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SFL-42 Chaka vs Gouken PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dolph Lundgren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lundgren has chosen Till I Collapse as his entrance music. Kevin Ferguson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Solid boxing
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Ferguson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dolph Lundgren!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lundgren just misses with a punch to the body.
Ferguson shoots for a takedown but Lundgren saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A left and a right from Lundgren both land. Nice combination.
Lundgren takes a swing at Ferguson's ribcage but misses.
Lundgren takes a swing at Ferguson's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lundgren. Ferguson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lundgren closes the distance and clinches.
Ferguson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Lundgren, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ferguson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lundgren defends it nicely.
Lundgren works Ferguson's body with a nice hook.
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!
Ferguson throws a wild body kick that Lundgren sees coming a mile off.
Ferguson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lundgren counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lundgren scores with a jab to the body.
Ferguson is breathing heavily.
Ferguson avoids the body shot from Lundgren.
Lundgren clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lundgren jumps guard.
Lundgren bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ferguson's guard.
Lundgren is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Dolph Lundgren.
Ferguson just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson moves forwards but Lundgren connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferguson throws a head kick that misses.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lundgren.
Ferguson is letting Lundgren control him for a moment.
Lundgren connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Ferguson some visible discomfort.
Ferguson trying to remain calm as Lundgren controls from the top position.
Ferguson is looking to regain half guard here but Lundgren keeps moving and retains side control.
Lundgren remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Lundgren scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ferguson to see if he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lundgren scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ferguson to see if he's OK.
Lundgren content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
An elbow from Lundgren crashes against the mat.
Ferguson seems a little lost for a moment, as Lundgren dominates the positioning.
Lundgren working the head and body with strikes.
Ferguson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ferguson tries to get out of the position.
A lull in the action here as Lundgren stalls from top position.
Lundgren creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lundgren lands a decent elbow from side control.
Lundgren landing a few strikes.
A lull in the action here as Lundgren stalls from top position.
Ferguson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lundgren creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Lundgren scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ferguson to see if he's OK.
Lundgren connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Ferguson some visible discomfort.
Lundgren landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Lundgren taking a breather here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ferguson taking a bit of punishment here - Lundgren scoring with strikes.
Lundgren working the head with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lundgren happy to just control the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dolph Lundgren dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lundgren connects with a body shot that sends Ferguson's belly button to the back.
Ferguson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lundgren is fending him off so far but Ferguson persists. Nope, Lundgren circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice shot by Lundgren.
Lundgren tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ferguson was well out of range. Poor timing from Lundgren.
Ferguson throws the kick towards the body but Lundgren avoids it.
Lundgren has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lundgren scores with a jab to the body.
Lundgren fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ferguson tries for a takedown but Lundgren sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Lundgren misses.
Lundgren lands with a nice body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lundgren jabs Ferguson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lundgren lands with a good body shot.
Ferguson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ferguson tries to sprawl but Lundgren drives through with a takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lundgren sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Lundgren moves into full mount! Ferguson won't be happy about that!
Lundgren working Ferguson over with strikes here.
Ferguson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Lundgren takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lundgren with the ground and pound from mount.
Lundgren has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lundgren tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lundgren prevents Ferguson from getting the reversal.
Lundgren connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lundgren lands a big elbow.
Lundgren scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ferguson is rocked!
Lundgren drops a big elbow. That's hurt Ferguson! More shots from Lundgren and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dolph Lundgren!
Dolph Lundgren bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thuam Chaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Gouken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chaka comes to the cage accompanied by Heart of a Champion. Scott Gouken acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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179 lbs
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179 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thuam Chaka!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Scott Gouken!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chaka misses with a takedown attempt - Gouken sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Chaka changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gouken tries to avoid it but Chaka manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gouken to the ground. Gouken escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Chaka fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thuam Chaka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chaka shoots for a double leg takedown but Gouken sprawls well. He's pushed Chaka's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Chaka shoots in but Gouken avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Chaka with a poor takedown
and Gouken counters with a thumping low kick.
Chaka is breathing heavily.
Gouken scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Thuam Chaka has been cut.
Gouken lands a big head kick that sends Chaka tumbling to the mat! Gouken takes a step backwards and waves Chaka back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Chaka is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gouken throws a powerful right kick. Chaka tried to block low but the kick was high! Chaka was taken right off of his feet! Gouken jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Scott Gouken!
Scott Gouken is the new welterweight champion!
An out of breath Scott Gouken thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Felix Akamai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Shields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jake Shields is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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165 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
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164 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Felix Akamai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jake Shields!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Akamai as Shields shoots in.
