Vicious Fight Night 9.5 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Baxter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Anderson
vs
Baxter

176 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
21
210 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

CEC Nutrition Q159 (*$75*)

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brian Baxter!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Anderson gets the takedown into side control.
Baxter managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Anderson.
Baxter is trying to control Anderson's posture but Anderson avoids it.
Anderson 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.
Baxter gets back to half guard.
Anderson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Anderson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Anderson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Baxter with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Anderson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nice strikes from Anderson there.
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. Anderson connects with a nice short shot to Baxter's temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson is taking a breather. Baxter says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Baxter avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Anderson.
Baxter won't allow Anderson to pass to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baxter has hold of Anderson's hands but Anderson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Baxter has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Anderson is working away from the top position though.
Baxter is looking for a sweep. Anderson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Anderson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Anderson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson stops Baxter from getting back to his feet.
Anderson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Baxter is desperately trying to improve his position but Anderson has a good base and remains in mount.
BOOM! Anderson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Baxter is wriggling around trying to escape.
Anderson avoids the attempt from Baxter to control.
Anderson with the ground and pound from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Anderson controlling from the full mount.
Anderson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Anderson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Anderson controlling from the full mount.
Anderson lands a nice shot to the head.
Anderson with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Anderson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Anderson cracks Baxter with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Baxter is rocked!
Anderson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Baxter is still in real trouble! Can Anderson finish him?
Baxter takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Anderson's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Anderson!
Alexander Anderson decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

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hype
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pop
A | B

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FIGHT
RATING
67%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wolfe Larson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Raith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Larson
vs
Raith

182 cm
20
175 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

188 cm
26
175 lbs
13 - 13 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wolfe Larson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thomas Raith!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Larson.
Raith tries to close the distance and clinch but Larson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Raith tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A swing and a miss from Larson.
Larson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Raith closes the distance and clinches up with Larson, looking for a takedown. Raith pushes Larson against the cage but Larson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Raith closes the distance and clinches up with Larson, looking for a takedown. Raith pushes Larson against the cage but Larson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Larson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wolfe Larson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raith slips under a jab.
A thudding body kick lands there by Larson!

Raith has closed the distance and engaged Larson in a clinch.
Larson wants to get back to striking at distance but Raith won't allow it.
Larson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Larson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Larson lands the left hand.

Raith looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Larson!
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!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Larson'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.
Raith fails to advance to Larson's back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larson is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Raith has taken his back.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Raith looking for the RNC.
Larson is trying to get back to his feet but Raith has full control of the position and if anything, Larson has just worked his way into a worse spot.

Raith has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Larson! Can he survive? No! He's out! Raith gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Thomas Raith!

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
68%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Guilherme Fonseca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harrison Reeler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Fonseca
vs
Reeler

185 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

184 cm
24
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good in bed

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Guilherme Fonseca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harrison Reeler!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fonseca shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Reeler as he avoids it easily.
Reeler is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Fonseca shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Reeler tries to get to full guard but Fonseca has control of the leg.
Fonseca is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Reeler trying to control here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fonseca sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Reeler defending well though.
Fonseca performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Reeler keeping control of the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Fonseca slips a jab and a cross from Reeler.
Reeler misses with a head kick.
Reeler throws a leg kick but Fonseca sees it coming and moves out of range.
No joy there for Reeler, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Reeler, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fonseca looks to land a left hand but Reeler moved out of range nicely.
Reeler scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Reeler leaves Fonseca with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Fonseca looking to score a takedown here. Reeler is defending well but Fonseca drives through and ends up in Reeler's guard.
Fonseca is breathing heavily.
Reeler pulls Fonseca in close to prevent any damage.
Fonseca wants to control from the top but Reeler keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Reeler pulls Fonseca in to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Fonseca shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Reeler manages to get to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca trying to control the position from guard on top but Reeler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reeler is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Reeler is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fonseca is controlling him.
Reeler controls Fonseca momentarily but Fonseca frees himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fonseca wants to control from the top but Reeler keeps moving.
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 Guilherme Fonseca will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Reeler shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Reeler with a couple of short strikes.
Reeler cracks Fonseca with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Reeler stands up from mount. Strange move.
Reeler will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Reeler throws a nice looking combination but Fonseca bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fonseca misses with a takedown

and Reeler counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reeler is stalling in the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Reeler stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Fonseca tries to clinch there but Reeler circles away.
Reeler has his takedown stuffed

and Fonseca moves into the clinch.

Reeler lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Reeler throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Reeler scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Reeler is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Fonseca is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Harrison Reeler!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between DeSean Larson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiro Matsuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Larson
vs
Matsuka

176 cm
21
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Inexperienced

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, DeSean Larson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hiro Matsuka!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsuka fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Matsuka closes the distance and clinches up with Larson, looking for a takedown. Matsuka pushes Larson against the cage but Larson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Larson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Matsuka throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Larson's waist but Larson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Matsuka off to one side.
DeSean Larson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hiro Matsuka.
Larson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Larson wants it to stay on the feet.
Larson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Larson wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Larson as Matsuka shoots in.
Matsuka fails with a takedown attempt.
Matsuka closes this distance looking for a takedown but Larson circles away.
Matsuka shoots in and drives through. Larson sprawls well.
Nice takedown defense from Larson. No joy for Matsuka on that attempt.

