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RPFC18:Haahtee VS Mongo PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Medved Volohander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akash Janak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Janak has chosen Imagine - John Lennon as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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300 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
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196 cm
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289 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Good elbows
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Medved Volohander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Akash Janak!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Janak takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Janak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Volohander was well out of range. Poor timing from Janak.
Volohander throws a right hand that Janak ducks under and follows up with a left that Janak also avoids with ease.
Volohander connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Janak fails with an attempt to clinch.
Volohander scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Medved Volohander seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Janak takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Volohander works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Janak has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Volohander finds it's way round the side to connect with Janak's head.
Janak swings for the body but Volohander moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Volohander. Beautiful body shot.
Jab by Volohander.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volohander sends Janak crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Volohander is motioning to the referee to let Janak up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Volohander has cracked Janak with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Volohander lands another huge swinging hook and Janak tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Janak, before Volohander can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Medved Volohander!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Derek Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Eric Luchador (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Derek Patterson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ken Eric Luchador's chin.
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156 lbs
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158 lbs
14 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
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Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Derek Patterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ken Eric Luchador!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luchador fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Patterson.
Patterson throws a jab but it's blocked by Luchador.
Patterson misses with the combination.
Patterson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luchador moves away.
Patterson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Luchador is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Patterson.
Patterson misses the shot to the body.
Patterson throws a lazy right hand but Luchador sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Patterson misses with the combination.
Patterson looks to land a combination but Luchador avoids it well.
Patterson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Patterson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Luchador. Luchador obviously looking to wear him down.
Luchador with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Patterson to score with a decent uppercut.
Patterson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Luchador counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Luchador's waist but Luchador gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Patterson off to one side.
Patterson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Luchador counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Luchador swings for the body but Patterson moves out of range.
Luchador displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Patterson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derek Patterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Patterson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Patterson is breathing heavily.
Luchador lands a high kick!
Patterson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice uppercut lands for Patterson. That snapped Luchador's head back.
Patterson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Patterson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Patterson thuds a left hand into Luchador's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Patterson stalling.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luchador desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Luchador regains full guard. Nicely done.
Luchador trying to keep a closed guard but Patterson is proving a slippery customer.
Patterson being controlled here momentarily.
Patterson won't allow Luchador to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luchador keeping moving, preventing Patterson from controlling successfully.
Patterson being controlled here momentarily.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Patterson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Luchador was well out of range. Poor timing from Patterson.
Patterson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Luchador digs a good hook to Patterson's body.
Luchador lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Patterson throws the left hand but Luchador avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patterson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Luchador sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Patterson somewhat.
Luchador swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Patterson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Luchador counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Patterson misses with a wild combination.
Patterson misses with a double jab
and Luchador counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Patterson thinking.
Patterson throws a right and a left that both miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Luchador cracks Patterson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Patterson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Luchador counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Patterson has a takedown stuffed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ken Eric Luchador will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Luchador lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Patterson dives in and grabs Luchador's left leg, looking for a takedown. Luchador pushes down on Patterson's head and hops out.
Patterson thows a body shot but no joy.
Luchador connects with a body shot.
Patterson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Luchador cracks Patterson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Patterson thows a body shot but no joy.
Luchador feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pattersons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Patterson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Luchador manages to avoid it.
Patterson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Luchador. Luchador obviously looking to wear him down.
Patterson 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.
Luchador lands a jab-cross combination.
Ken Eric Luchador seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson scores with a nice right hand.
Patterson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Patterson loads up on a big right hand but Luchador slips the punch.
Luchador uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Patterson.
Luchador throws a big shot that misses.
Luchador waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Patterson.
Luchador lands a nice shot to the body.
Patterson takes the fight into the clinch.
Luchador misses with a body punch.
Luchador misses with a punch to the body.
Luchador digs a right hand underneath Patterson's ribcage. Patterson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Luchador misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Patterson wants to break free but Luchador has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson misses with some punches.
Luchador stalling in the clinch but Patterson improves position.
