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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Baduk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Schowkowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schowkowski is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Wir sind das Ruhrgebiet. Sergei Baduk has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergei Baduk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kalle Schowkowski!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Illya Tyunina and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baduk bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Schowkowski's head backwards.
It looks like Kalle Schowkowski has been cut.
Baduk throws a head kick that misses.
Baduk gets caught flat footed, as Schowkowski shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Schowkowski drops back looking for a leg! Baduk is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Baduk manages to kick Schowkowski off! Schowkowski jumps back into Baduk's guard.
Baduk working for a triangle but Schowkowski defends it easily.
Baduk working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Schowkowski doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Schowkowski manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Schowkowski wants to control from the top but Baduk keeps moving.
Schowkowski throws a big right hand that misses.
Schowkowski looking to pass the guard.
Baduk has his foot on Schowkowski's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Schowkowski works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schowkowski pushing down on Baduk's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Schowkowski wants to control but Baduk is keeping him busy.
Baduk looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Baduk manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Schowkowski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Baduk has a closed guard, preventing Schowkowski from standing up.
Baduk had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Schowkowski defends it easily.
Schowkowski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Baduk is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Schowkowski is aware though and is defending well.
Schowkowski trying to control but Baduk is working from the bottom.
Schowkowski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schowkowski would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Schowkowski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Baduk is keeping the position for now.
Schowkowski looks gassed!
Baduk had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Schowkowski defends it easily.
Schowkowski looking to pass the guard.
Schowkowski trying to control but Baduk is working from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Schowkowski tries to close the distance and clinch but Baduk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Baduk is defended easily by Schowkowski.
Baduk slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Baduk, right into the meat.
Baduk throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Baduk lands a head kick. Schowkowski smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Schowkowski is rocked!
That has opened up Kalle Schowkowski's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baduk fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Baduk lands a brutal head kick. Schowkowski looks out on his feet and Baduk throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Sergei Baduk!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Uncle Rico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sandy McSouthers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McSouthers has chosen VNV Nation - Anthem 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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200 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Uncle Rico!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sandy McSouthers!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McSouthers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McSouthers swinging wildly here.
Rico keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McSouthers works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
McSouthers moves into the clinch.
McSouthers scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Rico.
Rico working aggressively here.
Rico tries to score a body lock takedown but McSouthers shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
McSouthers scores with a hook to the body.
Rico is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rico is working for takedown but McSouthers is calmly controlling the position for now.
McSouthers is pressed up against the cage. Rico has hold of a leg and is looking to drag McSouthers down to the mat. McSouthers avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Uncle Rico. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McSouthers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rico paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McSouthers throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Rico was covering up waiting for the punch and McSouthers finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Rico is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McSouthers is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Rico wants to sweep but no luck.
McSouthers trying to control but Rico is working from the bottom.
McSouthers stopping the sweep attempt from Rico.
Rico trying to keep a closed guard but McSouthers is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rico looking to hit a scissor sweep but McSouthers is one step ahead there.
McSouthers must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
McSouthers trying to control but Rico is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
McSouthers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rico moves away.
McSouthers gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McSouthers pushes Rico back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
McSouthers has a couple of punches blocked by Rico.
McSouthers blocking some punches.
McSouthers lands a body punch.
Rico blocking some punches.
McSouthers misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rico works on McSouthers's body with a couple of short punches.
Rico tries a body shot but McSouthers blocks it.
McSouthers leaning his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McSouthers.
Rico tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. McSouthers just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rico struggles to land a body shot inside as McSouthers controls his hands.
McSouthers gets through Rico's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rico throws a punch but it's blocked by McSouthers.
Rico wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McSouthers has him pressed against the cage.
Rico's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McSouthers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McSouthers tries to work over Rico's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rico misses with a punch on the inside.
Rico lands a right hand.
Rico's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McSouthers wants to clinch.
Rico throws a body punch but McSouthers moves out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rico misses with a straight right.
Rico misses with a telegraphed body shot
and McSouthers counters with a single leg into guard. Rico didn't expect that.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rico tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rico not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sandy McSouthers dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rico swings for the body but McSouthers moves out of range.
Rico swings for the body but McSouthers moves out of range.
Rico misses with an uppercut.
A big right from McSouthers misses.
Rico misses with a shot to the body
and McSouthers counters with a left and a right that stings Rico.
A big left from Rico misses.
Rico throws a hook but McSouthers blocks it.
McSouthers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rico.
McSouthers tries to clinch up but Rico circles away and keeps his distance.
Rico doesn't succeed with the takedown
and McSouthers counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
McSouthers holding his opponent close, against the cage.
McSouthers lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rico scores with a nice hook to the head.
McSouthers lands with a right to the head.
McSouthers's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rico blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rico jumps guard but McSouthers stands there with Rico around his waist. Rico gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rico blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rico misses with the head strike.
Rico can't find room to land a body shot as McSouthers controls the action.
McSouthers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McSouthers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rico blocks an uppercut.
McSouthers scores with a hook to the body.
McSouthers stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A frustrated look appears on Rico's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rico escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rico. McSouthers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rico just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rico lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
McSouthers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rico thows a body shot but no joy.
Rico lands a body shot.
Rico misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McSouthers.
A shot to the body from McSouthers misses
and Rico counters with a right hand to the body.
Rico looks to score with a jab to the body but McSouthers is just out of range.
Rico is looking to wear down McSouthers with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
McSouthers looks to land a left hand but Rico moved out of range nicely.
McSouthers wants to clinch up but Rico keeps it at a distance.
Rico throws a hook to the side of McSouthers's head but McSouthers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McSouthers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rico.
McSouthers with a nice cross.
Rico looks to land a left hand but McSouthers moved out of range nicely.
McSouthers drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rico ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rico thows a body shot but no joy.
Sandy McSouthers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McSouthers looks to land a right hand but Rico moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rico throws a body punch but McSouthers moves out of range.
Rico cracks a nice hook into McSouthers's ribs.
McSouthers lands a nice hook to Rico's body. Rico takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A big right from Rico misses.
