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RCD 52: King of the cage PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Bartrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dimas Boykiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Boykiy's choice of entrance music: Перемен. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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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
2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Bartrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dimas Boykiy!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Boykiy as Bartrov shoots in.
Bartrov tries to close the distance and clinch but Boykiy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boykiy throws a sloppy head kick and Bartrov moves out of range easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Boykiy.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Boykiy misses with a head kick.
Bartrov throws a leg kick
and Boykiy counters with an inside leg kick.
Bartrov darts in and clinches Boykiy up against the cage.
Boykiy manages to break the clinch.
Bartrov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Boykiy.
Bartrov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boykiy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bartrov wants to slow Boykiy down by chopping away at his legs.
Boykiy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bartrov scores with a takedown into Boykiy's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boykiy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bartrov is controlling him.
Bartrov decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Boykiy, up you get!
Boykiy swats away the attempt to clinch by Bartrov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boykiy throws a sloppy head kick and Bartrov moves out of range easily.
Bartrov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Boykiy misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Boykiy.
Bartrov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Boykiy looks gassed!
Boykiy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bartrov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bartrov drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Bartrov seems to have locked his on tight now - Boykiy screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Bartrov, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Ivan Bartrov!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kostya Zhuravlev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Nemkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zhuravlev comes to the cage accompanied by Aria - Volja i Razum. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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170 lbs
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178 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kostya Zhuravlev!
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, Igor Nemkov!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nemkov moves in looking to clinch but Zhuravlev pushes him off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zhuravlev. Nemkov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zhuravlev has a takedown stuffed.
Nemkov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zhuravlev gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Zhuravlev has clasped his hands together around Nemkov's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Nemkov is looking to reverse the position.
Zhuravlev tries for a kimura but Nemkov is defending well.
Zhuravlev is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nemkov has escaped the position, nice work there.
Zhuravlev throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Nemkov struggling a bit here.
Nemkov avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Zhuravlev.
Nemkov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhuravlev postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The strikes coming from Zhuravlev are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Nemkov struggling a bit here.
Zhuravlev scoring with punches from side control.
Zhuravlev working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Zhuravlev cracks Nemkov with a big right hand but Nemkov just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Nemkov throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Nemkov sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Zhuravlev frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Nemkov is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Zhuravlev throws some wild stikes that Nemkov manages to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nemkov tries to hold on but Zhuravlev pushes him away.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Zhuravlev lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zhuravlev prevents Nemkov from getting the reversal.
Zhuravlev looking for a guillotine from mount but Nemkov is having none of it.
Nemkov is trying desperately to improve position.
Nemkov regains half guard.
Nemkov tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Zhuravlev has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Zhuravlev looking to ground and pound but Nemkov is blocking nicely.
Nemkov is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhuravlev misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Zhuravlev has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Nemkov's face.
Zhuravlev working Nemkov over with strikes here.
Nemkov tries to lock up and control but Zhuravlev gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Zhuravlev working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Nemkov working to try and regain half guard.
Zhuravlev raining down hammerfists from mount.
Nemkov is looking to improve his position but Zhuravlev isn't that keen on the idea.
Zhuravlev throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Zhuravlev raining down hammerfists from mount.
Nemkov is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zhuravlev looking to secure an arm triangle but Nemkov defends it well.
A nice elbow there by Zhuravlev.
Zhuravlev has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nemkov takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Zhuravlev looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Nemkov is looking to improve his position but Zhuravlev isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zhuravlev with the ground and pound from mount.
Nemkov is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kostya Zhuravlev dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Zhuravlev changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nemkov tries to avoid it but Zhuravlev manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nemkov to the ground. Nemkov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Zhuravlev tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nemkov swivels and escapes.
Zhuravlev shoots in looking for a takedown but Nemkov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Zhuravlev's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kostya Zhuravlev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nemkov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zhuravlev pinned against the cage. Zhuravlev gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nemkov avoids the body shot from Zhuravlev.
Zhuravlev fails with a takedown attempt.
Nemkov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Igor Nemkov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zhuravlev shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nemkov pinned against the cage. Nemkov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nemkov tries to close the distance and clinch but Zhuravlev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Nemkov with that takedown attempt.
Zhuravlev feints and as Nemkov raises his hands in defense, Zhuravlev changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nemkov trying to control the position.
Nemkov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Zhuravlev manages to get himself to full guard.
Zhuravlev controls Nemkov momentarily but Nemkov frees himself.
