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CFS 34: Balkan vs Iron PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franco Micheli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Quinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franco Micheli has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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212 lbs
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210 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Franco Micheli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dan Quinn!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Micheli doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Quinn counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Franco Micheli has been cut.
Micheli with a lazy takedown attempt
and Quinn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Quinn throws a body punch but Micheli moves out of range.
A jab from Quinn does it's job there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Micheli misses with a takedown
and Quinn counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franco Micheli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Quinn lands a nice shot that snaps Micheli's head back.
Micheli has his takedown stuffed
and Quinn moves into the clinch.
Quinn breaks the clinch.
Micheli tries for a takedown but Quinn circles away easily
and Quinn counters with a huge left! Micheli is in big trouble! He's backing up but Quinn isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Micheli from any more damage. A dominating finish by Quinn!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Quinn!
Dan Quinn 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jame Call (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ignas Morkius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Call might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rainin Men. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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210 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
7 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jame Call!
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, Ignas Morkius!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morkius throws a hook but Call avoids it easily.
Morkius throws a combination that misses
and Call counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Morkius thinking.
Morkius takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Morkius throws a nice looking combination but Call bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Morkius scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Morkius creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Call sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Call taking punishment in the form of punches.
Morkius is trying to ground and pound but Call uses the momentary lack of control by Morkius to regain half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morkius is thwarting Call's attempts to control the position.
Morkius throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Morkius really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Call. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Morkius throws a strike but Call avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Morkius keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Call's head.
Call is looking to stand up but Morkius isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Call has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Morkius can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Morkius postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Call is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Call is trying to drag Morkius to the mat but Morkius just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Call gets underhooks to prevent Morkius's takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Call breaks the clinch.
Morkius swinging wildly here.
Call scores with a sloppy right hand. Morkius should have avoided that one.
Call takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Call looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Morkius is fending him off so far but Call persists. Nope, Morkius circles away and we're back to standing.
Morkius looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morkius throws a combination that misses
and Call counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Morkius thinking.
Call throws a sloppy head kick and Morkius moves out of range easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Call looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Call changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Morkius tries to avoid it but Call manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Morkius to the ground. Morkius escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jame Call. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Call gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Morkius struggles to land a body shot inside as Call controls his hands.
Call misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Call lands a shoulder strike.
Call tries to pull guard but Morkius won't allow it.
Call breaks from the clinch.
Morkius keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Call throws a low kick but Morkius moves out of range easily.
Some wild striking there from Morkius.
Call shoots in for a takedown but Morkius shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Call is breathing heavily.
A combination from Morkius does no damage.
Call lands a nice looking body shot.
Call shoots for a takedown but Morkius saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Morkius fails in his attempt to clinch.
Morkius looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morkius rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Call moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Call takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Call wants to clinch.
Call pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morkius swinging wildly here.
Morkius shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morkius throws a strike but Call rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Morkius wants to stand but Call is controlling the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Call trying to control but Morkius is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ignas Morkius will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Morkius swinging wildly here.
Morkius pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Call back to the cage. Morkius follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Jame Call has been cut.
Call has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Call takes one to the chin there.
Call ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morkius moves away.
Morkius misses with a double jab.
Morkius's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Call connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Morkius scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Ignas Morkius has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morkius changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Call tries to avoid it but Morkius manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Call to the ground. Call escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Call connects with a good right hand that stumbles Morkius. Morkius circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Call is looking to wear down Morkius with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sloppy strikes from Morkius. Those never looked like landing.
Call scores with a body shot.
Call moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Morkius is breathing heavily.
Call ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Call lands with a shot to the body.
Call tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Morkius swivels and escapes.
Call lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Call shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A cross from Call lands.
Call's jab looks to have found its range, popping Morkius under the eye.
Call misses with a takedown attempt - Morkius sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Morkius looks to land a combination but Call avoids it well.
Call buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Morkius shoots for a takedown but Call saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Call stuns Morkius with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jame Call is winning the standup battle so far.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Morkius checks a leg kick.
Call gets a clinch.
Morkius misses with some punches.
Call looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jame Call. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Call throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Call is pushing Morkius up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Morkius changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Call fights it off and pushes away nicely.
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!
The fight stays on the outside here - Morkius looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Call looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Morkius is fending him off so far but Call persists. Nope, Morkius circles away and we're back to standing.
Ignas Morkius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morkius shoots in and gets a takedown into Call's guard.
Call utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Morkius throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Call can't keep his opponent in guard - Morkius advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Morkius scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Morkius throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Call regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Morkius.
Morkius throws an elbow that misses. Call uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Morkius's guard. Nice move by Call!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Morkius can do anything to dispel that myth.
Morkius wants to get back to his feet but Call is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morkius is wriggling around but Call manages to pass to half guard.
Call looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Morkius with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Call not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Morkius is trying to stand up here but Call is controlling him well.
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 Jame Call will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Nice takedown defense from Call. No joy for Morkius on that attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Morkius is defended easily by Call.
Morkius fails with a takedown attempt.
Jame Call has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ignas Morkius.
Morkius on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Call shoots in for a takedown but Morkius shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Morkius misses with a body kick.
Nice shot lands for Call.
Call drives through and clinches with Morkius against the cage.
Morkius swings wildly with an uppercut but Call uses good head movement to avoid it.
Call pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morkius closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Morkius takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Call regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Morkius.
Morkius throws an elbow that misses. Call uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Morkius's guard. Nice move by Call!
Call working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Morkius's head.
Morkius keeping moving, preventing Call from controlling successfully.
Call scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Call with a nice head shot there.
Morkius wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Call manages to pass to side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Call wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morkius keeps working.
Call not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Call missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Call uses his free foot to push down on Morkius's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Morkius.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Call scoring with strikes but Morkius is staying in there.
Morkius is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Call working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Morkius wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Call lands a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Call pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Call can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Morkius is looking to escape.
Call controlling the position easily from mount.
Call trying to control but Morkius is having none of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Call working the ground and pound effectively.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jame Call showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Call 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jame Call!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jame Call waved his t-shirt featuring Reaper Combatwear's logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mark Sikkila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aimo Pamaus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sikkila's entrance music is Choke by Kittie. A fine choice. This should be a great matchup!
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165 lbs
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169 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Sikkila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aimo Pamaus!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pamaus pushes Sikkila up against the cage in a clinch.
Pamaus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sikkila takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sikkila checks a leg kick nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Pamaus.
Sikkila throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Pamaus tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Sikkila is in Pamaus's guard.
Pamaus is trying to control the position but Sikkila postures up.
Pamaus utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pamaus working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sikkila.
Sikkila looking to sit in guard and control but Pamaus gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sikkila has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pamaus can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
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!