Shields throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Akamai's waist but Akamai gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Shields off to one side.
Shields clinches up against the cage.
Shields looking for a takedown.
Felix Akamai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Shields.
Shields has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Akamai is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Akamai is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shields drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Akamai gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Shields tries to pull guard but Akamai holds him up against the cage and eventually Shields drops back down to his feet.
Akamai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Akamai cracks Shields with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shields gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Akamai counters with a nice body shot.
Akamai moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Shields shoots in for a takedown but Akamai shows good takedown defense.
Felix Akamai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Akamai throws a shot to the body.
Shields shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Akamai counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Akamai cracks Shields with a right hand to the side of the head.
Shields looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The fighters are battling for position here. Akamai manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Shields must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Akamai is trying to keep Shields in close.
Akamai avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shields throws a strike but Akamai rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Akamai wanted to stand there but Shields had control of the position.
Akamai trying to control but Shields is working from the bottom.
Shields has Akamai pulled in close to control his posture.
Shields wants to sweep but no luck.
Shields wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Akamai wanted to stand there but Shields had control of the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Felix Akamai.
Akamai fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Akamai misses.
Akamai's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Akamai duly obliges.
Shields looking to score a takedown here. Akamai is defending well but Shields drives through and ends up in Akamai's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Akamai is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Akamai avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Shields really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Akamai. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Shields working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Akamai utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shields in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Akamai is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Shields rolls with it to try and escape but Akamai cranks on the arm and Shields is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Felix Akamai!
Felix Akamai seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Valko Hai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Brasileiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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163 lbs
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167 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Valko Hai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Brasileiro!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hai feints and as Brasileiro raises his hands in defense, Hai changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hai passes Brasileiro's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Brasileiro looking for a kimura from the bottom but Hai passes into side control!
Brasileiro is not content to let Hai control the position.
Brasileiro sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Hai not doing much here.
Brasileiro actively working from the bottom here.
Hai takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brasileiro looking for submissions off his back.
Brasileiro is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hai pulls his head out easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hai connects with a nice short shot to Brasileiro's temple.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hai working the head and body with strikes.
Hai performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Hai takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hai trying to mount his opponent but Brasileiro defends it.
Brasileiro looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hai looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Brasileiro with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hai lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hai trying to control the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brasileiro looking for submissions off his back.
Hai seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Brasileiro wants to get back to full guard.
Brasileiro is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hai pulls his head out easily.
Hai working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Brasileiro is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hai pulls his head out easily.
Hai lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hai with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Brasileiro looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Well, if Hai is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Brasileiro looking for a kimura from the bottom but Hai passes into side control!
Brasileiro tries to buck Hai off but Hai is having none of it.
Hai taking a breather here.
Hai looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brasileiro is trying to improve his position.
Hai remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Hai thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hai looks up at the clock and then as Brasileiro takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Hai smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hai lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Brasileiro tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hai wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brasileiro is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Valko Hai dominated that round.
That's time! Hai's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hai!
Brasileiro is rocked!
Hai lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Brasileiro falls backwards - clearly groggy! Hai dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Valko Hai!
An out of breath Valko Hai 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andre Ribero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zaubrek Ubrihayev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ubrihayev has chosen Kalinka maja as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Zaubrek Ubrihayev enters the cage!
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220 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andre Ribero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zaubrek Ubrihayev!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Illya Tyunina and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ubrihayev cracks a nice hook into Ribero's ribs.
Ribero walks into a straight right hand from Ubrihayev.
Ribero doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ubrihayev throws a series of punches but Ribero moves out of range.
Ubrihayev cracks Ribero with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Zaubrek Ubrihayev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good exchange - Ubrihayev coming out on top.
Ubrihayev missing with a left hand there. Ribero was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ubrihayev lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ubrihayev swings for the body but Ribero moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ubrihayev. Ribero does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ribero shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ubrihayev counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ubrihayev scores with a sloppy right hand. Ribero should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ubrihayev wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ubrihayev swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ribero.
Ubrihayev fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ubrihayev throws a series of punches but Ribero avoids them all with ease.
Ubrihayev cracks Ribero with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ubrihayev throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ubrihayev connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ribero. Ribero circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ubrihayev swinging wildly here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ubrihayev swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ribero counters with a shoot takedown. Ubrihayev fights it but they end up in guard.
Ribero won't allow Ubrihayev to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribero stands and throws Ubrihayev's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Ribero is working to tighten is grip on Ubrihayev's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Ubrihayev has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Ribero is really squeezing tight and eventually Ubrihayev passes out! Ribero breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Andre Ribero!
