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U21 Finale Bennet Vs Smaug PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ali Bang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephan Axe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stephan Axe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ali Bang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stephan Axe!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bang tries for a takedown but Axe circles away easily
and Axe makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bang dives in and grabs Axe's left leg, looking for a takedown. Axe pushes down on Bang's head and hops out.
Axe moves to clinch but Bang breaks away
and Bang counters with a left and a right that stings Axe.
Bang throws a hook but Axe blocks it.
Bang cracks Axe with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bang throws a predictable looking body shot
and Axe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bang looks to land a right hand but Axe moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang lands with an uppercut that bounces Axe off the cage and back into range.
Axe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bang shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bang showed some decent athleticism there.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Axe holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Axe trying to control here.
Axe looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axe keeping hold of Bang's head, controlling as best he can.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Stephan Axe hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Bang throws a left and a right that both miss
and Axe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Axe blocks a head kick by Bang.
Bang throws a head kick that misses
and Axe counters by moving into the clinch.
Axe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Axe manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Axe keeping moving, preventing Bang from controlling successfully.
Bang stands up from Axe's guard - Bang perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bang misses with a body shot.
Bang throws a left and a right that both miss
and Axe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Axe takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bang scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Stephan Axe has been cut.
Bang connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axe is looking to clinch but Bang is avoiding it.
A head kick misses from Bang.
Bang shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Axe but Axe pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ali Bang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Axe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bang manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Axe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bang.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bang shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Axe as he avoids it easily.
Bang throws a lazy right hand but Axe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ali Bang dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stephan Axe's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Axe looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bang on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A head kick misses from Bang.
Axe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Axe tries to clinch but Bang is having none of it.
Ali Bang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Axe avoids the head kick by Bang.
Bang is looking to slow Axe down with leg kicks.
Bang throws a head kick but Axe moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Axe moves away.
Axe slips a straight right by Bang.
Bang misses the shot to the body.
Axe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bang misses with a two punch combination.
Bang shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bang. That's going to slow Axe down.
Bang slips under a jab from Axe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bang swats away the attempt to clinch by Axe.
Axe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bang scores with a nice right hand.
Ali Bang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Axe dips to his left and cracks Bang with an uppercut!
Axe stuffs the takedown attempt from Bang. Bang gets slowly back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bang circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ali Bang is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bang lands a high kick!
Bang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Axe manages to avoid it.
Axe defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bang.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ali Bang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bang keeps the fight on the outside.
Axe tries to clinch up.
A shot to the liver by Axe. Beautiful body shot.
Axe stuffs the takedown.
Axe ducks under a wild hook from Bang.
Bang works over Axe's head and body with a nice combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Bang throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bang.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bang misses with a double jab
and Axe counters with a crisp right hand that drops Bang! Axe lets Bang back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Bang is rocked!
It looks like Ali Bang has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Axe feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Bang collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Stephan Axe!
Stephan Axe managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Jihad Fight Gear-Outkast Infidels Version, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Boris JorJovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Papa Legba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Legba has chosen Cruel Summer by Bananarama as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boris JorJovsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Papa Legba!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
JorJovsky throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Legba.
Legba misses with a hook. JorJovsky ducked under it nicely.
JorJovsky misses the shot to the body.
JorJovsky takes a swing at Legba's ribcage but misses.
Legba misses with a few strikes there.
JorJovsky darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Legba keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
JorJovsky works his foot free and advances to mount.
JorJovsky 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.
JorJovsky throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Legba because JorJovsky loaded up on that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
JorJovsky thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
JorJovsky with a couple of short strikes.
JorJovsky will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
JorJovsky controlling from the full mount.
JorJovsky working Legba over with strikes here.
JorJovsky raining down shots from the mount!
JorJovsky landing strikes from the mount and Legba is in trouble!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
JorJovsky is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Legba is surviving well by controlling JorJovsky's body position as best he can.
JorJovsky raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
JorJovsky throwing strikes here but Legba is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
JorJovsky trying to control but Legba is having none of it.
JorJovsky looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Legba can't escape the position.
JorJovsky 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.
JorJovsky working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Legba turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips JorJovsky off and cradles Legba's limp body as JorJovsky celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Boris JorJovsky!
In his post fight interview, Boris JorJovsky started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taylor Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duke Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 16 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Taylor Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Duke Torres!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis throws a low kick but it's checked well by Torres.
Torres misses with an uppercut.
Torres changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Davis tries to avoid it but Torres manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Davis to the ground. Davis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Torres's jab looks to have found its range, popping Davis under the eye.
Davis misses with a hook
and Torres counters with a shoot takedown. Davis fights it but they end up in guard.
Davis manages to escape and get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torres shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Davis but Davis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Torres throws a leg kick but Davis sees it coming and moves out of range.
Torres moves out of range of the body kick from Davis.
Davis slips under a jab from Torres.
Davis scores with a sloppy right hand. Torres should have avoided that one.
Torres throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Davis misses with a kick to the body.
Davis misses the jab.
Davis throws a sloppy head kick and Torres moves out of range easily.
