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Fight Day 33 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gegard Houellebecq (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergey Fesenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Houellebecq comes to the ring accompanied by The Prodigy - Spitfire. Sergey Fesenko is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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154 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gegard Houellebecq!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Fesenko!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Houellebecq gets a takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Fesenko slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Houellebecq trying to control the position from guard on top but Fesenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Houellebecq wants to pass the guard but Fesenko is keeping the position.
Fesenko manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Fesenko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Houellebecq.
Gegard Houellebecq seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fesenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Houellebecq swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fesenko wants to land a leg kick but Houellebecq is out of range.
Fesenko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fesenko moves in looking to clinch but Houellebecq pushes him off.
Fesenko fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Houellebecq.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houellebecq lands with a kick to the ribs.
Houellebecq throws a lazy right hand but Fesenko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Houellebecq misses with a kick to the body
and Fesenko counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sergey Fesenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Houellebecq lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fesenko misses with a head kick.
Fesenko scores with a kick to the midsection.
Houellebecq throws a jab but it's blocked by Fesenko.
Houellebecq throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fesenko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Houellebecq misses with a head kick.
Fesenko tries to clinch there but Houellebecq circles away.
Houellebecq missing with a left hand there. Fesenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Houellebecq moves out of range of the body kick from Fesenko.
Houellebecq works Fesenko's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houellebecq scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fesenko attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Fesenko blocks a jab.
Houellebecq looks to land a left hand but Fesenko moved out of range nicely.
A head kick misses from Fesenko.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fesenko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Houellebecq.
Fesenko needs to keep his hands up - Houellebecq had a free shot at his head there.
Fesenko turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Houellebecq misses the shot to the body.
Fesenko tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Houellebecq manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Houellebecq pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fesenko misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houellebecq throws a sloppy head kick and Fesenko moves out of range easily.
Houellebecq misses with a leg kick.
Fesenko moves out of range as Houellebecq throws a body kick.
Fesenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Houellebecq swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fesenko throws a leg kick that misses.
Fesenko blocks a jab.
Houellebecq scores with a hook.
Houellebecq scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fesenko in his tracks.
Fesenko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fesenko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Houellebecq.
A chopping leg kick lands by Houellebecq.
Fesenko has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Houellebecq finds it's way round the side to connect with Fesenko's head.
Houellebecq scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fesenko wants to get back to full guard.
Houellebecq slips a nice elbow through Fesenko's hands, connecting with Fesenko's forehead.
Fesenko is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fesenko has hold of Houellebecq's hands but Houellebecq slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fesenko is still in real trouble! Can Houellebecq finish him?
Fesenko on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Houellebecq controlling the action here.
Houellebecq is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Houellebecq lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Fesenko! More strikes land and this one is all over! Houellebecq jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gegard Houellebecq!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mingan Napayshni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Choo Chopeng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Choo Chopeng struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 206.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Choo Chopeng will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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220 lbs
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226 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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
7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mingan Napayshni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Choo Chopeng!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chopeng checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mingan Napayshni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chopeng smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Napayshni scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Chopeng pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chopeng throws a right hand that misses
and Napayshni finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Napayshni misses with an uppercut. Chopeng saw that one coming.
A solid body kick from Napayshni.
Chopeng misses with a double jab.
Napayshni misses with the combination.
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!
Napayshni tries to work over Chopeng's front leg with a kick but Chopeng checks it.
Napayshni attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Chopeng misses with a straight right.
Chopeng keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Napayshni misses with a left hand
and Chopeng counters with a left and a right that stings Napayshni.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chopeng. Napayshni does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chopeng blocks a jab.
Napayshni takes a swing at Chopeng's ribcage but misses.
No joy there for Chopeng, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chopeng takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Chopeng slips a straight right by Napayshni.
Napayshni throws a big shot that misses.
Chopeng misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Napayshni.
Chopeng keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chopeng misses with a hook to the body
and Napayshni counters with a slapping leg kick.
Chopeng misses with a wild body shot.
Napayshni swinging wildly here.
Napayshni stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Napayshni cracks the inside of Chopeng's front leg.
Chopeng moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Napayshni takes a swing at Chopeng's ribcage but misses.
A left and a right from Napayshni both land. Nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chopeng throws a body punch but Napayshni moves out of range.