Zhuravlev looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Nemkov passes into half guard.
Zhuravlev moves into full guard.
Zhuravlev has an active guard here but Nemkov has managed to pass into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zhuravlev wants to improve his position but Nemkov is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nemkov is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Zhuravlev blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nemkov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nemkov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nemkov is looking for a kimura here.
Nemkov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nemkov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kostya Zhuravlev overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nemkov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Zhuravlev sees it coming and defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhuravlev throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Zhuravlev gets back to full guard.
Zhuravlev working for a triangle but Nemkov defends it easily.
Nemkov wants to control from the top but Zhuravlev keeps moving.
Zhuravlev bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nemkov's guard.
Zhuravlev passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Nemkov tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Zhuravlev easily slips into full mount!
Zhuravlev lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Nemkov hang on?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nemkov tries to hold on but Zhuravlev postures up.
Zhuravlev sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Nemkov is wriggling around trying to escape.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zhuravlev misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Nemkov is looking to get to half guard.
Zhuravlev is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Nemkov is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kostya Zhuravlev!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Junior Wolfe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yokkao Kaennorsing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wolfe comes to the cage accompanied by The Ramones - Blitzkreig Bop!. Kaennorsing has chosen Jungle Boogie as his entrance music. Yokkao Kaennorsing will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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194 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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197 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Cardio machine |
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Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Junior Wolfe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yokkao Kaennorsing!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolfe shoots in and gets a takedown into Kaennorsing's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kaennorsing can't keep his opponent in guard - Wolfe advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Wolfe is looking to advance position but Kaennorsing won't allow it.
Wolfe slows the pace down in half guard.
Wolfe trying to mount his opponent but Kaennorsing defends it.
Wolfe is trying to control. Kaennorsing wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kaennorsing really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wolfe. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wolfe is pressing down on Kaennorsing's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kaennorsing is holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaennorsing avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wolfe.
Wolfe 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.
Wolfe trying to mount his opponent but Kaennorsing defends it.
Kaennorsing wants to get back to full guard but Wolfe has passed into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaennorsing parries the strikes from Wolfe easily there. Wolfe is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kaennorsing to escape.
Wolfe wants to control but Kaennorsing is keeping him busy.
Wolfe is working Kaennorsing over with some ground and pound from side control.
Kaennorsing is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Wolfe landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Wolfe is putting a hurting on Kaennorsing here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe working the ground and pound from side control.
Wolfe in side control, throwing shots but Kaennorsing defends.
Wolfe looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kaennorsing is not content to let Wolfe control the position.
Wolfe is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Kaennorsing will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Wolfe fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe trying to control the position but Kaennorsing is working away.
Kaennorsing tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wolfe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kaennorsing keeps working.
Wolfe is chipping away with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kaennorsing is trying to get back to half guard.
Wolfe is trying to get an arm triangle but Kaennorsing is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Wolfe dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Wolfe connects with a leg kick. Kaennorsing looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wolfe throws a solid leg kick but Kaennorsing takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wolfe.
Wolfe throws a head kick but Kaennorsing moves out of range.
Wolfe goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kaennorsing scores with a leg kick.
Wolfe tried to score with a low kick but Kaennorsing checks it.
Wolfe throws a chopping leg kick but Kaennorsing manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wolfe doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yokkao Kaennorsing is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wolfe looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kaennorsing!
Kaennorsing is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Wolfe connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaennorsing is trying desperately to improve position.
Kaennorsing takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Kaennorsing is rocked!
Wolfe loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Kaennorsing scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Wolfe land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Wolfe stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Junior Wolfe!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shiro Royal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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212 lbs
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205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shiro Royal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Phil Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Royal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shiro Royal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henderson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
It looks like Phil Henderson has been cut.
Henderson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Henderson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Royal manages to work his way to half guard, despite Henderson's best efforts.
Henderson throwing shots but Royal is blocking nicely.
Royal wants to get back to full guard.
Royal is working hard here to advance position.
Henderson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Royal pushes Henderson off and gets back to his feet.
Royal tries to bum rush Henderson with a series of wild strikes but Henderson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Royal loads up on a big right hand but Henderson slips the punch.
Royal connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Henderson momentarily.
Henderson dives in and grabs Royal's left leg, looking for a takedown. Royal pushes down on Henderson's head and hops out.
Henderson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Royal as he jumps to the side.
Henderson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Shiro Royal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phil Henderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Royal.
Royal throws a low kick, looking for Henderson's leg but Henderson calmly moves out of range.
