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BRC 155 - Paulsen vs. Fujita PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Drew Carpenter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miggery Sow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carpenter comes to the cage accompanied by Blue Heaven. Miggery Sow will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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155 lbs
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156 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Very quick |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Drew Carpenter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Miggery Sow!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sow darts in trying to clinch
and Carpenter decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sow's guard.
Carpenter wants to pass the guard but Sow is keeping the position.
Sow wants to stand up but Carpenter is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carpenter passes Sow's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Carpenter passes to side control.
Sow takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Carpenter works to advance to full mount. Sow defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Sow tries to reverse the position but Carpenter maintains control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sow tries to lock up and control but Carpenter gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Carpenter unloading with bombs!
Sow is desperately trying to improve his position but Carpenter has a good base and remains in mount.
Carpenter working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Carpenter with a couple of short strikes.
Sow is rocked!
It looks like Miggery Sow has been cut.
Carpenter with the ground and pound from mount.
Sow is still in real trouble! Can Carpenter finish him?
Carpenter lands a big shot to the head and Sow winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Drew Carpenter!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Oleg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Papa Legba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Legba's choice of entrance music: "Cruising in Miami" by Bass 305. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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150 lbs
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147 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viktor Oleg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Papa Legba!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Legba misses the jab.
Legba tries to move into range but Oleg moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Legba misses with a right hand
and Oleg counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Legba lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Viktor Oleg has been cut.
Legba misses with an uppercut.
Oleg looking to score a takedown here. Legba is defending well but Oleg drives through and ends up in Legba's guard.
Oleg pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Legba is keeping the position for now.
Legba trying to keep a closed guard but Oleg is proving a slippery customer.
Legba keeping moving, preventing Oleg from controlling successfully.
Legba seems keen to control Oleg's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Legba misses with a double jab.
A jab lands there for Legba.
Legba throws a predictable looking body shot
and Oleg decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Legba's guard.
Legba throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Oleg trying to control but Legba is working from the bottom.
Oleg stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Legba swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Oleg not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Oleg in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legba is pulling down on Oleg's head. It's preventing any offense from Oleg, at least for the moment.
Oleg is looking to work some ground and pound but Legba has wrist control.
Oleg tries to free his leg and advance position but Legba is retaining full guard.
Oleg trying to control but Legba is working from the bottom.
We're going to have a standup here because Viktor Oleg wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Oleg misses with a body shot.
Legba tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Legba thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Legba misses
and Oleg counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Oleg.
Legba looks to throw the jab but Oleg is out of range.
Oleg walks into a left hand.
Oleg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oleg connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Legba's hands.
Oleg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Legba scores with a punch to the head.
Legba throws a lazy uppercut
and Oleg counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A punch combination from Legba misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Legba connects with a looping right hand.
Oleg just misses with a punch to the body.
Legba misses with a lunging right hand
and Oleg counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Legba lands a slapping body shot.
Oleg looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Legba ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice uppercut there from Legba.
Legba misses with a wild body shot.
Legba throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Oleg counter with a right hand.
Oleg takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Legba gets caught napping as Oleg dives in and scores a takedown. Legba manages to retain guard.
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 Viktor Oleg will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Viktor Oleg's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Legba throws a body punch but Oleg moves out of range.
Oleg is looking to wear down Legba with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Oleg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Legba.
Legba jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters circle momentarily. Legba darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Legba throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Legba thows a body shot but no joy.
Oleg dives in and grabs Legba's left leg, looking for a takedown. Legba pushes down on Oleg's head and hops out.
Oleg digs a good hook to Legba's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Legba scores with the left hand. Oleg knows he should have avoided that one.
Legba connects with a looping right hand.
A nice combination there by Legba.
Legba swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legba lands a nice shot that snaps Oleg's head back.
Papa Legba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Legba misses with an uppercut
and Oleg connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Legba swings away with a body shot that misses
and Oleg decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Legba's guard.
Oleg trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Oleg wants to control from the top but Legba keeps moving.
Oleg has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Legba is proving hard to escape from.
Oleg trying to control the position from guard on top but Legba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Viktor Oleg wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Oleg looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Legba!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oleg throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Legba blocking the ground and pound.
Oleg misses with some ground and pound and Legba recovers position to half guard.
Oleg not doing much here.
Oleg slips a nice elbow through Legba's hands, connecting with Legba's forehead.
Legba holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Oleg wants to stand up but Legba is controlling the position.
Legba slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oleg passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Legba is looking for a sweep.
Legba takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oleg fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Viktor Oleg overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Oleg is trying to ground and pound but Legba uses the momentary lack of control by Oleg to regain half guard.
Legba missing with punches from the bottom.
Legba makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Legba.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oleg wanted to stand there but Legba had control of the position.
Legba keeping full guard, as Oleg tries to pass.
Oleg controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Oleg connects with a couple of short punches.
Oleg has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Legba is proving hard to escape from.
Oleg missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Oleg dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Viktor Oleg's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Oleg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Legba lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Legba misses with a hook
and Oleg makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Legba will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oleg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Legba.
Oleg manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Legba on his heels. He'll look to pass Legba's guard now, I'm sure.
Oleg has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Legba looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Oleg with a flurry of punches that miss.
Legba working a defensive guard here.
Oleg wants to pass the guard but Legba is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legba trying to control the position.
Oleg trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Oleg got a little sloppy there for a moment and Legba has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Oleg has managed to get both his arms back between Legba's legs - danger averted.
Oleg stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Legba swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Oleg not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Oleg thows a big elbow that misses.
Viktor Oleg is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Oleg engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Viktor Oleg just wasn't active enough.
Legba misses with a lunging right hand
and Oleg makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Legba swings widly with a right hand
and Oleg decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Legba's guard.
Oleg trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Oleg is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Legba is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Oleg is pushing down on Legba's leg trying to pass to half guard. Legba is fighting to maintain full guard but Oleg has managed to sneak the leg through.
Oleg is keen to just control but Legba is a slippery customer.
