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SPFT 57: Surov vs. Winner PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Denard Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elizondo Tacos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Denard Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Elizondo Tacos!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black just misses with a punch to the body.
Tacos walks into a left hand.
Tacos misses with a takedown attempt - Black sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
No luck for Tacos with that takedown attempt.
Black's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Black duly obliges.
It looks like Elizondo Tacos has been cut.
Tacos is looking to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Black throws a series of punches but Tacos avoids them all with ease.
Black throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tacos counters with a good, hard body kick but Black shrugs it off.
Tacos connects with a leg kick. Black looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tacos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tacos.
Denard Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elizondo Tacos.
Black lands a lovely overhand right.
Tacos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Black circles away quickly and effectively.
Black lands a big right hand that sends Tacos crashing to the mat! Black stays standing though and waves Tacos back to his feet!
Tacos is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Black swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Black throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tacos closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Black to the mat! Black manages to get full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Black utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tacos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tacos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tacos throwing strikes from guard but Black blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tacos throwing strikes from guard but Black blocks nicely.
Black is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tacos is controlling him.
Tacos postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Black wants to stand up but Tacos is controlling him.
Tacos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tacos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Black keeping full guard, as Tacos tries to pass.
Tacos is looking to work some ground and pound but Black has wrist control.
Tacos throws a big elbow that misses.
Tacos is in close to Black's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Black working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tacos.
Tacos won't allow Black to get back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tacos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Black utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tacos throws an elbow that misses. Black uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tacos's guard. Nice move by Black!
Black prevents Tacos from getting back to his feet.
Black stands up from Tacos's guard - Black perhaps looking for a knockout.
Black lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tacos backs up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tacos fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Black avoids it really well and circles away.
Black slaps away a takedown attempt from Tacos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denard Black dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Elizondo Tacos's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Black misses with a looping right.
An inside leg kick from Tacos misses.
Black lands with a good body shot.
Tacos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tacos wants to clinch but Black slips to the side
and Black counters with a straight right hand.
Black drops Tacos with a beautiful combination! Tacos stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Black is looking for the KO!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Black drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Tacos right on the button. Tacos goes down! Black follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Black gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Denard Black!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tony Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Burt Guth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Guth's choice of entrance music: Xasthur - Beauty Is Only Razor Deep. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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155 lbs
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162 lbs
13 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tony Ferguson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Burt Guth!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferguson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Guth on the side of the head.
Guth blocks a jab.
Ferguson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guth was well out of range. Poor timing from Ferguson.
Ferguson doesn't manage to clinch there - Guth circles away.
Guth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ferguson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Guth's head.
Ferguson swings widly with a right hand
and Guth counters with a head kick. That will keep Ferguson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ferguson looks to score with a jab to the body but Guth is just out of range.
Guth is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ferguson.
Good exchange - Ferguson coming out on top.
Ferguson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guth.
Ferguson fails in his attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ferguson. Guth does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tony Ferguson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferguson throws a jab when Guth was well out of range.
Ferguson misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Guth paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Guth misses with a takedown attempt
and Ferguson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ferguson misses with a shot to the body
and Guth counters with a big head kick but Ferguson shrugs it off.
Ferguson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guth was well out of range. Poor timing from Ferguson.
Ferguson misses with an uppercut. Guth saw that one coming.
Guth bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ferguson is looking to clinch but Guth is avoiding it.
Guth fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ferguson sprawls well initially but Guth persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ferguson is looking for a sweep. Guth is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guth trying to control the action but Ferguson is working from the bottom.
Ferguson wants to improve his position but Guth is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guth is keen to just control but Ferguson is a slippery customer.
Well, if Guth 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Burt Guth wasn't active enough on the ground.
Ferguson misses with a body shot.
Ferguson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Guth is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guth moves out of range of the strikes.
Guth shoots in and drives through. Ferguson sprawls well.
Ferguson lands with a good body shot.
Nice cross by Ferguson.
Ferguson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ferguson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Guth eats them both and turns towards Ferguson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Guth.
Tony Ferguson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Burt Guth.
Guth has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ferguson finds it's way round the side to connect with Guth's head.
Guth throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Guth fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guth on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ferguson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ferguson misses with a body shot.
Ferguson misses with a jab to the body
and Guth counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Guth dips to his left and cracks Ferguson with an uppercut!
Ferguson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Guth.
Ferguson lands a head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ferguson misses with an uppercut. Guth saw that one coming.
Ferguson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A big right from Ferguson misses.
Ferguson just misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guth avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Guth drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ferguson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Ferguson dominated that round.
