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XFC 24: Back in St. Pete! PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joen Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruslan Karaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruslan Karaev is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joen Larsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ruslan Karaev!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larsson misses with an uppercut. Karaev saw that one coming.
Karaev throws a series of punches but Larsson avoids them all with ease.
A telegraphed right hand from Larsson misses the target.
Larsson misses with a looping right.
Larsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Larsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Karaev.
Larsson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Larsson throws the left hand but Karaev avoids the punch easily.
Karaev slips under a jab from Larsson.
Larsson dodges the punch combination from Karaev.
Some wild striking there from Karaev.
Larsson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Karaev looks to land a combination. Larsson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Karaev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Karaev ducks under a wild hook from Larsson.
Karaev lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Larsson circles away quickly and effectively.
Larsson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Karaev counters with a left and a right that stings Larsson.
Larsson slips a jab and a cross from Karaev.
Karaev lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Larsson is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karaev throws a right hand that Larsson ducks under and follows up with a left that Larsson also avoids with ease.
Oh Larsson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Karaev throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karaev throws a right hand that Larsson ducks under and follows up with a left that Larsson also avoids with ease.
Larsson looks to throw the jab but Karaev is out of range.
Karaev throws a right and a left that Larsson avoids nicely.
Larsson bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Karaev comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Larsson falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Larsson was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ruslan Karaev!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zell Dincht (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and abby austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dincht's entrance music is Fanfare. A fine choice. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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175 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zell Dincht!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, abby austin!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
austin takes a swing at Dincht's ribcage but misses.
austin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
austin misses with a few strikes there.
austin walks into a left hand.
Dincht scores with a three punch combo!
austin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dincht lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dincht lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
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!
Dincht steps to the side to avoid the strikes from austin.
austin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dincht counters with a nice low kick that buckles austin's knee momentarily.
austin throws a head kick but Dincht moves out of range.
austin throws a hook but Dincht blocks it.
austin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dincht makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
austin looks gassed!
Dincht lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dincht drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Dincht controls the position.
Dincht is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. austin looks calm but he's in trouble here. Dincht gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. austin is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Dincht lets go of the hold and austin can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Zell Dincht!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paavo Matinheimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Branislav Boledovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boledovic has chosen Cannibal Corpse - Evidence In The Furnace as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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197 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paavo Matinheimo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Branislav Boledovic!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boledovic tries to score a power double leg takedown but Matinheimo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Boledovic somewhat.
Matinheimo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boledovic looks to land a right hand but Matinheimo moved out of range.
Boledovic takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Boledovic darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Matinheimo is looking for a sweep. Boledovic is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boledovic thows a huge punch but Matinheimo dodges it nicely.
Boledovic wants to stand up but Matinheimo has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Matinheimo is not content to let Boledovic control the position.
Boledovic stalling away here and it's allowed Matinheimo to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boledovic wants to get up but he can't break Matinheimo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Matinheimo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Matinheimo is pulling down on Boledovic's head to control his posture.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Boledovic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Boledovic is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Matinheimo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Matinheimo tries to work over Boledovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Matinheimo breaks from the clinch.
Boledovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matinheimo misses the shot to the body.
Boledovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Boledovic misses the body punch
enabling Matinheimo to counter with a crisp jab.
Boledovic takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matinheimo scores with a hook to the body. Boledovic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Matinheimo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matinheimo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boledovic moves away.
Matinheimo misses with the combination.
Boledovic takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Matinheimo throws out a powerful jab.
Matinheimo scores with a shot to the body.
Boledovic misses with a takedown attempt
and Matinheimo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Paavo Matinheimo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Branislav Boledovic.
Boledovic throws a lazy body kick
and Matinheimo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Matinheimo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Boledovic closes the distance but Matinheimo moves to the side
and Matinheimo counters with a series of strikes. Boledovic will be more careful next time no doubt.
Matinheimo throws a body punch but Boledovic moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matinheimo lands a head shot.