Napayshni keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Chopeng misses with a looping right.
Napayshni avoids the body shot from Chopeng.
Napayshni misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chopeng uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Napayshni.
Napayshni tries a head kick but it misses.
Napayshni throws a series of punches but Chopeng avoids them all with ease.
Chopeng is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Napayshni rather than just go for the knockout.
Chopeng misses with a looping left.
Napayshni jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chopeng avoids the head kick by Napayshni.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Napayshni with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chopeng misses with a straight left.
Chopeng moves out of range of the body kick.
A cross from Chopeng lands.
Chopeng tests Napayshni's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chopeng lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Chopeng throws an overhand right that lands on Napayshni's shoulder, as Napayshni tries to avoid the shot.
Napayshni has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Napayshni there as he acknowledges the shot.
Napayshni throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Napayshni is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Chopeng.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chopeng throws a right hand that Napayshni ducks under and follows up with a left that Napayshni also avoids with ease.
Napayshni slips a jab from Chopeng.
Napayshni tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chopeng moves out of range as Napayshni strikes.
Chopeng on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Napayshni. Napayshni obviously looking to wear him down.
Napayshni throws a head kick that misses.
Napayshni throws a head kick but Chopeng moves out of range.
Napayshni on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Napayshni throws a good cross that connects.
Napayshni throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chopeng throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chopeng lands with a nice body punch.
Chopeng throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Napayshni looks to land a right hand but Chopeng moved out of range.
Chopeng throws a hook but Napayshni blocks it.
Napayshni fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
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 Mingan Napayshni will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Chopeng throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Napayshni comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Chopeng takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Chopeng ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Napayshni uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Chopeng has time to react.
Napayshni throws a jab when Chopeng was well out of range.
Napayshni takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Napayshni misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Chopeng 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.
Napayshni scores with a spinning back kick!
Napayshni moves out of range of the strikes.
Napayshni misses with a straight right.
A left lands for Napayshni.
A head kick misses from Napayshni.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Napayshni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chopeng.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Napayshni misses.
Chopeng bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Napayshni swings away with a body shot that misses
and Chopeng counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Napayshni turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Chopeng keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Napayshni.
Napayshni slips under a jab.
Napayshni jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Napayshni ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Napayshni throws a lazy right hand but Chopeng sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chopeng tries to bum rush Napayshni with a series of wild strikes but Napayshni uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Napayshni.
Mingan Napayshni is winning the standup battle so far.
Chopeng checks a low kick from Napayshni.
Napayshni connects with a right hand. Chopeng shakes it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Napayshni throws a sloppy head kick and Chopeng moves out of range easily.
Napayshni is looking to land body kicks.
Chopeng checks a low kick from Napayshni.
Napayshni slips a jab from Chopeng.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chopeng. Napayshni does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chopeng misses with a straight right.
Chopeng throws a shot from downtown. Napayshni moves away and avoids it.
Chopeng thows a body shot but no joy.
Napayshni misses with a straight right.
Chopeng rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Napayshni moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chopeng thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chopeng slips under a jab.
Napayshni takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Chopeng throws a shot from downtown. Napayshni moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chopeng just misses with a punch to the body.
Napayshni throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chopeng fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Napayshni manages to avoid it.
Chopeng avoids the head kick by Napayshni.
Napayshni throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chopeng sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chopeng misses with a series of wild punches.
Chopeng misses with a two punch combination.
Chopeng just misses with a punch to the body.
Chopeng avoids the body shot from Napayshni.
Napayshni lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Chopeng lands a jab to Napayshni's midsection.
Napayshni throws a front kick that sends Chopeng stumbling back into the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Napayshni throws a jab but it's blocked by Chopeng.
Napayshni pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chopeng slips a jab from Napayshni.
Napayshni moves away from the strike by Chopeng.
Chopeng misses with a body shot.
Napayshni lands with a nice body punch.
Napayshni lands a nice looking body kick.
Chopeng is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Napayshni throws a hook but Chopeng avoids it easily.
Chopeng avoids the head kick by Napayshni.
Chopeng throws a hook but Napayshni avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chopeng gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Chopeng stalks Napayshni and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Napayshni's face. Napayshni staggers backwards, shaken.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mingan Napayshni dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Napayshni throws a nice head kick!