That's time! Ferguson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ferguson takes one to the side of the head.
Ferguson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Guth throws out the jab.
Ferguson throws a lazy right hand but Guth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Burt Guth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ferguson misses with a body shot.
Ferguson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Guth tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ferguson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ferguson throws a hook but Guth blocks it.
Ferguson cracks a nice hook into Guth's ribs.
Ferguson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ferguson tries to clinch up but Guth circles away and keeps his distance.
Guth moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ferguson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guth prevents a body shot from Ferguson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Guth.
Nice body punch from Ferguson - that landed with a thud.
Ferguson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Guth works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Guth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Guth with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Guth looking to throw knees to the head but Ferguson is blocking nicely.
Guth lands a good knee to the midsection. Ferguson won't want to take too many of those.
Guth unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ferguson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ferguson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ferguson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Guth backwards.
Ferguson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Guth blocks an uppercut.
Guth is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ferguson is defending well for now.
Guth misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ferguson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Guth is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Ferguson can't fight it off and eventually Guth manages to take the fight to the floor. Ferguson looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ferguson keeping moving, preventing Guth from controlling successfully.
Ferguson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Ferguson keeping moving, preventing Guth from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ferguson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ferguson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Guth moves away.
Ferguson throws a body punch but Guth moves out of range.
Ferguson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ferguson swings for the body but Guth moves out of range.
Ferguson lands a jab.
Ferguson swings for the body but Guth moves out of range.
Ferguson throws a hook to the side of Guth's head but Guth sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ferguson connects with a right hand. Guth shakes it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson misses with a looping right.
Ferguson misses with a wild body shot.
Guth gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ferguson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guth.
Ferguson throws a body punch but Guth moves out of range.
Ferguson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Guth on the side of the head.
Ferguson looks to land a right hand but Guth moved out of range.
Guth avoids the body shot from Ferguson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ferguson takes a swing at Guth's ribcage but misses.
Ferguson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guth.
Ferguson misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Ferguson dominated that second round.
That's time! Ferguson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Ferguson looks to throw the jab but Guth is out of range.
Guth throws a sloppy head kick and Ferguson moves out of range easily.
Guth takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ferguson looks to score with a jab to the body but Guth is just out of range.
Ferguson missing with a left hand there. Guth was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Guth steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ferguson.
Ferguson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Guth.
Ferguson misses the shot to the body.
Ferguson misses with a hook
and Guth counters with a head kick.
Ferguson throws a lazy right hand but Guth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ferguson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guth was well out of range. Poor timing from Ferguson.
Ferguson throws a shot to the body.
Tony Ferguson is winning the standup battle so far.
Ferguson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ferguson keeps the fight on the outside.
Ferguson loads up on a big right hand but Guth slips the punch.
Guth throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ferguson throws a shot from downtown. Guth moves away and avoids it.
Ferguson misses with a wild body shot.
Ferguson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ferguson misses with a wild body shot.
Guth wants to clinch.
Ferguson missing with a left hand there. Guth was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tony Ferguson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guth slips a jab from Ferguson.
A combination from Ferguson does no damage.
Ferguson clinches up against the cage.
Ferguson throws a head punch that misses.
Guth throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ferguson blocks it with crossed arms.
Guth prevents a body shot from Ferguson.
Ferguson can't find room to land a body shot as Guth controls the action.
Guth misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ferguson.
Burt Guth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Guth unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Guth landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ferguson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Guth.
Guth using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ferguson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ferguson lands with a light punch inside.
Ferguson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Guth backwards.
Ferguson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Guth landing knees to the head.
Guth trying to land knees to the body.
Guth gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Ferguson regains guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guth sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ferguson's guard.
Ferguson wants to get back to full guard.
Guth is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ferguson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Guth is trying to control. Ferguson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferguson tries to roll over but Guth keeps him under control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ferguson manages to get to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Burt Guth.
I think Ferguson 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Ferguson!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Tony Ferguson made sure he mentioned Hopkins Athletics, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gegard Houellebecq (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tombstone Terry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Houellebecq might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Prodigy - Spitfire. 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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135 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gegard Houellebecq!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 29 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tombstone Terry!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Houellebecq lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Terry is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Terry wants to clinch up but Houellebecq keeps it at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Terry. Houellebecq does a little dance to reset his feet.
Houellebecq throws a leg kick but Terry checks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Houellebecq misses the target.
Terry throws a chopping leg kick but Houellebecq manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Houellebecq slaps away a takedown attempt from Terry, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Terry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Houellebecq swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Terry shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Houellebecq napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Houellebecq is trying to improve his position.
Terry wants to stand but Houellebecq is controlling his arm.
