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MKFC 150 - Champions Clash! PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cerventes Bison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lewis Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bison comes into the arena with The Beast by Tech N9ne blaring out of the sound system. Creed is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Motley Crue - Kickstart My Heart. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cerventes Bison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lewis Creed!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bison fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bison throws a lazy body kick
letting Creed counter with a right hand.
Bison tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bison on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Creed throws a leg kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Creed there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Creed misses the jab.
Creed tries to score with a low kick but Bison moves his leg out of the way.
Creed avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bison steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Creed.
Nice defenses there by Bison.
Bison throws an off balance right hand
and Creed counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bison thinking.
Bison throws a body punch but Creed moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bison throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Creed counters with an outside leg kick.
Bison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Creed.
Bison throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Creed was covering up waiting for the punch and Bison finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bison won't allow Creed to sweep him here.
Bison content to stall in guard here.
Bison wants to pass the guard but Creed is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bison postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bison accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bison throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Creed keeping moving, preventing Bison from controlling successfully.
Bison working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bison throws a big right hand that misses.
Bison pushes down on Creed's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bison throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Creed is looking for a sweep. Bison is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bison 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.
Bison throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Creed keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bison controlling the action here.
Bison not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
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.
Bison not doing much here.
Bison sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Creed defending well though.
Bison prevents Creed from improving his position.
Creed desperately trying to maintain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lewis Creed 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.
Creed moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bison throws a poor cross that misses
and Creed connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A low kick from Creed misses
and Bison counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Creed keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bison.
Bison throws a poor cross that misses
and Creed counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bison cracks the inside of Creed's front leg.
Bison misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bison throws the kick towards the body but Creed avoids it.
Creed misses with a double jab
and Bison counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Creed thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bison throws the left hand but Creed avoids the punch easily.
Creed misses with a lunging right hand
and Bison connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Creed tries to clinch up.
Bison throws a hook but Creed avoids it easily.
Bison shoots in looking for a takedown but Creed manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bison's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bison lands a nice looking kick to the body. Creed takes a step back to recover.
Bison throws a shot to the body.
Bison lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Creed throws a wild body kick that Bison sees coming a mile off.
Bison tries to land a body kick
and Creed counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bison avoids the head kick by Creed.
Bison scores with a punch to the head.
Bison misses the body punch
and Creed counters with a left to the body.
Creed avoids the body shot from Bison.
A good leg kick by Creed.
Creed throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bison throws a leg kick
and Creed finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Cerventes Bison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bison scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Creed throws a lazy right hand but Bison sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Creed thows a leg kick but Bison checks it
and Bison counters with a nice uppercut.
Bison fails with the takedown
and Creed holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creed tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Creed avoiding damage as Bison throws knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Creed throws an elbow but misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Bison.
Creed lands a body punch.
Creed throws a head punch that misses.
Creed looking to throw knees to the head but Bison is blocking nicely.
Bison turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Bison goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Creed has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Bison but great work by Creed.
Bison is trying to control Creed's posture but Creed avoids it.
Creed decides to stand back up. Creed steps back and let's Bison get back to his feet.
Creed is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creed takes a swing at Bison's ribcage but misses.
Creed thows a body shot but no joy.
Bison lands a jab to Creed's midsection.
Creed wants to clinch.
Bison tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Creed moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Creed misses with a body punch
and Bison counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Cerventes Bison will probably get the nod.
That's time! Bison's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bison stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Creed looks to throw a body kick
and Bison counters with a stiff right hand.
Bison scores with a nice head shot.
A low kick from Creed is predictable there
and Bison counters with a straight right hand.
Bison throws a jab when Creed was well out of range.
Creed wants to clinch
and Bison counters with a nice double leg into side control. Creed won't be happy with that.
Bison wants to control but Creed is keeping him busy.
Creed is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creed defending against the ground and pound.
Bison tries for a kimura but Creed is defending well.
Bison trying to control the position but Creed is working away.
Bison throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Creed takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Bison wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Creed, who protects the arm well.
Bison misses with the ground and pound.
Creed sneaks back into half guard.
Creed blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bison.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bison controlling the pace.
Bison throws a strike but Creed avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Bison controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Creed wants to stand and escape but Bison is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bison accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Creed manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bison manages to get himself to full guard.
Bison wants to sweep but no luck.
Creed postures up.
Bison has his foot on Creed's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Creed works his way back into a safe position though.
Creed gets to his feet. Bison looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
And that's the end of the fight!
Cerventes Bison showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bison 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 30:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cerventes Bison!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ben Gorden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riki Oh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gorden comes to the cage accompanied by Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up . Oh has chosen Burning down the House as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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142 lbs
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147 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ben Gorden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Riki Oh!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gorden staying out of range there.
Gorden throws a low kick, looking for Oh's leg but Oh calmly moves out of range.
Gorden shoots in but no luck this time.
Oh swinging wildly here.
Gorden misses with a lunging right hand
and Oh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gorden shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Oh pinned against the cage. Oh gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Oh scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gorden slips under a jab from Oh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oh throws a hook but Gorden avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Gorden.
Gorden lunges at Oh with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Oh's hand.
Gorden gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gorden takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Gorden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oh misses with a few strikes there.
Gorden ducks under a wild hook from Oh.
Oh fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oh takes a swing at Gorden's ribcage but misses.
Oh slips under a jab.
Gorden displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Oh throws out the jab.
Oh checks a leg kick nicely.
Oh throws a hook but Gorden blocks it.
Gorden dives in and grabs Oh's left leg, looking for a takedown. Oh pushes down on Gorden's head and hops out.
Gorden looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Oh!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oh wants to hold on but Gorden pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorden postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Oh looks a forlorn figure.
Oh keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gorden jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Oh manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Gorden working away.
Gorden misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Gorden working the ground and pound from side control.
Gorden works to advance to full mount. Oh defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorden throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Oh is trying desperately to improve position.
Poor strikes thrown by Gorden there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Oh holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Gorden tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Gorden working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Oh is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gorden looking to ground and pound but Oh is blocking nicely.
Gorden has hold of Oh's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Oh manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorden misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Gorden misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Gorden working Oh over with strikes here.
Gorden scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Oh?
Gorden unloads with some shots from mount but Oh bucks and avoids them well.
Gorden takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gorden goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Oh is on top in guard.
Gorden wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Gorden dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gorden throws a sloppy head kick and Oh moves out of range easily.
Oh's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gorden under the eye.
Oh 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.
A slow jab from Gorden misses its intended target.
Gorden thuds a left hand into Oh's body.
Oh misses with a combination
and Gorden counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gorden makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gorden with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gorden in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gorden is stalling in the full guard.
Gorden postures up in Oh's guard and throws a big left but Oh blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorden trying to control the position from guard on top but Oh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gorden landing some decent shots from guard.
Oh is looking for a triangle but Gorden pushes his legs off easily.
Gorden trying to control but Oh is working from the bottom.
Oh utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Oh managing to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Oh trying to control the position.
Gorden throws a big right hand that misses.
Gorden is looking to work some ground and pound but Oh has wrist control.
Oh pulls Gorden in close to prevent any damage.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Gorden trying to control but Oh is working from the bottom.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Riki Oh hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Oh moves out of range as Gorden throws a body kick.
Riki Oh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gorden throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Oh counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gorden thinking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorden looks to land a right hand but Oh moved out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Gorden. Those never looked like landing.
Gorden misses with a looping right.
Gorden cracks Oh with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ben Gorden is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oh slips under a jab.
Gorden lunges at Oh with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Oh's hand.
Oh throws the left hand but Gorden avoids the punch easily.
Oh swings for the body but Gorden moves out of range.
Gorden on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gorden throws out a loose jab but Oh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oh tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oh throws a right hand that misses
and Gorden counters with a takedown into side control.
Oh managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Gorden.
Oh is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Oh is trying to control Gorden's posture but Gorden avoids it.
Gorden connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Oh some visible discomfort.
Gorden lands an elbow.
Gorden working the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gorden landing strikes.
Gorden 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.
Oh tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gorden wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gorden throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Gorden dominated that second round.
That's time! Gorden's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Oh misses with the combination.
Oh lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Oh misses the shot to the body.
Oh loads up on a big right hand but Gorden slips the punch.
Oh misses with a wild combination.
Oh just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gorden fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gorden looks for a takedown but Oh sprawls well.
Gorden tries to score a power double leg takedown but Oh sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gorden somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Gorden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorden lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gorden moves out of range as Oh strikes.
Oh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gorden.
Good shot there by Gorden.
Oh gets caught flat footed, as Gorden shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gorden is working Oh over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Oh is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Gorden thows a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorden trying to control but Oh is working from the bottom.
Gorden is looking to work some ground and pound but Oh has wrist control.
Oh controls Gorden momentarily but Gorden frees himself.
Gorden trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Oh can't keep his opponent in guard - Gorden advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Gorden controlling the action here.
Ben Gorden is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gorden is nestled in close to Oh, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oh keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gorden is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Gorden content to control rather than advance.
Gorden is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Oh has managed to free his arm - good work.
Riki Oh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Gorden is nestled in close to Oh, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Oh is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Oh trying to control from the bottom.
Gorden works his way into side control.
Gorden is looking to take a break and control but Oh is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gorden throws a strike aimed at the side of Oh's head but Oh avoids it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Gorden showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gorden, 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Gorden!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Negreanu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirill Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Negreanu comes to the cage accompanied by Make Her Say - Kid Cudi. Filipovic comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Crepitating Bowel Erosion, Carcass kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Daniel Negreanu is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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183 lbs
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180 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Negreanu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kirill Filipovic!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filipovic fails with a takedown attempt.