Davis slips a straight right by Torres.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres shoots in for a takedown but Davis shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Taylor Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Duke Torres.
Davis lands with a kick to the ribs.
Torres blocks a low kick nicely.
Davis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Torres was well out of range. Poor timing from Davis.
Torres shoots in for a takedown but Davis shows good takedown defense.
Davis scores with a nice right hand.
Torres drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Torres throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Davis prevents Torres from moving into mount.
Torres creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Davis sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Davis is working to avoid the ground and pound but Torres connects with a decent elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davis is trying to improve his position.
Torres throws an elbow but Davis slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis gets back to half guard.
Torres lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Torres controlling the pace.
Torres wants to control but Davis is keeping him busy.
Torres is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Duke Torres wasn't active enough on the ground.
Davis lands with a shot to the body.
Davis connects with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis swinging wildly here.
Davis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Taylor Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheers as Davis lands an impressive looking overhand right. Torres doesn't seem phased though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Davis. Torres does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch combination from Davis misses.
Davis connects with an inside leg kick.
Davis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Torres changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Torres throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torres moves away from the strike by Davis.
Torres takes one to the chin there.
Davis thuds his right hand into Torres's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A shot to the liver by Torres. Beautiful body shot.
Davis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres scores with a hook to the body. Davis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Davis misses with a looping left.
Taylor Davis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Davis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Torres gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Davis working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Davis fails to land.
Torres lands a right hand.
Torres has a couple of punches blocked by Davis.
Davis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Davis on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Torres shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Torres scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Davis is not content to let Torres control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duke Torres dominated that 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.
A cross from Torres lands.
Davis thows a leg kick but Torres checks it
and Torres counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Torres.
Davis taking a breather.
Torres slowing the pace effectively.
A right handed body shot lands from Davis.
Davis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Torres backwards.
Davis misses with a punch on the inside.
Davis lands with a short shot to the head.
Torres has a couple of punches blocked by Davis.
Torres swings wildly with an uppercut but Davis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Torres tries to throw a body punch but Davis avoids it by throwing Torres back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davis stalling in the clinch but Torres improves position.
Torres scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Davis misses with the head strike.
Torres trying to control the position but instead, Davis has worked for underhooks and has pushed Torres into the cage.
Davis trying to control the position but instead, Torres has worked for underhooks and has pushed Davis into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres is trying to stall.
Davis has a couple of punches blocked by Torres.
Torres working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Torres fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Torres is working for takedown but Davis is calmly controlling the position for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Torres.
A bit of stalling here from Davis.
Davis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice right hand lands inside from Torres.
Torres lands a hook to the side of the head.
Davis is trying to maintain a safe position but Torres gets an underhook and turns Davis into the cage.
Davis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Torres fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis trying to control the position but instead, Torres has worked for underhooks and has pushed Davis into the cage.
Torres stalling in the clinch but Davis improves position.
Davis effectively controlling the action here.
Davis is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Davis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Torress head.
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!
A head punch on the inside from Davis fails to land.
Torres misses with a punch on the inside.
Torres jumps guard but Davis stands there with Torres around his waist. Torres gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Torres lands a left hand that snaps the head of Davis backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Torres scores with a nice short uppercut.
Torres lands a right hand that snaps the head of Davis backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Davis.
Davis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Torres backwards.
Duke Torres seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Davis is trying to break free.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Torres lands a hook that snaps the head of Davis backwards.
Davis is rocked!
Davis throws a punch but it's blocked by Torres.
Oh Davis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Torres wants to stall.
Davis seems to have got his legs back now.
Torres floors Davis with a big punch on the inside! Davis is trying to recover but Torres dives into side control.
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!
A big shot lands for Torres! That's hurt Davis! Will he recover? Torres fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Duke Torres!
In his post fight interview, Duke Torres started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sam Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lars Thunstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thunstrom has chosen Prodigy - Spitfire as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Hart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lars Thunstrom!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thunstrom is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hart.
Thunstrom misses with an uppercut.
Thunstrom misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Hart.
Thunstrom tests Hart's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hart throws a leg kick which misses Thunstrom's front leg but catches the back leg as Thunstrom tries to avoid it.
Hart misses with an attempted mid kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Thunstrom is defended easily by Hart.
Hart thuds his shin into the meat of Thunstrom's side.
Hart takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
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!
Thunstrom swings for the body but Hart moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunstrom fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A big left from Thunstrom misses.
Hart throws a head kick that misses.
Hart throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Thunstrom's head.
Hart throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Thunstrom on the side of the head.
Hart throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thunstrom takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Thunstrom avoids a kick to the body.
Thunstrom ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hart moves away.
Hart throws a leg kick but Thunstrom moved away.
Hart feints and as Thunstrom raises his hands in defense, Hart changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hart throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thunstrom looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Hart has picked Thunstrom up and slammed him! Thunstrom can't keep hold of the triangle and Hart manages to pass to side control!
Hart wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thunstrom keeps working.
Hart is trying to get an arm triangle but Thunstrom is defending well.
Hart trying to control the position but Thunstrom is working away.
Thunstrom tries to bench press Hart off him but Hart keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Thunstrom some visible discomfort.
