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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brady Baird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brady Baird is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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177 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 20 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brady Baird!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith is looking to clinch but Baird is avoiding it.
Baird throws a leg kick
and Smith counters with a three punch combo that has Baird backing up. Baird nods at Smith to acknowledge the strikes.
Baird fails in his attempt to clinch.
Baird throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Smith forces Baird back against the cage and clinches.
Baird changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Smith fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Smith dodges the punch combination from Baird.
Baird circles away from the clinch attempt.
Baird doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Baird misses with a series of wild punches.
Baird throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baird fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Baird.
Baird is looking to score with low kicks.
Baird throws a combination. Smith tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Baird tries a head kick but it misses.
No joy there for Baird, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Baird misses with a low kick.
Baird's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Baird duly obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baird fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Baird throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Baird is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Baird.
Smith throws a head kick but Baird moves out of range.
Baird misses with the combination.
Baird lands the left hand.
Smith scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
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!
Baird throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Baird shoots in but Smith avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Baird moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith moves into the clinch.
Smith gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Brady Baird has been cut.
Smith scores with a knee to the head.
Baird is trying to push Smith away but Smith has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Smith with a knee to the head.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
Smith scores a nice knee to the body.
Baird looks gassed!
Smith lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Smith comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Smith is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Smith with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Smith creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Baird's defenses.
That has opened up Brady Baird's cut even more.
Smith gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Baird scores a nice knee to the body.
Smith is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith with a knee to the head.
Smith landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smith.
Smith landing knees to the head.
The cut above Brady Baird's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Smith lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Smith lands a good knee to the midsection. Baird won't want to take too many of those.
Baird looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Baird wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Baird can't break the clinch.
Smith scores with a knee to the head.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Baird is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Smith is keeping busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Baird throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brady Baird's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Baird tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Baird shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Smith as he avoids it easily.
Baird throws a combination that misses
and Smith counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Smith.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smith.
Smith connects with a knee to the head.
Baird looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mike Smith has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Baird tries to break the clinch but Smith is controlling the position.
Smith lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Brady Baird's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Smith lands an elbow just above Baird 's eye.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Brady Baird's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mike Smith!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Your Mom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mom has chosen Ameno by ERA as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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276 lbs
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277 lbs
12 - 7 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Josh Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Your Mom!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mom on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mom throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Williams sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mom cracks Williams with a good jab.
Mom avoids the body shot from Williams.
Some bone on bone action there as Mom checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Williams ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams.
Williams displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mom throws out the jab.
Mom misses the shot to the body.
Mom throws a right and a left that Williams avoids nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Williams.
Mom blocks a head kick by Williams.
Some bone on bone action there as Mom checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Williams lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mom has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mom and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mom throws a series of punches but Williams avoids them all with ease.
Mom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Mom.
An inside leg kick lands from Williams.
Mom throws a hook but Williams blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mom scores with a one two! Williams had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Josh Williams has been cut.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick and Mom moves out of range easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Williams.
It looks like Your Mom has been cut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Williams.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams thuds his right hand into Mom's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Williams scores with a punch to the head.
Mom looks gassed!
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
Williams thows a body shot but no joy.
Mom lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Williams dodges the punch combination from Mom.
Mom just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A slapping body kick lands there for Williams.
Williams sizes up Mom with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Williams.
Williams scores with a kick to the midsection.
Williams pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mom back to the cage. Williams follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Williams lands a lovely overhand right.
Williams throws a shot to the body.
Williams chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Williams buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Williams blocks a jab.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams lands a right hook to the body.
Williams connects with a body shot that sends Mom's belly button to the back.
Mom takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Williams drops Mom with a beautiful combination! Mom stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Williams is looking for the KO!
Mom is rocked!
Williams throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands a big right hand that sends Mom crashing to the mat! Williams stays standing though and waves Mom back to his feet!
Mom is still on wobbly legs! Can Williams finish him?
