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ENIGMA 251 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Sagapolutele (ranked 2907 p4p, 3255 weight class) and Sangye Tsering (ranked 115 p4p, 118 weight class). Sagapolutele comes to the cage accompanied by Haka War Dance. Tsering has chosen Мен – тыва мен as his entrance music. 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, George Sagapolutele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sangye Tsering!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sagapolutele misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Sagapolutele.
Tsering throws a hook but Sagapolutele blocks it.
Sagapolutele connects with a high kick.
Sangye Tsering seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sagapolutele lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tsering misses with a straight left.
Tsering throws a hook but Sagapolutele blocks it.
Sagapolutele showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tsering.
Sagapolutele looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tsering on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Tsering throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tsering takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sagapolutele throws a looping overhand right but Tsering ducks down to avoid it.
Tsering looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tsering misses with a looping right.
Tsering misses with the combination.
Tsering takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tsering takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sagapolutele avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sagapolutele looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagapolutele is looking to slow Tsering down with leg kicks.
Tsering throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sagapolutele counters with an outside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Sagapolutele.
Tsering scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
 It looks like George Sagapolutele has been cut.
Tsering misses with a right hand
and Sagapolutele counters with a thumping low kick.
Sagapolutele misses with a two punch combination.
Tsering thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sagapolutele jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Tsering misses with a left hand
and Sagapolutele counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sagapolutele throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tsering looks winded!
Sagapolutele avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sagapolutele dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tsering. That did some damage!
Tsering avoids the head kick by Sagapolutele.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sagapolutele lands a leg kick that knocks Tsering off balance momentarily.
Sagapolutele displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tsering throws out the jab.
Sagapolutele throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sagapolutele with the inside leg kick.
Tsering throws out a loose jab but Sagapolutele uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagapolutele throws the left hand but Tsering avoids the punch easily.
Sagapolutele scores with the left hand. Tsering knows he should have avoided that one.
Sagapolutele keeps Tsering at a distance using the push kick.
Sagapolutele keeps Tsering at a distance using the push kick.
Sagapolutele lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sagapolutele. That's going to slow Tsering down.
A combination from Tsering does no damage.
Tsering might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sagapolutele jabs Tsering right on the nose. Tsering blinks but takes it well.
Sagapolutele lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tsering pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sagapolutele looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Sagapolutele.
Sagapolutele lands with a kick to the temple. Tsering shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tsering throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tsering misses with a double jab
and Sagapolutele counters with an inside leg kick.
Tsering misses with an uppercut
and Sagapolutele counters with a right hand to the body.
Tsering misses with a looping right.
Tsering throws an off balance right hand
and Sagapolutele counters with a leg kick.
Sagapolutele scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsering takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tsering shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sagapolutele with the inside leg kick.
Sagapolutele turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tsering swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sagapolutele keeps Tsering at a distance using the push kick.
Sagapolutele lands a leg kick that knocks Tsering off balance momentarily.
Good leg kick by Sagapolutele.
Sagapolutele throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tsering takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sagapolutele takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sagapolutele throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sagapolutele moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Tsering has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sagapolutele.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sagapolutele.
Sagapolutele lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sagapolutele throws a leg kick which misses Tsering's front leg but catches the back leg as Tsering tries to avoid it.
Tsering on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sagapolutele fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagapolutele lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Both fighters circling a little - Sagapolutele finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sagapolutele scoring well with a low kick there.
Sagapolutele throws a nice head kick!
Sagapolutele throws a body shot but no joy.
Tsering throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sagapolutele counters with a slapping leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sagapolutele. That's going to slow Tsering down.
Sagapolutele pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sagapolutele tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tsering has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sagapolutele.
Sagapolutele defending well as Tsering loads up on a big left hand.
Tsering takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tsering's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sagapolutele lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tsering fails to land with a series of punches.
Tsering takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sagapolutele feints and then cracks Tsering's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tsering down.