Hart creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Thunstrom sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Thunstrom on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Thunstrom sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Hart is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hart with the ground and pound but Thunstrom uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Thunstrom throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Thunstrom keeping moving, preventing Hart from controlling successfully.
Hart scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunstrom throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hart lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hart landing with the ground and pound.
Hart looking to pass the guard.
Thunstrom working for a triangle but Hart defends it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thunstrom 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.
Sam Hart dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hart looks to land a body kick but Thunstrom moved away.
Hart fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thunstrom has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A big left from Thunstrom misses.
Thunstrom moves out of range of the body kick.
Hart rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thunstrom counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Thunstrom.
Hart throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Thunstrom drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hart looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hart looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hart!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hart is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Thunstrom has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart tries to score with some ground and pound. Thunstrom controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Thunstrom taking punishment in the form of punches.
Thunstrom is trying to improve his position.
Hart working the ground and pound.
Thunstrom is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Sam Hart overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Thunstrom wants to get back to full guard.
Hart wants to free his trapped foot but Thunstrom is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart winds up and cracks Thunstrom with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Thunstrom wants to get back to full guard but Hart has mounted him!
Hart cracks Thunstrom with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hart landing strikes from the mount and Thunstrom is in trouble!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hart lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hart in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hart with shots to the head and body - Thunstrom looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hart scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Thunstrom is looking to improve his position but Hart isn't that keen on the idea.
Hart breaks from Thunstrom's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart landing shots from mount.
Thunstrom taking shots to the head.
Hart raining down shots from the mount!
Thunstrom is rocked!
Hart with good strikes from the mount here!
Thunstrom is still in real trouble! Can Hart finish him?
Hart unloading with bombs!
Hart cracks Thunstrom with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam Hart!
Sam Hart really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that [EVO] Koffin Inc. *Laundry Available* logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Vasilyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Golden Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vasilyev comes to the cage accompanied by Ghost Town. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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264 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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viktor Vasilyev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Golden Boy!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boy shoots in and gets a takedown into Vasilyev's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Boy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vasilyev swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boy throwing strikes from guard but Vasilyev blocks nicely.
Boy drops back looking for a leg! Vasilyev is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Vasilyev manages to kick Boy off! Boy jumps back into Vasilyev's guard.
Vasilyev will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Boy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vasilyev is keeping the position for now.
Vasilyev working for a triangle but Boy defends it easily.
Boy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy wants to control from the top but Vasilyev keeps moving.
Vasilyev tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Boy trying to control the position from guard on top but Vasilyev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boy throwing strikes but missing.
Vasilyev keeping moving, preventing Boy from controlling successfully.
Boy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boy wants to pass the guard but Vasilyev is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Boy trying to control the position from guard on top but Vasilyev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Golden Boy has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Boy shoots in and gets a takedown into Vasilyev's guard.
Boy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vasilyev is keeping the position for now.
Vasilyev is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Boy trying to control the position from guard on top but Vasilyev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasilyev tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Boy is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Boy forces his way into half guard.
Vasilyev actively working from the bottom here.
Boy is looking for a kimura here.
Boy passes into side control, despite Vasilyev's attempt to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boy is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Vasilyev is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Boy lands a few punches from side control.
Boy tries to move into full mount but can't pass Vasilyev's legs.
Boy prevents Vasilyev from escaping the position.
Boy wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Vasilyev, who protects the arm well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boy wants to control for a moment but Vasilyev uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Golden Boy dominated that round.
That's time! Vasilyev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Boy drives through with a takedown into Vasilyev's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Boy trying to control the position from guard on top but Vasilyev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Golden Boy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Boy won't allow Vasilyev to sweep him here.
Boy wants to control from the top but Vasilyev keeps moving.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Golden Boy was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Vasilyev fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Boy to the ground. Vasilyev is now in Boy's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasilyev trying to move into half guard but instead Boy has managed to sweep!
Boy trying to control but Vasilyev is working from the bottom.
Boy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Vasilyev avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Boy content to stall in guard here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Vasilyev is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vasilyev keeping moving, preventing Boy from controlling successfully.
Boy pushing down on Vasilyev's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Boy is trying to control. Vasilyev wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Boy is just content to waste time from the top position. Vasilyev takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Vasilyev wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Boy is now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy wants to take a breather but Vasilyev is having none of it.
Boy trying to control from Vasilyev's half guard. Vasilyev has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Boy is looking to work some ground and pound but Vasilyev has wrist control.
Boy wants to pass the guard but Vasilyev is keeping the position.
Vasilyev is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Vasilyev being controlled here, momentarily.
Boy wants to control from the top but Vasilyev keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boy has gone for a leg lock! Vasilyev slips out almost immediately though and dives into Boy's guard.
Vasilyev trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Boy keeping moving, preventing Vasilyev from controlling successfully.
Vasilyev wants to pass the guard but Boy is keeping the position.
Boy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Vasilyev's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Boy throwing strikes but missing.
Vasilyev keeping moving, preventing Boy from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Golden Boy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Boy fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Vasilyev to the ground. Boy is now in Vasilyev's guard.