Boledovic avoids the body shot from Matinheimo.
Matinheimo swings for the body but Boledovic moves out of range.
Boledovic misses with a combination
and Matinheimo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Matinheimo lands an overhand right.
Boledovic shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Matinheimo napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Matinheimo is trying to get back to half guard.
Matinheimo gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Matinheimo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Boledovic's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Boledovic's back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matinheimo lands a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matinheimo struggling to keep hold of the position.
Matinheimo is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Matinheimo gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Matinheimo gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Matinheimo apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Branislav Boledovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matinheimo misses with a wild body shot.
Boledovic with a poor takedown
and Matinheimo counters with a nice body shot.
Boledovic looks gassed!
Matinheimo connects with a body shot.
Boledovic shoots and misses
and Matinheimo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boledovic has his takedown stuffed
letting Matinheimo counter with a right hand.
Boledovic throws a leg kick
and Matinheimo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Matinheimo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boledovic has hold of Matinheimo's hands but Matinheimo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Paavo Matinheimo dominated that 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.
Matinheimo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Matinheimo throws a lazy body kick
and Boledovic counters with a takedown into side control.
Matinheimo wants to control but Boledovic postures up.
Matinheimo is looking for a sweep.
Boledovic lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Matinheimo down.
Matinheimo is trying to get back to half guard.
Boledovic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Matinheimo keeps working.
Matinheimo is trying to improve his position.
Boledovic swings around for an armbar but Matinheimo sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Boledovic's guard.
Boledovic is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boledovic is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Matinheimo wants to control from the top but Boledovic keeps moving.
Matinheimo throws and elbow that misses. Boledovic uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Matinheimo's guard. Nice move by Boledovic!
Matinheimo is trying to control the position but Boledovic postures up.
Matinheimo controlling the position.
Boledovic decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Matinheimo, up you get!
Boledovic thuds his shin into the meat of Matinheimo's side.
Boledovic throws a lazy body kick
and Matinheimo counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boledovic looks to land a combination but Matinheimo avoids it well.
Boledovic darts in trying to clinch
and Matinheimo counters with a right hand to the body.
Matinheimo misses with an uppercut.
Boledovic gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Matinheimo counters with a right hand to the body.
Matinheimo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Matinheimo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Boledovic tries to hold on but Matinheimo postures up.
Matinheimo unloading with bombs!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matinheimo with a couple of short strikes.
Matinheimo landing strikes, looking to finish!
Matinheimo tries to control but Boledovic wriggling away.
Matinheimo working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Boledovic tries to hold on but Matinheimo postures up.
Boledovic sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boledovic is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Matinheimo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Boledovic doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Matinheimo.
Matinheimo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Boledovic defending well though.
Boledovic is looking to improve his position.
Boledovic wants to control but Matinheimo is keeping busy.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Branislav Boledovic will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Matinheimo cracks a nice hook into Boledovic's ribs.
Matinheimo looks to land a right hand but Boledovic moved out of range.
Matinheimo checks the leg kick.
Matinheimo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boledovic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from Matinheimo misses.
Boledovic takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Matinheimo misses the jab.
A combination from Matinheimo does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matinheimo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boledovic manages to avoid it.
Matinheimo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boledovic manages to avoid it.
Matinheimo lands a glancing blow to the side of Boledovic's head.
Boledovic shoots in and drives through. Matinheimo sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matinheimo misses with a straight right.
Boledovic throws a head kick that misses
and Matinheimo counters with a nice uppercut.
Boledovic shoots and misses
and Matinheimo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boledovic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Matinheimo just misses with a punch to the body.
Boledovic doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Matinheimo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Paavo Matinheimo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Branislav Boledovic.
Boledovic gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Matinheimo to counter with a crisp jab.
Matinheimo slips a jab and a cross from Boledovic.
Matinheimo clobbers Boledovic with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Matinheimo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Boledovic takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The fighters circle momentarily. Matinheimo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Matinheimo misses the target.