Sagapolutele pulls out of a head kick attempt.
You can see that Tsering has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Sagapolutele keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sagapolutele connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
George Sagapolutele dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George Sagapolutele's cut.
That's time! Sagapolutele's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tsering fails to land with a series of punches.
Tsering takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Decent striking displayed by Sagapolutele there.
Nice cross by Sagapolutele.
Sagapolutele fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tsering has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tsering drops his hands momentarily and Sagapolutele needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Tsering just on the top of the head. Tsering drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Tsering - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). George Sagapolutele!
George Sagapolutele thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Sangye Tsering spoke after the fight, saying 'I will be back and stronger than ever.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Nutz (ranked 2509 p4p, 24717 weight class) and Giovani Doyle (ranked 306 p4p, 526 weight class). Giovani Doyle is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Solid boxing
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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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Joey Nutz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Giovani Doyle!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doyle swinging wildly here.
Doyle throws a body punch but Nutz moves out of range.
Nutz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Doyle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nutz throws out the jab.
It seemed like Doyle was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Doyle misses with a wild body shot.
Doyle rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nutz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nutz throws a big shot that misses.
It seemed like Doyle was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Doyle throws an off balance right hand
and Nutz counters with an outside leg kick.
Good exchange - Nutz coming out on top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doyle takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Doyle walks into a jab.
Nutz misses with an uppercut
and Doyle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Doyle looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nutz throws out the jab.
Nutz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Doyle! But no joy.
Nutz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Doyle let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Doyle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nutz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Doyle takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Doyle takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nutz swings widly with a right hand
and Doyle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nutz lands with a right hand.
Nutz throws out a loose jab but Doyle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nutz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Doyle throws out the jab.
Doyle misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doyle misses with a lunging right hand
and Doyle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doyle takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nutz connects with a right hand. Doyle shakes it off.
Nutz sends Doyle crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Nutz is motioning to the referee to let Doyle up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
 Doyle is rocked!
Doyle misses with the combination.
Doyle is still on wobbly legs! Can Nutz finish him?
Doyle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Doyle seems to have recovered his senses.
Nutz looks to land a right hand but Doyle moved out of range.
Nutz is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A big right from Doyle misses.
Nutz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nutz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nutz misses with a looping left.
Nutz throws a shot from downtown. Doyle moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nutz misses with a hook. Doyle ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Nutz misses.
Doyle misses with a looping left.
Nutz loads up on a big right hand but Doyle slips the punch.
Nutz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Doyle looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Doyle lands an overhand right.
It looks like Joey Nutz has been cut.
Nutz lands with a cross.
Doyle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doyle defending well as Nutz loads up on a big left hand.
Doyle doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Doyle throws out a powerful jab.
Nutz missing with a left hand there. Doyle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nutz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Doyle is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nutz with a body shot.
Nutz looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Joey Nutz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doyle with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nutz to score with a decent uppercut.
The fighters circling - Doyle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Doyle slips under a jab.
Nutz throws a hook but Doyle avoids it easily.
Nutz thumps Doyle with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nutz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Doyle blocks a jab.
Nutz defending well as Doyle loads up on a big left hand.
Nutz throws the left hand but Doyle avoids the punch easily.
Doyle misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Doyle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Nutz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joey Nutz's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Doyle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Joey Nutz is winning the standup battle so far.
Doyle misses the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Nutz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Doyle closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nutz looks to land a right hand but Doyle moved out of range.
Nutz looks to land a left hand but Doyle moved out of range nicely.
Nice shot by Nutz.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Doyle in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Nutz misses with a straight right.
Doyle misses with a double jab
and Nutz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick lands for Nutz.
Doyle misses with a wild body shot.
Doyle throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyle defending well as Nutz loads up on a big left hand.
Doyle closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nutz lands the left hand.
Doyle takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Doyle takes a swing at Nutz's ribcage but misses.
Nutz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Doyle under the eye.
Nice defenses there by Doyle.