McSouthers throws a right hand that Rico ducks under and follows up with a left that Rico also avoids with ease.
Rico throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McSouthers misses with a hook to the body
letting Rico counter with a right hand.
McSouthers looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rico looks to score with a jab to the body but McSouthers is just out of range.
Rico connects with a body shot.
Rico throws a predictable looking body shot
and McSouthers counters by moving into the clinch.
McSouthers misses with a hook to the ribs.
McSouthers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rico takes a shot to the head.
McSouthers gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rico.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Uncle Rico. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rico tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from McSouthers.
The referee calls for McSouthers to work.
Rico has a couple of punches blocked by McSouthers.
Rico prevents a body shot from McSouthers.
Rico misses with a punch on the inside.
McSouthers lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rico lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
McSouthers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McSouthers is pushing Rico up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
McSouthers looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sandy McSouthers will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
McSouthers clinches up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McSouthers.
McSouthers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McSouthers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rico's elbow.
Rico struggles to land a body shot inside as McSouthers controls his hands.
McSouthers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rico wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McSouthers has him pressed against the cage.
McSouthers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rico prevents a body shot from McSouthers.
McSouthers swings wildly with an uppercut but Rico uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McSouthers is pressed up against the cage. Rico has hold of a leg and is looking to drag McSouthers down to the mat. McSouthers avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rico takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rico staying out of range there.
McSouthers doesn't manage to clinch there - Rico circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rico. McSouthers does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McSouthers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rico.
McSouthers misses with the combination.
McSouthers takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rico keeps the fight on the outside.
Rico lands a nice looking body shot.
Rico misses the body punch
and McSouthers moves into the clinch.
Rico lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McSouthers.
McSouthers misses with some punches.
Rico goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rico misses with the head strike.
Rico blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rico has McSouthers pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. McSouthers manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
McSouthers tries to work over Rico's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rico misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rico lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sandy McSouthers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Rico.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rico creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McSouthers works on Rico's body with a couple of short punches.
Rico scores with a shoulder strike.
McSouthers is leaning against Rico and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rico misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rico.
McSouthers lands with a short shot to the head.
Rico can't find room to land a body shot as McSouthers controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rico has a couple of punches blocked by McSouthers.
Rico pushes McSouthers back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rico is looking to break free of the clinch but McSouthers has double underhooks.
Rico can't find room to land a body shot as McSouthers controls the action.
Rico is trying to break the clinch but McSouthers has him pressed against the cage.
McSouthers lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rico backwards.
Rico misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rico has a couple of punches blocked by McSouthers.
Rico blocks an uppercut.
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.
Stalling in the clinch from McSouthers.
McSouthers is working Rico over against the cage.
Rico tries a body shot but McSouthers blocks it.
Rico wants to get back to striking at distance but McSouthers won't allow it.
Rico drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Uncle Rico has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Uncle Rico. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rico lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McSouthers or not.
Rico tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rico scores with a hook to the body.
Sandy McSouthers seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rico presses McSouthers against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Uncle Rico showed his dominance in that final round.
I think McSouthers 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sandy McSouthers!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Horse Mania (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maksim Nikifor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mania comes to the cage accompanied by Pink Floyd - Money. The crowd seem to be enjoying Nikifor's choice of entrance music: Enae Volare Mezzo. Maksim Nikifor has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Horse Mania!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maksim Nikifor!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mania with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nikifor looks to land a combination but Mania avoids it well.
Mania slips a straight right by Nikifor.
Nice uppercut there from Nikifor.
A telegraphed right hand from Mania misses the target.
Mania throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nikifor counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mania thinking.
Nikifor slips a straight right by Mania.
Nice uppercut there from Mania.
Mania throws a right hand that Nikifor ducks under and follows up with a left that Nikifor also avoids with ease.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mania. That's going to slow Nikifor down.
A nice combination there by Mania.
Mania tests Nikifor's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mania misses the jab.
Mania misses with the combination.
Mania fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nikifor, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A short uppercut from Mania.
Nikifor takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mania creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mania landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nikifor is trying to break the clinch but Mania has him pressed against the cage.
Nikifor is trying to break free.
Mania misses with a knee to the head.
Mania lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mania is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nikifor is defending well for now.
Nikifor blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Mania.
Nikifor has had enough of the clinch but Mania keeps him there for the moment.
Mania lands an elbow just above Nikifor 's eye.
Mania throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nikifor blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nikifor is looking to break free of the clinch but Mania has double underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mania just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nikifor's brow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mania.
Mania crunches a lovely knee into Nikifor's ribcage.
Nikifor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mania is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Mania prevents Nikifor from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikifor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mania throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nikifor blocks it with crossed arms.
Mania using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nikifor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nikifor is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mania throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mania with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mania.
Mania throws an elbow that misses.
Mania tries a knee to the head but Nikifor blocks it.
Mania is breathing heavily.
A frustrated look appears on Nikifor's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mania keeps control of Nikifor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mania lands a knee to the head.
Mania tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nikifor's elbow.
Nikifor tries to break the clinch but Mania is controlling the position.
Mania lands an elbow inside that Nikifor shrugs off.
Nikifor has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nikifor blocking some punches.
Good body shot from Mania.
Mania landing knees to the body.
Mania misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nikifor.
Nikifor tries to circle away but Mania has him pinned against the cage.
Nikifor is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mania lands a knee to the head.
Mania creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nikifor breaks the clinch.
Mania steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nikifor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikifor slips under a jab.
Nikifor takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Nikifor defending well as Mania loads up on a big left hand.
Mania turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Nikifor 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mania avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mania misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mania scores with a punch to the head.
Mania ducks under a wild hook from Nikifor.
Mania lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mania gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mania has Nikifor pressed against the cage, preventing Nikifor from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mania misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nikifor.
A nice left hand lands by Mania.
Nikifor is trying to force a seperation but Mania has the dominant position.
Mania keeps control of Nikifor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mania content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mania unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mania tries to land a knee to the head but Nikifor blocks with his arms.
