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CFS 8: Gods Of The Cage PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Casey Silk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ninstone Biller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165 lbs
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178 cm
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164 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Casey Silk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ninstone Biller!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silk shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Biller is trying to defend but Silk finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Silk seems to be working for a kimura but Biller defends the submission attempt.
Silk is working for a kimura but Biller is defending it quite comfortably.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silk is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Biller sees it coming and defends easily.
Biller looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Silk is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Silk is looking for a kimura here.
Silk looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Biller is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biller slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Silk engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Biller throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Silk controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Biller is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Silk is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silk trying to control but Biller is working from the bottom.
Silk controlling from the top position.
Biller escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Silk gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Silk controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Biller is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
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!
Silk content to stall in guard here.
Silk trying to control but Biller is working from the bottom.
Casey Silk has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Silk fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Biller avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Biller. No joy for Silk on that attempt.
Silk fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Casey Silk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silk shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Biller looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Biller is defending against the submission attempts here by Silk.
Biller looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Biller looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Silk seems to be looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silk is looking to take a break and control but Biller is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silk is taking a breather. Biller says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Silk is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Biller has managed to free his arm - good work.
Biller looking for submissions off his back.
Silk is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Biller moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silk sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Casey Silk 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.
Biller looks for a takedown but Silk sprawls well.
Silk tries to score a power double leg takedown but Biller sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Silk somewhat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Silk.
Silk looking to score a takedown here. Biller is defending well but Silk drives through and ends up in Biller's guard.
Silk wants to control from the top but Biller keeps moving.
Biller being controlled here, momentarily.
Silk trying to control but Biller is working from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Casey Silk just wasn't active enough.
Silk manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Biller on his heels. He'll look to pass Biller's guard now, I'm sure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silk drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Silk jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Biller is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Biller keeping moving, preventing Silk from controlling successfully.
Silk not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Biller looking for a triangle here. Silk is fighting it but it looks tight! Biller pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Silk is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Ninstone Biller!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luke Higginson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Bolt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart |
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Luke Higginson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Bolt!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolt shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bolt lands with a punch from half guard.
Higginson moves into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Higginson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bolt wants to stand but Higginson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Higginson is looking for a triangle but Bolt pushes his legs off easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Higginson working for a triangle but Bolt defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bolt wants to stand but Higginson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Bolt preventing the sweep.
Bolt must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Higginson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bolt would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Bolt's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bolt throws a sloppy strike and Higginson has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Bolt is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Higginson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Luke Higginson!
Luke Higginson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Montferrand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yohan Schvenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Montferrand comes to the cage accompanied by Big Joe Mufferaw. Schvenko has chosen Amazing - Kanye West ft. Young Jeezy as his entrance music. Yohan Schvenko will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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161 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joseph Montferrand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yohan Schvenko!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schvenko fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Montferrand keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Montferrand punishes Schvenko's body with a nice straight punch.
Schvenko throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Montferrand's waist but Montferrand gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Schvenko off to one side.
Joseph Montferrand has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yohan Schvenko.
Montferrand throws an overhand right that has Schvenko reeling! Montferrand follows up with more punches and Schvenko is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Joseph Montferrand!
After winning the bout, Joseph Montferrand thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Collin May (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nick Hill is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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165 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Collin May!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nick Hill!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
May misses with a head kick.
May rushes Hill and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
May is working for takedown but Hill is calmly controlling the position for now.
May tries to pull guard but Hill holds him up against the cage and eventually May drops back down to his feet.
May goes for a takedown attempt but Hill pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Collin May. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hill scoring well with a low kick there.
Hill gets tackled into the cage by May. May maintains the clinch.
May changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hill fights it off and pushes away nicely.
May is looking to land body kicks.
Nick Hill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
May takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Collin May has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hill tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hill throws a sloppy head kick and May moves out of range easily.
May looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
May in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Hill tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from May!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Collin May!
During a confident post fight interview, Collin May thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Artho Pekkanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rosen Lyubenov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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174 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Artho Pekkanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rosen Lyubenov!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Lyubenov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Pekkanen wants to control but Lyubenov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pekkanen tries to kick Lyubenov off but Lyubenov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lyubenov tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pekkanen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Pekkanen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pekkanen.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lyubenov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lyubenov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pekkanen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lyubenov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pekkanen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pekkanen wants to free his trapped foot but Lyubenov is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lyubenov manages to get to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pekkanen content to stall in guard here.
Pekkanen looking to pass the guard.