A slapping body kick lands there for Williams.
Mom has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Williams.
Mom seems to have recovered his senses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mom has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Williams wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Williams lands a big uppercut and Mom crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Mom looks OK. Williams waves Mom back to his feet!
Josh Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Williams. That's going to slow Mom down.
Williams thumps Mom with a low kick.
Williams lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mom takes a step back to recover.
Williams buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Williams stuns Mom with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Williams throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Mom's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Williams connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mom scrambles back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mom's sensitive parts.
Williams takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mom's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Crunch! Williams slams his shin into Mom's torso.
Mom takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Williams lands a big head kick that sends Mom tumbling to the mat! Williams takes a step backwards and waves Mom back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Williams circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Mom tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Williams wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Josh Williams!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robert Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jovani Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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185 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
KO power |
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Robert Henry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jovani Jones!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Henry.
Henry fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jones takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Henry rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Henry dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jones counters with a one-two to the body.
Henry moves into the clinch.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Henry breaks the clinch.
A leg kick checked by Jones.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Henry circles away quickly and effectively.
Henry tries for a takedown but Jones circles away easily
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry shoots in for a double leg but Jones sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Henry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henry with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jones counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Henry shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jones as he jumps to the side.
Jones tries to move into range but Henry moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Henry throws a shot to the body.
Henry with a poor takedown
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Henry is defended easily by Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jones counters with a nice body shot.
Henry scores with a takedown into Jones's guard.
Henry looking to pass the guard.
Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Henry. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Henry in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Henry lands a couple of digs.
Jones wants to stand up but Henry is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Henry passes into half guard.
Henry prevents Jones from improving his position.
Jones keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henry not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Henry working Jones over with strikes.
Henry trying to advance position but Jones counters by regaining guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Henry dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Henry pushes Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Henry breaks the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for Henry on that attempt.
Henry throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Henry misses with a takedown
and Jones counters with a left and a right that stings Henry.
Henry tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jones swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Henry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry takes the fight into the clinch.
Henry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Henry misses with a series of wild punches.
Henry with a poor takedown
and Jones counters with a left and a right that stings Henry.
Henry looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jones is fending him off so far but Henry persists. Nope, Jones circles away and we're back to standing.
Henry closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Jones quickly recovers to half guard.
Henry looks to land a strike but Jones avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Henry with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Henry is working Jones over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Henry postures up and lands a big shot to Jones's brow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henry wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.
Henry loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Henry postures up and lands a big shot to Jones's brow.
Henry 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.
Jones wants to stand up but Henry is controlling him.
Henry working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry with a flurry of punches that miss.
Henry missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Henry advances to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jones avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Henry.
Henry not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Henry not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Henry is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Henry prevents Jones from standing back up.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Henry.
Jones blocking the ground and pound attempt from Henry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Henry not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Henry missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jones blocking the ground and pound attempt from Henry.
Henry throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jones can do anything to dispel that myth.
Henry sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jones defending well though.
Jones blocking the ground and pound attempt from Henry.
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!
Jones avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Henry.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henry throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Henry with the ground and pound but Jones uses the opportunity to regain guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Henry dominated that second round.
That's time! Henry's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Henry shoots in looking for a takedown but Jones manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Henry's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Jones. Those never looked like landing.
Robert Henry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones slaps away a takedown attempt from Henry, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Henry doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Henry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A left and a right from Jones both land. Nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry tries for a takedown but Jones sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Henry fails with the takedown
and Jones counters with a series of strikes. Henry will be more careful next time no doubt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Henry swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
No luck for Henry with that takedown attempt.
Henry shoots and misses
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Henry is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones stuffs the takedown attempt from Henry. Henry gets slowly back to his feet.
Henry lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Robert Henry is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jones throws a right hand that Henry ducks under and follows up with a left that Henry also avoids with ease.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Henry fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry tries for a takedown but Jones circles away easily
and Jones counters with a two punch combo.