Terry looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Houellebecq is avoiding damage well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houellebecq is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Houellebecq is trying to improve his position.
Houellebecq is working hard here to advance position.
Houellebecq is trying to control Terry's posture but Terry avoids it.
Houellebecq tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Terry presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houellebecq defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Terry.
Houellebecq is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Terry misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Houellebecq is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Terry misses with a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houellebecq has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Terry's lack of action.
Terry is looking to take a break and control but Houellebecq is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Terry is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Terry is looking to stall here but Houellebecq recovers full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Houellebecq seems keen to control Terry's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terry wants to control from the top but Houellebecq keeps moving.
Houellebecq escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Terry gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Houellebecq manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tombstone Terry will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Terry misses with a head kick.
Houellebecq lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Terry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Houellebecq swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Houellebecq feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Terry's calf.
Terry dives in and grabs Houellebecq's left leg, looking for a takedown. Houellebecq pushes down on Terry's head and hops out.
Terry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Houellebecq swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Houellebecq looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Houellebecq throws a leg kick which misses Terry's front leg but catches the back leg as Terry tries to avoid it.
Houellebecq throws a leg kick which misses Terry's front leg but catches the back leg as Terry tries to avoid it.
Houellebecq bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Terry's head.
Terry takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Terry takes one to the chin there.
Houellebecq pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Houellebecq moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houellebecq lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Terry is defended easily by Houellebecq.
Houellebecq throws a low kick but Terry avoids it.
Terry gets tackled into the cage by Houellebecq. Houellebecq maintains the clinch.
Houellebecq lands with a light punch inside.
Houellebecq effectively controlling the action here.
Houellebecq misses with an elbow strike.
Terry takes an elbow to the temple.
Terry drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gegard Houellebecq has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tombstone Terry.
Houellebecq is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Houellebecq gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terry jumps guard but Houellebecq stands there with Terry around his waist. Terry gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Houellebecq looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Houellebecq just misses with a elbow thrown towards Terry's brow.
Terry stalling in the clinch but Houellebecq improves position.
Terry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Houellebecq gets underhooks to prevent Terry's takedown attempt.
Houellebecq leaning against his opponent.
Houellebecq lands a nice elbow.
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!
Houellebecq controlling the action here for a moment.
Terry has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Houellebecq taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houellebecq lands a left hand that snaps the head of Terry backwards.
Houellebecq lands an elbow that stopped Terry in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Tombstone Terry has been cut.
Houellebecq lands an elbow just above Terry 's eye.
Terry is rocked!
Terry wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Houellebecq comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Terry being controlled against the cage.
Terry fails to pull guard.
Terry breaks from the clinch.
Terry scores with a nice strike.
Some bone on bone action there as Terry checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Terry shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Houellebecq as he jumps to the side.
Houellebecq tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Terry misses.
Terry takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Houellebecq scoring well with a low kick there.
Houellebecq tries to clinch but Terry moves away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Terry takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Houellebecq scores with a leg kick.
Houellebecq stuffs the takedown attempt from Terry. Terry gets slowly back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Terry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Houellebecq lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Houellebecq lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Houellebecq throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Houellebecq tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Terry paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gegard Houellebecq dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tombstone Terry's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Terry moves forwards but Houellebecq connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tombstone Terry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Houellebecq throws a nice inside leg kick.
Houellebecq scores with a crisp jab that stopped Terry in his tracks.
Terry fails with an attempt to clinch.
Terry checks the leg kick nicely there.
Terry tries to clinch but Houellebecq moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Houellebecq.
Houellebecq lands a nice leg kick that just misses Terry's sensitive parts.
Houellebecq throws a sloppy head kick and Terry moves out of range easily.
Terry blocks a low kick nicely.
Terry's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice cross by Houellebecq.
Houellebecq lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Terry fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Houellebecq to the ground. Terry is now in Houellebecq's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Terry wants to pass the guard but Houellebecq is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houellebecq pulls Terry in close to prevent any damage.
Terry throwing strikes but missing.
Terry throws an elbow that misses. Houellebecq uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Terry's guard. Nice move by Houellebecq!
Houellebecq looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houellebecq missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Houellebecq stops Terry from standing up.
Houellebecq's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Houellebecq loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Terry looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Terry has his foot on Houellebecq's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Houellebecq works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Houellebecq is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houellebecq pushing down on Terry's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Terry avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Houellebecq.
Houellebecq not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Houellebecq is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Terry trying to hold on to Houellebecq's head to control him but Houellebecq postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Houellebecq scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Houellebecq is trying to control the action in half guard but Terry is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Houellebecq trying to control the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Gegard Houellebecq.