Oleg trying to mount his opponent but Legba defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legba is looking to control Oleg's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Legba avoid being mounted?
Oleg looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Still in half guard, Oleg seems content to control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Legba 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 Oleg has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Oleg and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Legba throws a lazy right hand but Oleg sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oleg connects with a body shot.
Oleg dodges the punch combination from Legba.
Papa Legba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oleg misses with a body shot
and Legba counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Legba blocks a jab.
That's four 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.
Oleg closes this distance looking for a takedown but Legba circles away.
Legba clobbers Oleg with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Legba tries to bum rush Oleg with a series of wild strikes but Oleg uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oleg walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Legba slaps away a takedown attempt from Oleg, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Legba swings widly with a right hand
and Oleg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Legba throws a poor cross that misses
and Oleg counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Legba throws a shot from downtown. Oleg moves away and avoids it.
Papa Legba seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oleg slips under a jab.
Legba misses the body punch
and Oleg counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Viktor Oleg showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Oleg, 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Viktor Oleg!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Mortensson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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170 lbs
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177 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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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
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jesse Mortensson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eddie Penn!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mortensson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Penn shoots and misses
and Mortensson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
No joy there for Penn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Penn with a jab.
Penn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Penn pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Penn misses with a takedown
and Mortensson counters with a single leg into guard. Penn didn't expect that.
Mortensson pushing down on Penn's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Penn trying to hold on to Mortensson's head to control him but Mortensson postures up.
Mortensson prevents Penn from improving his position.
Penn avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mortensson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mortensson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Penn has hold of Mortensson's hands but Mortensson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mortensson is trying to control the action in half guard but Penn is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mortensson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Penn defending well though.
Mortensson trying to control from half guard but Penn is working away.
Penn missing with punches from the bottom.
Penn wants to control but Mortensson is keeping busy.
Penn works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mortensson is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mortensson trying to control the position from guard on top but Penn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Penn has Mortensson pulled in close to control his posture.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nice straight punches there by Penn. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Penn.
Penn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mortensson as he jumps to the side.
Jesse Mortensson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie Penn.
Penn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn shoots and misses
and Mortensson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mortensson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Penn is keeping the position for now.
Mortensson advances position into side control!
Penn is looking to reverse the position.
Penn is trying to control Mortensson's posture but Mortensson avoids it.
Mortensson is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Penn misses with a strike from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mortensson tries to advance to mount but can't.
Mortensson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The strikes coming from Mortensson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Penn tries to improve position but can't.
Penn is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Penn is trying to control Mortensson's posture but Mortensson avoids it.
Mortensson trying to control the position but Penn is working away.
Mortensson tries to advance to mount but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Mortensson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Penn throws a head kick but Mortensson moves out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Penn.
Penn swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Penn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mortensson.
Penn throws a right hand that Mortensson ducks under and follows up with a left that Mortensson also avoids with ease.
Penn fails with the takedown
enabling Mortensson to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn misses with the body kick
and Mortensson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Penn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mortensson.
Eddie Penn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Penn misses with a takedown attempt
and Mortensson counters with a shoot takedown. Penn fights it but they end up in guard.
Jesse Mortensson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie Penn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mortensson tries to free his leg and advance position but Penn is retaining full guard.
Penn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mortensson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mortensson 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.
Penn working for a triangle but Mortensson defends it easily.
Mortensson stays in close to Penn's body and controls the position.
Penn looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mortensson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
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.
Penn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mortensson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Penn lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mortensson!
Mortensson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Penn trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Penn in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mortensson tries to hold on but Penn postures up.
A nice elbow there by Penn.
Mortensson regains half guard.
Penn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mortensson keeps working.
Penn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Penn is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Mortensson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Penn's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Penn's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mortensson scores with punches from the back.
Penn just trying to survive but Mortensson is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Penn is trapped and Mortensson is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Mortensson struggling to keep hold of the position.
Mortensson is not going to allow Penn to sit and survive in this position.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Mortensson's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mortensson not allowing Penn to control his hands.
Mortensson is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Penn is defending well though. Mortensson let's go of the attempt for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Mortensson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Penn swinging wildly here.
Mortensson avoids the head kick by Penn.
Penn misses with a lunging right hand
and Mortensson counters with a single leg into guard. Penn didn't expect that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mortensson passes Penn's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Penn won't allow Mortensson to pass to mount.
Mortensson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Penn is looking for a sweep. Mortensson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mortensson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Penn defending well though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mortensson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Penn trying to hold on to Mortensson's head to control him but Mortensson postures up.
Mortensson drops an elbow to the side of Penn's head.
Mortensson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Penn's head.
Penn is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mortensson pulls his head out easily.
Mortensson is nestled in close to Penn, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn trying to hold on to Mortensson's head to control him but Mortensson postures up.
Mortensson is looking to advance position but Penn won't allow it.
Jesse Mortensson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Penn slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Mortensson tries to free his leg and advance position but Penn is retaining full guard.
Mortenssonis looking to pass into half guard but Penn pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Penn is in guard.
Penn postures up.
Penn postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Mortensson is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Penn, into his guard.
Mortensson wants to control from the top but Penn keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn trying to keep a closed guard but Mortensson is proving a slippery customer.
Mortensson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
You can see the frustration on Penn's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Penn tries to improve position but can't.
Mortensson in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mortensson scoring with punches and elbows.
Penn tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mortensson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Mortensson is trying to get an arm triangle but Penn is defending well.
Penn stops Mortensson from passing to mount.
Penn is working to avoid the ground and pound but Mortensson connects with a decent elbow.
Eddie Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jesse Mortensson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mortensson is trying to move to mount but Penn reverses beautifully and ends up in Mortensson's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesse Mortensson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mortensson, 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesse Mortensson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sebastien Chevalier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefan Pozsgai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chevalier comes to the cage accompanied by The Final Countdown. Pozsgai has chosen PC Park - Klatka as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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167 lbs
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167 lbs
12 - 6 - 2 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sebastien Chevalier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stefan Pozsgai!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pozsgai thumps Chevalier with a low kick.
