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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jetset Niemi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brent Huthe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Niemi comes to the cage accompanied by Parker & Clind - Generator. Huthe has chosen Rick Derringer - Real American as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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177 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jetset Niemi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brent Huthe!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Niemi thows a body shot but no joy.
Niemi throws a hook but Huthe blocks it.
Brent Huthe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Niemi misses with an uppercut.
Niemi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Niemi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Niemi takes a swing at Huthe's ribcage but misses.
Niemi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Niemi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Huthe lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Huthe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Niemi tries to move into range but Huthe moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Huthe fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Niemi, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Huthe.
Huthe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Niemi leaning against his opponent.
Niemi is trying to stall.
Huthe manages to break the clinch.
Jetset Niemi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niemi throws a body punch but Huthe moves out of range.
Huthe slips a straight right by Niemi.
Niemi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Huthe moves away.
Niemi lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Niemi dodges the punch combination from Huthe.
Niemi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Niemi lands a right hook to the body.
Huthe dodges the punch combination from Niemi.
A jab from Huthe finds it's way through Niemi's defenses.
A jab from Niemi does it's job there.
Huthe misses with a two punch combination.
Huthe misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huthe cracks Niemi with an open hand slap.
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!
Huthe thows a body shot but no joy.
Niemi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Huthe has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Niemi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Huthe is out of range.
Huthe checks a leg kick nicely.
Huthe scores with a sloppy right hand. Niemi should have avoided that one.
Jab by Niemi.
Huthe walks into a stiff left hand from Niemi.
Niemi misses the shot to the body.
Niemi moves away from the strike by Huthe.
Huthe fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Huthe darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Huthe lunges at Niemi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Niemi's hand.
Niemi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niemi stuffs the takedown attempt from Huthe. Huthe gets slowly back to his feet.
Huthe lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Niemi clobbers Huthe with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Huthe fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Niemi thuds his right hand into Huthe's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Niemi takes a swing at Huthe's ribcage but misses.
Huthe is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Niemi had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Huthe lands a jab.
Huthe misses with a hook
and Niemi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Huthe thinking.
Huthe tries to clinch up but Niemi circles away and keeps his distance.
Niemi jabs Huthe right on the nose. Huthe blinks but takes it well.
Huthe shoots in for a takedown but Niemi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Niemi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Huthe is rocked!
It looks like Brent Huthe has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Huthe takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Huthe is still on wobbly legs! Can Niemi finish him?
Huthe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niemi drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Huthe right on the button. Huthe goes down! Niemi follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Niemi gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jetset Niemi!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tamias Poochyena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirk Laputa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Poochyena comes to the cage accompanied by This Life - Curtis Stigers & The Forest Rangers. Tamias Poochyena has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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295 lbs
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262 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tamias Poochyena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kirk Laputa!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poochyena lands a nice shot that snaps Laputa's head back.
Poochyena swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Poochyena tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laputa was well out of range. Poor timing from Poochyena.
Laputa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Poochyena swings for the body but Laputa moves out of range.
Poochyena with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Poochyena throws a hook to the side of Laputa's head but Laputa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Poochyena fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Good leg kick by Laputa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laputa tries to clinch there but Poochyena circles away.
Laputa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Poochyena scores with a crisp jab that stopped Laputa in his tracks.
Laputa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Poochyena misses with a looping right.
Laputa slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poochyena drives through and clinches with Laputa against the cage.
Laputa trying to land knees to the body.
Laputa trying to land knees to the body.
Poochyena is looking to control Laputa's arms but Laputa gets an underhook and turns him. Now Poochyena has his back to the cage.
Poochyena working hard to break the clinch.
Laputa leaning against his opponent.
Laputa continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Nice body punch from Laputa - that landed with a thud.
Laputa tries to land knees in the clinch but Poochyena avoids the damage to the body.
Poochyena makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Poochyena is trying to break the clinch but Laputa has him pressed against the cage.
Laputa has Poochyena pressed against the cage, preventing Poochyena from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Laputa throws an elbow but it misses.
Laputa being controlled against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poochyena swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laputa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Poochyena.
Laputa prevents Poochyena from breaking the clinch.
Laputa has Poochyena pressed against the cage.
Laputa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Laputa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laputa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Poochyena blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees to the body from Laputa.
Poochyena tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Poochyena trying to land knees to the body.
Poochyena avoiding damage as Laputa throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laputa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Poochyena avoids it.
Poochyena's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Poochyena managing to block the knees to the body from Laputa.
Laputa is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Poochyena misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from Laputa as the two fighters clinch.
Laputa slowing the pace effectively.
Laputa has Poochyena pressed against the cage, preventing Poochyena from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Laputa has Poochyena pressed against the cage, preventing Poochyena from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Laputa controlling the action here for a moment.
Poochyena presses Laputa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laputa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Poochyena's elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poochyena blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Poochyena is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Poochyena pushes off an throws an elbow but Laputa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Poochyena scores with a nice hook to the head.
Poochyena being controlled against the cage.
Poochyena avoiding damage as Laputa throws knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Poochyena blocks a body shot from Laputa.
Laputa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Laputa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
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 Tamias Poochyena will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Laputa closes the distance and clinches.
Laputa has Poochyena pressed against the cage, preventing Poochyena from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Laputa missing with knees to the body.
Poochyena blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Laputa scores a nice knee to the body.
Laputa tries to work over Poochyena's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Poochyena on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Laputa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laputa trying to land knees to the body.
Laputa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Laputa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Poochyena tries to break free but Laputa pushes him back against the cage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Laputa in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Laputa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Laputa leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poochyena tries to break the clinch but Laputa is controlling the position.
Laputa misses with a knee to the head.
Laputa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Laputa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Laputa lands a knee to the body.
Laputa lands a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laputa is leaning against Poochyena and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Laputa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Poochyena's defenses.
It looks like Tamias Poochyena has been cut.
Laputa throws an elbow that misses.
Laputa effectively controlling the action here.
Laputa working Poochyena over with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poochyena avoiding damage as Laputa throws knees to the body.
Laputa lands a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Laputa obliges.
Laputa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Poochyena's defenses.
Laputa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Poochyena lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Laputa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Laputa is leaning against Poochyena and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Laputa misses with a knee to the head.
Laputa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Poochyena backwards.
Laputa tries to land knees in the clinch but Poochyena avoids the damage to the body.
Poochyena avoids the elbow strike from Laputa, against the cage.
Poochyena wants to get back to striking at distance but Laputa won't allow it.
Laputa lands a nice knee to the body.
Laputa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Laputa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laputa lands a shot to the body.
A knee to the head by Laputa.
Laputa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Laputa lands a nice shot to the body.
Laputa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laputa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Poochyena.
Nice body punch from Laputa.
Laputa tries a knee to the head but Poochyena blocks it.
Laputa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Laputa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Poochyena in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Poochyena pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kirk Laputa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Poochyena blocks the elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Laputa has Poochyena pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Laputa.
Laputa lands a good knee to the midsection. Poochyena won't want to take too many of those.
Laputa lands a knee to the head.
Laputa pushes Poochyena back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knees in the clinch landing for Laputa.
Good body shot from Laputa.
A hook to the body from Laputa.
Laputa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirk Laputa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tamias Poochyena's cut.
That's time! Poochyena's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Laputa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Laputa rushes Poochyena and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Laputa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Poochyena backwards.
Laputa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Laputa landing knees to the head.
Laputa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Laputa blocks a body shot from Poochyena.
Laputa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Laputa lands a knee to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Laputa - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Poochyena avoids the elbow strike from Laputa, against the cage.
Laputa lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Laputa.
Knees in the clinch landing for Laputa.
A right hook to the body lands for Laputa.
Laputa throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Laputa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Poochyena's brow.
Laputa avoiding damage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Laputa.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laputa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Laputa will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Poochyena up against the cage.
Laputa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Laputa.
Laputa scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Laputa obliges.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Nice body punch from Laputa - that landed with a thud.
Laputa working Poochyena over with knees to the body.
Laputa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Poochyena on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Laputa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Poochyena avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laputa stalling the fight.
Laputa scores a nice knee to the body.
Laputa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tamias Poochyena's cut is getting worse.
Laputa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Laputa stalls.
Laputa receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Laputa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Laputa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Poochyena's brow.
Nice elbow from Laputa.
Laputa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laputa lands a good knee to the midsection. Poochyena won't want to take too many of those.
Laputa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Laputa obliges.
Laputa crunches a lovely knee into Poochyena's ribcage.
Laputa just leaning against Poochyena, taking a breather.
Poochyena's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Laputa effectively controlling the action here.