Terry tries to land a body kick
and Houellebecq counters with a nice low kick that buckles Terry's knee momentarily.
Houellebecq scores with the left hand. Terry knows he should have avoided that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gegard Houellebecq showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Houellebecq has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gegard Houellebecq!
Our winner, Gegard Houellebecq, 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Champ Bombada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Scope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scope comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Marry the Canvas! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Champ Bombada could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Michael Scope's chin.
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Champ Bombada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Scope!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scope throws an overhand right that lands on Bombada's shoulder, as Bombada tries to avoid the shot.
No luck for Scope with that takedown attempt.
Scope throws a hook to the side of Bombada's head but Bombada sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Scope rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bombada moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bombada rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Scope moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bombada swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bombada throws a nice looking combination but Scope bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Good exchange - Scope coming out on top.
Scope looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Scope uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bombada.
A looping hook to the body misses from Scope. Bombada does a little dance to reset his feet.
Scope moves forwards but Bombada connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bombada gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Scope misses with a combination
and Bombada counters with a left and a right that stings Scope.
Bombada avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scope misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bombada misses with a jab, cross combination.
Scope misses with a double jab
enabling Bombada to counter with a crisp jab.
Bombada displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Scope.
Bombada cracks Scope with an open hand slap.
Bombada lands a nice looking body shot.
Scope pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bombada looks to land a combination but Scope avoids it well.
Bombada misses with a series of wild punches.
Scope throws a nice looking combination but Bombada bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Scope throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bombada.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bombada throws a big shot that misses.
Scope will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bombada.
A punch combination from Scope misses.
Bombada misses with a body shot.
Scope swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Michael Scope seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bombada looks to land a right hand but Scope moved out of range.
Scope misses with the combination.
Bombada is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Scope will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Scope rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bombada moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Scope misses with a combination
and Bombada counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bombada slips under a jab from Scope.
Sloppy strikes from Bombada. Those never looked like landing.
Scope tries to bum rush Bombada with a series of wild strikes but Bombada uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Scope falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bombada counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bombada's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bombada duly obliges.
Bombada misses with a series of wild punches.
Bombada cracks Scope with an open hand slap.
Scope gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Scope tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Bombada is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Scope buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Scope!! Scope is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Bombada throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Champ Bombada!
Champ Bombada bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gichin Funakoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arga Buarga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Funakoshi's entrance music is War Pimp Renaissance. A fine choice. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
21 - 8 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gichin Funakoshi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arga Buarga!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Funakoshi misses with a hook. Buarga ducked under it nicely.
Buarga tries to clinch but Funakoshi is having none of it.
Funakoshi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Buarga misses with a body shot.
Buarga misses with a body punch
and Funakoshi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Funakoshi motions for Buarga to come forward. Funakoshi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Buarga fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Funakoshi on the side of the head.
Buarga misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Buarga misses its intended target.
Funakoshi throws a body punch but Buarga moves out of range.
Buarga slips under a jab.
Buarga misses with a body shot.
Buarga scores with a jab to the head.
The fighters circling - Funakoshi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Arga Buarga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Buarga misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buarga throws a hook to the side of Funakoshi's head but Funakoshi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Buarga scores with a nice right hand.
Buarga fails in his attempt to clinch.
Funakoshi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Buarga.
Buarga slips under a jab from Funakoshi.
Funakoshi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Buarga throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Buarga pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Funakoshi avoids the body shot from Buarga.
Buarga thows a body shot but no joy.
Gichin Funakoshi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Buarga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Buarga avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Buarga bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Funakoshi looks to score with a jab to the body but Buarga is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buarga moves into range and connects with a jab.
A jab from Funakoshi does it's job there.
Buarga slips a straight right by Funakoshi.
Buarga jabs Funakoshi right on the nose. Funakoshi blinks but takes it well.
Buarga slips under a jab.
Buarga staying out of range there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Funakoshi throws a jab when Buarga was well out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Funakoshi there.
A telegraphed right hand from Funakoshi misses the target.
Buarga looks to score with a jab to the body but Funakoshi is just out of range.
Buarga ducks under a wild hook from Funakoshi.
Buarga misses with an uppercut.
Funakoshi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Funakoshi misses.
Funakoshi throws a big shot that misses.
Funakoshi is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Funakoshi tries to keep at a distance but Buarga has taken the fight into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Funakoshi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Buarga's brow.
Funakoshi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Funakoshi throws a punch but it's blocked by Buarga.