Napayshni throws a hook but Chopeng blocks it.
Nice jab there from Chopeng.
Napayshni defending well as Chopeng loads up on a big left hand.
Chopeng uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Napayshni has time to react.
Chopeng dips to his left and cracks Napayshni with an uppercut!
Chopeng lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
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!
Napayshni throws a low kick but Chopeng moves out of range easily.
Chopeng ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chopeng has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Napayshni.
Chopeng throws a series of punches but Napayshni moves out of range.
Napayshni works the jab nicely.
Napayshni throws a low kick but Chopeng avoids it.
Chopeng fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Napayshni manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Napayshni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Napayshni.
Chopeng connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Napayshni momentarily.
Chopeng is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Napayshni throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chopeng tries to move into range but Napayshni moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Napayshni wants to slow Chopeng down by chopping away at his legs.
Napayshni misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Napayshni throws a head kick that Chopeng semi-blocks.
Napayshni moves out of range of the strikes.
Napayshni jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Napayshni slips a straight right by Chopeng.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Napayshni finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Chopeng throws a big shot that misses.
No joy there for Napayshni, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Napayshni is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Napayshni showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chopeng.
Napayshni misses with the combination.
Napayshni throws a body punch but Chopeng moves out of range.
Chopeng misses with a wild body shot.
Napayshni thows a body kick. Chopeng tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Chopeng takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chopeng throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Napayshni misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Napayshni goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Chopeng has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Napayshni.
Napayshni shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Chopeng connects with a body shot that sends Napayshni's belly button to the back.
Chopeng walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Napayshni comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Chopeng takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Napayshni misses with an uppercut.
Napayshni staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Napayshni. Chopeng does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chopeng thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chopeng on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Chopeng swings for the body but Napayshni moves out of range.
Napayshni misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Napayshni tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chopeng takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Napayshni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chopeng.
A big right from Chopeng misses.
Napayshni lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Napayshni misses with a body kick.
Chopeng misses with a looping left.
Chopeng moves out of range of the strikes.
Chopeng tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Napayshni swings away with a body shot that misses
and Chopeng counters with a nice uppercut.
Chopeng has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Napayshni finds it's way round the side to connect with Chopeng's head.
Chopeng has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Napayshni finds it's way round the side to connect with Chopeng's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mingan Napayshni showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Napayshni has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Mingan Napayshni!
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Mingan Napayshni!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Mingan Napayshni!
Mingan Napayshni wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Mingan Napayshni 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 Alexander Reva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Sgt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reva kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ain't No Grave. Sgt comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Full Metal Jacket kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Lee Sgt acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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244 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
13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Reva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lee Sgt!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sgt displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Reva.
Reva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Reva moves out of range as Sgt strikes.
Reva tries for a takedown but Sgt circles away easily
and Sgt counters with a left and a right that stings Reva.
Reva takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sgt throws a nice looking combination but Reva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Reva shoots in looking for a takedown but Sgt manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Reva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Reva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sgt lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sgt lands a glancing blow to the side of Reva's head.
Sgt throws a lazy head kick
and Reva counters with a shoot takedown. Sgt fights it but they end up in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reva wants to control from the top but Sgt keeps moving.
Reva is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Sgt is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Sgt is pulling down on Reva's head. It's preventing any offense from Reva, at least for the moment.
Reva postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Sgt is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Reva, into his guard.
Reva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reva looking for a guillotine here but Sgt defends easily.
Reva has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sgt can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Reva pushes a forearm under Sgt's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Sgt is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alexander Reva!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kasim Akande (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doomsday Drost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drost has chosen Kilpi - Sielut Iskee Tulta as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kasim Akande!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Doomsday Drost!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akande feints and then cracks Drost's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Drost down.
Drost shoots in looking for a takedown but Akande manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Drost's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nice uppercut lands for Drost. That snapped Akande's head back.
Drost moves out of range of the body kick from Akande.
Akande takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Drost throws a jab when Akande was well out of range.
Akande dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Drost. That did some damage!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akande connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Drost looks gassed!
Drost throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Akande fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Drost to the ground. Akande is now in Drost's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Akande is looking to advance position but Drost has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Akande is trying desperately to improve position.
Drost avoids the attempt from Akande to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akande is working to get back to half guard.