The crowd cheers as Matinheimo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Boledovic doesn't seem phased though.
Matinheimo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Matinheimo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Boledovic closes the distance looking to clinch
and Matinheimo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Branislav Boledovic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Matinheimo.
Boledovic walks into a jab.
Matinheimo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Matinheimo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Matinheimo scores with a jab to the body.
Matinheimo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matinheimo lands a jab to the nose.
Matinheimo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Boledovic has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Boledovic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Matinheimo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boledovic on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Matinheimo lands a jab to Boledovic's midsection.
Boledovic walks into a straight right hand from Matinheimo.
Matinheimo looks to throw the jab but Boledovic is out of range.
Boledovic on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Boledovic shoots and misses
and Matinheimo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Matinheimo.
Boledovic gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Boledovic takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Matinheimo.
Matinheimo misses the body punch
and Boledovic decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Matinheimo's guard.
Matinheimo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Boledovic defends well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matinheimo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Matinheimo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Matinheimo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boledovic wants to pass the guard but Matinheimo is keeping the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paavo Matinheimo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Matinheimo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paavo Matinheimo!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Scrooge McDuck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vicky Vegas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vegas has chosen The Prodigy 'Omen' as his entrance music. Scrooge McDuck could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Vicky Vegas's chin.
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Scrooge McDuck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vicky Vegas!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDuck throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vegas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vegas tries to bum rush McDuck with a series of wild strikes but McDuck uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McDuck misses with a hook. Vegas ducked under it nicely.
Vegas throws a nice looking combination but McDuck bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McDuck displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vegas throws out the jab.
McDuck fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vegas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McDuck sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McDuck slips a straight right by Vegas.
McDuck misses with a few strikes there.
Vegas is on the wrong end of a nice combination from McDuck.
McDuck drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
McDuck lands a jab-cross combination.
McDuck throws a series of punches but Vegas avoids them all with ease.
A slow jab from McDuck misses its intended target.
Vegas has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vegas there as he acknowledges the shot.
McDuck throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vegas counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDuck throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vegas misses with a low kick.
McDuck moves out of range of the leg kick from Vegas.
Vegas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vegas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McDuck moves away.
Scrooge McDuck is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McDuck lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
McDuck throws a nice looking combination but Vegas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McDuck throws a looping overhand right but Vegas ducks down to avoid it.
Vegas misses with a double jab
and McDuck counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McDuck avoids the body shot from Vegas.
McDuck checks the leg kick.
Vegas throws a predictable looking body shot
and McDuck counters with a series of strikes. Vegas will be more careful next time no doubt.
Vegas tries to clinch but McDuck is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vegas lands a body shot.
A jab from Vegas misses.
Vegas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McDuck's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDuck scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Vegas clinches with his opponent.
Vegas goes for a takedown in the clinch but McDuck prevents it.
Knees to the body from Vegas.
Vegas taking a breather.
McDuck is looking to control Vegas's arms but Vegas gets an underhook and turns him. Now McDuck has his back to the cage.
McDuck throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vegas using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Vegas lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McDuck.
Vegas displaying some good clinch control by pressing McDuck up against the cage.
Vegas has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but McDuck regains guard immediately.
Vegas looks gassed!
Vegas wants to pass the guard but McDuck is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vegas working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
McDuck can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Vegas controls the pace.
McDuck 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.
Vegas wants to control from the top but McDuck keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Vegas slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
McDuck tries to get back to half guard but can't.
McDuck gets back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McDuck on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
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 Scrooge McDuck 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.
Vegas misses with a combination
and McDuck counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vegas thinking.
McDuck throws a series of punches but Vegas avoids them all with ease.
McDuck throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Scrooge McDuck is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vegas thows a left - swing and a miss!
McDuck throws a body kick the misses
enabling Vegas to counter with a crisp jab.
