against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from King fails to land.
King working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hassan tries a body shot but King blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short right from King.
King pushes Hassan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King misses with a knee strike.
Hassan blocks a body shot from King.
King misses with a knee strike.
Hassan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hassan stalling in the clinch but King improves position.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hassan tries a body shot but King blocks it.
King trying to land knees to the body.
Hassan prevents a body shot from King.
A short left from King.
King has a couple of punches blocked by Hassan.
Hassan lands with a short shot to the head.
Hassan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hassan working aggressively here.
Hassan has a couple of punches blocked by King.
Hassan lands a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hassan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Hassan.
Hassan lands a left hand that snaps the head of King backwards.
Hassan tries to stall but King uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hassan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kings head.
Hassan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right hook to the body lands for Hassan.
King with an attempt at a knee that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hassan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hassan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hassan throws a punch but it's blocked by King.
King letting Hassan take a breather here.
Hassan effectively controlling the action here.
Hassan gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A head punch blocked on the inside by King.
King unloads a knee to the mid-section.
King blocks an uppercut.
Hassan lands a left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Abduwali Hassan will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hassan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hassan scores with the left hand. King knows he should have avoided that one.
A punch lands to the side of Hassan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hassan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hassan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
King displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hassan throws out the jab.
Hassan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hassan.
The crowd cheers as Hassan lands an impressive looking overhand right. King doesn't seem phased though.
King scores with a hook.
King bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hassan's head.
Hassan blocks a jab.
King connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hassan's hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King misses with a body punch
and Hassan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
 King is rocked!
King wants to stay close but Hassan steps back to make room for something. King seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Hassan and King drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Abduwali Hassan!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Abduwali Hassan waved his t-shirt featuring Stoner's Killer Apparel's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Short (ranked 334 p4p, 1576 weight class) and Adam Shalashaska (ranked 14 p4p, 59 weight class). Short comes to the cage accompanied by Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jerry Short!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Shalashaska!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shalashaska looks to throw a body kick
and Short counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Short keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Shalashaska's head.
Shalashaska escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Short gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Short working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shalashaska escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Short gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Short 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.
Shalashaska keeping moving, preventing Short from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shalashaska manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Short manages to get himself to full guard.
Short has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Shalashaska doesn't defend quickly enough and Short has managed to lock this one up! Can Shalashaska escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Short on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jerry Short!
Adam Shalashaska was interviewed post fight and said 'You're pretty good.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Juanito Escobar (ranked 233 p4p, 1668 weight class) and Samuel Sycek (ranked 30 p4p, 191 weight class). Escobar's entrance music is Sweat (Skeler Remix) - Charlie A.Y.O. A fine choice. Juanito Escobar is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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23 - 13 - 0 |
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13 - 10 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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 23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juanito Escobar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Samuel Sycek!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sycek feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Escobar not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sycek throws a big elbow that misses.
Sycek got a little sloppy there for a moment and Escobar has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sycek has managed to get both his arms back between Escobar's legs - danger averted.
Sycek working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Escobar's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Escobar wants to sweep but no luck.
Sycek is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sycek scoring with some ground and pound.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Sycek working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Sycek throwing strikes but missing.
Escobar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sycek scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sycek trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Escobar is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sycek is aware though and is defending well.
Escobar throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Escobar is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sycek is aware though and is defending well.
Escobar working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sycek throws a strike but Escobar rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sycek is on top in guard.
Sycek postures up in Escobar's guard and throws a big left but Escobar blocks it.
Sycek throwing strikes but missing.
Sycek scoring with some ground and pound.
Escobar escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sycek gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Escobar trying to keep a closed guard but Sycek is proving a slippery customer.
Sycek being controlled here momentarily.
Sycek in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sycek postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Escobar controls Sycek momentarily but Sycek frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Escobar is trying to keep Sycek in close.
Escobar seems keen to control Sycek's posture.
Sycek works over Escobar with some ground and pound from guard.
Sycek landing some decent shots from guard.
Sycek throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sycek won't allow Escobar to sweep him here.
Escobar is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sycek is defending against the submission attempts here by Escobar.
Escobar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sycek keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sycek works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sycek trying to control the position.
Sycek wants to sweep here but Escobar controlling him for the moment.
Escobar drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Escobar jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Escobar wants to control from the top but Sycek keeps moving.
Sycek wants to sweep but no luck.
Escobar will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sycek wants to hit a sweep here but Escobar passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Sycek there!
Escobar trying to control but Sycek is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sycek keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Escobar tries to control but Sycek wriggling away.