Funakoshi digs a right hand into Buarga's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Buarga's gas tank.
A short uppercut from Buarga.
Funakoshi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Funakoshi throws a head punch that misses.
Buarga is leaning against Funakoshi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Funakoshi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A hook to the body from Buarga.
Funakoshi has Buarga pushed against the cage.
Funakoshi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Funakoshi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Buarga lands a body shot in the clinch.
Funakoshi digs a right hand underneath Buarga's ribcage. Buarga let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Funakoshi lands a right hand.
A short left from Funakoshi.
Funakoshi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Funakoshi gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Funakoshi swings wildly with an uppercut but Buarga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Buarga's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Buarga misses with the head strike.
Funakoshi is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Buarga's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Funakoshi blocks a body shot from Buarga.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Funakoshi keeps control of Buarga as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Funakoshi misses with a punch on the inside.
Buarga trying to stall but Funakoshi improves his position.
Buarga misses with the head strike.
Funakoshi can't find room to land a body shot as Buarga controls the action.
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 Gichin Funakoshi will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Buarga scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Buarga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Funakoshi.
Buarga looks to throw the jab but Funakoshi is out of range.
Funakoshi lands with a straight right. Buarga didn't see that one coming.
Buarga throws a body punch but Funakoshi moves out of range.
Funakoshi rushes Buarga and presses him up against the cage.
Buarga looking to slow down the pace here.
Funakoshi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Funakoshi misses with a punch to the body.
Funakoshi looking to stall.
Funakoshi blocking some punches.
Buarga misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Funakoshi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Buarga lands a right hand.
Buarga is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buarga lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Buarga.
Buarga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Funakoshi is trying to stall.
Buarga lands a body punch in the clinch.
Buarga is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Funakoshi to keep the fight standing.
Funakoshi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Buarga lands a hook to the side of the head.
Buarga struggles to land a body shot inside as Funakoshi controls his hands.
Buarga jumps guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Funakoshi sitting in guard here, content to control.
Buarga is trying to control the position but Funakoshi postures up.
Buarga manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Funakoshi manages to get himself to full guard.
Funakoshi pulls Buarga in to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Funakoshi is on top in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Funakoshi trying to control the position from guard on top but Buarga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Funakoshi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Buarga is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Buarga wants to sweep here but Funakoshi controlling him for the moment.
Funakoshi wants to control from the top but Buarga keeps moving.
Buarga wants to sweep here but Funakoshi controlling him for the moment.
Funakoshi works over Buarga with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funakoshi is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Buarga is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Funakoshi defends well.
Funakoshi trying to control but Buarga is working from the bottom.
Funakoshi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Funakoshi won't allow Buarga to sweep him here.
Buarga manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Funakoshi manages to get himself to full guard.
Buarga pushing down on Funakoshi's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Buarga wants to pass to mount but Funakoshi is defending the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funakoshi wants to control but Buarga is keeping busy.
Buarga winds up and cracks Funakoshi with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Funakoshi is trying to get back to full guard.
Buarga is looking to take a break and control but Funakoshi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Buarga scoring with strikes to the body and head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buarga thows a huge punch but Funakoshi dodges it nicely.
Buarga wants to pass the guard but Funakoshi is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arga Buarga showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Funakoshi leaves Buarga with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Buarga wants to clinch.
Buarga paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Buarga tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Funakoshi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Buarga uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Funakoshi.
Buarga connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Funakoshi blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Buarga misses.
Funakoshi lands with an overhand left.
Funakoshi takes a swing at Buarga's ribcage but misses.
Buarga misses the shot to the body.
Buarga scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Buarga fails in his attempt to clinch.
Funakoshi throws out a powerful jab.
Funakoshi blocks a jab.
Buarga is looking to clinch but Funakoshi is avoiding it.
A jab from Funakoshi misses.
Funakoshi avoids the body shot from Buarga.
A telegraphed right hand from Funakoshi misses the target.
Buarga connects with a looping right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funakoshi loads up on a big right hand but Buarga slips the punch.
Funakoshi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Buarga misses with a right hand
and Funakoshi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Buarga is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Funakoshi. Buarga does a little dance to reset his feet.
Funakoshi throws a big shot that misses.
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!
Sloppy strikes from Funakoshi. Those never looked like landing.
A punch combination from Funakoshi misses.
Buarga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Funakoshi was well out of range. Poor timing from Buarga.
Buarga uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Funakoshi.
Buarga lands a really nice looking cross but Funakoshi seems unphased.
Buarga has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Buarga dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Funakoshi misses with a left hand
and Buarga counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buarga misses with a wild body shot.
Buarga will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Buarga avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Buarga slips under a jab.