Negreanu misses with a body punch
and Filipovic counters with a one-two to the body.
Negreanu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Filipovic.
Negreanu misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Filipovic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Filipovic. Negreanu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Negreanu misses with a right hand
and Filipovic moves into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Negreanu.
Negreanu slowing the pace effectively.
Negreanu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Filipovic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Negreanu.
Filipovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Negreanu lands a shot to the body.
Negreanu blocks an elbow strike from Filipovic.
Filipovic can't get the takedown.
Filipovic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Filipovic blocks an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Filipovic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Negreanu's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Negreanu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Filipovic takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Filipovic tries to score with a low kick but Negreanu moves his leg out of the way.
Negreanu misses with a leg kick
and Filipovic counters with a stiff right hand.
Negreanu misses with a leg kick
and Filipovic counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Negreanu thinking.
Negreanu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Filipovic momentarily.
Filipovic blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Filipovic. Negreanu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Negreanu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Negreanu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Negreanu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Negreanu misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Filipovic holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Filipovic is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Knees to the body from Filipovic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Negreanu avoids a wild elbow strike from Filipovic.
A head punch on the inside from Negreanu fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Negreanu.
Filipovic is working for takedown but Negreanu is calmly controlling the position for now.
Daniel Negreanu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kirill Filipovic.
Filipovic lands a nice elbow.
Filipovic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Filipovic pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Filipovic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Negreanu - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A body shot lands from Negreanu.
Filipovic throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Filipovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Filipovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Negreanu avoids it.
Negreanu avoiding damage as Filipovic throws knees to the body.
Negreanu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Negreanu dodges an elbow strike from Filipovic.
Negreanu lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Negreanu creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Filipovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Negreanu blocks an elbow strike from Filipovic.
Filipovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Negreanu.
Negreanu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Filipovic looking for a takedown.
Filipovic pressing his opponent against the cage.
Filipovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Negreanu avoids the damage to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Negreanu.
Negreanu blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Filipovic throws an elbow but misses.
Filipovic avoiding damage as Negreanu throws knees to the body.
Filipovic lands an elbow that stopped Negreanu in his tracks for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Negreanu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Negreanu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Filipovic or not.
The referee calls for Negreanu to work.
Negreanu dodges an elbow strike from Filipovic.
Negreanu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Negreanu avoids the elbow strike from Filipovic, against the cage.
Negreanu effectively controlling the action here.
Negreanu blocks the elbow strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Filipovic.
Filipovic is working for takedown but Negreanu is calmly controlling the position for now.
Negreanu lands a shot to the body.
Filipovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Negreanu.
Negreanu blocks the elbow strike.
Filipovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Negreanu.
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 Daniel Negreanu will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Filipovic decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Negreanu trying to control but Filipovic postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Filipovic missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Negreanu regains full guard. Nicely done.
Filipovic wants to control from the top but Negreanu keeps moving.
Filipovic wants to pass the guard but Negreanu is keeping the position.
Filipovic throwing strikes from guard but Negreanu blocks nicely.
Filipovic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Filipovic postures up.
Filipovic wants to control from the top but Negreanu keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Negreanu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Negreanu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Filipovic.
Filipovic loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Filipovic trying to control but Negreanu is working from the bottom.
Filipovic is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Kirill Filipovic wasn't active enough on the ground.
Filipovic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Negreanu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Filipovic drives through and clinches with Negreanu against the cage.
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.
Negreanu taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Filipovic pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Filipovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Negreanu avoids the damage to the body.
Negreanu lands a body punch in the clinch.
Filipovic looking for a takedown.
Negreanu misses with some punches.
Filipovic throws an elbow but it misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Good body shot from Negreanu.
Filipovic throws an elbow that misses.
Filipovic pushes off an throws an elbow but Negreanu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Negreanu is struggling to control the position.
Filipovic goes for a takedown attempt but Negreanu pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Negreanu feints and then cracks Filipovic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Filipovic down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Negreanu thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Negreanu. Filipovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Negreanu swings for the body but Filipovic moves out of range.
Daniel Negreanu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Negreanu misses with a body punch
and Filipovic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Filipovic misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Filipovic. Negreanu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Negreanu throws a predictable looking body shot
and Filipovic counters with a right hand to the body.
Negreanu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Negreanu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Negreanu misses with a body shot
and Filipovic counters with a nice low kick that buckles Negreanu's knee momentarily.
Negreanu ducks right into an uppercut from Filipovic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Negreanu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Filipovic.
Filipovic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Negreanu misses with a left hand
and Filipovic counters with a nice leg kick.
Negreanu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Negreanu throws a body punch but Filipovic moves out of range.
A jab from Filipovic misses.
A left lands for Filipovic.
Filipovic takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Filipovic displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Filipovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Negreanu.
Filipovic throws a looping overhand right but Negreanu ducks down to avoid it.
Negreanu misses with a jab to the body
and Filipovic counters with a nice leg kick.
Filipovic tries to bum rush Negreanu with a series of wild strikes but Negreanu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Filipovic throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirill Filipovic 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.
Negreanu lands a jab.
Nice cross by Filipovic.
Negreanu misses the shot to the body.
Filipovic tried to score with a low kick but Negreanu checks it.
Filipovic will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Filipovic throws a chopping leg kick but Negreanu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Filipovic tries a low kick but Negreanu avoids it.
Filipovic avoids the body shot from Negreanu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Negreanu lands with a nice body punch.
Nice body kick from Negreanu.
Filipovic looks to throw the jab but Negreanu is out of range.
Negreanu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Negreanu misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic wants to clinch
and Negreanu counters with a straight right hand.
Filipovic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Filipovic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Negreanu can pounce on him.
Negreanu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Negreanu lands with an uppercut that bounces Filipovic off the cage and back into rage.
Negreanu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Filipovic manages to avoid it.
Filipovic misses the shot to the body.
Filipovic misses with a low kick as Negreanu jumps back.
Negreanu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Filipovic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Negreanu misses with a leg kick
and Filipovic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Filipovic misses with a straight right.
The crowd cheers as Negreanu lands an impressive looking overhand right. Filipovic doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Negreanu looks to score with a jab to the body but Filipovic is just out of range.
Negreanu throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Filipovic counters by clinching up.
Filipovic misses with a punch on the inside.
Negreanu prevents a takedown attempt there.
A right handed body shot lands from Negreanu.
Filipovic using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Filipovic throws a head punch that misses.
Filipovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Negreanu stalling in the clinch but Filipovic improves position.
Negreanu scores with a hook to the body.
Filipovic pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Negreanu tries to work over Filipovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Negreanu blocks an elbow strike from Filipovic.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Filipovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Negreanu's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Negreanu - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Negreanu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Negreanu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Negreanu is trying to stall.
Filipovic lands an elbow just above Negreanu 's eye.
Filipovic is working for takedown but Negreanu is calmly controlling the position for now.
Daniel Negreanu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kirill Filipovic.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Negreanu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Negreanu managing to block the knees to the body from Filipovic.
Filipovic misses with a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Negreanu scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Filipovic.
Negreanu cracks Filipovic with a nice body shot.
Negreanu can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Negreanu looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Negreanu lands a body shot in the clinch.
Negreanu dodges an elbow strike from Filipovic.
Filipovic throws an elbow that misses.
Negreanu looking to slow down the pace here.
Negreanu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Negreanu blocking some punches.
Filipovic creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Negreanu avoids the elbow strike from Filipovic, against the cage.
Filipovic can't find room to land a body shot as Negreanu controls the action.
Filipovic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Filipovic is trying to stall.
Filipovic pushes Negreanu back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Negreanu is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Negreanu clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Filipovic slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Negreanu moves out of range of the leg kick from Filipovic.
Negreanu looks to throw a body kick
and Filipovic counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Filipovic.
Filipovic wants to control from the top but Negreanu keeps moving.
Filipovic with a flurry of punches that miss.
Filipovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Negreanu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Filipovic is in close to Negreanu's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Negreanu trying to control the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Negreanu holds on and takes a little breather.
Filipovic thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Negreanu is trying to control the position but Filipovic postures up.
Filipovic controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Daniel Negreanu just wasn't active enough.
Filipovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Negreanu.
Filipovic throws a leg kick but Negreanu checks it.
Negreanu misses with a left hand
and Filipovic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Filipovic ducks right into an uppercut from Negreanu.
Negreanu scores with a body shot.
Filipovic moves into range and clinches up with Negreanu.
That's two 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.
Filipovic wants a takedown but no success here.
Negreanu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Filipovic lands an elbow that stopped Negreanu in his tracks for a moment.
Negreanu blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Negreanu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Filipovic misses with a knee strike.
Daniel Negreanu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Filipovic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Filipovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Negreanu avoids it.
Filipovic goes for a takedown in the clinch but Negreanu prevents it.
Negreanu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Filipovic avoiding damage as Negreanu throws knees to the body.
Filipovic tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Negreanu smiles and moves away.
Daniel Negreanu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kirill Filipovic.
Negreanu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Negreanu is out of range.
Filipovic takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Negreanu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Filipovic counters with a nice leg kick.
Negreanu throws a predictable looking body shot
and Filipovic counters with a thumping low kick.
Filipovic shoots for a takedown but Negreanu saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Filipovic tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Filipovic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Negreanu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Negreanu wants to land a leg kick but Filipovic is out of range.
Filipovic misses with a body kick.
Negreanu pivots, looking for a leg kick but Filipovic is out of range and Negreanu settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Filipovic moves in looking to clinch but Negreanu pushes him off.