Sycek tries to reverse the position but Escobar maintains control.
Escobar looking to control but Sycek is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sycek wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Escobar is persistently looking for the submission but Sycek is defending it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Samuel Sycek will probably get the nod.
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.
Sycek fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Escobar sprawls well initially but Sycek persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Escobar is pressing down on Sycek's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Escobar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Escobar throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Escobar has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sycek can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Escobar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sycek is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sycek lands a couple of elbows.
Escobar wants to sweep but no luck.
Sycek being controlled here momentarily.
Sycek postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar working a defensive guard here.
Escobar looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sycek works over Escobar with some ground and pound from guard.
Sycek throwing strikes but missing.
Sycek postures up in Escobar's guard and throws a big left but Escobar blocks it.
Samuel Sycek has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sycek works over Escobar with some ground and pound from guard.
Sycek got a little sloppy there for a moment and Escobar has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sycek has managed to get both his arms back between Escobar's legs - danger averted.
Sycek throwing strikes but missing.
Sycek distracts Escobar with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sycek is working Escobar over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sycek content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sycek trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sycek is working Escobar over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sycek's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Escobar looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sycek working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Escobar's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sycek's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Escobar has his foot on Sycek's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sycek works his way back into a safe position though.
Escobar looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Escobar has momentary wrist control but Sycek slips an elbow through the middle.
Sycek makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sycek with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sycek's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sycek has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Escobar bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sycek's guard.
Sycek trying to control the position.
Sycek keeping moving, preventing Escobar from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sycek 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.
Sycek is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sycek managing to control the position.
Escobar trying to control the position from guard on top but Sycek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sycek looking for a sweep. Not yet Sycek, not yet.
Escobar trying to control but Sycek is working from the bottom.
Sycek looking to hit a scissor sweep but Escobar is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Escobar forces his way into half guard.
Escobar looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Sycek missing with punches from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Escobar is looking for a kimura here.
Sycek wants to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Sycek showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sycek shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Escobar's guard.
Juanito Escobar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sycek got a little sloppy there for a moment and Escobar has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sycek has managed to get both his arms back between Escobar's legs - danger averted.
Sycek stands up over Escobar, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Escobar wants to sweep but no luck.
Escobar is working hard here to advance position.
Sycek is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sycek working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sycek working some strikes from top position.
Escobar is looking for a triangle but Sycek pushes his legs off easily.
Escobar is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sycek defends well.
Sycek must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sycek scoring with some ground and pound.
Sycek loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sycek distracts Escobar with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sycek works over Escobar with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sycek missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sycek missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sycek lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Escobar looking for a triangle here. Sycek is fighting it but it looks tight! Escobar pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Sycek is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Juanito Escobar!
Juanito Escobar decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Heismann Haa (ranked 132 p4p, 524 weight class) and Brendon Carrillo-Moreno (ranked 7 p4p, 39 weight class). Haa kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Her kommer Heismann HÃ¥. Brendon Carrillo-Moreno told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Heismann Haa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Brendon Carrillo-Moreno!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haa loads up on a big right hand but Carrillo-Moreno slips the punch.
Carrillo-Moreno looks to throw the jab but Haa is out of range.
Carrillo-Moreno shoots in for a takedown but Haa shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Haa throwing a counter right hand but Carrillo-Moreno manages to avoid it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Carrillo-Moreno crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Haa - the referee stops the clock and Carrillo-Moreno gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Haa. Carrillo-Moreno manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Haa slips a jab from Carrillo-Moreno.
Haa appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A slow jab from Carrillo-Moreno misses its intended target.
Haa quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Carrillo-Moreno paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Carrillo-Moreno dives in and grabs Haa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Haa pushes down on Carrillo-Moreno's head and hops out.
Carrillo-Moreno shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Haa defends it nicely.
Haa thinks about countering with a body kick.
Heismann Haa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brendon Carrillo-Moreno.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Haa misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carrillo-Moreno shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Haa sprawls well. Haa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Carrillo-Moreno gets slowly back to his feet.
Carrillo-Moreno shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Haa counters with a thumping low kick.
Haa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Haa stuffs the takedown.
Haa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Haa connects with an inside leg kick.
Haa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Carrillo-Moreno lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Good work by Carrillo-Moreno as he checks the leg kick.
Carrillo-Moreno with the counter takedown but Haa avoids it easily.
Carrillo-Moreno throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Haa's waist but Haa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Carrillo-Moreno off to one side.
