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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Augustus Autumn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oleg Vasiliev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Autumn might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Dixie. Vasiliev is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Zombie by The Cranberries. The key to victory for Augustus Autumn has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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179 lbs
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178 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Counter fighter
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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
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Augustus Autumn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oleg Vasiliev!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Autumn moves out of range of the leg kick from Vasiliev.
Vasiliev drives through with a takedown into guard.
Autumn looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Vasiliev puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Vasiliev stalling.
Vasiliev drops an elbow to the side of Autumn's head.
Vasiliev thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Vasiliev is looking to advance position but Autumn won't allow it.
Vasiliev prevents Autumn from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasiliev is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Vasiliev sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Autumn defending well though.
Vasiliev is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Autumn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Vasiliev seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Autumn is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Oleg Vasiliev!
A less than humble Oleg Vasiliev misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Buakaw Por Pramuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vic Sotto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buakaw Por Pramuki is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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155 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
12 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Buakaw Por Pramuki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vic Sotto!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sotto takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Vic Sotto has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Por Pramuki.
Por Pramuki misses with a double jab
and Sotto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Por Pramuki tries to move into range but Sotto moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sotto throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Por Pramuki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sotto.
Sotto lands with an uppercut that bounces Por Pramuki off the ropes and back into range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Por Pramuki misses with a looping right.
Por Pramuki lands a nice looking body shot.
Sotto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Por Pramuki.
A combination from Por Pramuki does no damage.
Sotto scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A slow jab from Por Pramuki misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sotto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Some wild striking there from Sotto.
Sotto ducks under a wild hook from Por Pramuki.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sotto, as that shot connected.
Por Pramuki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sotto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Por Pramuki misses with a few strikes there.
Sotto moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Por Pramuki lands a two punch combo.
Por Pramuki misses with a series of wild punches.
Sotto scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sotto misses with a straight right.
Por Pramuki throws a nice looking combination but Sotto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Por Pramuki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sotto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sotto throws a body punch but Por Pramuki moves out of range.
Sotto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The fighters circling - Por Pramuki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Por Pramuki. Sotto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sotto lands a slapping body shot.
Por Pramuki throws a right hand that Sotto ducks under and follows up with a left that Sotto also avoids with ease.
Por Pramuki throws a big shot that misses.
No joy there for Por Pramuki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Por Pramuki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sotto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Sotto finds it's target.
Sotto loads up on a big right hand but Por Pramuki slips the punch.
Por Pramuki throws a big shot that misses.
Por Pramuki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sotto manages to avoid it.
Por Pramuki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sotto counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Por Pramuki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Por Pramuki paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sotto lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Por Pramuki throws a series of punches but Sotto moves out of range.
Sotto connects with a body shot.
Sotto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Por Pramuki.
Por Pramuki looks to land a combination. Sotto sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Buakaw Por Pramuki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Por Pramuki fails to land with a series of punches.
Good exchange - Sotto coming out on top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sotto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Por Pramuki throws a series of punches but Sotto avoids them all with ease.
Sotto clobbers Por Pramuki with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Por Pramuki falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sotto makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Por Pramuki fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Some wild striking there from Sotto.
Por Pramuki throws a combination that misses
and Sotto counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Por Pramuki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sotto manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vic Sotto will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vic Sotto's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Sotto cracks Por Pramuki with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Sotto scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Por Pramuki misses with a hook
and Sotto counters with a straight right hand.
Sotto looks to land a combination but Por Pramuki avoids it well.
Sotto tries to bum rush Por Pramuki with a series of wild strikes but Por Pramuki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Por Pramuki thows a body shot but no joy.
A combination from Por Pramuki does no damage.
Sotto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sotto on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Por Pramuki scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sotto in his tracks.
Buakaw Por Pramuki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sotto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sotto stalks Por Pramuki and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Por Pramuki's face. Por Pramuki staggers backwards, shaken.
A jab from Sotto finds it's way through Por Pramuki's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sotto getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Por Pramuki dodges the punch combination from Sotto.
Por Pramuki has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Sotto lands a nice shot that snaps Por Pramuki's head back.
