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Holmgang Challengers: 4 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JD Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dennis Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, JD Hopkins!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopkins closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hill to the mat! Hill manages to get full guard.
Hopkins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hopkins wants to control from the top but Hill keeps moving.
Hopkins won't allow Hill to sweep him here.
Hopkins looking to pass the guard.
Hill has momentary wrist control but Hopkins slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hopkins missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hopkins wants to control from the top but Hill keeps moving.
Hill is trying to control the position but Hopkins postures up.
Hopkins trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hopkins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hopkins trying to control but Hill is working from the bottom.
Hill is trying to keep Hopkins in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill wants to stand up but Hopkins is controlling him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hopkins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hopkins is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hill is trying to control the position but Hopkins postures up.
Hopkins trying to control but Hill is working from the bottom.
Hill has momentary wrist control but Hopkins slips an elbow through the middle.
Hopkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Hill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hopkins trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hopkins wants to control from the top but Hill 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hopkins advances to half guard.
Hopkins throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hopkins should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hill is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hopkins scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hopkins wants to pass the guard but Hill is defending well.
Hopkins performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Hill is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hill is trying to stand.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Hopkins has eaten all the pies!
Hill is refusing to be controlled, as Hopkins sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins passes to full mount!
Hopkins lands a big shot there that rocks Hill but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
It looks like Dennis Hill has been cut.
Hill taking shots to the head.
Hopkins fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice elbow there by Hopkins.
Dennis Hill's cut is getting worse.
Hopkins lands a big elbow - Hill is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Hill is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). JD Hopkins!
After the fight, JD Hopkins 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Ha Satan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Morimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee Morimoto will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ha Satan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lee Morimoto!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morimoto scores with a shot to the body.
Morimoto clinches with his opponent.
Satan looking to throw knees to the head but Morimoto is blocking nicely.
Satan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Morimoto avoiding damage as Satan throws knees to the body.
Satan is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Morimoto tries to break free but Satan pushes him back against the ropes.
Morimoto is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Satan is defending well.
Satan trying to land knees to the body.
Satan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morimoto.
Satan trying to land knees to the body.
Morimoto jumps guard and drags Satan to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Satan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Satan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morimoto is keeping the position for now.
Morimoto keeping moving, preventing Satan from controlling successfully.
Satan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morimoto has his hands on Satan's head, controlling the position.
Morimoto 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.
Satan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Morimoto wants to sweep here but Satan controlling him for the moment.
Satan trying to control the position from guard on top but Morimoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Morimoto shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Satan sprawls well. Satan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Morimoto gets slowly back to his feet.
Ha Satan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Morimoto.
Morimoto misses with a leg kick
and Morimoto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morimoto fails to land the takedown.
Morimoto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satan gets tackled into the ropes by Morimoto. Morimoto maintains the clinch.
Satan working Morimoto over with knees to the body.
Morimoto looks winded!
Satan lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Lee Morimoto has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Satan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Satan obliges.
Satan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Satan crunches a lovely knee into Morimoto's ribcage.
Morimoto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Satan lands an elbow just above Morimoto 's eye.
Satan looking to throw knees to the head but Morimoto is blocking nicely.
Satan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Satan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Morimoto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Morimoto takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Satan obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satan looking to throw knees to the head but Morimoto is blocking nicely.
Morimoto takes a knee to the side of the body.
Morimoto avoiding damage as Satan throws knees to the body.
Satan missing with knees to the body.
Satan tries a knee to the head but Morimoto blocks it.
Satan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Satan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Morimoto is defending well for now.
Morimoto managing to block the knees to the body from Satan.
Satan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Satan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Morimoto lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Satan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Morimoto blocks it with crossed arms.
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!
Satan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Satan tries to land a knee to the head but Morimoto blocks with his arms.
Satan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Morimoto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Satan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Satan looking to throw knees to the head but Morimoto is blocking nicely.
Satan misses with a knee strike.
Satan looking to throw knees to the head but Morimoto is blocking nicely.
Satan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Morimoto wants to break free but Satan has control.
Satan looking to throw knees to the head but Morimoto is blocking nicely.