Doyle misses with a hook.
Nutz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doyle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nutz walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Doyle drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Nutz swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Doyle's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joey Nutz!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ruslam Raskmanuv (ranked 3134 p4p, 24881 weight class) and Vincent Diaz (ranked 363 p4p, 580 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Diaz's choice of entrance music: Tantric Buddhist Chants. Ruslam Raskmanuv has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight 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, Ruslam Raskmanuv!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Vincent Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raskmanuv tries for a takedown but Diaz circles away easily
and Diaz counters with a stiff right hand.
Raskmanuv fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Diaz to the ground. Raskmanuv is now in Diaz's guard.
Diaz wants to stand up but Raskmanuv is controlling him.
Raskmanuv is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Raskmanuv cracks Diaz with a solid left hand.
Raskmanuv won't allow Diaz to get back to his feet.
Raskmanuv landing some decent shots from guard.
Raskmanuv working some strikes from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raskmanuv scoring with punches to the head and body.
Raskmanuv definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Raskmanuv stops Diaz from standing up.
Raskmanuv keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Diaz's head.
Raskmanuv postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Diaz covers up, he's hurt! Raskmanuv keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Raskmanuv and the ref steps in to end the fight! Raskmanuv can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ruslam Raskmanuv!
Vincent Diaz was interviewed post fight and said 'Aaaaaugh! Blaagha-blah, yecch!, ARRUGGHH!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bahlar Dohaert (ranked 24882 p4p, 3602 weight class) and Abram Frost (ranked 475 p4p, 360 weight class). 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Bahlar Dohaert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Abram Frost!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Frost. No joy for Dohaert on that attempt.
Frost closes the distance and clinches.
Nice elbow from Frost.
Frost lands an elbow inside that Dohaert shrugs off.
It looks like Bahlar Dohaert has been cut.
Frost lands an elbow inside.
Frost gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dohaert is trying to break free.
Dohaert swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Frost lands an elbow inside that Dohaert shrugs off.
Frost looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Frost scores a nice knee to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Dohaert's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Frost.
Dohaert takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dohaert's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Danga de danga de dang - Dohaert scores with a four punch combination!
Dohaert throws an overhand right that lands on Frost's shoulder, as Frost tries to avoid the shot.
Frost wants to counter the offense by Dohaert and move into the clinch position.
Bahlar Dohaert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Dohaert misses.
Frost steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Dohaert.
Dohaert gets tackled into the cage by Frost. Frost maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost lands a nice elbow.
Frost keeps control of Dohaert as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Frost lands an elbow inside.
Dohaert tries to break the clinch but Frost is controlling the position.
Frost with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dohaert wants to get back to striking at distance but Frost won't allow it.
Dohaert tries for a takedown but Frost manages to get underhooks.
Frost prevents Dohaert from breaking the clinch.
Frost using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Frost holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Frost landing knees to the body.
Dohaert is breathing heavily.
Frost lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Frost creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dohaert's defenses.
Dohaert looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Frost with a knee to the head.
Frost is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice elbow from Frost.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost lands an elbow just above Dohaert 's eye.
Dohaert working hard to break the clinch.
Dohaert is trying to break free.
Come on Frost - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Frost will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dohaert up against the cage.
Frost lands an elbow that stopped Dohaert in his tracks for a moment.
Frost connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dohaert's face.
Dohaert is trying to break free.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Frost.
Frost gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
 Dohaert is rocked!
Frost has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Dohaert - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Frost, and another! Dohaert is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Abram Frost!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Duc Pham (ranked 2569 p4p, 2182 weight class) and Barry Robertson (ranked 226 p4p, 192 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Duc Pham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Barry Robertson!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Robertson.
Pham is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Robertson.
Pham works the jab nicely.
Pham thows a leg kick but Robertson checks it
and Robertson counters with an outside leg kick.
Robertson throws a hook to the side of Pham's head but Pham sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A counter left hand to the body from Pham misses its target.