Buarga misses with a wild body shot.
Buarga misses with an uppercut. Funakoshi saw that one coming.
Funakoshi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Buarga throws a jab when Funakoshi was well out of range.
A combination from Funakoshi does no damage.
Buarga needs to keep his hands up - Funakoshi had a free shot at his head there.
Funakoshi drops his hands momentarily and Buarga takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Buarga just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funakoshi misses with a lunging right hand
and Buarga counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Funakoshi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Buarga.
Buarga jabs Funakoshi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Funakoshi staying out of range there.
A shot to the liver by Buarga. Beautiful body shot.
Funakoshi misses with a looping left.
Funakoshi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buarga fails with an attempt to clinch.
Buarga drives through and clinches with Funakoshi against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Funakoshi struggles to land a body shot inside as Buarga controls his hands.
Funakoshi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Funakoshi is trying to maintain a safe position but Buarga gets an underhook and turns Funakoshi into the cage.
Buarga jumps guard and drags Funakoshi to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Arga Buarga just about did enough to take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Buarga connects with a body shot.
Buarga throws an off balance right hand
and Funakoshi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Buarga tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Funakoshi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut lands for Buarga. That snapped Funakoshi's head back.
Buarga misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Buarga throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Funakoshi.
Funakoshi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Funakoshi just misses with a punch to the body.
Buarga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Buarga bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Funakoshi's head.
Funakoshi misses with a right hand
and Buarga counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Funakoshi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funakoshi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Buarga tries to close the distance and clinch up but Funakoshi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Funakoshi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Funakoshi moves out of range as Buarga strikes.
Buarga misses with a body shot.
A big right from Funakoshi misses.
Funakoshi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Buarga.
Funakoshi misses with a right hand
and Buarga counters with a nice body shot.
Buarga lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Buarga misses with a straight right.
Buarga lands a nice shot that snaps Funakoshi's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buarga cracks Funakoshi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Funakoshi blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Funakoshi. Buarga does a little dance to reset his feet.
Buarga avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Buarga displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Funakoshi throws out the jab.
Funakoshi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Funakoshi moves out of range of the strikes.
Funakoshi throws a hook but Buarga avoids it easily.
Buarga defending well as Funakoshi loads up on a big left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Buarga throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Buarga cracks Funakoshi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Buarga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Funakoshi manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funakoshi is looking to chop away at Buarga's legs.
Funakoshi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Funakoshi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Buarga slips under a jab.
Buarga fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Funakoshi throws a shot from downtown. Buarga moves away and avoids it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Funakoshi. That's going to slow Buarga down.
Funakoshi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Buarga looks to throw the jab but Funakoshi is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Buarga. Funakoshi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Buarga is looking to clinch but Funakoshi is avoiding it.
A slow jab from Funakoshi misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funakoshi throws a jab but it's blocked by Buarga.
Buarga scores with a hook to the body. Funakoshi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Funakoshi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Buarga connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Funakoshi scrambles back to his feet.
Buarga scores with a punch to the head.
Buarga moves out of range as Funakoshi strikes.
Nice defenses there by Funakoshi.
Buarga drives through and clinches with Funakoshi against the cage.
Buarga is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Funakoshi to keep the fight standing.
Gichin Funakoshi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arga Buarga.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buarga jumps guard but Funakoshi stands there with Buarga around his waist. Buarga gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A hook to the body from Funakoshi.
Funakoshi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Funakoshi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arga Buarga dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Buarga defending well as Funakoshi loads up on a big left hand.
Buarga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Funakoshi was well out of range. Poor timing from Buarga.
Buarga fails in his attempt to clinch.
Funakoshi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Buarga on the side of the head.
Funakoshi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Buarga's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Funakoshi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Buarga scrambles back to his feet.
Funakoshi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Buarga blocks a low kick nicely.
Buarga thows a body shot but no joy.
Funakoshi misses the jab.
Funakoshi misses with an uppercut.
Funakoshi misses with an uppercut
and Funakoshi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funakoshi misses the jab.
Buarga throws a shot from downtown. Funakoshi moves away and avoids it.
Funakoshi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Funakoshi looks to land a left hand but Buarga moved out of range nicely.
Buarga gets a double leg takedown into Funakoshi's guard.
Buarga pushes down on Funakoshi's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Buarga moves nicely into side control.
Buarga is trying to ground and pound but Funakoshi uses the momentary lack of control by Buarga to regain half guard.
Buarga lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buarga is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Funakoshi is controlling Buarga's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Buarga wants to take a breather but Funakoshi is having none of it.
