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Fight Day FC 42: For 155 title PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victree Myne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luisao Linhaeres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luisao Linhaeres told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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249 lbs
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300 lbs
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Solid boxing
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Victree Myne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luisao Linhaeres!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Myne tries to clinch up but Linhaeres circles away and keeps his distance.
Myne misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Linhaeres gets a takedown into half guard.
Linhaeres sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Linhaeres landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Myne is trying to control but Linhaeres passes into side control!
Linhaeres trying to control the position but Myne is working away.
Myne tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Linhaeres looks up at the clock and then as Myne takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Linhaeres smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Myne is not content to let Linhaeres control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Myne tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Linhaeres wants to control but Myne is keeping him busy.
Linhaeres is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Myne knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Linhaeres works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linhaeres trying to control the action but Myne is working from the bottom.
Myne can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Linhaeres working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Myne manages to work his way to half guard, despite Linhaeres's best efforts.
Linhaeres wants to pass to mount but Myne is defending the position.
Linhaeres has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Myne moves into full guard.
Linhaeres passes into half guard.
Linhaeres working Myne over with strikes.
Myne gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Myne keeping moving, preventing Linhaeres from controlling successfully.
Linhaeres forces his way into half guard.
Myne actively working from the bottom here.
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.
Myne is doing well to control the position and prevent Linhaeres from advancing to side control.
Myne wants to improve his position but Linhaeres is controlling well.
Linhaeres seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Myne does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Linhaeres throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Myne is looking for a sweep. Linhaeres is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Linhaeres content to control rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linhaeres missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Linhaeres wants to lay and pray for a moment but Myne keeps working.
Linhaeres looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Linhaeres drops an elbow to the side of Myne's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Linhaeres winds up and cracks Myne with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Myne tries to roll over but Linhaeres keeps him under control.
Linhaeres looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Linhaeres with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Linhaeres looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luisao Linhaeres dominated that round.
That's time! Myne's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Linhaeres scores with a jab to the jaw.
Myne swings for the body but Linhaeres moves out of range.
Myne shoots in but no luck this time.
Myne tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Linhaeres manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Linhaeres misses with a takedown
and Myne counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice defenses there by Linhaeres.
Linhaeres fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Linhaeres feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mynes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Myne slips under a jab from Linhaeres.
Linhaeres connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Myne momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Myne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Myne's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Linhaeres connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Myne scrambles back to his feet.
Linhaeres is trying hard to land a takedown here. Myne sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Victree Myne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luisao Linhaeres.
Linhaeres misses with an uppercut. Myne saw that one coming.
Linhaeres showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Myne.
Myne scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Myne just misses with a punch to the body.
Linhaeres throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Linhaeres fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Myne rushes Linhaeres and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Linhaeres wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Myne has him pressed against the ropes.
Myne is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Myne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Linhaeres shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Myne manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Linhaeres scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linhaeres pushing down on Myne's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Linhaeres is keen to just control but Myne is a slippery customer.
Myne is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Linhaeres pulls his head out easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Linhaeres seems to be looking for submissions.
Myne looking for submissions off his back.
Myne tries to roll over but Linhaeres keeps him under control.
Linhaeres lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Linhaeres is stalling here. Myne is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Linhaeres seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Myne has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linhaeres manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Linhaeres wants to pass the guard but Myne is defending well.
Linhaeres lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Myne gets back to full guard.
Linhaeres trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Linhaeres content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Myne controls Linhaeres momentarily but Linhaeres frees himself.
Luisao Linhaeres has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linhaeres wants to control from the top but Myne keeps moving.
Linhaeres makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Myne working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Linhaeres.
Myne looking to hit a scissor sweep but Linhaeres is one step ahead there.
Linhaeres slips nicely into half guard.
Linhaeres has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Myne taking some punishment here, with Linhaeres in his half guard.
Myne looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Linhaeres is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Myne defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luisao Linhaeres showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Linhaeres cracks Myne with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Linhaeres misses with a straight right.
Linhaeres slips a jab and a cross from Myne.
Myne takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Linhaeres is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Myne flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Myne is out cold! Linhaeres holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Luisao Linhaeres!
Luisao Linhaeres very nearly forgot to thank Steel Penn's Laundry 93% amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jaakko Kolloo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Cardoso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cardoso has chosen Samba de Janeiro as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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167 lbs
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172 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Good kicks
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
8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaakko Kolloo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Renato Cardoso!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kolloo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cardoso thuds a left hand into Kolloo's body.
Cardoso looks for the body kick but Kolloo saw that one coming.
Cardoso scores with a jab to the body.
Kolloo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cardoso.
Cardoso throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kolloo on the side of the head.
Cardoso thows a body shot but no joy.
Kolloo lands a glancing blow to the side of Cardoso's head.
Kolloo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cardoso lands with a straight right. Kolloo didn't see that one coming.
Good exchange - Cardoso coming out on top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cardoso takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kolloo throws a leg kick but Cardoso moved away.
Kolloo throws a wild body kick that Cardoso sees coming a mile off.
Cardoso throws a lazy head kick
and Kolloo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cardoso's knee momentarily.
Kolloo throws a leg kick but Cardoso sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kolloo checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolloo avoids a kick to the body.
Kolloo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cardoso. Cardoso circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kolloo cracks Cardoso with an open hand slap.
Kolloo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Renato Cardoso has been cut.
Cardoso tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kolloo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Cardoso on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cardoso throws a hook but Kolloo avoids it easily.
Cardoso fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kolloo avoids it really well and circles away.
Kolloo blocks the body kick.
Kolloo scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cardoso keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kolloo.
Kolloo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jaakko Kolloo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cardoso takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cardoso displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kolloo throws out the jab.
Cardoso misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cardoso fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cardoso throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kolloo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cardoso takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cardoso pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cardoso keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kolloo scores with a leg kick.
Kolloo tries to bum rush Cardoso with a series of wild strikes but Cardoso uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kolloo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cardoso. Cardoso circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cardoso checks a leg kick.
Cardoso bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cardoso moves into the clinch successfully.
Kolloo tries to circle away but Cardoso has him pinned against the ropes.
Kolloo is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cardoso doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kolloo is trying to force a seperation but Cardoso has the dominant position.
Kolloo tries to break free but Cardoso pushes him back against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Kolloo - that landed with a thud.
Kolloo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cardoso with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cardoso misses with a body punch.
Kolloo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kolloo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kolloo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cardoso misses with a body shot.
Cardoso throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kolloo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cardoso takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kolloo tries a low kick but Cardoso avoids it.
Kolloo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cardoso. That one must have hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kolloo connects with a solid leg kick.
Kolloo cracks Cardoso with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cardoso looks to land a body kick but Kolloo moved away.
Kolloo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Cardoso moves out of range as Kolloo strikes.
Cardoso moves away from the strike by Kolloo.
Cardoso needs to keep his hands up - Kolloo had a free shot at his head there.
A telegraphed right hand from Kolloo misses the target.
Cardoso moves into the clinch.
Cardoso misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kolloo wants to get back to striking at distance but Cardoso won't allow it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kolloo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cardoso has him pressed against the ropes.
Kolloo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kolloo throws a head punch that misses.
Kolloo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaakko Kolloo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Renato Cardoso's cut.
That's time! Kolloo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A slow jab from Kolloo misses its intended target.
An inside leg kick lands from Cardoso.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kolloo.
Kolloo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cardoso.
Cardoso looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kolloo is fending him off so far but Cardoso persists. Nope, Kolloo circles away and we're back to standing.
Kolloo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kolloo duly obliges.
Kolloo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cardoso motions for Kolloo to come forward. Cardoso throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cardoso loads up on a big right hand but Kolloo slips the punch.
Cardoso scores with a leg kick.
Kolloo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cardoso if he has to take too many more of those.
Cardoso looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kolloo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kolloo scores with a hook to the body. Cardoso takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cardoso avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolloo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cardoso throws a poor cross that misses
and Kolloo counters with an outside leg kick.
Kolloo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kolloo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cardoso. That did some damage!