Henderson walks into a stiff left hand from Royal.
Royal stuffs the takedown.
Henderson misses with a takedown attempt - Royal sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Royal.
Royal displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Royal misses with the combination.
Henderson shoots in looking for a takedown but Royal manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Henderson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Royal.
Henderson looks gassed!
Royal lands with a thumping leg kick.
Royal scores with a kick to the body.
Royal throws a good cross that connects.
Royal lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Royal lands a big right hook! Henderson looks hurt but is still standing! Royal lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Henderson falls down and Royal dives in with a huge hammer fist! Henderson's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Royal runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Shiro Royal!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Christian Soendergaard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ditte Sebastien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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193 lbs
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Basic striking
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Christian Soendergaard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ditte Sebastien!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sebastien tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sebastien tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Soendergaard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sebastien tries to close the distance and clinch up but Soendergaard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Soendergaard shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sebastien as he avoids it easily.
Sebastien fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sebastien swinging wildly here.
Soendergaard missing with a left hand there. Sebastien was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sebastien fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sebastien doesn't manage to clinch there - Soendergaard circles away.
Sebastien tries to clinch but Soendergaard is having none of it.
Sebastien tries to clinch but Soendergaard is having none of it.
Sebastien fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sebastien looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice takedown defense from Sebastien. No joy for Soendergaard on that attempt.
Sebastien stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christian Soendergaard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good standup being displayed there by Soendergaard as he connects with a hook.
Soendergaard throws a jab but it's blocked by Sebastien.
Sebastien wants to clinch.
Soendergaard scores with a spinning back kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soendergaard thows a body kick. Sebastien tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sebastien steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Soendergaard. That one must have hurt.
Nice body kick from Soendergaard.
Soendergaard keeps the fight on the outside.
Soendergaard instigates a clinch.
Soendergaard is working for takedown but Sebastien is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sebastien tries to circle away but Soendergaard has him pinned against the cage.
Soendergaard manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Soendergaard working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sebastien doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sebastien manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Soendergaard preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sebastien throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Soendergaard works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sebastien loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sebastien is looking to work some ground and pound but Soendergaard has wrist control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sebastien stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Soendergaard swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sebastien throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sebastien throwing strikes from guard but Soendergaard blocks nicely.
Soendergaard looking for a guillotine here but Sebastien defends easily.
Sebastien throws a big right hand that misses.
Soendergaard looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Soendergaard working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sebastien.
Sebastien scoring with some ground and pound.
Soendergaard manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Soendergaard scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soendergaard controlling the pace for now.
Soendergaard sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Soendergaard unloads with some shots from mount but Sebastien bucks and avoids them well.
Soendergaard thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Soendergaard misses with a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sebastien avoids a series of strikes thrown by Soendergaard.
Sebastien regains half guard.
Soendergaard thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Soendergaard not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sebastien on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Soendergaard not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Soendergaard is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Soendergaard thows a huge punch but Sebastien dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Soendergaard dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sebastien doesn't manage to clinch there - Soendergaard circles away.
Soendergaard keeps the fight on the outside.
Sebastien keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Soendergaard.
Sebastien tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Soendergaard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ditte Sebastien is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Soendergaard keeps Sebastien at a distance using the push kick.
Ditte Sebastien seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sebastien tries to clinch up but Soendergaard circles away and keeps his distance.
Sebastien tries to clinch up but Soendergaard circles away and keeps his distance.
Soendergaard shoots in looking for a takedown but Sebastien manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Soendergaard's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Soendergaard swats away the attempt to clinch by Sebastien.
Sebastien tries to close the distance and clinch but Soendergaard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Soendergaard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Soendergaard.
Sebastien closes the distance and pushes Soendergaard back into the cage.
Sebastien stops a takedown attempt from Soendergaard.
Sebastien is trying to push Soendergaard away but Soendergaard has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sebastien working hard to break the clinch.
Sebastien is trying to break the clinch but Soendergaard has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sebastien looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sebastien is pressed up against the cage. Soendergaard has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sebastien down to the mat. Sebastien avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christian Soendergaard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sebastien takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sebastien has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Soendergaard.
Sebastien clinches.
Nice body punch from Sebastien - that landed with a thud.
Soendergaard changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sebastien fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sebastien looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sebastien lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Christian Soendergaard has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soendergaard is looking to clinch.
Soendergaard lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sebastien tries to close the distance and clinch up but Soendergaard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Soendergaard tries to keep at a distance but Sebastien has taken the fight into the clinch.
