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PCL Rise of the Pegasi 107 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between D J Rich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hunter Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 21 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, D J Rich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hunter Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rich keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Thompson looks to throw the jab but Rich is out of range.
Thompson wants to clinch
and Rich counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Rich looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Thompson!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Thompson trying desperately to get to his feet.
Rich trying to control but Thompson is having none of it.
Thompson working to try and regain half guard.
Rich wants to control the pace but Thompson is squirming around nicely.
Rich landing punches.
Thompson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson is squirming around, avoiding Rich's attempts to control the action.
Rich tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rich can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Thompson is looking to escape.
Thompson is looking to improve his position but Rich isn't that keen on the idea.
Rich with the ground and pound from mount.
Thompson is looking to improve his position but Rich isn't that keen on the idea.
Thompson regains half guard.
Thompson wants to get back to full guard.
Thompson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rich is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rich is pressing down on Thompson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Thompson is holding on for now.
Thompson is looking to improve his position.
Rich looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Thompson is looking for a sweep. Rich is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Thompson punching from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rich lands with a punch from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rich lands a nice short elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rich is trying to control the action in half guard but Thompson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Thompson tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Thompson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Thompson wants to sweep here but Rich controlling him for the moment.
Thompson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rich defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rich stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thompson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rich avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Thompson wants to sweep but no luck.
Thompson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rich working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rich has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rich stands and throws Thompson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Thompson regains half guard.
Thompson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rich seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rich pulls his head out easily.
Rich is trying to control. Thompson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rich is working for a submission of some sort.
Thompson tries to roll over but Rich keeps him under control.
Rich trying to pass the guard but Thompson defending well.
Thompson works his way to full guard. Good work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rich pushing down on Thompson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rich is looking to take a break and control but Thompson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Thompson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Thompson gets full guard.
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 D J Rich will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rich lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rich lands with a straight right. Thompson didn't see that one coming.
Rich shoots in for a takedown but Thompson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Thompson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rich manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rich connects with a good right hand that stumbles Thompson. Thompson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rich keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thompson.
Danga de danga de dang - Rich scores with a four punch combination!
Rich tries a head kick but it misses.
Thompson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rich counters with a three punch combo that has Thompson backing up. Thompson nods at Rich to acknowledge the strikes.
Thompson walks into a stiff left hand from Rich.
Rich lands a right hook to the body.
Thompson is looking to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Rich. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rich throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thompson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Thompson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Thompson stopping the sweep attempt from Rich.
Thompson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Rich tries to improve position but can't.
Thompson misses with the ground and pound.
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!
Thompson has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Rich is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Thompson yanks on the arm and Rich is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Thompson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hunter Thompson!
After the fight, Hunter Thompson was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cassius Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samurai Jack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Payne's entrance music is Paul Oakenfold - Ready Steady Go. A fine choice. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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140 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
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26
156 lbs
11 - 6 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cassius Payne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Samurai Jack!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jack misses with a looping left.
Payne slips under a jab from Jack.
Jack thuds his shin into the meat of Payne's side.
Jack gets caught flat footed, as Payne shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Jack trying to keep a closed guard but Payne is proving a slippery customer.
Payne postures up in Jack's guard and throws a big left but Jack blocks it.
Payne won't allow Jack to get back to his feet.
Payne looking to sit in guard and control but Jack gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Payne is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jack is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne throwing short punches from the bottom.
Jack wants to control from the top but Payne keeps moving.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Samurai Jack wasn't active enough on the ground.
Payne looks to land a right hand but Jack moved out of range.
Jack fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jack tries to move into range but Payne moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Payne doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jack counters with a nice low kick that buckles Payne's knee momentarily.
Jack showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Payne.
Jack connects with the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Payne scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Samurai Jack has been cut.
Payne shoots in but no luck this time.
Payne shoots for a double leg takedown but Jack sprawls well. He's pushed Payne's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cassius Payne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jack scores with a hook to the body. Payne takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jack scores with a nice right hand.