Nikifor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mania fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nikifor.
Mania buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice jab there from Mania.
Good shot there by Mania.
Nikifor takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nikifor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A swing and a miss from Nikifor.
Mania closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Horse Mania dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A head kick misses from Mania.
Mania cracks the inside of Nikifor's front leg.
Horse Mania seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mania closes the distance and clinches.
Mania lands an elbow inside.
Nikifor tries to circle away but Mania has him pinned against the cage.
Mania keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nikifor's efforts to push away.
The referee calls for Mania to work.
Nikifor tries to break the clinch but Mania is controlling the position.
Mania with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nikifor's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nikifor takes an elbow to the temple.
Mania tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nikifor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mania takes one to the side of the head.
Mania slips a jab from Nikifor.
Nikifor is breathing heavily.
Nikifor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nikifor throws a lazy right hand but Mania sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nikifor tries to bum rush Mania with a series of wild strikes but Mania uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mania fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nikifor.
Mania is looking to clinch.
Mania has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Mania throws the left hand but Nikifor avoids the punch easily.
Mania looks to land a combination. Nikifor sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mania goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mania works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mania connects with a solid leg kick.
Horse Mania is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mania.
Mania chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A solid body kick from Mania.
Mania dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nikifor. That did some damage!
Mania lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mania looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mania tries to clinch but Nikifor is having none of it.
Mania scores with a one two! Nikifor had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mania throws a front kick that sends Nikifor stumbling back into the cage.
Nikifor throws a shot from downtown. Mania moves away and avoids it.
Decent striking displayed by Mania there.
Mania lands a jab-cross combination.
Mania throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nikifor on the side of the head.
Mania scores with a jab.
Mania buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nikifor takes one to the side of the head.
Mania cracks Nikifor with a good jab.
A slow jab from Nikifor misses its intended target.
Mania throws a good cross that connects.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mania misses with a few strikes there.
Nikifor takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nikifor on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mania. Mania obviously looking to wear him down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mania, right into the meat.
Mania throws a sloppy body shot
and Nikifor counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mania moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mania connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mania.
Nikifor on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mania is looking to clinch.
Mania lands a front kick.
Mania scoring well with a low kick there.
Mania feints and then cracks Nikifor's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nikifor down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mania thuds his shin into the meat of Nikifor's side.
Mania is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nikifor can do to turn this around?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mania is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mania throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Mania takes the fight into the clinch.
Mania gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mania connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nikifor's face.
Nice elbow from Mania.
Mania tries to land a knee to the head but Nikifor blocks with his arms.
Nice body punch from Mania.
Mania landing knees to the head.
Mania lands a good knee to the midsection. Nikifor won't want to take too many of those.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mania with a knee to the head.
Mania scores with a shot to the side of Nikifor's head.
Mania scores with a knee to the head.
Nikifor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mania digs a right hand underneath Nikifor's ribcage. Nikifor let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nikifor's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Horse Mania dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Mania fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nikifor.
Mania scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nikifor needs to keep his hands up - Mania had a free shot at his head there.
Mania lands with a shot to the body.
Mania lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mania scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nikifor moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nikifor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nikifor throws a nice looking combination but Mania bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nikifor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mania.
Mania throws a leg kick which misses Nikifor's front leg but catches the back leg as Nikifor tries to avoid it.
Nikifor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nikifor takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mania gets a clinch.
Mania lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nikifor wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mania scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nikifor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mania tries to close the distance and clinch but Nikifor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nikifor throws an overhand right that lands on Mania's shoulder, as Mania tries to avoid the shot.
Mania throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mania wants to clinch up but Nikifor keeps it at a distance.
Nikifor has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Mania.
Mania lands a lovely overhand right.
Mania throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nikifor.
Nikifor walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nikifor takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mania lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mania.
Nikifor takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mania lands with a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Mania.
Mania lands with a right hand.
Horse Mania is winning the standup battle so far.
Mania scores with a leg kick.
Nikifor has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mania bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Mania lands a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mania pushes Nikifor away with a front kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mania.
Nikifor takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mania feints and then cracks Nikifor's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nikifor down.
Nikifor gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nikifor has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mania clinches up against the cage.
Nikifor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A right-left combo lands from Mania.
Mania throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nikifor's head.
Mania lands with a thumping leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mania looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nikifor is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nikifor takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Horse Mania is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Donk. Mania catches Nikifor right on the button with a cross.
Mania lands with a nice body punch.
Mania throws a front kick that sends Nikifor stumbling back into the cage.
A good leg kick by Mania.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mania. That's going to slow Nikifor down.
Nikifor gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jab from Mania.
Nikifor takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mania gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mania lands an elbow inside that Nikifor shrugs off.
A nice left hand lands by Mania.
Mania lands an elbow inside.
Mania is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
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!
Mania landing knees to the body.
Mania's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Mania lands on the inside with an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mania lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nikifor backwards.
Nikifor takes a knee right on the jaw!
Maksim Nikifor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short right from Mania on the inside.
Mania lands a damaging elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Horse Mania showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mania has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:25
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:25
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Horse Mania!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Uiva Nakki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harald Harfager (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nakki comes to the cage accompanied by Pulkkinen - Ruusulaulu. Harfager has chosen Amon Amarth - Pursuit of Vikings as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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25
183 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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182 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
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Great low kicks
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Uiva Nakki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harald Harfager!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakki misses with a body kick.
Nakki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harfager moves away.
Harfager tries to clinch but Nakki moves out of range.
Harfager tries to clinch but Nakki is having none of it.
Harfager wants to clinch up but Nakki keeps it at a distance.
Harfager scores with a head kick.
It looks like Uiva Nakki has been cut.
Harfager moves out of range of the body kick.
Harfager wants to clinch up but Nakki keeps it at a distance.
Good work by Harfager as he checks the leg kick.
A low kick from Harfager misses
and Nakki counters with a low kick, right behind Harfager 's knee.