Patterson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Luchador throws a hook to the side of Patterson's head but Patterson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice leg kick lands there from Luchador.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot to the liver by Luchador. Beautiful body shot.
Patterson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Patterson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Luchador staying out of range there.
Patterson has closed the distance and engaged Luchador in a clinch.
Luchador tries to work over Patterson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Luchador.
Luchador has Patterson pressed against the ropes, preventing Patterson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Luchador tries to work over Patterson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A left hand lands to the body for Luchador.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luchador effectively controlling the action here.
Luchador misses with a body punch.
Luchador tries a body shot but Patterson blocks it.
Luchador lands a body punch in the clinch.
Luchador breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sloppy strikes from Patterson. Those never looked like landing.
Patterson moves into the clinch successfully.
Luchador tries to work over Patterson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Patterson is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Luchador gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derek Patterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Patterson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Luchador tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Luchador jabs at Patterson's body.
Patterson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Luchador.
Luchador gets tackled into the ropes by Patterson. Patterson maintains the clinch.
Luchador lands a shot to the body.
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!
Luchador lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A hook to the body from Luchador.
Luchador lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Patterson or not.
Luchador lands with a short shot to the head.
Luchador tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Luchador lands a body punch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Luchador.
Ken Eric Luchador seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Luchador lands a nice shot to the body.
Luchador is leaning against Patterson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Luchador taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Luchador tries to throw a body punch but Patterson avoids it by throwing Luchador back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Eric Luchador showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Patterson ducks right into an uppercut from Luchador.
Patterson throws the left hand but Luchador avoids the punch easily.
Luchador thows a left - swing and a miss!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Patterson is defended easily by Luchador.
Patterson fails with the takedown
and Luchador counters with a left to the body.
Luchador lands a lovely overhand right.
Patterson is rocked!
Patterson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Oh Patterson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Patterson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Luchador counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derek Patterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big right from Luchador misses.
Luchador throws a looping overhand right but Patterson ducks down to avoid it.
Luchador throws a looping overhand right but Patterson ducks down to avoid it.
Derek Patterson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Patterson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Luchador.
Luchador is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Patterson.
Derek Patterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Patterson.
Luchador pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Luchador thows a left - swing and a miss!
Patterson staying out of range there.
Luchador gets tackled into the ropes by Patterson. Patterson maintains the clinch.
Luchador gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Patterson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luchador lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Luchador.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Luchador creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Patterson's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Patterson drops to his knees and Luchador pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ken Eric Luchador!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Berger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amir Halilov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eric Berger looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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200 lbs
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207 lbs
6 - 5 - 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eric Berger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Amir Halilov!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Halilov.
Berger could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Halilov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Halilov moves into full mount! Berger won't be happy about that!
Halilov controlling from the full mount.
Berger knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Halilov on the ground.
Halilov has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Berger is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Amir Halilov!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Makoto Ohe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ister Band (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ohe comes to the ring accompanied by ClawFinger - Do what I say. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Makoto Ohe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ister Band!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Band shoots in but Ohe avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Band scores with a takedown into Ohe's guard.
Ohe wants to stand up but Band is controlling him.
Band wants to stand but Ohe has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Band accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Band stops Ohe from standing up.
Band throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Band wants to stand but Ohe has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Band tries to free his leg and advance position but Ohe is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Band gets to his feet - Ohe follows without any prompting.
Ohe moves in looking to clinch but Band pushes him off.
Band closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ohe to the mat! Ohe manages to get full guard.
Band has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Band wanted to stand there but Ohe had control of the position.
Ohe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Band.
Ohe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Band thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Band scoring with some ground and pound.
Ohe wants to stand up but Band is controlling him.
Band gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ohe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Band shoots in but no luck this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ohe looks to land a combination but Band avoids it well.
Ohe stuffs the takedown.
Makoto Ohe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ister Band.
Band shoots in for a takedown but Ohe shows good takedown defense.
Ohe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Makoto Ohe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ohe tries to clinch up.
