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EPF 40: Title Conquest PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lokomitch Ratslavo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adriano Fernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ratslavo comes to the cage accompanied by Slayer - Bloodline. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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245 lbs
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225 lbs
1 - 3 - 1 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Counter striker
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lokomitch Ratslavo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adriano Fernandez!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ratslavo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ratslavo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ratslavo scores with a hook to the body. Fernandez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ratslavo swinging wildly here.
Ratslavo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ratslavo misses with a double jab
and Fernandez counters with a takedown into side control.
Fernandez misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Fernandez looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Ratslavo is avoiding damage well.
The strikes coming from Fernandez are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Ratslavo managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Fernandez.
Ratslavo is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandez has an Americana. Ratslavo didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Fernandez is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Fernandez hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Adriano Fernandez!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle LeBlanc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wanderlei Silva could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kyle LeBlanc's chin.
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185 lbs
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189 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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KO power |
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wanderlei Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kyle LeBlanc!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries to clinch up but LeBlanc circles away and keeps his distance.
LeBlanc misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Silva moves into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Silva.
LeBlanc takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
LeBlanc drops down looking for an ankle pick but Silva pulls his leg out and moves away.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but LeBlanc pushes him off.
Silva tries to clinch but LeBlanc is having none of it.
LeBlanc swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva wants to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as LeBlanc shoots in.
Wanderlei Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle LeBlanc.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva pushes LeBlanc up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to LeBlanc's face.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but LeBlanc has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but LeBlanc is blocking nicely.
LeBlanc is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to LeBlanc's face.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva lands a knee to the body.
LeBlanc has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Silva avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
LeBlanc has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Silva is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
LeBlanc drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Silva gets the underhooks and prevents it.
LeBlanc can't get the takedown.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
LeBlanc drops down looking for an ankle pick but Silva pulls his leg out and moves away.
LeBlanc fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
LeBlanc throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silva's waist but Silva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing LeBlanc off to one side.
Silva leaves LeBlanc with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva tries to clinch but LeBlanc is having none of it.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
LeBlanc will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silva wants to clinch up but LeBlanc keeps it at a distance.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for LeBlanc on that attempt.
Silva has managed to clinch.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva working LeBlanc over with knees to the body.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but LeBlanc has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.
LeBlanc changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Silva fights it off and pushes away nicely.
LeBlanc shoots in but no luck this time.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but LeBlanc swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva looks to clinch
and LeBlanc counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by LeBlanc.
LeBlanc thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Silva on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Silva tries to get out of the position.
LeBlanc stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
LeBlanc drops back looking for a leg! Silva is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Silva manages to kick LeBlanc off! LeBlanc jumps back into Silva's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
LeBlanc drops back looking for a leg! Silva is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Silva manages to kick LeBlanc off! LeBlanc jumps back into Silva's guard.
Silva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
LeBlanc preventing the sweep.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
LeBlanc drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and LeBlanc jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
LeBlanc forces his way into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wanderlei Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Silva has managed to clinch.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
LeBlanc takes a knee right on the jaw!
LeBlanc has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Silva avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
LeBlanc goes for a takedown attempt but Silva pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
LeBlanc fails to land the takedown.
Wanderlei Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle LeBlanc.
LeBlanc shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
No luck for LeBlanc with that takedown attempt.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from LeBlanc, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LeBlanc shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
LeBlanc fails with the takedown.
Silva tries to clinch but LeBlanc moves out of range.
Silva tries to clinch there but LeBlanc circles away.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - LeBlanc circles away.
Silva is looking to clinch but LeBlanc is avoiding it.
Silva wants to clinch up but LeBlanc keeps it at a distance.
Silva tries to clinch up
and LeBlanc counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
LeBlanc thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
LeBlanc advances to half guard.
LeBlanc prevents Silva from standing back up.
Silva is looking to control LeBlanc's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silva avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LeBlanc is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Silva has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. LeBlanc is working away from the top position though.
LeBlanc is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
This has been an exciting period of action!
LeBlanc is working for a submission of some sort.
Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for LeBlanc on the ground.
LeBlanc looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
LeBlanc passes to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LeBlanc working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Silva tries to improve position but can't.
LeBlanc tries for a kimura but Silva is defending well.
LeBlanc is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Silva knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
LeBlanc thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
LeBlanc looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
LeBlanc is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Silva is trying to escape and LeBlanc transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Silva is forced to tap! Nice work there by LeBlanc! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kyle LeBlanc!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jiu Jiet Siet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorik Vartanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Jorik Vartanov enters the cage!
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242 lbs
11 - 12 - 0 |
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265 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Brawler
Determined |
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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
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jiu Jiet Siet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jorik Vartanov!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Siet dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Siet knocks Vartanov out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jiu Jiet Siet!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Shalbek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Branko Dalibor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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237 lbs
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284 lbs
10 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Shalbek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Branko Dalibor!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dalibor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dalibor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shalbek throws a right hand that misses
and Dalibor decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Shalbek's guard.
Shalbek keeping moving, preventing Dalibor from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dalibor wants to pass the guard but Shalbek is keeping the position.
Dalibor lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dalibor trying to control but Shalbek is working from the bottom.
Dalibor trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dalibor trying to control the position from guard on top but Shalbek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dalibor throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalibor loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Shalbek preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Shalbek wants to sweep but no luck.