Morimoto looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Morimoto is trying to push Satan away but Satan has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Satan missing with knees to the body.
Satan missing with knees to the body.
Satan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ha Satan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lee Morimoto's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Morimoto rushes Satan and presses him up against the ropes.
Morimoto takes an elbow to the forehead.
Satan trying to land knees to the body.
Satan lands an elbow inside.
Morimoto is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Morimoto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Satan lands a damaging elbow.
Satan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Morimoto tries to pull guard but Satan won't allow it.
Morimoto managing to block the knees to the body from Satan.
Ha Satan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Satan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Morimoto is defending well for now.
Morimoto managing to block the knees to the body from Satan.
Morimoto stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Satan throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Satan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Morimoto avoids it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Satan.
Morimoto is breathing heavily.
Satan trying to land knees to the body.
Satan misses with a knee strike.
Morimoto blocks an elbow strike.
Morimoto is looking to break free of the clinch but Satan has double underhooks.
Morimoto avoids the elbow strike from Satan, against the ropes.
Satan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Satan misses with a knee to the head.
Satan misses with a knee strike.
Morimoto avoiding damage as Satan throws knees to the body.
Satan lands a nice knee to the body.
Satan scores a nice knee to the body.
Satan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morimoto avoiding damage as Satan throws knees to the body.
Morimoto fails to pull guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Satan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Morimoto jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Satan walks away with a smile on his face. Morimoto gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ha Satan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Morimoto.
Morimoto dives in and grabs Satan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Satan pushes down on Morimoto's head and hops out.
Satan clinches up with Morimoto and pushes him back against the ropes.
Satan lands an elbow that stopped Morimoto in his tracks for a moment.
Satan lands an elbow just above Morimoto 's eye.
Satan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Morimoto takes an elbow to the forehead.
Satan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Satan crunches a lovely knee into Morimoto's ribcage.
Satan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Satan lands a good knee to the midsection. Morimoto won't want to take too many of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satan scores with a knee to the head.
Satan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morimoto can do to turn this around?
Satan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Satan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Morimoto avoids it.
Satan lands a nice knee to the body.
Satan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Morimoto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Satan looking to throw knees to the head but Morimoto is blocking nicely.
Satan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Satan looking to throw knees to the head but Morimoto is blocking nicely.
Morimoto wants to get back to striking at distance but Satan won't allow it.
Satan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Satan misses with a knee to the head.
Satan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Morimoto avoids it.
Satan tries a knee to the head but Morimoto blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Morimoto avoids it.
Morimoto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Morimoto ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Morimoto no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Satan has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Morimoto is proving hard to escape from.
Satan trying to control the position from guard on top but Morimoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morimoto wants to stand up but Satan is controlling him.
Satan throws an elbow that misses. Morimoto uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Satan's guard. Nice move by Morimoto!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Satan 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.
Ha Satan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lee Morimoto's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Satan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Satan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morimoto.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Satan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Morimoto's brow.
Satan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Morimoto is defending well for now.
Morimoto is trying to pull guard but Satan has him pressed against the ropes.
Morimoto wants to take the fight to the mat but Satan manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Satan prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ha Satan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Morimoto.
Satan lands an elbow inside that Morimoto shrugs off.
Satan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Morimoto's face.
Satan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morimoto.
Morimoto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Satan scores a nice knee to the body.
Satan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees to the body from Satan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morimoto avoiding damage as Satan throws knees to the body.
Satan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Morimoto avoids it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Satan.
Satan lands a nice knee to the body.
Morimoto tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Satan lands an elbow inside that Morimoto shrugs off.
Satan missing with knees to the body.
Satan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Satan misses with an elbow strike.
Morimoto takes a knee right on the jaw!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Satan.
Satan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Satan tries to land knees in the clinch but Morimoto avoids the damage to the body.
Morimoto managing to block the knees to the body from Satan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Satan connects with a knee to the head.
Satan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Morimoto blocks it with crossed arms.
Satan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morimoto jumps guard but Satan turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Satan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Satan tries a knee to the head but Morimoto blocks it.
Satan lands an elbow inside that Morimoto shrugs off.