Sikkila has his foot on Pamaus's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pamaus works his way back into a safe position though.
Pamaus postures up and lands a big shot to Sikkila's brow.
Pamaus chips away with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sikkila not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pamaus avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sikkila keeping moving, preventing Pamaus from controlling successfully.
Sikkila is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sikkila is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Pamaus is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Sikkila looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pamaus trying to control but Sikkila is working from the bottom.
Sikkila avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pamaus avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sikkila has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pamaus can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pamaus stands up over Sikkila, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pamaus scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sikkila 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.
Pamaus postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pamaus passes Sikkila's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Pamaus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sikkila defending well though.
Pamaus is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Pamaus slips a nice elbow through Sikkila's hands, connecting with Sikkila's forehead.
Pamaus drops an elbow to the side of Sikkila's head.
Pamaus with the ground and pound but Sikkila uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Pamaus cracks Sikkila with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pamaus lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sikkila is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Pamaus trying to hold on to Sikkila's head to control him but Sikkila postures up.
Pamaus is refusing to be controlled, as Sikkila sits in half guard.
Sikkila trying to pass the guard but Pamaus defending well.
Sikkila is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pamaus has managed to free his arm - good work.
Sikkila not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pamaus blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sikkila.
Pamaus wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sikkila wants to work for an arm triangle but Pamaus is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Sikkila is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sikkila seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pamaus does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sikkila missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sikkila 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.
Pamaus has one foot on Sikkila's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get 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!
Pamaus tries to close the distance and clinch but Sikkila swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sikkila slips under a jab from Pamaus.
Pamaus avoids a kick to the body.
Pamaus throws a hook to the side of Sikkila's head but Sikkila sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pamaus takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sikkila drives through and clinches with Pamaus against the cage.
Sikkila tries to break the clinch but Pamaus is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Aimo Pamaus will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sikkila blocks a jab.
Pamaus tries to land a front kick but Sikkila steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sikkila gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pamaus is looking to slow Sikkila down with leg kicks.
Pamaus throws a jab but it's blocked by Sikkila.
Sikkila fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pamaus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Aimo Pamaus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pamaus misses with a lunging right hand
and Sikkila counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mark Sikkila overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pamaus has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Sikkila throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pamaus works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sikkila wants to control from the top but Pamaus keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sikkila distracts Pamaus with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pamaus looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sikkila trying to control the position from guard on top but Pamaus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sikkila postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Pamaus is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Sikkila, into his guard.
Sikkila bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pamaus's guard.
Sikkila content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sikkila accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pamaus wants to sweep here but Sikkila controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sikkila trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sikkila working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sikkila pushes down on Pamaus's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Pamaus tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Sikkila manages to move to mount!
Sikkila is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Pamaus can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poor strikes thrown by Sikkila there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Sikkila avoids the attempt from Pamaus to control.
Sikkila in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sikkila thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Pamaus tries to hold on but Sikkila postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sikkila fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sikkila scoring with strikes but Pamaus is staying in there.
Pamaus wants to hold on but Sikkila pushes him away.
Sikkila trying to control but Pamaus is having none of it.
Sikkila lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Pamaus is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Sikkila goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Pamaus is on top in guard.
Pamaus must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pamaus is looking to work some ground and pound but Sikkila has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pamaus preventing the sweep.
Pamaus stands up over Sikkila, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pamaus is working Sikkila over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pamaus trying to control the position from guard on top but Sikkila is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pamaus got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sikkila has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pamaus has managed to get both his arms back between Sikkila's legs - danger averted.
Pamaus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pamaus won't allow Sikkila to sweep him here.
Sikkila is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pamaus is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pamaus scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sikkila had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pamaus defends it easily.
Sikkila is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Sikkila dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Pamaus is looking to slow Sikkila down with leg kicks.
Pamaus darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pamaus tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sikkila manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pamaus getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sikkila is defended easily by Pamaus.
Sikkila fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pamaus loads up on a big right hand but Sikkila slips the punch.
Pamaus ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pamaus connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sikkila avoids the body shot from Pamaus.
Aimo Pamaus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pamaus misses the jab.
Sikkila shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pamaus's guard.
Sikkila throws a big elbow that misses.
Sikkila cracks Pamaus with a solid left hand.
Pamaus trying to keep a closed guard but Sikkila is proving a slippery customer.
Sikkila trying to control but Pamaus is working from the bottom.
Pamaus looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Pamaus is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Sikkila postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pamaus is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Aimo Pamaus hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Pamaus misses with a looping left.
Sikkila moves away from the strike by Pamaus.
Pamaus throws a jab when Sikkila was well out of range.
Sikkila throws a head kick but Pamaus moves out of range.
Aimo Pamaus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pamaus tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sikkila manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sikkila throws a lazy head kick
and Pamaus counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sikkila drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Pamaus 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.
Sikkila throwing strikes from guard but Pamaus blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pamaus utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sikkila stops Pamaus from standing up.
Pamaus pushes Sikkila off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Pamaus misses with a hook. Sikkila ducked under it nicely.
Sikkila attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A big left from Pamaus misses.
A swing and a miss from Pamaus.
Pamaus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pamaus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pamaus lands a nice hook to Sikkila's body. Sikkila takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pamaus misses with a straight left.
Pamaus looks to clinch
and Sikkila counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sikkila.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pamaus keeping moving, preventing Sikkila from controlling successfully.
Pamaus wants to sweep but no luck.
Pamaus trying to control the position.
Sikkila stopping the sweep attempt from Pamaus.
Sikkila prevents Pamaus from getting back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pamaus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pamaus looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sikkila is one step ahead there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aimo Pamaus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pamaus 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aimo Pamaus!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ahmad Ajatollah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Melendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
170 lbs
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27
170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ahmad Ajatollah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Javier Melendez!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melendez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Ajatollah!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ajatollah is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ajatollah on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Ajatollah is looking to reverse the position.
Melendez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ajatollah keeps working.
Ajatollah taking a bit of punishment here - Melendez scoring with strikes.
Ajatollah is looking for a sweep.
Melendez controlling the position from side mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Melendez is putting a hurting on Ajatollah here, landing some big shots from side control.
Melendez wants to control but Ajatollah is keeping him busy.
Melendez is working Ajatollah over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ajatollah being controlled for a moment.
Ajatollah tries to buck Melendez off but Melendez is having none of it.
Melendez working the ground and pound.
Melendez grinds an elbow into Ajatollah's temple.
Melendez tries to move into full mount but can't pass Ajatollah's legs.
Melendez is working Ajatollah over with some ground and pound from side control.
Melendez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Melendez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ajatollah is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ajatollah is working hard here to advance position.
Melendez taking a breather here.