Dalibor trying to control but Shalbek is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dalibor is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Branko Dalibor was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Dalibor misses with a jab, cross combination.
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.
Shalbek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shalbek looks to clinch
and Dalibor counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dalibor tries to bum rush Shalbek with a series of wild strikes but Shalbek uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shalbek misses with a body shot.
Shalbek tries to clinch up
and Dalibor counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dalibor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Dalibor misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dalibor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shalbek circles away quickly and effectively.
Dalibor takes a swing at Shalbek's ribcage but misses.
Vladimir Shalbek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dalibor is defended easily by Shalbek.
Shalbek tries to sprawl but Dalibor drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Dalibor not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dalibor uses his free foot to push down on Shalbek's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Shalbek.
Dalibor looking to ground and pound but Shalbek is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dalibor throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Shalbek because Dalibor loaded up on that one.
Shalbek avoids a series of strikes thrown by Dalibor.
Shalbek blocking the ground and pound.
A nice elbow there by Dalibor.
Dalibor lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Dalibor looking to finish with strikes here!
Dalibor breaks from Shalbek's wrist control and lands an elbow.
It looks like Vladimir Shalbek has been cut.
Shalbek is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dalibor wants to control the pace but Shalbek is squirming around nicely.
Poor strikes thrown by Dalibor there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Branko Dalibor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Shalbek's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dalibor connects with a body shot.
Shalbek misses the shot to the body.
Shalbek throws an off balance right hand
and Shalbek takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dalibor misses with a two punch combination.
Dalibor misses with a double jab
and Dalibor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dalibor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shalbek circles away quickly and effectively.
Shalbek throws a shot from downtown. Dalibor moves away and avoids it.
Shalbek throws a right hand that misses
enabling Dalibor to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalibor lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dalibor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shalbek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shalbek tries to clinch up
and Dalibor counters with a nice uppercut.
Shalbek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dalibor throws a lazy uppercut
and Shalbek counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dalibor scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Shalbek enables Dalibor to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Shalbek manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Dalibor wants to control from the top but Shalbek keeps moving.
Dalibor throws and elbow that misses. Shalbek uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dalibor's guard. Nice move by Shalbek!
Shalbek stops Dalibor from standing up.
Dalibor kicks Shalbek off and gets to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shalbek throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Dalibor to counter with a crisp jab.
Shalbek takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Shalbek moves in looking to clinch but Dalibor pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dalibor misses with a body shot
enabling Shalbek to counter with a crisp jab.
Branko Dalibor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shalbek misses with a shot to the body
and Dalibor counters with a left and a right that stings Shalbek.
Vladimir Shalbek's cut is getting worse.
Dalibor walks into a left hand.
Shalbek takes one on the button.
Shalbek misses with a double jab
and Dalibor counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Shalbek!
Dalibor tries to control but Shalbek wriggling away.
Dalibor misses with a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dalibor thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Shalbek is trying desperately to improve position.
Dalibor sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Dalibor landing strikes from the mount.
Dalibor connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice elbow there by Dalibor.
Shalbek is rocked!
Vladimir Shalbek's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Vladimir Shalbek's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Branko Dalibor!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Badr Guerrouj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eldar Arbuhmedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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179 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Badr Guerrouj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eldar Arbuhmedov!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Arbuhmedov is defended easily by Guerrouj.
Guerrouj connects with an inside leg kick.
Arbuhmedov throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Guerrouj counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Guerrouj lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Arbuhmedov shoots in for a takedown but Guerrouj shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Eldar Arbuhmedov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arbuhmedov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Guerrouj connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A lazy body kick from Arbuhmedov
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Guerrouj turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Arbuhmedov misses with a takedown
and Guerrouj counters with a low kick, right behind Arbuhmedov 's knee.
Badr Guerrouj has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eldar Arbuhmedov.
Arbuhmedov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Guerrouj counters with a nice uppercut.
Guerrouj throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Arbuhmedov's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arbuhmedov throws a combination that misses
and Arbuhmedov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Guerrouj jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Arbuhmedov has his takedown stuffed
and Guerrouj finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Guerrouj tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Arbuhmedov has a takedown stuffed.
Arbuhmedov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Guerrouj counters with a low kick, right behind Arbuhmedov 's knee.
Arbuhmedov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Guerrouj counters with a nice low kick that buckles Arbuhmedov's knee momentarily.
Arbuhmedov looks gassed!
Arbuhmedov shoots and misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Guerrouj throws a nice inside leg kick.
Arbuhmedov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Guerrouj sprawls well. Guerrouj wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Arbuhmedov gets slowly back to his feet.
Arbuhmedov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Guerrouj counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Arbuhmedov should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Guerrouj coming out on top.
Arbuhmedov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Guerrouj counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Arbuhmedov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Guerrouj lands with a kick to the temple. Arbuhmedov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guerrouj jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
An inside leg kick lands from Guerrouj.
Nice jab there from Guerrouj.
Badr Guerrouj is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick from Guerrouj lands but Arbuhmedov takes it in his stride.
Arbuhmedov shoots in looking for a takedown but Guerrouj manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Arbuhmedov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Guerrouj scores with a punch to the head.
Guerrouj throws a head kick that half lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Arbuhmedov is defended easily by Guerrouj.
Guerrouj throws a nice inside leg kick.
