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GFC 53 - Smokeleaf vs. D PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vitaly Vasyuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stash Kadowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vitaly Vasyuk had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vitaly Vasyuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stash Kadowski!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasyuk lands a right hook to the body.
Vasyuk moves into the clinch.
Vasyuk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vasyuk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kadowski is trying to force a seperation but Vasyuk has the dominant position.
Vasyuk lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kadowski backwards.
Kadowski wants to take the fight to the mat but Vasyuk manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Vasyuk.
Kadowski prevents a body shot from Vasyuk.
Vasyuk tries to work over Kadowski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kadowski avoids the elbow strike from Vasyuk, against the cage.
Vasyuk lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kadowski backwards.
Vasyuk lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Vasyuk.
Vasyuk stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vasyuk lands an uppercut.
Vasyuk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vasyuk lands a hook that snaps the head of Kadowski backwards.
Kadowski is working for takedown but Vasyuk is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kadowski looks gassed!
Vasyuk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasyuk digs a right hand underneath Kadowski's ribcage. Kadowski let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Vasyuk has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Kadowski regains guard immediately.
Vasyuk working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kadowski's head.
Vasyuk in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vasyuk lands a couple of elbows.
Vasyuk throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kadowski has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Vasyuk off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Kadowski avoids the body shot from Vasyuk.
Vasyuk misses with a wild combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vasyuk shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kadowski defends it nicely.
Vasyuk slips under a jab.
Vasyuk drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Vasyuk lands a couple of digs.
Kadowski really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vasyuk. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasyuk passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kadowski taking punishment in the form of punches.
Vasyuk is chipping away with strikes.
Kadowski managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Vasyuk.
Vasyuk in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Kadowski takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Vasyuk is chipping away with strikes.
Vasyuk working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vasyuk lands a nice forearm strike.
Kadowski bucks up and tries to throw Vasyuk off but instead Vasyuk has got his back!
Vasyuk 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.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Vasyuk. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Vasyuk punishes Kadowski with strikes from the back mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasyuk landing with strikes.
Vasyuk loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Kadowski hold on?
Kadowski covers up after that shot from Vasyuk.
Vasyuk lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Vasyuk is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Kadowski. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Vasyuk is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Kadowski is defending well though. Vasyuk let's go of the attempt for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vasyuk connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Kadowski to escape the position.
Vasyuk lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Kadowski hold on?!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vasyuk lands punches and elbows.
Kadowski wants to get back to his feet.
Vasyuk is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Vasyuk gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Vasyuk gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Vasyuk apologises and we restart here on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasyuk shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Vasyuk scoring with some ground and pound.
Vasyuk chips away with some ground and pound.
Vasyuk scoring with punches to the head and body.
Vasyuk trying to control the position from guard on top but Kadowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kadowski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vasyuk.
Vasyuk lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Vasyuk preventing the sweep.
Vasyuk landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vasyuk trying to control but Kadowski is working from the bottom.
Vasyuk connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitaly Vasyuk dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kadowski lands a slapping body shot.
Vasyuk tries for a takedown but Kadowski sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kadowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vasyuk was well out of range. Poor timing from Kadowski.
Vasyuk slips under a jab from Kadowski.
Kadowski connects with a right hand. Vasyuk shakes it off.
Vasyuk throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Vasyuk is looking to clinch.
Vasyuk shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kadowski as he avoids it easily.
Vitaly Vasyuk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vasyuk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kadowski was well out of range. Poor timing from Vasyuk.
A lazy left from Kadowski finds it's target.
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!
Vasyuk drives through and clinches with Kadowski against the cage.
Vasyuk tries to throw a body punch but Kadowski avoids it by throwing Vasyuk back against the cage.
Vasyuk scores with a hook to the body.
Kadowski prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vitaly Vasyuk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vasyuk.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vasyuk.
Vasyuk lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vasyuk wants a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kadowski wants to take the fight to the mat but Vasyuk manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Vasyuk lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kadowski or not.
Kadowski is breathing heavily.
Vasyuk lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kadowski backwards.
Vasyuk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vasyuk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kadowski gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Vasyuk.
Kadowski is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Vasyuk gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Kadowski regains guard.
Kadowski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Vasyuk stands up over Kadowski, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Vasyuk in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vasyuk postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vasyuk is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kadowski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vasyuk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kadowski can do to turn this around?