Poochyena blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Laputa has Poochyena pushed against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Poochyena managing to block the knees to the body from Laputa.
Laputa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Poochyena is defending well for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kirk Laputa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Laputa 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 26:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 26:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 26:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kirk Laputa!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Harvi Kalaso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Verona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kalaso comes to the cage accompanied by shut em down. Verona has chosen Dawn Patrol by The Eliminators as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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167 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
20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harvi Kalaso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andre Verona!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalaso looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Verona!
Verona is bucking up trying to escape but Kalaso cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Verona's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
A nice elbow there by Kalaso.
Kalaso has control of Verona's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Verona regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Verona tries to control Kalaso's body but Kalaso pushes him off. Verona squirms to his side and now Kalaso has his back!
Kalaso tries to keep control of the position but Verona is staying busy.
Kalaso is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Verona is defending well though. Kalaso let's go of the attempt for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kalaso controlling the position well here. Verona rolled but Kalaso kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Kalaso is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalaso slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Verona has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Kalaso.
Verona is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Verona preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Kalaso.
Kalaso keeps control of the position easily here as Verona tries to buck him off.
Kalaso is looking for the choke from the back position but Verona is controlling his hands well.
Verona trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Kalaso throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Verona tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalaso tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Verona regains half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kalaso is pressing down on Verona's thigh, looking to free his foot. Verona is holding on for now.
Verona is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Kalaso has latched onto it... Big trouble! Kalaso pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Verona is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Kalaso!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Harvi Kalaso!
Harvi Kalaso managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, ACME-Blood Red Q158 Always $30, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sami Vasara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastien Linne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Linne is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Arcturus - The Chaos Path. Sebastien Linne has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sami Vasara!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sebastien Linne!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasara scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vasara turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vasara misses with a hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vasara.
Vasara throws a leg kick but Linne moved away.
Vasara misses with a body kick.
Vasara lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Vasara with a jab.
Linne shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vasara pinned against the cage. Vasara gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Linne fails with a takedown attempt.
Linne shoots in looking for a takedown but Vasara manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Linne's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sami Vasara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sebastien Linne.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vasara.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vasara.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vasara. Linne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Linne fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by Linne or perhaps it was just good defense by Vasara which made him look bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linne avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Linne is defended easily by Vasara.
Linne blocks a low kick nicely.
Linne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Linne shoots in but no luck this time.
Donk. Vasara catches Linne right on the button with a cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Vasara misses the target.
Vasara misses with an attempted mid kick.
Linne cracks the inside of Vasara's front leg.
A punch lands to the side of Linne 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Vasara tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice takedown defense from Vasara. No joy for Linne on that attempt.
Sami Vasara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Linne looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vasara is fending him off so far but Linne persists. Nope, Vasara circles away and we're back to standing.
Vasara looks to land a body kick but Linne moved away.
Vasara swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Linne is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linne 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vasara fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Linne looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vasara is fending him off so far but Linne persists. Nope, Vasara circles away and we're back to standing.
Linne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vasara.
Linne manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Vasara on his heels. He'll look to pass Vasara's guard now, I'm sure.
Linne won't allow Vasara to sweep him here.
Vasara working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Linne is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Vasara trying to control the position.
Vasara 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Sami Vasara wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Linne keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Vasara misses.
Vasara fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Linne has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Vasara misses with a low kick.
No luck for Linne with that takedown attempt.
Linne staying out of range there.
Linne misses with a wild body shot.
Linne closes this distance looking for a takedown but Vasara circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Linne is defended easily by Vasara.
A nice combination there by Vasara.
Linne attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasara fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Some bone on bone action there as Linne checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Linne.
Sami Vasara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Linne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vasara.
Linne shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Vasara napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vasara seems a little lost for a moment, as Linne dominates the positioning.
Vasara is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Linne off and has taken his back!
Linne wants to escape the position.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Vasara controlling the positon.
Vasara trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sami Vasara dominated that round.
That's time! Vasara's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Linne shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vasara pinned against the cage. Vasara gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Vasara fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Linne.
Linne fails with a takedown attempt.
Linne takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Linne on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vasara. Vasara obviously looking to wear him down.
Linne shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Vasara sprawls well. Vasara wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Linne gets slowly back to his feet.
Sami Vasara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sebastien Linne.
Linne fails to land the takedown.
Vasara fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Linne on the side of the head.
Linne shoots in for a takedown but Vasara shows good takedown defense.
Linne looks for a takedown but Vasara sprawls well.
Linne fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Linne is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linne shoots in for a takedown but Vasara shows good takedown defense.
Linne tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vasara throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Linne moves out of range of the leg kick from Vasara.
Linne blocks a low kick nicely.
Vasara tries a head kick but it misses.
Linne takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sami Vasara is winning the standup battle so far.
A bone on bone clash there as Linne blocks the leg kick.
Vasara misses with an uppercut. Linne saw that one coming.
Vasara throws a combination. Linne tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Vasara stuffs the takedown.
Linne takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vasara looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Linne has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vasara finds it's way round the side to connect with Linne's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vasara throws a quick inside leg kick.
Linne shoots in for a double leg but Vasara sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Vasara cracks Linne with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasara fakes the leg kick and cracks Linne in the body.
Vasara is looking to score with low kicks.
Vasara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vasara. Linne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vasara throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Both fighters circling a little - Vasara finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Linne takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Vasara connects with a solid leg kick.
Vasara lands an overhand right.
Linne avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Vasara throws a low kick but it's checked well by Linne.
Linne tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Linne has a takedown stuffed.
A clash of legs there as Linne blocks the low kick.
Linne looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vasara is fending him off so far but Linne persists. Nope, Vasara circles away and we're back to standing.
Vasara changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasara scores with a kick to the body.
Vasara throws a solid leg kick but Linne takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Vasara.
Vasara connects with a solid leg kick.
Vasara throws a push kick but Linne slaps the foot to one side.
Vasara throws a body punch but Linne moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Linne blocks the low kick.
Vasara thumps Linne with a low kick.
Vasara connects with a single shot there.
Linne shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vasara misses with a straight left.
Vasara connects with a single shot there.
Linne looks for a takedown but Vasara sprawls well.
Vasara misses with a body kick.
Linne checks a low kick from Vasara.
Vasara scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Vasara takes a swing at Linne's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasara pivots, looking for a leg kick but Linne is out of range and Vasara settles back down.
Vasara is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Linne can do to turn this around?
Vasara moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Linne's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Linne throws a series of punches but Vasara avoids them all with ease.
Vasara with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vasara throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Vasara, right into the meat.
Vasara lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Linne backs up against the cage.
Vasara looks to land a combination but Linne avoids it well.
Vasara lunges at Linne with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Linne's hand.
Vasara jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Linne shoots for a double leg takedown but Vasara sprawls well. He's pushed Linne's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A left lands for Vasara.
Vasara scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vasara looks for the body kick but Linne saw that one coming.
Vasara leaves Linne with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A good leg kick by Vasara.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sami Vasara dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Vasara looks to land a body kick but Linne moved away.
Vasara throws a hook to the side of Linne's head but Linne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A bone on bone clash there as Linne blocks the leg kick.
Vasara moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vasara darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Linne has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Vasara.
Vasara displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Linne.
Linne fails to land the takedown.
Linne fails to land the takedown.
Sami Vasara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sebastien Linne.
Vasara connects with a solid leg kick.
Vasara wants to slow Linne down by chopping away at his legs.
Linne on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vasara. Vasara obviously looking to wear him down.
Linne takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vasara misses with a straight left.
Linne blocks a head kick by Vasara.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vasara.
Vasara connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Linne momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasara works Linne's body with a nice hook.
Linne fails to land the takedown.
Linne tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Linne 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.
Vasara scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Linne stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vasara.
A bone on bone clash there as Linne blocks the leg kick.
Linne misses with a takedown attempt - Vasara sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Vasara 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 Linne has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Linne and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Vasara lands a leg kick that knocks Linne off balance momentarily.
Vasara swings for the body but Linne moves out of range.
Linne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Linne takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A combination from Vasara does no damage.
Linne checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Linne is defended easily by Vasara.
An inside leg kick lands from Vasara.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Linne checks a leg kick.
Linne shoots in looking for a takedown. Vasara tries to sprawl out of it but Linne keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vasara manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vasara. That's going to slow Linne down.
Vasara feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Linne's calf.
Vasara thows a leg kick but Linne checks it
and Linne counters with a leg kick.
Vasara scores with a jab.