Guerrouj lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Guerrouj lands a high kick!
Arbuhmedov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Guerrouj counters with a nice leg kick.
Crunch! Guerrouj slams his shin into Arbuhmedov's torso.
Guerrouj throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Guerrouj is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Guerrouj throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Arbuhmedov's head.
Arbuhmedov is trying desperately to land a takedown but Guerrouj is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Arbuhmedov.
Arbuhmedov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Guerrouj keeps Arbuhmedov at a distance using the push kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guerrouj throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guerrouj throws a head kick that half lands.
Arbuhmedov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Arbuhmedov throws a combination that misses
and Guerrouj makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Arbuhmedov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Guerrouj counters with a low kick, right behind Arbuhmedov 's knee.
Guerrouj scoring well with a low kick there.
Guerrouj fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Arbuhmedov.
Guerrouj throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Arbuhmedov has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Guerrouj.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arbuhmedov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Guerrouj lets loose with a powerful body kick. Arbuhmedov will feel that in the morning.
Guerrouj connects with the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Badr Guerrouj dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Guerrouj fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Arbuhmedov.
Guerrouj fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Arbuhmedov on the side of the head.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Arbuhmedov is defended easily by Guerrouj.
Arbuhmedov steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Guerrouj. That one must have hurt.
Arbuhmedov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Guerrouj connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Arbuhmedov fails with a takedown attempt.
Arbuhmedov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Arbuhmedov is breathing heavily.
Arbuhmedov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arbuhmedov throws a leg kick
and Guerrouj counters with a nice body kick.
A good leg kick by Guerrouj.
Guerrouj scores with a jab to the jaw.
Guerrouj scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Arbuhmedov 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.
Guerrouj looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Guerrouj throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Arbuhmedov's head.
Guerrouj is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Arbuhmedov can do to turn this around?
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Guerrouj. Arbuhmedov shrugs it off though.
Guerrouj cracks the inside of Arbuhmedov's front leg.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Arbuhmedov might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Guerrouj has got the better of the exchanges.
Guerrouj fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Arbuhmedov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Guerrouj avoids it really well and circles away.
Badr Guerrouj has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eldar Arbuhmedov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Guerrouj lands an impressive looking overhand right. Arbuhmedov doesn't seem phased though.
Guerrouj throws a nice head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick from Guerrouj lands but Arbuhmedov takes it in his stride.
Guerrouj lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Arbuhmedov has a takedown stuffed.
Guerrouj throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Arbuhmedov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Guerrouj counters with an inside leg kick.
Arbuhmedov moves forwards but Guerrouj connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arbuhmedov falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Guerrouj to counter with a crisp jab.
Arbuhmedov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Guerrouj sprawls well. Guerrouj wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Arbuhmedov gets slowly back to his feet.
Guerrouj slaps away a takedown attempt from Arbuhmedov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice shot lands for Guerrouj.
Guerrouj dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Arbuhmedov. That did some damage!
Arbuhmedov throws a leg kick
and Guerrouj counters with a good, hard body kick but Arbuhmedov shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arbuhmedov on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That kick from Guerrouj tenderised Arbuhmedov's leg. Arbuhmedov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Guerrouj feints and then cracks Arbuhmedov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Arbuhmedov down.
Guerrouj lands a nice looking body shot.
Guerrouj connects with a leg kick. Arbuhmedov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Guerrouj stuns Arbuhmedov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Guerrouj.
Guerrouj connects with a looping right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guerrouj feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Arbuhmedov's calf.
Badr Guerrouj is winning the standup battle so far.
Arbuhmedov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Guerrouj can pounce on him.
Guerrouj throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Arbuhmedov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Badr Guerrouj dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A low kick from Arbuhmedov misses
and Guerrouj counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Arbuhmedov fails with the takedown.
Arbuhmedov looks to throw a body kick
and Guerrouj counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Guerrouj throws a head kick that half lands.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Guerrouj.
Arbuhmedov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Guerrouj is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Guerrouj stuffs the takedown attempt from Arbuhmedov. Arbuhmedov gets slowly back to his feet.
Badr Guerrouj has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eldar Arbuhmedov.
Arbuhmedov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Guerrouj punishes Arbuhmedov's body with a nice straight punch.
Guerrouj throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerrouj cracks the inside of Arbuhmedov's front leg.
Arbuhmedov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Arbuhmedov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Guerrouj.
Guerrouj lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Eldar Arbuhmedov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Guerrouj connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Guerrouj scores with a sloppy right hand. Arbuhmedov should have avoided that one.
A solid leg kick lands there for Guerrouj.
Nice shot by Guerrouj.
Guerrouj slaps away a takedown attempt from Arbuhmedov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Guerrouj pushes Arbuhmedov away with a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guerrouj throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Arbuhmedov's head.
Guerrouj defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Arbuhmedov.
Guerrouj lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Guerrouj lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Guerrouj stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Guerrouj wants it to stay on the feet.
Guerrouj scores with the left hand. Arbuhmedov knows he should have avoided that one.
Arbuhmedov takes a kick to the side of the head.
Guerrouj fakes the leg kick and cracks Arbuhmedov in the body.
Arbuhmedov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Guerrouj feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Arbuhmedov's calf.