Por Pramuki scores with a body shot.
Por Pramuki misses with a body punch
and Sotto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Por Pramuki scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sotto is rocked!
Sotto misses with a two punch combination.
Sotto is still on wobbly legs! Can Por Pramuki finish him?
Sotto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sotto seems to have recovered his senses.
Por Pramuki throws a jab but it's blocked by Sotto.
Por Pramuki lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice uppercut lands for Sotto. That snapped Por Pramuki's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Sotto.
Por Pramuki misses with a two punch combination.
Sotto misses with a double jab.
Some wild striking there from Por Pramuki.
Sotto walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Por Pramuki lands with an uppercut that bounces Sotto off the ropes and back into range.
Por Pramuki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sotto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sotto looks to score with a jab to the body but Por Pramuki is just out of range.
Por Pramuki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sotto was well out of range. Poor timing from Por Pramuki.
Sotto throws a shot to the body.
Por Pramuki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Por Pramuki looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sotto blocks a jab.
Sotto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vic Sotto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sotto falls off balance throwing a combination
and Por Pramuki counters with a series of strikes that sends Sotto to the canvas! Por Pramuki follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Por Pramuki decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Sotto, up you get!
Sotto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Por Pramuki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sotto looks to land a combination but Por Pramuki avoids it well.
Sotto lands a head shot.
Sotto misses with a lunging right hand
and Por Pramuki lands a stunning uppercut that sends Sotto to the mat!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Por Pramuki postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Sotto to stand up.
Sotto misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sotto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Por Pramuki.
Sotto throws a hook but Por Pramuki blocks it.
Por Pramuki dodges the punch combination from Sotto.
Por Pramuki takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Por Pramuki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sotto.
Sotto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Por Pramuki circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Por Pramuki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sotto counters with a left to the body.
Por Pramuki falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Sotto counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buakaw Por Pramuki dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vic Sotto's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sotto dodges the punch combination from Por Pramuki.
Por Pramuki slips a straight right by Sotto.
Por Pramuki lands a really nice looking cross but Sotto seems unphased.
Sotto throws a right and a left that both miss.
No joy there for Sotto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sotto scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Por Pramuki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sotto counters with a two punch combo.
Por Pramuki fails to land with a series of punches.
Sotto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Por Pramuki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Por Pramuki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sotto counters with a left and a right that stings Por Pramuki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sotto thows a body shot but no joy.
Por Pramuki swings for the body but Sotto moves out of range.
Sotto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Por Pramuki.
Por Pramuki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sotto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Por Pramuki thows a body shot but no joy.
Por Pramuki misses with the combination.
Sotto slips under a jab.
Sotto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Por Pramuki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sotto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Por Pramuki throws a series of punches but Sotto avoids them all with ease.
Sotto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Por Pramuki misses the body punch
and Sotto counters with a straight right hand.
Sotto throws a lazy uppercut
and Por Pramuki counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
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!
Por Pramuki would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Sotto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Por Pramuki stands up and waves to Sotto to follow him.
Por Pramuki misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Por Pramuki misses.
Por Pramuki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sotto slips a jab and a cross from Por Pramuki.
Sotto displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Por Pramuki throws a jab when Sotto was well out of range.
Por Pramuki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sotto moves away.
Por Pramuki misses with a jab to the body
and Sotto counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Por Pramuki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Por Pramuki takes a swing at Sotto's ribcage but misses.
Sotto walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sotto looks to land a combination but Por Pramuki avoids it well.
Por Pramuki clobbers Sotto with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Por Pramuki connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sotto's hands.
Sotto misses with an uppercut. Por Pramuki saw that one coming.
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!
Por Pramuki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sotto with a hook.
Sotto closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Por Pramuki lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Sotto sprawling to the canvas. Por Pramuki follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Sotto hang on?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Por Pramuki gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Por Pramuki thuds a left hand into Sotto's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Buakaw Por Pramuki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Por Pramuki has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Buakaw Por Pramuki!
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Buakaw Por Pramuki!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Buakaw Por Pramuki!