Drost throws a wild left hand from mount and Akande manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Akande wants to control but Drost is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Drost sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Akande defending well though.
Drost is thwarting Akande's attempts to control the position.
Akande moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akande preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Drost won't allow Akande to sweep him here.
Drost is fighting to break Akande's control of his arms but Akande is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Akande utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Drost accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Drost avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Akande bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Drost's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drost looking for a sweep. Not yet Drost, not yet.
Akande stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Drost swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drost is pulling down on Akande's head. It's preventing any offense from Akande, at least for the moment.
Drost wants to sweep but no luck.
Drost is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Akande trying to control the position from guard on top but Drost is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Drost is trying to control the position from the bottom.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Doomsday Drost hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Drost throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drost misses with a body shot.
Kasim Akande seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akande throws a sloppy head kick
and Drost counters with a straight right hand.
Akande slips a straight right by Drost.
Drost thuds a left hand into Akande's body.
Drost misses with a hook to the body
and Akande counters with a good low kick that Drost was not able to check.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akande shoots in for a takedown but Drost shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Akande throws out a leg kick but Drost moves out of range and Akande only half commits.
Nice defenses there by Akande.
Akande tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Akande shoots in but no luck this time.
Drost keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Akande with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kasim Akande dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Akande.
Drost shoots in for a takedown but Akande shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Akande shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Drost defends it nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Akande.
Drost loads up on a big right hand but Akande slips the punch.
Drost on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Akande. Akande obviously looking to wear him down.
Drost displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Akande throws out the jab.
Drost misses the jab.
Kasim Akande is winning the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from Drost misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akande shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kasim Akande. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drost avoids a kick to the body.
Akande throws a head kick that misses.
Akande moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Akande slips under a jab from Drost.
Akande scores with a leg kick.
Drost takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Doomsday Drost has been cut.
Drost works Akande's body with a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drost tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Akande was well out of range. Poor timing from Drost.
Drost swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to the liver by Drost. Beautiful body shot.
Akande uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drost.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akande misses with a body kick.
Drost slaps away a takedown attempt from Akande, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Drost misses with a wild body shot.
Drost tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Akande was well out of range. Poor timing from Drost.
Drost is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Akande rather than just go for the knockout.
Drost connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Drost has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Akande.
Drost is breathing heavily.
Akande scores with a takedown into Drost's guard.
Akande throws a big elbow that misses.
Akande trying to control the position from guard on top but Drost is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akande sitting in guard here, content to control.
Akande postures up in Drost's guard and throws a big left but Drost blocks it.
Akande looking to sit in guard and control but Drost gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Drost is fighting to break Akande's control of his arms but Akande is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Drost is looking to work some ground and pound but Akande has wrist control.
Akande has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drost trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Drost working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Drost throwing strikes from guard but Akande blocks nicely.
Drost with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Drost accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Drost postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Akande looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Drost postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kasim Akande dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Doomsday Drost's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Good work by Drost as he checks the leg kick.
Drost stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Akande.
Drost misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akande.
Akande pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Drost looks to score with a jab to the body but Akande is just out of range.
Akande bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Drost's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Drost slaps away a takedown attempt from Akande, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Drost digs a good hook to Akande's body.
Akande takes a jab right on the kisser.
Akande defending well as Drost loads up on a big left hand.
Akande ducks right into an uppercut from Drost.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akande swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Akande ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drost moves away.
Akande throws a leg kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Akande.
Drost closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Drost lands in his opponent's guard.
Akande not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Drost preventing the sweep.
Drost is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Akande is trying to control the position but Drost postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drost tries to free his leg and advance position but Akande is retaining full guard.
Akande not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Drost in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Akande wants to stand up but Drost is controlling him.
Drost trying to control but Akande is working from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drost got a little sloppy there for a moment and Akande has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Drost has managed to get both his arms back between Akande's legs - danger averted.
Drost slips nicely into half guard.
Akande controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akande is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Drost's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Drost's back!
Drost tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Drost tries to hold on but Akande postures up.
Drost tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Akande scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Akande goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Drost is on top in guard.
Akande might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Akande working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Drost.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akande looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Akande keeping full guard, as Drost tries to pass.
Akande has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Drost can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Drost must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drost working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Drost trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drost is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Akande wants to sweep here but Drost controlling him for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Doomsday Drost comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Akande has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Kasim Akande!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Kasim Akande!