A solid body kick from Jack.
Jack tries to clinch up.
Jack throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Cassius Payne has been cut.
Payne on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Payne fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jack on the side of the head.
Jack thuds his shin into the meat of Payne's side.
Decent striking displayed by Jack there.
Jack fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jack scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Jack - just one landing.
Payne showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jack.
Payne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jack was well out of range. Poor timing from Payne.
Payne shoots for a double leg takedown but Jack sprawls well. He's pushed Payne's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jack jabs Payne right on the nose. Payne blinks but takes it well.
Jack closes the distance and clinches.
Jack lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jack trying to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Jack.
Jack with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Payne breaks the clinch.
A slow jab from Jack misses its intended target.
Jack lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Payne connects with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Payne throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack throws a nice inside leg kick.
Payne throws a right hand that Jack ducks under and follows up with a left that Jack also avoids with ease.
Jack scoring well with a low kick there.
Payne on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jack lands a nice leg kick that just misses Payne's sensitive parts.
Payne circles away from the clinch attempt.
Payne blocks the body kick.
Payne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jack.
Payne lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jack circles away quickly and effectively.
Payne throws a combination that misses
and Jack counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Payne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jack is looking to clinch.
Jack closes the distance and pushes Payne back into the cage.
Payne is looking for a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samurai Jack dominated 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!
Jack pushes Payne up against the cage in a clinch.
Payne wants to break free but Jack has control.
Jack crunches a lovely knee into Payne's ribcage.
Jack presses Payne against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A knee to the head by Jack.
Payne takes a knee right on the jaw!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jack lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jack lands with a right to the head.
Payne tries to pull guard but Jack won't allow it.
Jack tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jack makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jack landing knees to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jack breaks from the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Payne takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jack keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Payne's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne decides to pull guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jack accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jack postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Payne being controlled here, momentarily.
Samurai Jack has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Payne staying out of range there.
Cassius Payne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Payne tries to keep at a distance but Jack has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne is trying to push Jack away but Jack has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jack tries a knee to the head but Payne blocks it.
Jack misses with a knee to the head.
Jack looking to throw knees to the head but Payne is blocking nicely.
A body shot lands from Jack.
Jack pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jack throws a nice outside leg kick.
Payne shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jack as he jumps to the side.
Payne throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jack's waist but Jack gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Payne off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cassius Payne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right-left combo lands from Jack.
Jack scores with the left hand. Payne knows he should have avoided that one.
Samurai Jack is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jack lands a right hook to the body.
Payne keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne lands with a shot to the body.
Jack moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jab by Jack.
Jack tries to bum rush Payne with a series of wild strikes but Payne uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jack's jab looks to have found its range, popping Payne under the eye.
Jack scores with a nice right hand.
Payne jabs at Jack's body.
Jack misses with a looping right.
Jack lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Payne misses with a wild body shot.
Samurai Jack seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jack pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jack has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jack throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jack throws a quick inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jack.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Payne misses its intended target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jack throws a series of strikes that have Payne backpedaling.
Jack throws a body punch but Payne moves out of range.
Payne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jack.
Payne slips a straight right by Jack.
Jack lands a two punch combo.
Payne looks to score with a jab to the body but Jack is just out of range.
Jack gets a clinch.
Payne tries to circle away but Jack has him pinned against the cage.
Payne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Payne jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jack walks away with a smile on his face. Payne gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Payne throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jack scores with a one two! Payne had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Payne is rocked!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Payne.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samurai Jack showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Payne drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Oh Payne is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Payne blocks a head kick by Jack.
Payne seems to have got his legs back now.
Payne fails to land the takedown.
Payne throws a poor cross that misses
and Jack counters with a good, hard body kick but Payne shrugs it off.
Jack lands with a cross.
Payne gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jack lands a jab to the head.
Payne walks into a stiff left hand from Jack.