Buakaw Por Pramuki wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Buakaw Por Pramuki rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Veli Schwarzeneg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Grove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Grove struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.6lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. This should be a great matchup!
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
22 - 35 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Veli Schwarzeneg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chris Grove!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Grove misses
and Schwarzeneg counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Grove!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Schwarzeneg decides to stand back up. Schwarzeneg steps back and let's Grove get back to his feet.
Schwarzeneg drives through with a takedown into guard.
Schwarzeneg gets to his feet - Grove follows without any prompting.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grove lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Schwarzeneg circles away quickly and effectively.
Grove misses with a jab, cross combination.
Grove defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Schwarzeneg.
Grove slaps away a takedown attempt from Schwarzeneg, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Grove throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Schwarzeneg throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Grove was covering up waiting for the punch and Schwarzeneg finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Schwarzeneg is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Schwarzeneg gets to his feet. Grove looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Grove stuffs the takedown attempt from Schwarzeneg. Schwarzeneg gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Veli Schwarzeneg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schwarzeneg clinches up against the ropes.
Grove looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Schwarzeneg keeps control of Grove as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Schwarzeneg is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Grove can't fight it off and eventually Schwarzeneg manages to take the fight to the floor. Grove looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Schwarzeneg thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Schwarzeneg decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Grove misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grove stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Grove wants it to stay on the feet.
Schwarzeneg clinches up against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schwarzeneg is looking to control Grove's arms but Grove gets an underhook and turns him. Now Schwarzeneg has his back to the ropes.
Schwarzeneg has Grove pressed against the ropes, preventing Grove from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Schwarzeneg is trying to drag Grove to the mat but Grove just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Schwarzeneg has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Grove regains guard immediately.
Schwarzeneg controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Grove wants to stand but Schwarzeneg is controlling the position.
Schwarzeneg forces his way into half guard.
Schwarzeneg seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Grove does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg wants to work for an arm triangle but Grove is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Schwarzeneg is nestled in close to Grove, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Grove is not content to let Schwarzeneg control the position.
Schwarzeneg decides to stand and escape the position.
Grove misses with a double jab.
Grove looks winded!
Grove leaves Schwarzeneg with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Schwarzeneg throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Grove tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Schwarzeneg is in Grove's guard.
Schwarzeneg looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg passes easily into side control. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grove tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Schwarzeneg easily slips into full mount!
Grove taking shots to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Schwarzeneg cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Grove really wants to buck Schwarzeneg off and get back to his feet.
Schwarzeneg scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Grove really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Schwarzeneg. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Grove is in a horrible position here. Schwarzeneg smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Schwarzeneg cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schwarzeneg with shots to the head and body - Grove looks very uncomfortable down there.
Grove is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Schwarzeneg with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Schwarzeneg landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Veli Schwarzeneg dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Schwarzeneg shoots in looking for a takedown but Grove manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Schwarzeneg's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Grove is rocked!
Grove drops his hands for a split second and Schwarzeneg immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Grove face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Schwarzeneg follows up with a right hand that knocks Grove into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Veli Schwarzeneg!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesse James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gearo Husamanto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Husamanto is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: paradise. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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185 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jesse James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gearo Husamanto!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Husamanto changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. James tries to avoid it but Husamanto manages to keep hold of a leg and drag James to the ground. James escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Husamanto walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
James lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Husamanto circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch combination from James misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from James.
It looks like Gearo Husamanto has been cut.
James misses the shot to the body.
James will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Husamanto shoots in looking for a takedown but James manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Husamanto's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
James misses with a jab, cross combination.
Husamanto gets a double leg takedown into James's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Husamanto prevents James from getting back to his feet.
Husamanto wants to control from the top but James keeps moving.
Husamanto scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Husamanto prevents James from getting back to his feet.
James has his feet on Husamanto's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Husamanto fails with a takedown attempt.
Jesse James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gearo Husamanto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from James.
James rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Husamanto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Husamanto shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. James manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Husamanto is looking to work some ground and pound but James has wrist control.