Carrillo-Moreno takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Carrillo-Moreno fails with the takedown
and Haa counters with a body kick that stops Carrillo-Moreno in his tracks momentarily.
Carrillo-Moreno looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Carrillo-Moreno's sensitive parts.
Carrillo-Moreno shoots in looking for a takedown. Haa tries to sprawl out of it but Carrillo-Moreno keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Haa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A chopping leg kick lands by Haa.
Carrillo-Moreno tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Haa defends well and Carrillo-Moreno ends up having to push Haa into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Haa with a nice cross.
Haa is looking to slow Carrillo-Moreno down with leg kicks.
Carrillo-Moreno gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Haa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A solid leg kick lands there for Haa.
Haa displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Carrillo-Moreno.
Haa fires out a quick counter leg kick but Carrillo-Moreno just manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carrillo-Moreno closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Carrillo-Moreno tries for a kimura but Haa is defending well.
Haa gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Carrillo-Moreno seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Haa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Carrillo-Moreno is working for a kimura but Haa is defending it quite comfortably.
Haa gets full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Haa is on top in guard.
Carrillo-Moreno looking for a guillotine here but Haa defends easily.
Haa stays in close to Carrillo-Moreno's body and controls the position.
Carrillo-Moreno is trying to keep Haa in close.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Heismann Haa 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.
Carrillo-Moreno missing with a left hand there. Haa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carrillo-Moreno closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Carrillo-Moreno swings around for an armbar but Haa sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Carrillo-Moreno's guard.
Haa stopping the sweep attempt from Carrillo-Moreno.
Haa wants to pass the guard but Carrillo-Moreno is keeping the position.
Carrillo-Moreno working for a triangle but Haa defends it easily.
Haa forces his way into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Carrillo-Moreno is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carrillo-Moreno trying to control here.
Carrillo-Moreno looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Carrillo-Moreno is looking for a sweep. Haa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Carrillo-Moreno manages to get to full guard.
Haa controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Carrillo-Moreno wants to sweep but no luck.
Carrillo-Moreno is trying to control the position but Haa postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haa's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Carrillo-Moreno throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Haa escapes and throws Carrillo-Moreno's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Carrillo-Moreno wants to control but Haa postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haa in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Haa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Carrillo-Moreno can do to turn this around?
Haa has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Haa looks to throw the jab but Carrillo-Moreno is out of range.
Carrillo-Moreno with the counter takedown but Haa avoids it easily.
Haa throws a low kick, looking for Carrillo-Moreno's leg but Carrillo-Moreno calmly moves out of range.
Carrillo-Moreno takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Haa tries to land a front kick but Carrillo-Moreno steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carrillo-Moreno lands a head shot.
Carrillo-Moreno sizes up Haa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Haa looks to land a left hand but Carrillo-Moreno moved out of range nicely.
Haa ducks under a wild hook from Carrillo-Moreno.
Carrillo-Moreno throws a lazy right hand but Haa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Haa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carrillo-Moreno moves away.
Carrillo-Moreno shoots in for a takedown but Haa shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Carrillo-Moreno throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Haa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Haa scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice takedown defense from Haa. No joy for Carrillo-Moreno on that attempt.
Haa tried to counter with a leg kick but Carrillo-Moreno avoided it.
Haa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Carrillo-Moreno checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Carrillo-Moreno keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haa.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Heismann Haa dominated that second round.
That's time! Haa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Carrillo-Moreno misses with an uppercut.
Haa throwing a counter right hand but Carrillo-Moreno manages to avoid it.
Carrillo-Moreno fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Carrillo-Moreno misses with a takedown attempt
and Haa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Carrillo-Moreno throws a hook but Haa avoids it easily.
As Carrillo-Moreno backs away, Haa returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A slow jab from Carrillo-Moreno misses its intended target.
Haa with a hook.
Haa tests Carrillo-Moreno's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Carrillo-Moreno is rocked!
Heismann Haa is winning the standup battle so far.
Haa slips under a jab.
Carrillo-Moreno is still on wobbly legs! Can Haa finish him?
Carrillo-Moreno is trying hard to land a takedown here. Haa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Heismann Haa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brendon Carrillo-Moreno.
Haa ducks under a wild hook from Carrillo-Moreno.
Carrillo-Moreno seems to have recovered his senses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carrillo-Moreno dives in for a single leg takedown but Haa sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
It appears Haa was looking to counter with a kick there.
Carrillo-Moreno takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Haa slips under a jab.