Morimoto dodges an elbow strike from Satan.
Satan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Satan working Morimoto over with knees to the body.
Satan throws an elbow but it misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Satan obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Satan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morimoto.
Morimoto managing to block the knees to the body from Satan.
Satan misses with a knee to the head.
Satan with a knee to the head.
Satan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Morimoto drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Satan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Morimoto is working for takedown but Satan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Morimoto is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Satan lands an elbow that stopped Morimoto in his tracks for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Morimoto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Satan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Morimoto's face.
Satan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Morimoto takes an elbow to the forehead.
Satan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morimoto.
Satan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Morimoto is defending well for now.
Morimoto tries for a takedown. No joy.
Satan misses with a knee to the head.
Morimoto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Satan keeps control of Morimoto as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morimoto jumps guard but Satan turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Ha Satan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Satan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Morimoto is defending well for now.
Lee Morimoto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Satan stops a takedown attempt from Morimoto.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ha Satan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Satan, 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ha Satan!
Ha Satan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andre Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Hertz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hertz has chosen PORN MUZIK as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andre Almeida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dick Hertz!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hertz has a takedown stuffed.
Hertz tries for a takedown but Almeida sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Almeida throws a hook but Hertz avoids it easily.
Hertz misses the shot to the body.
Hertz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Almeida.
Hertz shoots in for a takedown but Almeida shows good takedown defense.
Andre Almeida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dick Hertz.
Hertz dives in and grabs Almeida's left leg, looking for a takedown. Almeida pushes down on Hertz's head and hops out.
Almeida missing with a left hand there. Hertz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Almeida scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Almeida lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Almeida scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hertz tries to roll over but Almeida keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Almeida wants to pass the guard but Hertz is defending well.
Almeida slows the pace down in half guard.
Hertz taking some punishment here, with Almeida in his half guard.
Hertz manages to get to full guard.
Almeida is working Hertz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Almeida wants to control from the top but Hertz keeps moving.
Almeida engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hertz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Almeida can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hertz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hertz thows a huge punch but Almeida dodges it nicely.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hertz looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Almeida makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Almeida.
Almeida pushes Hertz off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
A telegraphed right hand from Hertz misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hertz ducks under a wild hook from Almeida.
A slow jab from Hertz misses its intended target.
Hertz misses with a straight right.
Hertz gets caught napping as Almeida dives in and scores a takedown. Hertz manages to retain guard.
Almeida wants to pass the guard but Hertz is keeping the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Almeida landing some decent shots from guard.
Hertz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Almeida doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Almeida manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Almeida landing with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almeida works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hertz is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Almeida pulls his head out easily.
Hertz moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Almeida keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hertz's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Almeida trying to control but Hertz is working from the bottom.
Almeida stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hertz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Almeida is stalling in the full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hertz controls Almeida momentarily but Almeida frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Almeida dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hertz misses with an uppercut
and Almeida counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Almeida throwing strikes but missing.
Almeida tries to free his leg and advance position but Hertz is retaining full guard.
Hertz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Almeida is stalling in the full guard.
Hertz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hertz trying to control the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hertz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Almeida's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Almeida is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida trying to control the position from guard on top but Hertz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Almeida with a nice head shot there.
Almeida got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hertz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Almeida has managed to get both his arms back between Hertz's legs - danger averted.
Almeida is working Hertz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Almeida landing some decent shots from guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hertz is on top in guard.
Almeida pulls Hertz in to control the position.
Almeida on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Almeida tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almeida has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Hertz throwing strikes but missing.
Almeida looking for a sweep. Not yet Almeida, not yet.
Hertz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Almeida swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hertz trying to control but Almeida is working from the bottom.
Andre Almeida overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hertz stopping the sweep attempt from Almeida.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hertz lands a couple of elbows.
Almeida pulls Hertz in to control the position.
Almeida not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Andre Almeida just wasn't active enough.
Almeida looking to score a takedown here. Hertz is defending well but Almeida drives through and ends up in Hertz's guard.
Hertz keeping moving, preventing Almeida from controlling successfully.