Ajatollah tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Melendez has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Ajatollah is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Melendez yanks on the arm and Ajatollah is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Melendez.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Javier Melendez!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Napoleon Bonapart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doctor Doolittle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Napoleon Bonapart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Doctor Doolittle!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doolittle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bonapart.
Doolittle slaps away a takedown attempt from Bonapart, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bonapart tries to score a power double leg takedown but Doolittle sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bonapart somewhat.
Doolittle doesn't manage to clinch there - Bonapart circles away.
Bonapart throws a head kick that misses.
Doolittle misses with a low kick as Bonapart jumps back.
Bonapart fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Napoleon Bonapart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Doolittle lunges at Bonapart with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bonapart's hand.
Doolittle pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bonapart is out of range and Doolittle settles back down.
Doolittle scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Napoleon Bonapart has been cut.
A combination from Bonapart does no damage.
Doolittle feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Bonapart sprawling to the canvas! Bonapart rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Doolittle finish him?!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bonapart turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Doolittle drops Bonapart with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Bonapart looks back up at him and smiles so Doolittle waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Bonapart is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bonapart is defended easily by Doolittle.
Oh Bonapart is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bonapart throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bonapart seems to have got his legs back now.
Doolittle takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Doolittle has Bonapart up against the cage in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Doolittle.
A short body shot lands from Doolittle as the two fighters clinch.
Bonapart fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A nice right hand lands inside from Doolittle.
Bonapart misses with a punch to the body.
Doolittle cracks Bonapart with a nice body shot.
Bonapart is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bonapart tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Doolittle smiles and moves away.
Doolittle fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doolittle moves into range and clinches up with Bonapart.
Doolittle lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Doolittle on the inside.
Doolittle stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Doolittle.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Doolittle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Napoleon Bonapart's cut is getting worse.
Doolittle's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Doolittle works on Bonapart's body with a couple of short punches.
Bonapart takes a shot to the head.
Doolittle lands a hook that snaps the head of Bonapart backwards.
Bonapart takes a shot to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doolittle slows down the pace here.
Doolittle scores with a hook to the body.
Doolittle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bonapart backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Doolittle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Doolittle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Doolittle stops a takedown attempt from Bonapart.
Doolittle prevents Bonapart from breaking the clinch.
Doolittle lands an uppercut.
Doolittle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Doolittle is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Doolittle receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Doolittle.
Bonapart is trying to break the clinch but Doolittle has him pressed against the cage.
Doolittle stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A nice left hand lands by Doolittle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Doolittle.
Doolittle lands a right hand.
Doolittle tries to throw a body punch but Bonapart avoids it by throwing Doolittle back against the cage.
Doolittle managing to block the knees to the body from Bonapart.
Bonapart blocks a body shot from Doolittle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Doolittle.
Doolittle holding his opponent close, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Doolittle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doctor Doolittle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Napoleon Bonapart's cut.
That's time! Bonapart's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Doolittle cracks Bonapart with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Bonapart looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Doolittle finish him?
Doolittle has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doolittle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bonapart glances at the clock... BAM! Doolittle nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Bonapart crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Bonapart is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Doctor Doolittle!
A victorious Doctor Doolittle thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between JP Takedown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valko Hai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valko Hai has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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163 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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, JP Takedown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Valko Hai!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hai thuds his right hand into Takedown's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Takedown really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Takedown walks into a left hand.
Hai scores with a jab to the head.
Takedown misses with a takedown attempt
and Hai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Takedown looks to land a combination but Hai avoids it well.
Hai works the jab nicely.
Hai gets a takedown into half guard.
Takedown is rocked!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hai throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Takedown is refusing to be controlled, as Hai sits in half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hai might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Takedown haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Hai missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takedown tries to get to full guard but Hai has control of the leg.
Hai controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Valko Hai hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Takedown gets a double leg takedown into Hai's guard.
Takedown would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Hai not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Takedown trying to control but Hai is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hai is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hai looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hai is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Takedown wants to control from the top but Hai keeps moving.
Takedown passes into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Takedown is keen to just control but Hai is a slippery customer.
Hai looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takedown is trying to control the action in half guard but Hai is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hai moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hai not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hai looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hai is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hai controlling the position.
Hai looking to hit a scissor sweep but Takedown is one step ahead there.
Takedown wants to control from the top but Hai keeps moving.
Takedown 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.
JP Takedown has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Hai misses with a straight left.
Hai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hai throws a combination that misses
and Takedown counters with a one-two to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takedown dives in and scores a takedown into Hai's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hai is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hai managing to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Valko Hai dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Takedown defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hai.
Hai scores with a sloppy right hand. Takedown should have avoided that one.
Takedown on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Takedown with a lazy takedown attempt
and Takedown takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hai lands an overhand right.
Hai misses with a hook. Takedown ducked under it nicely.
Hai stuffs the takedown.
Hai slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Takedown misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JP Takedown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hai fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Takedown sprawls well initially but Hai persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hai wants to pass the guard but Takedown is defending well.
Hai frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Takedown tries to hold on but Hai postures up.
Takedown is wriggling around trying to escape.
Takedown tries to hold on but Hai postures up.
Takedown is squirming around, avoiding Hai's attempts to control the action.
Takedown wants to hold on but Hai pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takedown keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Takedown tries to hold on but Hai pushes him away.
Takedown taking shots to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hai looking to control but Takedown is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Takedown really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hai lands a nice shot to the head.
Hai lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Takedown regains half guard.
Takedown is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takedown is working hard here to advance position.
Hai drops an elbow to the side of Takedown's head.
Takedown is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hai's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hai's back!
Takedown is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Takedown has the hooks in. Hai is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Takedown is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Hai knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Hai for a finish.
Hai fending off the submission attempt from Takedown.
Takedown has the hooks in. Hai is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hai is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Takedown is persistently looking for the submission but Hai is defending it well.
Takedown looking for the choke but no joy.
Hai tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hai can't escape the position.
Hai wants to control but Takedown is having none of it.
Hai tries to reverse the position but Takedown maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Valko Hai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Takedown moves in looking to clinch but Hai pushes him off.
Hai lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jab from Hai.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hai. Takedown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Takedown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hai throws out the jab.
Takedown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Takedown is defended easily by Hai.
JP Takedown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big left from Hai misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hai lands a nice shot to the body.
Hai cracks Takedown with a good jab.
Hai lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Takedown at a distance.
Valko Hai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Takedown.
Hai changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Takedown tries for a takedown but Hai sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JP Takedown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hai connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Takedown momentarily.
Valko Hai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Takedown misses with a takedown attempt
and Hai counters with a straight right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Hai misses the target.
Valko Hai is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hai lands a nice shot that snaps Takedown's head back.
Takedown closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hai circles away.
Takedown fails to land the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hai stuffs the takedown.
Hai cracks a nice hook into Takedown's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Takedown shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hai pinned against the cage. Hai gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hai.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hai controls the position.