A head kick misses from Cardoso.
Kolloo cracks Cardoso with an open hand slap.
Cardoso takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kolloo looks to land a body kick but Cardoso moved away.
Kolloo misses with an uppercut. Cardoso saw that one coming.
Kolloo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jaakko Kolloo is winning the standup battle so far.
Kolloo throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Cardoso counter with a right hand.
Cardoso ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kolloo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cardoso.
Cardoso rushes Kolloo and presses him up against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolloo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
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!
Cardoso jabs Kolloo right on the nose. Kolloo blinks but takes it well.
Cardoso throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Jaakko Kolloo has been cut.
Cardoso takes a swing at Kolloo's ribcage but misses.
Kolloo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kolloo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kolloo connects with a crisp jab.
Kolloo scores with a hook.
Cardoso tries to clinch up but Kolloo circles away and keeps his distance.
Kolloo connects with an inside leg kick.
Cardoso avoids a kick to the body.
Kolloo avoids the body shot from Cardoso.
Kolloo misses with a leg kick.
Kolloo throws out a loose jab but Cardoso uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cardoso uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kolloo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolloo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cardoso feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kolloo's calf.
Cardoso blocks a low kick nicely.
Cardoso goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kolloo wants to land a leg kick but Cardoso is out of range.
Cardoso thows a leg kick but Kolloo checks it
and Kolloo counters with an inside leg kick.
Cardoso throws the left hand but Kolloo avoids the punch easily.
Cardoso misses with a kick to the body.
Kolloo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cardoso doesn't seem bothered though.
Kolloo cracks Cardoso with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kolloo misses with a hook.
Kolloo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cardoso.
Kolloo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cardoso slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cardoso on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kolloo. Kolloo obviously looking to wear him down.
Kolloo lands a jab to the nose.
Cardoso's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cardoso just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cardoso.
Kolloo tries a low kick but Cardoso avoids it.
Cardoso closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Cardoso lands in his opponent's guard.
Kolloo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kolloo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cardoso on the ground.
Cardoso trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kolloo has his hands on Cardoso's head, controlling the position.
Cardoso throwing strikes from guard but Kolloo blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaakko Kolloo dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kolloo misses the shot to the body.
Kolloo cracks Cardoso with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cardoso tries to clinch but Kolloo moves out of range.
Cardoso misses with a body punch
and Kolloo counters with a leg kick.
Cardoso cracks Kolloo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Cardoso goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kolloo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kolloo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cardoso takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kolloo misses with a low kick as Cardoso jumps back.
A slapping body kick lands there for Cardoso.
Cardoso throws a wild body kick that Kolloo sees coming a mile off.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kolloo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cardoso has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cardoso and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kolloo avoids the body shot from Cardoso.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardoso takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cardoso drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kolloo throws a big shot that misses.
Cardoso throws a push kick but Kolloo slaps the foot to one side.
Kolloo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cardoso missing with a left hand there. Kolloo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cardoso tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kolloo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cardoso has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kolloo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cardoso throws a low kick, looking for Kolloo's leg but Kolloo calmly moves out of range.
Kolloo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kolloo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cardoso tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kolloo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolloo throws a poor cross that misses
and Cardoso counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kolloo thinking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kolloo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cardoso's head backwards.
Kolloo blocks the body kick.
Kolloo misses with a straight left.
Cardoso tries to clinch but Kolloo is having none of it.
Kolloo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cardoso sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kolloo throws a series of punches but Cardoso moves out of range.
Kolloo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cardoso checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cardoso moves out of range of the leg kick from Kolloo.
Kolloo throws a leg kick which misses Cardoso's front leg but catches the back leg as Cardoso tries to avoid it.
Cardoso throws a shot from downtown. Kolloo moves away and avoids it.
Kolloo lands a two punch combo.
Kolloo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cardoso connects with a solid leg kick.
A good leg kick by Kolloo.
Cardoso thows a body shot but no joy.
Cardoso tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kolloo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cardoso misses with a leg kick.
Kolloo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jab from Kolloo.
Cardoso has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kolloo is looking to control Cardoso's arms but Cardoso gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kolloo has his back to the ropes.
Cardoso keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kolloo's efforts to push away.
Kolloo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kolloo misses with a body punch.
Kolloo misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kolloo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kolloo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kolloo manages to break the clinch.
Kolloo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cardoso avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kolloo misses with a right hand
and Cardoso counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kolloo is trying to maintain a safe position but Cardoso gets an underhook and turns Kolloo into the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Kolloo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cardoso connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kolloo's face.
Cardoso working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A frustrated look appears on Kolloo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kolloo struggles to land a body shot inside as Cardoso controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Cardoso.
Renato Cardoso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cardoso blocks a body shot from Kolloo.
Cardoso swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jaakko Kolloo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kolloo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Jaakko Kolloo!
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Jaakko Kolloo!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Jaakko Kolloo!
Jaakko Kolloo wins by unanimous decision!
After the big win, Jaakko Kolloo made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ramsey Nijem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Buckner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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170 lbs
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150 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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ramsey Nijem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Buckner!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buckner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nijem.
Buckner slips a jab and a cross from Nijem.
Ramsey Nijem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buckner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nijem moves out of range of the leg kick from Buckner.
Buckner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nijem circles away quickly and effectively.
Buckner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Buckner stuffs the takedown.
Nijem cracks Buckner with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A nice inside leg kick there by Buckner. That's going to slow Nijem down.
Buckner connects with a looping right hand.
Nijem waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Buckner.
Jab, jab by Nijem - just one landing.
Nijem lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Buckner slips a jab from Nijem.
Buckner needs to keep his hands up - Nijem had a free shot at his head there.
Buckner wants to clinch up but Nijem keeps it at a distance.
Nijem tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Buckner was well out of range. Poor timing from Nijem.
Buckner blocks a head kick by Nijem.
Nijem is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nijem pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Buckner scores with the left hand. Nijem knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buckner moves out of range of the strikes.
Buckner misses with a head kick.
Nijem throws a head kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Nijem misses the target.
Nijem takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Matt Buckner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Buckner connects with a solid leg kick.
Nijem lands a really nice looking cross but Buckner seems unphased.
Some wild striking there from Buckner.
Buckner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nijem throws out the jab.
Buckner lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nijem misses with an uppercut.
Buckner fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nijem checks it well.
Nijem fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nijem catches Buckner with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Buckner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nijem is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nice cross by Nijem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buckner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Buckner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nijem misses with a looping left.
Buckner swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nijem tries a head kick but it misses.
Nijem pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nijem keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Buckner bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nijem's head backwards.
Buckner fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Buckner misses with a body kick.
Nijem thows a body shot but no joy.
Nijem keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Buckner tries to work over Nijem's front leg with a kick but Nijem checks it.
Nijem pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Buckner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nijem ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Buckner moves away.
Donk. Buckner catches Nijem right on the button with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buckner cracks the inside of Nijem's front leg.
Good shot there by Nijem.
Nijem fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nijem is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Buckner pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nijem is out of range and Buckner settles back down.
Nijem shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Buckner as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ramsey Nijem. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nijem wants to land a leg kick but Buckner is out of range.
Nijem scores with a takedown into Buckner's guard.
Buckner is trying to keep Nijem in close.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Buckner holds on and takes a little breather.
Buckner utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nijem prevents Buckner from getting back to his feet.
Nijem passes Buckner's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Buckner makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Buckner.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buckner keeping moving, preventing Nijem from controlling successfully.
Buckner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nijem accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Buckner not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nijem controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Nijem trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
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 Ramsey Nijem will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A big left from Nijem misses.
Nijem misses with a double jab.
Buckner thows a body shot but no joy.
Buckner slips a jab and a cross from Nijem.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nijem.
Buckner leaves Nijem with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Buckner misses with a two punch combination.
Nijem checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Buckner takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nijem throws a head kick but Buckner moves out of range.
Nijem swinging wildly here.
Buckner scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nijem doesn't seem bothered though.
Nijem moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Buckner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Buckner throws a low kick but Nijem moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buckner misses with a hook.