Lyubenov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pekkanen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lyubenov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pekkanen sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lyubenov's guard.
Pekkanen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Pekkanen is looking for a kimura but Lyubenov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pekkanen to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pekkanen content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Pekkanen is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Lyubenov is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Artho Pekkanen!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jovan Vukota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vukota comes to the cage accompanied by UDRI BRUS LI. James Hall is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Basic striking
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jovan Vukota!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Hall!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Vukota quickly recovers to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Vukota pushes Hall off looking to stand but Hall dives back in and keeps control.
Hall seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Vukota is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). James Hall!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maksim Veremko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Pits (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maksim Veremko has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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237 lbs
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260 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maksim Veremko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrew Pits!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pits closes this distance looking for a takedown but Veremko circles away.
Pits fails with the takedown
and Veremko counters with a series of strikes. Pits will be more careful next time no doubt.
Pits circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Veremko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pits changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Veremko looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Pits looks winded!
Veremko wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Veremko throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Veremko enables Pits to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Veremko manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Veremko is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Pits throws an elbow that misses. Veremko uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pits's guard. Nice move by Veremko!
Pits looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veremko decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
A nice combination there by Veremko.
Pits has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Veremko lands a two punch combo.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Veremko throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Veremko throws a combination. Pits tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Andrew Pits seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Veremko lands a two punch combo.
Veremko clinches up against the cage.
Pits keeps control of Veremko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Veremko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Veremko has taken the fight to the clinch.
Veremko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pits keeps control of Veremko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Veremko's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Veremko.
Veremko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pits fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Maksim Veremko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Pits.
Pits shoots in for a takedown but Veremko shows good takedown defense.
Veremko closes the distance and clinches.
Veremko manages to break the clinch.
Veremko throws a nice head kick!
Veremko forces Pits back against the cage and clinches.
Veremko prevents a takedown attempt there.
Veremko manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veremko lands a jab-cross combination.
Veremko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Veremko lands a nice looking body kick.
Veremko closes the distance and pushes Pits back into the cage.
Veremko tries to break the clinch but Pits is controlling the position.
Veremko wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Veremko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Veremko tries to break free but Pits pushes him back against the cage.
Veremko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Veremko tries to clinch but Pits is having none of it.
Veremko pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pits back to the cage. Veremko follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Veremko throws a nice head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Veremko scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Veremko rushes Pits and presses him up against the cage.
Veremko tries to break free but Pits pushes him back against the cage.
Veremko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pits shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Veremko as he jumps to the side.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Veremko.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Veremko, right into the meat.
Veremko has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pits has Veremko pressed against the cage, preventing Veremko from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Veremko is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Veremko breaks the clinch.
Veremko gets a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maksim Veremko dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Veremko lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Veremko scores with a head kick.
Veremko doesn't manage to clinch there - Pits circles away.
Veremko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pits shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Veremko but Veremko pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Veremko lands a head kick. Pits smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Pits misses with a takedown attempt
and Veremko counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Pits is lucky that one didn't land flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Danga de danga de dang - Veremko scores with a four punch combination!
Veremko rushes Pits and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Veremko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Veremko scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Veremko lands a head kick!
Veremko is working the combinations to good effect here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Veremko.
Veremko has Pits up against the cage in a clinch.
Pits is breathing heavily.
Veremko has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veremko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maksim Veremko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pits swats away the attempt to clinch by Veremko.
Veremko scores with a spinning back kick!
Veremko lands a head kick!
Maksim Veremko is winning the standup battle so far.
Veremko clinches up against the cage.
Veremko tries to break free but Pits pushes him back against the cage.
Veremko is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Veremko wants to break free but Pits has control.
Pits keeps control of Veremko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Veremko wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veremko wants to get back to striking at distance but Pits won't allow it.
Veremko looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pits keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Veremko's efforts to push away.
Veremko wants to break the clinch but can't.
Veremko gets underhooks to prevent Pits's takedown attempt.
Maksim Veremko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Pits.
Veremko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Veremko rushes Pits and presses him up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Veremko wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pits prevents Veremko from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veremko looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Veremko is trying to push Pits away but Pits has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Veremko wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Veremko tries to circle away but Pits has him pinned against the cage.
Veremko is trying to push Pits away but Pits has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Veremko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Veremko tries to sprawl but Pits drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Veremko wants to get back to his feet.
Pits throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Veremko wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pits looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Veremko with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Pits thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Veremko's head.