Vegas shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. McDuck is trying to defend but Vegas finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Vegas prevents McDuck from improving his position.
McDuck gets back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vegas trying to control but McDuck is working from the bottom.
Vegas not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
McDuck is working an open guard so Vegas takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Vegas tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting McDuck counter with a right hand.
Vegas goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Vegas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vegas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vegas takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Vegas fails with a takedown attempt.
Vegas drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
McDuck misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Scrooge McDuck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vegas throws a shot from downtown. McDuck moves away and avoids it.
McDuck defending well as Vegas loads up on a big left hand.
McDuck is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
McDuck gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vegas.
McDuck is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
McDuck misses with a hook to the body
and Vegas counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! McDuck falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Vicky Vegas!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Paulson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paulson has chosen Pantera - Cowboys from Hell as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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160 lbs
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165 lbs
8 - 3 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wanderlei Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Robert Paulson!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paulson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Paulson wants it to stay on the feet.
Paulson closes the distance and clinches.
Paulson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silva or not.
Paulson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Paulson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Horrible takedown by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Paulson which made him look bad.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wanderlei Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Silva is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Paulson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva is trying to get an arm triangle but Paulson is defending well.
Paulson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulson controlling the action here.
Silva moves into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Paulson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Paulson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
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.
Silva has an active guard here but Paulson has managed to pass into half guard.
Paulson stops Silva from getting back to his feet.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Paulson in particular looking to stall.
Paulson is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Silva!
Silva is in all sorts of trouble here.
Silva is in a horrible position here. Paulson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Paulson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Silva is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Silva can't escape the position.
Silva wants to control but Paulson is having none of it.
Paulson controlling his opponent.
Paulson avoids the attempt from Silva to control.
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.
Paulson controlling the position easily from mount.
Silva is working to get back to half guard.
Silva tries to hold on but Paulson postures up.
Paulson controlling from the full mount.
Silva tries to lock up and control but Paulson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Paulson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Paulson controlling the position easily from mount.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Paulson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Paulson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Paulson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Paulson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Paulson clobbers Silva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Silva takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Paulson stuffs the takedown.
Paulson stuns Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Paulson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Paulson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Silva.
Paulson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Paulson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wanderlei Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva tries to score a power double leg takedown but Paulson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Silva somewhat.
Silva walks into a jab.
Paulson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Paulson lands a body punch.
Paulson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Paulson breaks the clinch.
Paulson scores with a jab.
Nice body punch from Paulson.
Paulson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Paulson cracks Silva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Paulson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silva at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Paulson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Paulson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silva in his tracks.
Paulson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Paulson lands with a cross.
Paulson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jab by Paulson.
Paulson closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.
Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Paulson smiles and moves away.
Paulson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Paulson misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Paulson.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Paulson, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Paulson against the cage but Paulson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Paulson tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Paulson to the ground. Paulson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Paulson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Silva scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
An elbow from Silva crashes against the mat.
I wouldn't like to be where Paulson is right now.
Paulson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Paulson trying to control but Silva postures up.
Silva is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to control. Paulson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Paulson manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Paulson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Paulson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Paulson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Paulson.
Paulson throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A punch combination from Paulson misses.
Paulson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Paulson throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Paulson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Paulson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Paulson wants it to stay on the feet.
Paulson connects with a right hand. Silva shakes it off.
Paulson misses the shot to the body.
Silva looks for a takedown but Paulson sprawls well.
Paulson misses with a two punch combination.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wanderlei Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Paulson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paulson leaves Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Paulson misses with an uppercut.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Silva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Silva misses with a combination
and Paulson counters with a stiff right hand.
Paulson scores with a jab. Silva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Paulson tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Paulson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silva at a distance.
Paulson tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Silva on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Paulson connects with a single shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulson tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Paulson misses with a body shot.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paulson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Paulson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Paulson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paulson scores with a hook.
Silva is rocked!
Paulson misses with a looping right.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Paulson misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Paulson.