Soendergaard fails to pull guard.
Soendergaard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sebastien is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sebastien swinging wildly here.
Soendergaard fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sebastien gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sebastien is pressed up against the cage. Soendergaard has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sebastien down to the mat. Sebastien avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sebastien swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sebastien tries to close the distance and clinch but Soendergaard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Soendergaard.
Sebastien tries to clinch
letting Soendergaard counter with a right hand.
Sebastien stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sebastien wants it to stay on the feet.
Sebastien forces Soendergaard back against the cage and clinches.
Sebastien tries to break free but Soendergaard pushes him back against the cage.
Soendergaard has Sebastien pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sebastien manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Still in the clinch, Sebastien scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sebastien keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Soendergaard's efforts to push away.
Sebastien gets underhooks to prevent Soendergaard's takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sebastien wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Soendergaard has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sebastien is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sebastien working hard to break the clinch.
Sebastien stops a takedown attempt from Soendergaard.
Sebastien has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sebastien wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sebastien can't break the clinch.
Soendergaard ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Soendergaard no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Sebastien is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sebastien landing with the ground and pound.
Sebastien working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sebastien throws a strike but Soendergaard rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Soendergaard wants to control from the top but Sebastien keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soendergaard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Soendergaard accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sebastien is adopting a defensive guard.
Sebastien avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ditte Sebastien showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Christian Soendergaard's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sebastien fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Soendergaard manages to avoid it.
Ditte Sebastien seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Soendergaard cracks Sebastien with an open hand slap.
Sebastien has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Soendergaard.
Sebastien rushes Soendergaard and presses him up against the cage.
Soendergaard has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sebastien avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Soendergaard successfully pulls guard.
Sebastien with a flurry of punches that miss.
Soendergaard is looking for a triangle but Sebastien pushes his legs off easily.
Sebastien is looking to work some ground and pound but Soendergaard has wrist control.
Soendergaard utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sebastien scoring with some ground and pound.
Soendergaard trying to keep a closed guard but Sebastien is proving a slippery customer.
Christian Soendergaard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sebastien is looking to work some ground and pound but Soendergaard has wrist control.
Sebastien throwing strikes from guard but Soendergaard blocks nicely.
Sebastien throws and elbow that misses. Soendergaard uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sebastien's guard. Nice move by Soendergaard!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soendergaard trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Soendergaard is in close to Sebastien's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Soendergaard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Soendergaard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Soendergaard with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sebastien keeping moving, preventing Soendergaard from controlling successfully.
Soendergaard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soendergaard trying to control but Sebastien is working from the bottom.
Soendergaard has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Soendergaard drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Sebastien manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Soendergaard has Sebastien in his guard.
Soendergaard lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sebastien!
Sebastien wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Soendergaard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soendergaard throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Soendergaard throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Soendergaard wants to control the pace but Sebastien is squirming around nicely.
Sebastien avoids a series of strikes thrown by Soendergaard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sebastien is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Soendergaard sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Soendergaard sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Soendergaard throws some wild stikes that Sebastien manages to avoid easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Soendergaard throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Sebastien because Soendergaard loaded up on that one.
Sebastien is squirming around, avoiding Soendergaard's attempts to control the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Christian Soendergaard showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Soendergaard has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christian Soendergaard!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Janos Lieu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Remy Bonjasky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lieu comes to the cage accompanied by "Iron Man" by Black Sabbath. Bonjasky is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: LP - Hit the floor. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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179 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Janos Lieu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Remy Bonjasky!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lieu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bonjasky was well out of range. Poor timing from Lieu.
Bonjasky fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lieu tests Bonjasky's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lieu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bonjasky tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Lieu counter with a right hand.
Lieu circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lieu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lieu works Bonjasky's body with a nice hook.
Jab by Lieu.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bonjasky moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bonjasky ducks under a wild hook from Lieu.
Bonjasky staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lieu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bonjasky manages to avoid it.
Bonjasky tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lieu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bonjasky tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bonjasky misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bonjasky tries to clinch but Lieu moves out of range.
Bonjasky avoids the body shot from Lieu.
Lieu jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bonjasky is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bonjasky tries to clinch up but Lieu circles away and keeps his distance.
Bonjasky tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lieu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lieu lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bonjasky backs up against the cage.
It looks like Remy Bonjasky has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bonjasky misses with a wild combination.