Pozsgai has managed to clinch.
Pozsgai wants the takedown. Chevalier is fighting it off but Pozsgai persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Chevalier's guard against the cage.
Chevalier looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chevalier lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Pozsgai!
Pozsgai is looking to improve his position but Chevalier isn't that keen on the idea.
Chevalier is looking to work his way around to Pozsgai's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pozsgai tries to hold on but Chevalier pushes him away.
Chevalier with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Chevalier can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pozsgai is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pozsgai sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Pozsgai is staying active underneath Chevalier, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Chevalier is controlling the pace.
Pozsgai actively working from the bottom here.
Pozsgai actively working from the bottom here.
Chevalier sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pozsgai looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pozsgai looking for submissions off his back.
Pozsgai tries to roll over but Chevalier keeps him under control.
Chevalier controlling the pace.
Pozsgai looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four 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.
Pozsgai looking for submissions off his back.
Chevalier has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Chevalier is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Pozsgai is in real trouble.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chevalier working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Stefan Pozsgai will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Chevalier throws a right hand that misses
and Pozsgai counters with a nice body shot.
Chevalier misses with an uppercut
and Pozsgai counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Chevalier is looking to control Pozsgai's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Chevalier avoid being mounted?
Pozsgai prevents Chevalier from improving his position.
Pozsgai is looking to take a break and control but Chevalier is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chevalier trying to hold on to Pozsgai's head to control him but Pozsgai postures up.
Chevalier is staying active underneath Pozsgai, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chevalier makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Chevalier.
Pozsgai loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chevalier looking for a sweep. Not yet Chevalier, not yet.
Pozsgai working some strikes from top position.
Pozsgai throwing strikes but missing.
Chevalier looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pozsgai is one step ahead there.
Pozsgai postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chevalier keeping moving, preventing Pozsgai from controlling successfully.
Pozsgai drops back, looking for a kneebar! Chevalier looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Chevalier looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Chevalier!
Pozsgai looking for a sweep but Chevalier has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Pozsgai regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chevalier frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Pozsgai is desperately trying to improve his position but Chevalier has a good base and remains in mount.
Pozsgai wants to hold on but Chevalier pushes him away.
Pozsgai is wriggling around trying to escape.
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.
Chevalier controlling the pace for now.
Pozsgai is squirming around, avoiding Chevalier's attempts to control the action.
Chevalier looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stefan Pozsgai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Pozsgai throws a hook to the side of Chevalier's head but Chevalier sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A head kick misses from Pozsgai.
Pozsgai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pozsgai rushes Chevalier and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pozsgai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chevalier manages to break the clinch.
Pozsgai throws a leg kick which misses Chevalier's front leg but catches the back leg as Chevalier tries to avoid it.
Pozsgai scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pozsgai connects with a body shot that sends Chevalier's belly button to the back.
Pozsgai fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pozsgai finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pozsgai shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pozsgai throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Pozsgai fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Pozsgai tries to control but Chevalier wriggling away.
Pozsgai throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Pozsgai breaks from Chevalier's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Chevalier can't escape the position.
Pozsgai connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pozsgai swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Chevalier is now in Pozsgai's guard. A big mistake from Pozsgai there, giving up the dominant position!
Pozsgai is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Chevalier is aware though and is defending well.
Stefan Pozsgai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chevalier trying to control but Pozsgai is working from the bottom.
Pozsgai working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chevalier is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Pozsgai trying to control the position.
Chevalier looking to pass the guard.
Chevalier has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chevalier misses with an uppercut
so Pozsgai counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Pozsgai trying to control but Chevalier is working from the bottom.
Chevalier trying to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pozsgai showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Chevalier is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pozsgai showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Sebastien Chevalier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Stefan Pozsgai.
Pozsgai thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that's the end of the fight!
Stefan Pozsgai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pozsgai has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stefan Pozsgai!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chino Bandito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabilondo Soler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bandito comes into the arena with Slayer - Hell Awaits blaring out of the sound system. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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25
168 lbs
16 - 8 - 0 |
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28
176 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
KO power |
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chino Bandito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gabilondo Soler!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bandito has managed to clinch.
Soler wants to break free but Bandito has control.
Bandito is leaning against Soler and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Soler has had enough of the clinch but Bandito keeps him there for the moment.
Soler has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Bandito clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Bandito tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soler fails to take his opponent's back.
Bandito is squirming around, avoiding Soler's attempts to control the action.
Soler is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Bandito has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Soler trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bandito prevents Soler from taking his back.
Bandito is looking to improve his position but Soler isn't that keen on the idea.
Soler can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bandito is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandito is trying desperately to improve position.
Bandito is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Soler takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Soler is trying to take his opponent's back.
Bandito just holding on.
Bandito tries to hold on but Soler postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Soler goes for an armbar but Bandito turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Bandito.
Bandito tries to free his leg and advance position but Soler is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bandito throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Soler tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bandito is in Soler's guard.
Bandito lands a couple of elbows.
Soler wants to stand up but Bandito is controlling him.
Soler 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.
Bandito looking to pass the guard.
Soler wants to stand up but Bandito is controlling him.
Soler looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bandito is one step ahead there.
Soler is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandito drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bandito jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Soler is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bandito works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bandito tries to pass the half guard into mount. Soler knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bandito trying to control the action but Soler is working from the bottom.
Soler is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bandito seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Soler does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
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.
Bandito looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Soler moves into full guard.
Soler wants to stand and escape but Bandito is having none of it.
Bandito passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Soler is looking to reverse the position.
Bandito wants to lay and pray for a moment but Soler keeps working.
The referee asks Bandito politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Bandito prefers to stall for the moment though.
Bandito looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Soler is avoiding damage well.
Bandito tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bandito working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chino Bandito dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bandito moves out of range of the strikes.
Bandito clinches with his opponent.
Soler can't break the clinch.
Bandito misses with a knee to the head.
Soler tightens his grip and picks Bandito up, before dumping him to the ground. Bandito manages to land in guard.
Bandito lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Soler!