Haa throws a leg kick which misses Carrillo-Moreno's front leg but catches the back leg as Carrillo-Moreno tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carrillo-Moreno takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Haa throws a body punch but Carrillo-Moreno moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Haa.
Carrillo-Moreno darts in looking for a takedown but Haa gets double underhooks and turns Carrillo-Moreno into the cage.
Carrillo-Moreno checks the leg kick nicely there.
Haa drops Carrillo-Moreno with a straight right hand, right on the button! Haa follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Heismann Haa!
A very excited looking Heismann Haa 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Red Greene (ranked 284 p4p, 777 weight class) and Robbie Hall (ranked 11 p4p, 34 weight class). Hall is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Andy Shauf: The Magician. Red Greene has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Red Greene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Robbie Hall!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greene misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Hall 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.
Greene misses with an uppercut
and Hall moves into the clinch.
Greene with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Greene looking to throw knees to the head but Hall is blocking nicely.
The referee calls for Greene to work.
Hall jumps guard but Greene stands there with Hall around his waist. Hall gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hall jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Greene walks away with a smile on his face. Hall gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greene throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hall slips a jab and a cross from Greene.
Hall wants to counter the offense by Greene and move into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene misses with an uppercut
and Hall counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hall tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Greene just stands there and leans against the cage.
Red Greene has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robbie Hall.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Greene.
Hall jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Greene walks away with a smile on his face. Hall gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Greene throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hall drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Greene defends it well.
Hall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch combination from Greene misses.
Greene throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hall drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Greene defends it well.
Greene misses with a lunging right hand
and Hall counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall prevents Greene from improving his position.
Greene has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hall is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hall is trying to control the action in half guard but Greene is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hall is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Greene sees it coming and defends easily.
Hall is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Greene sees it coming and defends easily.
Hall seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Greene does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hall is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Greene looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Greene is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hall is aware though and is defending well.
Hall got a little sloppy there for a moment and Greene has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hall has managed to get both his arms back between Greene's legs - danger averted.
Hall trying to control but Greene is working from the bottom.
Hall might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Greene haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Hall is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Greene looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greene trying to control the position.
Greene is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hall is aware though and is defending well.
Greene is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Greene keeping moving, preventing Hall from controlling successfully.
Hall is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Greene working for a triangle but Hall defends it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Red Greene dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Greene misses with an uppercut
and Hall counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hall is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hall seems to be working for a kimura but Greene defends the submission attempt.
Hall is working for a submission of some sort.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greene works his way to full guard. Good work.
Greene has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hall can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hall is aware though and is defending well.
Greene keeping moving, preventing Hall from controlling successfully.
Greene is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Greene looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hall drops back, looking for a kneebar! Greene looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Greene looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Greene!
Greene tries for a kimura but Hall is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall manages to work his way to half guard, despite Greene's best efforts.
Hall actively working from the bottom here.
Hall looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Greene is controlling the pace.
Hall looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Greene has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Hall defend it? Greene steps over the head and cranks it - Hall is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Greene!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Red Greene!
Red Greene made sure to mention his sponsor, Bondi MMA ðŸï¸ in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ed Gein (ranked 36 p4p, 48 weight class) and Olyn Seran (ranked 4 p4p, 7 weight class). Seran is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sound of Silence - Disturbed. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ed Gein!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 19 - 1, fighting out of New York, Olyn Seran!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seran lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A head kick misses from Seran.
A head kick misses from Seran.
Seran shoots in for a double leg but Gein sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Seran thumps Gein with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Seran.
Seran connects with a solid leg kick.
Gein dodges the punch combination from Seran.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gein on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Seran. Seran obviously looking to wear him down.
Seran fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gein has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gein keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seran throws a nice outside leg kick.
Olyn Seran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gein doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A left lands for Seran.
Seran throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gein throws a quick counter kick to the body but Seran avoids it.
Seran goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
As Seran backs away, Gein returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Seran scores with a hook.
Seran lands with a cross.
Seran throws a front kick that sends Gein stumbling back into the cage.
Seran misses with a takedown
and Gein counters with a left to the body.
A lazy body kick from Seran
and Gein counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Seran.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gein takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Seran thumps Gein with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Seran.
Seran doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gein counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ed Gein has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Olyn Seran.
Seran scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Seran shoots in for a takedown but Gein shows good takedown defense.
Seran throws the left hand but Gein avoids the punch easily.
Seran connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gein on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gein has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Seran.
Seran fails to land with a series of punches.
Seran cracks Gein with an open hand slap.