Linne manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Vasara on his heels. He'll look to pass Vasara's guard now, I'm sure.
Vasara looking for a sweep. Not yet Vasara, not yet.
Linne wants to control from the top but Vasara keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasara is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Vasara has control of Linne's left arm, preventing Linne from doing any damage.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Linne won't allow Vasara to sweep him here.
Vasara is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Vasara has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Linne works to full guard.
Vasara wants to stand but Linne has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasara is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Linne working for a triangle but Vasara defends it easily.
Vasara wants to control from the top but Linne keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sami Vasara clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Linne shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vasara but Vasara pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Linne shoots for a double leg takedown but Vasara sprawls well. He's pushed Linne's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Linne shoots in looking for a takedown but Vasara manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Linne's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sami Vasara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sebastien Linne.
Vasara shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Vasara misses with a kick to the body.
Vasara cracks the inside of Linne's front leg.
Linne shoots in and drives through. Vasara sprawls well.
Linne shoots in but no luck this time.
Vasara tries to bum rush Linne with a series of wild strikes but Linne uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Linne fails with a takedown attempt.
Linne has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Linne there as he acknowledges the shot.
Vasara throws a leg kick but Linne moved away.
Linne closes the distance and clinches up with Vasara, looking for a takedown. Linne pushes Vasara against the cage but Vasara circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Linne is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Nice shot by Vasara.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasara misses with an attempted mid kick.
Vasara fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Linne on the side of the head.
Vasara lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Vasara thumps Linne with a low kick.
Vasara defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Linne.
Vasara throws a nice head kick!
Linne has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Vasara stuffs the takedown.
Good leg kick by Vasara there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Vasara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vasara keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Linne on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Vasara works the jab nicely.
Linne takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vasara misses with a body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Linne shoots in but no luck this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasara throws a right and a left that Linne avoids nicely.
Linne takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Vasara scores with a leg kick.
Linne shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vasara pinned against the cage. Vasara gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Vasara lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Vasara lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Linne drops his hands momentarily and Vasara takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Vasara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Linne manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Linne is defended easily by Vasara.
Linne gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A head kick misses from Vasara.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasara misses with an attempted mid kick.
Vasara misses with a straight right.
Linne looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vasara is fending him off so far but Linne persists. Nope, Vasara circles away and we're back to standing.
Linne shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Vasara sprawls well. Vasara wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Linne gets slowly back to his feet.
Vasara swinging wildly here.
Vasara scoring well with a low kick there.
Vasara takes a swing at Linne's ribcage but misses.
Linne fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Vasara, right into the meat.
Linne tries to score a power double leg takedown but Vasara sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Linne somewhat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vasara.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linne walks into a straight right hand from Vasara.
Vasara thows a body kick. Linne tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Vasara throws a head kick that misses
and Linne counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vasara is trying to maintain the position but Linne is very close to passing his half guard.
Vasara moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Linne stopping the sweep attempt from Vasara.
Linne looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sami Vasara had his way with Sebastien Linne in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
A slapping leg kick lands for Vasara.
Vasara looks for the body kick but Linne saw that one coming.
Linne shoots in for a takedown but Vasara shows good takedown defense.
Vasara throws a front kick aimed at Linne's knee but Linne avoids it well.
Vasara delivers a nice body kick.
Linne stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vasara.
Vasara is looking to chop away at Linne's legs.
Vasara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Linne shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Vasara sprawls well. Vasara wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Linne gets slowly back to his feet.
Linne chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vasara can pounce on him.
Vasara misses with a leg kick
and Linne counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vasara's knee momentarily.
Linne shoots in but no luck this time.
Sami Vasara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sebastien Linne.
Vasara misses with a lunging right hand
and Linne counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Linne.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vasara keeping full guard, as Linne tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linne stopping the sweep attempt from Vasara.
Linne is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Linne postures up.
Linne wants to control from the top but Vasara keeps moving.
Linne won't allow Vasara to sweep him here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Vasara is on top in guard.
Sebastien Linne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasara has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Linne is proving hard to escape from.
Linne is trying to keep Vasara in close.
Vasara tries to stand but Linne is controlling from the bottom.
Linne lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Vasara!
Vasara is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linne lands a big elbow.
Vasara tries to hold on but Linne pushes him away.
Linne throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Vasara because Linne loaded up on that one.
Linne scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Vasara holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Linne tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Linne has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Vasara's face.
Vasara is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasara is trying to stand.
Linne in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
It looks like Sami Vasara has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Linne working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Vasara is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Linne is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Vasara can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vasara wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Linne.
Linne looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sebastien Linne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Vasara 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 49:46
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 49:46
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sami Vasara!
Sami Vasara retains his lightweight title!
After winning the bout, Sami Vasara 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Koch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teuvo Loman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koch's entrance music is Danzig - Circle of Snakes. A fine choice. Loman has chosen Christiansands by Tricky as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michael Koch!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Teuvo Loman!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loman takes a swing at Koch's ribcage but misses.
Koch is trying hard to land a takedown here. Loman sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Koch defending well as Loman loads up on a big left hand.
Loman is looking to clinch.
Loman staying out of range there.
Loman walks into a jab.
Koch misses the shot to the body.
Loman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koch manages to avoid it.
Loman throws a leg kick but Koch checks it.
Loman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koch shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Loman pinned against the cage. Loman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Loman misses with a body shot.
Koch swings for the body but Loman moves out of range.
Koch shoots in for a double leg but Loman sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Koch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch combination from Loman misses.
Loman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Koch doesn't seem bothered though.
Koch throws a right hand that Loman ducks under and follows up with a left that Loman also avoids with ease.
Koch throws a series of punches but Loman avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loman defending well as Koch loads up on a big left hand.
Loman throws out a loose jab but Koch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Loman stuns Koch with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Koch works the jab nicely.
Koch swinging wildly here.
Loman wants to clinch.
Koch rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Loman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Koch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Loman.
Loman throws a predictable looking body shot
and Koch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Loman is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Koch rather than just go for the knockout.
Loman slips a jab and a cross from Koch.
Loman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Koch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Koch takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Koch will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Loman throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Koch.
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!
Koch misses the jab.
Loman lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Loman working Koch over with knees to the body.
Koch tries to work over Loman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Koch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Koch wants to stall.
Koch's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Loman tries to land knees in the clinch but Koch avoids the damage to the body.
Koch has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Loman avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Koch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Koch is trying to break the clinch but Loman has him pressed against the cage.
Loman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Loman misses with a body punch.
Loman misses with a knee to the head.
Koch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Koch has had enough of the clinch but Loman keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loman pushes off an throws an elbow but Koch leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Loman has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Koch is trying to keep an underhook but Loman manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Loman keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Koch is looking to improve his position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Teuvo Loman wasn't active enough on the ground.
Loman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Koch lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koch drops down looking for an ankle pick but Loman pulls his leg out and moves away.
Loman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Koch. That did some damage!
No joy there for Koch, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Loman on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Koch is trying hard to land a takedown here. Loman sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Koch swings away with a body shot that misses
and Loman counters with a leg kick.
Koch is breathing heavily.
Loman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Koch in his tracks.
Loman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Koch takes a swing at Loman's ribcage but misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Loman.
Loman has closed the distance and engaged Koch in a clinch.
Loman scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Loman lands a shoulder strike.
Loman blocking some punches.
Loman trying to land knees to the body.
Koch looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teuvo Loman 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.
Koch circles away from the clinch attempt.
Loman throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Loman drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Loman controls the position from side control.
Loman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Koch keeps working.
The referee asks Loman politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Loman prefers to stall for the moment though.
Koch is trying to control Loman's posture but Loman avoids it.
Koch is looking to regain half guard here but Loman keeps moving and retains side control.
Koch is working hard here to advance position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Loman passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Koch!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koch is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Loman controlling his opponent.
Loman landing strikes from the mount and Koch is in trouble!
Loman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Koch is wriggling around trying to escape.
Loman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Loman looking to control and managing it successfully.
Loman prevents Koch from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loman controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Loman cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
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!
BOOM! Loman connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Loman postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Koch looks a forlorn figure.
Loman controlling from mount.
Loman with a couple of short strikes.
Koch sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Loman lands with a punch from half guard.
Loman is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loman lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Koch is in trouble now - Loman has advanced to mount!
Koch in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Loman trying to control but Koch is having none of it.
Loman lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Loman tries to control but Koch wriggling away.
Loman might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Koch kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Loman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Loman content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loman prevents Koch from getting the reversal.
Loman takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Loman lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Koch hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teuvo Loman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Loman throws a hook but Koch blocks it.