Kadowski is looking to stand up but Vasyuk isn't so interested in that idea.
Vasyuk throwing strikes but missing.
Kadowski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vasyuk.
Vasyuk throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vasyuk postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vasyuk works over Kadowski with some ground and pound from guard.
Kadowski is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Vasyuk is controlling him.
Kadowski has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Vasyuk off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kadowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vasyuk manages to avoid it.
Vasyuk cracks a nice hook into Kadowski's ribs.
Kadowski keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Vasyuk lands a lovely overhand right.
Kadowski loads up on a big right hand but Vasyuk slips the punch.
Nice shot by Vasyuk.
Vitaly Vasyuk is winning the standup battle so far.
Vasyuk punishes Kadowski's body with a nice straight punch.
Stash Kadowski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vasyuk has Kadowski up against the cage in a clinch.
Vasyuk lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
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!
Vasyuk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vasyuk is leaning against Kadowski and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vasyuk.
Vasyuk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vasyuk stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Vasyuk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasyuk gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Kadowski regains guard.
Vasyuk loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Vasyuk is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Vasyuk working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vasyuk prevents Kadowski from getting back to his feet.
Vasyuk working some strikes from top position.
Kadowski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vasyuk pushes down on Kadowski's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Vasyuk takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vasyuk tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kadowski knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ground and pound from Vasyuk.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitaly Vasyuk dominated that second 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!
Vasyuk misses with a takedown attempt - Kadowski sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Vasyuk walks into a jab.
Kadowski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kadowski misses with a wild combination.
Vasyuk missing with a left hand there. Kadowski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vasyuk avoids the body shot from Kadowski.
Kadowski scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vasyuk doesn't seem bothered though.
Jab, jab by Vasyuk - just one landing.
A slow jab from Kadowski misses its intended target.
Kadowski misses with a straight left.
Vasyuk is looking to wear down Kadowski with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kadowski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kadowski takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kadowski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vasyuk cracks Kadowski with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vasyuk clobbers Kadowski with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
No luck for Vasyuk with that takedown attempt.
Kadowski connects with a body shot that sends Vasyuk's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kadowski looks to score with a jab to the body but Vasyuk is just out of range.
Some wild striking there from Kadowski.
Kadowski misses the shot to the body.
A lazy left from Vasyuk finds it's target.
Vasyuk moves into the clinch.
Vasyuk tries to score a body lock takedown but Kadowski shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vitaly Vasyuk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vasyuk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kadowski backwards.
Kadowski changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Vasyuk fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Vasyuk closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kadowski circles away.
Vasyuk fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Vasyuk slips under a jab from Kadowski.
Vasyuk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kadowski.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kadowski darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Stash Kadowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kadowski drops his hands momentarily and Vasyuk takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A punch combination from Kadowski misses.
Kadowski throws a shot from downtown. Vasyuk moves away and avoids it.
Vasyuk has Kadowski up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kadowski wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vasyuk keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kadowski's efforts to push away.
Vasyuk turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Vasyuk manages to end up in side control.
Vasyuk is looking to take a break and control but Kadowski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vasyuk taking a breather here.
Vasyuk lands some shots froms side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasyuk connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kadowski some visible discomfort.
Kadowski pushes Vasyuk away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Vasyuk gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Vasyuk working the ground and pound from side control.
Kadowski takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Vasyuk working the body and head with strikes.
Kadowski is pushing Vasyuk's head away, looking to escape. Vasyuk manages to hold on to the position though.
Vasyuk working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Vasyuk in side control lands a decent elbow.
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!
Vasyuk cracks Kadowski with a big right hand but Kadowski just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Kadowski takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kadowski takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Vitaly Vasyuk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasyuk advances nicely into full mount.
Kadowski is looking to improve his position but Vasyuk isn't that keen on the idea.
Vasyuk raining down shots from the mount!
Vasyuk scores with a couple of good head shots there.
BOOM! Vasyuk connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kadowski in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kadowski is rocked!
Vasyuk is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kadowski can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kadowski is still in real trouble! Can Vasyuk finish him?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vasyuk has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kadowski's face.
Vasyuk postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Kadowski in real trouble here! The ref calls for Kadowski to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vitaly Vasyuk!