A nice leg kick from Seran, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ed Gein is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Seran cracks Gein with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gein is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gein tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A decent looking cross lands there for Seran.
Seran with a jab.
Seran throws a nice inside leg kick.
Seran fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gein walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seran connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice jab there from Seran.
Gein drops his hands momentarily and Seran takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Seran lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Seran has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Seran lands a right hook to the body.
Gein takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gein uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Seran.
Gein chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Seran can pounce on him.
Gein slips under a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Seran.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Olyn Seran dominated that round.
That's time! Gein's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gein takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Seran throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It looked like Gein was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Seran.
A swing and a miss from Seran.
Gein on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Seran. Seran obviously looking to wear him down.
Seran connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A nice leg kick from Seran, right into the meat of the thigh.
Seran is looking to slow Gein down with leg kicks.
Gein stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Seran.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab from Seran.
Seran lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Seran connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seran throws a poor cross that misses
and Gein counters with a low kick, right behind Seran 's knee.
Seran dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gein. That did some damage!
Seran has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Seran connects with a single shot there.
Gein on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Seran. Seran obviously looking to wear him down.
Seran thuds his right hand into Gein's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Seran throws a quick inside leg kick.
That kick from Seran tenderised Gein's leg. Gein is trying to keep his angry face on.
Seran throws a leg kick which misses Gein's front leg but catches the back leg as Gein tries to avoid it.
Seran shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gein but Gein pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gein quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Seran jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gein is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seran throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gein sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Seran darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Seran clobbers Gein with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seran connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Seran throws a nice inside leg kick.
Seran lands with a slapping head kick.
Seran shoots and misses
and Gein counters with a nice body kick.
Seran misses with a body punch
letting Gein counter with a right hand.
 It looks like Olyn Seran has been cut.
Seran misses with a takedown attempt - Gein sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Gein misses its target.
Ed Gein has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Olyn Seran.
Seran thuds his right hand into Gein's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Seran, right into the meat of the thigh.
Seran misses with a takedown
and Gein counters with a stiff right hand.
Olyn Seran seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Seran lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Seran misses with a combination
enabling Gein to counter with a crisp jab.
Gein takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Seran throws a head kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Gein on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Seran throws a right hand that Gein ducks under and follows up with a left that Gein also avoids with ease.
A little feinted left hand from Gein on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gein chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Seran can pounce on him.
A jab from Seran finds it's way through Gein's defenses.
That kick from Seran tenderised Gein's leg. Gein is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gein dodges the punch combination from Seran.
Seran clobbers Gein with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seran lands with a cross.
Seran cracks Gein with a good jab.
Seran swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Seran throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Olyn Seran showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Olyn Seran's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Seran moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Seran is looking to slow Gein down with leg kicks.
Seran misses with a takedown
and Gein counters with a stiff right hand.
Seran misses with a body kick.
Seran chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Seran lands a head kick. Gein smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nice sprawl there from Gein as Seran shoots in.
Gein throwing a counter right hand but Seran manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Seran.
Seran connects with an inside leg kick.
Seran is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gein.
Gein was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seran scores with a leg kick.
Seran misses with a left hand
and Gein counters with a straight right hand.
A punch combination from Seran misses.
Sloppy strikes from Seran. Those never looked like landing.
Gein is looking to counter punch.
Seran tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gein was well out of range. Poor timing from Seran.
Gein is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Seran darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Seran swings widly with a right hand
and Gein counters with a nice body kick.
Seran misses the shot to the body.
Seran swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Seran turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Seran. That's going to slow Gein down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seran lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Seran fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Seran.
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!
Seran has his takedown stuffed
letting Gein counter with a right hand.
Ed Gein has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Olyn Seran.
Seran throws a series of punches but Gein avoids them all with ease.
Seran lands with a straight right. Gein didn't see that one coming.
Seran looks for a takedown but Gein sprawls well.
Gein appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Seran misses with an uppercut
and Gein counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Seran takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seran throws the left hand but Gein avoids the punch easily.
A quick step to the side and Gein tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Seran shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Gein counter with a right hand.
That has opened up Olyn Seran's cut even more.
An inside leg kick lands from Seran.
Seran lunges at Gein with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gein's hand.
Seran throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Gein counters with a crisp right hand that drops Seran! Gein lets Seran back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Seran is rocked!
Seran throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gein counters with a body kick that stops Seran in his tracks momentarily.