Payne takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jack avoids the body shot from Payne.
Jack fails with an attempt to clinch.
Payne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack lands a head kick!
Jack connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Payne momentarily.
Jack fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jack misses with the combination.
Payne keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Payne chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jack can pounce on him.
Good shot there by Payne.
Jack scores with a punch to the head.
A shot to the liver by Jack. Beautiful body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jack, right into the meat.
Payne fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Payne shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jack but Jack pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cassius Payne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jack.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jack connects with a solid leg kick.
Jack lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jack's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jack duly obliges.
Jack throws a leg kick which misses Payne's front leg but catches the back leg as Payne tries to avoid it.
No luck for Payne with that takedown attempt.
Jack slips a jab from Payne.
Samurai Jack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jack throws a series of strikes that have Payne backpedaling.
Jack buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Payne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack throws a nice looking combination but Payne bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jack misses with a body kick.
Cassius Payne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Payne is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jack fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Payne manages to avoid it.
Jack slips a jab and a cross from Payne.
Jack scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jack lands with a straight right. Payne didn't see that one coming.
Jack throws a shot to the body.
Payne looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Payne throws a looping overhand right but Jack ducks down to avoid it.
Payne takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jack.
Payne shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jack's guard.
Payne stops Jack from standing up.
Jack pushes Payne off and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Payne shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jack pinned against the cage. Jack gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jack dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Payne tries to keep at a distance but Jack has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jack throws a knee to the head but misses.
A body shot lands from Jack.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jack misses with an elbow strike.
Payne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jack is defending well for now.
Jack lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jack escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Payne throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Samurai Jack comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jack has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samurai Jack!
A victorious Samurai Jack thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fair Child (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phillip Barron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barron is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Dizzee Rascal - Bonkers. 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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185 lbs
27 - 20 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fair Child!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 20 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Phillip Barron!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barron throws a hook but Child blocks it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Child.
Child lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barron circles away quickly and effectively.
Barron moves into range and clinches up with Child.
Barron pushes Child back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Child blocks an uppercut.
Barron is looking to control Child's arms but Child gets an underhook and turns him. Now Barron has his back to the cage.
Barron scores with a nice hook to the head.
It looks like Fair Child has been cut.
Barron scores with a hook to the body.
Child misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barron.
Barron takes a knee to the side of the body.
Barron lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Barron scores with a nice hook to the head.
Barron with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barron scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Child putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Barron in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Barron pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barron cracks Child with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Child falls off balance throwing a combination
and Child takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barron walks into a stiff left hand from Child.
Child waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barron.
Child connects with the punch.
Child lands a nice looking body kick.
Barron looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Child is fending him off so far but Barron persists. Nope, Child circles away and we're back to standing.
Barron misses the jab.
Barron closes the distance and clinches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Child lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Barron.
Barron swings wildly with an uppercut but Child uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barron blocks an elbow strike.
Barron lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Child scores with a nice hook to the head.
Barron tries to stall but Child uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barron using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Child has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Child misses with the head strike.
Child working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Child lands with a left to the head.
Child being controlled against the cage.
Child tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barron avoids it.
Barron misses with a body punch.
Child tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Child lands an elbow inside that Barron shrugs off.
It looks like Phillip Barron has been cut.
Barron tries a body shot but Child blocks it.
Barron goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barron is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Child unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Child utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Barron looks gassed!
Child connects with a nasty looking knee right to Barron's face.
Barron managing to block the knees to the body from Child.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Child tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Child breaks the clinch.
Barron stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Child.
Child lands a right hook to the body.
Fair Child seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Child scores with a leg kick.
Barron throws the left hand but Child avoids the punch easily.
Child clinches.
Barron wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Barron misses with a knee strike.
Child is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barron is defending well for now.
Child manages to break the clinch.
Child swings for the body but Barron moves out of range.
Child throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barron stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Child dodges the punch combination from Barron.