Boy is working Vasilyev over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Vasilyev keeping moving, preventing Boy from controlling successfully.
Boy is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Boy looking to sit in guard and control but Vasilyev gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Boy holds on and takes a little breather.
Vasilyev won't allow Boy to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasilyev looking to pass the guard.
Vasilyev being controlled here momentarily.
Vasilyev has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Boy keeping full guard, as Vasilyev tries to pass.
Vasilyev thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Boy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Vasilyev manages to get himself to full guard.
Boy stands and throws Vasilyev's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Boy tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Boy has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Boy wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Vasilyev, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Boy working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Vasilyev tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Vasilyev knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Boy is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Vasilyev is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Boy cracks Vasilyev with a big elbow.
Boy looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Vasilyev is avoiding damage well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boy tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Boy wants to control but Vasilyev is keeping him busy.
Vasilyev is looking for a sweep.
Viktor Vasilyev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Golden Boy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boy is trying to get an arm triangle but Vasilyev is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Golden Boy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Boy has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Golden Boy!
Golden Boy really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Mango Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Melvin Manhoef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rivera has chosen Push it to the Limit - Rick Ross as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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28
187 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
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34
179 lbs
27 - 8 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Melvin Manhoef!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Junior Rivera!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivera tries to clinch up.
Rivera throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Manhoef counters with a thumping low kick.
Manhoef sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Manhoef has managed to clinch.
Rivera wants to get back to striking at distance but Manhoef won't allow it.
Manhoef has a couple of punches blocked by Rivera.
Rivera gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Manhoef is trying to maintain a safe position but Rivera gets an underhook and turns Manhoef into the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Manhoef as Rivera tries to tie him up.
Manhoef takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Rivera.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the head but Manhoef blocks with his arms.
Manhoef doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Manhoef - that landed with a thud.
Rivera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Manhoef is defending well for now.
Manhoef tries to throw a body punch but Rivera avoids it by throwing Manhoef back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manhoef takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rivera blocks a body shot from Manhoef.
Manhoef blocks an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manhoef blocks the elbow strike.
Rivera throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rivera goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Manhoef keeps control of Rivera as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rivera misses with a knee strike.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Rivera.
Manhoef lands a shoulder strike.
Rivera tries to land knees in the clinch but Manhoef avoids the damage to the body.
Rivera slowing the pace effectively.
Rivera utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rivera throws an elbow but misses.
Manhoef has a couple of punches blocked by Rivera.
Rivera tries for a takedown. No joy.
Manhoef effectively controlling the action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Manhoef.
Manhoef swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Manhoef - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Rivera landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rivera throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rivera trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manhoef is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rivera scores with a knee to the head.
Rivera with a knee to the head.
Rivera tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Manhoef managing to block the knees to the body from Rivera.
Rivera throws a knee to the head but misses.
Manhoef tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Manhoef is trying to maintain a safe position but Rivera gets an underhook and turns Manhoef into the cage.
Rivera scores with a knee to the head.
Manhoef softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rivera putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Manhoef in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rivera using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera tries a knee to the head but Manhoef blocks it.
Rivera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rivera with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Manhoef misses with a hook from the clinch.
Manhoef can't find room to land a body shot as Rivera controls the action.
Rivera tries to throw a body punch but Manhoef avoids it by throwing Rivera back against the cage.
Manhoef throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Riveras head.
Rivera misses with a knee strike.
Manhoef digs a right hand into Rivera's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rivera's gas tank.
Rivera unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Manhoef blocks an elbow strike.
A shot in the inside from Manhoef.
Rivera tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Manhoef tries a body shot but Rivera blocks it.
Rivera creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Manhoef's defenses.
Manhoef swings wildly with an uppercut but Rivera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Manhoef lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera taking a breather.
Rivera prevents a body shot from Manhoef.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rivera blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Manhoef to work.
Manhoef stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rivera tries a knee to the head but Manhoef blocks it.
Manhoef content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rivera tries a knee to the head but Manhoef blocks it.
Rivera misses with a knee strike.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the head but Manhoef blocks with his arms.
Manhoef being controlled against the cage.
Rivera throws a punch but it's blocked by Manhoef.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rivera throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Manhoef trying to stall but Rivera improves his position.
Manhoef blocks an elbow strike from Rivera.
Manhoef lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Rivera dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rivera moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Good work by Rivera as he checks the leg kick.
Manhoef throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Manhoef fails to land with a series of punches.
Rivera checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Manhoef scores with a jab to the body.
Manhoef throws a head kick that misses
and Rivera counters with a straight right hand.
Manhoef misses with a head kick.
Rivera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manhoef moves away.
Rivera tries a head kick but it misses.
Rivera fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rivera throws a sloppy head kick and Manhoef moves out of range easily.
Rivera throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Manhoef throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rivera uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rivera keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Manhoef connects with a solid leg kick.
Manhoef throws a chopping leg kick but Rivera manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rivera shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Manhoef napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Rivera tries to advance to mount but Manhoef denies him.