Bonjasky takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bonjasky keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lieu.
Bonjasky moves to clinch but Lieu breaks away
letting Lieu counter with a right hand.
Bonjasky on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bonjasky closes the distance but Lieu moves to the side
and Lieu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bonjasky is rocked!
Bonjasky tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lieu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bonjasky is still on wobbly legs! Can Lieu finish him?
Bonjasky looks gassed!
Lieu lands with a nice body punch.
Bonjasky seems to have recovered his senses.
Lieu catches Bonjasky with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonjasky looks to clinch
and Lieu scores with a counter punch that sends Bonjasky to the canvas! Lieu smells blood - he's punishing Bonjasky with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Bonjasky has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Janos Lieu!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kegan Williamson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mirko Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kegan Williamson!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williamson misses with a wild body shot.
Williamson misses with a right hand
and Emelianenko counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Williamson tries to keep at a distance but Emelianenko has taken the fight into the clinch.
Emelianenko can't find room to land a body shot as Williamson controls the action.
Williamson prevents a body shot from Emelianenko.
Williamson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Williamson breaks the clinch.
Williamson looks to score with a jab to the body but Emelianenko is just out of range.
Williamson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Emelianenko counters with an outside leg kick.
Williamson throws a shot to the body.
Emelianenko doesn't manage to clinch there - Williamson circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Emelianenko clinches up with Williamson and pushes him back against the cage.
Emelianenko pushes Williamson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Emelianenko scores with a shoulder strike.
Emelianenko has Williamson pressed against the cage, preventing Williamson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Williamson is trying to force a seperation but Emelianenko has the dominant position.
Emelianenko looking to throw knees to the head but Williamson is blocking nicely.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the head but Williamson blocks with his arms.
Emelianenko tries to throw a body punch but Williamson avoids it by throwing Emelianenko back against the cage.
Williamson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Emelianenko.
Emelianenko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Williamson's efforts to push away.
Emelianenko stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Williamson looks gassed!
Williamson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Emelianenko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Kegan Williamson has been cut.
Williamson takes a knee right on the jaw!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williamson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Emelianenko looking to throw knees to the head but Williamson is blocking nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Emelianenko.
Williamson is looking to break free of the clinch but Emelianenko has double underhooks.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Williamson avoids it.
Emelianenko lands with a light punch inside.
Emelianenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Emelianenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Williamson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko is trying to stall.
Williamson tries to break the clinch but Emelianenko is controlling the position.
Emelianenko lands with a left to the head.
Williamson lands with a right to the head.
Emelianenko has Williamson pressed against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Emelianenko as the two fighters clinch.
Emelianenko scores with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Williamson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Emelianenko breaks the clinch.
Emelianenko clinches.
Emelianenko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Emelianenko pressing his opponent against the cage.
Williamson throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko misses with a knee strike.
Williamson avoiding damage as Emelianenko throws knees to the body.
Emelianenko tries a body shot but Williamson blocks it.
Emelianenko landing knees to the head.
Emelianenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Emelianenko keeps control of Williamson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A right hook to the body lands for Emelianenko.
A knee to the head by Emelianenko.
Williamson is trying to push Emelianenko away but Emelianenko has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Emelianenko tries a body shot but Williamson blocks it.
Emelianenko tries a body shot but Williamson blocks it.
Emelianenko stalling in the clinch.
Emelianenko wants to stall.
Williamson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Emelianenko looking to throw knees to the head but Williamson is blocking nicely.
Emelianenko prevents Williamson from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Williamson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Emelianenko gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Emelianenko fails to land.
Williamson tries to circle away but Emelianenko has him pinned against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Williamson as Emelianenko tries to tie him up.
Williamson tries to circle away but Emelianenko has him pinned against the cage.
Emelianenko lands a right hand.
Emelianenko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Williamson moves into the clinch.
Emelianenko working aggressively here.
A short left from Emelianenko.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Emelianenko scores with a nice hook to the head.
Emelianenko taking a breather.
Emelianenko keeps control of Williamson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Emelianenko tries to work over Williamson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirko Emelianenko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kegan Williamson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Emelianenko dodges the punch combination from Williamson.
Emelianenko has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Emelianenko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Williamson.
Williamson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Emelianenko counters by clinching up.
Emelianenko lands a hook that snaps the head of Williamson backwards.
Williamson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Williamson throws a looping overhand right but Emelianenko ducks down to avoid it.
Williamson takes a swing at Emelianenko's ribcage but misses.
