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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Burbank Bulldog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russell Brand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bulldog's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, British Bulldog. Russell Brand has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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169 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Burbank Bulldog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Russell Brand!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bulldog clinches.
Brand pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bulldog successfully pulls guard.
Brand stops Bulldog from standing up.
Bulldog looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brand wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Bulldog's closed guard. He's half up but Bulldog has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Bulldog pivots and extends the arm, Brand falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Bulldog! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Burbank Bulldog!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Putin has chosen ... as his entrance music. John is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
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316 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
12 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Big John!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Putin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
John is breathing heavily.
John avoids a kick to the body.
John misses with a hook.
John misses with an uppercut
and Putin makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. John really felt that one!
Putin scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A combination from Putin does no damage.
Putin thows a body kick. John tries to catch it but that hurt him.
John takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Putin misses with a two punch combination.
Putin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Putin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to John's calf.
Putin throws a head kick that John semi-blocks.
It looks like Big John has been cut.
Putin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from John.
Putin is looking to clinch but John is avoiding it.
Big John is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin looks for the body kick but John saw that one coming.
John misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
John avoids the head kick by Putin.
Putin gets the takedown into side control.
John might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Putin fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Putin working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Putin throwing shots but missing, from side control.
John on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if John tries to get out of the position.
Putin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Putin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Putin tries for a kimura but John is defending well.
Putin content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Putin in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... John is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gryphon Andersoon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rasputin might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to TURISAS - Rasputin. Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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287 lbs
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247 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gryphon Andersoon!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andersoon drops Rasputin with a beautiful combination! Rasputin stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Andersoon is looking for the KO!
It looks like Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin has been cut.
Andersoon throws a head kick that misses.
Andersoon throws a hook but Rasputin blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rasputin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Andersoon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Andersoon paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rasputin is rocked!
Rasputin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oh Rasputin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Andersoon delivers a nice body kick.
Rasputin is breathing heavily.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Andersoon! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Gryphon Andersoon!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Billy Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ethan Mars (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ethan Mars has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Billy Thompson's chin.
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155 lbs
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152 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ethan Mars!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Igor Prikhodko and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson stuns Mars with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thompson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Thompson scores with a shoulder strike.
Mars is trying to break free.
Thompson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mars working hard to break the clinch.
Thompson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thompson lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Thompson - that landed with a thud.
Thompson struggles to land a body shot inside as Mars controls his hands.
Thompson lands an uppercut.
Mars tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Thompson scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Thompson.
Thompson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thompson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mars's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Thompson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Marss head.
Thompson tries a body shot but Mars blocks it.
Thompson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thompson.
Mars is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thompson is keeping busy.
Nice body punch from Thompson - that landed with a thud.
Mars tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Thompson just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Thompson is working Mars over against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson lands a nice uppercut.
Thompson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Thompson lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mars fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Billy Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ethan Mars.
Thompson is working Mars over against the ropes.
Mars has had enough of the clinch but Thompson keeps him there for the moment.
Mars stalling in the clinch but Thompson improves position.
A short body shot lands from Thompson as the two fighters clinch.
Mars's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short uppercut from Thompson.
Thompson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mars up against the ropes.
A right hook to the body lands for Thompson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mars backwards.
Thompson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thompson lands a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Thompson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thompson.
Thompson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thompson prevents a takedown attempt there.
A shot in the inside from Thompson.
Thompson pressing his opponent against the ropes.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Thompson for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mars backwards.
Thompson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thompson is struggling to control the position.
Thompson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thompson tries a body shot but Mars blocks it.
Thompson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mars backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thompson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thompson lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mars tries to stall but Thompson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Thompson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mars backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Thompson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mars takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mars takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Thompson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thompson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mars manages to avoid it.
Thompson scores with a jab.
Thompson lunges at Mars with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mars's hand.
Billy Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mars misses with a hook to the body
and Thompson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jab by Thompson.
Mars keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thompson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mars moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson instigates a clinch.
Thompson looking to stall.
Thompson misses with some punches.
Mars tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Thompson cracks Mars with a nice body shot.
Thompson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Marss head.
Nice body punch from Thompson - that landed with a thud.
Thompson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mars backwards.
Thompson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Thompson.
Thompson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Marss head.
Thompson scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Thompson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mars takes a shot to the head.
Mars prevents a body shot from Thompson.
Thompson lands with a light punch inside.
Mars tries to circle away but Thompson has him pinned against the ropes.
Thompson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mars's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Thompson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Thompson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mars's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thompson.
Thompson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mars backwards.
Thompson lands a shoulder strike.