Buckner misses with the combination.
Buckner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nijem moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nijem throws a shot to the body.
Buckner lands a jab-cross combination.
Nijem uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Buckner has time to react.
Buckner lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nijem swings away with a body shot that misses
and Buckner counters with a slapping leg kick.
Buckner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nijem just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nijem. Buckner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nijem tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Buckner is able to avoid easily.
Buckner tries to clinch there but Nijem circles away.
Buckner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nijem throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Buckner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buckner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nijem circles away quickly and effectively.
Buckner misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Nijem misses.
Buckner checks the leg kick.
Nijem scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nijem lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nijem stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Buckner.
A bone on bone clash there as Nijem blocks the leg kick.
Nijem moves out of range of the strikes.
A lazy body kick from Nijem
and Buckner counters with a three punch combo that has Nijem backing up. Nijem nods at Buckner to acknowledge the strikes.
Buckner gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Nijem to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Buckner controlling the position.
Nijem won't allow Buckner to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nijem trying to control the position from guard on top but Buckner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nijem will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Ramsey Nijem just wasn't active enough.
Buckner wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nijem looks to land a right hand but Buckner moved out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Nijem.
Nijem checks the leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Buckner lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Nijem has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nijem and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Buckner is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nijem rather than just go for the knockout.
Nijem misses with a hook. Buckner ducked under it nicely.
Buckner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Nijem paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Matt Buckner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buckner tries to land a leg kick but Nijem saw it coming and moves away.
Buckner tries to work over Nijem's front leg with a kick but Nijem checks it.
Buckner just misses with a punch to the body.
Buckner throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nijem's head.
Nijem fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Buckner looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nijem fails with the takedown
and Buckner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ramsey Nijem. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buckner takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Buckner takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A slow jab from Nijem misses its intended target.
Buckner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nijem defending well as Buckner loads up on a big left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nijem fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Buckner sprawls well initially but Nijem persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Buckner controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Buckner is trying to maintain the position but Nijem is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Matt Buckner will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Buckner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nijem circles away quickly and effectively.
Buckner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nijem thows a leg kick but Buckner checks it
and Buckner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Buckner checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Buckner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nijem throws out the jab.
Nijem throws out a loose jab but Buckner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Buckner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nijem lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Buckner throws out a leg kick but Nijem moves out of range and Buckner only half commits.
Nijem connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Buckner works Nijem's body with a nice hook.
Nijem lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nijem misses with a looping left.
Nijem misses with a head kick.
Buckner ducks under a wild hook from Nijem.
Buckner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nijem manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nijem throws a one two combo.
Nijem throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nijem throws a half hearted mid kick.
Buckner throws a series of punches but Nijem moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Nijem misses the target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nijem checks a leg kick.
Nijem shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Buckner as he jumps to the side.
Nijem fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nijem throws a head kick but Buckner moves out of range.
Nijem swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Buckner gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Buckner walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nijem shoots in but no luck this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Buckner wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nijem misses with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nijem takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Buckner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nijem tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Buckner was well out of range. Poor timing from Nijem.
Buckner checks a low kick from Nijem.
Nijem slips under a jab from Buckner.
Buckner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nijem.
Buckner slips under a jab.
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!
Buckner throws a low kick, looking for Nijem's leg but Nijem calmly moves out of range.
Nijem jabs Buckner right on the nose. Buckner blinks but takes it well.
Buckner lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Horrible takedown by Nijem or perhaps it was just good defense by Buckner which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ramsey Nijem. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nijem thows a body shot but no joy.
Nijem tries to score with a low kick but Buckner moves his leg out of the way.
Buckner throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Buckner checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Buckner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Buckner chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Buckner on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Buckner misses with a series of wild punches.
Nijem takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Buckner keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Buckner lands a glancing blow to the side of Nijem's head.
Nijem fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Buckner lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Nijem has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nijem and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Horrible takedown by Nijem or perhaps it was just good defense by Buckner which made him look bad.
Nijem is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Buckner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buckner takes a swing at Nijem's ribcage but misses.
Nijem on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Buckner. Buckner obviously looking to wear him down.
Nijem fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Buckner manages to avoid it.
Buckner staying out of range there.
Buckner scores with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Buckner defending well as Nijem loads up on a big left hand.
Buckner misses with an attempted mid kick.
Buckner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
An inside leg kick from Buckner misses.
Nijem moves away from the strike by Buckner.
Buckner throws a low kick but Nijem avoids it.
Nijem connects with a single shot there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nijem scores with a hook to the body. Buckner takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Buckner gets caught flat footed, as Nijem shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Buckner working a defensive guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Matt Buckner.
I think Buckner has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Matt Buckner!
The fight ends as a draw!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hongan Kolistaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sponge Bobichus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bobichus has chosen Cannibal Corpse - Hammer Smashed Face as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Sponge Bobichus enters the ring!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hongan Kolistaja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sponge Bobichus!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kolistaja misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bobichus.
Hongan Kolistaja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bobichus lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bobichus lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Kolistaja sprawling to the canvas. Bobichus follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Kolistaja hang on?
It looks like Hongan Kolistaja has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kolistaja is staying active underneath Bobichus, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bobichus is controlling the pace.
Bobichus's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Kolistaja is controlling Bobichus's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Kolistaja is not content to let Bobichus control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sponge Bobichus has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Bobichus shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kolistaja napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Kolistaja tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bobichus wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bobichus is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kolistaja has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bobichus is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kolistaja is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bobichus tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bobichus has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kolistaja knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bobichus on the ground.
Bobichus looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bobichus wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kolistaja, who protects the arm well.
Bobichus goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Kolistaja has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Bobichus but great work by Kolistaja.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bobichus tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kolistaja wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bobichus keeps working.
Bobichus is looking to regain half guard here but Kolistaja keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolistaja wants to control but Bobichus is keeping him busy.
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.
Bobichus is looking to regain half guard here but Kolistaja keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Bobichus's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bobichus manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kolistaja's best efforts.
Bobichus is pressing down on Kolistaja's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bobichus wants to sweep but no luck.
Kolistaja has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kolistaja wants to pass the guard but Bobichus is keeping the position.
Bobichus is trying to control the position but Kolistaja postures up.
Bobichus has his foot on Kolistaja's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kolistaja works his way back into a safe position though.
Bobichus is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bobichus has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kolistaja can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bobichus working for a triangle but Kolistaja defends it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bobichus has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kolistaja can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sponge Bobichus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hongan Kolistaja's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kolistaja shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bobichus pinned against the ropes. Bobichus gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bobichus throws a body punch but Kolistaja moves out of range.
Kolistaja tries to clinch but Bobichus moves away
and Bobichus counters with a straight right hand.
Bobichus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sponge Bobichus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kolistaja missing with a left hand there. Bobichus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bobichus will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kolistaja moves into the clinch.
Bobichus blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Kolistaja fails to land.
Kolistaja lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kolistaja swings wildly with an uppercut but Bobichus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bobichus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kolistaja takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobichus throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from Bobichus does it's job there.
Kolistaja swings widly with a right hand
and Bobichus counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kolistaja's guard now.
Bobichus trying to control but Kolistaja is working from the bottom.
Kolistaja wants to sweep but no luck.
Bobichus trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bobichus stands up and waves to Kolistaja to follow him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kolistaja clinches up against the ropes.
Bobichus tries to pull guard but Kolistaja won't allow it.
Bobichus has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Kolistaja regains guard immediately.
Sponge Bobichus has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bobichus stands up and waves to Kolistaja to follow him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolistaja forces Bobichus back against the ropes and clinches.
Kolistaja taking a breather.
Kolistaja makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bobichus tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hongan Kolistaja has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sponge Bobichus.
Kolistaja misses with some punches.
Bobichus has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Kolistaja clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Kolistaja tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Bobichus content just to control the position here.
Bobichus working for a submission but Kolistaja is keeping him at bay.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bobichus throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Kolistaja because Bobichus loaded up on that one.