Henry misses the shot to the body.
Henry shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jones but Jones pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Jones misses with a combination
and Henry moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Henry uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Henry has a takedown stuffed.
Jovani Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henry manages to avoid it.
Jovani Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Henry shoots for a double leg takedown but Jones sprawls well. He's pushed Henry's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jovani Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Henry has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Henry!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Uno Louner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Jordan Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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183 lbs
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180 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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World class boxer
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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
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Uno Louner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe Jordan Jr!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Louner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Louner misses its intended target.
Louner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jordan Jr.
That kick from Jordan Jr tenderised Louner's leg. Louner is trying to keep his angry face on.
A big right from Jordan Jr misses.
Jordan Jr misses with a straight right.
Louner scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A swing and a miss from Louner.
Louner tries to bum rush Jordan Jr with a series of wild strikes but Jordan Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Louner misses with the combination.
Jordan Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Louner moves away.
Louner tries to keep at a distance but Jordan Jr has taken the fight into the clinch.
Louner is trying to pull guard but Jordan Jr has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Jordan Jr.
Jordan Jr content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jordan Jr breaks from the clinch.
Jordan Jr scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Louner doesn't seem bothered though.
Jordan Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Louner.
Jordan Jr throws a right hand that misses
and Louner counters with a one-two to the body.
Louner throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jordan Jr counters with a nice body shot.
Jordan Jr misses with a body shot.
Louner misses with a looping right.
Jordan Jr takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Louner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Danga de danga de dang - Jordan Jr scores with a four punch combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jordan Jr connects with a right hand. Louner shakes it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louner looks to land a combination but Jordan Jr avoids it well.
Louner moves out of range as Jordan Jr strikes.
A jab from Louner misses.
Jordan Jr misses the shot to the body.
Jordan Jr staying out of range there.
Uno Louner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Jordan Jr misses the target.
Louner thuds a left hand into Jordan Jr's body.
Louner moves into range and connects with a jab.
Louner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from Louner misses.
Jordan Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan Jr lands a nice hook to Louner's body. Louner takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Louner lands a slapping body shot.
Nice shot by Louner.
Louner throws an off balance right hand
enabling Jordan Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Louner is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jab, jab by Jordan Jr - just one landing.
Jordan Jr throws a shot from downtown. Louner moves away and avoids it.
Jordan Jr throws a shot to the body.
Jordan Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Louner's sensitive parts.
Louner is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jordan Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Louner is just out of range.
Jordan Jr throws a leg kick but Louner moved away.
Louner shoots in looking for a takedown but Jordan Jr manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Louner's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jordan Jr throws a hook to the side of Louner's head but Louner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Louner misses with an uppercut
and Jordan Jr counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Louner thinking.
Sloppy strikes from Louner. Those never looked like landing.
Louner takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Louner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jordan Jr lands with a shot to the body.
Jordan Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Louner.
Jordan Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Jordan Jr fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Louner is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Louner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jordan Jr lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jordan Jr.
It looks like Uno Louner has been cut.
Louner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jordan Jr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Jordan Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Uno Louner's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Louner fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jordan Jr closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jordan Jr misses with a hook. Louner ducked under it nicely.
Louner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jordan Jr throws a leg kick
and Louner counters with a nice body shot.
Jordan Jr looks to land a left hand but Louner moved out of range nicely.
Jordan Jr lands a slapping body shot.
Louner throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jordan Jr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jordan Jr paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jordan Jr pivots, looking for a leg kick but Louner is out of range and Jordan Jr settles back down.
Jordan Jr lands with a good body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice inside leg kick there by Jordan Jr. That's going to slow Louner down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan Jr ducks under a wild hook from Louner.
Jordan Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jordan Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Louner shoots for a double leg takedown but Jordan Jr sprawls well. He's pushed Louner's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jordan Jr with a hook.
Jordan Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jordan Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jordan Jr moves into range and clinches up with Louner.