Andre Ribero gave a mention to Cold Blooded Kemists ↑ 5x160Q in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Batshit Datsik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phillip Pirrup (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Datsik comes into the arena with Lunatic Fringe blaring out of the sound system. Phillip Pirrup 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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Batshit Datsik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Phillip Pirrup!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Datsik throws a looping overhand right but Pirrup ducks down to avoid it.
Datsik ducks under a wild hook from Pirrup.
Horrible takedown by Pirrup or perhaps it was just good defense by Datsik which made him look bad.
Datsik lands a jab.
Pirrup lands a nice hook to Datsik's body. Datsik takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pirrup fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Datsik sprawls well initially but Pirrup persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pirrup trying to pass the guard but Datsik defending well.
Datsik is trying to stand.
Pirrup working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Pirrup is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Datsik sees it coming and defends easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Datsik is looking for a sweep. Pirrup is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pirrup working the head and body with strikes.
Datsik knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pirrup on the ground.
Datsik tries to get to full guard but Pirrup has control of the leg.
Pirrup maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Datsik could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Pirrup has cracked it and Datsik is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Pirrup!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Phillip Pirrup!
Phillip Pirrup took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bradley Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes into the arena with Can't Hold Us blaring out of the sound system. Bobby Butcher is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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160 lbs
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167 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bradley Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Butcher!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butcher looks to land a combination. Johnson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Butcher waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
Johnson moves out of range as Butcher strikes.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Butcher misses the jab.
Butcher loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Johnson slips under a jab from Butcher.
Butcher uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson.
Butcher lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Johnson tries to clinch but Butcher moves out of range.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Butcher was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Butcher.
Danga de danga de dang - Butcher scores with a four punch combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Butcher avoids nicely.
Butcher throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Butcher has Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson has Butcher pressed against the cage, preventing Butcher from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Butcher is trying to push Johnson away but Johnson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Butcher wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Butcher.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Butcher takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Johnson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Butcher, pushing him back against the cage.
Butcher tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Butcher.
Butcher tries to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling the position.
Butcher escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bobby Butcher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson gets tackled into the cage by Butcher. Butcher maintains the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Johnson working hard to break the clinch.
Butcher is trying to break free.
Butcher pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Butcher keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Butcher connects with a right hand. Johnson shakes it off.
Butcher's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Johnson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Butcher scrambles back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Butcher lands a really nice looking cross but Johnson seems unphased.
Butcher throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Johnson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Butcher will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butcher circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Johnson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Butcher paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson scores with a three punch combo!
Butcher digs a good body shot into Johnson's ribs.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Butcher swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Butcher lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Butcher.
Johnson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Johnson is rocked!
Butcher uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice defenses there by Butcher.
Butcher looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
Butcher connects with a right that clearly hurt Johnson. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Butcher proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Johnson collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Butcher!
During a confident post fight interview, Bobby Butcher 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Joni Vvit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Habana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joni Vvit has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joni Vvit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bryan Habana!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vvit misses with a wild body shot.
Habana avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vvit misses with a wild body shot.
Habana is looking to clinch but Vvit is avoiding it.
Vvit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Habana tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Vvit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick lands from Habana.
Habana wants to clinch.
Habana lands with a kick to the ribs.
Habana defending well as Vvit loads up on a big left hand.
Vvit keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Joni Vvit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vvit lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vvit just misses with a punch to the body.
Vvit fails to land with a series of punches.
Vvit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vvit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vvit misses the body punch
and Habana counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Vvit is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Habana ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vvit loads up on a big right hand but Habana slips the punch.
Vvit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Habana.
Vvit misses with an uppercut. Habana saw that one coming.
Habana tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vvit swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vvit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Habana slips a straight right by Vvit.
Habana tries to clinch up but Vvit circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Habana throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vvit misses with an uppercut. Habana saw that one coming.
Habana tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vvit swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vvit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vvit misses the jab.
Vvit connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vvit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Habana avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vvit just misses with a punch to the body.
Vvit throws out a loose jab but Habana uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big left from Vvit misses.
Vvit scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vvit swinging wildly here.
Habana clinches up against the cage.
Habana lands a nice elbow.
Vvit has a couple of punches blocked by Habana.
Habana lands an elbow inside that Vvit shrugs off.
It looks like Joni Vvit has been cut.
Vvit managing to block the knees to the body from Habana.
Habana trying to land knees to the body.
Vvit softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Habana is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vvit is defending well for now.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Vvit is trying to break the clinch but Habana is controlling him.
Habana is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vvit is defending well for now.
Habana throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vvit blocks it with crossed arms.