Negreanu catches Filipovic with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Filipovic misses with a lunging right hand
and Negreanu counters with a good low kick that Filipovic was not able to check.
Negreanu defending well as Filipovic loads up on a big left hand.
Filipovic fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Filipovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Filipovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Negreanu misses with a low kick.
Filipovic lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Negreanu misses with a shot to the body
and Filipovic makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Negreanu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Filipovic counters with a series of strikes. Negreanu will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirill Filipovic dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Filipovic smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Filipovic dives in and grabs Negreanu's left leg, looking for a takedown. Negreanu pushes down on Filipovic's head and hops out.
Negreanu throws a leg kick which misses Filipovic's front leg but catches the back leg as Filipovic tries to avoid it.
Daniel Negreanu is winning the standup battle so far.
Negreanu misses with a hook to the body
and Filipovic counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Negreanu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Filipovic counter with a right hand.
Negreanu cracks the inside of Filipovic's front leg.
Filipovic takes a jab right on the kisser.
Filipovic takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Filipovic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Negreanu.
Filipovic lands a nice shot that snaps Negreanu's head back.
Negreanu swings away with a body shot that misses
and Filipovic counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Negreanu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Filipovic counters with a left and a right that stings Negreanu.
Filipovic is trying hard to land a takedown here. Negreanu sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Negreanu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Filipovic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Negreanu scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Filipovic lands a really nice looking cross but Negreanu seems unphased.
Negreanu looks to score with a jab to the body but Filipovic is just out of range.
Filipovic is looking to clinch.
Filipovic checks a leg kick.
Filipovic throws a series of punches but Negreanu moves out of range.
Negreanu throws a lazy uppercut
and Filipovic counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Filipovic tries to stall but Negreanu uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Negreanu stalling in the clinch but Filipovic improves position.
Filipovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Negreanu.
Negreanu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Negreanu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Filipovic pushes off an throws an elbow but Negreanu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Negreanu tries a body shot but Filipovic blocks it.
Negreanu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Negreanu dodges an elbow strike from Filipovic.
Filipovic throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Filipovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Filipovic landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Filipovic looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Negreanu lands a body shot.
Negreanu scores with a shoulder strike.
Negreanu blocks an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic tries for a takedown. No joy.
Daniel Negreanu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kirill Filipovic.
Negreanu managing to block the knees to the body from Filipovic.
Negreanu dodges an elbow strike from Filipovic.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Filipovic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Negreanu or not.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Filipovic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Negreanu blocks it with crossed arms.
Negreanu lands a right hand.
Negreanu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Filipovic has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Negreanu avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Negreanu.
A left hand lands to the body for Negreanu.
Negreanu is leaning against Filipovic and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Filipovic missing with knees to the body.
Negreanu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Negreanu looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Negreanu scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Negreanu stalls.
Filipovic working aggressively here.
Negreanu blocks an elbow strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Negreanu.
Negreanu presses Filipovic against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Negreanu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Negreanu looks to land a left hand but Filipovic moved out of range nicely.
Negreanu cracks a nice hook into Filipovic's ribs.
Negreanu tries to bum rush Filipovic with a series of wild strikes but Filipovic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Negreanu with a nice cross.
Negreanu misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Filipovic counters with an outside leg kick.
Filipovic keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Negreanu showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Negreanu has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 47:48
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 48:47
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kirill Filipovic!
Kirill Filipovic is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Darwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hjalmar Klason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Klason comes into a darkened arena with his song building. (Hed) Pe - Raise Hell kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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216 lbs
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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
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charles Darwin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hjalmar Klason!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darwin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Darwin punishes Klason's body with a nice straight punch.
Darwin throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Darwin throws an off balance right hand
and Klason counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Darwin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nice uppercut there from Klason.
Klason ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Darwin moves away.
Klason misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Darwin connects with a high kick.
Darwin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Darwin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Klason throws a left and a right that both miss
and Darwin counters with a slapping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Klason misses with a right hand
and Darwin counters with a low kick, right behind Klason 's knee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darwin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Klason.
The fighters circle momentarily. Klason darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Darwin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Klason.
Darwin misses with a leg kick
enabling Klason to counter with a crisp jab.
Darwin throws a lazy head kick
and Klason counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Klason jabs Darwin right on the nose. Darwin blinks but takes it well.
Darwin misses with a leg kick
and Klason counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Darwin thinking.
Klason misses with the combination.
Klason misses with a left hand
and Darwin counters with a nice body kick.
Klason looks to throw the jab but Darwin is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darwin throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Klason to counter with a crisp jab.
Klason looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Darwin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Darwin tries to land a leg kick but Klason saw it coming and moves away.
Klason throws a poor cross that misses
and Darwin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Klason takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Darwin swings widly with a right hand
and Klason counters with a left to the body.
Darwin throws a leg kick that misses.
Klason scores with a hook to the body. Darwin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Darwin moves out of range as Klason strikes.
Klason is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Darwin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darwin goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Klason misses the body punch
and Darwin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Darwin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Klason counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Darwin tries a low kick but Klason avoids it.
Darwin scores with a jab to the body.
Darwin misses with a lunging right hand
and Klason counters with a stiff right hand.
Darwin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Klason looks to score with a jab to the body but Darwin is just out of range.
Klason stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Darwin.
Darwin throws a right hand that misses
and Klason connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Darwin misses
and Klason counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Klason has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Darwin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Darwin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Darwin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Darwin blocks a jab.
Darwin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Klason.
Klason thows a body shot but no joy.
Darwin stuns Klason with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Darwin misses with a left hand
and Klason counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darwin 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Darwin dominated that round.
That's time! Darwin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Darwin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Darwin throws a sloppy head kick
and Klason counters with a left to the body.
Klason misses the body punch
and Darwin counters with a slapping leg kick.
Darwin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A low kick from Darwin is predictable there
and Klason counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Darwin throws a head kick that misses
and Klason counters with a three punch combo that has Darwin backing up. Darwin nods at Klason to acknowledge the strikes.
Klason scores with a head kick. Darwin tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Nice shot lands for Klason.
Darwin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Klason.
Darwin misses with a lunging right hand
and Klason counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Darwin lands a leg kick that knocks Klason off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klason misses with a lunging right hand
and Darwin counters with a stiff right hand.
Darwin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Klason looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Klason throws a jab when Darwin was well out of range.
Darwin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Klason slips a straight right by Darwin.
Klason ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Darwin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Darwin moves out of range as Klason strikes.
Klason misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darwin.
Klason lands a nice hook to Darwin's body. Darwin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darwin swings widly with a right hand
and Klason counters with a right hand to the body.
Darwin throws a lazy head kick
and Klason counters with a stiff right hand.
Klason throws a body punch but Darwin moves out of range.
Klason blocks a jab.
Klason throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darwin throws a leg kick that misses.
Darwin throws a body kick the misses
and Klason counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Darwin misses with a body shot.
Darwin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Darwin misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darwin throws a leg kick
and Klason counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Darwin throws a lazy uppercut
and Klason makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Klason digs a good body shot into Darwin's ribs.
Klason 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.
Darwin throws a right hand that misses
and Klason counters with a stiff right hand.
Darwin throws a right hand that misses
letting Klason counter with a right hand.
Klason throws a poor cross that misses
and Darwin counters with a good low kick that Klason was not able to check.
Darwin misses the shot to the body.
Klason tests Darwin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Darwin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klason throws an overhand right that lands on Darwin's shoulder, as Darwin tries to avoid the shot.
Darwin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Darwin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Klason's corner calls for a 1-2. Klason obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Darwin throws a right hand that misses
and Klason finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Darwin throws a head kick that misses.
Klason scores with a nice strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Klason drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Charles Darwin is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darwin misses with an uppercut
and Klason counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Darwin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hjalmar Klason will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action!
Darwin throws a leg kick
and Klason counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Darwin thinking.
Darwin throws an off balance right hand
and Klason counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Darwin thows a leg kick but Klason checks it
and Klason counters with a right hand to the body.
Darwin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Klason.
Klason scores with a nice strike.
Klason lands a nice leg kick that just misses Darwin's sensitive parts.
Klason misses with a straight right.
Klason throws an overhand right that lands on Darwin's shoulder, as Darwin tries to avoid the shot.
Darwin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Darwin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Klason was well out of range. Poor timing from Darwin.
Klason misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darwin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darwin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Klason checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Darwin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Klason's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Klason fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Klason misses with a wild body shot.
Darwin thows a leg kick but Klason checks it
and Klason counters with a nice uppercut.
Klason connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Darwin's hands.
Klason swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Darwin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Klason fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Darwin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Klason throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Darwin on the side of the head.
Klason lands a nice looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klason swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Klason misses the target.
Klason lands a right hook to the body.
A head kick by Darwin misses
and Klason counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice shot by Klason.
Darwin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Klason just misses with a punch to the body.
Klason checks a low kick from Darwin.
A nice inside leg kick there by Darwin. That's going to slow Klason down.
Klason looks to score with a jab to the body but Darwin is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klason moves out of range of the leg kick from Darwin.
Darwin throws a head kick that misses
letting Klason counter with a right hand.
Darwin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Klason counters with a nice body shot.
Darwin lands with a right hand.
Darwin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Klason scores with a jab to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Darwin. That's going to slow Klason down.
Klason with a hook.
Darwin throws a leg kick
and Klason counters with a three punch combo that has Darwin backing up. Darwin nods at Klason to acknowledge the strikes.
A big right from Darwin misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darwin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Klason momentarily.
Klason tries to move into range but Darwin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Darwin throws an off balance right hand
and Klason counters with a right hand to the body.