Bobichus goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Kolistaja turns into him and now he's in Bobichus's guard.
Bobichus wants to sweep but no luck.
Kolistaja wanted to stand there but Bobichus had control of the position.
Kolistaja is sitting in close to Bobichus's body. Bobichus has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Kolistaja is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Kolistaja is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Bobichus.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Sponge Bobichus!
During a confident post fight interview, Sponge Bobichus 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Power Ranger Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keijo Harkimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, My Way- Limp Bizkit. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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240 lbs
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23
285 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Power Ranger Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Keijo Harkimo!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Harkimo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Harkimo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Black takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like Power Ranger Black has been cut.
Nice straight punches there by Harkimo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Harkimo.
Harkimo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Black at a distance.
Harkimo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Black on the side of the head.
Black misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Black avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Black showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harkimo.
Harkimo swinging wildly here.
Harkimo throws a wild body kick that Black sees coming a mile off.
A slow jab from Harkimo misses its intended target.
Black fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harkimo misses with an uppercut.
Harkimo scores with a nice head shot.
Harkimo works the jab nicely.
Harkimo moves away from the strike by Black.
Harkimo misses with a hook.
Keijo Harkimo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A swing and a miss from Harkimo.
Harkimo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Keijo Harkimo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Harkimo misses.
Harkimo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Harkimo working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harkimo.
Harkimo is pressed up against the ropes. Black has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Harkimo down to the mat. Harkimo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Power Ranger Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harkimo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Harkimo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Black was well out of range. Poor timing from Harkimo.
Black looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Black throws a strike but Harkimo avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Harkimo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Black trying to control the position from guard on top but Harkimo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harkimo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Black trying to control but Harkimo is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black throws a big elbow that misses.
Black scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Harkimo has momentary wrist control but Black slips an elbow through the middle.
Black pushing down on Harkimo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Harkimo is not content to let Black control the position.
Black lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Black not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black thows a huge punch but Harkimo dodges it nicely.
Black not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Black prevents Harkimo from improving his position.
Black is trying to control the action in half guard but Harkimo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Black is looking for a kimura but Harkimo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Black to get the leverage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Black frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Harkimo wants to control but Black is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keijo Harkimo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Power Ranger Black's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Harkimo stalks Black and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Black's face. Black staggers backwards, shaken.
Black is trying hard to land a takedown here. Harkimo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Harkimo drives through and clinches with Black against the ropes.
Harkimo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Black blocks a body shot from Harkimo.
Black goes for a takedown in the clinch but Harkimo prevents it.
Harkimo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Black drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Harkimo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Power Ranger Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Black is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Harkimo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Black blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black breaks the clinch.
Harkimo misses with a straight left.
Harkimo closes the distance and clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harkimo.
Black tries for a takedown but Harkimo manages to get underhooks.
A short right from Harkimo on the inside.
Power Ranger Black's cut is getting worse.
Harkimo working aggressively here.
Black fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Harkimo presses Black against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Black tries for a takedown but Harkimo manages to get underhooks.
Black goes for a takedown attempt but Harkimo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harkimo tries to bum rush Black with a series of wild strikes but Black uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Keijo Harkimo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Black.
Nice straight punches there by Harkimo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Harkimo.
Harkimo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Crunch! Harkimo slams his shin into Black's torso.
Black takes one on the button.
Harkimo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Black counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Black 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.
Black trying to control from half guard but Harkimo is working away.
Harkimo is looking for a sweep. Black is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Harkimo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Black's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Black's back!
Black just trying to survive but Harkimo is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harkimo trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Black might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Harkimo is looking to control Black but Black is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Black trying to control the position but Harkimo manages to sink in the hooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black tries to break free.
Black is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Harkimo.
Black rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Black wants to control but Harkimo passes into side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keijo Harkimo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Power Ranger Black's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Harkimo throws out a loose jab but Black uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harkimo jabs Black right on the nose. Black blinks but takes it well.
Black fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Harkimo digs a good hook to Black's body.
Black is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Harkimo scoring well with a low kick there.
Harkimo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Keijo Harkimo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Black looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Harkimo!
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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Black punching from mount but Harkimo doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harkimo taking shots to the head.
Black lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Black looking to control but Harkimo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Black throwing strikes here but Harkimo is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Black jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Harkimo manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Power Ranger Black overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Black working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Black working away.
Black throws a strike aimed at the side of Harkimo's head but Harkimo avoids it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Black scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Harkimo to see if he's OK.
Black throwing strikes but Harkimo manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Black wants to control but Harkimo postures up.
Black is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harkimo is looking to take a break and control but Black is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Black tries to buck Harkimo off but Harkimo is having none of it.
Black is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Harkimo's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Harkimo in particular looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Harkimo wants to stand up but Black has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Keijo Harkimo was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Harkimo tries to clinch up.
Harkimo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Harkimo throws a leg kick but Black sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Harkimo. Those never looked like landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harkimo throws a leg kick that misses.
Harkimo lands a nice hook to Black's body. Black takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Harkimo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
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 Power Ranger Black.
I think Harkimo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Keijo Harkimo!
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Keijo Harkimo!
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Keijo Harkimo!
Keijo Harkimo wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Keijo Harkimo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alvaro Salazar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erwin Korba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salazar comes to the ring accompanied by Don Omar ft Tego Calderon - Bandolero. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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201 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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185 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Basic striking
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alvaro Salazar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Erwin Korba!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Korba gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
so Salazar counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Korba looking to control.
Salazar landing with the ground and pound.
Salazar trying to control the position from guard on top but Korba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Salazar works over Korba with some ground and pound from guard.
Salazar is sitting in guard, working some 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salazar stopping the sweep attempt from Korba.
Salazar 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.
Korba is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Salazar defends well.
Korba wants to sweep here but Salazar controlling him for the moment.
Salazar drops back looking for a leg! Korba is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Korba manages to kick Salazar off! Salazar jumps back into Korba's guard.
Salazar won't allow Korba to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salazar postures up in Korba's guard and throws a big left but Korba blocks it.
Korba trying to control the position here.
Salazar looking to pass the guard.
Salazar connects with a couple of short punches.
Salazar trying to control the position from guard on top but Korba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Korba is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Korba utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Salazar advances to half guard.
Salazar is looking to advance position but Korba won't allow it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korba is controlling Salazar's trapped leg to prevent Salazar from advancing to side control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Salazar is looking to advance position but Korba won't allow it.
Korba tries to roll over but Salazar keeps him under control.
Salazar throws a strike but Korba avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Korba is trying to control the position but Salazar postures up.
Salazar won't allow Korba to sweep him here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Korba working a defensive guard here.
Salazar trying to control the position from guard on top but Korba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Salazar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Korba trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Korba has his foot on Salazar's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Salazar works his way back into a safe position though.
Salazar stopping the sweep attempt from Korba.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korba trying to keep a closed guard but Salazar is proving a slippery customer.
Korba looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Salazar trying to control the position from guard on top but Korba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Korba is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Salazar trying to control but Korba is working from the bottom.
Korba is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Salazar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Korba swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Salazar stands up over Korba, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korba utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Korba looking to hit a scissor sweep but Salazar is one step ahead there.
Salazar trying to control but Korba is working from the bottom.
Salazar stopping the sweep attempt from Korba.
Korba keeping moving, preventing Salazar from controlling successfully.
Salazar won't allow Korba to sweep him here.
Salazar scoring with some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Korba striking off his back but it's not causing Salazar any problems.
Salazar landing some decent shots from guard.
Salazar looking to sit in guard and control but Korba gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alvaro Salazar dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Korba throws a right hand that Salazar ducks under and follows up with a left that Salazar also avoids with ease.
Nice cross by Korba.
Alvaro Salazar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good shot there by Salazar.
Korba throws a head kick that misses.
Korba throws a right and a left that Salazar avoids nicely.
A jab from Salazar misses.
Salazar tries to clinch but Korba moves out of range.
Salazar closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Salazar landing strikes.
Korba is looking for a sweep.
Salazar connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Korba some visible discomfort.
Alvaro Salazar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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!