Soler wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Soler wants to control but Bandito is having none of it.
Bandito landing strikes from the mount.
Bandito looking to control but Soler is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandito is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Soler is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Soler bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Bandito is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Soler thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Soler tries to free his leg and advance position but Bandito is retaining full guard.
Soler being controlled here momentarily.
Soler stays in close to Bandito's body and controls the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Soler is fighting to break Bandito's control of his arms but Bandito is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Chino Bandito just wasn't active enough.
Soler misses the jab.
Soler checks a leg kick.
Bandito jabs Soler right on the nose. Soler blinks but takes it well.
Soler circles away from the clinch attempt
so Soler counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Soler trying to control but Bandito is working from the bottom.
Soler tries to free his leg and advance position but Bandito is retaining full guard.
Soler postures up.
Soler must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bandito preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bandito is trying to control the position but Soler postures up.
Soler controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Soler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bandito.
Soler throws a body punch but Bandito moves out of range.
Bandito closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Soler's guard.
Bandito trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bandito is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bandito passes into half guard.
Soler tries to roll over but Bandito keeps him under control.
Soler has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bandito is working away from the top position though.
Soler is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Bandito is staying active.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bandito is trying to control the action in half guard but Soler is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Soler tries to roll over but Bandito keeps him under control.
Bandito wants to pass the guard but Soler is defending well.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Soler avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bandito.
Bandito is pressing down on Soler's thigh, looking to free his foot. Soler is holding on for now.
Chino Bandito overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Soler wants to get back to full guard but Bandito has passed into side control.
Soler takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
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 Chino Bandito will probably get the nod.
That's time! Bandito's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bandito gets caught flat footed, as Soler shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Soler drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Soler jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bandito tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Soler trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Soler pushes down on Bandito's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Soler looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Soler trying to control from Bandito's half guard. Bandito has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Soler advances to half guard.
Soler wants to control but Bandito is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandito is looking to control Soler's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bandito avoid being mounted?
Soler tries to pass to full mount but Bandito defends it.
Bandito is looking for a sweep. Soler is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Soler wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bandito keeps working.
Soler is looking for a kimura but Bandito is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Soler to get the leverage.
Soler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Soler tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bandito knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Soler blocks the strikes from Bandito.
Bandito wants to control but Soler is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bandito is pressing down on Soler's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Soler trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gabilondo Soler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bandito wants to sweep but no luck.
Bandito has Soler pulled in close to control his posture.
Soler looking to pass the guard.
Bandito is trying to keep Soler in close.
Soler has gone for a leg lock! Bandito slips out almost immediately though and dives into Soler's guard.
Bandito trying to control the position from guard on top but Soler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soler keeping full guard, as Bandito tries to pass.
Bandito pushing down on Soler's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Soler is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Soler looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bandito is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bandito uses his free foot to push down on Soler's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Soler.
Bandito lands with some strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soler keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bandito cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bandito trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Soler sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Bandito blocks the strikes from Soler.
Soler wants to improve his position but Bandito is controlling well.
Bandito trying to control from half guard but Soler is working away.
Bandito sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Chino Bandito is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Soler misses with some strikes from the bottom.
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 Chino Bandito.
Well Bandito has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chino Bandito!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sd Plissken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armas Kuusisto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kuusisto's choice of entrance music: System of a down - Chop Suey. The key to victory for Sd Plissken has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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27
203 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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28
192 lbs
13 - 5 - 1 |
Powerful takedowns
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sd Plissken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Armas Kuusisto!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plissken closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kuusisto did well to prevent Plissken getting side control.
Plissken wants to stand up but Kuusisto has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Kuusisto is looking for a sweep. Plissken is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Plissken thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kuusisto's head.
Kuusisto wants to improve his position but Plissken is controlling well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kuusisto manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kuusisto is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Kuusisto 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Plissken stands and steps away. Kuusisto gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Plissken tries to clinch up.
Kuusisto takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plissken scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Plissken misses with a right hand
and Kuusisto counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Plissken wants to get back to his feet.
Plissken trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Kuusisto tries to pass the half guard into mount. Plissken knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kuusisto works his way into side control.
Kuusisto tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Kuusisto trying to control the action but Plissken is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Plissken's face as Kuusisto controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plissken bucks up and tries to throw Kuusisto off but instead Kuusisto has got his back!
Kuusisto has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Plissken tries to escape the position.
Plissken is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Kuusisto's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Kuusisto has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Kuusisto punches Plissken on the ear.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuusisto trying to control.
The referee is taking a good look at Plissken as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Kuusisto!
Plissken wants to get back to his feet.
Kuusisto punishes Plissken with strikes from the back mount.
Plissken looking very determined here, making life difficult for Kuusisto.
Plissken is trying to get back to his feet but Kuusisto has full control of the position and if anything, Plissken has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Kuusisto controls the action.
Plissken staying busy and making it hard for Kuusisto to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plissken fending off the submission attempt from Kuusisto.
Kuusisto tries to get the hooks in deep but Plissken pushed the leg off.
Plissken tries to roll but Kuusisto sticks to his back.
Plissken controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kuusisto lands with a hammerfist to the side of Plissken's head.
Plissken looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armas Kuusisto dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kuusisto has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kuusisto there as he acknowledges the shot.
Plissken misses with a hook
and Kuusisto counters with a nice leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Kuusisto. Those never looked like landing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kuusisto.
Plissken throws a combination that misses
and Kuusisto counters with a straight right hand.
Plissken throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kuusisto scoring well with a low kick there.
Kuusisto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Plissken was well out of range. Poor timing from Kuusisto.
Kuusisto connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No luck for Kuusisto with that takedown attempt.
Kuusisto misses with a straight right.
Kuusisto jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuusisto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kuusisto throws a quick inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kuusisto.
Kuusisto throws a front kick that sends Plissken stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuusisto thows a body shot but no joy.
Kuusisto thows a body shot but no joy.
Kuusisto looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kuusisto is looking to chop away at Plissken's legs.