Seran is still on wobbly legs! Can Gein finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seran will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gein feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Seran misses with a left hand
and Gein rattles Seran with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Seran tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Gein dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Seran stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ed Gein!
Ed Gein retains his lightweight title!
Ed Gein made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Lol @ this game'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Torhte Finlayson (ranked 16 p4p, 69 weight class) and Sergey Vinogradov (ranked 1 p4p, 2 weight class). Finlayson comes to the cage accompanied by Scotland the Brave, Black Bear. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 46 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Torhte Finlayson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Vinogradov!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vinogradov throws a poor cross that misses
and Finlayson counters with a nice uppercut.
Vinogradov connects with a single shot there.
A big right from Vinogradov misses.
Nice straight punches there by Vinogradov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vinogradov.
Jab from Vinogradov.
Finlayson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vinogradov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Finlayson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Vinogradov swinging wildly here.
Vinogradov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Finlayson's head.
Finlayson misses with a straight left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Finlayson thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finlayson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Vinogradov connects with a body shot that sends Finlayson's belly button to the back.
Vinogradov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Finlayson. Vinogradov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Finlayson thuds a left hand into Vinogradov's body.
Vinogradov connects with a looping right hand.
Finlayson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Vinogradov lands with a shot to the body.
Finlayson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vinogradov tries to land a leg kick but Finlayson saw it coming and moves away.
Finlayson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Vinogradov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Finlayson.
Vinogradov misses with an uppercut
and Finlayson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vinogradov's coach down at St Petersburg MMA Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Vinogradov's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Vinogradov takes one on the button.
Vinogradov throws a poor cross that misses
and Finlayson counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Finlayson lands an overhand right.
Vinogradov thuds a left hand into Finlayson's body.
Vinogradov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vinogradov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Finlayson at a distance.
Finlayson digs a good body shot into Vinogradov's ribs.
Vinogradov ducks under a wild hook from Finlayson.
Vinogradov tries a quick counter leg kick but Finlayson is wise to it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Finlayson.
Finlayson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Finlayson misses with a body shot
letting Vinogradov counter with a right hand.
Vinogradov misses with a straight left.
Finlayson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Vinogradov lands with a hook. Finlayson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Vinogradov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Finlayson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finlayson takes one on the button.
Finlayson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vinogradov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vinogradov looks to land a left hand but Finlayson moved out of range nicely.
Vinogradov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Finlayson.
A quick step to the side and Finlayson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Finlayson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Finlayson looks to throw the jab but Vinogradov is out of range.
Finlayson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vinogradov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vinogradov throws a lazy uppercut
and Finlayson counters with a straight right hand.
Vinogradov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Finlayson.
Vinogradov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Finlayson counters with a nice uppercut.
Vinogradov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Finlayson back to the cage. Vinogradov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finlayson clobbers Vinogradov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finlayson ducks under a wild hook from Vinogradov.
Finlayson throws a shot from downtown. Vinogradov moves away and avoids it.
Vinogradov jabs Finlayson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Finlayson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vinogradov.
Finlayson lands a glancing blow to the side of Vinogradov's head.
Vinogradov lands with a good body shot.
Vinogradov misses with an uppercut.
Finlayson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Vinogradov throws the left hand but Finlayson avoids the punch easily.
Vinogradov throws a shot from downtown. Finlayson moves away and avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vinogradov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sergey Vinogradov will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Vinogradov lands a slapping body shot.
Vinogradov misses with a hook
and Finlayson counters with a nice uppercut.
Vinogradov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Finlayson.
Finlayson lands a slapping body shot.
Vinogradov looks to score with a jab to the body but Finlayson is just out of range.
Vinogradov drops his hands momentarily and Finlayson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jab, jab by Finlayson - just one landing.
Finlayson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Finlayson misses with a hook
and Vinogradov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Finlayson misses with a looping left.
Finlayson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vinogradov throws a jab but it's blocked by Finlayson.
Torhte Finlayson is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finlayson loads up on a big right hand but Vinogradov slips the punch.
A big left from Finlayson misses.
Vinogradov throws a jab when Finlayson was well out of range.
Finlayson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vinogradov lands a nice shot that snaps Finlayson's head back.
Finlayson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vinogradov manages to avoid it.
Vinogradov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Vinogradov lands with a good body shot.
Vinogradov misses with a hook to the body
enabling Finlayson to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Finlayson.
A counter left hand to the body from Finlayson misses its target.
Vinogradov misses with a lunging right hand
and Finlayson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vinogradov thinking.
Vinogradov loads up on a big right hand but Finlayson slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Finlayson finds it's target.