Darwin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Klason.
Darwin pushes Klason away with a front kick.
Klason stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Darwin.
Klason thows a leg kick but Darwin checks it
and Darwin counters with a low kick, right behind Klason 's knee.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darwin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Klason swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Darwin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hjalmar Klason really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Darwin misses with a kick to the body
and Klason counters with a three punch combo that has Darwin backing up. Darwin nods at Klason to acknowledge the strikes.
Klason just misses with a punch to the body.
Darwin slips a straight right by Klason.
Klason staying out of range there.
Darwin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Klason avoids the body shot from Darwin.
Darwin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Darwin thows a leg kick but Klason checks it
and Klason counters with a right hand to the body.
Klason misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darwin.
Darwin throws a leg kick
and Klason counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klason throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Darwin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Klason throws a jab when Darwin was well out of range.
A low kick from Darwin is predictable there
and Klason counters with a straight right hand.
Klason throws a right hand that misses
and Darwin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Klason tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Darwin was well out of range. Poor timing from Klason.
Darwin misses with a leg kick
and Klason counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Darwin thows a leg kick but Klason checks it
and Klason cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Darwin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Darwin throws a leg kick but Klason checks it.
Darwin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darwin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Klason counters with a straight right hand.
Klason feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Darwins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Klason takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice jab there from Klason.
Darwin throws a sloppy head kick
and Klason makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Darwin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Klason counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jab, jab by Klason - just one landing.
Darwin tries a head kick but it misses.
Darwin missing with a left hand there. Klason was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An inside leg kick lands from Klason.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Klason misses
and Darwin counters with a good low kick that Klason was not able to check.
Klason throws a right hand that misses
and Darwin counters with a slapping leg kick.
Klason scores with a jab to the body.
Klason rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Darwin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Darwin lands the left hand.
Darwin thows a leg kick but Klason checks it
and Klason counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Klason blocks a low kick nicely.
Klason cracks Darwin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Darwin throws a head kick that Klason semi-blocks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darwin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Darwin thows a leg kick but Klason checks it
and Klason counters with a nice body shot.
Klason throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Klason misses with a shot to the body
and Darwin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Klason's knee momentarily.
Darwin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Klason.
Klason dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Klason checks a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A low kick from Darwin is predictable there
and Klason counters with a straight right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Darwin.
Darwin staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hjalmar Klason dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Darwin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Darwin throws a sloppy head kick
and Klason connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Darwin misses with a hook
and Klason counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Darwin misses with a left hand
and Klason counters with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Klason.
Darwin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A low kick from Darwin misses
and Klason counters with a stiff right hand.
A shot to the body from Klason misses
and Klason takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Darwin throws a low kick, looking for Klason's leg but Klason calmly moves out of range.
Klason jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Klason coming out on top.
Klason lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Klason misses with a right hand
and Darwin counters with an inside leg kick.
Darwin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Darwin.
Klason changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Darwin throws a chopping leg kick but Klason manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Klason misses the jab.
Klason misses with a right hand
and Darwin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Darwin is looking to slow Klason down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darwin tries to work over Klason's front leg with a kick but Klason checks it.
Darwin throws a leg kick but Klason checks it.
Darwin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Klason counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Darwin misses with a kick to the body
and Klason counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Klason throws a looping overhand right but Darwin ducks down to avoid it.
Darwin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Darwin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Klason counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Darwin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Darwin throws a low kick, looking for Klason's leg but Klason calmly moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klason fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Darwin manages to avoid it.
Klason bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Darwin misses with a hook to the body
and Klason counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Darwin swings for the body but Klason moves out of range.
Klason misses with a hook to the body
and Klason takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Charles Darwin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Klason lands a right hook to the body.
Klason moves out of range of the leg kick from Darwin.
Klason throws a predictable looking body shot
and Darwin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Darwin misses with an uppercut
and Klason counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Klason chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hjalmar Klason is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Klason. That snapped Darwin's head back.
Klason scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Klason fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Darwin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Darwin cracks the inside of Klason's front leg.
Darwin slips a straight right by Klason.
Darwin misses with a left hand
and Klason counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darwin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Klason throws a hook but Darwin avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hjalmar Klason comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Klason has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 46:49
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 46:49
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hjalmar Klason!
Hjalmar Klason is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ado Flame (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Cope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flame kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bagger 288. Cope has chosen You're Going Down as his entrance music. Mike Cope has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ado Flame!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Cope!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flame on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Flame lands the left hand.
Cope throws a body punch but Flame moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Flame. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Flame.
Flame misses with a right hand
and Cope counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Flame!
Cope thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Flame is in all sorts of trouble here.
Flame takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Cope cracks Flame with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Cope lands a nice shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cope throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Cope is landing with some decent strikes but Flame is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Flame taking shots to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cope lands a nice shot to the head.
Flame is rocked!
Cope putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Oh Flame is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cope throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Cope looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Cope lands a big shot there that rocks Flame but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Flame working to try and regain half guard.
Flame seems to have got his legs back now.
Cope sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Cope working Flame over with strikes here.
Cope wants to control the pace but Flame is squirming around nicely.
Cope looking to finish with strikes here!
Cope has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cope throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Flame because Cope loaded up on that one.
Cope unloads with some shots from mount but Flame bucks and avoids them well.
Cope looking to isolate an arm here. Flame doesn't see it coming and as Cope extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Cope!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mike Cope!
Mike Cope is the new featherweight champion!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rik McRae!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Teuvo Loman!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loman wants to clinch but McRae slips to the side
and McRae counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Loman misses.
Loman lands a jab-cross combination.
A swing and a miss from McRae.
Loman throws a lazy right hand but McRae sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Loman checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Good leg kick by McRae there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Loman misses with a wild body shot.
Loman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McRae.
McRae lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
McRae swats away the attempt to clinch by Loman.
Loman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. McRae manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Loman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McRae thows a leg kick but Loman checks it
and Loman counters by clinching up.
McRae is trying to break the clinch but Loman has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Loman.
McRae escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McRae checks a leg kick nicely.
Loman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A leg kick checked by Loman.
Loman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McRae paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Loman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
McRae looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Loman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Loman tries to work over McRae's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McRae breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McRae feints and then cracks Loman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Loman down.
Loman misses with a telegraphed body shot
and McRae counters with an outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from McRae misses.
Loman will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Loman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McRae.
Loman tries to clinch but McRae moves out of range.
McRae walks into a straight right hand from Loman.
Loman is looking to score with low kicks.
Loman avoids the body shot from McRae.
Loman misses with an uppercut.
Loman misses with a body punch
and McRae counters with a left to the body.
Loman thows a body shot but no joy.
McRae fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Loman checks it well.
Loman is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Loman throws a lazy head kick
and McRae counters with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loman stuns McRae with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Loman throws a leg kick
and McRae counters with an inside leg kick.
Loman scores with a shot to the body.
A low kick from Loman misses
and McRae counters with a leg kick.
McRae takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Loman throws an off balance right hand
and McRae counters with an inside leg kick.
McRae takes a kick to the side of the head.
Loman looks to land a combination but McRae avoids it well.
Loman thows a body shot but no joy.
McRae swats away the attempt to clinch by Loman.
Loman thows a leg kick but McRae checks it
and McRae counters with a nice kick to the body.
McRae moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loman throws a poor cross that misses
and McRae counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McRae wants to work for an arm triangle but Loman is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
McRae trying to mount his opponent but Loman defends it.
Loman trying to control here.
McRae wants to lay and pray for a moment but Loman keeps working.
McRae not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Loman controlling the position well.
McRae wants to pass to mount but Loman is defending the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rik McRae dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Loman finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A low kick from Loman misses
and McRae counters with an inside leg kick.
McRae looks to land a body kick but Loman moved away.
McRae dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Loman. That did some damage!
McRae uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Loman.
McRae throws a head kick but Loman moves out of range.
McRae blocks a low kick nicely.
Loman misses the body punch
and McRae counters with a low kick, right behind Loman 's knee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loman misses with a jab to the body
and Loman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McRae takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Loman misses with a wild body shot.
Loman misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loman scores with the left hand. McRae knows he should have avoided that one.
Loman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Loman doesn't manage to clinch there - McRae circles away.
Loman takes a swing at McRae's ribcage but misses.
McRae circles away from the clinch attempt.
Loman thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on McRae if he has to take too many more of those.
Loman tried to score with a low kick but McRae checks it.
McRae is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Loman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Loman misses with a jab to the body
and McRae makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
McRae keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McRae swats away the attempt to clinch by Loman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McRae misses with a hook
and Loman counters with a nice double leg into guard.
McRae looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
McRae looking to control.
McRae looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Loman gets to his feet - McRae follows without any prompting.
McRae checks a low kick from Loman.
Loman throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loman throws a sloppy body shot
and McRae counters with an inside leg kick.
Rik McRae is winning the standup battle so far.
Loman clinches up with McRae and pushes him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Loman.
McRae wants to break the clinch but can't.
Loman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Loman digs a right hand into McRae's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McRae's gas tank.
Good body shot from Loman.
Loman gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Loman decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Loman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McRae takes one to the chin there.
Loman misses with a low kick as McRae jumps back.
Loman throws a right hand that misses
and McRae counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Loman swings for the body but McRae moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loman throws a low kick, looking for McRae's leg but McRae calmly moves out of range.
Loman misses with a body punch
and McRae counters with a nice leg kick.
Loman throws a lazy head kick
and McRae counters with a nice double leg into side control. Loman won't be happy with that.
McRae trying to control the action but Loman is working from the bottom.