Loman wants to clinch up but Koch keeps it at a distance.
Koch takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Loman tried to score with a low kick but Koch checks it.
Loman throws a head kick but Koch moves out of range.
Koch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Loman moves away.
Koch throws a hook to the side of Loman's head but Loman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Loman misses the shot to the body.
Loman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Koch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Loman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koch moves away.
Koch scores with a shot to the body.
Loman is looking to clinch.
Loman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Loman avoids the body shot from Koch.
Loman slips a jab and a cross from Koch.
Loman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Loman throws a head kick but Koch moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Koch.
Koch loads up on a big right hand but Loman slips the punch.
Loman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Koch checks a leg kick.
Loman lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Koch keeps the fight on the outside.
Loman scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Loman perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Loman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Loman content to control rather than advance.
Koch is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Loman is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Koch defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loman lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Koch on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Koch makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Koch.
Loman looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koch keeping moving, preventing Loman from controlling successfully.
Loman looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Teuvo Loman was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Koch tries to bum rush Loman with a series of wild strikes but Loman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Koch misses with a jab, cross combination.
Loman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Koch counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Koch throws a hook but Loman blocks it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Loman.
Loman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Koch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Michael Koch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Loman jabs Koch to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Koch throws a shot from downtown. Loman moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loman stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Loman wants it to stay on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Loman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Loman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Loman throws a series of punches but Koch avoids them all with ease.
Loman swings for the body but Koch moves out of range.
Loman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Koch moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Koch lands with a nice combination. Loman backs away looking to recover.
Loman moves away from the strike by Koch.
Koch drops his hands momentarily and Loman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
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!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Loman.
Koch throws a series of punches but Loman moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Loman dives in and grabs Koch's left leg, looking for a takedown. Koch pushes down on Loman's head and hops out.
Koch displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Loman throws out the jab.
Loman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koch.
Koch is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Loman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teuvo Loman really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Loman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koch.
Loman avoids the body shot from Koch.
Loman tries to clinch there but Koch circles away.
Loman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A punch combination from Koch misses.
A head kick misses from Loman.
Loman gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Koch.
Koch takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Koch walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Koch dives in and grabs Loman's left leg, looking for a takedown. Loman pushes down on Koch's head and hops out.
Loman slips a jab and a cross from Koch.
Loman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Koch swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Koch has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Koch circles away from the clinch attempt.
Koch catches Loman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Loman throws a wild body kick that Koch sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koch takes a swing at Loman's ribcage but misses.
Loman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Loman misses.
Loman tries to clinch but Koch is having none of it.
Loman lands with a good body shot.
Loman fails with the takedown.
Teuvo Loman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Loman gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nice elbow from Loman.
Loman lands a nice elbow.
Koch wants to stall.
Koch is pressed up against the cage. Loman has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Koch down to the mat. Koch avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Koch throws a nice looking combination but Loman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Loman rushes Koch and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koch is trying to maintain a safe position but Loman gets an underhook and turns Koch into the cage.
Loman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
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!
Loman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Loman scores with a hook to the body.
Koch managing to block the knees to the body from Loman.
Loman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Koch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Loman misses with a body punch.
Loman missing with knees to the body.
Loman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Koch blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Loman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Koch takes an elbow to the forehead.
Loman lands with a left to the head.
Teuvo Loman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Knees to the body from Loman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loman with a knee to the head.
Loman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Koch avoids it.
Loman lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Michael Koch has been cut.
Loman trying to land knees to the body.
Loman has Koch pressed against the cage, preventing Koch from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Loman lands a body punch in the clinch.
Loman tries to land knees in the clinch but Koch avoids the damage to the body.
Loman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Koch.
Loman missing with knees to the body.
Koch trying to stall but Loman improves his position.
Koch can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
A short body shot lands from Loman as the two fighters clinch.
Koch takes a knee right on the jaw!
Loman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Koch avoids it.
Koch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Loman lands a body punch.
Loman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Loman trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Loman has picked Koch up - he's going for a ride! Loman dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Loman prevents Koch from improving his position.
Loman looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Loman perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Koch regains full guard. Nicely done.
Loman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Koch wants to sweep here but Loman controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teuvo Loman dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Michael Koch's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Loman drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koch tries to bench press Loman off him but Loman keeps the position.
Koch taking punishment in the form of punches.
Loman controlling from side mount.
Loman tries to move into full mount but can't pass Koch's legs.
Koch is trying to get back to half guard.
Loman taking a breather here.
Loman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Koch keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koch is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Loman is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Loman lands a heavy elbow.
Loman can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Koch is looking to escape.
Koch is trying to escape the mount.
BOOM! Loman connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Loman avoids the attempt from Koch to control.
Loman fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Loman prevents Koch from getting the reversal.
Michael Koch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Loman can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Koch is looking to escape.
Loman landing strikes from the mount and Koch is in trouble!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Loman controlling from mount.
Koch is squirming around, avoiding Loman's attempts to control the action.
Loman takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Koch is bucking up trying to escape but Loman cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Loman cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loman controlling from mount.
Loman's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Loman looking to control but Koch is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Loman is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Koch can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Loman has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Koch's face.
Koch is bucking up trying to escape but Loman cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Loman working the ground and pound effectively.
A nice elbow there by Loman.
Koch is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Loman has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Koch's face.
Oh Koch is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Loman controlling the position easily from mount.
Loman in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Koch really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Loman looking to control and managing it successfully.
Koch is looking to improve his position but Loman isn't that keen on the idea.
Loman unloading with bombs!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Loman controlling the position easily from mount.
Loman connects with a bit shot that sees Koch covering up! More strikes from Loman and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Loman is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Teuvo Loman!
Teuvo Loman is the new middleweight champion!
After the fight, Teuvo Loman was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Stanley Stuus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peeta Mellark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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140 lbs
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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
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stanley Stuus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peeta Mellark!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mellark scores with a hook to the body. Stuus takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stuus misses with a hook. Mellark ducked under it nicely.
Stuus throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stuus tries to score with a low kick but Mellark moves his leg out of the way.
Stuus looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mellark misses the jab.
Stuus moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mellark jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mellark misses with a wild body shot.
Stuus cracks the inside of Mellark's front leg.
Stuus scores with a sloppy right hand. Mellark should have avoided that one.
Mellark takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mellark takes a swing at Stuus's ribcage but misses.
Stuus dodges the punch combination from Mellark.
Stuus takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mellark throws a body punch but Stuus moves out of range.
Stanley Stuus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stuus just misses with a punch to the body.
Stuus dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mellark. That did some damage!
Mellark loads up on a big right hand but Stuus slips the punch.
Stuus scores with a leg kick.
Stuus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mellark.
Mellark works the jab nicely.
Mellark throws a push kick but Stuus slaps the foot to one side.
Stuus throws a shot from downtown. Mellark moves away and avoids it.
Stuus scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stuus throws a head kick that misses.
Stuus checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mellark throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Stuus on the side of the head.
Stuus keeps Mellark at a distance using the push kick.
Stuus scores with a takedown into Mellark's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stuus wants to pass the guard but Mellark is keeping the position.
Mellark has momentary wrist control but Stuus slips an elbow through the middle.
Stuus sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mellark's guard.
Mellark is looking for a sweep. Stuus is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mellark wants to control but Stuus is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Stuus throwing shots but Mellark is blocking nicely.
Stuus wants to control but Mellark is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mellark is defending against the submission attempts here by Stuus.
Mellark is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Stuus scores with a couple of nice shots.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Stuus connects with a nice short shot to Mellark's temple.
Stuus missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mellark is refusing to be controlled, as Stuus sits in half guard.
Stuus lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Stuus missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Stuus controlling the action here.
Stuus wants to free his trapped foot but Mellark is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stuus lands strikes from half guard.
Mellark is controlling Stuus's trapped leg to prevent Stuus from advancing to side control.
Stuus is looking for a kimura but Mellark is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Stuus to get the leverage.
Mellark blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stuus.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stuus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mellark defending well though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stuus trying to pass the guard but Mellark defending well.
Stuus lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanley Stuus dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Stuus has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mellark.
Mellark is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stuus misses with a takedown
and Stuus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mellark throws a shot to the body.
Stuus misses with a takedown attempt - Mellark sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mellark fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stuus manages to avoid it.
Stuus is looking to slow Mellark down with leg kicks.
Stuus misses with the body kick
and Mellark makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mellark keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stanley Stuus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mellark takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stuus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Peeta Mellark is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mellark on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stuus. Stuus obviously looking to wear him down.