Barron gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Child.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Child lands a front kick.
Barron takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Barron throws a lazy right hand but Child sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barron throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Child misses with a low kick.
Barron tries for a takedown but Child circles away easily
and Child counters with a slapping leg kick.
Child swings for the body but Barron moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Child.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice sprawl there from Barron as Child shoots in.
Child lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Child throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barron stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fair Child dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Child scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Child throws out a powerful jab.
Child dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barron misses with a looping left.
Child scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Barron is rocked!
Child lands a right hook to the body.
Barron is still on wobbly legs! Can Child finish him?
Barron fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Child lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Child lands with an uppercut that bounces Barron off the cage and back into range.
and Child counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Barron! He's just covering up as Child starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fair Child!
An out of breath and clearly excited Fair Child thanked Balco Boys - Hilo for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Henson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodolfo Gusman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is A Warrior's Call by Volbeat. Mickey Henson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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191 lbs
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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
26 - 20 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mickey Henson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Rodolfo Gusman!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gusman drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Henson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gusman controls the pace.
Henson keeping moving, preventing Gusman from controlling successfully.
Gusman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gusman advances to half guard.
Gusman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gusman seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Henson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gusman working over Henson with some ground and pound. Henson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gusman content to control rather than advance.
Henson wants to control but Gusman is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gusman.
Henson is not content to let Gusman control the position.
Henson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gusman.
Gusman stops Henson from getting back to his feet.
Gusman wants to take a breather but Henson is having none of it.
Gusman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gusman thows a huge punch but Henson dodges it nicely.
The fighters are battling for position here. Henson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gusman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gusman with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gusman distracts Henson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gusman wants to control from the top but Henson keeps moving.
Gusman throws a strike but Henson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Henson looking to pass the guard.
Gusman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Henson is one step ahead there.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Henson slips nicely into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gusman has his hands clasped together around Henson's back. He's all about the action.
Gusman is trying to control but can't.
Henson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gusman preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Gusman trying to control here.
Gusman moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Henson cracks Gusman with a solid left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gusman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Henson manages to get himself to full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gusman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gusman throwing strikes from guard but Henson blocks nicely.
Gusman stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Henson has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Gusman manages to get his head free but now Henson has transitioned to an armbar! Gusman grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Henson! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mickey Henson!
Mickey Henson took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harry Punani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Holder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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196 lbs
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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
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harry Punani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Luke Holder!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Punani.
Holder dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Holder ducks right into an uppercut from Punani.
Punani fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Punani dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Holder. That did some damage!
Holder moves out of range of the leg kick from Punani.
Holder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Punani throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Punani walks into a jab.
Holder drives through and clinches with Punani against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Punani can't find room to land a body shot as Holder controls the action.
Punani dodges an elbow strike from Holder.
Punani on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Punani looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Punani misses with a hook to the ribs.
Holder is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Holder wants to get back to striking at distance but Punani won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punani misses with a short punch on the inside.
Punani tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Holder's elbow.
Punani doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Punani dodges an elbow strike from Holder.
Holder tries to land knees in the clinch but Punani avoids the damage to the body.
Punani scores with a hook to the body.
Punani misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Punani missing with knees to the body.
Holder blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Holder blocks an uppercut.
Punani lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Punani goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Holder stalling against the cage.
Holder tries to throw a body punch but Punani avoids it by throwing Holder back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Punani.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holder tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Punani avoids it.
Punani keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Holder's efforts to push away.
Holder content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Punani tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Holder.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Holder just misses with a elbow thrown towards Punani's brow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Punani.
Punani pushes Holder back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Holder taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Punani misses with a short punch on the inside.
Punani tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Holder's elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Punani just leaning against Holder, taking a breather.
Punani softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Holder.
Punani dodges an elbow strike from Holder.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punani tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Holder blocks a body shot from Punani.
Punani tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Holder's elbow.
Punani lands a nice elbow.