Pham thumps Robertson with a low kick.
Pham thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pham takes a swing at Robertson's ribcage but misses.
Robertson throws out a counter right but Pham avoids it with no problem.
Robertson works the jab nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pham throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Robertson on the side of the head.
Pham misses with an uppercut.
Robertson cracks Pham with a good jab.
Robertson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It seemed like Robertson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Robertson slips a jab from Pham.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pham throws a right hand that misses
and Robertson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pham loads up on a big right hand but Robertson slips the punch.
As Pham backs off Robertson throws a huge counter combo but Pham manages to avoid it all.
Pham misses with a shot to the body
and Robertson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slapping body kick lands there for Robertson.
Pham throws a sloppy body shot
and Robertson counters with a stiff right hand.
Robertson slips a jab from Pham.
Robertson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pham moves out of range of the strikes.
Robertson ducks under a wild hook from Pham.
Robertson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Pham defending well as Robertson loads up on a big left hand.
A nice leg kick from Pham, right into the meat of the thigh.
Robertson throws out a leg kick but Pham moves out of range and Robertson only half commits.
Pham looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pham throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A countering left hand to the body from Robertson misses.
Robertson looks for the body kick but Pham saw that one coming.
Pham blocks a head kick by Robertson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robertson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pham.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A chopping leg kick lands by Pham.
Pham looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pham misses with an uppercut. Robertson saw that one coming.
Pham throws a jab but it's blocked by Robertson.
Robertson looks to land a combination but Pham avoids it well.
Pham takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Robertson throws a shot from downtown. Pham moves away and avoids it.
Pham throws a leg kick that is checked
and Robertson counters with a nice uppercut.
Pham misses with a hook
enabling Robertson to counter with a crisp jab.
Pham uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Robertson.
Pham moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Robertson throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pham throws a body shot but no joy.
Pham misses with a leg kick
and Robertson counters with a straight right hand.
Duc Pham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pham ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Robertson moves away.
Robertson has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Pham throws a nice outside leg kick.
Robertson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Pham had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
A swing and a miss from Pham.
A big left from Pham misses.
Robertson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Robertson digs a good hook to Pham's body.
Good shot there by Pham.
Robertson moves out of range as Pham throws a body kick.
Robertson throws out a counter right but Pham avoids it with no problem.
Robertson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pham misses with a right hand
and Robertson counters with a nice uppercut.
Pham pivots, looking for a leg kick but Robertson is out of range and Pham settles back down.
A telegraphed right hand from Pham misses the target.
Robertson defending well as Pham loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pham misses with a lunging right hand
and Robertson counters with a left to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pham misses with a hook
and Robertson counters with a stiff right hand.
Pham tries to score with a low kick but Robertson moves his leg out of the way.
Robertson throws a body kick that misses.
Robertson misses with a wild combination.
Robertson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Robertson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pham.
Pham misses with an uppercut. Robertson saw that one coming.
Robertson staying out of range there.
Pham takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pham scores with a kick to the body.
Pham misses with a straight left.
Despite the aggression on Robertson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Robertson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Robertson looks to land a right hand but Pham moved out of range.
Pham takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Robertson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Robertson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Robertson throws a series of punches but Pham moves out of range.
Pham does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Robertson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Pham fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Robertson checks it well.
Pham throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Robertson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Robertson checks a leg kick.
Robertson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pham misses with a straight right.
Robertson slips a straight right by Pham.
Pham throws out a leg kick but Robertson moves out of range and Pham only half commits.
Despite the aggression on Robertson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Robertson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pham chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson throws out a loose jab but Pham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pham takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pham misses with a hook. Robertson ducked under it nicely.
Robertson misses with a double jab.
Robertson tries to move into range but Pham moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Robertson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pham throwing a counter right hand but Robertson manages to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Pham.
Pham misses with a leg kick
and Robertson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pham 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.
Robertson lands with a cross.
Pham connects with an inside leg kick.