Korba tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Salazar easily slips into full mount!
Salazar controlling the pace for now.
Salazar landing strikes from the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salazar wants to control the pace but Korba is squirming around nicely.
Salazar with the ground and pound from mount.
Korba is working to get back to half guard.
Korba sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Korba wants to get back to full guard but Salazar has passed into side control.
Salazar tries for a kimura but Korba is defending well.
Korba tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Korba tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Salazar presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korba is in a horrible position here. Salazar smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Salazar tries to control but Korba wriggling away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salazar scores with a couple of good head shots there.
It looks like Erwin Korba has been cut.
Korba is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Salazar trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Korba bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Salazar trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korba sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Salazar's guard.
Salazar is pressing down on Korba's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Salazar is trying to control the position but Korba postures up.
Korba thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Korba advances position into side control!
Salazar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Korba works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Korba working away.
Salazar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Salazar manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Korba is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salazar wants to control but Korba is keeping him busy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Korba tries to get to full guard but Salazar has control of the leg.
Korba is not content to let Salazar control the position.
Korba has hold of Salazar's hands but Salazar slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Salazar is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are battling for position here. Korba manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Salazar postures up in Korba's guard and throws a big left but Korba blocks it.
Korba looking to hit a scissor sweep but Salazar is one step ahead there.
Korba is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alvaro Salazar dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Erwin Korba'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!
Salazar shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Salazar tries to pass the half guard into mount. Korba knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Korba trying to control but Salazar postures up.
Salazar slips a nice elbow through Korba's hands, connecting with Korba's forehead.
Korba is refusing to be controlled, as Salazar sits in half guard.
Salazar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nice strikes from Salazar there.
Salazar moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Korba.
Korba is looking for a sweep.
Salazar throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korba wants to control but Salazar postures up.
Korba is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Salazar works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Salazar works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Salazar tries to advance to mount but Korba instead regains half guard.
Salazar takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Salazar working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Korba is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Salazar scores with a couple of nice shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salazar trying to control the action but Korba is working from the bottom.
Korba punching from the bottom.
Korba slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Salazar is working Korba over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salazar won't allow Korba to sweep him here.
Korba is trying to keep Salazar in close.
Salazar trying to control but Korba is working from the bottom.
Salazar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Salazar tries to free his leg and advance position but Korba is retaining full guard.
Korba is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Korba looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Salazar wants to control from the top but Korba keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salazar advances position into side control!
Korba misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Korba is trying to control Salazar's posture but Salazar avoids it.
Korba takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Korba is looking to regain half guard here but Salazar keeps moving and retains side control.
Salazar lands a nice forearm strike.
Korba struggling a bit here.
Korba is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Salazar off and has taken his back!
Salazar breaks Korba's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Korba working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Salazar.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Korba preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Alvaro Salazar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salazar trying to control the position from guard on top but Korba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Salazar's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Salazar trying to control but Korba is working from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Salazar is stalling in the full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Alvaro Salazar.
Salazar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Korba missing with a left hand there. Salazar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Korba swings for the body but Salazar moves out of range.
Korba shoots in and drives through. Salazar sprawls well.
Erwin Korba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Korba misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alvaro Salazar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Salazar, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 for Alvaro Salazar!
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Alvaro Salazar!
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Alvaro Salazar!
Alvaro Salazar wins by unanimous decision!
Alvaro Salazar decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rosco P Coltrane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Atlas Kivi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coltrane's entrance music is Bleed. A fine choice. The key to victory for Rosco P Coltrane has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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26
168 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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24
160 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rosco P Coltrane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Atlas Kivi!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coltrane jabs at Kivi's body.
Coltrane lands with an uppercut that bounces Kivi off the ropes and back into range.
Kivi misses with a wild body shot.
Coltrane scores with a leg kick.
Coltrane displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kivi.
Coltrane swings for the body but Kivi moves out of range.
Kivi throws a hook but Coltrane avoids it easily.
Coltrane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kivi.
Coltrane comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kivi misses with a left hand
and Coltrane counters with a leg kick.
Coltrane looks to clinch
and Kivi counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Coltrane's guard now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coltrane preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kivi postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coltrane preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Coltrane controls Kivi momentarily but Kivi frees himself.
Kivi passes Coltrane's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Coltrane trying to hold on to Kivi's head to control him but Kivi postures up.
Kivi trying to control from Coltrane's half guard. Coltrane has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Coltrane seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Kivi won't allow Coltrane to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coltrane working a defensive guard here.
Kivi lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kivi throwing strikes but missing.
Kivi advances to half guard.
Kivi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Coltrane keeps working.
Kivi trying to mount his opponent but Coltrane defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coltrane blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kivi.
Kivi is looking for a kimura but Coltrane is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kivi to get the leverage.
Coltrane wants to control but Kivi is keeping busy.
Kivi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kivi 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.
Kivi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Coltrane's head.
Kivi trying to control the action but Coltrane is working from the bottom.
Kivi looks to land a strike but Coltrane avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Kivi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Coltrane swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Coltrane is looking to stand back up but Kivi counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Coltrane.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kivi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Atlas Kivi dominated that round.
That's time! Coltrane's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Coltrane scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kivi doesn't seem bothered though.
Coltrane throws a sloppy head kick and Kivi moves out of range easily.
Kivi has a takedown stuffed.
Coltrane with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kivi fails to land the takedown.
Kivi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Coltrane rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kivi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kivi fails with a takedown attempt.
Rosco P Coltrane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Atlas Kivi.
Kivi misses with an uppercut
and Coltrane counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Coltrane slaps away a takedown attempt from Kivi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Coltrane fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Kivi finds it's way through Coltrane's defenses.
Coltrane throws a low kick, looking for Kivi's leg but Kivi calmly moves out of range.
Coltrane uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kivi.
Coltrane has closed the distance and engaged Kivi in a clinch.
Coltrane missing with knees to the body.
Kivi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Coltrane backwards.
Coltrane lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Atlas Kivi has been cut.
Coltrane throws a head punch that misses.
Kivi tries to break free but Coltrane pushes him back against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Kivi fails to land.
Coltrane creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kivi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Coltrane lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Coltrane misses with a knee to the head.
Coltrane lands with a short shot to the head.
Kivi misses with some punches.
Kivi tries to break the clinch but Coltrane is controlling the position.
Kivi can't break the clinch.
Kivi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Coltrane lands a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coltrane throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kivi blocks an elbow strike.
Kivi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Coltrane takes the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coltrane misses with a knee strike.
Coltrane misses with an elbow strike.
Coltrane struggles to land a body shot inside as Kivi controls his hands.
Kivi is stalling here.
Kivi avoids the elbow strike from Coltrane, against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Coltrane just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kivi's brow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Coltrane.
Kivi can't break the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Coltrane throws an elbow but misses.
Kivi just leaning against Coltrane, taking a breather.
Kivi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kivi blocks the elbow strike.
Kivi avoids a wild elbow strike from Coltrane.
Kivi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kivi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Coltrane misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Coltrane fails to land.
Kivi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kivi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Coltrane lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Coltrane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Coltrane lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Coltrane creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rosco P Coltrane dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Atlas Kivi's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Coltrane misses with a wild body shot.
Kivi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Coltrane displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kivi throws out the jab.
Kivi throws an overhand right that lands on Coltrane's shoulder, as Coltrane tries to avoid the shot.
Coltrane takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kivi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Coltrane with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Coltrane throws a body punch but Kivi moves out of range.
Coltrane tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kivi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rosco P Coltrane is winning the standup battle so far.
Coltrane gets caught napping as Kivi dives in and scores a takedown. Coltrane manages to retain guard.
Kivi passes Coltrane's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Coltrane blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kivi.
Kivi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kivi is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coltrane is not content to let Kivi control the position.
Coltrane keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kivi is looking for a kimura but Coltrane is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kivi to get the leverage.
Coltrane is trying to stand back up but Kivi is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kivi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kivi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kivi is looking for a kimura but Coltrane is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kivi to get the leverage.