Kuusisto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kuusisto shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Plissken napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Kuusisto is looking to take a break and control but Plissken is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kuusisto is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Plissken knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuusisto working the head with strikes.
Kuusisto controlling from side mount.
Kuusisto trying to control the position but Plissken is working away.
Plissken is trying to buck Kuusisto off.
Kuusisto thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuusisto is trying to get an arm triangle but Plissken is defending well.
Kuusisto looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Plissken gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Plissken tries to kick Kuusisto off but Kuusisto keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kuusisto slows the pace down in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kuusisto connects with a nice short shot to Plissken's temple.
Kuusisto content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Kuusisto seems to be looking for submissions.
Kuusisto sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Plissken is staying active underneath Kuusisto, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Plissken is looking for a sweep. Kuusisto is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armas Kuusisto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Plissken bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kuusisto's head.
Plissken takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A head kick from Kuusisto lands but Plissken takes it in his stride.
Kuusisto wants to slow Plissken down by chopping away at his legs.
Kuusisto attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Kuusisto enables Plissken to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kuusisto manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Plissken throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kuusisto works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Plissken trying to control the position from guard on top but Kuusisto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kuusisto manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Plissken manages to get himself to full guard.
Plissken wants to get back to his feet but Kuusisto is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kuusisto thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuusisto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Plissken swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kuusisto is looking to work some ground and pound but Plissken has wrist control.
Kuusisto scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kuusisto passes Plissken's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kuusisto looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kuusisto is taking a breather. Plissken says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Kuusisto seems to be working for a kimura but Plissken defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuusisto takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kuusisto stops Plissken from getting back to his feet.
Kuusisto wants to control but Plissken is keeping him busy.
Kuusisto stops Plissken from getting back to his feet.
Armas Kuusisto has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kuusisto wants to pass the guard but Plissken is defending well.
Kuusisto is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Kuusisto in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kuusisto is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Plissken has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plissken is squirming around, avoiding Kuusisto's attempts to control the action.
Kuusisto is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Plissken is surviving well by controlling Kuusisto's body position as best he can.
Plissken flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Kuusisto takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kuusisto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kuusisto wants to control the pace but Plissken is squirming around nicely.
Plissken really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
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.
Armas Kuusisto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kuusisto content just to control the position here.
Sd Plissken has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Armas Kuusisto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kuusisto has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Armas Kuusisto!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Josefski Slabadavski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kumina Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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153 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Josefski Slabadavski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kumina Sato!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sato uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Slabadavski.
Sato fakes the leg kick and cracks Slabadavski in the body.
Sato throws a hook to the side of Slabadavski's head but Slabadavski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sato throws a sloppy head kick and Slabadavski moves out of range easily.
A low kick from Sato misses
and Slabadavski counters with a straight right hand.
A low kick from Sato is predictable there
and Slabadavski counters with a straight right hand.
Sato tries to clinch
and Slabadavski counters with a two punch combo.
Sato lands a high kick!
Sato looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Slabadavski throws a combination that misses
and Sato counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sato throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sato throws a leg kick which misses Slabadavski's front leg but catches the back leg as Slabadavski tries to avoid it.
Sato misses with an uppercut.
Slabadavski 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Sato misses
letting Slabadavski counter with a right hand.
Sato looks to clinch
and Slabadavski counters with a right hand to the body.
Slabadavski stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Slabadavski wants it to stay on the feet.
Kumina Sato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sato throws a quick inside leg kick.
A low kick from Sato is predictable there
and Slabadavski counters with a thumping low kick.
Slabadavski throws the left hand but Sato avoids the punch easily.
Slabadavski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sato.
Slabadavski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Slabadavski stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sato.
Sato tries to work over Slabadavski's front leg with a kick but Slabadavski checks it.
Sato throws a low kick but Slabadavski avoids it.
Sato throws a hook but Slabadavski blocks it.
Slabadavski dodges the punch combination from Sato.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slabadavski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sato.
Sato throws a right hand that misses
and Slabadavski counters with a series of strikes. Sato will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sato misses with a hook
letting Slabadavski counter with a right hand.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sato. Slabadavski shrugs it off though.
Slabadavski looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sato tries to clinch up
enabling Slabadavski to counter with a crisp jab.
Slabadavski checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Slabadavski looks to land a combination but Sato avoids it well.
Sato avoids the body shot from Slabadavski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slabadavski takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Slabadavski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Slabadavski checks a leg kick.
Slabadavski throws a combination that misses
and Sato counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sato chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sato throws a head kick that misses.
Sato pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Slabadavski lands a really nice looking cross but Sato seems unphased.
A leg kick checked by Slabadavski.
Slabadavski has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sato.
Good work by Slabadavski as he checks the leg kick.
Sato shoots and misses
and Slabadavski counters with a one-two to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slabadavski gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sato throws a left and a right that both miss
and Slabadavski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A low kick from Sato misses
and Slabadavski counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Slabadavski takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Slabadavski takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Slabadavski fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sato avoids it really well and circles away.
Sato with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Slabadavski to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sato is looking to slow Slabadavski down with leg kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sato is looking to clinch but Slabadavski is avoiding it.
Slabadavski tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sato swivels and escapes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josefski Slabadavski dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Slabadavski falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sato connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sato throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Slabadavski throws a right hand that misses
and Sato counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Slabadavski!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sato trying to control but Slabadavski is having none of it.
Sato controlling from the full mount.
Sato scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Slabadavski is trying to stand up.
Sato wants to control the pace but Slabadavski is squirming around nicely.
Sato throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Slabadavski because Sato loaded up on that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato controlling from the full mount.
Sato dominating with strikes here.
Slabadavski wants to get back to his feet.
Sato throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Sato looking to control but Slabadavski is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sato scoring with strikes but Slabadavski is staying in there.
Sato postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Slabadavski looks a forlorn figure.
Poor strikes thrown by Sato there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato 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.
Sato moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Slabadavski has worked his arm free - good work by Slabadavski!
Sato lands a few punches from side control.
Sato trying to control the action but Slabadavski is working from the bottom.