Paulson rushes Silva and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulson is stalling here.
Paulson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silva or not.
Paulson misses with some punches.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
Silva tries to pull guard but Paulson holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Paulson smiles and moves away.
Paulson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Paulson swinging wildly here.
Paulson misses with a double jab.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Paulson.
Paulson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
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.
Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Paulson counters with a nice uppercut.
Wanderlei Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Paulson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Robert Paulson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Paulson throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Paulson moves away and avoids it.
Paulson looks to land a combination. Silva sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Paulson rushes Silva and presses him up against the cage.
Paulson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Paulson manages to break the clinch.
Paulson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wanderlei Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A shot to the body from Silva misses
and Paulson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Paulson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Paulson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Paulson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Keith Franco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduard Limonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franco kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Clobberin Time. Limonov has chosen LollyPop - Танцуй, суч as his entrance music. Keith Franco has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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21
164 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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20
160 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Keith Franco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eduard Limonov!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Limonov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Franco circles away quickly and effectively.
Limonov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Franco swings for the body but Limonov moves out of range.
Limonov misses with a two punch combination.
Franco looks to throw the jab but Limonov is out of range.
Franco drops Limonov with a beautiful combination! Limonov stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Franco is looking for the KO!
Limonov is rocked!
It looks like Eduard Limonov has been cut.
Franco is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Limonov.
Limonov is still on wobbly legs! Can Franco finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Franco scores with a shot to the body.
Limonov seems to have recovered his senses.
Franco drops Limonov with a huge uppercut! Limonov drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Franco is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keith Franco!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harri Sirkkeli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roberts has chosen Go to Sleep as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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24
182 lbs
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183 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harri Sirkkeli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jake Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sirkkeli defends it nicely.
Sirkkeli scores with a one two! Roberts had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Roberts misses with a wild body shot.
Roberts lands with an overhand left.
Roberts closes the distance and pushes Sirkkeli back into the cage.
Roberts throws a head punch that misses.
Roberts lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sirkkeli backwards.
Sirkkeli breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Roberts avoids the body shot from Sirkkeli.
Roberts drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jake Roberts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sirkkeli misses with a hook.
Roberts swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sirkkeli counters with a shoot takedown. Roberts fights it but they end up in guard.
Sirkkeli trying to control the position from guard on top but Roberts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roberts trying to control the position here.
Roberts keeping moving, preventing Sirkkeli from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts is trying to keep Sirkkeli in close.
Sirkkeli wants to pass the guard but Roberts is keeping the position.
Roberts pushes Sirkkeli off and scrambles back to his feet.
Sirkkeli slips a jab and a cross from Roberts.
Roberts looks to score with a jab to the body but Sirkkeli is just out of range.
Roberts fails with the takedown
and Sirkkeli counters with a nice uppercut.
Roberts fails to land with a series of punches.
A swing and a miss from Sirkkeli.
Roberts throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sirkkeli counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts shoots and misses
and Sirkkeli counters with a takedown into side control.
Harri Sirkkeli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Roberts.
Sirkkeli throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Sirkkeli works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Roberts is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Sirkkeli is controlling him well.
Roberts prevents Sirkkeli from moving into mount.
Sirkkeli controlling the position from side mount.
Roberts is not content to let Sirkkeli control the position.
Roberts sneaks out the side door and pushes Sirkkeli away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sirkkeli drives through with a takedown into guard.
Roberts is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Roberts pulls Sirkkeli in close to his closed guard and prevents Sirkkeli from doing any damage or advancing position.
Roberts keeping moving, preventing Sirkkeli from controlling successfully.
Roberts pulls Sirkkeli in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sirkkeli throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sirkkeli wants to control from the top but Roberts keeps moving.
Sirkkeli is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts wants to control but Sirkkeli passes easily into half guard.
Sirkkeli with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Roberts makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Roberts.
Roberts controlling the position.