McRae is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Loman is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
McRae is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Loman is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McRae trying to control the position but Loman is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teuvo Loman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nice body punch from Loman.
Loman tries to clinch up.
McRae avoids the head kick by Loman.
McRae stuffs the takedown.
Loman checks a leg kick.
McRae circles away from the clinch attempt.
McRae misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loman looks to score with a jab to the body but McRae is just out of range.
A lazy body kick from Loman
and McRae counters with a nice low kick that buckles Loman's knee momentarily.
Loman cracks the inside of McRae's front leg.
Good leg kick by McRae there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from McRae. No joy for Loman on that attempt.
Loman has taken the fight to the clinch.
McRae wants to break the clinch but can't.
Loman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McRae.
Loman is working McRae over against the cage.
McRae looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McRae's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McRae chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Loman can pounce on him.
A telegraphed right hand from Loman misses the target.
Loman throws a leg kick which misses McRae's front leg but catches the back leg as McRae tries to avoid it.
Loman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Loman wants to clinch.
McRae throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Loman is predictable there
and McRae counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Loman throws a body punch but McRae moves out of range.
Teuvo Loman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McRae bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Loman's head backwards.
Loman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Loman swings and misses with a shot to the body
and McRae counters with a nice body kick.
Loman doesn't manage to clinch there - McRae circles away.
Loman swings and misses with a shot to the body
and McRae cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McRae avoids the body shot from Loman.
The crowd cheers as McRae lands an impressive looking overhand right. Loman doesn't seem phased though.
Loman moves to clinch but McRae breaks away
and McRae counters with a head kick. That will keep Loman thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McRae throws a leg kick but Loman sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Loman tries to clinch there but McRae circles away.
Loman tries to sprawl but McRae drives through with a takedown into half guard.
McRae wants to advance to full mount but Loman doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
McRae stopping the sweep attempt from Loman.
Loman trying to control the position.
McRae trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McRae advances to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loman is looking to control McRae's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Loman avoid being mounted?
McRae is keen to just control but Loman is a slippery customer.
Loman trying to control but McRae postures up.
Loman keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
McRae seems to be looking for submissions.
Loman makes his way to full guard, as McRae worked for a kimura.
Loman is controlling McRae's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Rik McRae did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Some bone on bone action there as Loman checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Loman thows a body shot but no joy.
Loman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McRae has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Loman throws a leg kick
and McRae makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Loman really felt that one!
A good leg kick by Loman.
Loman blocks a jab.
McRae showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Loman.
Loman throws a body punch but McRae moves out of range.
Loman tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McRae is able to avoid easily.
Loman checks a leg kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loman misses with a left hand
and McRae cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McRae lands a nice shot that snaps Loman's head back.
Loman finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Loman throws a leg kick that is checked
and McRae counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Loman fails with an attempt to clinch.
McRae throws a leg kick
and McRae takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Loman throws a body punch but McRae moves out of range.
A low kick from McRae is predictable there
and Loman counters with a straight right hand.
Loman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Loman shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
McRae on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loman avoids the head kick by McRae.
Loman is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down McRae rather than just go for the knockout.
Loman misses with a hook to the body
and McRae counters with a solid body kick.
A shot to the liver by Loman. Beautiful body shot.
A clash of legs there as McRae blocks the low kick.
McRae checks the leg kick nicely there.
Loman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Loman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Loman throws a body punch but McRae moves out of range.
Loman misses with a leg kick
and McRae counters with a right hand to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Loman, right into the meat.
Loman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Loman tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McRae is able to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loman 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.
Loman thows a body shot but no joy.
Loman thows a body shot but no joy.
Loman connects with a solid leg kick.
Loman avoids the body shot from McRae.
McRae avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Loman misses with a combination
and McRae counters with a nice uppercut.
McRae connects with a body shot that sends Loman's belly button to the back.
McRae missing with a left hand there. Loman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Loman is looking to clinch but McRae is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Loman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Loman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McRae counters with a slapping leg kick.
Loman throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Loman is looking to chop away at McRae's legs.
Loman with a lazy takedown attempt
and McRae counters with a leg kick.
McRae turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from McRae misses its intended target.
A big left from Loman misses.
Loman walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. McRae checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A bone on bone clash there as McRae blocks the leg kick.
Loman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Loman thows a leg kick but McRae checks it
and McRae counters with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rik McRae had his way with Teuvo Loman in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Loman moves in looking to clinch but McRae pushes him off.
McRae scores with a punch to the head.
McRae takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Loman throws a predictable looking body shot
and McRae counters with an inside leg kick.
Loman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Loman moves out of range of the strikes.
McRae pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An inside leg kick from Loman misses.
Loman throws a leg kick
and McRae counters with a thumping low kick.
Loman fails to land with a series of punches.
Loman connects with a crisp jab.
Loman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McRae counters with a head kick. That will keep Loman thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loman lands with a nice combination. McRae backs away looking to recover.
Loman throws a low kick but it's checked well by McRae.
McRae throws a leg kick but Loman checks it.
Loman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McRae.
Loman stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Loman wants it to stay on the feet.
McRae tries to work over Loman's front leg with a kick but Loman checks it.
Loman scores with a jab. McRae acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Loman. McRae does a little dance to reset his feet.
Loman swings away with a body shot that misses
and McRae counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
McRae throws a hook but Loman avoids it easily.
Loman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Loman shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. McRae manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
McRae is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Loman stands up from McRae's guard - Loman perhaps looking for a knockout.
Loman swinging wildly here.
Loman moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McRae throws a poor cross that misses
and Loman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jab, jab by Loman - just one landing.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Loman lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and McRae has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McRae and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Loman attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
McRae throws a head kick that misses
and Loman counters with a nice low kick that buckles McRae's knee momentarily.
McRae is looking to chop away at Loman's legs.
Some wild striking there from Loman.
Loman misses with a body shot.
McRae circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
McRae throws a poor cross that misses
and Loman counters with a thumping low kick.
Loman tries to clinch up.
Loman throws a leg kick
and McRae counters with a nice double leg into guard.
McRae preventing the sweep.
Loman wants to get back to his feet but McRae is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Teuvo Loman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rik McRae is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McRae passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Loman is not content to let McRae control the position.
An elbow from McRae crashes against the mat.
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 Rik McRae.
I think McRae has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 49:47
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 49:47
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rik McRae!
Rik McRae retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lager Assassin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Assassin comes to the cage accompanied by yes. Lager Assassin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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140 lbs
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141 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Lager Assassin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Travis Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assassin digs a good body shot into Hunter's ribs.
Assassin looks to land a left hand but Hunter moved out of range nicely.
Assassin lunges at Hunter with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hunter's hand.
Assassin throws a sloppy body shot
and Hunter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Assassin misses with a body shot
and Hunter counters with a nice uppercut.
Assassin keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assassin lands a really nice looking cross but Hunter seems unphased.
Assassin misses with a body shot.
Assassin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hunter counters with a one-two to the body.
Assassin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assassin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hunter shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Assassin but Assassin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hunter tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hunter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter misses with a shot to the body
and Assassin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Assassin dips to his left and cracks Hunter with an uppercut!
Assassin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Assassin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assassin circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Assassin to counter with a crisp jab.
Lager Assassin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Hunter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Travis Hunter will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hunter slips a straight right by Assassin.
Assassin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Assassin moves out of range of the leg kick from Hunter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Assassin.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Assassin throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assassin misses with a looping left.
Hunter misses with a double jab
enabling Assassin to counter with a crisp jab.
Hunter staying out of range there.
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.
Hunter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Assassin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hunter fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hunter misses the body punch
and Assassin counters with a straight right hand.
Assassin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter swings widly with a right hand
enabling Assassin to counter with a crisp jab.
Assassin takes a swing at Hunter's ribcage but misses.
Hunter misses the body punch
and Assassin counters with a nice body shot.
Hunter takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Assassin misses.
Hunter has his takedown stuffed
and Assassin counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Assassin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hunter counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lager Assassin will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hunter misses with a jab to the body
and Assassin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A shot to the body from Assassin misses
and Hunter decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Assassin's guard.
Assassin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hunter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Assassin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hunter is one step ahead there.
Assassin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hunter manages to get himself to full guard.
Assassin trying to control but Hunter is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hunter throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hunter 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.
Assassin stands up over Hunter, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Assassin stopping the sweep attempt from Hunter.
Hunter is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Assassin looking to pass the guard.
Hunter tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assassin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hunter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Assassin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hunter 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.
Assassin 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.
Hunter working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Assassin has passed into half guard!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Assassin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Assassin winds up and cracks Hunter with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Assassin winds up and cracks Hunter with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Assassin passes the guard and advances to mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hunter can't escape the position.
Assassin lands a big elbow.
Assassin cracks Hunter with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assassin is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hunter is rocked!
Hunter is trying to escape the mount.
Assassin lands a heavy elbow.
Hunter is still in real trouble! Can Assassin finish him?
Assassin prevents Hunter from getting the reversal.
Hunter seems to have recovered his senses.
Hunter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Assassin lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Assassin breaks from Hunter's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hunter is wriggling around trying to escape.
Assassin cracks Hunter with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lager Assassin!
Lager Assassin is the new bantamweight champion!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sebastien Linne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremey Toney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Linne comes to the cage accompanied by Arcturus - The Chaos Path. Toney has chosen Let's Scrap as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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164 lbs
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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, Sebastien Linne!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeremey Toney!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linne instigates a clinch.
Linne is leaning against Toney and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Linne blocks the elbow strike.
Toney tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Toney is leaning against Linne and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A body shot lands from Toney.
A right hook to the body lands for Toney.