Vitaly Vasyuk seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wesley Mathews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Get out of my way. The key to victory for Patrick Diaz has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Patrick Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wesley Mathews!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mathews has his takedown stuffed
and Diaz counters with a stiff right hand.
Diaz throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Mathews tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Diaz is in Mathews's guard.
Mathews is looking to stand up but Diaz isn't so interested in that idea.
Diaz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mathews is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Diaz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Diaz trying to control but Mathews is working from the bottom.
Diaz drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Mathews manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Diaz has Mathews in his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathews wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
Diaz is looking to stand up but Mathews isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mathews content to stall in guard here.
Mathews with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mathews wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
Mathews avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathews works over Diaz with some ground and pound from guard.
Diaz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Mathews from controlling successfully.
Diaz looking for a sweep. Not yet Diaz, not yet.
Mathews got a little sloppy there for a moment and Diaz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mathews has managed to get both his arms back between Diaz's legs - danger averted.
Diaz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Diaz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mathews is one step ahead there.
Mathews in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mathews makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathews working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Diaz's head.
Diaz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mathews is one step ahead there.
Diaz throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Mathews throws an elbow that misses. Diaz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mathews's guard. Nice move by Diaz!
Diaz postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Mathews is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Diaz, into his guard.
Mathews postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mathews advances position into side control!
Mathews is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Diaz knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz manages to get back to half guard.
Mathews looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Diaz with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Diaz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mathews is working away from the top position though.
Diaz pushes Mathews off looking to stand but Mathews dives back in and keeps control.
Mathews is looking to take a break and control but Diaz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mathews trying to pass the guard but Diaz defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diaz kicks Mathews off and gets back to his feet.
Diaz lands the left hand.
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 Patrick Diaz will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Diaz stuffs the takedown.
Diaz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Diaz wants it to stay on the feet.
Mathews misses with a takedown attempt
and Mathews takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Patrick Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wesley Mathews.
Diaz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mathews manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mathews is trying to defend but Diaz finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Diaz is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mathews is rocked!
Mathews trying to hold on to Diaz's head to control him but Diaz postures up.
Diaz wants to take a breather but Mathews is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz works his way into side control.
Mathews gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Mathews keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Diaz with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Diaz jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Mathews is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Mathews and Diaz has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Diaz working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Mathews has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Diaz but great work by Mathews.
Diaz can't do much from the bottom here.
Mathews lands a decent elbow from side control.
Diaz is working to avoid the ground and pound but Mathews connects with a decent elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mathews in side control lands a decent elbow.
Diaz is pushing Mathews's head away, looking to escape. Mathews manages to hold on to the position though.
Diaz manages to get back to half guard.
Mathews trying to control from half guard but Diaz is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz won't allow Mathews to pass to mount.
Diaz moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mathews must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Diaz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mathews working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Diaz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Diaz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mathews trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mathews sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mathews's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Diaz trying to control the position.
Mathews landing some decent shots from guard.
Mathews sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Diaz looking to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mathews trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz is trying to keep Mathews in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Diaz dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Mathews misses with a takedown
and Diaz counters with a nice body shot.
Diaz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mathews manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mathews is fending him off so far but Diaz persists. Nope, Mathews circles away and we're back to standing.
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt.
Mathews gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Diaz counters with a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Diaz.
A chopping leg kick lands by Diaz.
Patrick Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mathews takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mathews fails with the takedown
and Diaz counters with a straight right hand.
Mathews is still on wobbly legs! Can Diaz finish him?
Patrick Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wesley Mathews.
Diaz fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Mathews out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Patrick Diaz!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Derrick Rankinstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duke Roufus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Derrick Rankinstein has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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142 lbs
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Derrick Rankinstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Duke Roufus!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rankinstein lands with a hook. Roufus tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Roufus misses with a takedown attempt - Rankinstein sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rankinstein moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Rankinstein throws a body punch but Roufus moves out of range.
Roufus misses with a takedown attempt
and Rankinstein counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rankinstein turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Roufus dodges the punch combination from Rankinstein.
Rankinstein fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Roufus on the side of the head.
Rankinstein scores with a body shot.
Roufus misses with a combination
and Rankinstein counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rankinstein tries to clinch up but Roufus circles away and keeps his distance.
Rankinstein lands with a nice body punch.
Roufus is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rankinstein.