Almeida distracts Hertz with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Almeida is looking to work some ground and pound but Hertz has wrist control.
Hertz is trying to hold Almeida in close to prevent damage but Almeida has managed to pass into half guard.
Almeida frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hertz is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almeida tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Almeida seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hertz for as long as he can get away with.
Hertz is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice elbow there by Almeida.
Hertz sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Almeida scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Almeida is thwarting Hertz's attempts to control the position.
Hertz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Almeida dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hertz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hertz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hertz misses with a hook. Almeida ducked under it nicely.
Dick Hertz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hertz throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Almeida tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hertz is in Almeida's guard.
Almeida working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hertz.
Almeida pulls Hertz in close to prevent any damage.
Hertz preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hertz tries to free his leg and advance position but Almeida is retaining full guard.
Almeida has Hertz pulled in close to control his posture.
We're going to have a standup here because Andre Almeida wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Hertz fails with the takedown.
Hertz misses with a wild body shot.
Hertz misses with a hook
and Almeida decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hertz's guard.
Almeida got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hertz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Almeida has managed to get both his arms back between Hertz's legs - danger averted.
Almeida throwing strikes but missing.
Almeida trying to control but Hertz is working from the bottom.
Dick Hertz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almeida pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hertz is keeping the position for now.
Hertz is trying to keep Almeida in close.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Almeida throws a big elbow that misses.
Almeida trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hertz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hertz lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Almeida!
Hertz wants to control the pace but Almeida is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Hertz prevents Almeida from standing back up.
Hertz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Almeida is looking to escape.
Almeida tries to get to full guard but Hertz has control of the leg.
Almeida avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hertz.
Hertz is looking to take a break and control but Almeida is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Almeida is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hertz is trying to control the action in half guard but Almeida is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hertz is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Almeida sees it coming and defends easily.
Hertz is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Almeida has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hertz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Almeida's head.
Almeida is doing well to control the position and prevent Hertz from advancing to side control.
Hertz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Almeida does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hertz drops an elbow to the side of Almeida's head.
Hertz is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Almeida is just riding it out for now. Hertz eventually gives up the hold.
Andre Almeida is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Almeida controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dick Hertz.
I think Almeida has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andre Almeida!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kristof Kurenic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Pagan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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212 lbs
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210 lbs
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kristof Kurenic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brian Pagan!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurenic gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Brian Pagan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kurenic shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pagan but Pagan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pagan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kurenic tries to land a leg kick but Pagan saw it coming and moves away.
Pagan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kurenics jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pagan lands with a straight right. Kurenic didn't see that one coming.
Kurenic moves into the clinch.
Pagan lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pagan is trying to break the clinch but Kurenic has him pressed against the ropes.
Kurenic is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pagan pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Pagan wants to get back to striking at distance but Kurenic won't allow it.
Pagan has had enough of the clinch but Kurenic keeps him there for the moment.
Pagan avoiding damage.
Kurenic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pagan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pagan lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pagan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pagan stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kristof Kurenic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pagan connects with a combination that backs up Kurenic into the ropes. Pagan lands a flurry of punches that gets past Kurenic's guard. Kurenic is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Pagan bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brian Pagan!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Kramer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Emanianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emanianenko has chosen i against i as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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266 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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235 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnny Kramer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fedor Emanianenko!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kramer drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Emanianenko wants to stand but Kramer is controlling the position.
Kramer keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Emanianenko's head.
Kramer makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kramer's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Emanianenko looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kramer postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Emanianenko should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Kramer won't allow Emanianenko to get back to his feet.
Kramer landing some decent shots from guard.
Kramer cracks Emanianenko with a solid left hand.
Emanianenko has momentary wrist control but Kramer slips an elbow through the middle.
Emanianenko keeping moving, preventing Kramer from controlling successfully.
Kramer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Emanianenko on the ground.
Kramer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Emanianenko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kramer lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kramer won't allow Emanianenko to get back to his feet.
Kramer is working Emanianenko over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kramer works over Emanianenko with some ground and pound from guard.
Kramer distracts Emanianenko with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Emanianenko is rocked!