Toney missing with knees to the body.
Toney swings wildly with an uppercut but Linne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Toney misses with an elbow strike.
Linne misses with a punch to the body.
Toney with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Linne lands with a light punch inside.
Toney is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Linne is defending well for now.
Toney lands a body shot in the clinch.
Linne swings wildly with an uppercut but Toney uses good head movement to avoid it.
Linne throws an elbow that misses.
Toney works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Linne avoids the elbow strike from Toney, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Toney.
Toney tries a body shot but Linne blocks it.
Toney is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Linne is defending well for now.
Linne throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Toney tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Toney blocks an elbow strike.
Linne tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Toney avoids it.
Toney working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Toney connects with a nasty looking knee right to Linne's face.
Linne avoids the elbow strike from Toney, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linne lands a nice uppercut.
Toney has a couple of punches blocked by Linne.
Toney tries to work over Linne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Toney lands a right hand.
Toney utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Linne fails to land.
Linne avoids a wild elbow strike from Toney.
Toney works on Linne's body with a couple of short punches.
Linne lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Toney.
Linne is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Toney - that landed with a thud.
Linne gets through Toney's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Linne creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Linne misses with some punches.
Toney lands a hook to the side of the head.
Toney using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Toney scores with a shoulder strike.
Linne has a couple of punches blocked by Toney.
Toney throws a punch but it's blocked by Linne.
Linne can't find room to land a body shot as Toney controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Linne.
Linne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Linne lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Linne blocking some punches.
Linne lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Toney backwards.
Linne can't find room to land a body shot as Toney controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Toney - that landed with a thud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Toney lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Toney lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Linne wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Toney stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Good body shot from Toney.
Toney throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Linnes head.
Toney lands with a light punch inside.
Toney utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Toney lands an elbow inside.
Toney misses with a knee strike.
Toney scores with a shot to the side of Linne's head.
Nice elbow from Toney.
Toney lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Linne backwards.
Toney pushes Linne back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Linne takes a knee to the side of the body.
Toney lands with a light punch inside.
Linne misses with some punches.
Linne blocking some punches.
Toney tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Linne's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Toney.
Knees in the clinch landing for Toney.
Linne throws a punch but it's blocked by Toney.
Toney lands a left hand.
Toney throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toney is leaning against Linne and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Toney.
Linne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Linne working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Toney throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Toney works on Linne's body with a couple of short punches.
Toney scores with a hook to the body.
Linne throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Toney landing knees to the head.
Toney tries to land a knee to the head but Linne blocks with his arms.
Toney landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Toney.
Linne looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Linne blocks an uppercut.
Linne avoiding damage as Toney throws knees to the body.
Linne misses with the head strike.
Toney comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Linne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Toney tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Linne lands a nice shot to the body.
Linne scores with a shoulder strike.
Toney misses with a knee strike.
Toney misses with a hook from the clinch.
Linne scores with a shoulder strike.
Toney is leaning against Linne and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toney blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A body shot lands from Toney.
Toney lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Linne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Toney.
Toney has a couple of punches blocked by Linne.
Toney lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Toney.
Knees to the body from Toney.
A shot in the inside from Linne.
Linne pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Linne pushes off an throws an elbow but Toney leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Linne avoids a wild elbow strike from Toney.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Toney obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Toney.
A short uppercut from Linne.
Linne blocks an elbow strike from Toney.
Linne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Toney.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Linne.
Toney throws a head punch that misses.
Toney lands with a right to the head.
Linne makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Linne lands a left hand.
Linne throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremey Toney dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A low kick from Linne is predictable there
enabling Toney to counter with a crisp jab.
Toney moves into the clinch successfully.
Toney avoiding damage as Linne throws knees to the body.
Toney lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Linne or not.
Nice elbow from Linne.
Toney blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Toney blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Toney.
Linne pushes Toney back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Toney utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Linne working aggressively here.
Toney tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jeremey Toney seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Linne throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A right handed body shot lands from Linne.
Linne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Toney lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Toney scores with a shoulder strike.
Toney on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Toney blocks an uppercut.
Linne is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Toney tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Toney blocks an uppercut.
Toney misses with a knee to the head.
Toney lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toney blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A shot in the inside from Toney.
A head punch on the inside from Toney fails to land.
Toney softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Toney misses with some punches.
Toney throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Linne blocks it with crossed arms.
Toney lands a hook to the side of the head.
Toney lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Toney tries to work over Linne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Toney misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Toney.
Linne takes an elbow to the forehead.
Linne is leaning against Toney and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Linne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Toney on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Linne. Linne obviously looking to wear him down.
Toney has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Linne.
Linne thows a leg kick but Toney checks it
and Toney counters with a good low kick that Linne was not able to check.
Toney fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Linne misses with a low kick.
Toney takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linne thows a body shot but no joy.
Jeremey Toney is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Linne looks to land a body kick but Toney moved away.
Toney blocks the body kick.
Toney throws a jab but it's blocked by Linne.
Linne throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Toney to counter with a crisp jab.
Linne throws a lazy body kick
and Toney counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slapping body kick lands there for Linne.
Sebastien Linne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Linne throws a head kick that misses
and Toney counters with a good low kick that Linne was not able to check.
Linne tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Toney keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good leg kick by Linne there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Linne digs a good body shot into Toney's ribs.
Linne misses with a looping right.
Linne throws a leg kick
and Toney counters with an outside leg kick.
Toney moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linne throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Linne moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Toney scoring well with a low kick there.
Linne lands with a nice body kick.
Toney looks to land a left hand but Linne moved out of range nicely.
Linne misses with a body punch
and Toney counters with a thumping low kick.
Linne's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Toney connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Linne scrambles back to his feet.
Linne closes the distance and pushes Toney back into the cage.
Linne lands with a light punch inside.
Toney lands with a short shot to the head.
Linne lands a hook that snaps the head of Toney backwards.
Linne makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Toney lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Linne backwards.
Linne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Linne looks to throw a body kick
and Toney counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Linne tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Toney is able to avoid easily.
A good leg kick by Linne.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toney clinches up against the cage.
Linne pushes Toney back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Linne.
Linne lands a left hand that snaps the head of Toney backwards.
Toney digs a right hand underneath Linne's ribcage. Linne let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Toney is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Toney misses with a knee strike.
Nice body punch from Linne - that landed with a thud.
Linne tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Toney avoids it.
Linne working aggressively here.
Toney lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Linne is leaning against Toney and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Toney has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Linne working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Toney lands an elbow inside that Linne shrugs off.
Linne lands an elbow inside that Toney shrugs off.
Linne lands a nice shot to the body.
Linne throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Toney struggles to land a body shot inside as Linne controls his hands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Toney scores with a hook to the body.
Linne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Toney takes a shot to the head.
Linne tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Toney avoids it.
Linne lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Linne lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremey Toney showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A head kick by Linne misses
and Toney counters with a thumping low kick.
Linne turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Linne gets off balance looking for a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Linne fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Linne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Toney.
Linne throws a leg kick that is checked
and Toney counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big right from Linne misses.
Linne is looking to wear down Toney with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Linne throws a leg kick
and Toney counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Linne with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Toney misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Linne.
Linne rushes Toney and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Linne.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Toney.
Linne tries to throw a body punch but Toney avoids it by throwing Linne back against the cage.
Linne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Toney throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Linne.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linne throws a body kick that misses.
A leg kick checked by Linne.
Linne with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Linne 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.
Linne throws a leg kick
and Toney makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Toney jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Toney misses with a wild body shot.
Linne throws a leg kick that is checked
and Toney counters with a slapping leg kick.
Linne misses with a leg kick
and Toney counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Linne misses with a leg kick
and Toney counters with a low kick, right behind Linne 's knee.
Linne throws a leg kick
and Toney counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Linne misses with a leg kick
and Toney counters with a straight right hand.
A low kick from Linne misses
and Toney counters with a nice uppercut.
Linne throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A low kick from Linne misses
and Toney counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linne misses with a leg kick
and Toney counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Linne is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Toney moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right from Toney on the inside.
Linne comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Toney just misses with a elbow thrown towards Linne's brow.
Toney digs a right hand underneath Linne's ribcage. Linne let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Linne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Linne blocking some punches.
Toney lands an elbow inside.
Linne working aggressively here.
Linne swings wildly with an uppercut but Toney uses good head movement to avoid it.
Toney working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Toney lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Linne or not.
Toney scores with a shoulder strike.
Toney connects with a knee to the head.
Toney lands an elbow just above Linne 's eye.
Linne takes a shot to the head.
Toney lands a nice elbow.
Toney lands with a left to the head.
Toney lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Toney.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Toney obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toney lands a left hand.
Toney lands a body punch in the clinch.
Toney scores with a shoulder strike.
Toney throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Linnes head.
Toney working Linne over with knees to the body.
Toney lands a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Toney.
Toney swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Toney misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Linne.
Toney with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Toney takes a shot to the head.
A short body shot lands from Toney as the two fighters clinch.
Linne lands with a right to the head.
Toney can't find room to land a body shot as Linne controls the action.
Toney has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Toney has a couple of punches blocked by Linne.
Toney throws a punch but it's blocked by Linne.
Linne throws an elbow that misses.
Linne lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Linne pushes Toney back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Toney.
Linne scores with a shot to the side of Toney's head.
Toney throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Linne lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Linne lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Linne throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Toney counters by moving into the clinch.
Toney scores a nice knee to the body.
Linne misses with a hook from the clinch.
Linne blocking some punches.
Linne lands a shot to the body.
Toney lands a damaging elbow.