Ohe stuffs the takedown attempt from Band. Band gets slowly back to his feet.
Band is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ohe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ohe pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Band.
Band closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ohe circles away.
No joy there for Ohe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Band breaks from the clinch.
Ohe stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ohe wants it to stay on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ohe swings for the body but Band moves out of range.
Ohe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Band connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ohe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Band closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ohe wants to get back to his feet.
Band seems to be looking for submissions.
Band decides to return to a standing position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ohe is looking to clinch.
Ohe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice takedown defense from Ohe. No joy for Band on that attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ister Band dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Band will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ohe throws a jab but it's blocked by Band.
Ohe wants to clinch.
Ohe pushes Band up against the ropes in a clinch.
Ohe with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Ister Band has been cut.
Ohe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Band's elbow.
Band looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Band blocks it with crossed arms.
Band avoiding damage as Ohe throws knees to the body.
Band is trying to break free.
Band blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Band can't get the takedown.
Ohe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Band throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ohe's waist but Ohe gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Band off to one side.
Makoto Ohe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ister Band.
Ohe swats away the attempt to clinch by Band.
Ohe throws a combination that misses
and Band decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ohe's guard.
Ohe wants to stand but Band is controlling the position.
Ohe on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ohe tries to get out of the position.
Band throws a big right hand that misses.
Ister Band has got the better of the ground game so far.
Band stands up from Ohe's guard - Band perhaps looking for a knockout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Band is defended easily by Ohe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ohe closes the distance but Band moves to the side
so Band counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Band 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.
Band prevents Ohe from getting back to his feet.
Band working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ohe's head.
Band throws a big right hand that misses.
Band gets to his feet. Ohe looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Band shoots in and drives through. Ohe sprawls well.
Ohe throws a series of punches but Band moves out of range.
Ohe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Band swats away the attempt to clinch by Ohe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ohe darts in and clinches Band up against the ropes.
Ohe crunches a lovely knee into Band's ribcage.
Ohe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Band goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ohe prevents it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knees to the body from Ohe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ister Band showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ister Band's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ohe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Band tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ohe swivels and escapes.
Band shoots in for a takedown but Ohe shows good takedown defense.
Band closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Band lands in his opponent's guard.
Band postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ohe wants to stand and escape but Band is having none of it.
Band drops back looking for a leg! Ohe is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ohe manages to kick Band off! Band jumps back into Ohe's guard.
Band wants to pass the guard but Ohe is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Band won't allow Ohe to get back to his feet.
Band throwing strikes but missing.
Band drops back looking for a leg! Ohe is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ohe manages to kick Band off! Band jumps back into Ohe's guard.
Band thows a big elbow that misses.
Band 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.
Band pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ohe is keeping the position for now.
Makoto Ohe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Band throwing strikes but missing.
Ohe is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Band is controlling him.
Band is pushing down on Ohe's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ohe is fighting to maintain full guard but Band has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ohe looks like he's trying to stand up.
Band wants to stand up but Ohe is controlling the position.
Band is trying to work for a kimura but Ohe is defending well.
Band is looking for a kimura but Ohe is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Band to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Band is going to stand back up.
Band throwing shots but Ohe is blocking nicely.
Band is working for a submission of some sort.
Band is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Band is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ohe doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Band.
Ohe knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Band on the ground.
Band thows a huge punch but Ohe dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Band is working for a kimura but Ohe is defending it quite comfortably.
Band tries to stand but can't do so whilst Ohe controls his leg.
Ister Band is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Band wants to control but Ohe is keeping him busy.
Ohe actively working from the bottom here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ister Band comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Band winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ister Band!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quinton Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Chis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Big Chis will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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250 lbs
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238 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Quinton Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Big Chis!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chis bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Chis looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Jackson misses with a straight right.
Nice sprawl there from Jackson as Chis shoots in.
Jackson throws a body punch but Chis moves out of range.
Jackson feints and as Chis raises his hands in defense, Jackson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Jackson wanted to stand there but Chis had control of the position.