Roberts looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sirkkeli won't allow Roberts to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sirkkeli looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Roberts is trying to control the position but Sirkkeli postures up.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Harri Sirkkeli dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Roberts waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sirkkeli.
Roberts throws a body punch but Sirkkeli moves out of range.
Roberts tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sirkkeli counters with a series of strikes. Roberts will be more careful next time no doubt.
Roberts misses with a body punch
and Sirkkeli counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sirkkeli just misses with a punch to the body.
Roberts with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sirkkeli counters with a takedown into side control.
Roberts is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Harri Sirkkeli overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Roberts is breathing heavily.
Sirkkeli trying to control the position but Roberts is working away.
Roberts tries to escape but Sirkkeli is in control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sirkkeli is staying tight to Roberts's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Roberts is not content to let Sirkkeli control the position.
Roberts is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Sirkkeli off and has taken his back!
Roberts doesn't have the hooks in and Sirkkeli manages to turn into his guard.
Roberts controlling Sirkkeli's posture.
Sirkkeli wants to control from the top but Roberts keeps moving.
Sirkkeli chips away with some ground and pound.
Roberts tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Roberts is trying to keep Sirkkeli in close.
Sirkkeli controls from within his opponent's guard.
Roberts keeping moving, preventing Sirkkeli from controlling successfully.
Roberts is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Roberts working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sirkkeli.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Roberts scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sirkkeli. Roberts does a little dance to reset his feet.
Roberts fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Roberts throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sirkkeli sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sirkkeli.
Roberts takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Roberts misses with a jab to the body
and Sirkkeli counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sirkkeli scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
You can see the frustration on Roberts's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Sirkkeli.
Sirkkeli trying to control the action but Roberts is working from the bottom.
Roberts wants to get back to his feet but Sirkkeli drags him back down.
Roberts gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts keeping control of the position.
Sirkkeli is keen to just control but Roberts is a slippery customer.
Sirkkeli stalling.
Roberts is defending against the submission attempts here by Sirkkeli.
Roberts is looking for a sweep. Sirkkeli is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Harri Sirkkeli dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A big right from Roberts misses.
Roberts misses with a takedown
and Sirkkeli counters with a left and a right that stings Roberts.
Roberts with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sirkkeli counters with a nice double leg into side control. Roberts won't be happy with that.
Check out the look on Sirkkeli's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Sirkkeli moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Sirkkeli trying to control the action but Roberts is working from the bottom.
The referee asks Sirkkeli politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Sirkkeli prefers to stall for the moment though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roberts bucks up and tries to throw Sirkkeli off but instead Sirkkeli has got his back!
Roberts takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts trying to control the position but Sirkkeli manages to sink in the hooks.
Sirkkeli controlling from the back.
Sirkkeli's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Roberts is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Roberts is trying to get back to his feet but Sirkkeli has full control of the position and if anything, Roberts has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Sirkkeli tries to get the hooks in deep but Roberts pushed the leg off.
Sirkkeli is not going to allow Roberts to sit and survive in this position.
Roberts is trying to break free.
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.
Roberts looking very determined here, making life difficult for Sirkkeli.
Roberts holding both Sirkkeli 's hands and preventing any damage.
Sirkkeli trying to control momentarily.
Sirkkeli gets his hands free as Roberts looks to control.
Harri Sirkkeli is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Roberts is keeping busy.
Roberts looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Sirkkeli is trying to stick to Roberts's back but Roberts is turning into Sirkkeli. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Sirkkeli's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Roberts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Harri Sirkkeli.
Roberts throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Roberts throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sirkkeli counters with a left to the body.
Roberts falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sirkkeli counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Roberts scores with a nice right hand.
Roberts wants to clinch but Sirkkeli slips to the side
and Sirkkeli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Roberts misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sirkkeli scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Roberts showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sirkkeli.
Sirkkeli blocks a head kick by Roberts.