Pits stalling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Veremko blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pits.
Veremko tries to kick Pits off but Pits keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Pits seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Pits missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Andrew Pits has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pits throws a strike but Veremko avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Veremko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pits can do to turn this around?
Veremko wants to stand but Pits is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maksim Veremko dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Pits gets a double leg takedown into Veremko's guard.
Pits stops Veremko from standing up.
Pits must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pits missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pits works over Veremko with some ground and pound from guard.
Pits throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pits throwing strikes from guard but Veremko blocks nicely.
Pits scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Pits throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Veremko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pits throws a big elbow that misses.
Pits won't allow Veremko to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pits trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Veremko wants to get back to his feet but Pits is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pits working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Veremko's head.
Veremko wants to stand and escape but Pits is having none of it.
Pits distracts Veremko with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pits with a flurry of punches that miss.
Veremko wants to get back to his feet but Pits is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pits is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Veremko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pits cracks Veremko with a solid left hand.
Pits working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Veremko's head.
Pits cracks Veremko with a solid left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pits landing some decent shots from guard.
Pits is looking to work some ground and pound but Veremko has wrist control.
Veremko pushes Pits off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pits manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Veremko on his heels. He'll look to pass Veremko's guard now, I'm sure.
Pits landing some decent shots from guard.
Pits missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pits postures up in Veremko's guard and throws a big left but Veremko blocks it.
Pits connects with a couple of short punches.
Pits really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Veremko. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pits prevents Veremko from getting back to his feet.
Pits missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pits postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pits throwing strikes from guard but Veremko blocks nicely.
Veremko will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pits throwing strikes but missing.
Pits throws an elbow that misses. Veremko uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pits's guard. Nice move by Veremko!
Pits will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Veremko has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Pits is proving hard to escape from.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pits is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pits trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Pits comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Veremko has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maksim Veremko!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dyllz Tahere (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stig Toefting (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dyllz Tahere 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dyllz Tahere!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stig Toefting!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tahere delivers a nice body kick.
Tahere moves out of range of the strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tahere.
Toefting on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tahere lands a nice leg kick that just misses Toefting's sensitive parts.
Tahere lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tahere throws a front kick that sends Toefting stumbling back into the cage.
Tahere lands a front kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tahere takes a swing at Toefting's ribcage but misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tahere, right into the meat.
Tahere lands with a kick to the temple. Toefting shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Toefting walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tahere.
Tahere thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Toefting if he has to take too many more of those.
Toefting looks winded!
Toefting sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Tahere connects with a high kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tahere with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Toefting has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Tahere.
Tahere moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Toefting tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Toefting takes a kick to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Toefting misses the target.
Toefting takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tahere looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dyllz Tahere seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tahere lands a front kick.
Toefting's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tahere goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Tahere lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tahere. That's going to slow Toefting down.
Tahere tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Toefting was well out of range. Poor timing from Tahere.
Tahere lands a big head kick that sends Toefting tumbling to the mat! Tahere takes a step backwards and waves Toefting back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Stig Toefting has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tahere throws a nice outside leg kick.
That kick from Tahere tenderised Toefting's leg. Toefting is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dyllz Tahere is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tahere scores with a hook.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tahere - that will leave a mark!
Tahere cracks Toefting with an open hand slap.
Tahere connects with an inside leg kick.
Toefting takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tahere throws a head kick but Toefting moves out of range.
Tahere drops his hands momentarily and Toefting takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tahere moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Toefting avoids the head kick by Tahere.
Tahere lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Tahere explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toefting has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tahere.
Tahere scores with a leg kick.
Tahere scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tahere scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Toefting blocks a head kick by Tahere.
Toefting takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Toefting stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tahere.
Tahere throws a sloppy head kick and Toefting moves out of range easily.
Toefting slips under a jab from Tahere.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tahere, right into the meat.
Tahere clobbers Toefting with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tahere with a nice cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toefting misses with a straight left.
Tahere fakes the leg kick and cracks Toefting in the body.
Toefting tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice sprawl there from Tahere as Toefting shoots in.
Tahere lands a nice leg kick that just misses Toefting's sensitive parts.
Tahere throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Toefting's head.
Toefting takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Tahere throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nice cross by Tahere.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tahere bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Tahere looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tahere.
Tahere 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.
Dyllz Tahere dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stig Toefting's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tahere.
Tahere throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tahere scores with a head kick. Toefting tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tahere cracks the inside of Toefting's front leg.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Toefting might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Tahere has got the better of the exchanges.