Kramer loads up on a big left hand. Emanianenko felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Kramer looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Emanianenko can't hide his disappointment, as Kramer celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Kramer!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Crazy Killa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mahmed Salidov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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243 lbs
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221 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Crazy Killa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mahmed Salidov!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salidov closes the distance and clinches up with Killa, looking for a takedown. Salidov pushes Killa against the ropes but Killa circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Killa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Salidov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Salidov shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Salidov was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Salidov avoids the attempt from Killa to control.
Salidov working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Killa looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Salidov! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Mahmed Salidov!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Dunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alec Jaquillard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dunn comes to the ring accompanied by No Grave That Can Hold My body down. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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166 lbs
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155 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Brawler
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Dunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alec Jaquillard!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunn misses with a kick to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dunn moves into range and clinches up with Jaquillard.
Dunn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jaquillard has hold of one of Dunn's legs. Dunn is fighting the takedown attempt but Jaquillard gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Dunn is looking to stand up but Jaquillard isn't so interested in that idea.
Dunn knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jaquillard on the ground.
Jaquillard content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jaquillard pushes down on Dunn's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jaquillard tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dunn knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Dunn avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jaquillard.
Jaquillard decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dunn wants to clinch
and Jaquillard counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaquillard won't allow Dunn to get back to his feet.
Jaquillard is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jaquillard wants to control from the top but Dunn keeps moving.
Dunn will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jaquillard controlling from the top position.
Jaquillard should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Alec Jaquillard was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Nice sprawl there from Dunn as Jaquillard shoots in.
Dunn really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jaquillard gets a double leg takedown into Dunn's guard.
Jaquillard with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jaquillard wants to control from the top but Dunn keeps moving.
Dunn wants to get back to his feet but Jaquillard is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Dunn is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaquillard scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jaquillard tries to free his leg and advance position but Dunn is retaining full guard.
Jaquillard scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jaquillard landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
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!
Dunn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jaquillard's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jaquillard landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dunn is working an open guard so Jaquillard takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaquillard has a takedown stuffed.
Jaquillard shoots in and bounces Dunn off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Jaquillard wants to control from the top but Dunn keeps moving.
Jaquillard scoring with some ground and pound.
Jaquillard cracks Dunn with a solid left hand.
Jaquillard connects with a couple of short punches.
Jaquillard is pushing down on Dunn's leg trying to pass to half guard. Dunn is fighting to maintain full guard but Jaquillard has managed to sneak the leg through.
Jaquillard moves nicely into side control.
Jaquillard scoring with punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jaquillard staying calm.
Dunn is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Jaquillard is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Dunn is trying to escape and Jaquillard transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Dunn is forced to tap! Nice work there by Jaquillard! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alec Jaquillard!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Konstantin Khavin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nameless One (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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210 lbs
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282 lbs
22 - 13 - 0 |
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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
18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Konstantin Khavin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nameless One!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khavin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
One bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Khavin can't do much from the bottom here.
One misses with the ground and pound.
One in side control, throwing shots but Khavin defends.
One goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Khavin rolls with the submission and now he's on top in One's guard! Nice work there by Khavin!
Khavin won't allow One to sweep him 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khavin looking to pass the guard.
Khavin looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Khavin has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We're going to have a standup here because Konstantin Khavin wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Khavin throws a left and a right that both miss
letting One counter with a right hand.
Khavin moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
One takes a knee to the side of the body.
Khavin stalling in the clinch but One improves position.
Khavin looking to throw knees to the head but One is blocking nicely.
One jumps guard.
Khavin controlling from the top position.
One looking to hit a scissor sweep but Khavin is one step ahead there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khavin pushing down on One's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
One tries to roll over but Khavin keeps him under control.
One is not content to let Khavin control the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Khavin is really struggling to control One but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Konstantin Khavin wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Khavin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Khavin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Khavin takes a swing at One's ribcage but misses.
Khavin tries to clinch but One is having none of it.
One lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Khavin at a distance.
One moves away from the strike by Khavin.
One finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
One misses the jab.
One fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Khavin avoids it really well and circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khavin punishes One's body with a nice straight punch.