Guerrouj throws a head kick that Arbuhmedov semi-blocks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arbuhmedov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Guerrouj sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Arbuhmedov somewhat.
Guerrouj throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Guerrouj scores with a head kick.
Guerrouj throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Arbuhmedov has a takedown stuffed.
Guerrouj lands a high kick!
A slapping leg kick lands for Guerrouj.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arbuhmedov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Guerrouj counters with a low kick, right behind Arbuhmedov 's knee.
Guerrouj throws a nice inside leg kick.
A head kick from Guerrouj lands but Arbuhmedov takes it in his stride.
Badr Guerrouj is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Guerrouj connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Arbuhmedov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Guerrouj's waist but Guerrouj gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Arbuhmedov off to one side.
Eldar Arbuhmedov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Guerrouj dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Arbuhmedov. That did some damage!
Guerrouj throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arbuhmedov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Guerrouj.
Arbuhmedov takes a kick to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Badr Guerrouj showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Guerrouj 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:24
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:24
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Badr Guerrouj!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Hawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck The Russian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Russian has chosen Keep on as his entrance music. Chuck The Russian is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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202 lbs
8 - 10 - 0 |
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197 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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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
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Hawk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chuck The Russian!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Russian works the jab nicely.
The Russian throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hawk.
It looks like Mike Hawk has been cut.
The Russian throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hawk stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The Russian jabs Hawk right on the nose. Hawk blinks but takes it well.
The Russian misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Russian throws a looping overhand right but Hawk ducks down to avoid it.
The Russian waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hawk.
The Russian swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hawk counters by moving into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Russian is pushing Hawk up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The Russian keeps control of Hawk as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The Russian pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hawk tries to clinch but fails miserably
and The Russian counters with a series of strikes. Hawk will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hawk tries to clinch but The Russian moves away
and The Russian counters with a head kick. That will keep Hawk thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The Russian scores with a three punch combo!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Russian misses with an uppercut. Hawk saw that one coming.
The Russian circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Hawk drops to the canvas, hurt badly! The Russian follows Hawk to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chuck The Russian!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vyacheslav Borhegnev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy Krueger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krueger comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Freddy's Coming For You kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Freddy Krueger has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vyacheslav Borhegnev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Freddy Krueger!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Krueger.
Krueger just misses with a punch to the body.
Krueger throws a front kick aimed at Borhegnev's knee but Borhegnev avoids it well.
Borhegnev misses with an uppercut
and Borhegnev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Krueger fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Borhegnev looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A low kick from Borhegnev is predictable there
and Krueger counters with a nice right hand that sends Borhegnev toppling to the canvas! Borhegnev scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Krueger finish him?!
Borhegnev is rocked!
It looks like Vyacheslav Borhegnev has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krueger throws a pinpoint strike between Borhegnev's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Borhegnev crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Krueger scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Freddy Krueger!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pietro Falasco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gugo Ograni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ograni is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ameno - Era . Gugo Ograni has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pietro Falasco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gugo Ograni!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falasco misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Falasco throws a right hand that Ograni ducks under and follows up with a left that Ograni also avoids with ease.
Ograni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ograni misses with a looping right.
Ograni avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falasco is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Falasco looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falasco throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ograni counters with a straight right hand.
Falasco misses with a right hand
and Ograni counters with a nice uppercut.
Falasco connects with an inside leg kick.
Ograni misses with a straight left.
Falasco throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ograni showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Falasco.
Ograni waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Falasco.
Ograni avoids a punch combination nicely.
Falasco misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falasco is looking to clinch but Ograni is avoiding it.
Pietro Falasco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Falasco has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Falasco there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jab, jab by Ograni - just one landing.
Ograni uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Falasco.
Falasco swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ograni counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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.
Falasco misses with a hook
and Ograni counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Falasco fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ograni avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ograni throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Falasco counter with a right hand.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Falasco throws a combination that misses
letting Ograni counter with a right hand.
Falasco attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
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 Pietro Falasco will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ograni missing with a left hand there. Falasco was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ograni circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ograni counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ograni throws a series of punches but Falasco moves out of range.
Ograni misses with a hook. Falasco ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ograni shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Falasco but Falasco pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Falasco takes a jab right on the kisser.
Falasco works Ograni's body with a nice hook.
Falasco thows a body shot but no joy.
Falasco cracks Ograni with a good jab.
It looks like Gugo Ograni has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falasco throws a combination that misses
and Ograni counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ograni might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Falasco misses with a head kick.
Falasco misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ograni throws a hook but Falasco avoids it easily.
Falasco throws an overhand right that lands on Ograni's shoulder, as Ograni tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falasco throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ograni throws a lazy uppercut
and Falasco counters with a low kick, right behind Ograni 's knee.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Falasco uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ograni.
Ograni misses with a hook
and Falasco counters with a series of strikes. Ograni will be more careful next time no doubt.
Falasco is looking to clinch but Ograni is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falasco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ograni swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ograni rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Falasco counters with a left and a right that stings Ograni.
Ograni throws a right and a left that both miss.
Falasco throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ograni.
Falasco walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pietro Falasco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Falasco tries to clinch there but Ograni circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pietro Falasco dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gugo Ograni's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Falasco tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ograni is able to avoid easily.
Falasco tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ograni manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Falasco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ograni swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Falasco lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ograni swings widly with a right hand
and Ograni takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ograni just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falasco tries to clinch up.