Nakki wants to land a leg kick but Harfager is out of range.
Nakki fails to land the takedown.
Harfager clinches but Nakki breaks the clinch
and Nakki counters with a nice body kick.
Harald Harfager seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nakki managing to block the knees to the body from Harfager.
Harfager comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nakki blocks a body shot from Harfager.
Harfager using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nakki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Harfager.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Harfager obliges.
Harfager tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nakki's elbow.
Harfager putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nakki in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Harfager throws an elbow but it misses.
Nakki wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Harfager has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Harfager throws an elbow but misses.
Nakki managing to block the knees to the body from Harfager.
Nakki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harfager trying to land knees to the body.
Nakki goes for a takedown attempt but Harfager pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nakki tries for a takedown but Harfager sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Uiva Nakki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nakki throws a low kick, looking for Harfager's leg but Harfager calmly moves out of range.
A low kick from Harfager is predictable there
and Nakki counters with a nice leg kick.
Harfager scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nakki is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harfager wants to clinch
and Nakki counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nakki chips away with some ground and pound.
Harfager is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nakki is controlling him.
Nakki postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nakki throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Harfager looking for a sweep. Not yet Harfager, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakki wants to control from the top but Harfager keeps moving.
Harfager looking for a sweep. Not yet Harfager, not yet.
Nakki controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Harfager wants to sweep here but Nakki controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Harfager avoids the body shot from Nakki.
Harfager wants to clinch
enabling Nakki to counter with a crisp jab.
Nakki throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Harfager wants to clinch but Nakki slips to the side
and Nakki counters with a nice leg kick.
Harfager tries to clinch but Nakki moves away
and Nakki counters with a leg kick.
Harfager tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nakki counters with a body kick that stops Harfager in his tracks momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nakki tries to land a front kick but Harfager steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nakki fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Harfager.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Uiva Nakki will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Uiva Nakki's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Harfager takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Harfager goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Harfager tries to clinch
and Nakki makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nakki throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Harfager closes the distance and pushes Nakki back into the cage.
Harfager looking to slow down the pace here.
Harfager with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Harfager trying to land knees to the body.
Harfager tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nakki blocks an elbow strike from Harfager.
Harfager misses with an elbow strike.
Harfager digs a right hand underneath Nakki's ribcage. Nakki let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Harfager leaning against his opponent.
Harfager keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nakki's efforts to push away.
Harfager misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nakki managing to block the knees to the body from Harfager.
Harfager is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nakki drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nakki is pushing down on Harfager's leg trying to pass to half guard. Harfager is fighting to maintain full guard but Nakki has managed to sneak the leg through.
Harfager is breathing heavily.
Nakki is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Harfager!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Harfager can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nakki with a couple of short strikes.
Nakki lands with some strikes.
Harfager can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakki with a couple of short strikes.
Harfager really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nakki. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nakki lands a big elbow.
Nakki thowing shots but they're missing.
Nakki lands with some strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nakki can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Harfager is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakki looking to finish with strikes here!
Nakki looking to control but Harfager is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nakki controlling his opponent.
Nakki avoids the attempt from Harfager to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uiva Nakki dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Uiva Nakki's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
A leg kick checked by Nakki.
Harfager moves out of range of the body kick.
Harfager tries to clinch up
and Nakki counters with a nice leg kick.
Harfager wants to clinch but Nakki slips to the side
and Nakki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harfager closes the distance looking to clinch
and Nakki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A good leg kick by Nakki.
Nakki is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Harfager's half guard.
Nakki thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Harfager's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakki stops Harfager from getting back to his feet.
Nakki is trying to control. Harfager wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Harfager blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nakki.
Nakki wants to pass the guard but Harfager is defending well.
Nakki works his way into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Harfager wants to hold on but Nakki pushes him away.
Nakki looking to control but Harfager is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Harfager can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakki in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Nakki trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nakki landing strikes from the mount.
Uiva Nakki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nakki trying to control but Harfager is having none of it.
Nakki looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harald Harfager has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Uiva Nakki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nakki, 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uiva Nakki!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Takeshi Kusimuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baako The African (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kusimuki's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, National Anthem Of Japan. Takeshi Kusimuki has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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21
190 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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27
199 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Takeshi Kusimuki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Baako The African!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Kusimuki.
The African misses with a straight left.
No luck with that takedown attempt from The African.
A clash of legs there as Kusimuki blocks the low kick.
Kusimuki bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of The African's head.
The African misses the shot to the body.
The African has a takedown stuffed.
The African scores with a body shot.
The African looks to throw the jab but Kusimuki is out of range.
The African lands a lovely overhand right.
Kusimuki takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The African fails to land the takedown.
Takeshi Kusimuki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Baako The African.
Kusimuki connects with a good right hand that stumbles The African. The African circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The African doesn't manage to clinch there - Kusimuki circles away.
Kusimuki takes the fight into the clinch.
The African tries to circle away but Kusimuki has him pinned against the cage.
Kusimuki is working The African over against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The African is trying to break the clinch but Kusimuki has him pressed against the cage.
Kusimuki with a knee to the head.
The African looks gassed!
Kusimuki lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Kusimuki on the inside.
The African has had enough of the clinch but Kusimuki keeps him there for the moment.
The African drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kusimuki lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Kusimuki - that landed with a thud.
A right handed body shot lands from Kusimuki.
A shot in the inside from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kusimuki makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kusimuki scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kusimuki pushes The African back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Kusimuki scores with a nice short uppercut.
The African wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kusimuki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The African is rocked!
The African being controlled against the cage.
The African is still on wobbly legs! Can Kusimuki finish him?
Kusimuki lands a shot to the body.
Kusimuki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The African seems to have recovered his senses.
Kusimuki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kusimuki lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops The African to his knees! Kusimuki keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Takeshi Kusimuki!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Big (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Paul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Big comes to the cage accompanied by Judas Priest - You've got another thing coming. The crowd seem to be enjoying Paul's choice of entrance music: Lamb of God-Omerta. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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27
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273 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peter Big!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, David Paul!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Big fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Big avoids a kick to the body.