Jackson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chis on the ground.
Jackson postures up in Chis's guard and throws a big left but Chis blocks it.
Jackson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jackson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Jackson stands up and waves to Chis to follow him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws the left hand but Chis avoids the punch easily.
Jackson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Chis to the mat! Chis manages to get full guard.
Jackson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jackson is working Chis over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jackson is stalling in the full guard.
Jackson trying to control but Chis is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throwing strikes from guard but Chis blocks nicely.
Jackson stands up from Chis's guard - Jackson perhaps looking for a knockout.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Chis is just out of range.
Chis takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Chis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jackson tries to avoid it but Chis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jackson to the ground. Jackson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jackson misses with an uppercut. Chis saw that one coming.
Jackson throws a nice looking combination but Chis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson drives through with a takedown into Chis's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Jackson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jackson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Chis has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jackson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jackson throwing strikes but missing.
Chis keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to get up but he can't break Chis's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Jackson could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Jackson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Chis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
A bone on bone clash there as Chis blocks the leg kick.
Jackson lands a nice hook to Chis's body. Chis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jackson takes a swing at Chis's ribcage but misses.
Big Chis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donk. Jackson catches Chis right on the button with a cross.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chis counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Jackson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jackson is controlling Chis's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quinton Jackson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Chis shoots and misses
and Jackson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jackson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Chis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jackson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but Chis shows good takedown defense.
A combination from Chis does no damage.
Jackson lands a nice looking body shot.
Chis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jackson.
Chis is breathing heavily.
Jackson throws a hook but Chis avoids it easily.
Jackson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Chis circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chis throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Quinton Jackson is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jackson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Chis's head backwards.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Chis pinned against the ropes. Chis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quinton Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chis slips under a jab.
Chis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jackson tries to avoid it but Chis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jackson to the ground. Jackson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Chis walks into a stiff left hand from Jackson.
Jackson lands a jab to Chis's midsection.
Jackson thows a body shot but no joy.
Chis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jackson but Jackson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jackson scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson thows a body shot but no joy.
Jackson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chis blocks a jab.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chis moves away.
Jackson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson shoots in and drives through. Chis sprawls well.
Jackson throws an overhand right that lands on Chis's shoulder, as Chis tries to avoid the shot.
Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chis can do to turn this around?
Jackson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Jackson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to work some ground and pound but Chis has wrist control.
Jackson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Big Chis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chis looks to land a combination. Jackson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Chis defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jackson.
Chis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jackson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jackson connects with a right hand. Chis shakes it off.
Chis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Chis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson jabs at Chis's body.
Jackson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Chis was covering up waiting for the punch and Jackson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jackson is looking to stand up but Chis won't let him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quinton Jackson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Chis tries for a takedown but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Chis closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jackson did well to prevent Chis getting side control.
Jackson is looking to control Chis's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jackson avoid being mounted?
Jackson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet but Chis is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jackson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet but Chis is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jackson controlling the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson wants to sweep here but Chis controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Quinton Jackson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Chis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jackson tries to avoid it but Chis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jackson to the ground. Jackson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jackson misses with a looping right.
Danga de danga de dang - Chis scores with a four punch combination!
Jackson connects with a body shot.
Chis avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Chis takes one to the side of the head.
A left lands for Jackson.
Jackson connects with a crisp jab.
Jackson swings for the body but Chis moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands with a nice body punch.
Chis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jackson cracks Chis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A big right from Jackson misses.
Jackson cracks Chis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson lands a head shot.
Jackson with a nice cross.
Chis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Jackson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Chis sprawls well initially but Jackson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jackson in particular looking to stall.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Jackson trying to control the action but Chis is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to stand and escape but Chis is controlling the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Jackson stops Chis from getting back to his feet.
Jackson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chis keeps working.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Quinton Jackson just wasn't active enough.
Chis ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Jackson lands with a straight right. Chis didn't see that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chis looks to land a right hand but Jackson moved out of range.