Takedown taking a bit of punishment here - Hai scoring with strikes.
Takedown is looking for a sweep.
Takedown is trying to control Hai's posture but Hai avoids it.
Takedown tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hai in side control lands a decent elbow.
Hai postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Hai thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hai wants to control but Takedown is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takedown takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hai working the head and body with strikes.
Takedown wants to get back to his feet but Hai drags him back down.
Hai taking a breather here.
Takedown tries to get back to half guard but can't.
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.
Takedown dodges the ground and pound from Hai.
JP Takedown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Takedown gets back to half guard.
Hai is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Valko Hai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hai has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Valko Hai!
Valko Hai 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 Ivan Pupkoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Samedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivan Pupkoff has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Decent 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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Pupkoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Samedov!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pupkoff looks to score with a jab to the body but Samedov is just out of range.
Samedov scores with a jab.
Samedov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pupkoff tries a head kick but it misses.
Samedov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pupkoff looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Samedov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pupkoff.
Samedov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pupkoff displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Samedov.
Pupkoff chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A combination from Pupkoff does no damage.
Pupkoff tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pupkoff scores with a one two! Samedov had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Igor Samedov has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Samedov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pupkoff moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Samedov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pupkoff gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Samedov.
Samedov just misses with a punch to the body.
Pupkoff misses with a series of wild punches.
Pupkoff tries to keep at a distance but Samedov has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pupkoff breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Samedov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pupkoff tries to close the distance and clinch but Samedov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Good exchange - Samedov coming out on top.
Samedov gets a double leg takedown into Pupkoff's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Pupkoff is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Samedov dives into side control.
Samedov postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Samedov decides to stand up, so the ref orders Pupkoff to his feet.
Ivan Pupkoff is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Samedov throws a right hand that Pupkoff ducks under and follows up with a left that Pupkoff also avoids with ease.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pupkoff walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pupkoff fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samedov fails with an attempt to clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pupkoff.
Pupkoff tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Samedov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Samedov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pupkoff turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pupkoff swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Samedov lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Ivan Pupkoff has been cut.
Pupkoff avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pupkoff sizes up Samedov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Samedov scores with a shot to the body.
Samedov throws a right hand that Pupkoff ducks under and follows up with a left that Pupkoff also avoids with ease.
Pupkoff thows a body shot but no joy.
Pupkoff moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pupkoff lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Samedov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Samedov jabs at Pupkoff's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samedov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pupkoff throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Samedov counter with a right hand.
Samedov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pupkoff feints and then cracks Samedov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Samedov down.
Pupkoff fails with an attempt to clinch.
Samedov misses with a straight left.
Pupkoff misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Samedov.
Samedov drops Pupkoff with a beautiful combination! Pupkoff stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Samedov is looking for the KO!
Pupkoff is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pupkoff looks to land a combination but Samedov avoids it well.
Oh Pupkoff is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pupkoff clinches up against the cage.
Samedov prevents Pupkoff from breaking the clinch.
Pupkoff seems to have got his legs back now.
Samedov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pupkoff pulls his leg out and moves away.
Pupkoff avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pupkoff moves in looking to clinch but Samedov pushes him off.
Pupkoff digs a good hook to Samedov's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Samedov.
Samedov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Samedov has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Pupkoff lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Samedov circles away quickly and effectively.
The fighters circling - Pupkoff throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Good standup being displayed there by Samedov as he connects with a hook.
Samedov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pupkoff lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Samedov circles away quickly and effectively.
Pupkoff doesn't manage to clinch there - Samedov circles away.
Samedov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pupkoff tries to close the distance and clinch up but Samedov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pupkoff shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pupkoff will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pupkoff throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Samedov counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Samedov dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Samedov throws a right and a left that Pupkoff avoids nicely.
Pupkoff closes the distance and clinches.
Pupkoff escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Samedov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pupkoff avoids it really well and circles away.
Pupkoff tries to clinch but Samedov moves out of range.
Samedov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pupkoff's hands.
Samedov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Samedov throws a looping overhand right but Pupkoff ducks down to avoid it.
A right-left combo lands from Pupkoff.
Samedov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pupkoff back to the cage. Samedov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pupkoff walks into a stiff left hand from Samedov.
Pupkoff fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Samedov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Samedov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pupkoff sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Samedov manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Pupkoff on his heels. He'll look to pass Pupkoff's guard now, I'm sure.
Samedov won't allow Pupkoff to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samedov gets to his feet - Pupkoff follows without any prompting.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pupkoff looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Pupkoff enables Samedov to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Pupkoff manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Pupkoff will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pupkoff is looking to stand up but Samedov isn't so interested in that idea.
Samedov gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Pupkoff scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pupkoff, right into the meat.
Samedov misses with a double jab
and Pupkoff counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pupkoff fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Samedov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A punch combination from Pupkoff misses.
Samedov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pupkoff throws a one two combo.
Samedov misses with a hook.
Pupkoff throws a combination that misses
and Samedov counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pupkoff motions for Samedov to come forward. Pupkoff throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Samedov misses with an uppercut. Pupkoff saw that one coming.
Samedov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Samedov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No joy there for Pupkoff, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Samedov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pupkoff swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pupkoff wants to clinch
and Samedov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Samedov tries to bum rush Pupkoff with a series of wild strikes but Pupkoff uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pupkoff tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pupkoff throws a one two combo.
Ivan Pupkoff is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pupkoff misses with a straight left.
Pupkoff closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Samedov might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Pupkoff ducks under a wild hook from Samedov.
Pupkoff takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Igor Samedov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pupkoff tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Samedov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pupkoff throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pupkoff is looking to wear down Samedov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pupkoff moves out of range of the strikes.
Pupkoff throws a series of punches but Samedov avoids them all with ease.
Pupkoff scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Samedov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Samedov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pupkoff gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ivan Pupkoff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Igor Samedov.
Pupkoff breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pupkoff slips a jab from Samedov.
Samedov misses with a double jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pupkoff thumps Samedov with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pupkoff gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pupkoff's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No joy there for Samedov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Samedov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Samedov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pupkoff.
Samedov scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The strikes coming from Samedov are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Pupkoff knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Samedov on the ground.
Samedov stands up.
Pupkoff wants to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pupkoff tries to land a leg kick but Samedov saw it coming and moves away.
Pupkoff misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Igor Samedov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
Pupkoff swinging wildly here.
Samedov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pupkoff.
Pupkoff takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Samedov connects with a jab.
Pupkoff fails to land with a series of punches.
Samedov throws a series of strikes that have Pupkoff backpedaling.
Samedov misses with a hook
and Pupkoff counters with a left and a right that stings Samedov.
Pupkoff closes the distance but Samedov moves to the side
and Samedov counters with a stiff right hand.