It looks like Sergey Vinogradov has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finlayson misses with a looping right.
Finlayson throws out a loose jab but Vinogradov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Finlayson loads up on a big right hand but Vinogradov slips the punch.
Vinogradov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Finlayson moves away.
Finlayson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vinogradov throws out the jab.
Finlayson throws an off balance right hand
and Vinogradov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vinogradov ducks under a wild hook from Finlayson.
Vinogradov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Finlayson.
Vinogradov throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Finlayson to counter with a crisp jab.
Finlayson walks into a left hand.
Finlayson misses with an uppercut
and Vinogradov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinogradov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vinogradov misses with an uppercut.
Finlayson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vinogradov.
Finlayson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A jab from Vinogradov misses.
Finlayson misses with an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Finlayson.
Vinogradov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Finlayson.
Vinogradov ducks under a wild hook from Finlayson.
Vinogradov doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Finlayson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vinogradov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Finlayson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Vinogradov. That snapped Finlayson's head back.
Finlayson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Vinogradov cracks Finlayson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Vinogradov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sergey Vinogradov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vinogradov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Vinogradov thuds a left hand into Finlayson's body.
Finlayson throws a shot to the body.
Vinogradov cracks Finlayson with a good jab.
Finlayson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vinogradov.
Finlayson slips under a jab from Vinogradov.
A punch combination from Vinogradov misses.
Finlayson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sergey Vinogradov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Sergey Vinogradov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A big left from Finlayson misses.
Finlayson throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Vinogradov counter with a right hand.
A big right from Vinogradov misses.
Vinogradov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Finlayson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vinogradov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Finlayson moves away.
Vinogradov tries to bum rush Finlayson with a series of wild strikes but Finlayson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinogradov scores with a hook.
Vinogradov lands a slapping body shot.
A shot to the body from Vinogradov misses
and Finlayson counters with a stiff right hand.
Finlayson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Vinogradov misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinogradov misses the body punch
and Finlayson counters with a straight right hand.
Vinogradov misses with a wild body shot.
Finlayson throwing a counter right hand but Vinogradov manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Vinogradov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Finlayson misses with a right hand
and Vinogradov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vinogradov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Vinogradov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vinogradov throws a combination that misses
and Finlayson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Vinogradov.
Vinogradov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vinogradov connects with a body shot that sends Finlayson's belly button to the back.
Finlayson throws a shot from downtown. Vinogradov moves away and avoids it.
Vinogradov misses with a body shot
and Finlayson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finlayson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vinogradov was well out of range. Poor timing from Finlayson.
Vinogradov connects with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vinogradov takes a swing at Finlayson's ribcage but misses.
Finlayson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vinogradov.
An attempted straight right counter from Finlayson misses the target.
Finlayson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vinogradov.
Finlayson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vinogradov was well out of range. Poor timing from Finlayson.
No joy there for Vinogradov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It looked like Finlayson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Vinogradov moves out of range as Finlayson strikes.
Vinogradov scores with a nice head shot.
Vinogradov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Finlayson was well out of range. Poor timing from Vinogradov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vinogradov. Finlayson does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinogradov misses with a double jab
and Finlayson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Finlayson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Finlayson slips a jab from Vinogradov.
Finlayson misses with an uppercut.
Vinogradov lands a nice looking body shot.
Finlayson moves forwards but Vinogradov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Vinogradov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Finlayson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Vinogradov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vinogradov misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vinogradov swinging wildly here.
Finlayson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Despite the aggression on Vinogradov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Vinogradov scores with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vinogradov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Finlayson.
Finlayson misses with an uppercut.
Finlayson loads up on a big right hand but Vinogradov slips the punch.
Vinogradov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Finlayson was well out of range. Poor timing from Vinogradov.
Finlayson misses with a right hand
and Vinogradov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Finlayson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Vinogradov misses with an uppercut
and Finlayson counters with a nice body shot.
Vinogradov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vinogradov thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sergey Vinogradov really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sergey Vinogradov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Finlayson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vinogradov counters with a nice uppercut.
Vinogradov throws a shot from downtown. Finlayson moves away and avoids it.
Vinogradov throws a lazy right hand but Finlayson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vinogradov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vinogradov misses the shot to the body.
Finlayson swings widly with a right hand
and Vinogradov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vinogradov slips under a jab from Finlayson.
Finlayson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vinogradov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Finlayson thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinogradov thuds a left hand into Finlayson's body.
Vinogradov fails to land with a series of punches.
Finlayson thuds a left hand into Vinogradov's body.