Jordan Jr manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jordan Jr lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordan Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jordan Jr just leaning against Louner, taking a breather.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Louner takes a shot to the head.
Jordan Jr breaks from the clinch.
Jordan Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Louner manages to avoid it.
Jordan Jr throws a hook but Louner avoids it easily.
Jordan Jr throws a leg kick which misses Louner's front leg but catches the back leg as Louner tries to avoid it.
Louner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jordan Jr.
Jordan Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Louner.
Some wild striking there from Louner.
Jordan Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan Jr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jordan Jr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Louners jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jordan Jr connects with the punch.
Jordan Jr rushes Louner and presses him up against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jordan Jr.
Jordan Jr breaks from the clinch.
A slow jab from Jordan Jr misses its intended target.
Jordan Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Louner misses the shot to the body.
Jordan Jr scores with a nice head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jordan Jr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Louner shoots in looking for a takedown but Jordan Jr manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Louner's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordan Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Louner.
Jordan Jr lands with a thumping leg kick.
Louner takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Louner is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Jordan Jr's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Jordan Jr lands a glancing blow to the side of Louner's head.
Louner takes a swing at Jordan Jr's ribcage but misses.
Louner walks into a jab.
Jordan Jr thumps Louner with a low kick.
Jordan Jr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jordan Jr jabs Louner right on the nose. Louner blinks but takes it well.
Jordan Jr scores with a jab to the body.
Jordan Jr lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Jordan Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Uno Louner's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jordan Jr lands a lovely overhand right.
Jordan Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Louner manages to avoid it.
Jordan Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jordan Jr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Louner blocks the body kick.
Joe Jordan Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Louner looks to score with a jab to the body but Jordan Jr is just out of range.
Jordan Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Louner.
Louner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jordan Jr.
Jordan Jr misses with a hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Louner throws a poor cross that misses
and Jordan Jr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Louner scores with a nice head shot.
Jordan Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jordan Jr getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan Jr misses with a body shot.
Jordan Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Louner 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.
Jordan Jr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Louner blocks a jab.
Jordan Jr connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Louner lands a jab to the nose.
Jordan Jr is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Jordan Jr misses the shot to the body.
Jordan Jr throws a leg kick but Louner sees it coming and moves out of range.
Louner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Joe Jordan Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jordan Jr scores with a decent looking hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordan Jr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Louner's calf.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jordan Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jordan Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Louner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jordan Jr has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jordan Jr tries to clinch up.
Jordan Jr scores with a shot to the body.
Louner shoots in and drives through. Jordan Jr sprawls well.
Jordan Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Louner.
Louner rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jordan Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Louner is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A shot to the liver by Louner. Beautiful body shot.
Louner gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Louner looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan Jr misses the shot to the body.
Jordan Jr digs a good hook to Louner's body.
A left lands for Jordan Jr.
Louner takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Louner slips a straight right by Jordan Jr.
Jordan Jr scores with a decent looking hook.
Louner misses with a hook to the body
and Jordan Jr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jordan Jr throws a leg kick but Louner checks it.
Jordan Jr tests Louner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Louner with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jordan Jr to score with a decent uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Louner.
An inside leg kick from Jordan Jr misses.
Nice jab there from Jordan Jr.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Louner chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jordan Jr can pounce on him.
Jordan Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jordan Jr misses the shot to the body.
Louner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jordan Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Louner looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Louner slips under a jab.
Jordan Jr scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jordan Jr motions for Louner to come forward. Jordan Jr throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Jordan Jr really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Uno Louner's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Louner looks to land a combination but Jordan Jr avoids it well.
Jordan Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Jordan Jr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Louner on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jordan Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Louner misses with an uppercut
and Jordan Jr counters with a head kick.
Louner swats away the attempt to clinch by Jordan Jr.
Louner misses with a head kick.
Jordan Jr lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Uno Louner's cut is getting worse.
Jordan Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
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.
Louner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jordan Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
Jordan Jr looks to land a combination. Louner sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The fighters circling - Louner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jordan Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jordan Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Louner misses with a hook. Jordan Jr ducked under it nicely.