Mars is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mars tries to throw a body punch but Thompson avoids it by throwing Mars back against the ropes.
Mars is still on wobbly legs! Can Thompson finish him?
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mars.
Mars seems to have recovered his senses.
Thompson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mars can't get the takedown.
Thompson digs a right hand into Mars's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mars's gas tank.
Thompson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mars taking a breather.
Thompson lands a shot to the body.
Mars is breathing heavily.
Thompson presses Mars against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hand to the body from Thompson.
Good body shot from Thompson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thompson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thompson cracks Mars with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson lands a body shot.
A short right from Thompson on the inside.
A short right from Thompson.
Thompson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thompson.
Mars changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Thompson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Billy Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ethan Mars.
Mars is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thompson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mars shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Thompson is looking to wear down Mars with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Thompson moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Thompson dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Mars on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A shot to the liver by Thompson. Beautiful body shot.
Thompson rushes Mars and presses him up against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thompson.
Thompson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thompson lands with a right to the head.
Thompson effectively controlling the action here.
Thompson lands with a right to the head.
Thompson lands an uppercut.
Thompson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Billy Thompson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Thompson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson tries a body shot but Mars blocks it.
Thompson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mars backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Thompson lands an uppercut.
Thompson avoiding damage.
Thompson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thompson lands a left hand.
Thompson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Marss head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thompson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thompson.
Still in the clinch, Thompson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thompson lands with a right to the head.
Billy Thompson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mars is trying to maintain a safe position but Thompson gets an underhook and turns Mars into the ropes.
Mars drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Thompson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson stops a takedown attempt from Mars.
Thompson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mars trying to control the position but instead, Thompson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mars into the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Thompson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ethan Mars has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thompson scores with a shoulder strike.
Mars tries to break the clinch but Thompson is controlling the position.
Thompson gets underhooks to prevent Mars's takedown attempt.
Billy Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ethan Mars.
A shot in the inside from Thompson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Thompson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Thompson 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Billy Thompson!
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Billy Thompson!
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Billy Thompson!
Billy Thompson wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sakuragi Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Putin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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133 lbs
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148 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sakuragi Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vladimir Putin!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Putin checks it well.
Putin closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Johnson did well to prevent Putin getting side control.
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.
Johnson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Johnson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Johnson looking for submissions off his back.
Putin lands with a punch from half guard.
Putin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Johnson actively working from the bottom here.
Putin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Johnson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Johnson looking for submissions off his back.
Johnson actively working from the bottom here.
Putin is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Johnson is just riding it out for now. Putin eventually gives up the hold.
Johnson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Putin pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Putin seems to be looking for submissions.
Putin works his foot free and advances to mount.
Johnson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Johnson is looking to get to half guard.
Putin wants to control the pace but Johnson is squirming around nicely.
Johnson can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Putin is working for a guillotine from mount but Johnson frees his head quite easily.
Johnson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Johnson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Johnson has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Putin escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Putin!
Putin controlling the position from side mount.
Johnson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Johnson gets full guard.
Putin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johnson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Putin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Johnson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Putin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Johnson's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Putin sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Putin dominated that round.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Johnson gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Putin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Putin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
A low kick from Johnson is predictable there
and Putin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Putin dives in and scores a takedown into Johnson's guard.
Johnson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Putin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Putin lands a couple of digs.
Johnson working for submissions but it's allowed Putin to get to half guard.
Putin with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson taking some punishment here, with Putin in his half guard.
Putin with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Johnson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Putin decides to return to a standing position.
Johnson misses with a takedown
and Putin counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Johnson's guard now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Putin is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Johnson.
Johnson is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Putin is chipping away with strikes.
Putin staying calm.
Putin tries for a kimura but Johnson is defending well.
Johnson is looking to reverse the position.
Johnson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Putin's best efforts.
Johnson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Putin seems to be working for a kimura but Johnson defends the submission attempt.
Putin controlling the pace.
Putin is pressing down on Johnson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Johnson is holding on for now.
Johnson gets back to full guard.
Putin distracts Johnson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Putin passes into half guard.
Johnson actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ground and pound from Putin.
Johnson looking for submissions off his back.
Johnson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Putin working Johnson over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Putin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Johnson misses with a takedown
enabling Putin to counter with a crisp jab.
Putin thuds a left hand into Johnson's body.
Johnson misses with a combination
and Putin counters with a stiff right hand.
A nice combination there by Putin.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Putin is just out of range.
Johnson fails with the takedown
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Putin shoots in and bounces Johnson off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Putin passes Johnson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Johnson actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin is nestled in close to Johnson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Johnson wants to get back to full guard but Putin has mounted him!