Williamson throws an overhand right that lands on Emelianenko's shoulder, as Emelianenko tries to avoid the shot.
Williamson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Williamson throws an overhand right that lands on Emelianenko's shoulder, as Emelianenko tries to avoid the shot.
Williamson misses with the combination.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Williamson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Williamson tries a head kick but it misses.
Williamson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Emelianenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Williamson.
Williamson misses with a series of wild punches.
Emelianenko wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williamson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Emelianenko moves into the clinch.
Williamson is trying to break the clinch but Emelianenko is controlling him.
Emelianenko avoiding damage.
Williamson managing to block the knees to the body from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Emelianenko manages to break the clinch.
Williamson looks for the body kick but Emelianenko saw that one coming.
Williamson misses the shot to the body.
Emelianenko wants to clinch up but Williamson keeps it at a distance.
Williamson takes a swing at Emelianenko's ribcage but misses.
Williamson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Emelianenko rather than just go for the knockout.
Williamson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Williamson is breathing heavily.
Emelianenko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Williamson.
Emelianenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kegan Williamson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Williamson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williamson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Emelianenko.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Emelianenko buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Emelianenko is looking to clinch.
Williamson misses with a lunging right hand
and Emelianenko counters with a slapping leg kick.
Williamson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Emelianenko pushes Williamson up against the cage in a clinch.
Emelianenko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Williamson's face.
Williamson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Emelianenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Williamson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Emelianenko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Williamson's efforts to push away.
Emelianenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Williamson has a couple of punches blocked by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Williamson.
Emelianenko manages to break the clinch.
Williamson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Williamson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Emelianenko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko has closed the distance and engaged Williamson in a clinch.
Williamson looking to stall.
A shot in the inside from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Emelianenko trying to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Williamson avoids it.
Emelianenko throws a punch but it's blocked by Williamson.
Emelianenko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Williamson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Emelianenko looking to throw knees to the head but Williamson is blocking nicely.
Emelianenko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Williamson is defending well for now.
Williamson has a couple of punches blocked by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko is leaning against Williamson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Emelianenko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Williamson blocks it with crossed arms.
Williamson can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko scores with a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Emelianenko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Williamson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Emelianenko breaks the clinch.
Williamson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Emelianenko moves away from the strike by Williamson.
Emelianenko moves into the clinch.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Williamson avoids it.
Williamson is trying to break the clinch but Emelianenko has him pressed against the cage.
Emelianenko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Williamson can do to turn this around?
Emelianenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Emelianenko landing knees to the head.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Williamson avoids it.
Williamson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Emelianenko lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Williamson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Emelianenko manages to break the clinch.
Emelianenko scores with a one two! Williamson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirko Emelianenko dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kegan Williamson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Williamson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Williamson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Williamson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Williamson looks to land a combination but Emelianenko avoids it well.
A low kick from Williamson misses
and Emelianenko holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Williamson struggles to land a body shot inside as Emelianenko controls his hands.
Emelianenko is trying to stall.
Williamson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Emelianenko prevents Williamson from breaking the clinch.
Williamson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Emelianenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Emelianenko looking to throw knees to the head but Williamson is blocking nicely.
Emelianenko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Williamson is defending well for now.
Emelianenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Emelianenko scores with a knee to the head.
Williamson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Williamson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Come on Emelianenko - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Emelianenko seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Emelianenko tries a body shot but Williamson blocks it.
Emelianenko misses with a punch on the inside.
Williamson working hard to break the clinch.
Emelianenko looking to throw knees to the head but Williamson is blocking nicely.
Williamson tries to break the clinch but Emelianenko is controlling the position.
Williamson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Emelianenko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Emelianenko gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It looks like Mirko Emelianenko has been cut.
Emelianenko checks a leg kick.
Emelianenko connects with a high kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko misses with a two punch combination.
Williamson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Emelianenko manages to avoid it.
Williamson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Emelianenko wants to clinch up but Williamson keeps it at a distance.
Mirko Emelianenko is winning the standup battle so far.
Williamson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Williamson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williamson scores with a body shot.
A shot to the body from Williamson misses
and Emelianenko holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Williamson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Williamson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Emelianenko backwards.
Williamson is trying to break the clinch but Emelianenko is controlling him.
Emelianenko lands a shot to the body.
Williamson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Williamson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Emelianenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Williamson.
Emelianenko throws a head kick that half lands.
Williamson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Emelianenko manages to avoid it.
Emelianenko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kegan Williamson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko throws a shot to the body.