Roberts wants to clinch
letting Sirkkeli counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts wants to clinch but Sirkkeli slips to the side
and Sirkkeli counters with a stiff right hand.
Sirkkeli throws a combination. Roberts tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Roberts shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sirkkeli's guard.
Roberts won't allow Sirkkeli to sweep him here.
Sirkkeli has Roberts pulled in close to control his posture.
Roberts stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sirkkeli swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jake Roberts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roberts drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Sirkkeli manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Roberts has Sirkkeli in his guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harri Sirkkeli showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sirkkeli, 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harri Sirkkeli!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Allan Von Reinar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Von Reinar comes to the cage accompanied by Iron Maiden - Fear of the dark. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Allan Von Reinar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Anthony Sanders!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Igor Prikhodko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Reinar tries to clinch there but Sanders circles away.
Von Reinar doesn't manage to clinch there - Sanders circles away.
Sanders waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Von Reinar.
Von Reinar stuffs the takedown.
Sanders misses with a takedown attempt - Von Reinar sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Von Reinar throws a hook but Sanders blocks it.
Von Reinar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sanders takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Von Reinar is looking to land body kicks.
Sanders swats away the attempt to clinch by Von Reinar.
Von Reinar with a poor takedown
and Sanders counters with a takedown into side control.
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Von Reinar struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Von Reinar knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Von Reinar is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Sanders is controlling him well.
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.
Sanders looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Von Reinar is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Reinar has one of Sanders's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Von Reinar wants to control but Sanders postures up.
That's four 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.
Von Reinar holds on to Sanders's head and controls the position momentarily.
Von Reinar tries to improve position but can't.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Anthony Sanders will probably get the nod.
That's time! Von Reinar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Von Reinar throws a nice head kick!
Von Reinar darts in trying to clinch
and Sanders counters with a thumping low kick.
Von Reinar tries to clinch up
and Sanders counters with a straight right hand.
Von Reinar shoots in and drives through. Sanders sprawls well.
Sanders throws a leg kick but Von Reinar moved away.
Von Reinar shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sanders counters with a left to the body.
Sanders avoids the body shot from Von Reinar.
Sanders fails to land with a series of punches.
Allan Von Reinar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders throws an overhand right that lands on Von Reinar's shoulder, as Von Reinar tries to avoid the shot.
Sanders circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sanders counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Von Reinar clinches with his opponent.
Sanders stalling in the clinch but Von Reinar improves position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanders.
Sanders misses with a short punch on the inside.
Von Reinar has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Sanders is trying to keep an underhook but Von Reinar manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Sanders actively working from the bottom here.
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. Von Reinar connects with a nice short shot to Sanders's temple.
Sanders is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Von Reinar's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Von Reinar's back!
Von Reinar tries to escape but Sanders has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Von Reinar defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Reinar trying to control the hands but Sanders won't let him.
I really don't envy Von Reinar right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Sanders has managed to slip his arm under Von Reinar's chin. This could be all over... yep, Von Reinar is tapping out! Submission win for Sanders.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Anthony Sanders!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexi Laiho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dude Viljakainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Laiho might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Lookin' Out My Backdoor. Viljakainen has chosen I'm Shipping Up To Boston - Dropkick Murphys as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexi Laiho!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dude Viljakainen!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viljakainen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Laiho on the side of the head.
Viljakainen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Viljakainen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Viljakainen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Laiho takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Viljakainen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Laiho.
Viljakainen misses with a two punch combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Viljakainen!
It looks like Alexi Laiho has been cut.
Viljakainen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Viljakainen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A punch combination from Viljakainen misses.
Viljakainen throws a hook to the side of Laiho's head but Laiho sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Viljakainen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Viljakainen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Laiho bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Viljakainen. Laiho does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laiho misses with a double jab
and Viljakainen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Laiho bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Viljakainen's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laiho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laiho throws a shot from downtown. Viljakainen moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circling - Viljakainen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Viljakainen throws out a loose jab but Laiho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laiho misses with a hook. Viljakainen ducked under it nicely.