Rivera is looking to take a break and control but Manhoef is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Manhoef keeping his opponent close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef is pushing Rivera's head away, looking to escape. Rivera manages to hold on to the position though.
Manhoef gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Rivera throwing shots but Manhoef is blocking nicely.
Rivera looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Rivera misses with a head shot. Manhoef uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rivera stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Manhoef swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rivera being controlled here momentarily.
Rivera tries to free his leg and advance position but Manhoef is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera wants to control from the top but Manhoef keeps moving.
Rivera looking to sit in guard and control but Manhoef gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rivera tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
We're going to have a standup here because Melvin Manhoef wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Rivera tries to land a leg kick but Manhoef saw it coming and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Rivera showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Rivera looks to land a body kick but Manhoef moved away.
Rivera misses with a kick to the body.
Manhoef walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rivera checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rivera fails with a takedown attempt.
Rivera has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Manhoef.
Rivera tries to keep at a distance but Manhoef has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rivera misses with a knee to the head.
Manhoef throws a head punch that misses.
Manhoef is trying to stall.
Rivera gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Rivera trying to control the position from guard on top but Manhoef is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Manhoef wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Junior Rivera was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Rivera lands a head kick!
Manhoef misses with a looping left.
Rivera feints and then cracks Manhoef's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Manhoef down.
Manhoef fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rivera, pushing him back against the cage.
Melvin Manhoef has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rivera landing knees to the head.
Manhoef tries a body shot but Rivera blocks it.
Rivera missing with knees to the body.
The referee calls for Manhoef to work.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Manhoef.
Rivera takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rivera is trying to force a seperation but Manhoef has the dominant position.
Rivera throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Manhoef lands an uppercut.
Rivera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rivera trying to control the position but instead, Manhoef has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rivera into the cage.
Rivera lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Manhoef blocks an elbow strike.
Rivera misses with a knee strike.
Rivera looking to throw knees to the head but Manhoef is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Manhoef creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Junior Rivera seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rivera connects with a knee to the head.
Manhoef misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rivera's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Manhoef slowing the pace effectively.
Manhoef lands with a light punch inside.
Rivera has Manhoef pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Manhoef manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Manhoef struggles to land a body shot inside as Rivera controls his hands.
Manhoef stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Manhoef is pushing Rivera up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Manhoef trying to control the position but instead, Rivera has worked for underhooks and has pushed Manhoef into the cage.
Manhoef lands with a left to the head.
Rivera blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef blocks the elbow strike.
Rivera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Manhoef blocks a body shot from Rivera.
Rivera wants to stall.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Manhoef scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manhoef scores with a shot to the side of Rivera's head.
Manhoef throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Riveras head.
Rivera is trying to break the clinch but Manhoef has him pressed against the cage.
Manhoef looking to slow down the pace here.
Rivera with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rivera breaks from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rivera misses with a low kick as Manhoef jumps back.
Rivera scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rivera tries a head kick but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Melvin Manhoef.
I think Rivera has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junior Rivera!
After the fight, Junior Rivera was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chris Kringle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Bronze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kringle's entrance music is Wating on the world to change, by John Mayer. A fine choice. Chris Kringle has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chris Kringle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Bronze!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kringle digs a good hook to Bronze's body.
Kringle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bronze sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jab by Bronze.
Kringle throws a jab but it's blocked by Bronze.
Kringle keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kringle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bronze moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kringle. Bronze does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kringle darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kringle ducks under a wild hook from Bronze.
Bronze misses with a straight right.
Kringle on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kringle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kringle is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bronze cracks Kringle with a good jab.
Bronze takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronze stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kringle on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bronze darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bronze is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bronze thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bronze looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kringle with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bronze not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kringle keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bronze trying to control from Kringle's half guard. Kringle has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Bronze landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bronze looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronze postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bronze throwing strikes from guard but Kringle blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bronze has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kringle is proving hard to escape from.
Bronze stopping the sweep attempt from Kringle.
Bronze throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bronze missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bronze trying to control the position from guard on top but Kringle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bronze throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronze with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bronze wants to pass the guard but Kringle is keeping the position.
Bronze is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bronze advances to half guard.
Bronze throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bronze throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bronze has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bronze scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bronze blocks the strikes from Kringle.
Bronze wants to free his trapped foot but Kringle is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bronze seems to be looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronze frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bronze throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Kringle because Bronze loaded up on that one.
Kringle might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kringle working to try and regain half guard.
Bronze unloads with some shots from mount but Kringle bucks and avoids them well.
Bronze cracks Kringle with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The referee warns Kringle that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bronze is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bronze landing strikes from the mount and Kringle is in trouble!
Kringle in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kringle is rocked!
Bronze unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Kringle wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Bronze celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mr Bronze!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Mr Bronze made sure he mentioned GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Magri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moore is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Frank Klepacki - March to doom. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Charlie Magri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bobby Moore!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Moore.
Magri's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Magri duly obliges.
It looks like Bobby Moore has been cut.
Magri misses with a few strikes there.
Moore lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Magri.
Magri takes a swing at Moore's ribcage but misses.
Moore swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Moore closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Magri to the mat! Magri manages to get full guard.