Paul lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Paul swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Big. Paul does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch combination from Paul misses.
Paul misses with a few strikes there.
Big pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Paul throws a leg kick but Big moved away.
Paul tries to bum rush Big with a series of wild strikes but Big uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Paul scores with a crisp jab that stopped Big in his tracks.
Big swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Paul fakes the leg kick and cracks Big in the body.
A combination from Paul does no damage.
Paul throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Big's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slow jab from Big misses its intended target.
Paul cracks the inside of Big's front leg.
Paul with a jab.
Paul lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Big throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paul throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Big throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Big blocks a head kick by Paul.
Big swinging wildly here.
A head kick from Paul lands but Big takes it in his stride.
Big swings for the body but Paul moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Paul, right into the meat.
Big is breathing heavily.
Big showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Paul.
Big fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Paul misses with a double jab
and Big counters with a nice body shot.
David Paul is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Paul.
Big takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Big just misses with a punch to the body.
Paul throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Paul throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A solid leg kick lands there for Paul.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paul connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paul cracks Big with a good jab.
Paul lands a really nice looking cross but Big seems unphased.
Danga de danga de dang - Paul scores with a four punch combination!
Big avoids a punch combination nicely.
Paul will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Paul drops Big with a beautiful combination! Big stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Paul is looking for the KO!
A chopping leg kick lands by Paul.
Paul throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Big is looking to wear down Paul with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Big takes a swing at Paul's ribcage but misses.
Paul lands a head kick. Big smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Paul connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Paul.
Paul feints and then cracks Big's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Big down.
Paul lands a big head kick that sends Big tumbling to the mat! Paul takes a step backwards and waves Big back to his feet - he wants the finish!
A head kick by Paul - that's a beauty! Big is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Paul can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). David Paul!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ming Xin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pentti Hirvonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xin comes to the cage accompanied by Die Antwoord - Evil Boy. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Pentti Hirvonen was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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202 lbs
17 - 4 - 0 |
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196 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Powerful |
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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
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ming Xin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pentti Hirvonen!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hirvonen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hirvonen throws a hook but Xin avoids it easily.
Xin throws a jab but it's blocked by Hirvonen.
Xin misses the shot to the body.
Hirvonen misses with a looping right.
Hirvonen misses with a hook to the body
and Xin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hirvonen misses with a low kick.
Hirvonen throws a series of punches but Xin moves out of range.
Xin cracks Hirvonen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hirvonen gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Xin counter with a right hand.
Hirvonen throws out a loose jab but Xin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hirvonen misses with a leg kick
and Xin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xin looks to land a left hand but Hirvonen moved out of range nicely.
Hirvonen motions for Xin to come forward. Hirvonen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hirvonen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Xin lunges at Hirvonen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hirvonen's hand.
Xin gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hirvonen is looking to work some ground and pound but Xin has wrist control.
Hirvonen stands and throws Xin's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hirvonen wants to take a breather but Xin manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Hirvonen.
Hirvonen is working Xin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hirvonen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hirvonen wants to control from the top but Xin keeps moving.
Hirvonen stands and throws Xin's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Hirvonen are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The strikes coming from Hirvonen are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Hirvonen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Xin is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hirvonen connects with a decent elbow.
Hirvonen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hirvonen working the body and head with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hirvonen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The referee asks Hirvonen politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Hirvonen prefers to stall for the moment though.
Hirvonen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Xin, who protects the arm well.
Hirvonen looks gassed!
Hirvonen goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Xin has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Hirvonen but great work by Xin.
Hirvonen seems a little lost for a moment, as Xin dominates the positioning.
Hirvonen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Xin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Xin tries for a kimura but Hirvonen is defending well.
Hirvonen is looking for a sweep.
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.
Xin trying to control the action but Hirvonen is working from the bottom.
Xin laying and praying for a moment but Hirvonen takes advantage and regains half guard.
Xin prevents Hirvonen from improving his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hirvonen trying to control but Xin postures up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hirvonen throws a hook to the side of Xin's head but Xin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ming Xin dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Xin misses with a shot to the body
and Xin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Xin misses with an uppercut. Hirvonen saw that one coming.
Xin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hirvonen.
Hirvonen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hirvonen throws an overhand right that lands on Xin's shoulder, as Xin tries to avoid the shot.
Hirvonen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Xin is able to avoid easily.
Hirvonen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Xin.
Hirvonen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hirvonen misses with a takedown
and Xin counters with a two punch combo.
Hirvonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Xin manages to avoid it.
Hirvonen slips a straight right by Xin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hirvonen shoots and misses
and Xin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A shot to the liver by Hirvonen. Beautiful body shot.
Hirvonen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hirvonen with a poor takedown
and Xin counters with a straight right hand.
Ming Xin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pentti Hirvonen.
Hirvonen cracks Xin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hirvonen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Xin counters with a straight right hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Xin blocks the leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Xin.
Xin is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hirvonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Xin manages to avoid it.
Hirvonen tried to score with a low kick but Xin checks it.
Xin thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hirvonen misses with a takedown attempt
and Xin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hirvonen is breathing heavily.
Hirvonen throws a hook but Xin blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Xin. Hirvonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
No luck for Hirvonen with that takedown attempt.
Xin slips a jab from Hirvonen.
Xin throws a jab but it's blocked by Hirvonen.
Hirvonen scores with a takedown into Xin's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hirvonen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hirvonen advances to half guard.
Hirvonen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xin tries to roll over but Hirvonen keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hirvonen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hirvonen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hirvonen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hirvonen seems to be looking for submissions.
Hirvonen wants to control but Xin is keeping him busy.
Xin wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hirvonen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hirvonen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hirvonen throws a strike but Xin manages to get a kimura sweep and he's found himself on top with the kimura half locked in! This would be a real turnaround! He's torquing it... Will Hirvonen tap??? YES! He's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ming Xin!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paco Nykanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacques Fresco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nykanen comes to the cage accompanied by Jeff Mills - The Bells. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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26
166 lbs
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28
158 lbs
15 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paco Nykanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jacques Fresco!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nykanen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fresco manages to avoid it.