Robertson throws a low kick but Pham avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Pham on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pham misses with a wild body shot.
Robertson feints a counter leg kick.
Pham ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robertson swings for the body but Pham moves out of range.
Barry Robertson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pham thows a leg kick but Robertson checks it
and Robertson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Robertson misses with a straight left.
Pham throws a hook but Robertson avoids it easily.
Pham digs a good hook to Robertson's body.
Pham misses with a right hand
and Robertson counters with an inside leg kick.
Robertson throws a solid leg kick but Pham takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Robertson.
Robertson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pham clobbers Robertson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Robertson moves out of range of the strikes.
Pham fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Robertson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Robertson scores with a jab. Pham acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pham uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robertson lands with a nice body punch.
Pham slips under a jab from Robertson.
Nice uppercut lands for Pham. That snapped Robertson's head back.
A bone on bone clash there as Pham blocks the leg kick.
Pham throws a looping overhand right but Robertson ducks down to avoid it.
Pham looks to throw the jab but Robertson is out of range.
Robertson slips under a jab from Pham.
Pham misses with a body punch
enabling Robertson to counter with a crisp jab.
Robertson fails to land with a series of punches.
Robertson ducks under a wild hook from Pham.
Pham throws a leg kick that is checked
and Robertson counters with a straight right hand.
Pham throws a sloppy body shot
and Robertson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pham thinking.
Robertson misses with a wild body shot.
A quick step to the side and Pham tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robertson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Robertson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Robertson misses the shot to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Pham might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Pham scores with a leg kick.
Pham looks to land a left hand but Robertson moved out of range nicely.
Pham avoids the body shot from Robertson.
Robertson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Robertson misses with a hook.
Pham feints and then cracks Robertson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Robertson down.
Robertson punishes Pham's body with a nice straight punch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pham.
Robertson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Robertson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Barry Robertson 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!
Robertson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Robertson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pham dips to his left and cracks Robertson with an uppercut!
A clash of legs there as Robertson blocks the low kick.
Robertson blocks a head kick by Pham.
Robertson misses with a looping right.
Pham steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Robertson.
A counter left hand to the body from Pham misses its target.
Robertson ducks right into an uppercut from Pham.
Pham looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Donk. Pham catches Robertson right on the button with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the liver by Robertson. Beautiful body shot.
Robertson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Robertson throws an overhand right that lands on Pham's shoulder, as Pham tries to avoid the shot.
Robertson scores with a one two! Pham had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson wants to land a leg kick but Pham is out of range.
Robertson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pham is able to avoid easily.
Jab from Pham.
Robertson defending well as Pham loads up on a big left hand.
Pham throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pham cracks Robertson with a good jab.
Good leg kick by Robertson.
Robertson ducks under a wild hook from Pham.
Robertson is looking for the big counter here.
Robertson throws a head kick but Pham moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Robertson.
Pham throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Robertson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pham fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Robertson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pham connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Robertson momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robertson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Robertson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pham lands a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Robertson.
Pham lands with a nice body punch.
Pham swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Duc Pham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pham takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Robertson walks into a left hand.
A slow jab from Pham misses its intended target.
Robertson throws a sloppy head kick and Pham moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Robertson. Pham does a little dance to reset his feet.
Robertson just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromPham.
Pham misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Robertson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pham thinking.
Pham throws a low kick, looking for Robertson's leg but Robertson calmly moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pham just misses with a punch to the body.
Pham uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Robertson.
Pham takes a swing at Robertson's ribcage but misses.
Robertson scores with a leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Robertson as he connects with a hook.
Pham attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Robertson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Robertson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Robertson with a jab.
Robertson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pham lands with an uppercut that bounces Robertson off the cage and back into range.
Pham jabs at Robertson's body.
Sloppy strikes from Robertson. Those never looked like landing.
Barry Robertson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pham throws a big shot that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Robertson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pham stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A lazy left from Robertson finds it's target.
Pham ducks under a wild hook from Robertson.