Moore wants to control from the top but Magri keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moore postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Moore is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moore in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Magri wants to stand and escape but Moore is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore trying to control the position from guard on top but Magri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Magri is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Moore is controlling him.
Magri preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Magri working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Moore.
Magri preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Magri wants to stand but Moore is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore trying to control but Magri is working from the bottom.
Moore content to stall in guard here.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Bobby Moore wasn't active enough on the ground.
Moore uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Magri.
Magri throws a series of punches but Moore avoids them all with ease.
Charlie Magri is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from Magri misses the target.
Moore moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Magri pinned against the cage. Magri gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Magri throws a nice looking combination but Moore bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Magri takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Charlie Magri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moore buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Moore lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Magri moves out of range as Moore throws a body kick.
Magri misses the shot to the body.
Magri misses with a series of wild punches.
Moore feints and as Magri raises his hands in defense, Moore changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Magri not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Magri is looking to stand up but Moore isn't so interested in that idea.
Magri pushes Moore off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magri throws a sloppy body shot
and Moore counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Moore walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moore looks to land a right hand but Magri moved out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Moore lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Magri lands a jab to Moore's midsection.
Moore tries a low kick but Magri avoids it.
Moore lands with an uppercut that bounces Magri off the cage and back into range.
Moore throws a push kick but Magri slaps the foot to one side.
Moore misses with a low kick.
Moore staying out of range there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moore throws a wild body kick that Magri sees coming a mile off.
Magri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Magri lands a nice looking body shot.
Moore checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bobby Moore will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bobby Moore's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Moore lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Magri misses the shot to the body.
Magri takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Magri scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Moore tries to land a leg kick but Magri saw it coming and moves away.
Moore pivots, looking for a leg kick but Magri is out of range and Moore settles back down.
The fighters circling - Magri throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Moore walks into a straight right hand from Magri.
Moore lands with a thumping leg kick.
Moore looks to land a left hand but Magri moved out of range nicely.
Magri swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Moore counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Moore.
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!
Magri is looking to stand up but Moore isn't so interested in that idea.
Moore working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Magri uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magri throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Magri. Moore does a little dance to reset his feet.
A combination from Magri does no damage.
Magri missing with a left hand there. Moore was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Moore slips a jab and a cross from Magri.
Moore fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Magri misses with a hook.
Moore uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Magri.
Magri with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Magri checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Moore dodges the punch combination from Magri.
Magri scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magri fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Moore staying out of range there.
Magri misses with a body shot.
Moore closes this distance looking for a takedown but Magri circles away.
Magri throws a series of punches but Moore avoids them all with ease.
Magri swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Magri on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Magri on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Moore looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moore connects with a crisp jab.
Moore checks a leg kick.
Magri swings for the body but Moore moves out of range.
Magri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moore throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Moore throws a leg kick which misses Magri's front leg but catches the back leg as Magri tries to avoid it.
Charlie Magri is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore fails with a takedown attempt.
Charlie Magri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Moore.
A slow jab from Moore misses its intended target.
Magri looks to land a combination but Moore avoids it well.
Moore looks to land a body kick but Magri moved away.
Moore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Magri.
Magri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moore misses with a leg kick.
Moore tries to land a front kick but Magri steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Moore throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Moore moves away from the strike by Magri.
Magri is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Moore lands a leg kick that knocks Magri off balance momentarily.
Magri fails to land with a series of punches.
Moore shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magri throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Magri throws a hook but Moore blocks it.
Moore throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Moore lands a lovely overhand right.
Magri on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Magri throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Moore to counter with a crisp jab.
Magri moves out of range of the body kick from Moore.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Moore, right into the meat.
Magri throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moore sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Magri is looking to score with low kicks.
Moore slips under a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moore throws a push kick but Magri slaps the foot to one side.
A jab from Magri finds it's way through Moore's defenses.
Magri throws a body punch but Moore moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Charlie Magri will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bobby Moore's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Moore connects with a single shot there.
Magri scores with a decent looking hook.
Magri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moore.
Moore moves away from the strike by Magri.
Magri checks a low kick from Moore.
Magri looks to throw the jab but Moore is out of range.
Magri throws a combination. Moore tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Magri throws a lazy head kick
letting Moore counter with a right hand.
Moore misses with a low kick.
Magri displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Moore scores with a body shot.
Moore shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Magri is trying to defend but Moore finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magri wants to get back to his feet.
Bobby Moore has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magri manages to escape and get back to his feet!
A nice inside leg kick there by Moore. That's going to slow Magri down.
Magri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moore manages to avoid it.
Moore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Magri.
Magri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moore was well out of range. Poor timing from Magri.
Magri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moore scoring well with a low kick there.
Moore fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Magri on the side of the head.
Moore throws the kick towards the body but Magri avoids it.
Magri connects with a looping right hand.
Magri throws a body punch but Moore moves out of range.
Moore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moore misses with a body kick.
Magri dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Magri is looking to wear down Moore with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magri misses with a hook. Moore ducked under it nicely.
Moore with a nice cross.