Putin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Johnson is looking to escape.
A nice elbow there by Putin.
Putin is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Johnson can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Putin controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to escape the mount.
Johnson is trying to reverse the position but instead Putin has taken his back - oops!
A lull in the action here.
Johnson tries to roll but Putin sticks to his back.
Putin punishes Johnson with strikes from the back mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Putin working for a choke but Johnson is defending well.
Johnson rolls, trying to escape but Putin keeps control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vladimir Putin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Johnson defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Putin's arms.
Johnson tries to escape the position.
Putin is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Putin gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Putin gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Putin apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Putin stuns Johnson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Johnson with a poor takedown
and Putin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vladimir Putin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sakuragi Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick
and Putin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Putin fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Johnson sprawls well initially but Putin persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Putin moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Johnson.
Johnson is looking to regain half guard here but Putin keeps moving and retains side control.
Putin is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Johnson will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Johnson is trying to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vladimir Putin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Putin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Vladimir Putin!
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Vladimir Putin!
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Vladimir Putin!
Vladimir Putin wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rolles Rubio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Burnt Faceman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Faceman has chosen Dirt Road Anthem as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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28
134 lbs
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23
145 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rolles Rubio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Burnt Faceman!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faceman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rubio shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Faceman as he avoids it easily.
Faceman lands with a nice body punch.
Rubio gets tackled into the ropes by Faceman. Faceman maintains the clinch.
Faceman prevents the takedown attempt.
Rubio drops down looking for an ankle pick but Faceman pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rolles Rubio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rubio with a lazy takedown attempt
and Faceman counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Faceman lands a left and a right that send Rubio crashing to the mat, dazed. Faceman thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rubio with a lazy takedown attempt
and Faceman counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Rubio is rocked!
Rubio is breathing heavily.
Rubio fails with the takedown
and Faceman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Oh Rubio is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Faceman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rubio seems to have got his legs back now.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Faceman! Rubio is out on his feet! Faceman rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Rubio is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Rubio is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Burnt Faceman!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luna Soleil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Havvik Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soleil's entrance music is Solitaire Unraveling. A fine choice. Brown has chosen UGK - Murder as his entrance music. Luna Soleil has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luna Soleil!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Havvik Brown!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soleil moves out of range of the body kick from Brown.
Soleil throws a chopping leg kick but Brown manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Soleil throws a half hearted mid kick.
Havvik Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown thows a body shot but no joy.
Soleil clobbers Brown with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Soleil misses with the combination.
Brown throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Brown scores with a kick to the body.
Brown throws a chopping leg kick but Soleil manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Soleil throws the left hand but Brown avoids the punch easily.
Brown wants to land a leg kick but Soleil is out of range.
Brown tries a low kick but Soleil avoids it.
The fighters circling - Soleil throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brown defending well as Soleil loads up on a big left hand.
Soleil throws a lazy right hand but Brown sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soleil takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Brown blocks a head kick by Soleil.
Soleil avoids a kick to the body.
Brown throws a lazy uppercut
and Soleil counters with a body kick.
Soleil misses with an uppercut. Brown saw that one coming.
Soleil misses with a lunging right hand
and Brown counters with a leg kick.
Soleil lands with a thumping leg kick.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Soleil is just out of range.
Brown looks to land a right hand but Soleil moved out of range.
Soleil uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Soleil blocks a head kick by Brown.
Brown jabs at Soleil's body.
Brown is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Soleil rather than just go for the knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown slips a jab and a cross from Soleil.
Brown tries to sprawl but Soleil drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soleil throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Soleil will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Brown wants to get back to full guard.
Soleil thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Soleil wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brown keeps working.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Brown keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Brown wants to get back to full guard but Soleil has passed into side control.
Brown is trying to control Soleil's posture but Soleil avoids it.
Soleil is looking to take a break and control but Brown is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown is looking for a sweep.
Soleil lands a few punches from side control.
Soleil throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Soleil taking a break here but Brown is having none of it and regains half guard.
Soleil not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Soleil 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.
Soleil thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Brown's head.
Brown is trying to stand back up but Soleil is controlling him
Soleil looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Brown with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Soleil lands a nice short elbow.
Soleil not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soleil wants to take a breather but Brown is having none of it.
Brown gets back to full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soleil throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brown works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brown wants to stand up but Soleil is controlling him.
Brown utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Soleil working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Soleil throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brown works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Soleil forces his way into half guard.
Soleil trying to control from half guard but Brown is working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Soleil landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luna Soleil dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Brown throws a low kick but it's checked well by Soleil.