Chis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Chis has a takedown stuffed.
Quinton Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Big Chis.
Chis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jackson throws out the jab.
Big Chis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jab, jab by Jackson - just one landing.
Chis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Quinton Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jackson throws a shot to the body.
Chis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jackson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chis's hands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chis throws a lazy uppercut
and Jackson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Chis walks into a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson cracks Chis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that's the end of the fight!
Quinton Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jackson 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 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quinton Jackson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yurik Khripunov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Korke Kinka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yurik Khripunov has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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150 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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141 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yurik Khripunov !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Korke Kinka!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kinka scores with a takedown into Khripunov 's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kinka postures up.
Kinka has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Khripunov to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Kinka is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Khripunov pulls down on the head and he's put Kinka to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Yurik Khripunov !
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksey Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Fran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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212 lbs
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksey Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oliver Fran!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fran with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy counters with a single leg into guard. Fran didn't expect that.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy trying to control but Fran is working from the bottom.
Fran is adopting a defensive guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Fran trying to keep a closed guard but Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy is proving a slippery customer.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy wants to control from the top but Fran keeps moving.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Oliver Fran hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Fran shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy counters with a shoot takedown. Fran fights it but they end up in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fran pulls Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy in to control the position.
Fran's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy wants to control from the top but Fran keeps moving.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Fran has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fran managing to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Oliver Fran wasn't active enough on the ground.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy throws a head kick that misses.
Fran with a poor takedown
and Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Aleksey Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oliver Fran.
Fran has his takedown stuffed
and Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fran is trying to keep Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy in close.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy wants to control from the top but Fran keeps moving.
Fran trying to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Oliver Fran.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy looks to land a right hand but Fran moved out of range.
Fran misses with a takedown
and Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy counters with a nice body shot.
Fran keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fran shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy counters with a series of strikes. Fran will be more careful next time no doubt.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy throws a nice looking combination but Fran bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fran with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fran trying to control but Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Fran trying to control here.
Fran is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy trying to control from Fran's half guard. Fran has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fran is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksey Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy 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.
Fran gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy tries to close the distance and clinch but Fran swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fran doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fran trying to hold on to Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy's head to control him but Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy postures up.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy is looking to take a break and control but Fran is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fran wants to control but Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy is keeping busy.
Fran is refusing to be controlled, as Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy sits in half guard.
Fran tries to roll over but Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fran trying to hold on to Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy's head to control him but Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Oliver Fran.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy gets caught flat footed, as Fran shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fran throwing strikes from guard but Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy blocks nicely.
Fran drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy dives on top into guard.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy is pushing down on Fran's leg trying to pass to half guard. Fran is fighting to maintain full guard but Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy has managed to sneak the leg through.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fran is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fran regains full guard. Nicely done.
Fran not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy trying to control the position from guard on top but Fran is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fran pulls Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Fran keeping moving, preventing Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Fran with a poor takedown
and Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy counters with a series of strikes. Fran will be more careful next time no doubt.
Aleksey Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oliver Fran.
Fran circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy moves in looking to clinch but Fran pushes him off.
Fran misses with a takedown attempt
and Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy counters with a single leg into guard. Fran didn't expect that.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy wants to control from the top but Fran keeps moving.
Fran seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
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!
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy wants to control from the top but Fran keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fran is trying to control the position but Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy postures up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Fran shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy counters by clinching up.
Fran jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy walks away with a smile on his face. Fran gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Fran has his takedown stuffed
and Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fran is breathing heavily.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Fran is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy drops back looking for a leg! Fran is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Fran manages to kick Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy off! Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy jumps back into Fran's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksey Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Fran shoots and misses
and Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fran is rocked!
Oliver Fran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fran doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy shoots in for a double leg counter - driving through into a slam and Fran is out! The slam has knocked him out cold! Devastating for Fran but Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy is celebrating as the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Aleksey Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roax Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrey Kozlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrey Kozlov has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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179 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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roax Gracie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrey Kozlov!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie cracks Kozlov with a good jab.