Slabadavski wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Sato wants to lay and pray for a moment but Slabadavski keeps working.
Sato is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Slabadavski will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Sato trying to control the action but Slabadavski is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Sato tries to advance to mount but can't.
Sato goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Slabadavski has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Sato but great work by Slabadavski.
Slabadavski trying to control the position but Sato is working away.
Slabadavski working the head with strikes.
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.
Sato can't do much from the bottom here.
Sato has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Slabadavski taking a break here but Sato is having none of it and regains half guard.
Slabadavski controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kumina Sato showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Sato tries a low kick but Slabadavski avoids it.
Sato shoots and misses
and Slabadavski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sato fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Slabadavski avoids the head kick by Sato.
Sato shoots in looking for a takedown. Slabadavski tries to sprawl out of it but Sato keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Slabadavski manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sato lands a nice shot that snaps Slabadavski's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sato connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Slabadavski's hands.
Slabadavski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sato throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato doesn't manage to clinch there - Slabadavski circles away.
Good leg kick by Sato there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sato misses with a leg kick
and Slabadavski makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Slabadavski checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sato wants to land a leg kick but Slabadavski is out of range.
Sato comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sato throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Slabadavski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sato fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sato throws a body kick the misses
and Slabadavski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sato throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Slabadavski was covering up waiting for the punch and Sato finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Sato throws a strike but Slabadavski rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato controls Slabadavski momentarily but Slabadavski frees himself.
Slabadavski looking to pass the guard.
Slabadavski passes into half guard.
Sato wants to control but Slabadavski is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slabadavski prevents Sato from improving his position.
Slabadavski works his foot free and advances to mount.
Sato tries to hold on but Slabadavski pushes him away.
Slabadavski is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sato can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sato is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slabadavski thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Kumina Sato has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Slabadavski cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Slabadavski looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Slabadavski looking to control but Sato is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sato sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Slabadavski frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Slabadavski looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josefski Slabadavski showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Slabadavski 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josefski Slabadavski!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksi Borga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fredruk Reinfeldt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Borga might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to People In Planes - Last Man Standing. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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25
277 lbs
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263 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksi Borga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fredruk Reinfeldt!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reinfeldt moves away.
Reinfeldt misses with an uppercut. Borga saw that one coming.
Reinfeldt fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Reinfeldt cracks Borga with a right hand to the side of the head.
Borga ducks under a wild hook from Reinfeldt.
Reinfeldt throws a body punch but Borga moves out of range.
Reinfeldt misses with a body shot
and Borga makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Borga throws a nice looking combination but Reinfeldt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Reinfeldt on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Fredruk Reinfeldt has been cut.
Borga tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Borga looks to score with a jab to the body but Reinfeldt is just out of range.
Reinfeldt misses the shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Reinfeldt. Beautiful body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Reinfeldt. Borga does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reinfeldt swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Borga counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Reinfeldt thinking.
Reinfeldt misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Borga as he connects with a hook.
Reinfeldt lands a body shot.
Aleksi Borga is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Borga moves out of range of the strikes.
Reinfeldt misses with a lunging right hand
and Borga counters with a thumping low kick.
Reinfeldt looks gassed!
A big left from Borga misses.
Reinfeldt misses with a hook. Borga ducked under it nicely.
Jab, jab by Borga - just one landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reinfeldt misses with a hook to the body
and Borga counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Borga connects with a right hand. Reinfeldt shakes it off.
That has opened up Fredruk Reinfeldt's cut even more.
Reinfeldt throws a lazy uppercut
and Borga counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Borga misses with a hook. Reinfeldt ducked under it nicely.
Borga works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The cut above Fredruk Reinfeldt's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Borga drops Reinfeldt with a big left hand! Reinfeldt is injured, injured bad! Borga jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aleksi Borga!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Monroe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olle Koskinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Olle Koskinen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Carlos Monroe's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Carlos Monroe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Olle Koskinen!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koskinen scores with a decent looking hook.
Koskinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Monroe.
Monroe moves away from the strike by Koskinen.
Monroe throws a front kick aimed at Koskinen's knee but Koskinen avoids it well.
Koskinen blocks a low kick nicely.
Koskinen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Monroe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Koskinen moves out of range as Monroe strikes.
Monroe tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Koskinen closes the distance but Monroe moves to the side
and Monroe counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monroe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koskinen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Monroe makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Monroe doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe tries to score with a low kick but Koskinen moves his leg out of the way.
Koskinen takes the fight into the clinch.
Koskinen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Monroe wants to break free but Koskinen has control.
Monroe is trying to push Koskinen away but Koskinen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Monroe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Koskinen stalling the fight.
Monroe pushes Koskinen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Monroe breaks the clinch.
Koskinen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Monroe throws a lazy head kick
and Koskinen counters with a nice uppercut.
Monroe swings for the body but Koskinen moves out of range.
Carlos Monroe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That kick from Monroe tenderised Koskinen's leg. Koskinen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Koskinen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Koskinen lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monroe throws a sloppy head kick
letting Koskinen counter with a right hand.
Monroe throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Koskinen to counter with a crisp jab.
Koskinen throws a right and a left that both miss.
A leg kick checked by Koskinen.
Monroe misses with a body shot.
Koskinen thows a body shot but no joy.
Monroe cracks the inside of Koskinen's front leg.
An inside leg kick from Koskinen misses.
Monroe on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Koskinen throws a front kick aimed at Monroe's knee but Monroe avoids it well.
Koskinen lands a jab to the nose.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monroe misses with a shot to the body
and Koskinen counters with a series of strikes. Monroe will be more careful next time no doubt.
Koskinen misses with an uppercut
and Monroe counters with a nice low kick that buckles Koskinen's knee momentarily.
Monroe misses with a body shot
and Koskinen counters with a thumping low kick.
Koskinen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Koskinen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Koskinen scores with a shot to the body.
Monroe drops his hands momentarily and Koskinen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Koskinen throws the left hand but Monroe avoids the punch easily.