Kivi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Coltrane does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kivi has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Kivi there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coltrane tries to hold on but Kivi postures up.
Kivi controlling the pace for now.
Coltrane blocking the ground and pound.
Kivi goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Coltrane turns into him and now he's in Kivi's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kivi tries to strike from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kivi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coltrane wants to control the action here but instead Kivi manages to pass to full mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
Atlas Kivi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kivi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Atlas Kivi!
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Atlas Kivi!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Atlas Kivi!
Atlas Kivi wins by unanimous decision!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Atlas Kivi made sure he mentioned SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Danny Bongderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Thorne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bongderson's entrance music is Lynyrd Skynyrd - Simple Man. A fine choice. Thorne has chosen Finntroll - Trollhammaren as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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24
160 lbs
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27
169 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Danny Bongderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Larry Thorne!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bongderson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bongderson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thorne. Thorne obviously looking to wear him down.
Thorne connects with an inside leg kick.
Bongderson throws a big shot that misses.
Bongderson looks to land a right hand but Thorne moved out of range.
Bongderson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Thorne throws a chopping leg kick but Bongderson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bongderson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
It looks like Larry Thorne has been cut.
Thorne feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bongderson's calf.
Bongderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bongderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thorne manages to avoid it.
Thorne with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bongderson swinging wildly here.
Thorne throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thorne dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bongderson. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bongderson checks a low kick from Thorne.
Bongderson thumps Thorne with a low kick.
Bongderson lands with a nice combination. Thorne backs away looking to recover.
Bongderson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thorne.
Thorne misses with a kick to the body
and Bongderson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Thorne thinking.
Bongderson throws a good cross that connects.
Bongderson keeps the fight on the outside.
Thorne takes one on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bongderson checks the leg kick.
Thorne tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Bongderson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bongderson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Thorne tries to clinch up.
Thorne throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Larry Thorne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorne slips a jab from Bongderson.
Thorne moves into the clinch.
Thorne pushes off an throws an elbow but Bongderson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Thorne looking to throw knees to the head but Bongderson is blocking nicely.
Bongderson takes an elbow to the temple.
Bongderson lands a left hand.
Bongderson letting Thorne take a breather here.
Thorne lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bongderson tries to pull guard but Thorne holds him up against the ropes and eventually Bongderson drops back down to his feet.
Thorne missing with knees to the body.
Thorne tries to land knees in the clinch but Bongderson avoids the damage to the body.
Thorne throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bongderson blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorne creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bongderson's defenses.
Thorne keeps control of Bongderson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Thorne scores with a knee to the head.
Thorne lands a knee to the head.
Thorne keeps control of Bongderson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Thorne is struggling to control the position.
Bongderson is trying to pull guard but Thorne turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Bongderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bongderson takes an elbow to the temple.
Thorne missing with knees to the body.
Bongderson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bongderson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Thorne gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Thorne trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bongderson wants to stand up but Thorne is controlling him.
Bongderson has his hands on Thorne's head, controlling the position.
Bongderson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Thorne postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Thorne is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bongderson lands a slapping body shot.
Bongderson misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Larry Thorne will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Larry Thorne's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Thorne tries to clinch there but Bongderson circles away.
Thorne throws a wild body kick that Bongderson sees coming a mile off.
That kick from Thorne tenderised Bongderson's leg. Bongderson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Thorne fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thorne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Larry Thorne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thorne throws a leg kick
enabling Bongderson to counter with a crisp jab.
A head kick misses from Thorne.
Thorne throws a low kick but Bongderson moves out of range easily.
Bongderson tries to score with a low kick but Thorne moves his leg out of the way.
Thorne is looking to clinch but Bongderson is avoiding it.
Thorne takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bongderson misses with a straight right.
Nice uppercut there from Bongderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorne tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Bongderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bongderson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bongderson tries to score with a low kick but Thorne moves his leg out of the way.
Bongderson misses with a hook to the body
and Thorne makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bongderson misses with a wild body shot.
Bongderson scores with a hook to the body. Thorne takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Thorne misses with a knee strike.
Thorne lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bongderson is trying to push Thorne away but Thorne has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Bongderson tries to pull guard but Thorne won't allow it.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Thorne.
Bongderson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Thorne just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bongderson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bongderson lands an uppercut.
Bongderson is trying to pull guard but Thorne has him pressed against the ropes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Bongderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice elbow from Thorne.
Thorne is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thorne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bongderson.
Bongderson breaks from the clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Bongderson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bongderson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorne has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bongderson finds it's way round the side to connect with Thorne's head.
Thorne drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bongderson looks to land a left hand but Thorne moved out of range nicely.
Bongderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thorne was well out of range. Poor timing from Bongderson.
Thorne will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Thorne doesn't manage to clinch there - Bongderson circles away.
Bongderson misses with a hook.
Bongderson connects with a body shot that sends Thorne's belly button to the back.
Thorne throws a leg kick but Bongderson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Thorne tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thorne tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bongderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Larry Thorne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bongderson blocks the body kick.
Bongderson lands an overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bongderson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bongderson throws a body punch but Thorne moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thorne.
Thorne has closed the distance and engaged Bongderson in a clinch.
Bongderson manages to break the clinch.
Bongderson checks a low kick from Thorne.
Bongderson scores with a nice strike.
Thorne tries to clinch up.
Thorne lands a front kick.
Bongderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thorne takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Thorne connects with an inside leg kick.
Thorne walks into a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Danny Bongderson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Larry Thorne's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Thorne tries to clinch but Bongderson is having none of it.
Thorne lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bongderson will feel that in the morning.
Bongderson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bongderson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thorne.
Thorne tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bongderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bongderson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Thorne looks to land a body kick but Bongderson moved away.
Thorne chopping away at his opponent's legs.
An inside leg kick lands from Thorne.
Bongderson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thorne can pounce on him.
Thorne fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bongderson.
Thorne tries a low kick but Bongderson avoids it.
Bongderson tries to score with a low kick but Thorne moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorne tries a head kick but it misses.
Thorne takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bongderson stuns Thorne with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thorne throws the kick towards the body but Bongderson avoids it.
Thorne tried to score with a low kick but Bongderson checks it.
Bongderson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thorne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bongderson throws out the jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thorne. That's going to slow Bongderson down.
Thorne throws a sloppy head kick and Bongderson moves out of range easily.
Thorne attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Good leg kick by Thorne there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bongderson throws a body punch but Thorne moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bongderson misses with a straight left.
Thorne staying out of range there.
Thorne tries to score with a low kick but Bongderson moves his leg out of the way.
Bongderson checks a low kick from Thorne.
Jab by Bongderson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bongderson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thorne.
Thorne fakes the leg kick and cracks Bongderson in the body.
A clash of legs there as Bongderson blocks the low kick.
Thorne walks into a left hand.
Thorne moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Thorne throws a body kick that misses.
Bongderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thorne.
Bongderson sizes up Thorne with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thorne.
Thorne moves in looking to clinch but Bongderson pushes him off.
Thorne throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bongderson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Thorne tries a low kick but Bongderson avoids it.
Thorne connects with a solid leg kick.
Thorne fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jab by Bongderson.
Thorne clinches with his opponent.
Thorne tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thorne connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bongderson's face.
Thorne looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Thorne just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bongderson's brow.
Bongderson pulls Thorne into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bongderson pushes Thorne off and gets back to his feet.
Thorne throws a half hearted mid kick.
Thorne tried to score with a low kick but Bongderson checks it.
Bongderson throws out a loose jab but Thorne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thorne misses with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thorne throws a head kick that misses
and Thorne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bongderson sizes up Thorne with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bongderson keeps the fight on the outside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Larry Thorne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Thorne has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Larry Thorne!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Larry Thorne!
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Larry Thorne!
Larry Thorne wins by unanimous decision!
After the fight, Larry Thorne was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Keijo Kerjalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rainer Varvaskoukku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rainer Varvaskoukku has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Keijo Kerjalainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rainer Varvaskoukku!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Varvaskoukku throws a leg kick but Kerjalainen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Varvaskoukku instigates a clinch.