Louner misses the shot to the body.
Louner connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jordan Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Louner manages to avoid it.
Jordan Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Louner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louner with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Louner takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Louner misses with a hook
and Jordan Jr counters with a nice body shot.
Louner misses with a straight right.
Louner shoots in for a double leg but Jordan Jr sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jordan Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jordan Jr swings for the body but Louner moves out of range.
Jordan Jr ducks under a wild hook from Louner.
Nice defenses there by Louner.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jordan Jr feints and then cracks Louner's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Louner down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan Jr misses with a body shot.
Jordan Jr connects with the punch.
Louner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Louner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Louner throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Jordan Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
A big left from Jordan Jr misses.
A combination from Jordan Jr does no damage.
Jordan Jr avoids the body shot from Louner.
Louner tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jordan Jr is able to avoid easily.
Jordan Jr misses the shot to the body.
Jordan Jr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Louner at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Jordan Jr. Beautiful body shot.
Jordan Jr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jordan Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Louner takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jordan Jr takes one on the button.
Louner checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
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!
A big right from Louner misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Louner throws a hook but Jordan Jr avoids it easily.
Louner loads up on a big right hand but Jordan Jr slips the punch.
Louner missing with a left hand there. Jordan Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Jordan Jr dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Uno Louner's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Louner scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jordan Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Louner looks to throw the jab but Jordan Jr is out of range.
Louner throws a hook but Jordan Jr avoids it easily.
Louner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Louner tries to bum rush Jordan Jr with a series of wild strikes but Jordan Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jordan Jr, right into the meat.
Louner throws a leg kick but Jordan Jr sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Louner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jordan Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jordan Jr slips under a jab from Louner.
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.
Jordan Jr lands a nice hook to Louner's body. Louner takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louner will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jordan Jr finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jordan Jr staying out of range there.
Jordan Jr thuds a left hand into Louner's body.
Louner takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jordan Jr connects with a leg kick. Louner looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jordan Jr lands a right hook to the body.
Jordan Jr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jordan Jr clinches up with Louner and pushes him back against the cage.
Jordan Jr is struggling to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louner is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jordan Jr to keep the fight standing.
Louner has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jordan Jr is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Uno Louner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jordan Jr stalling the fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Joe Jordan Jr.
Louner misses with a lunging right hand
and Jordan Jr counters with a leg kick.
Jordan Jr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Louners jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Louner closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jordan Jr circles away.
Jordan Jr dodges the punch combination from Louner.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan Jr scores with a jab to the head.
Jordan Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Louner is just out of range.
Jordan Jr punishes Louner's body with a nice straight punch.
Jordan Jr throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jordan Jr throws a good cross that connects.
Louner avoids the body shot from Jordan Jr.
Jordan Jr misses with an uppercut. Louner saw that one coming.
Jordan Jr throws a chopping leg kick but Louner manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jordan Jr cracks the inside of Louner's front leg.
Joe Jordan Jr 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.
Jordan Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Louner swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jordan Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jordan Jr moves forwards but Louner connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jordan Jr scores with a hook.
Jordan Jr throws a hook but Louner avoids it easily.
Louner throws a jab but it's blocked by Jordan Jr.
Jordan Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jordan Jr tries to clinch up.
Uno Louner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Louner throws a left and a right that both miss
and Louner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Louner misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jordan Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Jordan Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jordan Jr has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 45:50
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 45:50
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Jordan Jr!
Joe Jordan Jr is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Quartz Henkeln (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aoki Sudo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henkeln comes to the cage accompanied by Smislovie Gallyucinacii - Vechno Molodoy. Sudo has chosen Armour Of God Thème as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Quartz Henkeln!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aoki Sudo!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henkeln swats away the attempt to clinch by Sudo.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sudo.
Sudo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Henkeln backs up against the cage.
Sudo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Henkeln throws a nice looking combination but Sudo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Henkeln fails to land with a series of punches.