Koskinen cracks Monroe with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Koskinen scores with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monroe feints and then cracks Koskinen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Koskinen down.
Monroe lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Koskinen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Koskinen throws a poor cross that misses
and Monroe counters with a slapping leg kick.
Monroe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Monroe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Koskinen throws a poor cross that misses
and Monroe counters with a big head kick but Koskinen shrugs it off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Koskinen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Koskinen swings widly with a right hand
and Monroe counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koskinen shoots in for a takedown but Monroe shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A head kick by Monroe misses
and Koskinen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Monroe's knee momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Olle Koskinen dominated that round.
That's time! Monroe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Monroe throws a leg kick
and Koskinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A head kick misses from Monroe.
Koskinen lands a jab.
Koskinen throws the left hand but Monroe avoids the punch easily.
Koskinen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Olle Koskinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koskinen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Monroe stuffs the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monroe throws a quick inside leg kick.
Monroe throws a head kick that misses.
Koskinen slips a straight right by Monroe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koskinen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Monroe takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Monroe throws a leg kick but Koskinen moved away.
Nice jab there from Koskinen.
Koskinen throws a right and a left that Monroe avoids nicely.
Monroe throws a sloppy head kick
and Koskinen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Olle Koskinen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A decent looking cross lands there for Koskinen.
Koskinen gets a clinch.
Koskinen jumps guard and drags Monroe to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Koskinen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Monroe is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monroe is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Monroe trying to control but Koskinen is working from the bottom.
Monroe has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Koskinen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Koskinen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Monroe with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Koskinen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Monroe controlling the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monroe is refusing to be controlled, as Koskinen sits in half guard.
Koskinen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Koskinen trying to mount his opponent but Monroe defends it.
Koskinen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Monroe is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Koskinen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Koskinen's back!
Koskinen looking very determined here, making life difficult for Monroe.
Koskinen wants to escape the position.
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.
Koskinen manages to escape to a better position under a series of strikes. Monroe is now in side control.
Koskinen is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Monroe's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Koskinen slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Koskinen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Monroe's guard.
Koskinen slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Koskinen scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Monroe to see if he's OK.
Koskinen creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Monroe sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Koskinen working the head with strikes.
Monroe takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Olle Koskinen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Koskinen misses with a lunging right hand
and Monroe counters with a nice uppercut.
Monroe misses the jab.
A low kick from Monroe is predictable there
and Koskinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Monroe keeps the fight on the outside.
Koskinen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Monroe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Monroe misses with a hook.
Koskinen blocks a head kick by Monroe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice straight punches there by Monroe. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Monroe.
Koskinen throws a poor cross that misses
and Monroe counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Koskinen thinking.
Monroe throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Monroe lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe tries a head kick but it misses.
Monroe takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Koskinen throws an off balance right hand
and Monroe counters with a left to the body.
Monroe throws a leg kick that is checked
and Koskinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Monroe throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Koskinen to counter with a crisp jab.
Koskinen misses with a left hand
and Monroe counters with a thumping low kick.
Koskinen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Koskinen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Monroe counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Koskinen throws a shot to the body.
Koskinen lands a jab to Monroe's midsection.
Carlos Monroe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koskinen throws a right hand that misses
and Monroe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Monroe throws a hook but Koskinen blocks it.
Monroe lands with a thumping leg kick.
Monroe looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Koskinen throws a right hand that misses
and Monroe counters with a good low kick that Koskinen was not able to check.
Monroe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Koskinen.
Koskinen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Monroe counters with a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Monroe is predictable there
and Koskinen counters with an outside leg kick.
Monroe finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Koskinen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Monroe counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koskinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Koskinen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Monroe. That did some damage!
Koskinen thows a leg kick but Monroe checks it
and Monroe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Koskinen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Koskinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Monroe throws a leg kick
and Koskinen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Koskinen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Monroe ducks under a wild hook from Koskinen.
Koskinen scores with a hook.
Koskinen throws a leg kick
and Monroe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Koskinen is predictable there
and Monroe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Monroe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koskinen.
Koskinen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Koskinen scores with a jab to the body.
Koskinen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Koskinen throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Monroe counter with a right hand.
A shot to the body from Monroe misses
enabling Koskinen to counter with a crisp jab.
Monroe slips under a jab.
Olle Koskinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Monroe attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Monroe moves forwards but Koskinen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Monroe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Koskinen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Olle Koskinen!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Paulsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazaki Fujita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Paulsen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Strippekikk. Fujita has chosen Metallica-Enter Sandman as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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278 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
21 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jan Paulsen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kazaki Fujita!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fujita throws a sloppy body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Paulsen misses with a low kick.
Fujita throws a poor cross that misses
and Paulsen counters with a left to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Fujita!
Fujita dives in and grabs Paulsen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Paulsen pushes down on Fujita's head and hops out.
Fujita misses with a right hand
and Paulsen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good standup being displayed there by Fujita as he connects with a hook.
Paulsen connects with a leg kick. Fujita looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulsen throws a poor cross that misses
and Fujita counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fujita on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Paulsen. Paulsen obviously looking to wear him down.
Fujita misses with a body shot.
Fujita throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fujita takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fujita misses with an uppercut
and Paulsen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fujita thinking.
Jan Paulsen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fujita misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Paulsen counters with a right hand to the body.
Fujita looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paulsen throws a hook but Fujita avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fujita throws an off balance right hand
and Paulsen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Paulsen misses with a lunging right hand
and Fujita counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fujita swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Paulsen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Paulsen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fujita.
Paulsen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Paulsen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fujita counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Paulsen. Beautiful body shot.
Paulsen throws a hook but Fujita avoids it easily.
Paulsen lands a nice hook to Fujita's body. Fujita takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Paulsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fujita moves away.
Fujita tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Paulsen misses with a left hand
and Fujita counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Paulsen thinking.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fujita.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Fujita misses
and Paulsen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paulsen throws a hook to the side of Fujita's head but Fujita sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kazaki Fujita seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fujita swings widly with a right hand
and Paulsen counters with a stiff right hand.