Nykanen throws a leg kick but Fresco sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fresco fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Good work by Nykanen as he checks the leg kick.
A shot to the body from Fresco misses
and Nykanen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fresco is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nykanen pulls his head out easily.
Fresco tries to roll over but Nykanen keeps him under control.
Nice strikes from Nykanen there.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Nykanen connects with a nice short shot to Fresco's temple.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fresco is not content to let Nykanen control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nykanen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nykanen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fresco keeps working.
Fresco is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nykanen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nykanen is stalling here. Fresco is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Nykanen seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Fresco has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Fresco is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nykanen has escaped the position, nice work there.
Nykanen tries to improve position but can't.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nykanen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fresco.
Nykanen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Nykanen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Nykanen scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nykanen lands a big elbow.
Fresco really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Nykanen connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fresco can't escape the position.
Nykanen lands with some strikes.
It looks like Jacques Fresco has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nykanen connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fresco is looking to get to half guard.
The referee warns Fresco that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Fresco is bucking up trying to escape but Nykanen cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Nykanen working Fresco over with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nykanen lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Fresco tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nykanen lands a nice shot to the head.
Fresco is working to get back to half guard.
Nykanen with a couple of short strikes.
Nykanen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Fresco is in all sorts of trouble here.
Nykanen in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Nykanen working the ground and pound effectively.
Fresco is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nykanen putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Fresco bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Fresco being controlled here momentarily.
Fresco forces his way into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nykanen tries to roll over but Fresco keeps him under control.
Nykanen is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paco Nykanen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jacques Fresco's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nykanen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nykanen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fresco is fending him off so far but Nykanen persists. Nope, Fresco circles away and we're back to standing.
Fresco ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nykanen closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Fresco did well to prevent Nykanen getting side control.
Nykanen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fresco keeps working.
Nykanen throws a strike but Fresco avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Nykanen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fresco is trying to control the position but Nykanen postures up.
Fresco preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nykanen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nykanen wants to pass the guard but Fresco is keeping the position.
Fresco is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nykanen is aware though and is defending well.
Nykanen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nykanen looking to pass the guard.
Fresco is looking for a triangle but Nykanen pushes his legs off easily.
Fresco is looking for a triangle here but Nykanen uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Fresco is breathing heavily.
Nykanen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fresco keeps working.
Paco Nykanen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Nykanen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Fresco is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Nykanen cracks Fresco with a big right hand but Fresco just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Nykanen cracks Fresco with a big elbow.
Nykanen works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Nykanen sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Fresco is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Fresco sneaks back into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fresco wants to get back to full guard but Nykanen has mounted him!
Nykanen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Nykanen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That has opened up Jacques Fresco's cut even more.
Nykanen with good strikes from the mount here!
The cut above Jacques Fresco's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nykanen cracks Fresco with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Nykanen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Fresco hang on?
Jacques Fresco's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jacques Fresco's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Paco Nykanen!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lord Vader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fokk Yu Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vader comes to the cage accompanied by Darth Vader plays the Blues. Long is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I Wanna Fuck Your Sister . The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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300 lbs
9 - 2 - 1 |
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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
15 - 4 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lord Vader!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fokk Yu Long!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Long connects with a right hand. Vader shakes it off.
Long blocks a leg kick.
Long avoids the body shot from Vader.
Vader misses with a looping right.
Long slips a straight right by Vader.
Long tries to work over Vader's front leg with a kick but Vader checks it.
A low kick from Vader is predictable there
enabling Long to counter with a crisp jab.
Vader lands a jab to Long's midsection.
Long misses with an uppercut. Vader saw that one coming.
Long scores with a sloppy right hand. Vader should have avoided that one.
Vader jabs at Long's body.
Long looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Vader throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Long throws a leg kick that is checked
and Vader counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Fokk Yu Long has been cut.
Vader really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vader scores with a hook.
Vader throws a predictable looking body shot
and Long counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vader's knee momentarily.
Vader tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Long was well out of range. Poor timing from Vader.
Vader misses with a straight left.
Good exchange - Vader coming out on top.
Vader misses the shot to the body.
Vader slips under a jab.
Vader dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vader swings away with a body shot that misses
and Long counters with a thumping low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vader misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vader looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Long bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vader steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Long.
Vader misses with a kick to the body.
Vader is looking to wear down Long with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Vader misses with a wild combination.
Long blocks a jab.
Long avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vader throws a jab but it's blocked by Long.
Long takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Long takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Vader.
Vader scores with a decent looking hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Long misses the target.
Long swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vader swings for the body but Long moves out of range.
Vader misses with a straight right.
Nice defenses there by Long.
A jab from Long misses.
Vader throws a half hearted mid kick.
A combination from Long does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long tries to land a front kick but Vader steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Long sizes up Vader with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Long digs a good hook to Vader's body.
Long thows a leg kick but Vader checks it
and Vader counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Vader scores with a punch to the head.
Long gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vader jabs at Long's body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vader throws a series of punches but Long avoids them all with ease.
Vader blocks a low kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lord Vader dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fokk Yu Long's cut.
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.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vader.
A swing and a miss from Long.
Long displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vader throws out the jab.
Vader jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vader misses with a shot to the body
enabling Long to counter with a crisp jab.
Long doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Vader checks the leg kick nicely there.
Vader scores with a jab to the head.
Lord Vader seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Long thows a body shot but no joy.
Lord Vader is winning the standup battle so far.
Vader thuds his right hand into Long's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Long throws a hook but Vader blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vader staying out of range there.
Long steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vader.
Vader lands with a nice body punch.
Long misses with a wild body shot.
Long bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vader displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Vader swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Long uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vader.
Nice defenses there by Vader.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Vader slips under a jab.
Long keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vader.
Vader throws a body punch but Long moves out of range.
Long misses with a straight left.
Long lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Vader misses.