Toney creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Linne's defenses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Linne throws an elbow but misses.
Linne lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Toney.
Linne lands a left hand that snaps the head of Toney backwards.
Linne lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Toney blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Toney's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Toney tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Toney tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Linne lands a left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Toney trying to land knees to the body.
Linne lands a nice elbow.
Linne lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Linne lands a right hand.
Toney lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Linne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremey Toney really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
That kick from Linne tenderised Toney's leg. Toney is trying to keep his angry face on.
Linne misses with a head kick.
Linne misses the body punch
enabling Toney to counter with a crisp jab.
Linne shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Linne thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Linne performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Linne wants to lay and pray for a moment but Toney keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toney is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Linne jumps into side control!
Linne in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
A lull in the action here.
Linne throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Linne working away.
Linne working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Toney is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Toney's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Linne tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Toney regains half guard, as Linne was trying to land strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linne looks to land a strike but Toney avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Linne thows a big elbow that misses.
Linne postures up in Toney's guard and throws a big left but Toney blocks it.
Linne thows a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Toney pulls Linne in close to prevent any damage.
Linne missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Toney is on top in guard.
Toney sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Linne 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sebastien Linne had his way with Jeremey Toney in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Toney has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Linne.
Toney throws a head kick that half lands.
Linne jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Linne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Toney was well out of range. Poor timing from Linne.
Toney is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Toney chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Linne can pounce on him.
Linne shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Linne was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Linne tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Linne avoids the attempt from Toney to control.
Linne scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Toney?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toney is working to get back to half guard.
Linne thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
BOOM! Linne connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Linne is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Toney has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Toney!
Toney stopping the sweep attempt from Linne.
Sebastien Linne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linne wants to improve his position but instead Toney has moved into half guard.
Toney works his way into full mount!
Toney controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linne gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Toney is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Linne working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Toney has passed into half guard!
Linne 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.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Toney in particular looking to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sebastien Linne showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Toney has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 47:48
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 47:48
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremey Toney!
Jeremey Toney is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Papa Smurf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenji Mousaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mousaki has chosen souljacker as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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176 lbs
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177 lbs
14 - 4 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Papa Smurf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kenji Mousaki!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mousaki fails with the takedown
and Smurf connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mousaki drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Smurf tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mousaki wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Smurf dodges the ground and pound from Mousaki.
Mousaki swings around for an armbar but Smurf sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Mousaki's guard.
Smurf trying to control but Mousaki is working from the bottom.
Mousaki being controlled here, momentarily.
Mousaki looking for a guillotine here but Smurf defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smurf wants to control from the top but Mousaki keeps moving.
Smurf has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Smurf is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Smurf stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mousaki swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Papa Smurf.
Mousaki misses with a takedown attempt
and Smurf counters with a nice uppercut.
Mousaki misses with a hook to the body
and Smurf connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mousaki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smurf.
Mousaki avoids the body shot from Smurf.
Kenji Mousaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mousaki tries for a takedown but Smurf circles away easily
and Smurf counters with a three punch combo that has Mousaki backing up. Mousaki nods at Smurf to acknowledge the strikes.
Papa Smurf has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenji Mousaki.
Mousaki tries to score a power double leg takedown but Smurf sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mousaki somewhat.
Mousaki takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Smurf misses with a hook to the body
and Mousaki counters with a single leg into guard. Smurf didn't expect that.
Mousaki postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mousaki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smurf works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mousaki thows a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mousaki slips nicely into half guard.
Smurf wants to improve his position but Mousaki is controlling well.
Smurf taking some punishment here, with Mousaki in his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mousaki is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Smurf defends it well.
Smurf wants to control but Mousaki is keeping busy.
Mousaki is trying to control. Smurf wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mousaki throwing shots but Smurf is blocking nicely.
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.
Mousaki tries to pass to full mount but Smurf defends it.
Mousaki has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mousaki looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Smurf tries to get to full guard but Mousaki has control of the leg.
Mousaki is looking to advance position but Smurf won't allow it.
Smurf is refusing to be controlled, as Mousaki sits in half guard.
Mousaki trying to mount his opponent but Smurf defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenji Mousaki dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mousaki misses with a takedown attempt
and Smurf counters with a series of strikes. Mousaki will be more careful next time no doubt.
Smurf cracks the inside of Mousaki's front leg.
Mousaki shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Smurf counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mousaki with a lazy takedown attempt
and Smurf cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Papa Smurf has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenji Mousaki.
Smurf lands a nice shot to the body.
Mousaki gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Smurf counters with a good low kick that Mousaki was not able to check.
Smurf misses the shot to the body.
Mousaki with a poor takedown
and Smurf counters with a two punch combo.
Smurf lands an overhand right.
Smurf tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mousaki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mousaki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Smurf counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mousaki doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Smurf makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mousaki misses with a takedown attempt - Smurf sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mousaki is breathing heavily.
Mousaki with a poor takedown
and Smurf connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mousaki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mousaki needs to keep his hands up - Smurf had a free shot at his head there.
Mousaki doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mousaki throws a head kick that misses
and Smurf counters by clinching up.
Smurf lands a body punch in the clinch.
Smurf's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smurf is looking to wear down Mousaki with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Smurf thuds a left hand into Mousaki's body.
Smurf scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Smurf stalks Mousaki and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mousaki's face. Mousaki staggers backwards, shaken.
Mousaki doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Smurf counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smurf takes the fight into the clinch.
A body shot lands from Smurf.
Smurf's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mousaki thows a leg kick but Smurf checks it
and Smurf counters with a thumping low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smurf ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mousaki moves away.
Kenji Mousaki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smurf throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mousaki.
Mousaki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mousaki misses with a takedown attempt - Smurf sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Smurf lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mousaki at a distance.
Mousaki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Smurf. Smurf obviously looking to wear him down.
Smurf connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Smurf feints and then cracks Mousaki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mousaki down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smurf ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mousaki moves away.
Mousaki misses with a combination
and Smurf counters with a leg kick.
Smurf scores with a leg kick.
Smurf lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Smurf.
A jab from Smurf finds it's way through Mousaki's defenses.
Mousaki doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Smurf holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Smurf scores with a hook to the body.
Smurf breaks the clinch.
Smurf scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mousaki with a lazy takedown attempt
and Smurf makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Smurf tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mousaki was well out of range. Poor timing from Smurf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smurf scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mousaki doesn't seem bothered though.
Smurf dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smurf lands a nice shot to the body.
Smurf lands a lovely overhand right.
Smurf throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smurf scores with a shot to the body.
Smurf connects with a nice looking jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smurf throws a nice inside leg kick.
Smurf gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mousaki to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Mousaki missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smurf pushes Mousaki off and scrambles back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Papa Smurf dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Mousaki fails with the takedown
and Smurf counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mousaki throws a right hand that misses
and Smurf counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Mousaki gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Smurf counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mousaki has his takedown stuffed
and Smurf counters with an inside leg kick.
Papa Smurf has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenji Mousaki.
Smurf comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Smurf turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mousaki shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Smurf counters with a series of strikes. Mousaki will be more careful next time no doubt.
Smurf smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mousaki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smurf throws a right hand that Mousaki ducks under and follows up with a left that Mousaki also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smurf throws a quick inside leg kick.
Smurf swings for the body but Mousaki moves out of range.
Papa Smurf is winning the standup battle so far.
Mousaki misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Smurf to counter with a crisp jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smurf. That's going to slow Mousaki down.
Smurf tries to clinch up.
Mousaki misses with a lunging right hand
and Smurf counters with a right hand to the body.
Mousaki throws a leg kick that is checked
and Smurf makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Smurf clinches.
Smurf breaks the clinch.
Mousaki shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Smurf counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mousaki has his takedown stuffed
and Smurf counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smurf thuds a left hand into Mousaki's body.
Smurf scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mousaki misses with an attempted mid kick.
Smurf wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mousaki has his takedown stuffed
and Smurf counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Smurf turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mousaki shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Smurf counters with a left to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Smurf there.
Mousaki doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Smurf counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mousaki has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Smurf throws a right and a left that Mousaki avoids nicely.
Smurf works the jab nicely.
Smurf swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mousaki doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Smurf cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Smurf scores with a three punch combo!
Mousaki's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Smurf connects with a jab.
Mousaki walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mousaki has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mousaki there as he acknowledges the shot.
Smurf scores with a three punch combo!
Mousaki with a lazy takedown attempt
and Smurf counters with a straight right hand.
Smurf just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mousaki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Smurf counters with a series of strikes. Mousaki will be more careful next time no doubt.
Smurf misses with a body shot.
Smurf scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mousaki with a poor takedown
and Smurf counters with a nice uppercut.
Smurf throws a shot to the body.
Smurf lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mousaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smurf.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Smurf. Mousaki shrugs it off though.
Smurf tests Mousaki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smurf throws out a powerful jab.
Smurf lands a right hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Papa Smurf showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Smurf 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Papa Smurf!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaban Demidov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bud Spencer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Demidov comes to the cage accompanied by Florence + The Machine - Kiss With A Fist. Spencer has chosen Banana Joe Theme as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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275 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kaban Demidov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bud Spencer!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demidov tries a low kick but Spencer avoids it.
Demidov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A slow jab from Spencer misses its intended target.
Demidov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Spencer steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Demidov. That one must have hurt.
Spencer misses with a body shot
and Spencer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Bud Spencer has been cut.
Demidov cracks the inside of Spencer's front leg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Demidov thows a leg kick but Spencer checks it
and Spencer counters with a nice leg kick.
Demidov slips a straight right by Spencer.