Soleil throws a head kick but Brown moves out of range.
Soleil moves out of range as Brown throws a body kick.
Soleil cracks Brown with an open hand slap.
Brown swings away with a body shot that misses
and Soleil counters with a series of strikes. Brown will be more careful next time no doubt.
Soleil tries to score a power double leg takedown but Brown sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Soleil somewhat.
Soleil thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Soleil checks the leg kick.
Brown misses with a body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Soleil blocks the leg kick.
A jab lands there for Brown.
Havvik Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Brown.
Brown throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Soleil dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab, jab by Soleil - just one landing.
Brown steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Soleil.
Brown misses with a kick to the body.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brown misses with a looping right.
Brown throws a series of punches but Soleil moves out of range.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Brown is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice defenses there by Brown.
Brown on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brown there as he acknowledges the shot.
Soleil wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Brown lands a front kick.
Soleil is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Soleil throws a head kick that misses.
Soleil lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Soleil.
Soleil scores with a jab to the jaw.
A decent looking cross lands there for Soleil.
Brown throws a hook but Soleil avoids it easily.
Soleil scores with a jab to the jaw.
Soleil steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brown.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Soleil checks a leg kick.
Brown swings away with a body shot that misses
and Soleil counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soleil lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Soleil is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Soleil throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brown sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brown takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
Brown is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Brown walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Soleil checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Soleil lands with a right hand.
Soleil lands a nice shot to the body.
Brown throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Soleil counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Soleil.
Soleil stops Brown from standing up.
Soleil postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Soleil trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soleil throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brown works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soleil advances position into side control!
Luna Soleil overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Soleil lands a few punches from side control.
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.
Soleil wants to control but Brown is keeping him busy.
Brown avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Soleil.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Soleil working the head with strikes.
Soleil creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Soleil scoring with punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luna Soleil 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.
Soleil loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.
Brown looks to land a body kick but Soleil moved away.
Soleil fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Soleil misses with a shot to the body
and Brown counters with a one-two to the body.
Brown attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Brown throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Soleil throws a good cross that connects.
Soleil thows a left - swing and a miss!
Soleil digs a good body shot into Brown's ribs.
Brown misses with an uppercut. Soleil saw that one coming.
Brown throws an overhand right that lands on Soleil's shoulder, as Soleil tries to avoid the shot.
Brown lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Soleil connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soleil jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Soleil moves into the clinch.
Brown tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Soleil's elbow.
The referee is keeping an eye on Soleil - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Brown lands a body shot.
Soleil lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brown or not.
Brown takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brown misses with the head strike.
Soleil tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brown's elbow.
Brown stops a takedown attempt from Soleil.
Soleil tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Soleil blocking some punches.
Brown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brown can't find room to land a body shot as Soleil controls the action.
Soleil stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Soleil has hold of one of Brown's legs. Brown is fighting the takedown attempt but Soleil gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soleil scoring with some ground and pound.
Soleil trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Soleil postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Soleil advances position into side control!
Soleil working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Soleil scoring with punches and elbows.
Brown can't do much from the bottom here.
Soleil trying to control the position but Brown is working away.
Brown is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soleil thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Soleil landing strikes.
Soleil working the ground and pound from side control.
Soleil taking a breather here.
Soleil cracks Brown with a big right hand but Brown just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Soleil working the ground and pound.
Brown tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Soleil wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Soleil is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brown can do to turn this around?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soleil throwing strikes but Brown manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soleil is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Brown's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Soleil moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Soleil working for a triangle but Brown defends it easily.
Soleil is looking for a triangle but Brown pushes his legs off easily.
Soleil is looking for a triangle but Brown pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Soleil is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Brown is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luna Soleil clearly takes that 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.
Soleil throws a lazy right hand but Brown sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Soleil checks the leg kick.
Soleil throws a head kick but Brown moves out of range.
Nice cross by Soleil.
Brown uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Soleil.
Soleil shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Soleil was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Soleil dominating with strikes here.
Soleil scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Soleil is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Brown can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Soleil punching from mount but Brown doing a good job of avoiding damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Soleil breaks from Brown's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Brown is rocked!
Brown wants to hold on but Soleil pushes him away.
Brown is still in real trouble! Can Soleil finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soleil unloading with bombs!
Brown is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Soleil landing punches.
Soleil loads up with a big shot that hurts Brown! He's pulled Soleil in close but Soleil has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Brown survive? More strikes from Soleil and Brown is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Luna Soleil!
Luna Soleil is the new middleweight champion!
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