Fujita walks into a left hand.
Fujita misses with a kick to the body
and Paulsen counters with a thumping low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fujita throws an off balance right hand
and Paulsen counters with a leg kick.
Paulsen jabs Fujita to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Paulsen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Paulsen lands a leg kick that knocks Fujita off balance momentarily.
Paulsen slaps away a takedown attempt from Fujita, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Paulsen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fujita shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Paulsen defends it nicely.
Paulsen scores with a shot to the body.
Fujita is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulsen throws a jab when Fujita was well out of range.
Fujita misses with a lunging right hand
and Paulsen counters with a straight right hand.
Fujita thumps Paulsen with a low kick.
Fujita throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Paulsen counters with a low kick, right behind Fujita 's knee.
Paulsen thuds his shin into the meat of Fujita's side.
Fujita takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Paulsen misses the shot to the body.
Paulsen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Paulsen throws out a leg kick but Fujita moves out of range and Paulsen only half commits.
Paulsen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Paulsen throws a shot to the body.
Fujita throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Paulsen to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujita throws a lazy uppercut
and Paulsen counters with a stiff right hand.
A low kick from Fujita misses
and Paulsen counters with a nice uppercut.
Fujita misses with an uppercut
and Paulsen counters with a nice leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Fujita might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Paulsen has got the better of the exchanges.
Paulsen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fujita on the side of the head.
Fujita cracks a nice hook into Paulsen's ribs.
Fujita swings widly with a right hand
and Paulsen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fujita staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujita rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Paulsen to counter with a crisp jab.
Fujita is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Fujita misses with a right hand
and Paulsen counters with a stiff right hand.
A solid body kick from Paulsen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paulsen throws a low kick but Fujita moves out of range easily.
A lazy left from Paulsen finds it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paulsen throws a looping overhand right but Fujita ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Paulsen dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fujita ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paulsen moves away.
Fujita swings widly with a right hand
enabling Paulsen to counter with a crisp jab.
Fujita misses with a hook to the body
and Paulsen counters with a left to the body.
A leg kick checked by Fujita.
Fujita shoots in but Paulsen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fujita misses with a hook
and Fujita takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fujita takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Paulsen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujita misses with a right hand
and Paulsen counters with a nice body shot.
Fujita misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paulsen.
Paulsen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fujita's head.
Fujita misses with an uppercut
and Paulsen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Paulsen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fujita's calf.
Paulsen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fujita counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujita in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Paulsen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fujita landing with the ground and pound.
Paulsen looking for a sweep. Not yet Paulsen, not yet.
Fujita trying to control but Paulsen is working from the bottom.
Paulsen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fujita can do to turn this around?
Fujita looking to sit in guard and control but Paulsen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fujita lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Paulsen!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujita looking to finish Paulsen with some ground and pound. This is bad for Paulsen!
Paulsen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Fujita working the ground and pound effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujita avoids the attempt from Paulsen to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fujita controlling from the full mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Poor strikes thrown by Fujita there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Kazaki Fujita just about did enough to take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Fujita takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Paulsen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fujita has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Paulsen.
Fujita throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paulsen throws a jab but it's blocked by Fujita.
Paulsen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Paulsen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Paulsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujita throws a lazy right hand but Paulsen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Paulsen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Fujita rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Paulsen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Paulsen takes a swing at Fujita's ribcage but misses.
Fujita throws a hook but Paulsen avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paulsen. Fujita does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fujita uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paulsen.
Fujita throws a left and a right that both miss
and Paulsen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Paulsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fujita.
Fujita misses with a hook
and Paulsen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fujita cracks a nice hook into Paulsen's ribs.
Fujita cracks Paulsen with a good jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujita throws a poor cross that misses
and Paulsen counters with a leg kick.
Fujita shoots in for a double leg but Paulsen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fujita misses with a body punch
and Paulsen counters with a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Paulsen. That's going to slow Fujita down.
Fujita is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Fujita on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fujita shoots in for a takedown but Paulsen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Paulsen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fujita momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujita with a lazy takedown attempt
and Paulsen counters with a left and a right that stings Fujita.
Jan Paulsen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kazaki Fujita.
Paulsen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fujita.
Left hook, right uppercut from Paulsen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fujita misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Paulsen to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fujita fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paulsen manages to avoid it.
Fujita throws a predictable looking body shot
and Paulsen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Paulsen had his way with Kazaki Fujita in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Paulsen throws a body punch but Fujita moves out of range.
Paulsen lands with a nice body punch.
Paulsen moves out of range as Fujita strikes.
Fujita dips to his left and cracks Paulsen with an uppercut!
Fujita tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Paulsen swivels and escapes.
Jan Paulsen is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fujita gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Paulsen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fujita has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fujita is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulsen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paulsen. Fujita does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fujita lands a nice shot that snaps Paulsen's head back.
Fujita misses with a lunging right hand
and Paulsen counters with a nice uppercut.
Fujita staying out of range there.
Paulsen looks to land a right hand but Fujita moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fujita punishes Paulsen's body with a nice straight punch.
Paulsen misses with a looping right.
Paulsen throws a wild body kick that Fujita sees coming a mile off.
Fujita darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fujita fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paulsen manages to avoid it.
Fujita swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Paulsen counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujita rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Paulsen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Horrible takedown by Fujita or perhaps it was just good defense by Paulsen which made him look bad.
Jan Paulsen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jan Paulsen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kazaki Fujita.
Paulsen throws a solid leg kick but Fujita takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Paulsen.
Paulsen throws a lazy uppercut
and Fujita counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fujita misses with a hook
and Paulsen finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Kazaki Fujita has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen misses the shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Paulsen. Beautiful body shot.
Fujita throws an off balance right hand
and Paulsen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fujita blocks a low kick nicely.
Fujita throws a right hand that misses
and Paulsen counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fujita is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jan Paulsen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Paulsen 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 50:42
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 50:43
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 49:43
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Paulsen!
Jan Paulsen retains his heavyweight title!
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