Stuus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mellark tries a low kick but Stuus avoids it.
Mellark is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Stuus moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That kick from Stuus tenderised Mellark's leg. Mellark is trying to keep his angry face on.
Stuus throws a leg kick
and Mellark cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mellark leaves Stuus with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Stuus swings widly with a right hand
and Mellark counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mellark throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mellark throws a shot to the body.
Mellark scores with a spinning back kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stuus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mellark throws a body punch but Stuus moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stuus lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Stuus looks to land a combination but Mellark avoids it well.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Stuus.
Mellark takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Stuus tries a head kick but it misses.
Stuus misses with a kick to the body.
Mellark has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mellark lands a slapping body shot.
Mellark lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Mellark misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stuus throws a sloppy head kick
and Mellark counters with a left to the body.
Stuus takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mellark fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stuus has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Stuus takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mellark fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stuus.
Stuus clinches up against the cage.
Stuus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A bone on bone clash there as Mellark blocks the leg kick.
Stuus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stanley Stuus is winning the standup battle so far.
Stuus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mellark moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mellark. That's going to slow Stuus down.
That's four 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!
Stuus throws a leg kick
and Mellark cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stuus throws a right hand that misses
and Mellark connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stuus just misses with a punch to the body.
Stuus shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mellark as he jumps to the side.
Mellark lands a nice shot to the body.
Stuus lands a glancing blow to the side of Mellark's head.
Stuus throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mellark counters with a slapping leg kick.
Stuus drives through and clinches with Mellark against the cage.
Mellark's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Stuus just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mellark's brow.
Mellark is leaning against Stuus and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Stuus tries to pull guard but Mellark forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mellark blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Peeta Mellark will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mellark jabs Stuus right on the nose. Stuus blinks but takes it well.
Mellark tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stuus was well out of range. Poor timing from Mellark.
Mellark takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stuus rushes Mellark and presses him up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Mellark.
Mellark's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Stuus trying to land knees to the body.
Mellark looking to throw knees to the head but Stuus is blocking nicely.
Stuus is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Stuus lands a takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stuus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stuus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stuus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mellark is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Stuus wants to control from the top but Mellark keeps moving.
Stuus makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Stuus 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.
Mellark looking for a sweep. Not yet Mellark, not yet.
Stuus throws a strike but Mellark rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Stuus keeping moving, preventing Mellark from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stuus working for a triangle but Mellark defends it easily.
Mellark loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stuus trying to control the position.
Mellark throwing strikes but missing.
Mellark content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stuus looking for a sweep. Not yet Stuus, not yet.
Stuus looking for a guillotine here but Mellark defends easily.
Stuus had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mellark defends it easily.
Mellark avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mellark throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mellark won't allow Stuus to sweep him here.
Mellark engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Mellark trying to control the position from guard on top but Stuus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stuus trying to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stuus being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Peeta Mellark was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Mellark leaves Stuus with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanley Stuus clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mellark wants to clinch up but Stuus keeps it at a distance.
Stuus tries to score with a low kick but Mellark moves his leg out of the way.
Mellark throws the left hand but Stuus avoids the punch easily.
Stuus blocks the body kick.
Mellark has closed the distance and engaged Stuus in a clinch.
Stuus has had enough of the clinch but Mellark keeps him there for the moment.
Mellark on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stuus looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stuus wants to break free but Mellark has control.
Mellark lands a shot to the body.
Mellark dodges an elbow strike from Stuus.
Stuus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mellark throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mellark on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stuus throws an elbow that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Stuus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mellark avoids it.
Stuus is trying to break free.
Stuus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stuus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stuus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mellark.
Stuus missing with knees to the body.
Mellark is trying to maintain a safe position but Stuus gets an underhook and turns Mellark into the cage.
Mellark displaying some good clinch control by pressing Stuus up against the cage.
Mellark misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stuus is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mellark pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mellark blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mellark lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mellark lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Mellark.
Mellark presses Stuus against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Good body shot from Mellark.
Stuus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stuus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stuus missing with a left hand there. Mellark was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mellark checks a leg kick.
Mellark uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stuus.
Stuus swings for the body but Mellark moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stuus throws the kick towards the body but Mellark avoids it.
Stuus on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mellark. Mellark obviously looking to wear him down.
Stuus stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mellark.
Mellark buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mellark walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Stuus checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That kick from Mellark tenderised Stuus's leg. Stuus is trying to keep his angry face on.
Stuus throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mellark wants to clinch.
Stuus swats away the attempt to clinch by Mellark.
Stuus shoots in but Mellark avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mellark scores with a body shot.
Mellark scores with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mellark misses with a low kick.
A jab from Mellark finds it's way through Stuus's defenses.
Mellark walks into a left hand.
Mellark lands with a shot to the body.
Stuus throws a leg kick
and Mellark counters with a nice body shot.
Mellark scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stuus is looking to land body kicks.
Stuus pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mellark avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stuus throws a front kick aimed at Mellark's knee but Mellark avoids it well.
Mellark blocks a head kick by Stuus.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peeta Mellark dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Mellark comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stuus takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Stuus defending well as Mellark loads up on a big left hand.
Stuus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mellark is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Both fighters circling a little - Stuus finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Stuus connects with a body shot that sends Mellark's belly button to the back.
Mellark scores with a hook to the body. Stuus takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mellark jabs at Stuus's body.
Mellark tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Stuus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mellark cracks a nice hook into Stuus's ribs.
Stuus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mellark counters with a low kick, right behind Stuus 's knee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Mellark.
Stuus is looking to land body kicks.
Stuus throws a push kick but Mellark slaps the foot to one side.
Mellark swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mellark checks a low kick from Stuus.
Mellark steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stuus.
Stuus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mellark throws a leg kick but Stuus sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mellark is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Stuus rather than just go for the knockout.
Stuus throws a leg kick but Mellark sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mellark has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mellark there as he acknowledges the shot.
Stuus throws a head kick but Mellark moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mellark's jab looks to have found its range, popping Stuus under the eye.
Stuus throws a quick inside leg kick.
Stuus misses with a wild body shot.
Stuus digs a good hook to Mellark's body.
Stuus has managed to clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stuus.
Mellark keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stuus's efforts to push away.
Mellark softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mellark blocks an elbow strike from Stuus.
Mellark tries to throw a body punch but Stuus avoids it by throwing Mellark back against the cage.
Stuus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mellark avoids it.
Stuus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mellark stalling against the cage.
Mellark receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Stuus prevents a body shot from Mellark.
Mellark blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mellark prevents Stuus from breaking the clinch.
Mellark pushes Stuus back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
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.
Mellark wants to stall.
Stuus working hard to break the clinch.
Mellark tries to throw a body punch but Stuus avoids it by throwing Mellark back against the cage.
Stuus tries to land knees in the clinch but Mellark avoids the damage to the body.
Mellark keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stuus's efforts to push away.
Mellark managing to block the knees to the body from Stuus.
Stuus jumps guard but Mellark stands there with Stuus around his waist. Stuus gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mellark tries to throw a body punch but Stuus avoids it by throwing Mellark back against the cage.
Mellark gets through Stuus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mellark blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Still in the clinch, Mellark scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mellark on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stuus wants to stall.
Mellark blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mellark managing to block the knees to the body from Stuus.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mellark managing to block the knees to the body from Stuus.
Stanley Stuus has scored more points in the clinch so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mellark lands a shoulder strike.
Mellark managing to block the knees to the body from Stuus.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mellark misses with a punch to the body.
Stuus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mellark throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Stanley Stuus.
I think Stuus 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 48:47
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 49:47
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Stanley Stuus!
Stanley Stuus retains his bantamweight title!
Stanley Stuus took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, ACME-Blood Red Q158 Always $30 for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freddie Mercury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Late Creation (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mercury's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody. Freddie Mercury is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Freddie Mercury!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Late Creation!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercury fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Creation looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mercury blocks a jab.
Creation throws a shot from downtown. Mercury moves away and avoids it.
Creation swings for the body but Mercury moves out of range.
Creation jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mercury slips a jab from Creation.
Creation throws a hook but Mercury avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Mercury.
Creation misses with a wild body shot.
Creation throws a big shot that misses.
Creation takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice defenses there by Mercury.
Creation is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Creation throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mercury counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mercury lands with a nice body kick.
Creation looks gassed!
Mercury connects with a high kick.
Mercury throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mercury feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Creation's calf.
Mercury lands a jab to Creation's midsection.
Creation takes one to the chin there.