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Kasim Akande!
Kasim Akande wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Kasim Akande thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hong-man Choi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pes Barbos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hong-man Choi has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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276 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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240 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hong-man Choi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pes Barbos!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Barbos scores with a sloppy right hand. Choi should have avoided that one.
Barbos misses the shot to the body.
Choi digs a good hook to Barbos's body.
Barbos looks to land a left hand but Choi moved out of range nicely.
A combination from Barbos does no damage.
A jab from Choi does it's job there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Choi swinging wildly here.
Barbos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Choi counters with a stiff right hand.
Barbos throws a series of punches but Choi avoids them all with ease.
Choi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A big head kick from Choi and Barbos is sent sprawling to the canvas!
It looks like Pes Barbos has been cut.
Barbos is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Barbos is thwarting Choi's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbos trying to control the action but Choi is working from the bottom.
Choi trying to control from the bottom.
Barbos prevents Choi from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbos tries to pass the half guard into mount. Choi knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sloppy strikes from Barbos. Those never looked like landing.
Barbos lands with a good body shot.
Barbos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hong-man Choi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbos wants to clinch up but Choi keeps it at a distance.
Barbos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Choi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Choi lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Choi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Barbos misses with the combination.
A big left from Choi misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Choi closes the distance and pushes Barbos back into the ropes.
Choi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barbos avoids it.
Barbos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Barbos misses with a body punch.
Choi stalls.
Choi scores with a hook to the body.
Choi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barbos is pressed up against the ropes. Choi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Barbos down to the mat. Barbos avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Choi.
Barbos swings for the body but Choi moves out of range.
Barbos tries to clinch but Choi moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbos misses with an uppercut.
Choi throws a body punch but Barbos moves out of range.
Barbos is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloppy strikes from Choi. Those never looked like landing.
Choi looks to clinch
and Barbos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barbos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Choi slips a straight right by Barbos.
Choi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Barbos counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barbos lands a jab-cross combination.
Choi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Choi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barbos circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hong-man Choi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pes Barbos's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Choi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Choi counters with a nice kick to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barbos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barbos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Choi counters with a crisp right that sends Barbos to the canvas! Choi follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hong-man Choi!
Hong-man Choi spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keijo Kerjalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ensemble of the restless. Keijo Kerjalainen is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
13 - 4 - 2, fighting out of London, Sergio Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Keijo Kerjalainen!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Kerjalainen misses.
Kerjalainen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Garcia cracks Kerjalainen with an open hand slap.
It looks like Keijo Kerjalainen has been cut.
Kerjalainen defending well as Garcia loads up on a big left hand.
Garcia takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Garcia has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Garcia checks it well.
Garcia throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Garcia drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kerjalainen is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Garcia avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Garcia with a nice head shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia landing some decent shots from guard.
Kerjalainen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kerjalainen is looking to stand up but Garcia isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Garcia wants to control from the top but Kerjalainen keeps moving.
Garcia tries to free his leg and advance position but Kerjalainen is retaining full guard.
Garcia is working hard here to advance position.
Kerjalainen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Garcia.
Kerjalainen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia scoring with punches to the head and body.
Garcia with a flurry of punches that miss.
Garcia wants to control from the top but Kerjalainen keeps moving.
Garcia working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kerjalainen is pulling down on Garcia's head to control his posture.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Kerjalainen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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!
Garcia throws a big elbow that misses.
Kerjalainen is trying to keep Garcia in close.
Garcia postures up in Kerjalainen's guard and throws a big left but Kerjalainen blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia throwing strikes from guard but Kerjalainen blocks nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Garcia working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Garcia drops back looking for a leg! Kerjalainen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kerjalainen manages to kick Garcia off! Garcia jumps back into Kerjalainen's guard.
Kerjalainen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kerjalainen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Garcia.
Kerjalainen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kerjalainen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kerjalainen controlling Garcia's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerjalainen is trying to keep Garcia in close.
Keijo Kerjalainen has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Garcia connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kerjalainen's hands.
Kerjalainen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Garcia checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kerjalainen moves into the clinch successfully.
Garcia stalling.
Kerjalainen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Garcia tries to break the clinch but Kerjalainen is controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kerjalainen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Kerjalainen looking to slow down the pace here.