Buarga throws a strike but Funakoshi avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buarga wants to pass the guard but Funakoshi is keeping the position.
Arga Buarga has got the better of the ground game so far.
Funakoshi is controlling Buarga's posture.
Buarga scoring with some ground and pound.
Funakoshi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Buarga is looking to work some ground and pound but Funakoshi has wrist control.
Buarga throws a strike but Funakoshi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Buarga has an active guard here but Funakoshi has managed to pass into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funakoshi tries to pass the half guard into mount. Buarga knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Buarga is trying to maintain the position but Funakoshi is very close to passing his half guard.
Funakoshi is looking to advance position but Buarga won't allow it.
Arga Buarga is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The fighters are battling for position here. Buarga manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Buarga has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Gichin Funakoshi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Funakoshi trying to control the position from guard on top but Buarga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arga Buarga comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Buarga 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 46:49
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 46:49
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arga Buarga!
Arga Buarga is the new lightweight champion!
Arga Buarga looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'ARGABUARGARGABUARGABUARGARGABUARGARGGH!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexei Surov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Winner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Surov comes into the arena with Amphetamines blaring out of the sound system. Winner is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by All I Do Is Win - DJ Khaled. Stan Winner 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 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexei Surov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stan Winner!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Surov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Winner connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Surov momentarily.
Winner misses with a low kick.
Surov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Winner moves away.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Winner.
Winner takes a swing at Surov's ribcage but misses.
Winner misses with a wild body shot.
Surov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Winner was well out of range. Poor timing from Surov.
Surov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Surov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Surov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Winner manages to avoid it.
Surov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Surov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Winner looks to land a body kick but Surov moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winner scores with a nice body kick.
Surov is looking to wear down Winner with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Winner is looking to chop away at Surov's legs.
Surov connects with the punch.
A slow jab from Winner misses its intended target.
Winner has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Surov finds it's way round the side to connect with Winner's head.
Winner blocks a jab.
Winner misses the shot to the body.
Surov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Winner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Winner throws a good cross that connects.
It looks like Alexei Surov has been cut.
Winner takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Surov misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Surov misses with a looping right.
Winner moves away from the strike by Surov.
Winner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Surov.
Surov is looking to chop away at Winner's legs.
Winner feints and then cracks Surov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Surov down.
Winner is looking to slow Surov down with leg kicks.
Surov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Winner.
Good standup being displayed there by Winner as he connects with a hook.
Surov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Winner cracks Surov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Winner pivots, looking for a leg kick but Surov is out of range and Winner settles back down.
Winner turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Winner.
Surov avoids the body shot from Winner.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Winner.
Winner moves out of range of the strikes.
Winner fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Surov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Surov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Winner.
A slow jab from Winner misses its intended target.
Winner moves out of range as Surov throws a body kick.
Winner throws out a powerful jab.
Winner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Winner thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Surov throws a leg kick but Winner sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A low kick from Winner is predictable there
and Surov counters with a nice uppercut.
Winner stuffs the takedown attempt from Surov. Surov gets slowly back to his feet.
Winner moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice leg kick lands there from Winner.
Winner thuds his shin into the meat of Surov's side.
Winner misses with an uppercut.
Winner misses with an uppercut
and Surov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Winner throws a wild body kick that Surov sees coming a mile off.
Surov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Winner.
Winner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Surov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stan Winner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexei Surov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Winner lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Surov avoids the body shot from Winner.
Surov avoids the body shot from Winner.
Winner lands a right hook to the body.
Surov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Winner throws a quick inside leg kick.
Winner throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Winner throws an overhand right that lands on Surov's shoulder, as Surov tries to avoid the shot.
Winner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Winner misses with a hook.
Surov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Winner can pounce on him.
Winner wants to slow Surov down by chopping away at his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Surov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Surov digs a good body shot into Winner's ribs.
Surov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Winner.
Surov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Surov checks a low kick from Winner.
Winner rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Surov counters with a left to the body.
Surov just misses with a punch to the body.
Winner with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Winner scores with a hook to the body. Surov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Surov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice body punch from Surov.
Winner on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice shot by Surov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Surov.
Winner misses with a straight left.
Surov throws a lazy right hand but Winner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Winner with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Winner throws a looping overhand right but Surov ducks down to avoid it.
Surov scores with a sloppy right hand. Winner should have avoided that one.
Surov misses with a looping right.
Winner cracks the inside of Surov's front leg.
Surov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Winner works Surov's body with a nice hook.
Winner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Surov.
Stan Winner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winner misses with a hook.
Winner uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Surov has time to react.
Stan Winner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No joy there for Winner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Winner throws a leg kick but Surov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Winner.