Husamanto throws an elbow that misses. James uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Husamanto's guard. Nice move by James!
James would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
James wants to stand and escape but instead Husamanto has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Husamanto decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Husamanto misses with a takedown
and James counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Husamanto fails with the takedown.
James looks to land a combination but Husamanto avoids it well.
Husamanto shoots in and drives through. James sprawls well.
Husamanto fails with a takedown attempt.
Husamanto looks winded!
Husamanto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Husamanto fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but James avoids it really well and circles away.
James keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
James gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Husamanto to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James is looking to stand up but Husamanto isn't so interested in that idea.
James wriggles free and stands up.
James dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
James swinging wildly here.
Husamanto misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Husamanto looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
James lands with a cross.
A combination from James does no damage.
James swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Husamanto shoots in looking for a takedown but James manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Husamanto's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Husamanto looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Husamanto takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
James lands a nice shot that snaps Husamanto's head back.
James will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Husamanto fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
James is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
James throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Husamanto.
James changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
No luck for Husamanto with that takedown attempt.
James goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
James scores with a jab to the body.
James uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Husamanto has time to react.
James connects with a superb combination that knocks Husamanto out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles James before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Husamanto!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jesse James!
After winning the bout, Jesse James thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tiger JonesJr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Jaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Jaa has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tiger JonesJr's chin.
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184 lbs
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 18 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tiger JonesJr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 20 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tony Jaa!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
JonesJr scores with a body shot.
Jaa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
JonesJr cracks a nice hook into Jaa's ribs.
Jaa shoots in for a double leg but JonesJr sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
JonesJr scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
JonesJr connects with a right hand. Jaa shakes it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
JonesJr keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
JonesJr misses with a series of wild punches.
JonesJr lands with a nice body punch.
Jaa looks winded!
Jaa throws a series of punches but JonesJr moves out of range.
JonesJr looks to score with a jab to the body but Jaa is just out of range.
JonesJr's corner calls for a 1-2. JonesJr obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jaa is rocked!
Jaa slips a jab and a cross from JonesJr.
Jaa is still on wobbly legs! Can JonesJr finish him?
JonesJr closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Jaa! JonesJr dives in looking to finish! Jaa is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tiger JonesJr!
Tiger JonesJr 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 Riad Belhanda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hedrig Pokousha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hedrig Pokousha has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Riad Belhanda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hedrig Pokousha!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pokousha shoots in looking for a takedown. Belhanda tries to sprawl out of it but Pokousha keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Belhanda manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Belhanda slaps away a takedown attempt from Pokousha, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pokousha darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Pokousha is keen to just control but Belhanda is a slippery customer.
Belhanda tries to roll over but Pokousha keeps him under control.
Pokousha not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pokousha throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Belhanda tries to roll over but Pokousha keeps him under control.
Pokousha not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Belhanda moves into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pokousha trying to control but Belhanda is working from the bottom.
Belhanda is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pokousha has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pokousha pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Belhanda is keeping the position for now.
Pokousha is working Belhanda over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Pokousha is looking to work some ground and pound but Belhanda has wrist control.
Belhanda is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Belhanda lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Pokousha!
Pokousha is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pokousha sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Pokousha kicks off Belhanda and gets to his feet.
Pokousha blocks a head kick by Belhanda.
A telegraphed right hand from Belhanda misses the target.
Pokousha looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belhanda is trying to stand up here but Pokousha is controlling him well.
Belhanda avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pokousha.
Belhanda is looking for a sweep. Pokousha is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Belhanda is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belhanda has hold of Pokousha's hands but Pokousha slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Pokousha missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pokousha scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Belhanda trying to control but Pokousha postures up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Pokousha connects with a nice short shot to Belhanda's temple.
Belhanda gets full guard.
Pokousha slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Pokousha postures up.
Belhanda manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pokousha manages to get himself to full guard.
Belhanda wants to control from the top but Pokousha keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pokousha 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.
Belhanda throws an elbow that misses. Pokousha uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Belhanda's guard. Nice move by Pokousha!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belhanda keeping moving, preventing Pokousha from controlling successfully.