Mercury lands a right hook to the body.
Mercury really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nice jab there from Mercury.
It looks like Late Creation has been cut.
Mercury cracks the inside of Creation's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Mercury.
Mercury scores with a kick to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mercury, right into the meat.
A solid body kick from Mercury.
Mercury delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mercury looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mercury scores with a three punch combo!
Mercury lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mercury.
Mercury thumps Creation with a low kick.
Mercury connects with an inside leg kick.
Late Creation seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mercury lands a leg kick that knocks Creation off balance momentarily.
Mercury keeps Creation at a distance using the push kick.
Creation takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mercury ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mercury scores with a head kick. Creation tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Creation sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nice body punch from Mercury.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Mercury there.
Mercury lands a big head kick that sends Creation tumbling to the mat! Mercury takes a step backwards and waves Creation back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Creation is rocked!
Crunch! Mercury slams his shin into Creation's torso.
Creation is still on wobbly legs! Can Mercury finish him?
Creation 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.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Mercury! Creation is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Freddie Mercury!
Freddie Mercury retains his super heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between PaCo Da MaN (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cliff Huxtable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Da MaN kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Tenacious D - Beelzeboss. This should be a great matchup!
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285 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, PaCo Da MaN!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cliff Huxtable!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huxtable avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Da MaN throws a front kick that sends Huxtable stumbling back into the cage.
Cliff Huxtable seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Da MaN scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Da MaN misses with a leg kick.
Huxtable drops his hands momentarily and Da MaN takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Huxtable throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Da MaN punishes Huxtable's body with a nice straight punch.
Da MaN drops Huxtable with a beautiful combination! Huxtable stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Da MaN is looking for the KO!
Huxtable is rocked!
Da MaN keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Huxtable is still on wobbly legs! Can Da MaN finish him?
Huxtable takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Huxtable looks gassed!
Huxtable drops his hands momentarily and Da MaN needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Huxtable just on the top of the head. Huxtable drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Huxtable - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). PaCo Da MaN!
PaCo Da MaN retains his heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, PaCo Da MaN 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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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Cope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny McBraddish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cope comes to the cage accompanied by I Against I. McBraddish comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Broken by 12 Stones kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Cope!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny McBraddish!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cope fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McBraddish connects with a solid leg kick.
Cope changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Cope.
McBraddish avoids the body shot from Cope.
Cope throws out a loose jab but McBraddish uses good head movement to avoid it.
McBraddish connects with a crisp jab.
McBraddish misses with a body punch
and Cope connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cope misses with a body shot.
Cope jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McBraddish misses with a low kick.
Cope takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cope fails to land the takedown.
Cope throws a right and a left that both miss.
McBraddish has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cope.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cope.
Cope scores with the left hand. McBraddish knows he should have avoided that one.
Cope misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McBraddish connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBraddish throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cope takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McBraddish is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cope rather than just go for the knockout.
Cope works the jab nicely.
McBraddish looks to score with a jab to the body but Cope is just out of range.
Cope takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cope misses with an uppercut.
Cope 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.
Cope is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McBraddish.
Cope misses with a head kick.
McBraddish bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McBraddish ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cope moves away.
Nice defenses there by McBraddish.
McBraddish throws a low kick but Cope moves out of range easily.
Cope just misses with a punch to the body.
Cope looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
McBraddish goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
McBraddish uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cope.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cope looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McBraddish moves out of range of the body kick.
McBraddish tries to clinch up but Cope circles away and keeps his distance.
Cope keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A telegraphed right hand from McBraddish misses the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McBraddish misses with a few strikes there.
McBraddish misses with a low kick.
Cope shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says McBraddish as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Cope. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A solid body kick from McBraddish.
McBraddish scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cope misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McBraddish.
Cope slips under a jab.
Cope uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McBraddish.
Cope lands a slapping body shot.
McBraddish fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from McBraddish.
Cope closes the distance and clinches up with McBraddish, looking for a takedown. Cope pushes McBraddish against the cage but McBraddish circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBraddish throws a half hearted mid kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cope.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cope. McBraddish does a little dance to reset his feet.
McBraddish slips under a jab from Cope.
Johnny McBraddish is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cope misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cope shoots in and drives through. McBraddish sprawls well.
McBraddish fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cope manages to avoid it.
McBraddish throws a quick inside leg kick.
McBraddish attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cope keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cope thuds his right hand into McBraddish's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Good shot there by McBraddish.
McBraddish checks a low kick from Cope.
McBraddish jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McBraddish digs a good hook to Cope's body.
Cope misses with a double jab.
McBraddish swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McBraddish throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McBraddish misses with a body shot.
Cope fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McBraddish moves out of range of the body kick from Cope.
McBraddish moves out of range of the body kick.
Cope takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McBraddish just misses with a punch to the body.
Cope lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
McBraddish is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cope looks to score with a jab to the body but McBraddish is just out of range.
A low kick from Cope is predictable there
and McBraddish counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cope thinking.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McBraddish misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cope.
Cope is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
McBraddish clobbers Cope with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cope moves out of range as McBraddish strikes.
McBraddish stuns Cope with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cope throws the left hand but McBraddish avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny McBraddish dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
McBraddish misses with a wild body shot.
Cope looks to throw the jab but McBraddish is out of range.
Johnny McBraddish seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cope throws a looping overhand right but McBraddish ducks down to avoid it.
Cope uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McBraddish.
Cope throws a body punch but McBraddish moves out of range.
Cope looks to land a body kick but McBraddish moved away.
No joy there for McBraddish, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McBraddish has closed the distance and engaged Cope in a clinch.
McBraddish keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cope's efforts to push away.
McBraddish lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
McBraddish goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McBraddish is trying to maintain a safe position but Cope gets an underhook and turns McBraddish into the cage.
Cope lands a body shot.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for McBraddish. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
McBraddish tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cope's elbow.
McBraddish blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cope working hard to break the clinch.
Cope escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McBraddish scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBraddish throws a nice outside leg kick.
McBraddish fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cope checks it well.
McBraddish swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McBraddish takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cope shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McBraddish as he jumps to the side.
McBraddish swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cope closes the distance and clinches up with McBraddish, looking for a takedown. Cope pushes McBraddish against the cage but McBraddish circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
McBraddish lands with a good body shot.
Nice defenses there by Cope.
Cope avoids a punch combination nicely.
McBraddish thows a body shot but no joy.
McBraddish dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cope shoots for a double leg takedown but McBraddish sprawls well. He's pushed Cope's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Cope. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McBraddish avoids the head kick by Cope.
Cope scores with a punch to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cope avoids the body shot from McBraddish.
McBraddish blocks a jab.
A slow jab from Cope misses its intended target.
McBraddish misses with a body shot.
McBraddish jabs at Cope's body.
McBraddish swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McBraddish throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McBraddish tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cope manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McBraddish throws a push kick but Cope slaps the foot to one side.
Cope misses with a straight left.
McBraddish jabs Cope right on the nose. Cope blinks but takes it well.
McBraddish throws a body punch but Cope moves out of range.
Cope tries to score with a low kick but McBraddish moves his leg out of the way.
McBraddish throws a body punch but Cope moves out of range.
Cope fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but McBraddish avoids it really well and circles away.
McBraddish's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and McBraddish duly obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBraddish shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
McBraddish misses with a low kick.
Cope connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cope fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging McBraddish to the ground. Cope is now in McBraddish's guard.
McBraddish utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cope tries to free his leg and advance position but McBraddish is retaining full guard.
Cope is working hard here to advance position.
Cope working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cope pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McBraddish is keeping the position for now.
Cope throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cope trying to control the position from guard on top but McBraddish is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cope working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cope pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McBraddish is keeping the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cope shoots in for a double leg but McBraddish sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cope moves out of range of the body kick from McBraddish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Johnny McBraddish will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cope fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
McBraddish jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice cross by Cope.
Cope throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McBraddish swings for the body but Cope moves out of range.
McBraddish moves in looking to clinch but Cope pushes him off.
A swing and a miss from McBraddish.
Cope motions for McBraddish to come forward. Cope throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McBraddish moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cope takes a swing at McBraddish's ribcage but misses.
Cope uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McBraddish.
McBraddish scores with a shot to the body.
Cope throws a leg kick but McBraddish moved away.
Cope tries to bum rush McBraddish with a series of wild strikes but McBraddish uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice body punch from McBraddish.
McBraddish stuffs the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cope shoots in for a takedown but McBraddish shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Cope. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from McBraddish misses.
Cope with a hook.