Punani avoids a wild elbow strike from Holder.
Holder misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Holder goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Holder comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Holder throws a head punch that misses.
Punani lands a good knee to the midsection. Holder won't want to take too many of those.
Holder creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Punani pushes Holder back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Punani lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Holder is trying to maintain a safe position but Punani gets an underhook and turns Holder into the cage.
Holder blocking some punches.
Holder lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holder avoiding damage as Punani throws knees to the body.
Punani working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Punani throws a head punch that misses.
Punani lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Punani looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Punani just misses with a elbow thrown towards Holder's brow.
Punani misses with a hook to the ribs.
Holder is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Punani is keeping busy.
Holder is trying to push Punani away but Punani has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Punani.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holder is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Punani is defending well for now.
Punani tries a body shot but Holder blocks it.
Punani misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Punani swings wildly with an uppercut but Holder uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Punani dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Holder scoring well with a low kick there.
Holder goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Punani checks a leg kick.
Holder takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Punani is looking to chop away at Holder's legs.
Holder tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Punani throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Punani uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Holder has time to react.
Holder closes the distance and pushes Punani back into the cage.
Punani creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Holder lands an elbow just above Punani 's eye.
It looks like Harry Punani has been cut.
Punani struggles to land a body shot inside as Holder controls his hands.
Punani misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Punani goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Holder softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holder avoids the elbow strike from Punani, against the cage.
Punani managing to block the knees to the body from Holder.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Holder.
Holder is trying to maintain a safe position but Punani gets an underhook and turns Holder into the cage.
Holder prevents a body shot from Punani.
Punani lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Holder pushes off an throws an elbow but Punani leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Punani tries to land knees in the clinch but Holder avoids the damage to the body.
Holder is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Punani is defending well for now.
Punani lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Punani swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Punani blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Holder tries to circle away but Punani has him pinned against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Punani.
Nice elbow from Holder.
Holder wants to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punani blocks the elbow strike.
Punani tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stalling in the clinch from Punani.
Holder looking to stall.
Punani misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Holder.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Punani lands with a right to the head.
Holder scores with a shoulder strike.
Punani is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Punani tries to work over Holder's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Punani blocks the elbow strike.
Punani blocks the elbow strike.
Holder pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punani digs a right hand underneath Holder's ribcage. Holder let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Punani swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Punani lands with a right to the head.
Punani is leaning against Holder and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Holder swings wildly with an uppercut but Punani uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holder blocks the elbow strike.
Holder misses with a hook to the ribs.
Punani tries a body shot but Holder blocks it.
Holder avoiding damage.
Holder manages to break the clinch.
Punani lands with an uppercut that bounces Holder off the cage and back into range.
Holder throws a head kick but Punani moves out of range.
Punani misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punani takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good leg kick by Holder there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holder attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Good leg kick by Punani there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Punani pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Holder back to the cage. Punani follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Punani lands a leg kick that knocks Holder off balance momentarily.
Punani throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Punani cracks Holder with a good jab.
Punani misses with a wild body shot.
Punani lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Punani fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holder manages to avoid it.
Nice takedown defense from Holder. No joy for Punani on that attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Punani dives in and scores a takedown into Holder's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Punani postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Punani accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Punani dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Harry Punani's cut.
That's time! Punani's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Punani fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Holder looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Holder misses with an attempted mid kick.
Punani moves into the clinch.
Punani stalling in the clinch.
Punani lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Punani.
Punani misses with an elbow over the top.
Holder controlling the action here for a moment.
Holder lands an elbow just above Punani 's eye.
Holder misses with an elbow over the top.
Holder's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Punani tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holder stalling in the clinch but Punani improves position.
Punani misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Punani throws a punch but it's blocked by Holder.
Punani is leaning against Holder and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Holder takes an elbow to the temple.
Punani tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Punani misses with an elbow strike.