Garcia misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergio Garcia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Keijo Kerjalainen's cut.
That's time! Garcia's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Garcia throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kerjalainen stalks Garcia and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Garcia's face. Garcia staggers backwards, shaken.
Keijo Kerjalainen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Garcia looking to score a takedown here. Kerjalainen is defending well but Garcia drives through and ends up in Kerjalainen's guard.
Garcia trying to control but Kerjalainen is working from the bottom.
Garcia throwing strikes but missing.
Kerjalainen keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kerjalainen controls Garcia momentarily but Garcia frees himself.
Garcia stops Kerjalainen from standing up.
Kerjalainen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Garcia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Garcia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kerjalainen is keeping the position for now.
Garcia postures up in Kerjalainen's guard and throws a big left but Kerjalainen blocks it.
Kerjalainen controls Garcia momentarily but Garcia frees himself.
Kerjalainen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kerjalainen keeping full guard, as Garcia tries to pass.
Kerjalainen working a defensive guard here.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Keijo Kerjalainen wasn't active enough on the ground.
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kerjalainen was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerjalainen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Garcia misses the shot to the body.
Garcia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Garcia lands a nice hook to Kerjalainen's body. Kerjalainen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Garcia closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kerjalainen circles away.
Kerjalainen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garcia.
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kerjalainen was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
Kerjalainen misses with a body kick.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kerjalainen manages to avoid it.
Kerjalainen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kerjalainen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerjalainen clinches.
Garcia is looking to control Kerjalainen's arms but Kerjalainen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Garcia has his back to the ropes.
Garcia being controlled against the ropes.
Garcia taking a breather.
Kerjalainen tries to work over Garcia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Garcia lands a nice uppercut.
Kerjalainen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Garcia avoids a wild elbow strike from Kerjalainen.
Garcia trying to control the position but instead, Kerjalainen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Garcia into the ropes.
Kerjalainen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kerjalainen trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is trying to break the clinch but Kerjalainen has him pressed against the ropes.
Kerjalainen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Garcia is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergio Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kerjalainen lands a body punch.
Garcia wants to stall.
Kerjalainen tries to land knees in the clinch but Garcia avoids the damage to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia misses with a punch to the body.
Kerjalainen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Garcia or not.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kerjalainen lands a good knee to the midsection. Garcia won't want to take too many of those.
Kerjalainen lands a left hand.
Kerjalainen lands a knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garcia is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kerjalainen is defending well for now.
Kerjalainen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Garcia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kerjalainen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Garcia is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keijo Kerjalainen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Keijo Kerjalainen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A jab from Garcia misses.
Kerjalainen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big right from Garcia misses.
Garcia scores with the left hand. Kerjalainen knows he should have avoided that one.
Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kerjalainen as he jumps to the side.
Kerjalainen misses with a double jab.
Garcia misses with a straight right.
Kerjalainen is looking to clinch but Garcia is avoiding it.
Garcia connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Garcia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kerjalainen moves away.
Garcia throws a shot from downtown. Kerjalainen moves away and avoids it.
Kerjalainen drives through and clinches with Garcia against the ropes.
Garcia avoiding damage as Kerjalainen throws knees to the body.
Garcia is struggling to control the position.
Kerjalainen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kerjalainen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Garcia.
Kerjalainen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Garcia is keeping busy.
Kerjalainen tries to land knees in the clinch but Garcia avoids the damage to the body.
Garcia avoiding damage as Kerjalainen throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerjalainen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kerjalainen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kerjalainen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Garcia is defending well for now.
Kerjalainen lands a nice knee to the body.
Garcia wants the takedown. Kerjalainen is fighting it off but Garcia persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Kerjalainen's guard against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kerjalainen is trying to keep Garcia in close.
Kerjalainen keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully.
Kerjalainen working a defensive guard but Garcia manages to pass into side control anyway.
Kerjalainen manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Garcia working over Kerjalainen with some ground and pound. Kerjalainen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kerjalainen doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Garcia.
Garcia slips a nice elbow through Kerjalainen's hands, connecting with Kerjalainen's forehead.
Garcia is thwarting Kerjalainen's attempts to control the position.
Kerjalainen is positioning himself well to prevent Garcia advancing to mount.