Demidov looks to clinch
and Spencer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Demidov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer throws a sloppy head kick
and Demidov counters with a thumping low kick.
Demidov cracks Spencer with an open hand slap.
Good leg kick by Demidov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Spencer looks gassed!
Demidov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spencer was well out of range. Poor timing from Demidov.
Nice shot lands for Demidov.
Spencer scores with a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Demidov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A low kick from Spencer is predictable there
and Demidov counters with an outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Demidov takes a swing at Spencer's ribcage but misses.
Demidov tries to clinch there but Spencer circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer tries to work over Demidov's front leg with a kick but Demidov checks it.
Demidov connects with a solid leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Demidov.
Demidov moves in looking to clinch but Spencer pushes him off.
Demidov thows a leg kick but Spencer checks it
and Spencer counters with an outside leg kick.
Demidov wants to clinch but Spencer slips to the side
and Spencer counters with a good low kick that Demidov was not able to check.
Demidov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spencer was well out of range. Poor timing from Demidov.
Demidov moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Demidov scores with a kick to the midsection.
Spencer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demidov throws a nice head kick!
Demidov digs a good hook to Spencer's body.
Demidov throws a front kick that sends Spencer stumbling back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Demidov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Spencer moves out of range of the body kick.
Demidov misses with a wild body shot.
Spencer misses with a shot to the body
and Demidov counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Spencer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Demidov misses with a body kick.
Demidov gets a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Demidov.
Demidov lands a shot to the body.
Spencer trying to control the position but instead, Demidov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Spencer into the cage.
Spencer takes a knee to the side of the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Demidov.
Demidov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Demidov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Demidov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Demidov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Spencer's face.
Spencer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Demidov has him pressed against the cage.
Demidov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Demidov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Demidov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Spencer's face.
Demidov trying to land knees to the body.
Demidov presses Spencer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Demidov with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaban Demidov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bud Spencer's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice uppercut there from Demidov.
Demidov throws a big shot that misses.
Spencer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Demidov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Spencers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Spencer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Demidov can pounce on him.
Spencer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A head kick by Spencer misses
and Demidov counters with a nice body kick.
Demidov throws out a leg kick but Spencer moves out of range and Demidov only half commits.
Spencer is breathing heavily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Spencer checks a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Spencer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demidov lands a head kick. Spencer smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Demidov, right into the meat.
Spencer has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Demidov.
Demidov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Demidov misses with a leg kick.
Demidov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Spencer blocks the body kick.
Spencer throws a leg kick
and Demidov finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Demidov connects with a leg kick. Spencer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Demidov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Spencer avoids the head kick by Demidov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demidov tries to land a front kick but Spencer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Demidov tries to clinch up
letting Spencer counter with a right hand.
Demidov throws a leg kick which misses Spencer's front leg but catches the back leg as Spencer tries to avoid it.
Demidov closes the distance and clinches.
Demidov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Spencer working hard to break the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Demidov obliges.
Spencer misses with a punch to the body.
Demidov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demidov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Spencer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Spencer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Demidov.
Spencer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Spencer is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Demidov pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Nice body punch from Demidov - that landed with a thud.
Demidov misses with a knee strike.
Demidov is working Spencer over against the cage.
Demidov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Spencer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Demidov lands a nice shot to the body.
Demidov tries to land a knee to the head but Spencer blocks with his arms.
Demidov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Spencer.
Spencer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Demidov lands a nice knee to the body.
Demidov lands a knee to the body.
Spencer avoiding damage as Demidov throws knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Demidov.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Demidov.
Demidov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Demidov.
Demidov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Demidov lands a nice shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Demidov.
Demidov lands a hook that snaps the head of Spencer backwards.
Demidov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spencer can do to turn this around?
Demidov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Demidov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Demidov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Spencer.
Spencer takes a knee right on the jaw!
A right hand to the body from Demidov.
Demidov lands a nice uppercut.
Demidov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Spencer's face.
Demidov tries a knee to the head but Spencer blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Demidov.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Demidov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Demidov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Demidov tries to land a knee to the head but Spencer blocks with his arms.
Knees to the body from Demidov.
Demidov crunches a lovely knee into Spencer's ribcage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaban Demidov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bud Spencer's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Demidov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Spencer throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Demidov counters with a straight right hand.
Demidov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Spencer misses with a body punch
and Demidov counters with a thumping low kick.
Demidov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kaban Demidov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Demidov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Demidov.
Spencer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Demidov scores with a kick to the body.
Demidov lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demidov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Demidov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Spencer's calf.
Demidov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Spencer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Demidov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Demidov lands a slapping body shot.
Kaban Demidov is winning the standup battle so far.
Demidov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spencer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Demidov.
Demidov scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Demidov.
Demidov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kaban Demidov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Demidov connects with a crisp jab.
Spencer tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Demidov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Demidov with a jab.
Demidov is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Spencer misses with an uppercut
and Demidov counters with a nice body kick.
Demidov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Demidov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Spencer's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demidov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Demidov misses with a low kick.
Demidov tries to clinch
and Spencer counters with a good low kick that Demidov was not able to check.
Demidov misses with a body kick.
Demidov wants to clinch up but Spencer keeps it at a distance.
Spencer takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Demidov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Spencer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Spencer throws a poor cross that misses
and Demidov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Spencer crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Demidov - the referee stops the clock and Spencer gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Demidov. Spencer manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Demidov. Spencer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Demidov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Spencer is able to avoid easily.
Demidov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Spencer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spencer throws a leg kick that is checked
and Demidov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Spencer throws a sloppy body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Good leg kick by Spencer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spencer fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Demidov avoids it really well and circles away.
Spencer 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaban Demidov clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Bud Spencer's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Demidov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Demidov ducks under a wild hook from Spencer.
Demidov throws a leg kick
and Spencer makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Demidov moves to clinch but Spencer breaks away
and Demidov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Spencer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Demidov tries to land a body kick
and Spencer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Demidov finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Spencer as he connects with a hook.
Spencer moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Spencer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Demidov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spencer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Spencer shoots for a double leg takedown but Demidov sprawls well. He's pushed Spencer's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Spencer moves forwards but Demidov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Demidov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Demidov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Demidov tries to land a body kick
and Spencer counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demidov scores with a head kick. Spencer tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Demidov connects with a jab.
A low kick from Demidov misses
and Spencer counters with a right hand to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spencer. Demidov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Demidov misses with a body kick.
Demidov throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Spencer counters with a low kick, right behind Demidov 's knee.
Demidov avoids the body shot from Spencer.
Good leg kick by Demidov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A clash of legs there as Spencer blocks the low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spencer lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Kaban Demidov has been cut.
Spencer throws a leg kick that misses.
Spencer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Demidov throws a leg kick
and Spencer counters with a nice uppercut.
Spencer tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Demidov thows a leg kick but Spencer checks it
and Spencer counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Demidov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Spencer not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Demidov tries to get to full guard but Spencer has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spencer trying to mount his opponent but Demidov defends it.
Spencer prevents Demidov from improving his position.
Demidov gets full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spencer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Spencer preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bud Spencer dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Spencer on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Spencer is trying hard to land a takedown here. Demidov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Spencer misses with a leg kick
and Demidov counters with a solid body kick.
Demidov throws a wild body kick that Spencer sees coming a mile off.
Spencer misses with a hook
and Demidov counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Demidov.
Demidov trying to land knees to the body.
Spencer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Demidov digs a right hand underneath Spencer's ribcage. Spencer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Demidov.
Demidov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Spencer is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Demidov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Demidov lands a nice uppercut.
Spencer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demidov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Spencer is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Demidov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Nice body punch from Demidov - that landed with a thud.
Spencer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Demidov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Demidov lands a good knee to the midsection. Spencer won't want to take too many of those.
Demidov lands a nice knee to the body.
Demidov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Spencer backwards.
Demidov is leaning against Spencer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Demidov misses with a knee strike.
Demidov blocks a body shot from Spencer.
Demidov lands a left hand.
Knees in the clinch landing for Demidov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Demidov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Demidov lands a nice knee to the body.
Demidov throws a knee to the head but misses.
A body shot lands from Demidov.
Demidov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Spencer is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Demidov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kaban Demidov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bud Spencer.
Spencer is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Demidov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kaban Demidov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demidov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Spencer blocks it with crossed arms.
Spencer throws a punch but it's blocked by Demidov.
Nice body punch from Demidov.
Demidov lands a body punch.
Demidov with a knee to the head.
Spencer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Demidov backwards.
Kaban Demidov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Demidov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Spencer or not.
Demidov lands with a left to the head.
Demidov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Spencer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Demidov's elbow.
Demidov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Demidov scores with a shoulder strike.
Spencer lands a nice shot to the body.
Spencer lands a left hand.
Demidov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Spencer avoids it.
Demidov drops Spencer with a big knee straight up the middle! Spencer is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Spencer is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spencer takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Spencer is still on wobbly legs! Can Demidov finish him?
Nice cross by Demidov.
Spencer swings away with a body shot that misses
and Demidov counters with a nice body kick.
Demidov scores with a head kick.
Demidov lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Demidov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Spencer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Demidov.
Spencer seems to have recovered his senses.
Demidov is looking to clinch.
Spencer scores with a jab. Demidov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bud Spencer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spencer avoids a kick to the body.
A low kick from Spencer misses
and Demidov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Demidov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Demidov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Spencer shoots in for a takedown but Demidov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Spencer swats away the attempt to clinch by Demidov.
Spencer has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Demidov.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Demidov connects with a leg kick. Spencer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaban Demidov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Demidov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 49:44
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 49:44
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 49:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaban Demidov!
Kaban Demidov retains his heavyweight title!
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