Pupkoff doesn't manage to clinch there - Samedov circles away.
Pupkoff displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Samedov throws out the jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pupkoff misses with a combination
enabling Samedov to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pupkoff fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Samedov checks it well.
Pupkoff swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Samedov closes the distance and clinches up with Pupkoff, looking for a takedown. Samedov pushes Pupkoff against the cage but Pupkoff circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samedov scores with a body shot.
Samedov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Samedov lands in his opponent's guard.
Samedov stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Pupkoff avoids the body shot from Samedov.
Samedov gets tackled into the cage by Pupkoff. Pupkoff maintains the clinch.
Pupkoff breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pupkoff walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pupkoff tries to close the distance and clinch up but Samedov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Samedov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Samedov throws a jab when Pupkoff was well out of range.
Pupkoff slaps away a takedown attempt from Samedov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Samedov misses with a hook. Pupkoff ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pupkoff fails to land with a series of punches.
Samedov lands a jab to Pupkoff's midsection.
Samedov throws a right hand that misses
and Pupkoff counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Samedov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pupkoff moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pupkoff gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pupkoff escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pupkoff looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pupkoff motions for Samedov to come forward. Pupkoff throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pupkoff tries to clinch but Samedov moves out of range.
Pupkoff throws a series of punches but Samedov avoids them all with ease.
Samedov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pupkoff scores with a jab to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Samedov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pupkoff is looking to clinch.
Pupkoff throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Samedov on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pupkoff swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pupkoff throws a series of punches but Samedov moves out of range.
Pupkoff throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pupkoff is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Samedov.
Pupkoff on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Samedov lands a nice hook to Pupkoff's body. Pupkoff takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pupkoff looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Samedov shoots in for a takedown but Pupkoff shows good takedown defense.
Ivan Pupkoff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Igor Samedov.
Samedov throws a big shot that misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Samedov!
Samedov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pupkoff looks to land a combination but Samedov avoids it well.
Pupkoff falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Samedov counter with a right hand.
Samedov has closed the distance and engaged Pupkoff in a clinch.
Samedov wants a takedown but no success here.
Pupkoff wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Samedov has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pupkoff manages to break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pupkoff takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pupkoff dodges the punch combination from Samedov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Samedov. Pupkoff does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pupkoff fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Samedov, pushing him back against the cage.
Samedov prevents Pupkoff from breaking the clinch.
Ivan Pupkoff has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Samedov blocks a body shot from Pupkoff.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pupkoff.
Samedov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pupkoff misses with a series of wild punches.
Samedov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pupkoff on the side of the head.
Igor Samedov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Samedov throws a nice looking combination but Pupkoff bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Igor Samedov.
I've got Samedov winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Igor Samedov!
Our winner, Igor Samedov, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jon Irenicus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mahavir Ramanujam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Irenicus's entrance music is Shadows of Amn. A fine choice. Ramanujam has chosen Shiva in Exile - Ha'nadi as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jon Irenicus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mahavir Ramanujam!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Irenicus rushes Ramanujam and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ramanujam misses with some punches.
Irenicus lands a hook that snaps the head of Ramanujam backwards.
Irenicus lands a hook that snaps the head of Ramanujam backwards.
Irenicus is looking to control Ramanujam's arms but Ramanujam gets an underhook and turns him. Now Irenicus has his back to the cage.
Irenicus has a couple of punches blocked by Ramanujam.
Irenicus misses with a punch on the inside.
Irenicus's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A short left from Irenicus.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Irenicus.
Ramanujam is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Irenicus is keeping busy.
Irenicus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ramanujam backwards.
Ramanujam stalling in the clinch but Irenicus improves position.
Ramanujam escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ramanujam blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramanujam throws a shot from downtown. Irenicus moves away and avoids it.
Irenicus misses with a body shot
and Ramanujam decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Irenicus's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ramanujam tries to free his leg and advance position but Irenicus is retaining full guard.
Irenicus keeping moving, preventing Ramanujam from controlling successfully.
Irenicus on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Irenicus tries to get out of the position.
Ramanujam postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ramanujam in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ramanujam missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ramanujam slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ramanujam sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Irenicus defending well though.
Ramanujam missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramanujam wants to free his trapped foot but Irenicus is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ramanujam is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramanujam is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ramanujam is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Irenicus sees it coming and defends easily.
Ramanujam is trying to work for a kimura but Irenicus is defending well.
Irenicus tries to roll over but Ramanujam keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irenicus looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Irenicus is staying active underneath Ramanujam, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Irenicus wants to control but Ramanujam is keeping busy.
Ramanujam with the ground and pound but Irenicus uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Ramanujam drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ramanujam jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Irenicus knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ramanujam on the ground.
Ramanujam working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irenicus is pulling down on Ramanujam's head to control his posture.
Ramanujam trying to control the position from guard on top but Irenicus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ramanujam advances to half guard.
Ramanujam seems to be working for a kimura but Irenicus defends the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ramanujam lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Irenicus tries to get to full guard but Ramanujam has control of the leg.
Ramanujam is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Irenicus doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ramanujam.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mahavir Ramanujam dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Irenicus connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ramanujam momentarily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Irenicus just leaning against Ramanujam, taking a breather.
Ramanujam is trying to maintain a safe position but Irenicus gets an underhook and turns Ramanujam into the cage.
Ramanujam is working for takedown but Irenicus is calmly controlling the position for now.
Irenicus stops a takedown attempt from Ramanujam.
Irenicus lands a nice uppercut.
Irenicus lands a shoulder strike.
Ramanujam drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Irenicus gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jon Irenicus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mahavir Ramanujam.
Irenicus leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irenicus tries to stall but Ramanujam uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Irenicus stalling.
Irenicus makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ramanujam trying to stall but Irenicus improves his position.
Ramanujam blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ramanujam looking for a takedown.
Irenicus misses with some punches.
Ramanujam's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ramanujam swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Irenicus loads up on a big right hand but Ramanujam slips the punch.
Irenicus misses with a looping left.
Irenicus jabs Ramanujam right on the nose. Ramanujam blinks but takes it well.
Irenicus lands a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramanujam avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Irenicus looks to score with a jab to the body but Ramanujam is just out of range.
Irenicus misses the shot to the body.
Irenicus has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ramanujam.
Irenicus misses with an uppercut.
Irenicus misses with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramanujam lands a really nice looking cross but Irenicus seems unphased.
Jon Irenicus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Irenicus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ramanujam counters with a nice uppercut.
Irenicus misses with a right hand
and Ramanujam counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Irenicus keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Irenicus looks to score with a jab to the body but Ramanujam is just out of range.
Irenicus misses with a hook to the body
and Ramanujam decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Irenicus's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramanujam makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ramanujam throws a big elbow that misses.