Ograni lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pietro Falasco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Falasco swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ograni counters with a nice uppercut.
Ograni throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Falasco to counter with a crisp jab.
Ograni blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ograni throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Falasco misses with a head kick.
Ograni uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Falasco takes a swing at Ograni's ribcage but misses.
Ograni looks to throw the jab but Falasco is out of range.
Ograni uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Falasco.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ograni rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Falasco counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That has opened up Gugo Ograni's cut even more.
Falasco throws a lazy uppercut
and Ograni counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Falasco misses with a jab to the body
enabling Ograni to counter with a crisp jab.
Falasco tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ograni paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Falasco throws an overhand right that lands on Ograni's shoulder, as Ograni tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ograni throws a shot from downtown. Falasco moves away and avoids it.
Falasco lands a left and a right that send Ograni crashing to the mat, dazed. Falasco thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Falasco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ograni swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gugo Ograni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ograni steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Falasco.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Falasco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ograni.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pietro Falasco showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Falasco 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pietro Falasco!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joel Abadi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lubomir Burqa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Lubomir Burqa enters the cage!
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joel Abadi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lubomir Burqa!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burqa throws a body punch but Abadi moves out of range.
Abadi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Abadi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Abadi lands a head kick!
Abadi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Abadi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Abadi wants to slow Burqa down by chopping away at his legs.
The fighters circling - Abadi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Burqa misses with a hook to the body
and Abadi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Abadi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Burqa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Abadi throws a leg kick that misses.
Burqa avoids the head kick by Abadi.
Abadi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abadi explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Abadi is looking to slow Burqa down with leg kicks.
Abadi tries a head kick but it misses.
Burqa misses the shot to the body.
That kick from Abadi tenderised Burqa's leg. Burqa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Abadi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Abadi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Abadi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Burqa blocks a low kick nicely.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Burqa crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Abadi - the referee stops the clock and Burqa gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Abadi. Burqa manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Good leg kick by Abadi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Abadi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Burqa.
It looks like Joel Abadi has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abadi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Burqa counters with a nice uppercut.
Abadi tries to clinch up but Burqa circles away and keeps his distance.
Burqa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Abadi can pounce on him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Abadi.
Abadi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Burqa takes a step back to recover.
Abadi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abadi. Burqa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Abadi thumps Burqa with a low kick.
Abadi scores with a head kick. Burqa tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Lubomir Burqa has been cut.
Joel Abadi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abadi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abadi tries to work over Burqa's front leg with a kick but Burqa checks it.
Abadi misses with a low kick.
Burqa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Abadi tries a head kick but it misses.
Burqa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Burqa.
Abadi throws a leg kick but Burqa moved away.
Burqa checks the leg kick nicely there.
Abadi scoring well with a low kick there.
Abadi misses with a leg kick.
Burqa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Abadi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Abadi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Abadi throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Abadi is looking to land body kicks.
Abadi just misses with a punch to the body.
Abadi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Burqa misses with a shot to the body
and Abadi counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Abadi lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Burqa 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.
Abadi avoids a punch combination nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head kick misses from Abadi.
Abadi feints and then cracks Burqa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Burqa down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joel Abadi dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Abadi scores with a kick to the midsection.
Abadi lands a head kick!
Burqa swats away the attempt to clinch by Abadi.
Abadi wants to land a leg kick but Burqa is out of range.
Abadi throws a leg kick which misses Burqa's front leg but catches the back leg as Burqa tries to avoid it.
Abadi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Burqa checks it well.
Abadi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Abadi throws a head kick but Burqa moves out of range.
Abadi misses with a low kick.
Burqa has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Abadi.
Burqa jabs Abadi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Abadi
and Burqa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Abadi avoids the body shot from Burqa.
Abadi tries to work over Burqa's front leg with a kick but Burqa checks it.
Abadi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Burqa counters with a nice body shot.
Burqa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abadi manages to avoid it.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Abadi here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Burqa takes a swing at Abadi's ribcage but misses.
Burqa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burqa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abadi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Abadi moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abadi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Abadi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Abadi, right into the meat.
Abadi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Burqa checks it well.
Joel Abadi is winning the standup battle so far.
Burqa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Abadi can pounce on him.
Abadi throws the kick towards the body but Burqa avoids it.
Abadi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Abadi shoots in for a takedown but Burqa shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Burqa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Abadi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Abadi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abadi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burqa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Abadi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Abadi lands with an uppercut that bounces Burqa off the cage and back into rage.
Abadi looks to land a body kick but Burqa moved away.
Burqa takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Abadi misses with a low kick.
Burqa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Abadi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Abadi scores with a leg kick.
Abadi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abadi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Abadi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Burqa checks a low kick from Abadi.
Burqa keeps the fight on the outside.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Abadi, right into the meat.
Burqa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Burqa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Abadi lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burqa takes a kick to the side of the head.
Burqa is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Abadi rather than just go for the knockout.
Abadi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lubomir Burqa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Abadi, right into the meat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Abadi.
Abadi throws a front kick aimed at Burqa's knee but Burqa avoids it well.
Burqa throws a predictable looking body shot
and Abadi counters with an inside leg kick.
Abadi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Burqa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Abadi throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Burqa walks forward, straight into a front kick from Abadi.