Kerjalainen tries to kick Garcia off but Garcia keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia wants to take a breather but Kerjalainen is having none of it.
Garcia 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.
Garcia wants to pass the guard but Kerjalainen is defending well.
Kerjalainen trying to control here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kerjalainen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Garcia thows a huge punch but Kerjalainen dodges it nicely.
Kerjalainen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Garcia.
Garcia is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kerjalainen has managed to free his arm - good work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garcia wants to pass the guard but Kerjalainen is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergio Garcia showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Garcia has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Sergio Garcia!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Sergio Garcia!
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Sergio Garcia!
Sergio Garcia wins by unanimous decision!
Sergio Garcia bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Sobieski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denard Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sobieski comes to the ring accompanied by Kto Cię Obroni Polsko. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jan Sobieski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Denard Black!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sobieski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sobieski scores with a spinning back kick!
Sobieski lands a nice looking body kick.
No luck for Sobieski with that takedown attempt.
Black just misses with a punch to the body.
Sobieski closes the distance and pushes Black back into the ropes.
Sobieski effectively controlling the action here.
Sobieski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Black takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
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!
Black tries to keep at a distance but Sobieski has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Sobieski fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobieski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Black has had enough of the clinch but Sobieski keeps him there for the moment.
Sobieski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sobieski closes the distance and pushes Black back into the ropes.
Black is trying to break free.
Sobieski lands a shoulder strike.
Sobieski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Black blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sobieski breaks the clinch.
Black feints a jab promting Sobieski to slip. Black then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sobieski slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Jan Sobieski has been cut.
Sobieski gets a double leg takedown into Black's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Black utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black is looking to stand up but Sobieski isn't so interested in that idea.
Sobieski throws a big elbow that misses.
Sobieski postures up and lands a big shot to Black's brow.
Sobieski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sobieski wants to pass the guard but Black is keeping the position.
Sobieski 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.
Sobieski looking to sit in guard and control but Black gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Black is looking to stand up but Sobieski won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski pushes a forearm under Black's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Black is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jan Sobieski!
Jan Sobieski gave a mention to Skin-Clothes Designing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaarlo Volkano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alpo Yliremmi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Volkano comes to the ring accompanied by Graveyard - Hisingen Blues. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaarlo Volkano!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alpo Yliremmi!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volkano looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Yliremmi!
You get the feeling that Yliremmi really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Volkano looking to ground and pound but Yliremmi is blocking nicely.
Yliremmi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Volkano. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Volkano connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Volkano looking to ground and pound but Yliremmi is blocking nicely.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Volkano landing strikes, looking to finish!
It looks like Alpo Yliremmi has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Volkano landing shots from mount.
Yliremmi is rocked!
That has opened up Alpo Yliremmi's cut even more.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkano throws a sloppy strike and Yliremmi uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Yliremmi has ended up in Volkano's guard.
Volkano looking for a sweep. Not yet Volkano, not yet.
Volkano trying to control the position.
Volkano is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkano not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Volkano seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Yliremmi regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Volkano.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yliremmi is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Volkano is controlling him.
Volkano wants to pass the guard but Yliremmi is keeping the position.
Yliremmi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Volkano sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Yliremmi's guard.
Volkano thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Volkano is trying to work for a kimura but Yliremmi is defending well.
Volkano is keen to just control but Yliremmi is a slippery customer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yliremmi makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaarlo Volkano dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alpo Yliremmi's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Yliremmi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Volkano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick from Yliremmi misses.
Volkano just misses with a punch to the body.
Yliremmi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Volkano can pounce on him.
Volkano drops Yliremmi with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Yliremmi looks back up at him and smiles so Volkano waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Yliremmi is still on wobbly legs! Can Volkano finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Volkano with a dominant takedown and that's winded Yliremmi.
Volkano is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Yliremmi seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkano trying to control the position from guard on top but Yliremmi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Volkano throws a strike but Yliremmi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Volkano working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Yliremmi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Yliremmi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kaarlo Volkano overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkano wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Volkano is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Volkano thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Yliremmi's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkano is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Volkano is keen to just control but Yliremmi is a slippery customer.
Volkano thows a huge punch but Yliremmi dodges it nicely.
Volkano controlling the action here.