Pokousha is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Belhanda working a defensive guard here.
Belhanda tries to land a sweep but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Belhanda has momentary wrist control but Pokousha slips an elbow through the middle.
Pokousha content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hedrig Pokousha dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Pokousha tries to clinch up but Belhanda circles away and keeps his distance.
Belhanda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pokousha has closed the distance and engaged Belhanda in a clinch.
Pokousha scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Belhanda is looking to control Pokousha's arms but Pokousha gets an underhook and turns him. Now Belhanda has his back to the ropes.
Pokousha breaks from the clinch.
Pokousha misses with an uppercut.
Belhanda looks to land a left hand but Pokousha moved out of range nicely.
Pokousha with a jab.
Pokousha fails to land the takedown.
Pokousha shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Belhanda is trying to defend but Pokousha finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Pokousha trying to control the action but Belhanda is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belhanda wants to improve his position but Pokousha is controlling well.
Pokousha is thwarting Belhanda's attempts to control the position.
Belhanda moves into full guard.
Belhanda keeping moving, preventing Pokousha from controlling successfully.
Pokousha trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pokousha won't allow Belhanda to sweep him here.
Pokousha trying to control the position from guard on top but Belhanda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pokousha stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Belhanda swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Belhanda 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.
Belhanda controls Pokousha momentarily but Pokousha frees himself.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pokousha tries to clinch but Belhanda moves out of range.
Belhanda gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Belhanda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Belhanda misses.
Pokousha is looking to clinch but Belhanda is avoiding it.
Belhanda looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pokousha keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pokousha sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Belhanda shoots in but Pokousha avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pokousha tries to close the distance and clinch but Belhanda swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pokousha misses the shot to the body.
Belhanda misses with a hook. Pokousha ducked under it nicely.
Belhanda looks to score with a jab to the body but Pokousha is just out of range.
Pokousha rushes Belhanda and presses him up against the ropes.
Pokousha scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pokousha prevents a body shot from Belhanda.
Pokousha has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Belhanda uses from the top position.
Belhanda working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pokousha wants to sweep but no luck.
Belhanda wants to pass the guard but Pokousha is keeping the position.
Belhanda wants to stand but Pokousha is controlling his posture from full guard.
Pokousha working a defensive guard here.
Pokousha is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Hedrig Pokousha wasn't active enough on the ground.
Belhanda keeps the fight on the outside.
Pokousha moves out of range as Belhanda strikes.
Pokousha displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Belhanda.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hedrig Pokousha showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Belhanda misses with a straight right.
Pokousha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Belhanda misses with the combination.
Belhanda scores with a kick to the midsection.
Belhanda buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pokousha scores with a hook.
Hedrig Pokousha seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Belhanda slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Belhanda is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Pokousha's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Belhanda misses with a looping left.
Pokousha connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pokousha avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pokousha avoids the body shot from Belhanda.
Pokousha rushes Belhanda and presses him up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pokousha looking for a takedown.
Belhanda goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pokousha prevents it.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Pokousha creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Belhanda swings wildly with an uppercut but Pokousha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pokousha lands a takedown into guard.
Belhanda has Pokousha pulled in close to control his posture.
Pokousha won't allow Belhanda to sweep him here.
Pokousha passes into half guard.
Belhanda might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Pokousha trying to control the action but Belhanda is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pokousha lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Belhanda gets full guard.
Pokousha controls from within his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pokousha wants to control from the top but Belhanda keeps moving.
Pokousha won't allow Belhanda to sweep him here.
Pokousha lands a couple of digs.
Pokousha cracks Belhanda with a solid left hand.
Pokousha pushing down on Belhanda's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Belhanda manages to get to full guard.
Belhanda 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belhanda keeping moving, preventing Pokousha from controlling successfully.
Pokousha working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Belhanda looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pokousha is one step ahead there.
Belhanda not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Belhanda manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pokousha is trying to escape the mount.
Belhanda misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Belhanda scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Pokousha is squirming around, avoiding Belhanda's attempts to control the action.
Belhanda looking to ground and pound but Pokousha is blocking nicely.