Vinogradov throws a leg kick but Finlayson checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinogradov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vinogradov takes a swing at Finlayson's ribcage but misses.
Vinogradov throws out a loose jab but Finlayson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Finlayson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Vinogradov throws a lazy uppercut
and Finlayson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Vinogradov swings widly with a right hand
and Finlayson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vinogradov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Finlayson.
Vinogradov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Finlayson.
Vinogradov looks to land a right hand but Finlayson moved out of range.
Vinogradov throws a poor cross that misses
letting Finlayson counter with a right hand.
Finlayson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vinogradov just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinogradov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Finlayson counters with a stiff right hand.
Finlayson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vinogradov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vinogradov is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Vinogradov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Finlayson.
Finlayson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Vinogradov throws a jab when Finlayson was well out of range.
Finlayson throws a jab but it's blocked by Vinogradov.
Vinogradov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vinogradov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Finlayson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Finlayson staying out of range there.
Vinogradov lands with an uppercut that bounces Finlayson off the cage and back into range.
Finlayson looks to land a left hand but Vinogradov moved out of range nicely.
Finlayson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vinogradov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinogradov misses with an uppercut.
Finlayson throws a jab when Vinogradov was well out of range.
Vinogradov with a hook.
Vinogradov avoids the body shot from Finlayson.
Finlayson misses with a wild body shot.
Vinogradov scores with a nice right hand.
Finlayson misses with a looping left.
A jab from Finlayson misses.
Some wild striking there from Vinogradov.
Finlayson connects with a nice looking jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vinogradov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Finlayson moves away.
Finlayson throws a lazy right hand but Vinogradov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vinogradov takes a swing at Finlayson's ribcage but misses.
Vinogradov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Finlayson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Finlayson misses the shot to the body.
Vinogradov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Finlayson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vinogradov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vinogradov lands a nice hook to Finlayson's body. Finlayson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Finlayson throws a big shot that misses.
Vinogradov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Sergey Vinogradov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Sergey Vinogradov's cut.
That's time! Finlayson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Vinogradov misses with an uppercut
and Finlayson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Finlayson looks to score with a jab to the body but Vinogradov is just out of range.
Finlayson takes a swing at Vinogradov's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vinogradov! But no joy.
Vinogradov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Vinogradov throws a jab when Finlayson was well out of range.
Finlayson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Vinogradov misses with a lunging right hand
and Finlayson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Finlayson avoids the body shot from Vinogradov.
Finlayson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Finlayson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finlayson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vinogradov was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Vinogradov lands the left hand.
Finlayson slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinogradov throws a right hand that Finlayson ducks under and follows up with a left that Finlayson also avoids with ease.
Vinogradov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Finlayson was well out of range. Poor timing from Vinogradov.
Vinogradov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vinogradov works Finlayson's body with a nice hook.
Finlayson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Vinogradov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Finlayson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Finlayson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vinogradov.
Vinogradov just misses with a punch to the body.
Finlayson just misses with a punch to the body.
Finlayson slips under a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Finlayson misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finlayson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jab from Finlayson.
Vinogradov misses with an uppercut.
Vinogradov slips under a jab.
Finlayson checks a leg kick.
Vinogradov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Finlayson.
Vinogradov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice uppercut there from Finlayson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finlayson just misses with a punch to the body.
Vinogradov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Vinogradov defending well as Finlayson loads up on a big left hand.
Finlayson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Vinogradov. Vinogradov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Finlayson misses with a hook. Vinogradov ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinogradov misses with an uppercut.
Vinogradov lands with a shot to the body.
Vinogradov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Finlayson.
Finlayson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vinogradov just misses with a punch to the body.
Vinogradov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Finlayson.
Vinogradov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vinogradov blocks a jab.
Vinogradov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Vinogradov staying out of range there.
Finlayson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vinogradov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finlayson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vinogradov finds it's way round the side to connect with Finlayson's head.
Vinogradov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vinogradov scores with a punch to the head.
Vinogradov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Finlayson momentarily.
Finlayson lands with a straight right. Vinogradov didn't see that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Finlayson walks into a straight right hand from Vinogradov.
Vinogradov just misses with a punch to the body.
Finlayson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vinogradov.
Vinogradov throws a big shot that misses.
Finlayson lands a nice shot that snaps Vinogradov's head back.
Torhte Finlayson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vinogradov is rocked!
Vinogradov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sergey Vinogradov.
Well Vinogradov 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 45:50
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:47
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Sergey Vinogradov!
Sergey Vinogradov is the new super heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Sergey Vinogradov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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