Roufus on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rankinstein lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Roufus circles away quickly and effectively.
Roufus misses with a takedown
and Rankinstein counters with a left and a right that stings Roufus.
Derrick Rankinstein has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Duke Roufus.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rankinstein.
Roufus doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roufus throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Rankinstein was covering up waiting for the punch and Roufus finishes the takedown easily into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rankinstein seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Rankinstein trying to control the position.
Roufus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rankinstein looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Derrick Rankinstein wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Rankinstein misses with a kick to the body.
Rankinstein lunges at Roufus with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Roufus's hand.
Rankinstein cracks a nice hook into Roufus's ribs.
Rankinstein lunges at Roufus with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Roufus's hand.
Rankinstein lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Roufus takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Roufus tries for a takedown but Rankinstein circles away easily
and Rankinstein counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rankinstein thumps Roufus with a low kick.
Rankinstein catches Roufus with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rankinstein lands a right hook to the body.
Rankinstein pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Roufus back to the cage. Rankinstein follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rankinstein scores with a jab to the head.
Roufus is rocked!
Rankinstein connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Roufus is still on wobbly legs! Can Rankinstein finish him?
Derrick Rankinstein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rankinstein misses with a double jab.
Roufus seems to have recovered his senses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rankinstein throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice shot lands for Rankinstein.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derrick Rankinstein dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rankinstein lands with an overhand left.
A left and a right from Rankinstein both land. Nice combination.
A jab from Rankinstein finds it's way through Roufus's defenses.
Roufus will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rankinstein cracks a nice hook into Roufus's ribs.
Rankinstein is pawing at Roufus, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Roufus's nose. Roufus is badly hurt! Rankinstein pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Roufus tries desperately to hold on but Rankinstein is relentless in his assault! As Roufus receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Rankinstein away and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derrick Rankinstein!
In his post fight interview, Derrick Rankinstein gave a big smile as he said 'They call me David Derrick Rankin!!!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hb Pencil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sven Kreigmacher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kreigmacher comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Seek and Destroy by Metallica 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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160 lbs
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160 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hb Pencil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sven Kreigmacher!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pencil feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kreigmacher keeping moving, preventing Pencil from controlling successfully.
Pencil throwing strikes but missing.
Pencil throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kreigmacher works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pencil passes Kreigmacher's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Pencil wants to free his trapped foot but Kreigmacher is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Pencil throwing shots but Kreigmacher is blocking nicely.
Pencil is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pencil missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pencil seems to be working for a kimura but Kreigmacher defends the submission attempt.
Pencil has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Kreigmacher defend it? Pencil steps over the head and cranks it - Kreigmacher is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Pencil!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hb Pencil!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Hb Pencil made sure he mentioned Resistance, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christiano Smokeleaf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocco Stupka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smokeleaf comes to the cage accompanied by Clawfinger Biggest & the Best. Stupka has chosen Red Army March as his entrance music. Christiano Smokeleaf has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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246 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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250 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Christiano Smokeleaf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rocco Stupka!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smokeleaf ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stupka moves away.
Smokeleaf drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Smokeleaf slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Stupka is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Stupka tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A combination from Stupka does no damage.
Smokeleaf tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stupka was well out of range. Poor timing from Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smokeleaf misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smokeleaf tries to move into range but Stupka moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rocco Stupka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stupka throws a nice looking combination but Smokeleaf bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Smokeleaf.
Stupka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smokeleaf.
A slow jab from Smokeleaf misses its intended target.
No luck for Smokeleaf with that takedown attempt.
No joy there for Stupka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smokeleaf throws a hook but Stupka blocks it.
Smokeleaf dodges the punch combination from Stupka.
Stupka throws a head kick that misses.
Smokeleaf shoots in looking for a takedown but Stupka manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Smokeleaf's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christiano Smokeleaf. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stupka stuffs the takedown.
Smokeleaf ducks under a wild hook from Stupka.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf clinches with his opponent.
Smokeleaf has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Stupka is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Smokeleaf lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smokeleaf missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Smokeleaf working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Smokeleaf prevents Stupka from improving his position.
Stupka trying to hold on to Smokeleaf's head to control him but Smokeleaf postures up.
Smokeleaf 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.
Smokeleaf not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stupka is trying to get back to full guard.
Smokeleaf thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stupka's head.