Vader throws out a loose jab but Long uses good head movement to avoid it.
Long goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Long walks into a straight right hand from Vader.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vader misses with the body kick
and Long counters with a body kick.
Vader is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Long paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Long avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vader misses with a looping right.
Long slips a jab from Vader.
Long slips under a jab from Vader.
Long tries to bum rush Vader with a series of wild strikes but Vader uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Long throws a predictable looking body shot
and Vader counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vader swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice jab there from Vader.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Vader misses.
Vader fails with a takedown attempt.
Long connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vader momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slapping leg kick lands for Long.
Long waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vader.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vader jabs Long right on the nose. Long blinks but takes it well.
Vader avoids the body shot from Long.
Vader swings for the body but Long moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lord Vader dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fokk Yu Long's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Long is looking to land body kicks.
Vader scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Vader throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Long throws a jab when Vader was well out of range.
Long catches Vader with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Long misses with a straight left.
Jab from Vader.
Vader throws a jab when Long was well out of range.
Long jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vader lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long throws a hook but Vader avoids it easily.
Long blocks a jab.
Long takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Long takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Long staying out of range there.
Vader takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vader misses with a kick to the body.
Long walks into a straight right hand from Vader.
A good leg kick by Long.
Vader connects with a jab.
Vader swings for the body but Long moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vader.
Long throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Vader blocks the body kick.
Vader throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vader is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vader scores with a jab to the head.
Vader misses with an uppercut. Long saw that one coming.
Long looks to land a body kick but Vader moved away.
Fokk Yu Long has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vader looks to land a left hand but Long moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vader throws a jab but it's blocked by Long.
Long ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vader goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Long connects with a crisp jab.
Long looks to score with a jab to the body but Vader is just out of range.
Lord Vader is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Long moves out of range as Vader strikes.
Vader walks into a left hand.
Vader is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Long can do to turn this around?
Long slips a jab from Vader.
Vader throws a body punch but Long moves out of range.
Vader gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Long counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vader looks to land a left hand but Long moved out of range nicely.
Vader throws a right and a left that Long avoids nicely.
Vader displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Long throws out the jab.
Long lands with a right hand.
Long chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Vader looks to land a body kick but Long moved away.
Nice takedown defense from Long. No joy for Vader on that attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Long digs a good body shot into Vader's ribs.
Long misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Long bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lord Vader showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vader has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lord Vader!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ghazala Hussein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jussi Murikka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hussein's entrance music is Enae Volare Mezzo. A fine choice. Murikka has chosen Rock'n'Rolla as his entrance music. Jussi Murikka has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ghazala Hussein's chin.
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159 lbs
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164 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ghazala Hussein!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jussi Murikka!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murikka buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Murikka shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Hussein really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Murikka punching from mount but Hussein doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Hussein keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Murikka avoids the attempt from Hussein to control.
Hussein is looking to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussein regains half guard.
Murikka wants to free his trapped foot but Hussein is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hussein is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Murikka throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Murikka trying to control the pace.
Murikka trying to control the action but Hussein is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Murikka wants to pass the guard but Hussein is defending well.
Murikka is trying to control the action in half guard but Hussein is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hussein looking for submissions off his back.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Murikka moves out of range as Hussein strikes.
Murikka pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hussein is out of range and Murikka settles back down.
A telegraphed right hand from Hussein misses the target.
Murikka attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Murikka doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murikka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hussein.
Murikka takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Murikka throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Hussein to counter with a crisp jab.
Hussein shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Murikka as he jumps to the side.
Murikka lands a glancing blow to the side of Hussein's head.
Murikka takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hussein misses with a hook. Murikka ducked under it nicely.
Hussein tests Murikka's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Murikka lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Murikka throws a series of punches but Hussein moves out of range.
Murikka takes a swing at Hussein's ribcage but misses.
Jussi Murikka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murikka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hussein throws a body punch but Murikka moves out of range.
Murikka throws a hook to the side of Hussein's head but Hussein sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hussein avoids the head kick by Murikka.
Hussein thuds a left hand into Murikka's body.
Murikka is looking to slow Hussein down with leg kicks.
Hussein moves out of range of the strikes.
Murikka takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hussein throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hussein throws a lazy right hand but Murikka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Murikka.
Murikka avoids the body shot from Hussein.
Hussein misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jussi Murikka 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.
Murikka moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Murikka finds it's way through Hussein's defenses.
Murikka slips under a jab.
Murikka moves forwards but Hussein connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hussein misses with a wild body shot.
Hussein blocks a head kick by Murikka.
Murikka scores with a jab to the jaw.
Murikka tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Hussein counter with a right hand.
Hussein connects with a body shot.
Murikka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hussein paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Murikka throws a big shot that misses.
Murikka slips under a jab from Hussein.
Murikka bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Murikka throws a sloppy head kick
and Hussein counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murikka swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hussein counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Murikka looks to land a right hand but Hussein moved out of range.
Hussein avoids a kick to the body.
Hussein misses with a shot to the body
and Murikka counters with an inside leg kick.
Murikka staying out of range there.
Murikka tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hussein counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murikka misses with a head kick.
Murikka connects with a crisp jab.
Murikka throws a head kick but Hussein moves out of range.
Murikka takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Murikka closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hussein counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murikka finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hussein just misses with a punch to the body.
Murikka tries to clinch up but Hussein circles away and keeps his distance.
Hussein blocks a head kick by Murikka.
Hussein throws a combination that misses
and Murikka counters with an inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Hussein misses its intended target.
Hussein takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Murikka wants to clinch but Hussein slips to the side
and Hussein cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murikka tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hussein counters with a one-two to the body.
Murikka walks into a jab.
Murikka throws a lazy head kick
and Hussein counters with a nice body shot.
Hussein lands a nice shot to the body.
Hussein looks to throw the jab but Murikka is out of range.
Murikka bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hussein's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murikka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick by Murikka misses
and Hussein counters with a nice body shot.
Hussein blocks a low kick nicely.