Irenicus looking to control.
Irenicus working a defensive guard but Ramanujam passes into half guard.
Ramanujam looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Irenicus with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ramanujam trying to pass the guard but Irenicus defending well.
Irenicus is looking for a sweep. Ramanujam is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ramanujam is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Irenicus sees it coming and defends easily.
Ramanujam wants to control but Irenicus is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramanujam is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Irenicus!
Ramanujam lands with some strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Irenicus tries to lock up and control but Ramanujam gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ramanujam connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Irenicus is trying to escape the mount but Ramanujam keeps good control and instead manages to take Irenicus's back.
Ramanujam throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Even with his hooks in, Ramanujam manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Well, with Ramanujam on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Irenicus is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Ramanujam is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Irenicus has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ramanujam tries to keep control of the position but Irenicus is staying busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mahavir Ramanujam showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Irenicus swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ramanujam.
Ramanujam on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Irenicus takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ramanujam slips a jab from Irenicus.
Ramanujam takes a swing at Irenicus's ribcage but misses.
Ramanujam shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ramanujam showed some decent athleticism there.
Ramanujam missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ramanujam is looking to take a break and control but Irenicus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ramanujam wants to free his trapped foot but Irenicus is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ramanujam is nestled in close to Irenicus, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramanujam is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Irenicus is just riding it out for now. Ramanujam eventually gives up the hold.
Ramanujam prevents Irenicus from improving his position.
Irenicus is looking to get back to full guard here but Ramanujam has managed to pass to side control instead.
Ramanujam working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irenicus is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Ramanujam moves into full mount!
Ramanujam throwing strikes here but Irenicus is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Ramanujam looking for a guillotine from mount but Irenicus is having none of it.
Ramanujam landing strikes from the mount.
Jon Irenicus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramanujam landing strikes from the mount.
Irenicus is wriggling around trying to escape.
Irenicus takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Irenicus reaches up to try and control the position but Ramanujam seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Irenicus rolls and tries to escape and now Ramanujam has his back!
Irenicus is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Ramanujam is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Irenicus covering up well and avoiding damage.
Mahavir Ramanujam is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Irenicus is trapped and Ramanujam is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Irenicus tries to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramanujam controls the position.
Ramanujam is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Irenicus is defending well though. Ramanujam let's go of the attempt for now.
Ramanujam has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Ramanujam controlling the positon.
Ramanujam is working for a rear naked choke. Irenicus is not defending it well and Ramanujam has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Irenicus refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Irenicus's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mahavir Ramanujam!
Mahavir Ramanujam 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Vinny Zombo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Spencer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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170 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vinny Zombo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Spencer!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spencer blocks the body kick.
Spencer fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Zombo avoids it really well and circles away.
Spencer gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Spencer misses with a head shot. Zombo uses the momentum to regain guard.
Zombo managing to control the position.
Zombo looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Spencer passes into side control.
Spencer trying to control the position but Zombo is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zombo is looking for a sweep.
Zombo takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Zombo takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Spencer taking a break here but Zombo is having none of it and regains half guard.
Zombo wants to improve his position but Spencer is controlling well.
Zombo trying to control but Spencer postures up.
Spencer prevents Zombo from improving his position.
Zombo trying to hold on to Spencer's head to control him but Spencer postures up.
Spencer wants to pass the guard but Zombo is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Zombo tries to get to full guard but Spencer has control of the leg.
Zombo trying to control from the bottom.
Spencer is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zombo preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Spencer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Zombo is trying to control but can't.
Zombo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Zombo tries to get out of the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Zombo gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spencer connects with a couple of short punches.
Spencer scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spencer controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Zombo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Spencer working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Zombo's head.
Spencer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Spencer's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Zombo looking for a sweep. Not yet Zombo, not yet.
Spencer scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Zombo 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spencer is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Spencer stopping the sweep attempt from Zombo.
Spencer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spencer lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Zombo wants to sweep here but Spencer controlling him for the moment.
Spencer scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Spencer throwing strikes from guard but Zombo blocks nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spencer scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Zombo keeping moving, preventing Spencer from controlling successfully.
Spencer has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Zombo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Spencer dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
No luck for Spencer with that takedown attempt.
Zombo tries to score with a low kick but Spencer moves his leg out of the way.
Spencer gets a takedown into half guard.
Zombo is looking to improve his position.
Zombo wants to control but Spencer is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Zombo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Spencer is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Zombo wants to control but Spencer is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Spencer is nestled in close to Zombo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Spencer is trying to control. Zombo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Spencer checks the leg kick nicely there.
Zombo tries to land a front kick but Spencer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Zombo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Spencer if he has to take too many more of those.
Spencer tries to clinch up but Zombo circles away and keeps his distance.
Zombo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Zombo moves forwards but Spencer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Zombo throws a sloppy head kick and Spencer moves out of range easily.
Zombo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Spencer drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Spencer scores with punches from side control.
Zombo regains half guard, as Spencer was trying to land strikes.
Spencer is thwarting Zombo's attempts to control the position.
Zombo is trying to get back to full guard.
Spencer scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Zombo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Spencer scores with a couple of nice shots.
Spencer is pressing down on Zombo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Zombo is holding on for now.
Zombo tries to roll over but Spencer keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zombo is refusing to be controlled, as Spencer sits in half guard.
Zombo is trying to control but can't.
Spencer not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Zombo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Zombo.
Zombo has momentary wrist control but Spencer slips an elbow through the middle.
Spencer is in close to Zombo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Spencer wanted to stand there but Zombo had control of the position.
Spencer wants to control from the top but Zombo keeps moving.
Zombo looking for a sweep. Not yet Zombo, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe Spencer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Spencer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Spencer trying to control but Zombo is working from the bottom.
Zombo wants to improve his position but instead Spencer has moved into half guard.
Zombo wants to get back to full guard.
Zombo wants to control but Spencer is keeping busy and won't allow it.
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.
Zombo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Zombo is trying to get back to full guard.
Zombo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Spencer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Spencer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Zombo lands with a slapping head kick.
A low kick from Zombo is predictable there
and Spencer counters with a straight right hand.
Zombo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Spencer can pounce on him.
Spencer lands with a cross.
Spencer with a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Spencer blocks the leg kick.
Spencer pushes Zombo up against the cage in a clinch.
Zombo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Spencer goes for a takedown attempt but Zombo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Spencer fails with a takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by Spencer or perhaps it was just good defense by Zombo which made him look bad.
Vinny Zombo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Spencer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Spencer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Zombo throws a head kick but Spencer moves out of range.
Spencer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Zombo is rocked!
BAM! Spencer delivers a spinning backfist that drops Zombo like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Joe Spencer!
After winning the bout, Joe Spencer 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Jami Balkan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crabby Iron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jami Balkan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Crabby Iron!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balkan looks to land a combination but Iron avoids it well.