Gracie tries to bum rush Kozlov with a series of wild strikes but Kozlov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gracie swings for the body but Kozlov moves out of range.
Kozlov misses with a takedown
and Gracie counters with a stiff right hand.
Gracie stuffs the takedown.
Gracie connects with a body shot.
Gracie misses with a double jab
and Kozlov counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gracie won't be happy with that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kozlov in side control, throwing shots but Gracie defends.
Gracie is looking for a sweep.
Gracie is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozlov working away.
Kozlov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kozlov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kozlov misses with the ground and pound.
Kozlov 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.
Kozlov tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kozlov has hold of Gracie's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Gracie tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Kozlov cranks the arm and Gracie screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Gracie, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Andrey Kozlov!
Andrey Kozlov is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ukko Haahtee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mongo Mongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ukko Haahtee!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mongo Mongo!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haahtee throws a hook but Mongo avoids it easily.
Haahtee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mongo shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Haahtee eats them both and turns towards Mongo to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Haahtee on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mongo. Mongo obviously looking to wear him down.
Mongo has closed the distance and engaged Haahtee in a clinch.
Mongo throws a punch but it's blocked by Haahtee.
Haahtee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mongo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Haahtee misses with the head strike.
Mongo lands a nice knee to the body.
Haahtee can't find room to land a body shot as Mongo controls the action.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mongo wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mongo.
Mongo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mongo prevents a body shot from Haahtee.
Mongo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Mongo.
Mongo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mongo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Haahtee scores with a shoulder strike.
Haahtee is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mongo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mongo misses with an elbow strike.
Mongo struggles to land a body shot inside as Haahtee controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mongo.
Mongo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Haahtee jumps guard but Mongo stands there with Haahtee around his waist. Haahtee gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Haahtee trying to stall but Mongo improves his position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mongo.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mongo tries to stall but Haahtee uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Haahtee has a couple of punches blocked by Mongo.
Haahtee taking a breather.
Haahtee misses with a body punch.
Haahtee manages to break the clinch.
Mongo lands with a straight right. Haahtee didn't see that one coming.
Mongo lands with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Mongo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haahtee throws a right hand that Mongo ducks under and follows up with a left that Mongo also avoids with ease.
Mongo ducks under a wild hook from Haahtee.
Haahtee misses with a body kick.
Mongo tries to clinch there but Haahtee circles away.
Mongo throws a sloppy head kick and Haahtee moves out of range easily.
Haahtee misses with a body kick.
Haahtee lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mongo tries to clinch but Haahtee is having none of it.
Haahtee tries a head kick but it misses.
Haahtee misses with a leg kick.
Mongo lands with a nice body punch.
Ukko Haahtee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haahtee is breathing heavily.
Mongo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Haahtee.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mongo.
Mongo scores with a kick to the body.
Mongo lands a high kick!
Mongo lands a front kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mongo throws a body kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mongo throws a head kick but Haahtee moves out of range.
Mongo Mongo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Haahtee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mongo misses with a head kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Mongo.
Mongo lands with a straight right. Haahtee didn't see that one coming.
Haahtee takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mongo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mongo works Haahtee's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mongo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Haahtee's head.
Mongo scores with a hook.
Mongo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Haahtee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mongo.
Mongo has managed to clinch.
Haahtee taking a breather.
Mongo tries to throw a body punch but Haahtee avoids it by throwing Mongo back against the ropes.
Mongo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Haahtee backwards.
Mongo tries a body shot but Haahtee blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mongo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mongo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mongo misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Mongo.
Haahtee jumps guard but Mongo stands there with Haahtee around his waist. Haahtee gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Haahtee trying to control the position but instead, Mongo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Haahtee into the ropes.
Mongo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Haahtee backwards.
Haahtee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mongo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good body shot from Mongo.
Mongo looking to slow down the pace here.
Mongo working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mongo Mongo dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Mongo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Haahtee's head backwards.
Mongo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sloppy strikes from Haahtee. Those never looked like landing.