Abadi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Abadi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Abadi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Burqa steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Abadi. That one must have hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abadi throws a chopping leg kick but Burqa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Abadi doesn't manage to clinch there - Burqa circles away.
Abadi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Burqa is out of range.
Abadi tries to land a leg kick but Burqa saw it coming and moves away.
Burqa checks the leg kick nicely there.
Burqa keeps the fight on the outside.
Abadi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Abadi connects with a solid leg kick.
Abadi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Abadi.
Abadi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abadi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Burqa. That did some damage!
Abadi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Burqa.
Abadi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Burqa is able to avoid easily.
Burqa blocks a head kick by Abadi.
Abadi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Burqa throws a body punch but Abadi moves out of range.
Abadi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Burqa checks a low kick from Abadi.
Abadi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Burqa. That did some damage!
A clash of legs there as Burqa blocks the low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abadi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abadi keeps Burqa at a distance using the push kick.
Burqa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abadi.
Abadi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Burqa. That did some damage!
Burqa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Abadi throws a leg kick
and Burqa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Burqa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A head kick misses from Abadi.
Abadi tries a head kick but it misses.
Abadi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Abadi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Abadi throws a sloppy head kick and Burqa moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abadi scoring well with a low kick there.
Abadi throws a low kick but Burqa avoids it.
Burqa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lubomir Burqa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Burqa misses with an uppercut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Abadi.
Abadi tries to close the distance and clinch but Burqa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Abadi wants to clinch up but Burqa keeps it at a distance.
Abadi throws a low kick, looking for Burqa's leg but Burqa calmly moves out of range.
Abadi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Abadi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joel Abadi clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Abadi scoring well with a low kick there.
Abadi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Burqa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Abadi.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Abadi throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Abadi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Abadi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Abadi thumps Burqa with a low kick.
Abadi motions for Burqa to come forward. Abadi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick from Abadi lands but Burqa takes it in his stride.
Abadi throws a head kick that misses.
Abadi lands a head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abadi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Abadi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Burqa blocks a low kick nicely.
Burqa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Burqa takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Burqa takes a swing at Abadi's ribcage but misses.
Abadi is looking to slow Burqa down with leg kicks.
Abadi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Abadi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burqa looks to land a combination but Abadi avoids it well.
Abadi connects with a leg kick. Burqa looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Abadi feints and then cracks Burqa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Burqa down.
Burqa moves out of range as Abadi throws a body kick.
Burqa blocks a head kick by Abadi.
Abadi throws a leg kick that misses.
Abadi misses with a body kick.
Abadi explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Abadi thumps Burqa with a low kick.
Abadi throws a low kick but Burqa moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abadi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Abadi goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Abadi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Burqa counters with a left to the body.
Abadi throws out a leg kick but Burqa moves out of range and Abadi only half commits.
A solid leg kick lands there for Abadi.
Abadi thuds his shin into the meat of Burqa's side.
Abadi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Burqa looks to score with a jab to the body but Abadi is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burqa blocks the body kick.
A shot to the body from Burqa misses
and Abadi counters with an inside leg kick.
Burqa moves out of range of the leg kick from Abadi.
Abadi thumps Burqa with a low kick.
Crunch! Abadi slams his shin into Burqa's torso.
Burqa is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Burqa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abadi.
Burqa takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Abadi scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burqa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Abadi can pounce on him.
A solid body kick from Abadi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abadi scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joel Abadi had his way with Lubomir Burqa in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Burqa keeps the fight on the outside.
Some bone on bone action there as Burqa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Abadi connects with an inside leg kick.
Burqa misses with a wild body shot.
Abadi tries to clinch up but Burqa circles away and keeps his distance.
Burqa blocks a low kick nicely.
Abadi fakes the leg kick and cracks Burqa in the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burqa thows a body shot but no joy.
Burqa connects with a body shot.
Burqa lands a slapping body shot.
Burqa just misses with a punch to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burqa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Burqa throws a body punch but Abadi moves out of range.
Burqa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Abadi.
Abadi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Burqa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Abadi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Burqa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Abadi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abadi misses with a low kick.
Abadi lands with a kick to the temple. Burqa shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Burqa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abadi moves away.
Abadi tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Burqa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burqa. Abadi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good leg kick by Abadi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Abadi throws a body kick that misses.
Abadi is looking to score with low kicks.
Abadi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Burqa's sensitive parts.
Burqa misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Abadi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Abadi throws out a leg kick but Burqa moves out of range and Abadi only half commits.
Burqa checks a low kick from Abadi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abadi misses with a low kick.
Burqa throws a body punch but Abadi moves out of range.
Burqa scores with a hook to the body. Abadi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Burqa keeps the fight on the outside.
Burqa throws a body punch but Abadi moves out of range.
Abadi scores with a leg kick.
Abadi throws a sloppy head kick and Burqa moves out of range easily.
Burqa moves out of range of the body kick from Abadi.
Good work by Burqa as he checks the leg kick.
Abadi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Burqa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burqa checks the leg kick.
Burqa takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Burqa tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Abadi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Abadi lands a nice looking body kick.
Abadi is looking to clinch.
Abadi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Abadi there.
Burqa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lubomir Burqa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joel Abadi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Burqa on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lubomir Burqa.
Well Abadi 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 49:47
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 48:47
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joel Abadi!