As Robertson looks to move away, Pham throws a big counter combo but Robertson just gets out of the way.
Robertson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pham avoids the body shot from Robertson.
Robertson connects with a nice looking jab.
Robertson moves out of range of the strikes.
Pham connects with a single shot there.
Pham swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Robertson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Robertson lands a nice looking body shot.
Robertson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Duc Pham.
Well Robertson 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Barry Robertson!
In his post fight interview, Barry Robertson started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jack Ripley (ranked 2514 p4p, 24837 weight class) and Jakobe Blankenship (ranked 169 p4p, 313 weight class). Jack Ripley could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jakobe Blankenship's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Ripley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jakobe Blankenship!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ripley cracks Blankenship with a right hand to the side of the head.
Blankenship misses with a takedown attempt - Ripley sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Ripley misses its target.
Blankenship displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ripley throws out the jab.
Ripley misses with an uppercut.
Ripley takes a swing at Blankenship's ribcage but misses.
Ripley catches Blankenship with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ripley misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch lands to the side of Blankenship 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Blankenship ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blankenship is looking for the big counter here.
Ripley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ripley misses with a straight left.
Blankenship only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blankenship tries to clinch there but Ripley circles away.
Ripley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blankenship manages to avoid it.
As Ripley backs off Blankenship throws a huge counter combo but Ripley manages to avoid it all.
Ripley scores with a one two! Blankenship had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ripley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blankenship goes for a double leg but Ripley avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ripley continues to drive forward.
Blankenship has a takedown stuffed.
Jack Ripley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jakobe Blankenship.
Ripley misses with a looping left.
Blankenship lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Ripley looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ripley misses with a looping right.
Ripley throws a hook but Blankenship blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ripley scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ripley stuffs the takedown.
Ripley misses the jab.
Ripley loads up on a big right hand but Blankenship slips the punch.
As Ripley backs off Blankenship throws a huge counter combo but Ripley manages to avoid it all.
Blankenship uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ripley.
Jack Ripley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blankenship closes the distance and clinches up with Ripley, looking for a takedown. Blankenship pushes Ripley against the cage but Ripley circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Blankenship fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ripley looks to score with a jab to the body but Blankenship is just out of range.
Blankenship is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Ripley stuns Blankenship with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ripley throws an off balance right hand
and Blankenship counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Blankenship on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ripley's jab looks to have found its range, popping Blankenship under the eye.
Ripley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ripley throws a jab but it's blocked by Blankenship.
A lazy left from Ripley finds it's target.
Ripley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blankenship looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ripley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blankenship was well out of range. Poor timing from Ripley.
A big left from Ripley misses.
Ripley looks to throw the jab but Blankenship is out of range.
Ripley displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Blankenship.
A little feinted left hand from Ripley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ripley jabs Blankenship to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Blankenship tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ripley defends well and Blankenship ends up having to push Ripley into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Blankenship has his takedown stuffed
and Ripley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Ripley dominated that 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.
Blankenship staying out of range there.
Blankenship with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ripley to score with a decent uppercut.
Blankenship uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ripley.
Ripley fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ripley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blankenship manages to avoid it.
Ripley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blankenship.
Blankenship with the counter takedown but Ripley avoids it easily.
Blankenship moves out of range as Ripley strikes.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Blankenship might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Ripley has got the better of the exchanges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Blankenship.
Ripley sizes up Blankenship with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blankenship takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ripley throws a hook to the side of Blankenship's head but Blankenship sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ripley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Blankenship counters with a series of strikes. Ripley will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jack Ripley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blankenship misses with a takedown
and Ripley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ripley lands with a nice combination. Blankenship backs away looking to recover.
Blankenship is rocked!
Ripley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blankenship sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blankenship is still on wobbly legs! Can Ripley finish him?
Jack Ripley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blankenship moves out of range as Ripley strikes.
Blankenship seems to have recovered his senses.
Ripley throws a body punch but Blankenship moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ripley throws a hook but Blankenship blocks it.