Sudo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Henkeln tries to avoid it but Sudo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Henkeln to the ground. Henkeln escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Henkeln throws the left hand but Sudo avoids the punch easily.
Sudo doesn't manage to clinch there - Henkeln circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sudo shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Henkeln napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Sudo decides to stand back up.
Henkeln ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sudo moves away.
Nice sprawl there from Henkeln as Sudo shoots in.
Quartz Henkeln has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aoki Sudo.
Henkeln misses with a hook to the body
and Sudo counters by moving into the clinch.
Sudo prevents Henkeln from breaking the clinch.
Sudo looking for a takedown.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sudo.
Henkeln has had enough of the clinch but Sudo keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henkeln wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sudo has him pressed against the cage.
Sudo can't get the takedown.
Henkeln is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Sudo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Henkeln just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sudo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Henkeln to keep the fight standing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sudo wants a takedown but no success here.
Henkeln is trying to break free.
Sudo tries to throw a body punch but Henkeln avoids it by throwing Sudo back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sudo jumps guard but Henkeln turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sudo breaks from the clinch.
Sudo wants to clinch.
Henkeln fails to land with a series of punches.
Henkeln lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sudo has managed to clinch.
Sudo tries to pull guard but Henkeln forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sudo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Henkeln to keep the fight standing.
Sudo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Henkeln swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sudo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sudo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Sudo wants to get up but he can't break Henkeln's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Henkeln keeping moving, preventing Sudo from controlling successfully.
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.
Henkeln preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sudo throwing strikes from guard but Henkeln blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aoki Sudo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sudo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Henkeln looking for submissions off his back.
Henkeln is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sudo not doing much here.
Henkeln trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sudo seems to be working for a kimura but Henkeln defends the submission attempt.
Sudo is stalling here. Henkeln is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Sudo seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Henkeln has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henkeln wants to stand but Sudo is controlling his arm.
Sudo misses with a strike from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henkeln is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sudo has escaped the position, nice work there.
Henkeln working away.
Sudo tries to improve position but can't.
Sudo wants to control but Henkeln postures up.
Henkeln working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sudo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sudo manages to work his way to half guard, despite Henkeln's best efforts.
Sudo moves into full guard.
Sudo is looking for a triangle but Henkeln pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sudo seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Sudo looking for a guillotine here but Henkeln defends easily.
Sudo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Henkeln gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aoki Sudo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Henkeln slaps away a takedown attempt from Sudo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sudo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sudo wants to clinch up but Henkeln keeps it at a distance.
Nice cross by Henkeln.
Henkeln lands a glancing blow to the side of Sudo's head.
Henkeln lands an overhand right.
Sudo tries to clinch there but Henkeln circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sudo tries to clinch but Henkeln is having none of it.
Henkeln lands with a shot to the body.
Sudo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Henkeln tries to avoid it but Sudo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Henkeln to the ground. Henkeln escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Henkeln misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sudo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Henkeln as he jumps to the side.
Quartz Henkeln has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aoki Sudo.
Henkeln with a hook.
Henkeln throws an overhand right that lands on Sudo's shoulder, as Sudo tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henkeln misses with the combination.
Henkeln swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sudo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Henkeln.
Sudo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sudo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Henkeln.
Henkeln gets tackled into the cage by Sudo. Sudo maintains the clinch.
Henkeln avoiding damage as Sudo throws knees to the body.
Henkeln is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henkeln wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sudo has him pressed against the cage.
Henkeln has had enough of the clinch but Sudo keeps him there for the moment.
Sudo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Henkeln is trying to break the clinch but Sudo has him pressed against the cage.
Sudo is trying to pull guard but Henkeln has him pressed against the cage.
Henkeln has had enough of the clinch but Sudo keeps him there for the moment.
Henkeln wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sudo has him pressed against the cage.
Henkeln escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sudo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Henkeln misses with a few strikes there.
Henkeln throws a right and a left that both miss.