Joel Abadi retains his heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Home End (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Payne Stewart Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stewart Jr has chosen Plies - Awesome as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Home End!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Payne Stewart Jr!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
End misses with an uppercut
and Stewart Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
End misses with a shot to the body
and Stewart Jr counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A shot to the body from End misses
and Stewart Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
End showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stewart Jr.
Good leg kick by Stewart Jr there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
End throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
End throws a predictable looking body shot
and Stewart Jr counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
End swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Stewart Jr counter with a right hand.
End throws a lazy uppercut
and Stewart Jr counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
End throws a predictable looking body shot
and Stewart Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stewart Jr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
End throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stewart Jr counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps End thinking.
End bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stewart Jr's head.
End misses with a shot to the body
and Stewart Jr makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
End swings away with a body shot that misses
and Stewart Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
End misses with a right hand
and Stewart Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
End misses with a lunging right hand
and Stewart Jr counters with a slapping leg kick.
End misses with a right hand
and Stewart Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
End swings widly with a right hand
and Stewart Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Stewart Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
End with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Stewart Jr to score with a decent uppercut.
Home End is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
End takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stewart Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Stewart Jr has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
End throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stewart Jr counters with a leg kick.
End misses the body punch
and Stewart Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
End is looking to clinch.
A shot to the body from End misses
and Stewart Jr counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
End has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Stewart Jr.
End throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stewart Jr counters with a head kick. That will keep End thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
End swings widly with a right hand
and Stewart Jr counters with a body kick that stops End in his tracks momentarily.
Home End seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stewart Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Stewart Jr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Stewart Jr throws a nice outside leg kick.
End is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
End digs a good body shot into Stewart Jr's ribs.
End takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
End avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
End walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A leg kick checked by End.
End throws a predictable looking body shot
and End takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
End misses with a hook to the body
and Stewart Jr counters with an inside leg kick.
End lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stewart Jr at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
End rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stewart Jr counters by moving into the clinch.
Stewart Jr blocking some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, End just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stewart Jr's brow.
Stewart Jr tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. End just stands there and leans against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for End.
Stewart Jr tries to pull guard but End won't allow it.
Stewart Jr takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Payne Stewart Jr has been cut.
End pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stewart Jr lands with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Payne Stewart Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Payne Stewart Jr's cut.
That's time! End's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
End swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Stewart Jr counter with a right hand.
End is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Stewart Jr throws a looping overhand right but End ducks down to avoid it.
Payne Stewart Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
End throws a lazy head kick
and Stewart Jr counters with a nice body kick.
End misses with a jab to the body
and Stewart Jr counters with a straight right hand.
End swings widly with a right hand
and Stewart Jr counters with a nice body kick.
End throws a right hand that misses
and Stewart Jr counters with an inside leg kick.
Good work by End as he checks the leg kick.
End misses with a shot to the body
and Stewart Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
End on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stewart Jr. Stewart Jr obviously looking to wear him down.
End swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Stewart Jr makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
End ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stewart Jr connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Stewart Jr scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
End throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Stewart Jr counter with a right hand.
Stewart Jr throws out a leg kick but End moves out of range and Stewart Jr only half commits.
End swings widly with a right hand
and Stewart Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
End wants to clinch
and Stewart Jr counters with a good low kick that End was not able to check.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
End tries to clinch up
and Stewart Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
End swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Stewart Jr finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Stewart Jr takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
End misses the body punch
and Stewart Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
End throws a right hand that misses
and Stewart Jr counters with a straight right hand.
End misses with a body punch
and Stewart Jr counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
End misses with a hook to the body
and Stewart Jr counters with a body kick that stops End in his tracks momentarily.
End throws a sloppy body shot
and Stewart Jr counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
End looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Stewart Jr lands a two punch combo.
Stewart Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by End.
End swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Stewart Jr finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
End sizes up Stewart Jr with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
End throws a predictable looking body shot
and Stewart Jr counters with a leg kick.
End connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Stewart Jr.
End misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Stewart Jr misses with a kick to the body
and End counters with a three punch combo that has Stewart Jr backing up. Stewart Jr nods at End to acknowledge the strikes.
End throws a predictable looking body shot
and Stewart Jr counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
End blocks the body kick.
Stewart Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stewart Jr lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stewart Jr throws a combination. End tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Payne Stewart Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Payne Stewart Jr's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
End swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Stewart Jr counters with an outside leg kick.
Stewart Jr circles away from the clinch attempt
and Stewart Jr counters with a nice leg kick.
End misses with a shot to the body
and Stewart Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
End rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stewart Jr counters with a good, hard body kick but End shrugs it off.
End misses with a jab to the body
and Stewart Jr counters with a straight right hand.
End swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Stewart Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
End takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
End misses with a left hand
and Stewart Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
End throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
End misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Stewart Jr counters with a straight right hand.
End misses with a jab to the body
and Stewart Jr counters with an inside leg kick.
End throws a sloppy body shot
and Stewart Jr counters with a good low kick that End was not able to check.
Stewart Jr looks to land a combination. End sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Stewart Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. End sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stewart Jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on End. That did some damage!
End swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stewart Jr counters with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
End blocks a head kick by Stewart Jr.
End misses with a left hand
and Stewart Jr counters with a nice body kick.
A shot to the body from End misses
and Stewart Jr counters with a one-two to the body.