Magri doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moore is looking to slow Magri down with leg kicks.
Magri misses with the combination.
Moore connects with a leg kick. Magri looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Magri throws a series of punches but Moore avoids them all with ease.
Moore throws a quick inside leg kick.
Magri misses with a series of wild punches.
Moore connects with a single shot there.
An inside leg kick from Magri misses.
Moore moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore throws a leg kick that misses.
Magri connects with a body shot.
Magri takes a swing at Moore's ribcage but misses.
Moore pushes Magri away with a front kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Magri. Moore does a little dance to reset his feet.
Magri sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Magri throws a series of punches but Moore avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Moore pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A swing and a miss from Magri.
Magri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moore manages to avoid it.
Magri swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Moore changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Magri tries to avoid it but Moore manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Magri to the ground. Magri escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Moore takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Magri moves out of range of the body kick from Moore.
A bone on bone clash there as Magri blocks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magri takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A decent looking body kick lands there for Moore.
Magri throws a low kick, looking for Moore's leg but Moore calmly moves out of range.
Moore changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Magri tries to avoid it but Moore manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Magri to the ground. Magri escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Magri connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Moore momentarily.
Moore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Charlie Magri is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moore tries to land a front kick but Magri steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Moore cracks the inside of Magri's front leg.
Magri misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A looping hook to the body misses from Magri. Moore does a little dance to reset his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moore just misses with a punch to the body.
Moore scores with a hook to the body. Magri takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Moore throws a head kick that misses.
Magri has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Moore finds it's way round the side to connect with Magri's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Charlie Magri.
I think Magri 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Charlie Magri!
Charlie Magri thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clint Foote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trevor Reznik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clint Foote is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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264 lbs
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270 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
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Clint Foote!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Trevor Reznik!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foote throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Reznik.
It looks like Clint Foote has been cut.
A cross from Foote lands.
It looks like Trevor Reznik has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Foote connects with a leg kick. Reznik looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A swing and a miss from Reznik.
Foote feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Reznik's calf.
Reznik looks winded!
Reznik has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Foote finds it's way round the side to connect with Reznik's head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Foote.
Reznik takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Reznik on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Foote dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Foote throws a shot to the body.
Foote moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Reznik goes down! Can Foote finish him!?
Reznik is rocked!
Foote engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Reznik is still in real trouble! Can Foote finish him?
Foote loads up on a big left hand. Reznik felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Foote looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Reznik can't hide his disappointment, as Foote celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clint Foote!
After the big win, Clint Foote made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors [WOT] GR Design - Top quality, from $10 to $150 ! and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scotty Bennet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cinder Smaug (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Cinder Smaug was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scotty Bennet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cinder Smaug!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smaug looks to score with a jab to the body but Bennet is just out of range.
Bennet scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Smaug's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bennet connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Smaug scrambles back to his feet.
Bennet misses with a jab, cross combination.
A swing and a miss from Bennet.
Bennet pivots, looking for a leg kick but Smaug is out of range and Bennet settles back down.
Bennet throws a low kick, looking for Smaug's leg but Smaug calmly moves out of range.
Bennet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smaug moves away.
A head kick misses from Smaug.
Bennet lands a nice leg kick that just misses Smaug's sensitive parts.
Bennet throws a low kick but Smaug moves out of range easily.
Bennet throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Smaug counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Smaug swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bennet connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smaug scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smaug swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bennet throws a leg kick that is checked
and Smaug counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bennet fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Smaug.
Bennet keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Smaug misses with a leg kick
and Bennet counters with a stiff right hand.
Bennet lands a slapping body shot.
Bennet throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bennet connects with a solid leg kick.
Smaug avoids the body shot from Bennet.
A punch combination from Bennet misses.
A head kick misses from Smaug.
Smaug throws a poor cross that misses
and Bennet counters with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smaug thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Bennet. Smaug does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bennet is looking to wear down Smaug with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A lazy left from Bennet finds it's target.
Bennet has managed to clinch.
Bennet has Smaug pressed against the cage, preventing Smaug from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smaug fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bennet keeps control of Smaug as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bennet scores with a shot to the side of Smaug's head.
Smaug wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smaug lands a shoulder strike.
Smaug tries a body shot but Bennet blocks it.
Bennet is working Smaug over against the cage.
Bennet lands an elbow inside that Smaug shrugs off.
Bennet misses with an elbow strike.
Smaug manages to break the clinch.
Smaug thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennet lands with a cross.
Smaug throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Bennet there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A head kick misses from Bennet.
Bennet moves out of range of the strikes.
A head kick misses from Smaug.
Bennet tries to clinch there but Smaug circles away.
Donk. Bennet catches Smaug right on the button with a cross.
Bennet throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Smaug bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bennet throws a right hand that misses
and Bennet takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smaug fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bennet checks it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smaug waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bennet.
Bennet misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Smaug misses with a body kick.
Smaug connects with a jab.
Smaug fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bennet blocks a jab.
Smaug avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bennet avoids the head kick by Smaug.