Williamson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Emelianenko throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Emelianenko moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Emelianenko moves in looking to clinch but Williamson pushes him off.
Emelianenko digs a good hook to Williamson's body.
Emelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch but Williamson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Emelianenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Emelianenko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Williamson just misses with a punch to the body.
Williamson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Williamson avoids the body shot from Emelianenko.
Williamson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mirko Emelianenko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Emelianenko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williamson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko stuns Williamson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Emelianenko is looking to clinch but Williamson is avoiding it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left lands for Emelianenko.
A shot to the liver by Williamson. Beautiful body shot.
Emelianenko moves in looking to clinch but Williamson pushes him off.
Williamson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Emelianenko counters with a low kick, right behind Williamson 's knee.
Mirko Emelianenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Emelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch but Williamson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Williamson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Emelianenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Williamson.
Emelianenko has Williamson up against the cage in a clinch.
Williamson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Emelianenko connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williamson is trying to break the clinch but Emelianenko is controlling him.
Emelianenko leaning against his opponent.
Emelianenko blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Emelianenko.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mirko Emelianenko.
Well Emelianenko 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mirko Emelianenko!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dunch Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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177 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dunch Henry!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eddie Penn!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry misses with a hook. Penn ducked under it nicely.
Penn fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Penn misses with a hook.
Henry rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Henry takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dunch Henry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henry looks to land a right hand but Penn moved out of range.
No joy there for Henry, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Penn. Those never looked like landing.
The fighters circling - Henry throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Henry smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Penn shoots for a takedown but Henry saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Penn connects with a good right hand that stumbles Henry. Henry circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Penn scores with a three punch combo!
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!
Henry defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Penn.
Dunch Henry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie Penn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Penn slips under a jab from Henry.
Penn misses with a hook. Henry ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Penn. Henry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Henry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Penn misses with a kick to the body.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Henry.
Penn is looking for a sweep.
Henry throws an elbow but Penn slips to the side and avoids it well.
Penn manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Penn keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Penn avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Henry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry thows a huge punch but Penn dodges it nicely.
Penn keeping hold of Henry's head, controlling as best he can.
Henry not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Penn actively working from the bottom here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henry is nestled in close to Penn, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Henry not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Henry prevents Penn from improving his position.
Henry is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Henry scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn is trying to get back to full guard.
Penn keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henry thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Penn's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henry stands up from half guard.
Penn lands a jab to the nose.
Penn throws a head kick that misses.
Penn chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Henry loads up on a big right hand but Penn slips the punch.
Henry slaps away a takedown attempt from Penn, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Henry shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Henry showed some decent athleticism there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn is trying to control but can't.
Henry scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henry throws a strike but Penn avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Penn is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Henry working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henry lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Penn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Penn working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dunch Henry dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Penn stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Henry showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Penn.
Penn misses with a wild combination.
Henry throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Penn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Henry with a nice cross.
Henry shoots for a double leg takedown but Penn sprawls well. He's pushed Henry's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A jab from Penn does it's job there.
Penn on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Penn.
Henry looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Henry misses the target.
Henry looks to throw the jab but Penn is out of range.
Penn slips under a jab.
Henry lands with a shot to the body.
Penn goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Henry throws a right and a left that Penn avoids nicely.
Henry gets a double leg takedown into Penn's guard.
Henry working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry throwing strikes but missing.
Dunch Henry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Henry throws a big right hand that misses.
Henry postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Henry working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Penn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penn working for a triangle but Henry defends it easily.
Henry working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Penn's head.
Henry throws a strike but Penn rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Henry is trying to control the position but Penn postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry wants to sweep but no luck.
Penn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Henry is on top in guard.
Henry postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Henry wants to pass the guard but Penn is keeping the position.
Penn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Penn throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry throwing strikes but missing.
Penn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Henry working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Henry's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Henry forces his way into half guard.
Penn gets full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henry throws and elbow that misses. Penn uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Henry's guard. Nice move by Penn!
Penn trying to control the position from guard on top but Henry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dunch Henry dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Henry has his takedown stuffed
letting Penn counter with a right hand.
Penn shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Henry eats them both and turns towards Penn to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Henry shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Penn manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Penn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Penn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Penn is pulling down on Henry's head. It's preventing any offense from Henry, at least for the moment.
Henry content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Henry has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Penn looking to hit a scissor sweep but Henry is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry throwing strikes from guard but Penn blocks nicely.