A lazy left from Viljakainen finds it's target.
Viljakainen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laiho moves away.
Viljakainen tries to bum rush Laiho with a series of wild strikes but Laiho uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Laiho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Viljakainen moves away.
Laiho swinging wildly here.
Laiho throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Viljakainen.
Viljakainen loads up on a big right hand but Laiho slips the punch.
Viljakainen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Viljakainen misses with a double jab
enabling Laiho to counter with a crisp jab.
Viljakainen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Laiho at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Laiho.
Viljakainen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laiho was well out of range. Poor timing from Viljakainen.
Dude Viljakainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A right-left combo lands from Viljakainen.
Laiho thuds a left hand into Viljakainen's body.
Nice shot by Viljakainen.
Viljakainen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Laiho scores with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Viljakainen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Laiho ducks under a wild hook from Viljakainen.
Viljakainen scores with a body shot.
Laiho ducks under a wild hook from Viljakainen.
Viljakainen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Viljakainen throws a jab but it's blocked by Laiho.
A jab from Viljakainen misses.
Viljakainen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laiho misses with a two punch combination.
Laiho throws a right and a left that both miss.
Laiho avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Viljakainen missing with a left hand there. Laiho was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Viljakainen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Laiho at a distance.
A big left from Viljakainen misses.
Laiho moves out of range of the strikes.
Viljakainen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Laiho throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Laiho avoids the body shot from Viljakainen.
Viljakainen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laiho manages to avoid it.
Laiho scores with a jab to the jaw.
Viljakainen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Viljakainen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Viljakainen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Laiho had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into p�t�.
Viljakainen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Laiho ducks right into an uppercut from Viljakainen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laiho walks into a stiff left hand from Viljakainen.
Alexi Laiho's cut is getting worse.
Laiho moves out of range as Viljakainen strikes.
Laiho connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Viljakainen misses with a two punch combination.
Viljakainen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Laiho.
Viljakainen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Laiho stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Viljakainen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laiho was well out of range. Poor timing from Viljakainen.
A shot to the body from Viljakainen misses
and Laiho counters with a nice body shot.
Laiho throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Viljakainen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Viljakainen moves out of range as Laiho strikes.
Laiho tries to bum rush Viljakainen with a series of wild strikes but Viljakainen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Viljakainen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Viljakainen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laiho misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Viljakainen misses the shot to the body.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Dude Viljakainen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexi Laiho's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Laiho takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Viljakainen misses with a combination
and Laiho counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Viljakainen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Viljakainen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laiho looks to score with a jab to the body but Viljakainen is just out of range.
Viljakainen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Laiho counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Viljakainen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A left lands for Viljakainen.
Dude Viljakainen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Viljakainen moves out of range of the strikes.
Viljakainen scores with a sloppy right hand. Laiho should have avoided that one.
Laiho slips a jab from Viljakainen.
Laiho uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Viljakainen.
Viljakainen throws out a loose jab but Laiho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laiho lands a lovely overhand right.
Viljakainen misses with a jab to the body
and Laiho counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Viljakainen misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viljakainen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Viljakainen lands a left and a right that send Laiho crashing to the mat, dazed. Viljakainen thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Laiho is rocked!
Alexi Laiho's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Viljakainen throws a hook to the side of Laiho's head but Laiho sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oh Laiho is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Viljakainen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laiho ducks under a wild hook from Viljakainen.
Laiho seems to have got his legs back now.
Viljakainen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Laiho.
Jab by Viljakainen.
Jeez, Alexi Laiho's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Alexi Laiho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Viljakainen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Laiho throws a series of punches but Viljakainen avoids them all with ease.
Viljakainen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Laiho takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Alexi Laiho's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dude Viljakainen!
Dude Viljakainen is the new lightweight champion!
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