Ukko Haahtee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Haahtee throws a sloppy head kick and Mongo moves out of range easily.
Haahtee changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mongo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Mongo is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Haahtee's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Haahtee is looking to take a break and control but Mongo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mongo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mongo looking to control.
Mongo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Haahtee!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Haahtee is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mongo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Haahtee is looking to escape.
Haahtee wants to hold on but Mongo pushes him away.
Mongo looking to control but Haahtee is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Haahtee tries to reverse the position but Mongo maintains control.
Mongo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Haahtee tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haahtee wants to hold on but Mongo pushes him away.
Haahtee is working to get back to half guard.
Haahtee is working hard here to advance position.
Mongo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Haahtee is trying desperately to improve position.
Haahtee tries to hold on but Mongo pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mongo prevents Haahtee from getting the reversal.
Mongo trying to control but Haahtee is having none of it.
Haahtee wants to hold on but Mongo pushes him away.
Mongo controlling his opponent.
Haahtee tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mongo tries to control but Haahtee wriggling away.
Mongo controlling the pace for now.
Mongo tries to control but Haahtee wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mongo Mongo has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Haahtee with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mongo to score with a decent uppercut.
Mongo is looking to clinch.
Mongo misses with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haahtee throws a push kick but Mongo slaps the foot to one side.
Haahtee swats away the attempt to clinch by Mongo.
Haahtee throws a right hand that Mongo ducks under and follows up with a left that Mongo also avoids with ease.
Mongo scores with a decent looking hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haahtee tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Haahtee misses with an uppercut
and Mongo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mongo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mongo takes one to the chin there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mongo Mongo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Haahtee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Haahtee on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mongo. Mongo obviously looking to wear him down.
Mongo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mongo stalks Haahtee and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Haahtee's face. Haahtee staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd cheers as Mongo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Haahtee doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mongo throws a shot to the body.
Mongo has closed the distance and engaged Haahtee in a clinch.
Mongo lands a shoulder strike.
Haahtee takes a shot to the head.
Mongo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Haahtee avoids it.
A short uppercut from Mongo.
A head punch on the inside from Haahtee fails to land.
Mongo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A right hook to the body lands for Mongo.
Mongo tries to stall but Haahtee uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mongo tries to work over Haahtee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mongo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mongo tries to throw a body punch but Haahtee avoids it by throwing Mongo back against the ropes.
Mongo Mongo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Mongo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Haahtee working aggressively here.
Stalling in the clinch from Mongo.
Mongo cracks Haahtee with a nice body shot.
A shot in the inside from Mongo.
Mongo can't find room to land a body shot as Haahtee controls the action.
Mongo is trying to force a seperation but Haahtee has the dominant position.
Mongo wants to stall.
Mongo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Haahtee misses with some punches.
Haahtee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mongo trying to stall but Haahtee improves his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mongo tries to break the clinch but Haahtee is controlling the position.
Mongo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Haahtee backwards.
Haahtee tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mongo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mongo lands a body shot.
Haahtee is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mongo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mongo trying to stall but Haahtee improves his position.
Mongo is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Mongo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mongo pushes off an throws an elbow but Haahtee leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mongo can't find room to land a body shot as Haahtee controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haahtee blocking some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Haahtee as Mongo tries to tie him up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mongo Mongo.
Mongo darts in and clinches Haahtee up against the ropes.
Mongo wants to stall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mongo.
Still in the clinch, Mongo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mongo blocking some punches.
Mongo is trying to stall.
Haahtee wants to break the clinch but can't.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Haahtee.
Mongo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Haahtee is trying to stall.
Mongo can't find room to land a body shot as Haahtee controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mongo.
Haahtee tries to stall but Mongo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mongo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Haahtee misses with a punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Haahtee throws a head punch that misses.
Haahtee blocks an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mongo blocks an uppercut.
Mongo can't find room to land a body shot as Haahtee controls the action.
Mongo has a couple of punches blocked by Haahtee.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haahtee is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mongo is keeping busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mongo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mongo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mongo lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mongo Mongo really 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.