Henry loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Henry lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Henry throws a strike but Penn rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Henry has his hands on Penn's head, controlling the position.
Penn sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Henry's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Henry doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Penn.
Penn perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Penn passes to side control.
Henry tries to buck Penn off but Penn is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Henry is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Penn tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Penn has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Henry is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry is working hard here to advance position.
Penn trying to control the action but Henry is working from the bottom.
Penn works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henry being controlled for a moment.
Henry is trying to control Penn's posture but Penn avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Eddie Penn just about did enough to take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Henry misses with a double jab
and Penn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Penn lands a nice looking body shot.
Penn ducks under a wild hook from Henry.
Henry throws a hook but Penn blocks it.
Henry is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Henry throws the left hand but Penn avoids the punch easily.
Penn scores with a punch to the head.
Henry rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Penn counters with a good, hard body kick but Henry shrugs it off.
Henry misses with a two punch combination.
Henry takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Penn connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn slips a jab and a cross from Henry.
Henry is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Penn.
Penn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Henry rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Penn counters with a head kick.
Dunch Henry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Henry does no damage.
Henry walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Penn works over Henry's head and body with a nice combination.
A head kick misses from Penn.
Henry fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Penn sprawls well initially but Henry persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penn is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Penn misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Penn is looking to improve his position.
Penn trying to hold on to Henry's head to control him but Henry postures up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Henry connects with a nice short shot to Penn's temple.
Henry thows a huge punch but Penn dodges it nicely.
Penn controlling the position for now.
Penn looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Henry misses with a head shot. Penn uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Penn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Penn has his foot on Henry's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Henry works his way back into a safe position though.
Henry throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Penn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Henry with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Henry throws a strike but Penn rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Penn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn pushing down on Henry's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Penn wants to work for an arm triangle but Henry is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Penn is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Penn trying to pass the guard but Henry defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henry manages to get to full guard.
Henry pulls Penn in to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Penn dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Henry's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Henry shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Penn defends it nicely.
Penn gets the takedown into side control.
Penn tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Penn has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Henry is not content to let Penn control the position.
Penn throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Henry, who protects the arm well.
Henry tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Penn is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Henry knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Penn throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry tries to buck Penn off but Penn is having none of it.
Henry tries to control but Penn manages to take his back.
Penn is not going to allow Henry to sit and survive in this position.
Penn has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Henry has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry fending off the submission attempt from Penn.
Penn looking to break Henry's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Henry remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Penn will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Penn is not going to allow Henry to sit and survive in this position.
Penn controlling well, preventing Henry from escaping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn is looking for a choke. Henry gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Henry manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
Henry missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Henry missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Henry throws a strike but Penn rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Henry wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Penn manages to pass to side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Penn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Penn has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 47:48
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 47:48
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Penn!
Eddie Penn is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pavel Morozov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh McRoberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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290 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pavel Morozov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Josh McRoberts!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morozov drops McRoberts with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but McRoberts looks back up at him and smiles so Morozov waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
It looks like Josh McRoberts has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McRoberts misses with a head kick.
BAM! Morozov delivers a spinning backfist that drops McRoberts like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Pavel Morozov!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr Phil Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Floyd Maydugo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Maydugo's choice of entrance music: Calogero / Passi - Face ŕ la mer . Mr Phil Davis is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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222 lbs
10 - 2 - 1 |
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178 cm
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205 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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ADCC Champion
Counter striker
Good gas tank |
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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
10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mr Phil Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Floyd Maydugo!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maydugo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Davis misses with an uppercut.
Maydugo misses with a body shot
and Davis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Maydugo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Davis is controlling Maydugo's posture.
Maydugo postures up.
Maydugo slips nicely into half guard.
Maydugo is working for a submission of some sort.
Maydugo is looking for a kimura but Davis is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Maydugo to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maydugo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Davis is just riding it out for now. Maydugo eventually gives up the hold.
Davis controlling the position for now.
Davis trying to control here.
Davis gets full guard.
Maydugo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Davis is keeping the position for now.
Davis has control of Maydugo's left arm, preventing Maydugo from doing any damage.
Davis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Davis looking to control but Maydugo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Davis landing strikes from the mount.
Maydugo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Davis postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Maydugo looks a forlorn figure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davis raining down shots from the mount!
Maydugo is rocked!
Maydugo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Davis! Maydugo is hurt baaadly! Davis is firing away with more strikes - Maydugo is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mr Phil Davis!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
63% |
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