Larson has closed the distance and engaged Matsuka in a clinch.
Matsuka tries to pull guard but Larson won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Larson jumps guard and drags Matsuka to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Matsuka trying to control but Larson is working from the bottom.
Matsuka forces his way into half guard.
Larson is positioning himself well to prevent Matsuka advancing to mount.
Larson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Larson tries to get to full guard but Matsuka has control of the leg.
Matsuka is looking to take a break and control but Larson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Larson tries to kick Matsuka off but Matsuka keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Larson wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Matsuka is looking for a kimura here.
Matsuka wants to lay and pray for a moment but Larson keeps working.
Matsuka might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Larson kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Larson wants to improve his position but Matsuka is controlling well.

Larson is defending against the submission attempts here by Matsuka.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Larson is controlling Matsuka's trapped leg to prevent Matsuka from advancing to side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Matsuka is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Matsuka seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Larson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Matsuka is working for a submission of some sort.
Matsuka is keen to just control but Larson is a slippery customer.
Larson tries to kick Matsuka off but Matsuka keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Larson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Matsuka on the ground.

Matsuka is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Larson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Larson wants to control but Matsuka is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Matsuka in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Larson tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Matsuka!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hiro Matsuka!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lenny Levokic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Balance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Balance has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Levokic
vs
Balance

185 cm
20
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lenny Levokic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Balance!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Balance scores a takedown into full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Balance 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.
Levokic tries to hold on but Balance pushes him away.
Balance throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Levokic because Balance loaded up on that one.
Levokic wants to control but Balance is having none of it.
Levokic is bucking up trying to escape but Balance cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Balance controlling from the full mount.
Levokic is wriggling around trying to escape.
Levokic blocking the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balance controlling his opponent.
Levokic is bucking up trying to escape but Balance cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Levokic wants to hold on but Balance pushes him away.
Balance controlling from the full mount.
Levokic knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Balance on the ground.
A nice elbow there by Balance.
Levokic taking shots to the head.
Levokic on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Levokic tries to get out of the position.
Levokic is breathing heavily.
Balance working away from the top, dropping strikes.

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!
Balance working the ground and pound effectively.
Balance controlling from the full mount.
Balance putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Levokic takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Balance quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Balance but it's paid off an Levokic is forced to tap! Nice work by Balance.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jack Balance!
An out of breath Jack Balance thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ilia Kosarev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machida has chosen One Man Army as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kosarev
vs
Machida

185 cm
18
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

212 cm
22
212 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ilia Kosarev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Machida!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machida smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Machida displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kosarev.
Kosarev takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Kosarev manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Machida on his heels. He'll look to pass Machida's guard now, I'm sure.

Machida pushes a forearm under Kosarev's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Kosarev is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joe Machida!
A relieved looking Joe Machida thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Konstantin Khavin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Cristos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cristos has chosen Cypress Hill - Hand on the Pump as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Khavin
vs
Cristos

196 cm
27
204 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

178 cm
32
180 lbs
21 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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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 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Konstantin Khavin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Martin Cristos!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Khavin.
Khavin scores with a nice right hand.
Cristos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Khavin defending well as Cristos loads up on a big left hand.
Khavin tries to clinch up.

Cristos moves into the clinch successfully.
Cristos stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Khavin is leaning against Cristos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cristos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Khavin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Martin Cristos has been cut.
Khavin stalling in the clinch.
Khavin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khavin scores with a nice hook to the head.
A hook to the body from Khavin.
Khavin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Khavin with a knee to the head.
Cristos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khavin takes a shot to the head.
Khavin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Khavin tries to land a knee to the head but Cristos blocks with his arms.
Khavin with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khavin tries to work over Cristos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cristos tries to work over Khavin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khavin.
Cristos stalling in the clinch.
Khavin misses with some punches.
Khavin misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Cristos fails to land.
Cristos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Khavins head.
Khavin working Cristos over with knees to the body.
Khavin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Khavin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cristos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cristos misses with a punch on the inside.
Khavin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Khavin.
Cristos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khavin prevents a body shot from Cristos.
Khavin misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khavin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cristos takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cristos managing to block the knees to the body from Khavin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cristos stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cristos misses with the head strike.
Khavin blocks a body shot from Cristos.
Khavin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Khavin misses with a body punch.
Khavin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cristos misses with some punches.
Cristos wants to break free but Khavin has control.
Khavin tries to work over Cristos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Khavin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cristos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cristos misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cristos.
Khavin lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Cristos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Khavin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Khavin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cristos misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khavin wants to clinch up but Cristos keeps it at a distance.
Cristos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Khavin staying out of range there.
Cristos checks the leg kick.
Khavin tries to clinch but Cristos moves out of range.
Cristos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cristos misses with a hook
and Khavin makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Cristos really felt that one!
Cristos moves out of range of the leg kick from Khavin.
Khavin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cristos scores with a hook to the body. Khavin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cristos is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Cristos keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cristos ducks right into an uppercut from Khavin.
Khavin avoids the body shot from Cristos.
Cristos misses with a low kick.
Khavin cracks the inside of Cristos's front leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khavin moves into range and connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khavin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cristoss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cristos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khavin manages to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Cristos there.
Khavin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Cristos is rocked!
Khavin scores with a nice right hand.
Cristos is still on wobbly legs! Can Khavin finish him?
Cristos digs a good body shot into Khavin's ribs.
Khavin throws a powerful right kick. Cristos tried to block low but the kick was high! Cristos was taken right off of his feet! Khavin jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Konstantin Khavin!
Konstantin Khavin very nearly forgot to thank 5th Round Clothing 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.