Stupka really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Smokeleaf. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Smokeleaf is controlling the pace.
Smokeleaf lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Smokeleaf missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Smokeleaf scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Smokeleaf tries to pass the half guard into mount. Stupka knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Smokeleaf seems content to control.
Smokeleaf wants to work for an arm triangle but Stupka is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Smokeleaf with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Smokeleaf throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Stupka can do anything to dispel that myth.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smokeleaf sitting and controlling from the half guard.
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!
Smokeleaf passes the guard and advances to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christiano Smokeleaf dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Stupka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stupka lands a nice shot to the body.
Stupka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stupka misses with a few strikes there.
Stupka throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stupka looks to land a combination. Smokeleaf sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Stupka looks to land a left hand but Smokeleaf moved out of range nicely.
Stupka displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice cross by Stupka.
Stupka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smokeleaf.
Stupka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smokeleaf sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stupka misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smokeleaf shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Smokeleaf slows the pace down in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
We're going to have a standup here because Christiano Smokeleaf wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Smokeleaf showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stupka.
Christiano Smokeleaf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smokeleaf has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christiano Smokeleaf. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stupka misses with a series of wild punches.
Smokeleaf misses the shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Stupka there.
Rocco Stupka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stupka throws a jab but it's blocked by Smokeleaf.
Decent striking displayed by Smokeleaf there.
Smokeleaf tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stupka swivels and escapes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf throws a lazy right hand but Stupka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stupka lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Smokeleaf at a distance.
The fighters circling - Stupka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stupka throws out a loose jab but Smokeleaf uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stupka lands a jab.
Smokeleaf tries to clinch but Stupka is having none of it.
Stupka slips a straight right by Smokeleaf.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Smokeleaf working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smokeleaf throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Smokeleaf will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stupka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Smokeleaf with a flurry of punches that miss.
Smokeleaf trying to control but Stupka is working from the bottom.
Stupka working a defensive guard here.
Stupka working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smokeleaf.
Stupka trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Smokeleaf trying to control but Stupka is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smokeleaf chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rocco Stupka will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Stupka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf walks into a left hand.
A swing and a miss from Stupka.
Stupka falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smokeleaf counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smokeleaf misses with a right hand
and Stupka counters with a series of strikes. Smokeleaf will be more careful next time no doubt.
Stupka might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Smokeleaf misses with a straight right.
Stupka does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Smokeleaf misses with a hook. Stupka ducked under it nicely.
Smokeleaf slips under a jab from Stupka.
Smokeleaf missing with a left hand there. Stupka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smokeleaf shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stupka but Stupka pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Smokeleaf moves into the clinch.
Smokeleaf misses with a hook from the 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!
Stupka is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Smokeleaf is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smokeleaf is trying to drag Stupka to the mat but Stupka just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Smokeleaf is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Stupka gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christiano Smokeleaf. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smokeleaf throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Smokeleaf fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf lands a nice shot to the body.
Stupka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rocco Stupka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stupka throws a series of punches but Smokeleaf moves out of range.
Stupka misses with the combination.
Some wild striking there from Stupka.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf misses with a looping right.
Stupka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smokeleaf fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Stupka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stupka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stupka leaves Smokeleaf with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Smokeleaf lands a nice hook to Stupka's body. Stupka takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smokeleaf throws a right and a left that Stupka avoids nicely.
Stupka looks to land a combination but Smokeleaf avoids it well.
Smokeleaf shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stupka but Stupka pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Smokeleaf shoots in for a takedown but Stupka shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Smokeleaf has managed to clinch.
Smokeleaf lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf is looking to take this one to the mat.
Smokeleaf is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Stupka gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Stupka prevents the takedown attempt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smokeleaf.
Stupka is trying to break the clinch but Smokeleaf is controlling him.
Smokeleaf misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smokeleaf goes for a takedown attempt but Stupka pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Stupka slips under a jab.
Stupka lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Stupka.
It looks like Christiano Smokeleaf has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Stupka.
Smokeleaf swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No joy there for Stupka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stupka feints a jab promting Smokeleaf to slip. Stupka then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Smokeleaf slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Smokeleaf fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Stupka.
Stupka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stupka scores with a hook.
Smokeleaf fails with a takedown attempt.
Smokeleaf shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Stupka defends it nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smokeleaf wants to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rocco Stupka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Stupka 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocco Stupka!