Murikka with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Murikka is looking to clinch.
Murikka throws a lazy right hand but Hussein sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hussein misses with a body shot
and Murikka counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hussein trying to control but Murikka postures up.
Murikka sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hussein defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murikka is thwarting Hussein's attempts to control the position.
Hussein keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Murikka is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hussein keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hussein moves into full guard.
Hussein can't keep his opponent in guard - Murikka advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Murikka wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hussein keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jussi Murikka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hussein slips a straight right by Murikka.
Murikka pushes Hussein up against the cage in a clinch.
Murikka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murikka prevents a body shot from Hussein.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Murikka.
Hussein lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hussein blocks the elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murikka prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hussein avoids the elbow strike from Murikka, against the cage.
Hussein misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussein misses with a punch on the inside.
Murikka just leaning against Hussein, taking a breather.
Good body shot from Murikka.
Hussein manages to break the clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Murikka, right into the meat.
Hussein misses with a body shot.
Hussein punishes Murikka's body with a nice straight punch.
Murikka throws a lazy head kick
and Hussein counters with a stiff right hand.
Hussein ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hussein moves out of range of the body kick from Murikka.
Murikka throws a leg kick but Hussein sees it coming and moves out of range.
A punch combination from Murikka misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murikka closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hussein counters with a nice uppercut.
Hussein sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Murikka closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hussein to the mat! Hussein manages to get full guard.
Murikka looking to pass the guard.
Murikka postures up.
Murikka looking to pass the guard.
Hussein is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hussein managing to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussein 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.
Murikka trying to move into half guard but instead Hussein has managed to sweep!
Hussein trying to control the position from guard on top but Murikka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Murikka lands with a kick to the ribs.
Murikka walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hussein checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hussein scores with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hussein listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Decent striking displayed by Hussein there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hussein. Murikka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hussein misses with a body punch
and Murikka counters with a big head kick but Hussein shrugs it off.
Hussein takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Murikka falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hussein counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Murikka tries to clinch up but Hussein circles away and keeps his distance.
Hussein scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A head kick misses from Murikka.
Murikka throws a shot from downtown. Hussein moves away and avoids it.
Hussein throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jussi Murikka really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Murikka misses with a double jab
and Hussein counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Murikka scoring well with a low kick there.
Murikka throws a low kick, looking for Hussein's leg but Hussein calmly moves out of range.
Murikka is looking to chop away at Hussein's legs.
Hussein swats away the attempt to clinch by Murikka.
Murikka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hussein misses with a shot to the body
and Murikka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murikka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hussein scores with a shot to the body.
Hussein on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Murikka lands with a kick to the temple. Hussein shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Murikka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Murikka fails with the takedown.
Murikka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An inside leg kick from Murikka misses.
Nice uppercut there from Murikka.
Hussein bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Murikka's head.
Murikka throws an overhand right that lands on Hussein's shoulder, as Hussein tries to avoid the shot.
Hussein just misses with a punch to the body.
Murikka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hussein swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Murikka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hussein.
Hussein swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hussein missing with a left hand there. Murikka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hussein is looking to chop away at Murikka's legs.
Murikka tries to clinch
and Hussein cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hussein is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Murikka tries to clinch but Hussein moves away
and Murikka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hussein lands with a good body shot.
Murikka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hussein.
Murikka scores with a jab. Hussein acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Murikka with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hussein to score with a decent uppercut.
Murikka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jussi Murikka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murikka throws a lazy head kick
and Hussein counters with a left to the body.
Murikka takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Murikka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murikka cracks Hussein with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murikka throws a leg kick
and Hussein counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hussein moves out of range of the leg kick from Murikka.
Murikka on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Murikka misses with a combination
and Hussein connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hussein misses with a hook to the body
and Murikka counters with a good low kick that Hussein was not able to check.
Hussein misses with an uppercut.
Murikka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hussein scores with a jab.
Murikka throws a lazy right hand but Hussein sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murikka shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hussein keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murikka.
Hussein scores with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murikka misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hussein cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murikka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hussein.
Hussein takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hussein lands a jab to the nose.
Hussein misses with a wild body shot.
Hussein jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murikka misses with a leg kick
and Hussein counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murikka thows a leg kick but Hussein checks it
letting Hussein counter with a right hand.
Murikka closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Murikka scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Murikka closes the distance but Hussein moves to the side
and Hussein counters with a thumping low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Ghazala Hussein will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Hussein connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Murikka throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hussein counters with a nice body shot.
Murikka shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hussein as he avoids it easily.
Hussein throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Murikka.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hussein.
A low kick from Murikka is predictable there
and Hussein cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hussein scores with the left hand. Murikka knows he should have avoided that one.
Hussein lands with an overhand left.
Murikka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murikka looks to land a left hand but Hussein moved out of range nicely.
Hussein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murikka.
A lazy left from Hussein finds it's target.
Hussein cracks Murikka with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murikka moves away.
Hussein misses with a telegraphed body shot
so Murikka counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hussein is on top in guard.
Hussein wants to control from the top but Murikka keeps moving.
Murikka looking for a sweep. Not yet Murikka, not yet.
Murikka is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hussein trying to control but Murikka is working from the bottom.
Murikka throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Murikka is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murikka keeping moving, preventing Hussein from controlling successfully.
Murikka looking for a guillotine here but Hussein defends easily.
Ghazala Hussein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hussein looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hussein throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murikka takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hussein swats away the attempt to clinch by Murikka.
Murikka thows a leg kick but Hussein checks it
and Hussein counters with a straight right hand.
Murikka shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hussein napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Murikka working the head with strikes.
Murikka goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Hussein has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Murikka but great work by Hussein.
Hussein trying to control the action but Murikka is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Murikka's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murikka takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hussein misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Hussein is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Murikka knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hussein working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jussi Murikka.
I think Murikka 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 46:49
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 46:49
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jussi Murikka!
Jussi Murikka is the new lightweight champion!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
64% |
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