Bennet connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Smaug momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bennet misses with a leg kick
and Smaug counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bennet misses with a kick to the body.
Smaug throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
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 Scotty Bennet will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Smaug on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bennet. Bennet obviously looking to wear him down.
Smaug on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Smaug takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bennet moves out of range as Smaug strikes.
Smaug looks to score with a jab to the body but Bennet is just out of range.
Smaug jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An inside leg kick lands from Bennet.
Donk. Bennet catches Smaug right on the button with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slapping leg kick lands for Bennet.
Smaug scores with a jab.
Scotty Bennet is winning the standup battle so far.
Bennet takes one to the chin there.
Bennet fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Smaug is breathing heavily.
Bennet falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smaug counters with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennet tries to clinch there but Smaug circles away.
A leg kick checked by Bennet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bennet. Smaug does a little dance to reset his feet.
Scotty Bennet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bennet misses with a body shot.
Smaug throws a leg kick but Bennet moved away.
Bennet throws a combination that misses
and Smaug counters with a head kick. That will keep Bennet thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Bennet has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Smaug throws a right hand that misses
and Bennet makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Smaug really felt that one!
Smaug has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Cinder Smaug has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bennet displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smaug throws out the jab.
Bennet wants to clinch
and Smaug counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bennet's knee momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Bennet lands an impressive looking overhand right. Smaug doesn't seem phased though.
Bennet moves into the clinch successfully.
Smaug misses with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Smaug.
Bennet lands an elbow inside.
Bennet tries to land knees in the clinch but Smaug avoids the damage to the body.
Bennet lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Smaug's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bennet misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smaug.
Smaug fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bennet stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Smaug tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bennet keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smaug's efforts to push away.
Bennet misses with an elbow over the top.
Smaug takes a shot to the head.
Bennet swings wildly with an uppercut but Smaug uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennet tries to land knees in the clinch but Smaug avoids the damage to the body.
Bennet with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bennet looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice left hand lands by Smaug.
Bennet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smaug working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Scotty Bennet has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bennet pushes off an throws an elbow but Smaug leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Smaug blocks the elbow strike.
Smaug is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bennet is keeping busy.
Smaug is trying to break the clinch but Bennet has him pressed against the cage.
Smaug blocks an elbow strike from Bennet.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bennet.
Smaug misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bennet tries to land a knee to the head but Smaug blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Smaug's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smaug throws a body punch but Bennet moves out of range.
Bennet clinches.
Bennet is leaning against Smaug and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bennet misses with a punch on the inside.
Bennet lands a nice uppercut.
Good body shot from Smaug.
Bennet goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bennet blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smaug content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bennet.
Bennet gets through Smaug's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smaug struggles to land a body shot inside as Bennet controls his hands.
Smaug breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smaug throws a lazy uppercut
and Bennet cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bennet just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scotty Bennet dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cinder Smaug's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bennet instigates a clinch.
Bennet blocks a body shot from Smaug.
A body shot lands from Bennet.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smaug.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bennet throws an elbow but misses.
Bennet throws an elbow that misses.
Bennet prevents a body shot from Smaug.
Smaug pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bennet connects with a body shot that sends Smaug's belly button to the back.
Smaug moves out of range of the body kick.
Bennet rushes Smaug and presses him up against the cage.
Bennet lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bennet pushes Smaug back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smaug.
A short left from Bennet.
Smaug lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bennet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smaug working aggressively here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bennet just misses with a elbow thrown towards Smaug's brow.
Smaug blocks a body shot from Bennet.
Smaug stalls.
Bennet tries to throw a body punch but Smaug avoids it by throwing Bennet back against the cage.
Smaug swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smaug avoids a wild elbow strike from Bennet.
A short left from Smaug.
Bennet misses with some punches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bennet.
Smaug takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bennet tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smaug's elbow.
Bennet prevents a body shot from Smaug.
Bennet throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Smaug is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennet gets through Smaug's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bennet lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smaug backwards.
Smaug goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bennet creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bennet working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Bennet.
A short right from Bennet.
Bennet misses with an elbow strike.
Bennet lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smaug backwards.
Bennet is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smaug is defending well for now.
Bennet throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smaug blocks it with crossed arms.
Smaug has had enough of the clinch but Bennet keeps him there for the moment.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bennet.
Nice body punch from Bennet - that landed with a thud.
Bennet looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bennet with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smaug tries to work over Bennet's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennet blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bennet lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Smaug misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bennet trying to land knees to the body.
Bennet misses with the head strike.
Bennet lands a left hand.
Bennet misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bennet misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smaug is trying to force a seperation but Bennet has the dominant position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bennet creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bennet tries to work over Smaug's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bennet lands with a right to the head.
Bennet lands with a light punch inside.
Bennet fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bennet drops Smaug onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Smaug is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Smaug is rocked!
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!
Bennet pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Smaug is still on wobbly legs! Can Bennet finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennet lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bennet pushes Smaug against the cage. Bennet is working some dirty boxing. Bennet pushes off with a quick right hook! Smaug goes down! Smaug tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Bennet moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scotty Bennet!
Scotty Bennet decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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