Balkan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Iron smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Jami Balkan has been cut.
Balkan throws a leg kick but Iron sees it coming and moves out of range.
Balkan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Iron looks to throw the jab but Balkan is out of range.
Iron throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Iron lands a nice shot to the body.
Iron misses with a wild body shot.
Iron scores with a hook.
Balkan avoids the body shot from Iron.
Jab from Iron.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Iron lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Iron checks a low kick from Balkan.
Balkan staying out of range there.
Balkan throws a jab when Iron was well out of range.
Balkan avoids the body shot from Iron.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Iron.
Balkan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Balkan throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balkan thumps Iron with a low kick.
Balkan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Balkan wants to land a leg kick but Iron is out of range.
Iron lands a jab to the nose.
Iron gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The fighters circling - Iron throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Iron throws a leg kick but Balkan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Iron lands a leg kick that knocks Balkan off balance momentarily.
Balkan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Balkan lands a nice hook to Iron's body. Iron takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Iron scores with a push kick.
Crabby Iron seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Balkan slips a jab from Iron.
Balkan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Iron checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Balkan takes one to the chin there.
Balkan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Balkan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Iron connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Balkan scrambles back to his feet.
Iron keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Balkan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balkan needs to keep his hands up - Iron had a free shot at his head there.
Iron connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Balkan's hands.
Iron is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Balkan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Balkan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Iron.
A looping hook to the body misses from Iron. Balkan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Balkan lands with a right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Balkan.
Balkan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Iron circles away quickly and effectively.
Iron tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Balkan was well out of range. Poor timing from Iron.
A good leg kick by Iron.
Iron misses with a looping right.
Balkan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Iron.
Iron waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Balkan.
Balkan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Iron throws a jab when Balkan was well out of range.
Balkan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Balkan misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balkan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Iron manages to avoid it.
Iron cracks Balkan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Iron is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Balkan.
Iron misses with a hook.
Iron avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Iron has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Balkan finds it's way round the side to connect with Iron's head.
Iron moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Balkan cracks a nice hook into Iron's ribs.
Balkan throws a lazy right hand but Iron sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Balkan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A jab lands there for Iron.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Iron keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Balkan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Iron on the side of the head.
Iron misses with a left hand
and Balkan counters with a straight right hand.
Balkan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Iron.
A head kick by Balkan misses
and Iron counters with a nice uppercut.
Balkan slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balkan throws an overhand right that lands on Iron's shoulder, as Iron tries to avoid the shot.
Balkan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Irons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Iron lands a glancing blow to the side of Balkan's head.
Jami Balkan's cut is getting worse.
Balkan swings for the body but Iron moves out of range.
Balkan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Iron.
Iron tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Balkan was well out of range. Poor timing from Iron.
Balkan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Iron counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Iron lands a right hook to the body.
Iron scores with a hook to the body. Balkan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Iron misses with a hook.
Balkan throws a leg kick
and Iron counters with a thumping low kick.
Iron bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Balkan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Balkan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Balkan misses with a wild body shot.
Balkan staying out of range there.
Iron swings widly with a right hand
and Balkan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Iron feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Balkans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Crabby Iron dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jami Balkan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Balkan misses with a hook.
Balkan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Iron.
Iron misses with a hook. Balkan ducked under it nicely.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Iron.
Balkan slips a jab from Iron.
Iron misses the shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Iron.
Balkan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Iron manages to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Balkan. That's going to slow Iron down.
Iron clobbers Balkan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Balkan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Iron.
A good leg kick by Iron.
Iron swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Balkan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Iron.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Balkan, as that shot connected.
Iron throws a jab but it's blocked by Balkan.
Iron misses with a looping left.
Crabby Iron seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balkan misses with an uppercut.
Iron misses with an uppercut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Balkan.
Balkan throws a jab when Iron was well out of range.
Balkan scores with a push kick.
Iron's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Balkan scores with a nice strike.
Balkan lands with a nice body punch.
Iron lands with a thumping leg kick.
Iron takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Iron throws a right hand that misses
and Balkan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Iron throws a head kick that misses.
Iron swings for the body but Balkan moves out of range.
Balkan throws a looping overhand right but Iron ducks down to avoid it.
Balkan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Balkan wants to slow Iron down by chopping away at his legs.
Iron lands the left hand.
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!
Balkan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Iron.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Iron.
Balkan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Balkan connects with a nice looking jab.
Balkan lands a nice looking body shot.
Balkan lands a leg kick that knocks Iron off balance momentarily.
Balkan throws a low kick but Iron avoids it.
Iron with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Balkan to score with a decent uppercut.
Iron misses with a leg kick.
Balkan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Iron's sensitive parts.
Iron lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Balkan at a distance.
Iron has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Balkan finds it's way round the side to connect with Iron's head.
Iron throws a hook but Balkan blocks it.
Balkan misses with a straight left.
Balkan looks to score with a jab to the body but Iron is just out of range.
Balkan tests Iron's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balkan staying out of range there.
Iron lands a head shot.
A big right from Iron misses.
Iron misses with a wild combination.
Balkan throws a shot from downtown. Iron moves away and avoids it.
Iron sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Iron misses with a straight left.
Iron slips under a jab from Balkan.
Iron misses with an uppercut. Balkan saw that one coming.
Balkan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Balkan dips to his left and cracks Iron with an uppercut!
Iron lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Balkan jabs at Iron's body.
Iron avoids the body shot from Balkan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balkan wants to land a leg kick but Iron is out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Balkan.
Balkan staying out of range there.
Balkan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Irons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Balkan.
Balkan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Iron checks the leg kick.
Iron throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Iron avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Balkan lands with a shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Balkan.
Balkan wants to slow Iron down by chopping away at his legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Iron misses with a low kick.
Iron misses with a straight right.
Balkan is looking to chop away at Iron's legs.
Iron keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
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 Jami Balkan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jami Balkan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Balkan slips under a jab from Iron.
Balkan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Balkan misses with a body kick.
Balkan throws a low kick but Iron avoids it.
Balkan throws a lazy head kick
and Iron connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Iron rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Balkan lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Iron misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Iron. Balkan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Balkan walks into a stiff left hand from Iron.
Balkan throws a looping overhand right but Iron ducks down to avoid it.
Balkan moves out of range as Iron throws a body kick.
Iron swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Iron throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Balkan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Iron scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balkan slips a straight right by Iron.
Balkan lands with a right hand.
Iron throws the left hand but Balkan avoids the punch easily.
Iron moves out of range of the body kick.
Iron misses with a body punch
enabling Balkan to counter with a crisp jab.
Balkan cracks Iron with a good jab.
Iron takes a swing at Balkan's ribcage but misses.
Balkan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Balkan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Iron.