Henkeln rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sudo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sudo looks to land a combination but Henkeln avoids it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sudo shoots in but Henkeln avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Quartz Henkeln has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aoki Sudo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Quartz Henkeln is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Henkeln jabs Sudo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Quartz Henkeln showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sudo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aoki Sudo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Something Else (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacque Strap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Else kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is TUF Theme song. Strap is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Thunderstruck by ACDC. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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163 lbs
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31
167 lbs
14 - 15 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Lethal high kicks
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Something Else!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jacque Strap!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strap wants to clinch up but Else keeps it at a distance.
Else bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Strap tries a head kick but it misses.
Strap tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Else tries to land a front kick but Strap steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A looping hook to the body misses from Else. Strap does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jacque Strap seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strap keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some wild striking there from Else.
Strap ducks under a wild hook from Else.
Else loads up on a big right hand but Strap slips the punch.
Else throws a looping overhand right but Strap ducks down to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Strap.
Strap fails with an attempt to clinch.
Else lands a big head kick that sends Strap tumbling to the mat! Else takes a step backwards and waves Strap back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Strap is rocked!
It looks like Jacque Strap has been cut.
and Else counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Strap! He's just covering up as Else starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Something Else!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Herrick Goldman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwight Schrute (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goldman comes to the cage accompanied by Gamma Ray - Blood Religion . The crowd seem to be enjoying Schrute's choice of entrance music: No Easy Way Out - Robert Tepper. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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160 lbs
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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 St Petersburg, Herrick Goldman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dwight Schrute!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goldman moves into the clinch.
Goldman is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Schrute can't fight it off and eventually Goldman manages to take the fight to the floor. Schrute looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Schrute is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Goldman is aware though and is defending well.
Goldman landing some decent shots from guard.
Schrute wants to sweep here but Goldman controlling him for the moment.
Goldman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Schrute is trying to keep Goldman in close.
Schrute lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Goldman!
Goldman defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Schrute.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goldman can't escape the position.
Goldman is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schrute landing shots from mount.
Goldman tries to reverse the position but Schrute maintains control.
Schrute tries to control but Goldman wriggling away.
Goldman is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Schrute has hold of Goldman's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Goldman manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Goldman is trying desperately to improve position.
Schrute tries to control but Goldman wriggling away.
Goldman is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schrute postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Goldman looks a forlorn figure.
Goldman manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Goldman is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
Goldman gets full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schrute scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Schrute pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Goldman is keeping the position for now.
Goldman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Schrute working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schrute throwing strikes but missing.
Goldman is trying to control the position but Schrute postures up.
Schrute won't allow Goldman to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Schrute.
Goldman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Schrute's guard.
Schrute has his foot on Goldman's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Goldman works his way back into a safe position though.
Goldman is looking to advance position but Schrute has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Goldman regains half guard.
Schrute wants to take a breather but Goldman is having none of it.
Goldman connecting with a few gentle strikes.
Goldman moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Schrute must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Goldman 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.
Schrute engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Schrute is working Goldman over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schrute trying to control the position from guard on top but Goldman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schrute throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Goldman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Schrute wants to pass the guard but Goldman is keeping the position.
Goldman scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Schrute trying to control the position from guard on top but Goldman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Goldman tries to strike from the bottom.
Schrute avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Schrute throws a strike but Goldman rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schrute had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Goldman defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Herrick Goldman will probably get the nod.
That's time! Goldman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Goldman checks a leg kick.
Goldman darts in and clinches Schrute up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Goldman has picked Schrute up - he's going for a ride! Goldman dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Nice strikes from Goldman there.
Schrute is looking to improve his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Goldman lands a nice short elbow.
Goldman seems to be working for a kimura but Schrute defends the submission attempt.
Schrute is trying to get back to full guard.
Goldman is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldman throwing shots but Schrute is blocking nicely.
Goldman prevents Schrute from improving his position.
Goldman slips a nice elbow through Schrute's hands, connecting with Schrute's forehead.