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 Konstantin Khavin will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Khavin takes the fight into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Khavin lands a shoulder strike.
Khavin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from One.
One lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Khavin lands an elbow that stopped One in his tracks for a moment.
One wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Khavin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
One blocks an elbow strike.
Khavin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
One swings wildly with an uppercut but Khavin uses good head movement to avoid it.
The referee calls for Khavin to work.
One scores with a shot to the side of Khavin's head.
Khavin scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
One goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khavin wants to stall.
Khavin blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
One pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Khavin misses with a looping left.
Khavin tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. One manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Khavin lands a nice leg kick that just misses One's sensitive parts.
A swing and a miss from One.
One scores with the left hand. Khavin knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Konstantin Khavin has been cut.
One's jab looks to have found its range, popping Khavin under the eye.
Nameless One seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A thudding body kick lands there by Khavin!
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!
Khavin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
One on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Khavin. Khavin obviously looking to wear him down.
Khavin clinches up against the ropes.
One fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
One has a couple of punches blocked by Khavin.
Khavin has One pressed against the ropes, preventing One from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Khavin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Khavin.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, One creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Khavin taking a breather.
Khavin is stalling here.
Khavin lands with a right to the head.
Khavin landing knees to the body.
One is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Khavin gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Khavin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Khavin lands with a short shot to the head.
Khavin is looking to control One's arms but One gets an underhook and turns him. Now Khavin has his back to the ropes.
A body shot lands from Khavin.
A shot in the inside from Khavin.
Khavin stalls.
One tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
One breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
One fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khavin manages to avoid it.
Khavin doesn't manage to clinch there - One circles away.
One fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Khavin avoids it really well and circles away.
One on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
One is breathing heavily.
Khavin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with One, pushing him back against the ropes.
One can't break the clinch.
One takes a knee to the side of the body.
One takes an elbow to the forehead.
One takes a shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khavin content to slow the pace in the clinch.
One's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Khavin stalling against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khavin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Khavin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Khavin trying to stall but One improves his position.
One wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
One throws a punch but it's blocked by Khavin.
Khavin stalling against the ropes.
One breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Khavin digs a good body shot into One's ribs.
Konstantin Khavin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
One takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Khavin tries to clinch there but One circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
One shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Khavin but Khavin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Konstantin Khavin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nameless One.
Khavin scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Konstantin Khavin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Konstantin Khavin's cut.
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!
Khavin clinches up with One and pushes him back against the ropes.
One's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
One lands a head shot.
Khavin with a jab.
Khavin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Khavin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but One paws at him with a jab and circles away.
One shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
One is looking to work some ground and pound but Khavin has wrist control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khavin trying to control the position.
Khavin keeping moving, preventing One from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khavin keeping full guard, as One tries to pass.
One throwing strikes from guard but Khavin blocks nicely.
One throws a big right hand that misses.
Khavin controls One momentarily but One frees himself.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Konstantin Khavin has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
One keeps the fight on the outside.
Nameless One has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
One shoots in for a takedown but Khavin shows good takedown defense.
One throws the left hand but Khavin avoids the punch easily.
One closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd cheers as Khavin lands an impressive looking overhand right. One doesn't seem phased though.
Khavin wants to clinch up but One keeps it at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khavin blocks a low kick nicely.
Khavin with a nice cross.
One misses with an uppercut. Khavin saw that one coming.
Khavin clinches with his opponent.
Khavin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of One backwards.
A short right from Khavin on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khavin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short uppercut from Khavin.
Khavin tries to stall but One uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
One wants to break free but Khavin has control.
A right hook to the body lands for Khavin.
One takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Khavin lands a knee to the body.
A short left from Khavin.
Khavin lands a damaging elbow.
One is rocked!
A nice right hand lands inside from Khavin.
One is still on wobbly legs! Can Khavin finish him?
Khavin pushes One back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khavin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has One in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Khavin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Khavin working the clinch nicely. One is working for position but Khavin cracks him with a big knee to the head! One crumples up against the ropes and Khavin lands two more shots before the ref can save One! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Konstantin Khavin!
Konstantin Khavin seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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