Punani lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Holder on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Holder is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Punani misses with a body punch.
Holder trying to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Punani - that landed with a thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punani struggles to land a body shot inside as Holder controls his hands.
A left hand lands to the body for Punani.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holder's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Punani.
Harry Punani is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Holder pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Punani.
Punani misses with a hook to the ribs.
Punani struggles to land a body shot inside as Holder controls his hands.
Punani misses with a punch on the inside.
Holder avoiding damage as Punani throws knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Holder throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Punani fails to land.
A frustrated look appears on Holder's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Holder misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punani scores with a hook to the body.
Punani tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Holder avoids it.
Punani leaning his opponent against the cage.
Holder's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Punani swings wildly with an uppercut but Holder uses good head movement to avoid it.
Punani works on Holder's body with a couple of short punches.
Holder looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Holder is trying to force a seperation but Punani has the dominant position.
Punani misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Punani.
Holder can't find room to land a body shot as Punani controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Punani fails to land.
Punani throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Holder blocks it with crossed arms.
Holder blocks an uppercut.
Holder blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Punani lands a hook that snaps the head of Holder backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holder misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Punani.
Holder tries to land a knee to the head but Punani blocks with his arms.
Luke Holder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Punani tries a body shot but Holder blocks it.
Holder blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Holder tries to land knees in the clinch but Punani avoids the damage to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holder stalls.
Punani scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Punani showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Punani 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Punani!
Harry Punani seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Richard Hosnia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hunter Rollins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rollins has chosen Future World Music - Dream Catchers as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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167 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Richard Hosnia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Hunter Rollins!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rollins misses the jab.
Hosnia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hosnia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rollins.
Rollins misses with a right hand
and Hosnia makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Rollins really felt that one!
Hosnia really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hosnia cracks Rollins with a good jab.
Hunter Rollins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rollins scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hosnia doesn't seem bothered though.
Hosnia scores with a nice body kick.
Rollins throws a hook but Hosnia avoids it easily.
Hosnia looks to land a right hand but Rollins moved out of range.
Rollins takes one on the chin but seems OK.
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!
Rollins blocks the body kick.
Hosnia is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rollins stuns Hosnia with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rollins misses with a looping left.
Hosnia throws out a leg kick but Rollins moves out of range and Hosnia only half commits.
Hosnia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hosnia lands a leg kick that knocks Rollins off balance momentarily.
Rollins takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hosnia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hosnia throws a leg kick that misses.
Rollins throws the left hand but Hosnia avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rollins displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hosnia.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hosnia.
Hosnia tries to score with a low kick but Rollins moves his leg out of the way.
Hosnia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hosnia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rollins.
Hosnia misses with a low kick.
Hosnia leaves Rollins with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rollins is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Rollins throws a one two combo.
It looks like Richard Hosnia has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rollins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hosnia does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hosnia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rollins.
Hosnia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rollins.
Rollins throws a nice looking combination but Hosnia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hosnia misses with a leg kick
and Rollins counters with a nice uppercut.
Rollins blocks the body kick.
Rollins moves out of range of the leg kick from Hosnia.
A slow jab from Rollins misses its intended target.
Rollins blocks the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hosnia lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rollins slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hosnia moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rollins looks to land a combination but Hosnia avoids it well.
Hosnia throws a push kick but Rollins slaps the foot to one side.
Hosnia does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rollins throws a series of punches but Hosnia avoids them all with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hosnia buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hosnia throws a solid leg kick but Rollins takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hosnia.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Hosnia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Richard Hosnia's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hosnia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rollins looks to throw the jab but Hosnia is out of range.
Rollins might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Rollins lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hosnia at a distance.
Rollins throws a jab when Hosnia was well out of range.
Hosnia throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hosnia misses with a body kick.
Hosnia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rollins takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hosnia fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hosnia connects with a leg kick. Rollins looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hosnia lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hosnia lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rollins's sensitive parts.