Vvit working hard to break the clinch.
Vvit throws a head punch that misses.
Vvit just leaning against Habana, taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Habana blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vvit has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vvit lands a nice uppercut.
Vvit takes a knee right on the jaw!
Vvit has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Habana missing with knees to the body.
Vvit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vvit throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Habana blocking some punches.
Vvit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Habana unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Habana missing with knees to the body.
Habana tries to stall but Vvit uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vvit is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Habana lands an elbow just above Vvit 's eye.
Vvit is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Habana is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bryan Habana will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joni Vvit's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Habana ducks under a wild hook from Vvit.
Vvit scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Vvit throws a shot from downtown. Habana moves away and avoids it.
Vvit connects with a body shot that sends Habana's belly button to the back.
Good standup being displayed there by Vvit as he connects with a hook.
Vvit misses with a wild combination.
Habana slips under a jab.
Vvit misses with a hook.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Habana.
Habana takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Vvit scores with a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Habana tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vvit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vvit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vvit keeps the fight on the outside.
Vvit works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Vvit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Habana moves away.
Habana closes the distance looking to clinch
and Vvit counters with a crisp one two that drops Habana! Vvit thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Habana to his feet! Habana is in big trouble!
Habana 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!
Habana moves out of range as Vvit strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Habana looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vvit misses with an uppercut. Habana saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vvit digs a good hook to Habana's body.
Habana on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Vvit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Habana moves away.
Joni Vvit is winning the standup battle so far.
Habana steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vvit.
Habana avoids a punch combination nicely.
Habana avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vvit takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Vvit looks to land a left hand but Habana moved out of range nicely.
Habana is looking to clinch but Vvit is avoiding it.
A combination from Vvit does no damage.
Habana showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vvit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vvit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vvit looks to land a left hand but Habana moved out of range nicely.
Vvit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vvit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Habana.
Vvit takes a swing at Habana's ribcage but misses.
Habana tries to close the distance and clinch but Vvit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Habana with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Habana takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vvit throws a nice looking combination but Habana bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Habana tries to clinch but Vvit moves out of range.
Vvit misses with a hook
and Habana counters with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Habana lands with a slapping head kick.
Vvit misses with a right hand
and Habana counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vvit misses with a looping left.
Habana tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vvit throws a jab but it's blocked by Habana.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Habana.
Vvit misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Habana moves into the clinch.
Habana working Vvit over with knees to the body.
Habana putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vvit in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vvit tries to circle away but Habana has him pinned against the cage.
Vvit takes an elbow to the temple.
Habana lands an elbow just above Vvit 's eye.
Vvit takes a knee to the side of the body.
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 Joni Vvit will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joni Vvit's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vvit blocks a head kick by Habana.
Habana ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An inside leg kick lands from Habana.
Vvit throws a shot from downtown. Habana moves away and avoids it.
Habana scores with a head kick. Vvit tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Vvit scores with a jab to the head.
Habana ducks under a wild hook from Vvit.
Habana tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Vvit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vvit throws a shot from downtown. Habana moves away and avoids it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Habana lands with a thumping leg kick.
Habana uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vvit.
Habana is looking to clinch but Vvit is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vvit misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vvit swings widly with a right hand
and Habana counters with a nice double leg into side control. Vvit won't be happy with that.
Habana is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Vvit knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Habana wants to control but Vvit is keeping him busy.
Vvit knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Habana on the ground.
Vvit wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Vvit is not content to let Habana control the position.
Habana remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vvit is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Vvit is being controlled here.
Habana prevents Vvit from escaping the position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Bryan Habana hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Vvit will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vvit scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Habana steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vvit.
A slow jab from Vvit misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vvit scores with a jab. Habana acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Habana.
Vvit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vvit throws an off balance right hand
and Habana counters with a thumping low kick.
Vvit takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Joni Vvit's cut is getting worse.
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!
Habana fails with an attempt to clinch.
Habana is looking to clinch but Vvit is avoiding it.
Vvit misses with a body punch
and Habana counters by moving into the clinch.
Habana pressing his opponent against the cage.
Habana working Vvit over with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Habana is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Vvit has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Habana comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees in the clinch landing for Habana.
Habana tries to land knees in the clinch but Vvit avoids the damage to the body.
Vvit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vvit wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Habana has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Vvit fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vvit.
Vvit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Habana unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee calls for Habana to work.
Vvit managing to block the knees to the body from Habana.
Vvit escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bryan Habana comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Habana 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bryan Habana!