During a confident post fight interview, Rocco Stupka thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hyato Kimuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duke Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duke Riley has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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28
215 lbs
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28
265 lbs
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Counter striker
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hyato Kimuraba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Duke Riley!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kimuraba with a lazy takedown attempt
and Riley counters with a lead uppercut that lands right on the button! Kimuraba goes down! Will Kimuraba beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's up! No problem. Let's get back to the action!
Kimuraba is rocked!
It looks like Hyato Kimuraba has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
OH! Kimuraba has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Riley smells blood and charges in for the finish! Riley unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Kimuraba sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Duke Riley!
Duke Riley took some time post fight to say the following; 'NEXT!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cpl. Sam Fender (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jambo Desstutin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sam Fender and Jambo Desstutin. Desstutin is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: -------------------------------------------------------------. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Cpl. Sam Fender!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jambo Desstutin!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fender misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Desstutin swinging wildly here.
Desstutin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fender moves into the clinch.
Desstutin breaks from the clinch.
Fender scores with a leg kick.
Desstutin throws a series of punches but Fender moves out of range.
Desstutin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fender turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fender moves into the clinch successfully.
Fender misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Desstutin.
Fender pulls guard.
Fender is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Desstutin has his hands clasped together but Fender extends an breaks Desstutin's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Fender.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cpl. Sam Fender!
A victorious Cpl. Sam Fender thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Cat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eorl Vanagandr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tom Cat has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tom Cat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eorl Vanagandr!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vanagandr connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Donk. Vanagandr catches Cat right on the button with a cross.
Vanagandr with a hook.
Vanagandr defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cat.
Cat shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Vanagandr sprawls well. Vanagandr wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cat gets slowly back to his feet.
Cat is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Vanagandr.
Eorl Vanagandr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vanagandr lands a nice shot that snaps Cat's head back.
Vanagandr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vanagandr lands a jab.
Cat shoots in and drives through. Vanagandr sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Cat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanagandr misses with a looping right.
Cat fails with the takedown
and Cat takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cat takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Vanagandr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cat fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Vanagandr scores with a punch to the head.
Cat shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vanagandr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanagandr throws a body punch but Cat moves out of range.
Cat shoots for a takedown but Vanagandr saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Vanagandr tries to bum rush Cat with a series of wild strikes but Cat uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vanagandr looks to score with a jab to the body but Cat is just out of range.
Cat looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Vanagandr!
Cat scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Vanagandr?
Vanagandr in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Vanagandr is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Cat misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanagandr is looking to improve his position but Cat isn't that keen on the idea.
Cat throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Cat is landing with some decent strikes but Vanagandr is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
It looks like Eorl Vanagandr has been cut.
Cat 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.
Cat thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Cat postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Vanagandr looks a forlorn figure.
Cat trying to control but Vanagandr is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vanagandr takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Vanagandr is rocked!
That has opened up Eorl Vanagandr's cut even more.
Cat tries to control but Vanagandr wriggling away.
Poor strikes thrown by Cat there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
A big strike lands for Cat! That's really hurt Vanagandr and he's turned his back - Cat keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Cat jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Cat!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mr Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Dulin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guy comes to the cage accompanied by Mother. Dulin has chosen Slipknot - Before I Forget as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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184 lbs
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170 lbs
13 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mr Guy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Dulin!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dulin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dulin. Guy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Guy misses with a right hand
letting Dulin counter with a right hand.
Guy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dulin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Guy tries for a takedown but Dulin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Guy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dulin swivels and escapes.
Dulin lands a body shot.
Dulin digs a good body shot into Guy's ribs.
Guy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dulin avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Guy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dulin lands a nice hook to Guy's body. Guy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dulin throws a body punch but Guy moves out of range.
Dulin misses with a few strikes there.
Dulin jabs at Guy's body.
Dulin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Guy throws out the jab.
Ivan Dulin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A cross from Dulin lands.
Dulin lands a two punch combo.
A cross from Dulin lands.
Dulin staying out of range there.
Dulin misses with a straight left.
Dulin works Guy's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A combination from Dulin does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy missing with a left hand there. Dulin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Guy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Guy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dulin but Dulin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Guy digs a good hook to Dulin's body.
Guy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dulin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Guy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Dulin counter with a right hand.