Varvaskoukku tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Varvaskoukku pulls Kerjalainen into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Varvaskoukku looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kerjalainen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kerjalainen wants to pass the guard but Varvaskoukku is keeping the position.
Kerjalainen trying to control the position from guard on top but Varvaskoukku is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Varvaskoukku trying to keep a closed guard but Kerjalainen is proving a slippery customer.
Varvaskoukku looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kerjalainen looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerjalainen wants to control from the top but Varvaskoukku keeps moving.
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.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Keijo Kerjalainen wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A jab from Varvaskoukku does it's job there.
Kerjalainen wants to clinch up but Varvaskoukku keeps it at a distance.
Kerjalainen scores with a nice right hand.
Varvaskoukku connects with a right hand. Kerjalainen shakes it off.
Varvaskoukku clinches up against the ropes.
Kerjalainen pushes Varvaskoukku back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kerjalainen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kerjalainen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Varvaskoukku tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Varvaskoukku misses with some punches.
Kerjalainen scores with a hook to the body.
Varvaskoukku wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kerjalainen has him pressed against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerjalainen 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.
Kerjalainen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Varvaskoukku backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Kerjalainen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kerjalainen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kerjalainen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A shot to the liver by Varvaskoukku. Beautiful body shot.
Kerjalainen just misses with a punch to the body.
Varvaskoukku shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kerjalainen pinned against the ropes. Kerjalainen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kerjalainen wants to clinch up but Varvaskoukku keeps it at a distance.
Varvaskoukku throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kerjalainen on the side of the head.
Varvaskoukku avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kerjalainen takes a swing at Varvaskoukku's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerjalainen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Varvaskoukku.
Varvaskoukku displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kerjalainen throws out the jab.
Varvaskoukku takes a swing at Kerjalainen's ribcage but misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kerjalainen.
Varvaskoukku avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kerjalainen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Varvaskoukku throws a half hearted mid kick.
Varvaskoukku throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kerjalainen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Rainer Varvaskoukku has been cut.
Varvaskoukku misses the shot to the body.
Varvaskoukku throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Varvaskoukku has taken the fight to the clinch.
Varvaskoukku lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerjalainen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kerjalainen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kerjalainen gets through Varvaskoukku's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kerjalainen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kerjalainen.
A bit of stalling here from Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kerjalainen misses with a body punch.
Kerjalainen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Varvaskoukku tries a body shot but Kerjalainen blocks it.
Varvaskoukku tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kerjalainen's elbow.
Varvaskoukku blocks an uppercut.
Kerjalainen prevents a body shot from Varvaskoukku.
Kerjalainen blocks a body shot from Varvaskoukku.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Varvaskoukku blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Varvaskoukku misses with a punch to the body.
Kerjalainen misses with a body punch.
Varvaskoukku fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Varvaskoukku as Kerjalainen tries to tie him up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keijo Kerjalainen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rainer Varvaskoukku'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.
Kerjalainen misses with a looping left.
Kerjalainen moves into range and clinches up with Varvaskoukku.
Nice body punch from Kerjalainen.
Varvaskoukku digs a right hand underneath Kerjalainen's ribcage. Kerjalainen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kerjalainen working aggressively here.
Varvaskoukku jumps guard but Kerjalainen turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Kerjalainen managing to block the knees to the body from Varvaskoukku.
Kerjalainen holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Kerjalainen lands a right hand.
Kerjalainen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Varvaskoukku lands an elbow just above Kerjalainen 's eye.
It looks like Keijo Kerjalainen has been cut.
Kerjalainen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kerjalainen misses with a knee to the head.
Kerjalainen blocks a body shot from Varvaskoukku.
Kerjalainen misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kerjalainen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Varvaskoukku is defending well for now.
Keijo Kerjalainen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kerjalainen misses with an elbow over the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Varvaskoukku is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Kerjalainen to keep the fight standing.
Varvaskoukku blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Varvaskoukku tries to stall but Kerjalainen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kerjalainen misses with some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Varvaskoukku lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Varvaskoukku lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Kerjalainen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Varvaskoukku is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Kerjalainen to keep the fight standing.
Keijo Kerjalainen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rainer Varvaskoukku.
Varvaskoukku scores with a shot to the side of Kerjalainen's head.
Varvaskoukku wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kerjalainen has him pressed against the ropes.
Varvaskoukku on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kerjalainen can't find room to land a body shot as Varvaskoukku controls the action.
Varvaskoukku prevents a body shot from Kerjalainen.
Varvaskoukku pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kerjalainen misses with a head kick.
Kerjalainen misses with a kick to the body
and Varvaskoukku counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kerjalainen thinking.
Kerjalainen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Varvaskoukku moves away.
Kerjalainen wants to land a leg kick but Varvaskoukku is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerjalainen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Varvaskoukku has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kerjalainen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kerjalainen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Varvaskoukku scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kerjalainen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Varvaskoukku.
A solid body kick from Varvaskoukku.
Varvaskoukku is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kerjalainen rather than just go for the knockout.
Varvaskoukku manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Kerjalainen on his heels. He'll look to pass Kerjalainen's guard now, I'm sure.
Varvaskoukku wants to control from the top but Kerjalainen keeps moving.
Varvaskoukku works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kerjalainen tries to kick Varvaskoukku off but Varvaskoukku keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kerjalainen is trying to maintain the position but Varvaskoukku is very close to passing his half guard.
Kerjalainen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Varvaskoukku.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerjalainen wants to improve his position but Varvaskoukku is controlling well.
Kerjalainen is staying active underneath Varvaskoukku, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Varvaskoukku thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kerjalainen's head.
Varvaskoukku is just content to waste time from the top position. Kerjalainen takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Varvaskoukku looking to sit in guard and control but Kerjalainen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Varvaskoukku wants to improve his position but instead Kerjalainen has moved into half guard.
Kerjalainen is trying to control the action in half guard but Varvaskoukku is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerjalainen is controlling the pace.
Varvaskoukku wants to improve his position but Kerjalainen is controlling well.
Varvaskoukku is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kerjalainen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kerjalainen's back!
Kerjalainen rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kerjalainen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Varvaskoukku is working away from the top position though.
Kerjalainen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rainer Varvaskoukku will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kerjalainen moves in looking to clinch but Varvaskoukku pushes him off.
Kerjalainen staying out of range there.
Kerjalainen tries to clinch up.
Varvaskoukku slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kerjalainen tries to close the distance and clinch but Varvaskoukku swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kerjalainen. Varvaskoukku does a little dance to reset his feet.
Varvaskoukku swats away the attempt to clinch by Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen misses with the combination.
Kerjalainen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kerjalainen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Varvaskoukku counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerjalainen tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Varvaskoukku manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Varvaskoukku gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Varvaskoukku closes the distance and pushes Kerjalainen back into the ropes.
A hook to the body from Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen lands an elbow inside.
Varvaskoukku goes for a takedown attempt but Kerjalainen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kerjalainen. That's going to slow Varvaskoukku down.
Kerjalainen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Varvaskoukku tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kerjalainen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Varvaskoukku missing with knees to the body.
Kerjalainen lands a nice uppercut.
Kerjalainen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kerjalainen tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerjalainen slaps away a takedown attempt from Varvaskoukku, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kerjalainen throws out a loose jab but Varvaskoukku uses good head movement to avoid it.
Varvaskoukku keeps the fight on the outside.
Kerjalainen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kerjalainen tries to clinch but Varvaskoukku moves out of range.
Kerjalainen wants to clinch.
Varvaskoukku dodges the punch combination from Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen looks to land a combination but Varvaskoukku avoids it well.
Varvaskoukku shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerjalainen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Varvaskoukku lands a heavy elbow.
Varvaskoukku connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Varvaskoukku controlling from the full mount.
Kerjalainen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Varvaskoukku landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kerjalainen is wriggling around trying to escape.
Varvaskoukku trying to control but Kerjalainen is having none of it.
Varvaskoukku tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerjalainen wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Varvaskoukku with a couple of short strikes.
Kerjalainen is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Varvaskoukku throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Kerjalainen because Varvaskoukku loaded up on that one.