Schrute taking some punishment here, with Goldman in his half guard.
Schrute is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Goldman is looking to advance position but Schrute won't allow it.
Goldman working the head and body with strikes.
Goldman is looking for a kimura but Schrute is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Goldman to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldman looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Schrute is refusing to be controlled, as Goldman sits in half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Schrute gets back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schrute looking for a sweep. Not yet Schrute, not yet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Schrute is on top in guard.
Goldman looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Goldman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Schrute doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Schrute manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Schrute keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Goldman's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Schrute.
Schrute scoring with some ground and pound.
Schrute got a little sloppy there for a moment and Goldman has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Schrute has managed to get both his arms back between Goldman's legs - danger averted.
Goldman keeping moving, preventing Schrute from controlling successfully.
Schrute scoring with punches to the head and body.
Goldman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Schrute is one step ahead there.
Schrute wants to control from the top but Goldman keeps moving.
Schrute lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Goldman keeping moving, preventing Schrute from controlling successfully.
Schrute content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldman is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Goldman looking for a sweep. Not yet Goldman, not yet.
Schrute wants to pass the guard but Goldman is keeping the position.
Schrute scoring with punches to the head and body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goldman looking for a sweep. Not yet Goldman, not yet.
Schrute trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Goldman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Goldman keeping moving, preventing Schrute from controlling successfully.
Goldman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Schrute trying to control but Goldman is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Herrick Goldman will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Schrute closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Schrute is looking for a takedown.
Schrute is looking to control Goldman's arms but Goldman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Schrute has his back to the cage.
Goldman gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Schrute regains guard.
Schrute tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Goldman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Schrute looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Goldman trying to control but Schrute is working from the bottom.
Goldman scoring with some ground and pound.
Schrute is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Goldman is aware though and is defending well.
Schrute controls Goldman momentarily but Goldman frees himself.
Goldman wants to control from the top but Schrute keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Schrute is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldman keeping moving, preventing Schrute from controlling successfully.
Goldman manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Schrute wants to hold on but Goldman pushes him away.
Schrute is in all sorts of trouble here.
Schrute is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Schrute takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Goldman lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Goldman lands a nice shot to the head.
Goldman throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Schrute has his hands clasped together but Goldman breaks the hold and Schrute is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Goldman!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Herrick Goldman!
After winning the bout, Herrick Goldman thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wayne LePierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaromir Jag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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26
146 lbs
15 - 6 - 0 |
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27
130 lbs
15 - 21 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wayne LePierre!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 21 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jaromir Jag!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LePierre lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
LePierre misses with a body shot.
Jag tries to clinch but LePierre moves away
and LePierre counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Jaromir Jag has been cut.
LePierre misses with a body shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for LePierre.
LePierre throws a body punch but Jag moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
LePierre escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jag clinches up against the cage.
LePierre escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A solid body kick from LePierre.
Jag gets cracked with a nice right hand there by LePierre.
LePierre lands with a cross.
Jag is rocked!
Jag avoids the head kick by LePierre.
Jag is still on wobbly legs! Can LePierre finish him?
Jag gets off balance looking for a body kick
and LePierre counters with a nice body shot.
Jag tries to clinch but LePierre moves away
and LePierre counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jag seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jag looks to clinch
and LePierre counters with a leg kick.
Jag looks gassed!
LePierre thumps Jag with a low kick.
LePierre connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jag's hands.
LePierre fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jag on the side of the head.
LePierre scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
LePierre lands a nice hook to Jag's body. Jag takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jag darts in trying to clinch
and LePierre makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jag walks into a straight right hand from LePierre.
Jaromir Jag seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jag tries to clinch but LePierre moves away
and LePierre scores with a counter punch that sends Jag to the canvas! LePierre smells blood - he's punishing Jag with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Jag has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wayne LePierre!
Wayne LePierre retains his bantamweight title!
Wayne LePierre thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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