Cope takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McBraddish misses with a wild body shot.
McBraddish lands with a thumping leg kick.
McBraddish looks to land a combination but Cope avoids it well.
McBraddish lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cope misses the jab.
Cope closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Cope lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cope trying to control the position from guard on top but McBraddish is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McBraddish keeping full guard, as Cope tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cope trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McBraddish really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cope. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cope looking to pass the guard.
Cope working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now McBraddish is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cope is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and McBraddish defends well.
McBraddish got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cope has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, McBraddish has managed to get both his arms back between Cope's legs - danger averted.
McBraddish stopping the sweep attempt from Cope.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cope is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cope 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.
McBraddish must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cope throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Cope clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cope on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cope misses with a hook.
McBraddish with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cope fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
McBraddish connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cope. Cope circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cope ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McBraddish avoids the head kick by Cope.
McBraddish takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cope shoots for a double leg takedown but McBraddish sprawls well. He's pushed Cope's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
McBraddish connects with an inside leg kick.
A jab from McBraddish misses.
Jab, jab by Cope - just one landing.
McBraddish misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from McBraddish. Cope does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cope looks to land a combination but McBraddish avoids it well.
Cope misses with a double jab.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Cope throws a leg kick that misses.
Cope lunges at McBraddish with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McBraddish's hand.
Cope uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McBraddish.
A combination from Cope does no damage.
McBraddish misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cope.
Cope takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McBraddish looks to score with a jab to the body but Cope is just out of range.
Cope keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cope looks to score with a jab to the body but McBraddish is just out of range.
Cope misses with a body shot.
McBraddish swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McBraddish moves away from the strike by Cope.
McBraddish blocks a jab.
Cope waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McBraddish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBraddish clinches up with Cope and pushes him back against the cage.
McBraddish lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cope backwards.
McBraddish presses Cope against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McBraddish taking a breather.
McBraddish tries a body shot but Cope blocks it.
Cope can't find room to land a body shot as McBraddish controls the action.
Cope blocks a body shot from McBraddish.
McBraddish lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cope tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cope wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McBraddish has him pressed against the cage.
Cope fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cope tries to circle away but McBraddish has him pinned against the cage.
McBraddish lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cope tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Cope. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McBraddish lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cope.
McBraddish misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McBraddish is trying to maintain a safe position but Cope gets an underhook and turns McBraddish into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBraddish misses with a body punch.
McBraddish lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
McBraddish has Cope pressed against the cage, preventing Cope from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cope is looking to break free of the clinch but McBraddish has double underhooks.
Cope tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cope swings wildly with an uppercut but McBraddish uses good head movement to avoid it.
McBraddish goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McBraddish struggles to land a body shot inside as Cope controls his hands.
Cope is trying to break the clinch but McBraddish is controlling him.
McBraddish tries a body shot but Cope blocks it.
Cope pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cope blocks a jab.
McBraddish lands a body shot.
Cope keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cope uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McBraddish.
McBraddish ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cope moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McBraddish uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cope.
Cope scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McBraddish doesn't seem bothered though.
Cope throws a hook to the side of McBraddish's head but McBraddish sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cope is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cope throws the left hand but McBraddish avoids the punch easily.
McBraddish connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cope throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cope scores with a shot to the body.
McBraddish takes a swing at Cope's ribcage but misses.
Cope digs a good body shot into McBraddish's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cope!
McBraddish uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cope.
Cope throws a low kick but McBraddish avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McBraddish just misses with a punch to the body.
McBraddish loads up on a big right hand but Cope slips the punch.
McBraddish scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cope doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny McBraddish dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
McBraddish uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cope.
Cope misses with a two punch combination.
McBraddish just misses with a punch to the body.
Cope shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Cope wants to pass to mount but McBraddish is defending the position.
McBraddish keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cope thows a huge punch but McBraddish dodges it nicely.
Cope is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for McBraddish!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cope looking to ground and pound but McBraddish is blocking nicely.
McBraddish avoids a series of strikes thrown by Cope.
Cope looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
McBraddish wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Cope.
Cope thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Cope throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Cope sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cope looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
McBraddish holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Cope tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Cope unloads with some shots from mount but McBraddish bucks and avoids them well.
McBraddish gets back to half guard.
McBraddish avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cope.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cope is looking to advance position but McBraddish won't allow it.
McBraddish avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cope.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cope looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks McBraddish with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
McBraddish is trying to control but can't.
Cope not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cope passes to full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McBraddish wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Cope.
Cope looking to finish with strikes here!
Cope 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cope has control of McBraddish's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and McBraddish regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Cope throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Mike Cope has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cope lands a heavy elbow.
Johnny McBraddish is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cope throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Cope showed his dominance in that final round.
I think McBraddish has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 47:48
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 47:48
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 48:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Johnny McBraddish!
Johnny McBraddish is the new featherweight champion!
Johnny McBraddish really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Milwaukee's Best 159's - $45 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lincoln Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Jr Emilianko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas comes to the cage accompanied by Pulse of the Maggots. Emilianko has chosen PRIDE > UFC as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lincoln Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fedor Jr Emilianko!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emilianko cracks Thomas with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Thomas scores with a shot to the body.
Emilianko tests Thomas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Emilianko ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Emilianko misses with a straight right.
Thomas swings for the body but Emilianko moves out of range.
Thomas on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Thomas finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Thomas connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Emilianko momentarily.
Emilianko throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas slips a jab from Emilianko.
Emilianko takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Emilianko lands a leg kick that knocks Thomas off balance momentarily.
Thomas throws a body kick the misses
and Emilianko counters with an inside leg kick.
Thomas digs a good body shot into Emilianko's ribs.
Emilianko misses with a body shot.
Emilianko is looking to land body kicks.
Lincoln Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas lets loose with a powerful body kick. Emilianko will feel that in the morning.
Emilianko missing with a left hand there. Thomas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Emilianko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it.
Emilianko takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice body punch from Emilianko.
Nice takedown defense from Thomas. No joy for Emilianko on that attempt.
Emilianko looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Emilianko throws the kick towards the body but Thomas avoids it.
Thomas connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Thomas throws out a loose jab but Emilianko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Thomas.
Thomas throws a right hand that misses
and Emilianko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thomas avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Thomas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Emilianko.
Thomas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas rushes Emilianko and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
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!
Emilianko breaks from the clinch.
Emilianko fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Emilianko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thomas lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Thomas.
Emilianko changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Thomas throws a jab but it's blocked by Emilianko.
Emilianko throws a front kick aimed at Thomas's knee but Thomas avoids it well.
Thomas checks a leg kick nicely.
Thomas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Emilianko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Emilianko throws the kick towards the body but Thomas avoids it.
Emilianko swats away the attempt to clinch by Thomas.
Emilianko just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emilianko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Emilianko connects with a high kick.
Emilianko moves out of range of the strikes.
Emilianko throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Emilianko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thomas circles away quickly and effectively.
Thomas jabs at Emilianko's body.
Thomas swings for the body but Emilianko moves out of range.
Thomas misses with a hook.
Thomas connects with the punch.
Thomas throws a low kick but Emilianko moves out of range easily.
Thomas checks a low kick from Emilianko.
Emilianko is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Thomas.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Emilianko takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Thomas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Emilianko wants to land a leg kick but Thomas is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emilianko looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Emilianko throws a head kick but Thomas moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Emilianko.
Emilianko scores with a hook.
Emilianko shoots in looking for a takedown but Thomas manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Emilianko's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lincoln Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fedor Jr Emilianko.
Thomas looks to score with a jab to the body but Emilianko is just out of range.
Thomas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thomas throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Emilianko on the side of the head.
Thomas swinging wildly here.
Emilianko tried to score with a low kick but Thomas checks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Emilianko moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thomas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Emilianko takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Thomas thuds his right hand into Emilianko's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
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 Lincoln Thomas 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.
Emilianko throws a looping overhand right but Thomas ducks down to avoid it.
Emilianko shoots in for a takedown but Thomas shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Thomas misses with a kick to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Emilianko checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Emilianko looks for the body kick but Thomas saw that one coming.
Emilianko circles away from the clinch attempt
and Emilianko counters with a three punch combo that has Thomas backing up. Thomas nods at Emilianko to acknowledge the strikes.
Emilianko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses.
Emilianko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
Thomas tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Emilianko scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Thomas throws a lazy body kick
and Emilianko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thomas misses with a wild body shot.
Thomas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Emilianko doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas throws an overhand right that lands on Emilianko's shoulder, as Emilianko tries to avoid the shot.