Guy is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dulin feints a jab promting Guy to slip. Dulin then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Guy slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Guy. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Dulin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dulin throws out a leg kick but Guy moves out of range and Dulin only half commits.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dulin.
Dulin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dulin. Guy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dulin 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.
Dulin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Guy manages to avoid it.
Guy loads up on a big right hand but Dulin slips the punch.
Nice uppercut there from Dulin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guy tries for a takedown but Dulin circles away easily
and Dulin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Guy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dulin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Guy looks to score with a jab to the body but Dulin is just out of range.
Dulin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A shot to the liver by Dulin. Beautiful body shot.
Guy misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Guy throws a hook to the side of Dulin's head but Dulin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dulin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dulin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Guy misses with a takedown attempt - Dulin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Dulin dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dulin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dulin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dulin swinging wildly here.
Guy throws a series of punches but Dulin moves out of range.
Dulin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Guy looks for a takedown but Dulin sprawls well.
Dulin punishes Guy's body with a nice straight punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dulin connects with a body shot that sends Guy's belly button to the back.
Guy takes one to the side of the head.
A jab lands there for Dulin.
Dulin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dulin throws out a powerful jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dulin scores with a jab to the head.
Dulin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dulin digs a good hook to Guy's body.
Dulin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ivan Dulin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Guy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dulin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Guy has time to react.
Guy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dulin lands the left hand.
Dulin lands a nice shot that snaps Guy's head back.
Guy is rocked!
Guy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Oh Guy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dulin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Guy momentarily.
Dulin drops Guy with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Guy looks back up at him and smiles so Dulin waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Dulin cracks Guy on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Guy falls backwards against the cage. Dulin follows up with more strikes that drop Guy to his knees. Dulin keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Guy! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Dulin!
Ivan Dulin is the new welterweight champion!
Ivan Dulin very nearly forgot to thank Resistance amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maverick Smokeleaf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Man D (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smokeleaf comes to the cage accompanied by LMFAO - Sexy and I Know It . D has chosen The Prodigy - Firestarter as his entrance music. The key to victory for Maverick Smokeleaf has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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290 lbs
8 - 0 - 0 |
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maverick Smokeleaf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Man D!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smokeleaf ducks under a wild hook from D.
D cracks a nice hook into Smokeleaf's ribs.
Maverick Smokeleaf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smokeleaf thumps D with a low kick.
D drops Smokeleaf with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Smokeleaf looks back up at him and smiles so D waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
It looks like Maverick Smokeleaf has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smokeleaf uses good head movement to avoid the hook from D.
D ducks under a wild hook from Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf throws a nice inside leg kick.
Smokeleaf keeps D at a distance using the push kick.
Smokeleaf lands a nice looking kick to the body. D takes a step back to recover.
Smokeleaf misses with a kick to the body.
Good leg kick by Smokeleaf there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
D throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smokeleaf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smokeleaf cracks the inside of D's front leg.
Smokeleaf throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smokeleaf fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smokeleaf misses with an uppercut.
Smokeleaf throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and D counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Smokeleaf thinking.
Smokeleaf is breathing heavily.
Smokeleaf misses with a low kick.
D tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
D wants to land a leg kick but Smokeleaf is out of range.
Smokeleaf throws a series of punches but D moves out of range.
Smokeleaf throws a body punch but D moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Smokeleaf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on D if he has to take too many more of those.
D lands a big uppercut and Smokeleaf crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Smokeleaf looks OK. D waves Smokeleaf back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smokeleaf misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from D.
Smokeleaf misses with a looping left.
D avoids the body shot from Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
D misses the shot to the body.
Smokeleaf keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from D.
D misses with a low kick.
Smokeleaf looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Smokeleaf has D up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
D will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Smokeleaf up against the cage.
D throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Smokeleaf tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
D managing to block the knees to the body from Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf blocks an elbow strike.
Smokeleaf with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
D trying to control the position but instead, Smokeleaf has worked for underhooks and has pushed D into the cage.
Come on D - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf lands a nice knee to the body.
D is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
D dodges an elbow strike from Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf working aggressively here.
D is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smokeleaf is defending well for now.
Smokeleaf is trying to break the clinch but D is controlling him.
D scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Maverick Smokeleaf's cut is getting worse.
Smokeleaf with an attempt at a knee that misses.