Iron takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Balkan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Balkan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Balkan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Iron throws a big shot that misses.
Balkan scores with a body shot.
Balkan connects with a jab.
Iron lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Iron jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Iron scores with a one two! Balkan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Balkan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Balkan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Iron manages to avoid it.
Iron throws a nice outside leg kick.
Balkan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Iron, as that shot connected.
Balkan throws a body punch but Iron moves out of range.
Balkan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Iron swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Iron digs a good hook to Balkan's body.
Iron gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Balkan throws a body punch but Iron moves out of range.
Balkan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Iron. Iron obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balkan cracks a nice hook into Iron's ribs.
Iron pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Balkan back to the cage. Iron follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Balkan throws a low kick, looking for Iron's leg but Iron calmly moves out of range.
Balkan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Iron fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Balkan manages to avoid it.
Iron pivots, looking for a leg kick but Balkan is out of range and Iron settles back down.
Iron throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Balkan looks to land a body kick but Iron moved away.
Balkan defending well as Iron loads up on a big left hand.
Balkan misses with a straight left.
Iron misses with a wild combination.
Iron goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Iron loads up on a big right hand but Balkan slips the punch.
Balkan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balkan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Iron.
Iron keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Balkan.
Balkan works Iron's body with a nice hook.
Balkan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Iron blocks a leg kick.
Iron uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Balkan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balkan takes a swing at Iron's ribcage but misses.
Iron changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Balkan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Iron connects with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Balkan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Balkan thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Balkan connects with a nice looking jab.
Iron thows a left - swing and a miss!
Balkan lands a leg kick that knocks Iron off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Crabby Iron really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jami Balkan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Iron lunges at Balkan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Balkan's hand.
Balkan swings for the body but Iron moves out of range.
Iron lands with a thumping leg kick.
Iron throws a body punch but Balkan moves out of range.
Balkan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Iron. Iron obviously looking to wear him down.
Iron takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Balkan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Iron lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Balkan circles away quickly and effectively.
Iron missing with a left hand there. Balkan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Iron throws a wild body kick that Balkan sees coming a mile off.
Balkan lands with an uppercut that bounces Iron off the cage and back into range.
Balkan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Iron has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Balkan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Iron.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Iron checks a leg kick.
Balkan throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Iron counters with a left and a right that stings Balkan.
Iron has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balkan slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balkan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Balkan throws a looping overhand right but Iron ducks down to avoid it.
Balkan misses the jab.
Iron works Balkan's body with a nice hook.
Iron ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Balkan.
Balkan scores with a jab.
Balkan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Balkan connects with a crisp jab.
Iron throws the left hand but Balkan avoids the punch easily.
Iron takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Iron just misses with a punch to the body.
Iron punishes Balkan's body with a nice straight punch.
Iron throws the left hand but Balkan avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Balkan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balkan tries to move into range but Iron moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Iron swings widly with a right hand
and Balkan counters with a right hand to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Balkan. That's going to slow Iron down.
Iron with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Balkan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Balkan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Balkan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Iron. That one must have hurt.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Balkan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Iron.
Balkan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Iron.
Iron tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Balkan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Iron misses with a lunging right hand
and Balkan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Balkan tries a head kick but it misses.
Iron fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balkan moves out of range of the strikes.
Iron misses with a hook. Balkan ducked under it nicely.
Balkan misses the shot to the body.
Iron thows a left - swing and a miss!
Balkan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Iron manages to avoid it.
Iron throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Balkan looks for the body kick but Iron saw that one coming.
Iron lands a head shot.
Balkan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Iron manages to avoid it.
Balkan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Iron misses with a looping left.
Balkan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Iron moves away.
Iron misses the jab.
Balkan looks to land a body kick but Iron moved away.
Iron looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iron misses with a straight right.
Iron misses with a body punch
enabling Balkan to counter with a crisp jab.
Balkan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Balkan throws a looping overhand right but Iron ducks down to avoid it.
Balkan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Iron was well out of range. Poor timing from Balkan.
Iron scores with a kick to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balkan misses with a straight left.
Balkan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Balkan cracks the inside of Iron's front leg.
Balkan walks into a straight right hand from Iron.
Iron misses with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Balkan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Iron keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Balkan moves out of range as Iron strikes.
Nice body punch from Iron.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Crabby Iron dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Jami Balkan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Balkan scores with a nice right hand.
Balkan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Iron misses with a straight left.
A big left from Iron misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Balkan.
Balkan ducks under a wild hook from Iron.
Iron throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Iron looks to throw the jab but Balkan is out of range.
A big right from Iron misses.
Balkan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A lazy left from Iron finds it's target.
Iron swings for the body but Balkan moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Balkan.
Iron with a hook.
Balkan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Iron looks to score with a jab to the body but Balkan is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Iron. Balkan shrugs it off though.
Balkan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Iron momentarily.
Iron stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Balkan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Iron.
Balkan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Iron jabs at Balkan's body.
Balkan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Iron.
Iron throws a hook but Balkan avoids it easily.
Balkan throws a hook to the side of Iron's head but Iron sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Iron throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Balkan throws an overhand right that lands on Iron's shoulder, as Iron tries to avoid the shot.
Balkan lands with a nice body kick.
Iron throws a combination that misses
and Balkan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Balkan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Iron.
Balkan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jami Balkan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Iron looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Balkan moves out of range as Iron strikes.
Balkan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Balkan throws a leg kick but Iron checks it.
Iron throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Balkan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Iron looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Balkan ducks under a wild hook from Iron.
Balkan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Iron.
Balkan is looking to chop away at Iron's legs.
Balkan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Balkan throws a leg kick but Iron sees it coming and moves out of range.
Balkan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Iron sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Iron misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Balkan.
Iron fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Balkan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iron checks the leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Iron.
Iron cracks the inside of Balkan's front leg.
Iron looks to land a right hand but Balkan moved out of range.
Balkan throws a body punch but Iron moves out of range.
Iron cracks the inside of Balkan's front leg.
Balkan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Balkan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Balkan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Iron scores with a body shot.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Iron scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Balkan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Iron.
A jab from Balkan misses.
Jab from Iron.
Iron dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balkan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Iron checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Balkan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Balkan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Iron cracks the inside of Balkan's front leg.
Iron lands a nice shot that snaps Balkan's head back.
The fighters circling - Iron throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Iron misses with a lunging right hand
and Balkan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Iron blocks a leg kick.
Balkan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Balkan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Iron.
Balkan slips under a jab from Iron.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Balkan walks into a stiff left hand from Iron.
Balkan throws a leg kick but Iron sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Balkan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Iron moves away.
Iron sizes up Balkan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Crabby Iron comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Iron has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 45:50
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 46:49
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Crabby Iron!
Crabby Iron is the new lightweight champion!
After the fight, Crabby Iron was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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