Kerjalainen wants to hold on but Varvaskoukku pushes him away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Varvaskoukku controlling his opponent.
Varvaskoukku landing shots from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rainer Varvaskoukku.
I think Varvaskoukku has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Keijo Kerjalainen!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Keijo Kerjalainen!
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Keijo Kerjalainen!
Keijo Kerjalainen wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Keijo Kerjalainen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roy Pitbull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karim Chamakh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chamakh has chosen Immortal - Unearthly Kingdom as his entrance music. 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 lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Roy Pitbull!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Karim Chamakh!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pitbull lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Chamakh moves away from the strike by Pitbull.
Horrible takedown by Chamakh or perhaps it was just good defense by Pitbull which made him look bad.
Chamakh shoots in for a takedown but Pitbull shows good takedown defense.
Chamakh looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Pitbull looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pitbull throws his legs up looking for a submission but Chamakh uses it to pass to side control.
Chamakh trying to control the position but Pitbull is working away.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitbull tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The referee asks Chamakh politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Chamakh prefers to stall for the moment though.
Chamakh wants to control but Pitbull is keeping him busy.
Chamakh lands a few punches from side control.
Chamakh in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Pitbull manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Pitbull is refusing to be controlled, as Chamakh sits in half guard.
Pitbull is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chamakh is nestled in close to Pitbull, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull tries to get to full guard but Chamakh has control of the leg.
Pitbull looking for submissions off his back.
Pitbull wants to sweep but Chamakh has passed to side control!
Pitbull is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Chamakh off and has taken his back!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chamakh covering up well under a series of strikes from Pitbull.
Pitbull gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Pitbull is landing with strikes. Chamakh can't take much more of this.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Even with his hooks in, Pitbull manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Pitbull will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Chamakh rolls, trying to escape but Pitbull keeps control of the position.
Pitbull missing with strikes.
Pitbull landing with strikes.
Pitbull throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Pitbull throws a series of strikes and Chamakh wriggles onto his back, so he's now mounted. He's in real trouble here.
Chamakh blocking the ground and pound.
Pitbull tries to control but Chamakh wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull goes for an armbar but Chamakh turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Chamakh.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pitbull pulls Chamakh in close to prevent any damage.
Chamakh landing some decent shots from guard.
Pitbull looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Chamakh must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chamakh keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pitbull's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pitbull is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pitbull looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Chamakh puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Pitbull dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A nice combination there by Pitbull.
It looks like Karim Chamakh has been cut.
Chamakh fails to land the takedown.
Chamakh fails to land the takedown.
Pitbull thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pitbull throws a lazy uppercut
and Chamakh counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Pitbull!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitbull tries to reverse the position but Chamakh maintains control.
Pitbull is working hard here to advance position.
Pitbull is squirming around, avoiding Chamakh's attempts to control the action.
Chamakh landing strikes from the mount and Pitbull is in trouble!
Chamakh landing strikes, looking to finish!
Chamakh punishing his opponent with strikes.
Pitbull sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Chamakh prevents Pitbull from improving his position.
Pitbull is not content to let Chamakh control the position.
Chamakh is thwarting Pitbull's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull wants to get back to full guard but Chamakh has passed into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chamakh is putting a hurting on Pitbull here, landing some big shots from side control.
Chamakh is staying tight to Pitbull's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Pitbull manages to work his way to half guard, despite Chamakh's best efforts.
Pitbull looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Chamakh drops an elbow to the side of Pitbull's head.
Chamakh is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Pitbull actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull is pressing down on Chamakh's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Chamakh trying to control the position from guard on top but Pitbull is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pitbull is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Pitbull working for a triangle but Chamakh defends it easily.
Chamakh wants to control from the top but Pitbull keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Chamakh manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Pitbull is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Chamakh is trying to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pitbull lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Roy Pitbull will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Karim Chamakh'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.
Chamakh moves away from the strike by Pitbull.
Pitbull jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chamakh fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pitbull just misses with a punch to the body.
Pitbull misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chamakh takes one to the side of the head.
Pitbull fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chamakh walks into a left hand.
Chamakh closes the distance and clinches up with Pitbull, looking for a takedown. Chamakh pushes Pitbull against the ropes but Pitbull circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Pitbull. No joy for Chamakh on that attempt.
Roy Pitbull has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karim Chamakh.
Chamakh moves away from the strike by Pitbull.
Pitbull cracks Chamakh with a good jab.
Pitbull swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pitbull is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull misses with a double jab
and Chamakh counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Pitbull wants to improve his position but instead Chamakh has moved into half guard.
Chamakh tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pitbull knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Pitbull on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pitbull is trying to maintain the position but Chamakh is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Chamakh jumps into side control!
Pitbull tries to improve position but can't.
Pitbull gets back to half guard.
Pitbull wants to improve his position but Chamakh is controlling well.
Chamakh seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Chamakh winds up and cracks Pitbull with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Chamakh is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Pitbull wants to improve his position but Chamakh is controlling well.
Chamakh working Pitbull over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Chamakh is looking to take a break and control but Pitbull is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chamakh takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Chamakh seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pitbull does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pitbull manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chamakh advances to half guard.
Well, if Chamakh is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Chamakh seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pitbull does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Karim Chamakh just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Karim Chamakh'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.
Pitbull throws a jab but it's blocked by Chamakh.
Pitbull looks to score with a jab to the body but Chamakh is just out of range.
Chamakh shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Pitbull napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Chamakh is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Pitbull will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Pitbull is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitbull sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Chamakh takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Pitbull tries to get to full guard but Chamakh has control of the leg.
Pitbull is trying to control but can't.
Pitbull wants to control the action here but instead Chamakh manages to pass to full mount!
The referee warns Pitbull that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Chamakh avoids the attempt from Pitbull to control.
Pitbull keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Chamakh with a couple of short strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull is working to get back to half guard.
Pitbull wants to hold on but Chamakh pushes him away.
Pitbull working to try and regain half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chamakh raining down hammerfists from mount.
Chamakh prevents Pitbull from getting the reversal.
Chamakh looking to control but Pitbull is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Chamakh working the ground and pound effectively.
Chamakh tries to control but Pitbull wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull can't escape the position.
Chamakh working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Pitbull is desperately trying to improve his position but Chamakh has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Chamakh connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Chamakh trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pitbull is desperately trying to improve his position but Chamakh has a good base and remains in mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karim Chamakh has got the better of the ground game so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chamakh controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karim Chamakh dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Karim Chamakh's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. 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.
Pitbull misses with a straight left.
Pitbull stalks Chamakh and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Chamakh's face. Chamakh staggers backwards, shaken.
Pitbull misses with a wild body shot.
Pitbull misses with a hook. Chamakh ducked under it nicely.
Pitbull throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chamakh avoids the body shot from Pitbull.
Chamakh closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Pitbull to the mat! Pitbull manages to get full guard.
Pitbull avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chamakh works over Pitbull with some ground and pound from guard.
Pitbull is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Chamakh lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pitbull controls Chamakh momentarily but Chamakh frees himself.
Pitbull wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Chamakh is now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull regains full guard. Nicely done.
Pitbull tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pitbull looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Chamakh passes into half guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
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!
Chamakh stalling.
Chamakh lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull taking some punishment here, with Chamakh in his half guard.
Pitbull keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Chamakh wants to control but Pitbull is keeping him busy.
Chamakh is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Chamakh thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pitbull is not content to let Chamakh control the position.
Pitbull wants to get back to full guard.
Pitbull has a hand on Chamakh's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Chamakh takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Chamakh fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Pitbull tries to hold on but Chamakh postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull working to try and regain half guard.
Pitbull taking shots to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chamakh working the ground and pound effectively.
Pitbull can't escape the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pitbull in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Pitbull is looking to improve his position but Chamakh isn't that keen on the idea.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karim Chamakh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Chamakh has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Karim Chamakh!
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Karim Chamakh!
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Karim Chamakh!
Karim Chamakh wins by unanimous decision!
Karim Chamakh is the new lightweight champion!
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