Blankenship feints the counter takedown.
Ripley swats away the attempt to clinch by Blankenship.
Blankenship will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jack Ripley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jakobe Blankenship.
Blankenship ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice takedown defense from Ripley. No joy for Blankenship on that attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Ripley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Blankenship bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ripley defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Blankenship.
Some wild striking there from Ripley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blankenship slips a jab and a cross from Ripley.
Blankenship keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blankenship throws a counter combo.
Ripley scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ripley misses with a series of wild punches.
Blankenship shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ripley swinging wildly here.
Blankenship lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Ripley throws a right and a left that Blankenship avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blankenship shoots in for a takedown but Ripley shows good takedown defense.
Ripley appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ripley takes a swing at Blankenship's ribcage but misses.
Blankenship dives in and grabs Ripley's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ripley pushes down on Blankenship's head and hops out.
Blankenship walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ripley lands a jab to Blankenship's midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ripley drops Blankenship with a beautiful combination! Blankenship stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ripley is looking for the KO!
Ripley throws an overhand right that lands on Blankenship's shoulder, as Blankenship tries to avoid the shot.
Blankenship is trying desperately to land a takedown but Ripley is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Blankenship.
Blankenship shoots in and drives through. Ripley sprawls well.
Ripley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Ripley 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ripley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blankenship is looking to clinch but Ripley is avoiding it.
Nice uppercut lands for Ripley. That snapped Blankenship's head back.
Ripley paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
and Ripley counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Blankenship! He's just covering up as Ripley starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Ripley!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marques Roy (ranked 1195 p4p, 2419 weight class) and Andreas Burns (ranked 164 p4p, 292 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marques Roy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andreas Burns!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Burns. Those never looked like landing.
Burns keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Roy shoots in looking for a takedown. Burns tries to sprawl out of it but Roy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Burns manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Roy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A left lands for Burns.
Roy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burns throws out the jab.
Roy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A little jabbing left from Burns on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marques Roy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roy shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Burns's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns looking for a sweep. Not yet Burns, not yet.
Roy landing some decent shots from guard.
Burns looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Burns is looking to stand up but Roy isn't so interested in that idea.
Burns is pulling down on Roy's head to control his posture.
Roy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Roy is working Burns over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Roy landing with the ground and pound.
Roy wants to control from the top but Burns keeps moving.
Burns utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
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.
Burns seems keen to control Roy's posture.
Roy throwing strikes but missing.
Roy throwing strikes but missing.
Roy is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Burns throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Burns throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roy appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Roy staying out of range there.
Roy lands with an uppercut that bounces Burns off the cage and back into range.
Roy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Burns pinned against the cage. Burns gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Roy controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Burns looking to control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Roy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Roy throws a big right hand that misses.
Roy trying to control the position from guard on top but Burns is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Roy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Burns bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Roy's guard.
Burns is looking to work some ground and pound but Roy has wrist control.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Roy holds on and takes a little breather.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Burns is looking to work some ground and pound but Roy has wrist control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Marques Roy will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Roy fails with the takedown.
Roy shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Burns napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Burns avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Roy.
Roy is trying to ground and pound but Burns uses the momentary lack of control by Roy to regain half guard.
Burns trying to control from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Roy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roy drops an elbow to the side of Burns's head.
Burns avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Roy.
Burns is trying to maintain the position but Roy is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roy with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Burns is not content to let Roy control the position.
Burns is trying to maintain the position but Roy is very close to passing his half guard.
Burns is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Burns is trying to maintain the position but Roy is very close to passing his half guard.
Roy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Burns's head.
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.
Roy trying to control the action but Burns is working from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Roy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Roy tries to pass the half guard into mount. Burns knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Burns slaps away a takedown attempt from Roy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Danga de danga de dang - Burns scores with a four punch combination!
Roy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burns misses with a series of wild punches.
Roy fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marques Roy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burns gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns looking to control.
Roy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Roy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Roy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Burns trying to control the position.