Winner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Surov moves away.
Surov throws a good cross that connects.
Winner connects with a body shot.
Winner thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Surov if he has to take too many more of those.
Jab by Surov.
Winner misses with an uppercut
and Surov counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Winner has his feet on Surov's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Winner fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Winner takes a swing at Surov's ribcage but misses.
That kick from Winner tenderised Surov's leg. Surov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Winner takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Winner looks to score with a jab to the body but Surov is just out of range.
Winner is looking to score with low kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice defenses there by Surov.
Winner throws a push kick but Surov slaps the foot to one side.
Surov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stan Winner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alexei Surov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Surov shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Winner's guard.
Winner 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.
Surov is looking to work some ground and pound but Winner has wrist control.
Surov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Winner works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Winner looking for a guillotine here but Surov defends easily.
Surov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Winner is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winner preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Surov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Winner swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Winner 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.
Surov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Winner is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Surov gets full guard.
Winner throwing strikes from guard but Surov blocks nicely.
Surov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Winner is one step ahead there.
Winner trying to control the position from guard on top but Surov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Surov is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Winner wants to control from the top but Surov keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winner working some strikes from top position.
Winner throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Surov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Winner postures up.
Alexei Surov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Winner is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Surov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Winner is one step ahead there.
Winner with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Surov looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Winner is looking to work some ground and pound but Surov has wrist control.
Winner with a flurry of punches that miss.
Winner makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Surov wants to improve his position but instead Winner has moved into half guard.
Winner not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Winner throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Alexei Surov did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Alexei Surov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Winner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Surov.
Winner turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Surov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Winner manages to avoid it.
Winner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Surov moves away.
Winner bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Surov will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Surov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Winner's jab looks to have found its range, popping Surov under the eye.
Winner throws a jab when Surov was well out of range.
Winner is looking to chop away at Surov's legs.
Surov throws an overhand right that lands on Winner's shoulder, as Winner tries to avoid the shot.
Winner changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Surov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Winner. Winner circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Winner cracks Surov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Surov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Winner.
Winner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Winner. Surov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Surov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Winner was well out of range. Poor timing from Surov.
Winner looks to land a right hand but Surov moved out of range.
Winner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Surov.
Surov misses with a looping right.
Winner pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Surov misses with a left hand
enabling Winner to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winner misses with a leg kick
letting Surov counter with a right hand.
Surov thuds a left hand into Winner's body.
Surov cracks Winner with an open hand slap.
Surov misses with a hook
and Winner counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Winner throws an off balance right hand
and Surov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Surov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Winner looks to land a left hand but Surov moved out of range nicely.
Surov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Winner throws a sloppy head kick and Surov moves out of range easily.
Surov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Surov shoots in looking for a takedown. Winner tries to sprawl out of it but Surov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Winner manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Surov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Winner doesn't seem bothered though.
A bone on bone clash there as Surov blocks the leg kick.
Surov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Winner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Winner lands with a nice body punch.
A good leg kick by Winner.
Winner lands with a straight right. Surov didn't see that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Winner.
Winner staying out of range there.
Winner delivers a nice body kick.
Surov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Winner.
Winner needs to keep his hands up - Surov had a free shot at his head there.
Surov misses with an uppercut
and Surov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Winner thows a body shot but no joy.
Good leg kick by Winner there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Surov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Winners jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Surov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Winner moves away from the strike by Surov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stan Winner dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Alexei Surov's cut.
That's time! Surov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Surov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Winner.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Surov 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 Winner has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Winner and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The fighters circle momentarily. Winner darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Surov scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Winner can't do much from the bottom here.
Winner is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Surov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Surov looks to land a strike but Winner avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winner looking to hit a scissor sweep but Surov is one step ahead there.
Winner is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Surov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Surov trying to control the position from guard on top but Winner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Surov works over Winner with some ground and pound from guard.
Alexei Surov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Surov throws an elbow that misses. Winner uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Surov's guard. Nice move by Winner!
Winner throws an elbow that misses. Surov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Winner's guard. Nice move by Surov!
Winner has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Surov is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Winner.
Winner managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Surov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Surov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Surov 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.
Winner is trying to work for a sweep but Surov has mounted him!
Surov landing shots from mount.
Winner tries to reverse the position but Surov maintains control.
Surov avoids the attempt from Winner to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winner can't escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Winner sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Stan Winner is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Surov is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Winner doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Surov.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Surov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexei Surov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Winner 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 47:48
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 46:49
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stan Winner!
Stan Winner is the new welterweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Stan Winner thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
97% |
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