Mongo works over Haahtee's head and body with a nice combination.
Mongo is looking to clinch.
Mongo lands a leg kick that knocks Haahtee off balance momentarily.
Mongo tries a head kick but it misses.
Haahtee shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Haahtee throws a right hand that Mongo ducks under and follows up with a left that Mongo also avoids with ease.
Haahtee takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mongo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mongo connects with a high kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mongo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mongo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mongo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Haahtee.
A head kick misses from Haahtee.
Haahtee throws out a loose jab but Mongo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mongo.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mongo clinches with his opponent.
Haahtee lands with a right to the head.
Mongo is trying to break free.
Stalling in the clinch from Mongo.
Mongo looking to slow down the pace here.
A shot in the inside from Mongo.
Haahtee blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Haahtee.
Haahtee tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mongo just stands there and leans against the ropes.
A short right from Mongo.
Mongo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Haahtee is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mongo has Haahtee pressed against the ropes.
Mongo taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mongo pushes Haahtee back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mongo lands a nice uppercut.
Mongo misses with a body punch.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Haahtee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mongos head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haahtee throws a punch but it's blocked by Mongo.
Mongo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mongo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haahtee.
Mongo throws a head kick that misses.
Mongo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Haahtee throws a good cross that connects.
Mongo delivers a nice body kick.
Haahtee will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Mongo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mongo rushes Haahtee and presses him up against the ropes.
Mongo blocking some punches.
Mongo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mongo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mongo misses with a punch to the body.
Haahtee lands an uppercut.
Haahtee manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A left hand lands to the body for Mongo.
Haahtee is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Haahtee looking to stall.
Mongo can't find room to land a body shot as Haahtee controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haahtee avoiding damage as Mongo throws knees to the body.
Haahtee tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mongo just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Mongo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mongo slows down the pace here.
Haahtee blocks a body shot from Mongo.
Mongo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Haahtee's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Mongo misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mongo is trying to stall.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haahtee prevents a body shot from Mongo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mongo Mongo dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Haahtee tries to bum rush Mongo with a series of wild strikes but Mongo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mongo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haahtee.
Haahtee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mongo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Haahtee.
Mongo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A combination from Haahtee does no damage.
Mongo connects with a high kick.
Haahtee avoids the head kick by Mongo.
A good leg kick by Mongo.
Haahtee misses with a head kick.
Haahtee throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mongo counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mongo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mongo throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Haahtee counters with a head kick.
Mongo misses with a head kick.
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.
Haahtee throws a push kick but Mongo slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mongo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Haahtee.
Mongo lands a body shot.
Haahtee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mongo scores with a jab to the head.
Haahtee is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice cross by Mongo.
Haahtee chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mongo can pounce on him.
Mongo lands a jab to Haahtee's midsection.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mongo. That's going to slow Haahtee down.
Mongo rushes Haahtee and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Haahtee takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mongo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Haahtee's elbow.
Mongo misses with a body punch.
Haahtee misses with the head strike.
Mongo misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Haahtee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mongo tries a body shot but Haahtee blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mongo.
Mongo misses with a punch on the inside.
Mongo lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Haahtee.
Haahtee jumps guard.
Haahtee working a defensive guard here.
Mongo looking to pass the guard.
Mongo stands and throws Haahtee's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Haahtee tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mongo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haahtee struggling a bit here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Mongo remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Mongo wants to control but Haahtee is keeping him busy.
Mongo Mongo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mongo taking a breather here.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mongo Mongo wasn't active enough on the ground.
Haahtee takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Haahtee throws a series of punches but Mongo moves out of range.
Mongo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Haahtee tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Haahtee lands the left hand.
Mongo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mongo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Haahtee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Haahtee misses the shot to the body.
Mongo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ukko Haahtee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haahtee pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mongo Mongo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mongo 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 45:50
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 45:50
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mongo Mongo!
Mongo Mongo is the new light heavyweight champion!
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