Roy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Roy distracts Burns with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Roy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Roy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
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.
Roy working some strikes from top position.
Burns seems keen to control Roy's posture.
Roy stands up over Burns, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Burns is controlling Roy's posture.
Let's hope that Burns has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Roy wants to control from the top but Burns keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Burns connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Burns uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Roy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Marques Roy will probably get the nod.
That's time! Roy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Roy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Roy shoots in looking for a takedown but Burns manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Roy's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Roy closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Roy lands in his opponent's guard.
Burns preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Burns working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roy throws a strike but Burns rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns being controlled here momentarily.
Roy looking for a sweep. Not yet Roy, not yet.
Roy is working hard here to advance position.
Roy seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Roy can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Burns controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Roy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Burns is one step ahead there.
Roy has a closed guard, preventing Burns from standing up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Roy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Burns uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Roy has time to react.
Roy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burns.
Roy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burns.
Roy drops down looking for a counter takedown but Burns sprawls and moves away.
Burns misses the shot to the body.
Burns jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Burns jabs Roy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Burns.
Roy closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Roy lands in his opponent's guard.
Roy sitting in guard here, content to control.
Roy trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Burns manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Burns content to stall in guard here.
Roy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Burns.
Marques Roy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns trying to control the position from guard on top but Roy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burns looking to sit in guard and control but Roy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Burns working a defensive guard here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Roy throwing strikes from guard but Burns blocks nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Andreas Burns.
I think Roy 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marques Roy!
A relieved looking Marques Roy thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tungslegge Rettslag (ranked 423 p4p, 764 weight class) and Biggie Smoke (ranked 57 p4p, 105 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tungslegge Rettslag!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Biggie Smoke!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rettslag tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Smoke counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Smoke keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rettslag's head.
Rettslag is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Smoke dives into side control.
Rettslag is looking to regain half guard here but Smoke keeps moving and retains side control.
Rettslag is trying to control Smoke's posture but Smoke avoids it.
Smoke landing strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smoke advances to mount.
Rettslag is wriggling around trying to escape.
Smoke wants to control the pace but Rettslag is squirming around nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smoke controlling from mount.
Smoke prevents Rettslag from getting the reversal.
Rettslag knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Smoke on the ground.
The referee warns Rettslag that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Rettslag manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Rettslag tries to get to full guard but Smoke has control of the leg.
Rettslag is working hard here to advance position.
Smoke looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Smoke content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rettslag is looking for a sweep. Smoke is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Smoke working Rettslag over with strikes.
Smoke content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Rettslag wants to control but Smoke is keeping busy.
Smoke slows the pace down in half guard.
Rettslag trying to control here.
Smoke has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smoke lands strikes from half guard.
Rettslag wants to control but Smoke is keeping busy.
Smoke seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Smoke trying to mount his opponent but Rettslag defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rettslag is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rettslag on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rettslag tries to get out of the position.
Smoke trying to control the pace.
Smoke is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rettslag sees it coming and defends easily.
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.
Smoke trying to control the action but Rettslag is working from the bottom.
Smoke passes to full mount!
Rettslag is in all sorts of trouble here.
Smoke connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Smoke scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rettslag?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rettslag is working to get back to half guard.
Smoke connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Biggie Smoke dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rettslag connects with a jab.
Rettslag connects with a body shot that sends Smoke's belly button to the back.
Rettslag throws a poor cross that misses
and Smoke counters with a right hand to the body.
Smoke fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Smoke misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rettslag jabs at Smoke's body.
Rettslag waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smoke.
Rettslag misses with a leg kick
and Smoke counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Rettslag 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smoke lands a couple of elbows.
Rettslag has momentary wrist control but Smoke slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rettslag wants to improve his position here. There's a bit of a scramble and Smoke has taken Rettslag's back! He's locked on a rear naked choke here and Rettslag has been forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Biggie Smoke!
Biggie Smoke is the new light heavyweight champion!
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