Volkano not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkano is stalling here. Yliremmi is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Volkano seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Yliremmi has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Volkano is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yliremmi stands up and we're back to a striking position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaarlo Volkano dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alpo Yliremmi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Volkano throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yliremmi counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Yliremmi misses with a head kick.
Yliremmi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Volkano.
Yliremmi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Volkano.
Yliremmi misses with a leg kick
and Volkano makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Yliremmi really felt that one!
Yliremmi takes a swing at Volkano's ribcage but misses.
Yliremmi ducks under a wild hook from Volkano.
Volkano shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkano throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Volkano trying to control the pace.
Yliremmi looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kaarlo Volkano has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Volkano is trying hard to land a takedown here. Yliremmi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Yliremmi misses with a low kick as Volkano jumps back.
Volkano closes the distance and clinches up with Yliremmi, looking for a takedown. Volkano pushes Yliremmi against the ropes but Yliremmi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kaarlo Volkano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkano takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Volkano cracks the inside of Yliremmi's front leg.
Yliremmi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Yliremmi defending well as Volkano loads up on a big left hand.
Yliremmi throws a leg kick but Volkano moved away.
Yliremmi slips under a jab from Volkano.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yliremmi throws a leg kick
and Volkano counters with a nice uppercut.
Volkano misses with a kick to the body
and Yliremmi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Volkano's knee momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Volkano takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yliremmi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Yliremmi scores with a shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice jab there from Yliremmi.
It looks like Kaarlo Volkano has been cut.
Yliremmi slips a straight right by Volkano.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alpo Yliremmi really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Volkano swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yliremmi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Volkano looks to score with a jab to the body but Yliremmi is just out of range.
Yliremmi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Volkano.
Kaarlo Volkano is winning the standup battle so far.
Good leg kick by Volkano there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Volkano connects with a crisp jab.
Yliremmi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yliremmi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Volkano moves out of range of the leg kick from Yliremmi.
Volkano checks a leg kick.
Yliremmi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yliremmi tries a low kick but Volkano avoids it.
Yliremmi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yliremmi avoids the body shot from Volkano.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkano tries to land a leg kick but Yliremmi saw it coming and moves away.
A big left from Yliremmi misses.
Yliremmi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yliremmi lands a nice hook to Volkano's body. Volkano takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice sprawl there from Yliremmi as Volkano shoots in.
Volkano misses with a lunging right hand
and Yliremmi counters with a leg kick.
Volkano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkano works Yliremmi's body with a nice hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Volkano. That's going to slow Yliremmi down.
Yliremmi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Volkano.
Yliremmi throws a head kick but Volkano moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Volkano checks a leg kick.
Volkano scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yliremmi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Volkano ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yliremmi is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
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!
Volkano scoring well with a low kick there.
Volkano scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yliremmi doesn't seem bothered though.
Volkano lands a slapping body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice shot lands for Volkano.
The cut above Alpo Yliremmi's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Volkano dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yliremmi. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaarlo Volkano had his way with Alpo Yliremmi in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Volkano looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Volkano getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Volkano checks a leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Volkano is defended easily by Yliremmi.
Yliremmi slips under a jab from Volkano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkano connects with a body shot that sends Yliremmi's belly button to the back.
Volkano darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Yliremmi is looking to get back to is feet but Volkano passes into side control.
Volkano is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Yliremmi has escaped the position, nice work there.
Alpo Yliremmi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkano tries to score with some ground and pound. Yliremmi controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Yliremmi is working to avoid the ground and pound but Volkano connects with a decent elbow.
Yliremmi avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Volkano.
Volkano working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yliremmi bucks up and tries to throw Volkano off but instead Volkano has got his back!
Volkano 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.
Yliremmi is trying to get back to his feet but Volkano has full control of the position and if anything, Yliremmi has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Volkano struggling to keep hold of the position.
Volkano wants to control but Yliremmi manages to buck him off and is now in Volkano's guard! Nice work there by Yliremmi!
Volkano is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kaarlo Volkano is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yliremmi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Volkano looking to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaarlo Volkano showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Volkano has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Kaarlo Volkano!
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Kaarlo Volkano!
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Kaarlo Volkano!
Kaarlo Volkano wins by unanimous decision!
Kaarlo Volkano retains his heavyweight title!
Kaarlo Volkano made sure to mention his sponsor, BioLuvoil in his post fight interview.
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