Bryan Habana 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George DeLuca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). DeLuca has chosen Crying like a Bitch as his entrance music. George DeLuca is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dan Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, George DeLuca!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeLuca takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The fight stays on the outside here - DeLuca looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
DeLuca fails with an attempt to clinch.
DeLuca moves out of range as Hardy throws a body kick.
DeLuca tries to clinch but Hardy moves out of range.
DeLuca takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hardy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like George DeLuca has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hardy lands a big head kick that sends DeLuca tumbling to the mat! Hardy takes a step backwards and waves DeLuca back to his feet - he wants the finish!
DeLuca is holding his hands too far apart here. Hardy throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! DeLuca is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dan Hardy!
During a confident post fight interview, Dan Hardy 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcin Helderski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emil Yanenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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155 lbs
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153 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight 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, Marcin Helderski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Emil Yanenko!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helderski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Helderski misses with a few strikes there.
Helderski throws a shot from downtown. Yanenko moves away and avoids it.
Yanenko looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Helderski!
Yanenko goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Helderski rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Yanenko's guard! Nice work there by Helderski!
Yanenko is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Helderski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yanenko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Helderski trying to control the position from guard on top but Yanenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yanenko looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Yanenko throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Yanenko working a defensive guard here.
Yanenko is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Helderski is aware though and is defending well.
Yanenko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Helderski's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Helderski forces his way into half guard.
Yanenko is looking for a sweep. Helderski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helderski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yanenko keeps working.
Yanenko trying to control from the bottom.
Helderski wants to free his trapped foot but Yanenko is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Helderski working over Yanenko with some ground and pound. Yanenko looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Helderski wants to take a breather but Yanenko is having none of it.
Helderski 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.
Yanenko is looking to improve his position.
Helderski is keen to just control but Yanenko is a slippery customer.
Yanenko is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Yanenko is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Helderski pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yanenko regains full guard. Nicely done.
Helderski slips nicely into half guard.
Helderski working the head and body with strikes.
Yanenko is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Yanenko looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Yanenko is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Helderski pulls his head out easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Helderski content to control rather than advance.
Helderski scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yanenko is trying to get back to full guard.
Helderski throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Yanenko tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Helderski has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Helderski takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Helderski with shots to the head and body - Yanenko looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Helderski can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Yanenko is looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yanenko is looking to get to half guard.
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 Marcin Helderski will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Helderski moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Emil Yanenko has been cut.
Helderski misses with a straight right.
Yanenko slips a straight right by Helderski.
Yanenko needs to keep his hands up - Helderski had a free shot at his head there.
Yanenko doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Helderski counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Helderski.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Helderski controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Helderski wants to control from the top but Yanenko keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helderski got a little sloppy there for a moment and Yanenko has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Helderski has managed to get both his arms back between Yanenko's legs - danger averted.
Helderski trying to control the position from guard on top but Yanenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yanenko wants to sweep but no luck.
Yanenko keeping moving, preventing Helderski from controlling successfully.
Helderski passes Yanenko's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Yanenko looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Yanenko gets full guard.
Yanenko keeping moving, preventing Helderski from controlling successfully.
Yanenko escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Helderski gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yanenko is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Helderski defends well.
Helderski chips away with some ground and pound.
Helderski postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Yanenko has his foot on Helderski's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Helderski works his way back into a safe position though.
Yanenko is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Helderski defends well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yanenko keeping moving, preventing Helderski from controlling successfully.
Yanenko working a defensive guard but Helderski passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yanenko actively working from the bottom here.
Helderski working Yanenko over with strikes.
Helderski content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Helderski drops an elbow to the side of Yanenko's head.
Yanenko is staying active underneath Helderski, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Yanenko trying to control but Helderski postures up.
Yanenko is looking for a sweep. Helderski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Helderski scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Helderski performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Yanenko regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yanenko working a defensive guard here.
Yanenko has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Helderski can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Helderski forces his way into half guard.
Yanenko looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Helderski trying to control the action but Yanenko is working from the bottom.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Helderski perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcin Helderski dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Emil Yanenko's cut.
That's time! Helderski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Helderski throws the left hand but Yanenko avoids the punch easily.
Helderski bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Yanenko's head backwards.
Helderski lands with a nice body punch.
Yanenko takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Helderski misses with an uppercut.
Helderski connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Yanenko momentarily.
Helderski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Helderski tries to bum rush Yanenko with a series of wild strikes but Yanenko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Helderski works Yanenko's body with a nice hook.
Yanenko shoots in for a double leg but Helderski sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Yanenko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helderski lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Yanenko drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Yanenko is rocked!
Yanenko walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Helderski swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Marcin Helderski!
A victorious Marcin Helderski thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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