Tahere misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Toefting.
Tahere lands a head kick. Toefting smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Toefting misses its intended target.
Toefting throws out a powerful jab.
Tahere misses with a body shot.
Toefting tries for a takedown but Tahere sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tahere connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Toefting is breathing heavily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tahere. Toefting shrugs it off though.
Tahere connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Toefting momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tahere looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tahere thuds a left hand into Toefting's body.
Tahere lands with a shot to the body.
Tahere throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tahere lands a slapping body shot.
Toefting stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tahere.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tahere scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Toefting doesn't seem bothered though.
Tahere delivers a nice body kick.
Tahere lands a nice leg kick that just misses Toefting's sensitive parts.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Tahere here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Toefting on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Tahere lunges at Toefting with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Toefting's hand.
Tahere scores with a push kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tahere lands with a kick to the temple. Toefting shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jab from Tahere.
Toefting is rocked!
Tahere moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Tahere lands a nice shot that snaps Toefting's head back.
Toefting is still on wobbly legs! Can Tahere finish him?
Tahere dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Toefting. That did some damage!
Tahere scores with a leg kick.
Tahere drops Toefting with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Toefting looks back up at him and smiles so Tahere waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Tahere drops Toefting with a straight right hand, right on the button! Tahere follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dyllz Tahere!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Louie Prima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kool Keith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Prima comes to the cage accompanied by When the Saints Go Marching In. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Louie Prima!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kool Keith!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keith connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Prima's hands.
Keith throws a jab when Prima was well out of range.
Keith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Prima fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Keith manages to avoid it.
Prima misses with a leg kick
and Keith counters with a series of strikes. Prima will be more careful next time no doubt.
Prima showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Keith.
Keith slips a jab and a cross from Prima.
Keith scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Keith closes the distance and clinches.
Prima is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Keith is defending well for now.
Keith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Keith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Prima.
Keith digs a right hand underneath Prima's ribcage. Prima let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot in the inside from Keith.
Keith throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Primas head.
Keith takes an elbow to the temple.
Keith cracks Prima with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prima can't find room to land a body shot as Keith controls the action.
Prima pushes off an throws an elbow but Keith leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Keith lands with a light punch inside.
Keith throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Keith effectively controlling the action here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Keith creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Prima tries a knee to the head but Keith blocks it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Prima obliges.
Keith scores with a shoulder strike.
A bit of stalling here from Keith.
Keith managing to block the knees to the body from Prima.
Prima takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Keith as Prima tries to tie him up.
Prima misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Keith.
Keith tries to break free but Prima pushes him back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Prima.
Prima tries to land a knee to the head but Keith blocks with his arms.
Come on Keith - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prima working Keith over with knees to the body.
Keith lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Prima tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Keith softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Keith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Prima backwards.
Keith can't find room to land a body shot as Prima controls the action.
Keith is pushing Prima up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A body shot lands from Keith.
Keith is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Keith scores with a shot to the side of Prima's head.
Prima creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Keith scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Prima tries a knee to the head but Keith blocks it.
Keith lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Keith.
Prima landing knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Prima just misses with a elbow thrown towards Keith's brow.
Keith leaning his opponent against the cage.
Prima working Keith over with knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Prima.
Prima throws an elbow that misses.
Prima blocking some punches.
Prima tries to land knees in the clinch but Keith avoids the damage to the body.
Keith blocks a body shot from Prima.
Prima with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Keith lands a shoulder strike.
Keith lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Keith lands a nice uppercut.
Keith lands a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Prima working aggressively here.
Keith lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Keith stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keith managing to block the knees to the body from Prima.
Keith lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Keith is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Prima is keeping busy.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Keith.
Good body shot from Keith.
Stalling in the clinch from Keith.
Keith lands a hook to the side of the head.
Keith pushes Prima back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Keith blocking some punches.
Keith displaying some good clinch control by pressing Prima up against the cage.
Keith is trying to push Prima away but Prima has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Prima lands with a short shot to the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A short right from Keith.
Keith is trying to break the clinch but Prima is controlling him.
Prima trying to land knees to the body.
Keith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kool Keith dominated that round.
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.
Keith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Prima.
Keith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Prima throws a nice outside leg kick.
Prima takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Prima ducks under a wild hook from Keith.
Prima lands a leg kick that knocks Keith off balance momentarily.
Prima swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Keith in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Keith ducks under a wild hook from Prima.