D is looking to control Smokeleaf's arms but Smokeleaf gets an underhook and turns him. Now D has his back to the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch on the inside from D fails to land.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Smokeleaf lands a nice elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Man D dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maverick Smokeleaf's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
D blocks a low kick nicely.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from D 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.
Smokeleaf misses with a hook. D ducked under it nicely.
Smokeleaf moves away from the strike by D.
D misses with a straight right.
Smokeleaf misses with an uppercut. D saw that one coming.
D misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
D throws a push kick but Smokeleaf slaps the foot to one side.
Smokeleaf throws a quick inside leg kick.
Smokeleaf's jab looks to have found its range, popping D under the eye.
D will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Man D seems to be getting the better of the standup.
D throws the kick towards the body but Smokeleaf avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smokeleaf thumps D with a low kick.
A nice combination there by Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smokeleaf throws a right and a left that D avoids nicely.
D keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
D tries a head kick but it misses.
Smokeleaf looks to land a body kick but D moved away.
D misses with a jab, cross combination.
D throws a jab but it's blocked by Smokeleaf.
D tests Smokeleaf's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smokeleaf lands a head kick!
Smokeleaf looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Smokeleaf fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but D is out of range.
D misses with a double jab.
D takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A cross from Smokeleaf lands.
D tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Smokeleaf lands the left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smokeleaf is looking to chop away at D's legs.
D throws a hook but Smokeleaf blocks it.
Smokeleaf bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smokeleaf closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Smokeleaf scores with a nice head shot.
Smokeleaf moves into the clinch.
Smokeleaf tries to throw a body punch but D avoids it by throwing Smokeleaf back against the cage.
Smokeleaf tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
D tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smokeleaf misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from D.
Smokeleaf lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smokeleaf is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. D is defending well for now.
D looking to stall.
Smokeleaf tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smokeleaf trying to land knees to the body.
D throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Smokeleaf tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smokeleaf trying to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Smokeleaf just misses with a elbow thrown towards D's brow.
D's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Smokeleaf blocking some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
D blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
D looking to stall.
D controlling the action here for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maverick Smokeleaf dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Maverick Smokeleaf'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!
Smokeleaf misses with a hook.
Smokeleaf swings for the body but D moves out of range.
D looks to land a combination but Smokeleaf avoids it well.
Smokeleaf thumps D with a low kick.
D takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A punch combination from D misses.
Smokeleaf scores with a jab to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smokeleaf looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smokeleaf throws a series of punches but D moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf looks to score with a jab to the body but D is just out of range.
D throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
D moves out of range of the strikes.
Smokeleaf bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smokeleaf. D does a little dance to reset his feet.
D waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Smokeleaf tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but D was well out of range. Poor timing from Smokeleaf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Smokeleaf
and D counters with a head kick that drops Smokeleaf to the mat! Smokeleaf scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Smokeleaf is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smokeleaf throws a body punch but D moves out of range.
Oh Smokeleaf is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A slow jab from D misses its intended target.
Smokeleaf seems to have got his legs back now.
D is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A big left from D misses.
Smokeleaf is looking to chop away at D's legs.
Smokeleaf wants to clinch up but D keeps it at a distance.
D clinches.
D on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smokeleaf blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smokeleaf misses with a hook to the ribs.
D trying to land knees to the body.
Smokeleaf keeps the fight in the clinch, despite D's efforts to push away.
A short right hand to the side of the head by D.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
D misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smokeleaf.
Maverick Smokeleaf has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Smokeleaf as D tries to tie him up.
D avoiding damage as Smokeleaf throws knees to the body.
D tries to work over Smokeleaf's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
D avoiding damage as Smokeleaf throws knees to the body.
D avoiding damage as Smokeleaf throws knees to the body.
D tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smokeleaf trying to land knees to the body.
Smokeleaf is looking to break free of the clinch but D has double underhooks.
D breaks the clinch.
Smokeleaf misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from D misses.
D tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smokeleaf motions for D to come forward. Smokeleaf throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
D bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smokeleaf dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smokeleaf misses with a double jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by D.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
D moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
D lands an elbow that stopped Smokeleaf in his tracks for a moment.
Maverick Smokeleaf's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Smokeleaf misses with a body punch.
D looking to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Man D comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think D 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Man D!
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