Hosnia scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hosnia throws a nice head kick!
Hosnia misses with a leg kick.
Rollins throws a right hand that Hosnia ducks under and follows up with a left that Hosnia also avoids with ease.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hosnia.
Rollins missing with a left hand there. Hosnia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A good leg kick by Hosnia.
Hosnia on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hosnia throws a front kick that sends Rollins stumbling back into the cage.
A bone on bone clash there as Rollins blocks the leg kick.
Richard Hosnia is winning the standup battle so far.
Hosnia walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rollins checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hosnia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rollins looks to land a left hand but Hosnia moved out of range nicely.
Rollins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hunter Rollins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hosnia lands a head kick!
Rollins throws a hook to the side of Hosnia's head but Hosnia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hosnia throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rollins sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Rollins on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Rollins throws a right hand that misses
and Hosnia counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rollins crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hosnia - the referee stops the clock and Rollins gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hosnia. Rollins manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hosnia slips under a jab.
Rollins misses with a hook.
Rollins's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hosnia is looking to slow Rollins down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hosnia misses with a body kick.
Rollins connects with a crisp jab.
Hosnia stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hosnia misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hosnia throws a leg kick but Rollins sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hosnia throws a sloppy head kick and Rollins moves out of range easily.
Hosnia checks a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rollins scores with a jab.
Hosnia moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Hosnia dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Richard Hosnia's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hosnia misses with a low kick.
Hosnia throws a solid leg kick but Rollins takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hosnia.
Rollins misses with an uppercut. Hosnia saw that one coming.
Rollins with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Rollins.
Rollins has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hosnia.
Hosnia tries a head kick but it misses.
Rollins looks to land a left hand but Hosnia moved out of range nicely.
A big left from Rollins misses.
Hosnia lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rollins's sensitive parts.
Rollins on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hosnia. Hosnia obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rollins lands with a shot to the body.
Hosnia will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hosnia ducks under a wild hook from Rollins.
Hosnia connects with a solid leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Rollins checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rollins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hosnia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rollins.
Rollins displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rollins misses with a looping left.
Hunter Rollins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hosnia throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hosnia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rollins.
Hosnia throws a leg kick but Rollins moved away.
Rollins scores with a jab to the head.
Hosnia will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rollins takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hosnia throws a leg kick but Rollins sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hosnia lands with a slapping head kick.
Rollins throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hosnia makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hosnia on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Good leg kick by Hosnia there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rollins fails to land with a series of punches.
Hosnia dodges the punch combination from Rollins.
Rollins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rollins jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hosnia throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hosnia lands a really nice looking cross but Rollins seems unphased.
Hosnia misses with a leg kick
and Rollins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hosnia throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nice body kick from Hosnia.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rollins feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hosnia's calf.
Rollins fails to land with a series of punches.
Hosnia moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hosnia scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Richard Hosnia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rollins misses with a series of wild punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hosnia throws a leg kick but Rollins sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Richard Hosnia.
Well Hosnia 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Hosnia!
Richard Hosnia decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ana Conda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peeta Mellark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Conda comes to the cage accompanied by Los Bastardos Finlandeses - Acapulco. Ana Conda could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Peeta Mellark's chin.
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163 lbs
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169 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ana Conda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peeta Mellark!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mellark on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mellark throws a hook but Conda avoids it easily.
Mellark looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mellark throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mellark scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Conda throws a jab when Mellark was well out of range.
Conda stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mellark.
Conda works the jab nicely.
Mellark moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Conda ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mellark misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Conda.
A head kick misses from Mellark.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mellark.
Good standup being displayed there by Conda as he connects with a hook.
Conda throws a jab when Mellark was well out of range.
Mellark throws an off balance right hand
and Conda counters with a stiff right hand.
Conda tries to close the distance and clinch but Mellark swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mellark gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mellark is rocked!
Conda lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Mellark - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Conda!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ana Conda!