Thomas lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lincoln Thomas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Emilianko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Emilianko.
Thomas misses with a body kick.
Emilianko throws a nice inside leg kick.
Emilianko throws a leg kick which misses Thomas's front leg but catches the back leg as Thomas tries to avoid it.
Thomas is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Good work by Thomas as he checks the leg kick.
Emilianko thuds a left hand into Thomas's body.
Thomas's corner calls for a 1-2. Thomas obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Emilianko turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Thomas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thomas connects with a good right hand that stumbles Emilianko. Emilianko circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
An inside leg kick lands from Thomas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emilianko connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emilianko throws a low kick but it's checked well by Thomas.
A big left from Thomas misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Thomas.
Emilianko throws a wild body kick that Thomas sees coming a mile off.
Emilianko fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thomas.
Emilianko lands a front kick.
Emilianko connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Thomas throws a shot from downtown. Emilianko moves away and avoids it.
Emilianko takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Thomas misses with a left hand
and Emilianko counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Emilianko digs a good hook to Thomas's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Emilianko thuds a left hand into Thomas's body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Emilianko!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thomas.
Thomas throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas misses the jab.
Emilianko with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Emilianko throws a quick inside leg kick.
Thomas takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Thomas throws a body kick that misses.
Emilianko cracks a nice hook into Thomas's ribs.
Thomas misses the shot to the body.
Emilianko tries to land a front kick but Thomas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Emilianko lands a head kick!
Nice uppercut there from Emilianko.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas's jab looks to have found its range, popping Emilianko under the eye.
A slapping body kick lands there for Emilianko.
Emilianko looks to land a left hand but Thomas moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emilianko getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Thomas misses with an uppercut.
Emilianko moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Emilianko shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Thomas holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Emilianko tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Emilianko lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thomas holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Emilianko tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Emilianko lands a heavy elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Jr Emilianko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Thomas just misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Emilianko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Emilianko lands a right hook to the body.
No joy there for Thomas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Emilianko shoots for a takedown but Thomas saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Emilianko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thomas stuns Emilianko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thomas throws a body punch but Emilianko moves out of range.
Thomas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Some bone on bone action there as Thomas checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Emilianko circles away from the clinch attempt
and Emilianko finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Thomas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Emilianko lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Emilianko.
Thomas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A left lands for Emilianko.
Emilianko misses with a head kick.
Thomas moves out of range of the leg kick from Emilianko.
Thomas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thomas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Emilianko is looking to slow Thomas down with leg kicks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Emilianko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Emilianko scores with a jab. Thomas acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Thomas moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Thomas tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Emilianko checks it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas looks to score with a jab to the body but Emilianko is just out of range.
Thomas throws a jab but it's blocked by Emilianko.
Thomas takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Thomas sizes up Emilianko with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Thomas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Emilianko takes a swing at Thomas's ribcage but misses.
Emilianko bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Thomas checks a low kick from Emilianko.
Thomas tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Emilianko counters with a straight right hand.
Emilianko moves away from the strike by Thomas.
Thomas drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Thomas is looking to score with low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas moves forwards but Emilianko connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Thomas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Emilianko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thomas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Emilianko misses with a head kick.
Fedor Jr Emilianko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Thomas enables Emilianko to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Thomas manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Emilianko throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Emilianko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thomas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Emilianko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emilianko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Emilianko throws a strike but Thomas rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Emilianko manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Thomas manages to get himself to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Emilianko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Jr Emilianko really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Thomas looks for the body kick but Emilianko saw that one coming.
Emilianko throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Emilianko swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Thomas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Emilianko moves away.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses.
Thomas thuds his shin into the meat of Emilianko's side.
Thomas throws a low kick but it's checked well by Emilianko.
Thomas takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Thomas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Emilianko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thomas throws out the jab.
Thomas tests Emilianko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Emilianko thuds a left hand into Thomas's body.
A jab from Emilianko misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emilianko shoots in but Thomas avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Thomas misses with a body shot.
Thomas avoids the head kick by Emilianko.
Emilianko moves out of range of the strikes.
Decent striking displayed by Thomas there.
Emilianko pivots, looking for a leg kick but Thomas is out of range and Emilianko settles back down.
Thomas lands a leg kick that knocks Emilianko off balance momentarily.
Emilianko tries for a takedown but Thomas sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Emilianko is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Thomas checks a leg kick.
Thomas throws a shot from downtown. Emilianko moves away and avoids it.
Emilianko misses with a looping left.
Emilianko slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emilianko misses with a looping left.
Thomas is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Emilianko misses with a body kick.
A low kick from Thomas is predictable there
and Emilianko finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Emilianko throws a nice inside leg kick.
Emilianko scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Emilianko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thomas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thomas gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Thomas looks to land a body kick but Emilianko moved away.
Emilianko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thomas.
Emilianko throws a low kick but it's checked well by Thomas.
Thomas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emilianko lands a nice shot to the body.
Thomas just misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thomas connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch but Emilianko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thomas scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Thomas thows a leg kick but Emilianko checks it
and Emilianko counters with a nice uppercut.
Thomas tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Thomas will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Thomas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Emilianko circles away quickly and effectively.
Emilianko lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Thomas lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Emilianko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thomas. Emilianko does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Emilianko.
Emilianko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thomas.
Emilianko pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Emilianko throws a body kick that misses.
Thomas throws an overhand right that lands on Emilianko's shoulder, as Emilianko tries to avoid the shot.
Emilianko lands with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Emilianko. Emilianko obviously looking to wear him down.
Thomas tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Thomas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Thomas connects with a body shot that sends Emilianko's belly button to the back.
A jab from Emilianko finds it's way through Thomas's defenses.
Emilianko has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thomas works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Emilianko fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thomas.
Thomas throws a lazy right hand but Emilianko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Fedor Jr Emilianko will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Thomas scores with a one two! Emilianko had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Emilianko connects with a leg kick. Thomas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Good shot there by Thomas.
Emilianko tries to work over Thomas's front leg with a kick but Thomas checks it.
Emilianko explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Emilianko on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Thomas lands with a shot to the body.
Thomas connects with a crisp jab.
Emilianko thuds his shin into the meat of Thomas's side.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Emilianko, right into the meat.
Thomas is looking to clinch.
Emilianko throws a jab but it's blocked by Thomas.
Thomas lands with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Emilianko fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thomas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Emilianko catches Thomas right on the button with a cross.
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.
Thomas throws a left and a right that both miss
and Emilianko counters with a nice leg kick.
Emilianko lands a slapping body shot.
Thomas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Emilianko has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thomas attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Emilianko chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Thomas gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Emilianko sizes up Thomas with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Emilianko misses with a kick to the body.
Emilianko lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Emilianko throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
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!
Thomas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Emilianko. That did some damage!
Thomas avoids the body shot from Emilianko.
Thomas misses with an uppercut
and Emilianko counters with a thumping low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas moves out of range as Emilianko throws a body kick.
Thomas throws a series of strikes that have Emilianko backpedaling.
Thomas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Emilianko.
Emilianko turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Emilianko shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Thomas eats them both and turns towards Emilianko to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Emilianko jabs at Thomas's body.
Thomas misses with a two punch combination.
Emilianko looks to land a left hand but Thomas moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circling - Emilianko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Emilianko takes a swing at Thomas's ribcage but misses.
Thomas connects with a good right hand that stumbles Emilianko. Emilianko circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Emilianko misses with a wild body shot.
Emilianko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Emilianko misses with a body kick.
Thomas throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Emilianko counters with a stiff right hand.
Thomas staying out of range there.
Thomas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thomas just misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Emilianko throws a big shot that misses.
Thomas lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Emilianko backs up against the cage.
Emilianko takes a swing at Thomas's ribcage but misses.
Thomas misses with a body shot.
Thomas thows a body shot but no joy.
Emilianko shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Thomas as he jumps to the side.
Fedor Jr Emilianko 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.
Emilianko just misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas throws a body punch but Emilianko moves out of range.
Emilianko tries for a takedown but Thomas sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Thomas misses with a series of wild punches.
Thomas lands a really nice looking cross but Emilianko seems unphased.
Thomas throws a chopping leg kick but Emilianko manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Thomas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Emilianko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thomas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thomas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lincoln Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thomas on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Emilianko.
Thomas has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Emilianko finds it's way round the side to connect with Thomas's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fedor Jr Emilianko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Emilianko has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 46:49
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 46:49
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fedor Jr Emilianko!
A very excited looking Fedor Jr Emilianko made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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