Stewart Jr misses with a low kick as End jumps back.
End scores with a one two! Stewart Jr had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
End misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Stewart Jr counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps End thinking.
Stewart Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Stewart Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
End throws a poor cross that misses
and End takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
End throws a predictable looking body shot
and Stewart Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart Jr throws a low kick but End moves out of range easily.
Stewart Jr cracks the inside of End's front leg.
Stewart Jr throws a front kick aimed at End's knee but End avoids it well.
End misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Stewart Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
End misses with a hook to the body
and Stewart Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
End misses with a hook to the body
and Stewart Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stewart Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and End counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
End wants to clinch up but Stewart Jr keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
End misses with a right hand
and Stewart Jr counters with a leg kick.
End misses with a left hand
and Stewart Jr counters with a nice leg kick.
Stewart Jr shoots in but no luck this time.
Stewart Jr takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Stewart Jr misses with an uppercut. End saw that one coming.
End swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Stewart Jr counter with a right hand.
End throws a predictable looking body shot
and Stewart Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stewart Jr misses with a straight right.
End misses with a shot to the body
and Stewart Jr counters with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Payne Stewart Jr really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Payne Stewart Jr's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Stewart Jr swings widly with a right hand
and End counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stewart Jr scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A left lands for Stewart Jr.
End misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Stewart Jr counters with a good low kick that End was not able to check.
End misses with a jab to the body
and Stewart Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
End throws a predictable looking body shot
and Stewart Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stewart Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
End takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
End misses with a left hand
and Stewart Jr counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
End misses with a hook to the body
and End takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
End misses with an uppercut
and Stewart Jr counters with a thumping low kick.
End misses with a double jab
and Stewart Jr counters with a slapping leg kick.
Stewart Jr scores with a nice head shot.
End walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stewart Jr.
End throws an off balance right hand
and Stewart Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
End misses with a right hand
and Stewart Jr counters with a low kick, right behind End 's knee.
Stewart Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses End's sensitive parts.
End is looking to wear down Stewart Jr with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
End swinging wildly here.
Stewart Jr takes a body punch but keeps moving.
End misses with a shot to the body
and Stewart Jr counters with a low kick, right behind End 's knee.
End swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stewart Jr counters with an outside leg kick.
End misses the body punch
and Stewart Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by End.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
End scores with a hook to the body. Stewart Jr takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
End swings widly with a right hand
and End takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
End closes the distance looking to clinch
and Stewart Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
End will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
End misses with a hook
and Stewart Jr counters with a nice low kick that buckles End's knee momentarily.
Stewart Jr moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
End connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stewart Jr misses with a low kick.
A low kick from Stewart Jr is predictable there
and End counters with a two punch combo.
Stewart Jr loads up on a big right hand but End slips the punch.
End takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
End throws a predictable looking body shot
and Stewart Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Stewart Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
End throws a poor cross that misses
and Stewart Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
End rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and End takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Payne Stewart Jr dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Payne Stewart Jr's cut.
That's time! End's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
End misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Stewart Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
End swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Stewart Jr counters with a straight right hand.
End throws a sloppy body shot
and Stewart Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stewart Jr scores with the left hand. End knows he should have avoided that one.
End misses with a jab to the body
and Stewart Jr counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
End misses with a body punch
and Stewart Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
End takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
End misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Stewart Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
End slips a straight right by Stewart Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
End misses with a body punch
letting Stewart Jr counter with a right hand.
End throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
End wants to clinch but Stewart Jr slips to the side
enabling Stewart Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Stewart Jr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
End throws a predictable looking body shot
and End takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stewart Jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on End. That did some damage!
End misses with a body punch
and Stewart Jr counters with a head kick.
End misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Stewart Jr counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. End is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
End misses with a lunging right hand
and Stewart Jr counters with a good low kick that End was not able to check.
Stewart Jr throws a leg kick which misses End's front leg but catches the back leg as End tries to avoid it.
End swings widly with a right hand
and Stewart Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
End throws a series of strikes that have Stewart Jr backpedaling.
End throws an off balance right hand
and Stewart Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stewart Jr throws a hook to the side of End's head but End sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
End scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
End misses with a shot to the body
and Stewart Jr counters with an inside leg kick.
Home End has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
End misses with a hook to the body
and End takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
End feints a jab promting Stewart Jr to slip. End then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Stewart Jr slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
End throws a combination that misses
and Stewart Jr counters with a thumping low kick.
A cross from Stewart Jr lands.
End with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Stewart Jr to score with a decent uppercut.
Stewart Jr throws a quick inside leg kick.
End throws a right hand that misses
and Stewart Jr counters with a straight right hand.
End misses with a body punch
and Stewart Jr counters with a three punch combo that has End backing up. End nods at Stewart Jr to acknowledge the strikes.
Stewart Jr has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
End throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stewart Jrs head.
Stewart Jr jumps guard.
Stewart Jr tries to land a sweep but no joy.
End throwing strikes but missing.
End is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Stewart Jr looking for a sweep. Not yet Stewart Jr, not yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as End accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
End postures up in Stewart Jr's guard and throws a big left but Stewart Jr blocks it.
End postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stewart Jr is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that's the end of the fight!
Payne Stewart Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stewart Jr has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 45:50
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 45:50
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Payne Stewart Jr!
Payne Stewart Jr is the new lightweight champion!
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