As Ana Conda got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Remeber Jon how I promised to let you win it this time on the jet flight? I lied...'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rashad Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chaka Mababa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mababa is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Street Fighting Man. 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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205 lbs
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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
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rashad Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chaka Mababa!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Evans waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mababa.
Nice straight punches there by Evans. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Evans.
A swing and a miss from Evans.
Evans shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Evans showed some decent athleticism there.
Evans prevents Mababa from standing back up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mababa manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Evans working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Evans prevents Mababa from getting back to his feet.
Evans has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Evans throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mababa has his feet on Evans's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Evans misses with a straight right.
Evans thows a body shot but no joy.
Mababa moves out of range of the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mababa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mababa throws a looping overhand right but Evans ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mababa.
Nice defenses there by Mababa.
Evans tries to work over Mababa's front leg with a kick but Mababa checks it.
Evans circles away from the clinch attempt.
Evans looks to land a combination but Mababa avoids it well.
Mababa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Evans throws out the jab.
Evans loads up on a big right hand but Mababa slips the punch.
Evans scores with a body shot.
Mababa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mababa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Evans digs a good body shot into Mababa's ribs.
Mababa moves out of range of the strikes.
Evans misses with a jab to the body
and Mababa counters with a stiff right hand.
Mababa lands a big head kick that sends Evans tumbling to the mat! Mababa takes a step backwards and waves Evans back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Evans is rocked!
It looks like Rashad Evans has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Evans sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Oh Evans is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Evans is breathing heavily.
Mababa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Evans avoids it really well and circles away.
Evans seems to have got his legs back now.
Mababa tries to clinch up but Evans circles away and keeps his distance.
Evans swings for the body but Mababa moves out of range.
Evans displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mababa throws out the jab.
Mababa moves out of range as Evans strikes.
Horrible takedown by Mababa or perhaps it was just good defense by Evans which made him look bad.
Mababa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Evans but Evans pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rashad Evans has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chaka Mababa.
Mababa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Evans paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice defenses there by Evans.
Mababa misses with a combination
and Evans counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mababa is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mababa being controlled here momentarily.
Mababa is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Mababa wants to stand but Evans has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Evans controls Mababa momentarily but Mababa frees himself.
Mababa wants to pass the guard but Evans is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Mababa has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Evans is proving hard to escape from.
We're going to have a standup here because Rashad Evans wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Mababa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Evans's hands.
Evans paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mababa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Evans swings for the body but Mababa moves out of range.
Mababa lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mababa has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mababa is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mababa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Evanss head.
Mababa connects with a knee to the head.
Mababa has Evans pressed against the cage, preventing Evans from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mababa landing knees to the head.
Evans lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mababa.
Mababa is leaning against Evans and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mababa landing knees to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chaka Mababa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rashad Evans's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nice uppercut lands for Mababa. That snapped Evans's head back.
Evans fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mababa manages to avoid it.
Mababa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chaka Mababa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Evans connects with a right hand. Mababa shakes it off.
Mababa wants to clinch but Evans slips to the side
and Evans counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mababa thinking.
Mababa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mababa avoids the body shot from Evans.
Mababa punishes Evans's body with a nice straight punch.
Mababa feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Evans sprawling to the canvas! Evans rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Mababa finish him?!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mababa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Evans misses with a hook. Mababa ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Evans. Mababa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Evans misses with a hook.
Evans looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mababa is fending him off so far but Evans persists. Nope, Mababa circles away and we're back to standing.
Mababa slips under a jab from Evans.
Mababa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans misses with a looping left.
Mababa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Evans.
A shot to the liver by Evans. Beautiful body shot.
Evans looks to throw the jab but Mababa is out of range.
Mababa has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mababa pounces like a tiger and cracks Evans with a vicious hook! Evans is down but not out! Mababa follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Chaka Mababa!
Chaka Mababa managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Murder Inc., into his post fight interview.
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