Prima uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Keith.
Prima avoids the body shot from Keith.
Keith dodges the punch combination from Prima.
Prima looks to score with a jab to the body but Keith is just out of range.
Keith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Prima.
Prima misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Keith.
Prima fails in his attempt to clinch.
Keith lands a nice shot that snaps Prima's head back.
Prima feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Keith's calf.
Louie Prima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Prima misses with a body shot
and Keith makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Keith slips under a jab.
Prima ducks under a wild hook from Keith.
A telegraphed right hand from Keith misses the target.
Prima looks to score with a jab to the body but Keith is just out of range.
Keith closes the distance and clinches.
Keith taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Keith lands an uppercut.
Prima looking to throw knees to the head but Keith is blocking nicely.
Prima's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Come on Keith - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Keith lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Keith lands a nice shot to the body.
Keith lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Keith.
Keith lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Keith lands a nice uppercut.
Prima tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Keith breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Prima.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Keith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Prima tries to clinch there but Keith circles away.
Prima ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Keith throws a right and a left that both miss.
Prima gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prima works the jab nicely.
Prima throws out a loose jab but Keith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keith fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kool Keith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Prima tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Keith was well out of range. Poor timing from Prima.
Keith with a nice cross.
Prima is rocked!
Keith shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Prima takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Keith sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Prima bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kool Keith!
Kool Keith is the new light heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Kool Keith thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Camel Monkey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denzel Kurt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Camel Monkey had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Camel Monkey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Denzel Kurt!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monkey throws a right hand that Kurt ducks under and follows up with a left that Kurt also avoids with ease.
Monkey takes a kick to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Kurt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Monkey looks to throw the jab but Kurt is out of range.
Monkey shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kurt as he jumps to the side.
Kurt throws a right and a left that Monkey avoids nicely.
Monkey shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kurt wants to stand and escape but Monkey is having none of it.
Monkey tries to free his leg and advance position but Kurt is retaining full guard.
Monkey wants to control from the top but Kurt keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monkey is really struggling to control Kurt but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Camel Monkey has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Kurt throws a right and a left that Monkey avoids nicely.
Kurt should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Kurt connects with a body shot.
Kurt thows a body shot but no joy.
Kurt lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kurt.
Monkey throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kurt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kurt defending well as Monkey loads up on a big left hand.
Monkey shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kurt manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monkey sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kurt wants to stand and escape but Monkey is having none of it.
Monkey trying to control the position from guard on top but Kurt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Monkey controls from within his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
We're going to have a standup here because Camel Monkey wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Kurt checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurt throws a series of punches but Monkey avoids them all with ease.
Kurt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Monkey throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kurt.
Monkey looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kurt can't keep his opponent in guard - Monkey advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Monkey is trying to control the action in half guard but Kurt is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monkey wants to pass to mount but Kurt is defending the position.
Monkey wants to take a breather but Kurt is having none of it.
Kurt is in trouble now - Monkey has advanced to mount!
Monkey trying to control but Kurt is having none of it.
Monkey landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Camel Monkey dominated that round.
That's time! Monkey's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Monkey throws a lazy uppercut
and Kurt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Monkey shoots in for a takedown but Kurt shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Monkey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Monkey shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kurt as he avoids it easily.
Monkey throws a lazy right hand but Kurt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice jab there from Kurt.
Monkey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kurt moves away.
A slow jab from Monkey misses its intended target.
A left and a right from Kurt both land. Nice combination.
Monkey takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Monkey throws a body punch but Kurt moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monkey misses with a hook
and Kurt counters with a three punch combo that has Monkey backing up. Monkey nods at Kurt to acknowledge the strikes.
Monkey tries to land a front kick but Kurt steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A combination from Kurt does no damage.
Monkey misses the jab.
Kurt just misses with a punch to the body.
Monkey shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kurt napping and manages to drive through into side control!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Monkey trying to control the action but Kurt is working from the bottom.
Kurt is pushing Monkey's head away, looking to escape. Monkey manages to hold on to the position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurt takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Monkey controlling the position from side mount.
Monkey has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
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!
Kurt is looking to get back to his feet here but Monkey is keeping cool and he's managed to take Kurt's back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monkey throwing damaging strikes from the back! Kurt could be in trouble here!
Monkey has his arm under Kurt's chin here. Game over son! Monkey squeezes tightly and Kurt is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Camel Monkey!
A victorious Camel Monkey thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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