Pokousha is wriggling around trying to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Belhanda trying to control but Pokousha is having none of it.
Belhanda with shots to the head and body - Pokousha looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Riad Belhanda.
Well Pokousha 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Hedrig Pokousha!
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Hedrig Pokousha!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Hedrig Pokousha!
Hedrig Pokousha wins by unanimous decision!
Hedrig Pokousha thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Lombard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norbert Schwager (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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173 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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ricardo Lombard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Norbert Schwager!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schwager scores with a one two! Lombard had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Ricardo Lombard has been cut.
Schwager fails to land with a series of punches.
Lombard throws a leg kick but Schwager checks it.
Lombard tries to clinch but Schwager moves out of range.
Schwager scores with a nice right hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Schwager as he connects with a hook.
Lombard lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lombard doesn't manage to clinch there - Schwager circles away.
Schwager lunges at Lombard with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lombard's hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lombard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Schwager swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Schwager lands with a shot to the body.
Lombard lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lombard throws a head punch that misses.
Lombard keeps control of Schwager as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Schwager blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Schwager is trying to push Lombard away but Lombard has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Schwager blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lombard.
Lombard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Schwager's elbow.
Schwager blocks an uppercut.
Lombard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lombard has a couple of punches blocked by Schwager.
Lombard throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Lombard fails to land.
Lombard struggles to land a body shot inside as Schwager controls his hands.
Lombard misses with some punches.
Lombard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lombard pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombard lands with a left to the head.
Lombard lands a left hand.
Schwager tries to break the clinch but Lombard is controlling the position.
Schwager prevents a body shot from Lombard.
Schwager avoids the elbow strike from Lombard, against the ropes.
Lombard throws a head punch that misses.
Lombard swings wildly with an uppercut but Schwager uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lombard working aggressively here.
Lombard misses with an elbow over the top.
Lombard can't find room to land a body shot as Schwager controls the action.
Schwager is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Lombard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Schwager's efforts to push away.
Lombard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Schwager's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombard tries to throw a body punch but Schwager avoids it by throwing Lombard back against the ropes.
Lombard misses with an elbow strike.
Lombard lands an uppercut.
Lombard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lombard.
Lombard misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schwager.
Lombard prevents Schwager from breaking the clinch.
Lombard misses with some punches.
Lombard misses with the head strike.
Schwager avoids a wild elbow strike from Lombard.
Schwager wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lombard has him pressed against the ropes.
Lombard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lombard with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lombard lands with a right to the head.
Schwager blocking some punches.
Lombard misses with a punch to the body.
Lombard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lombard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Schwager's elbow.
Schwager prevents a body shot from Lombard.
Schwager tries to break free but Lombard pushes him back against the ropes.
Lombard throws a knee to the head but misses.
Schwager blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lombard with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lombard throws a punch but it's blocked by Schwager.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lombard.
Schwager has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Schwager wants to break free but Lombard has control.
Schwager dodges an elbow strike from Lombard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Lombard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Lombard's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Schwager will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Schwager moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lombard takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The fighters circle momentarily. Schwager darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Schwager swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lombard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Schwager.
Schwager misses with a straight left.
Schwager throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lombard misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ricardo Lombard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Schwager scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lombard in his tracks.
Lombard lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Schwager throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schwager throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Schwager misses with a double jab.
Schwager swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lombard throws a hook but Schwager blocks it.
Schwager throws a right and a left that Lombard avoids nicely.
Schwager slips a jab and a cross from Lombard.
Lombard darts in and clinches Schwager up against the ropes.
Lombard throws an elbow but it misses.
Lombard trying to land knees to the body.
Lombard misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lombard throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Schwager blocking some punches.
Lombard misses with a punch on the inside.
Lombard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lombard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Lombard throws an elbow but misses.
Lombard throws an elbow but it misses.
Schwager can't break the clinch.
Schwager wants to break free but Lombard has control.
A head punch on the inside from Lombard fails to land.
Ricardo Lombard has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A right handed body shot lands from Lombard.
Lombard looking to throw knees to the head but Schwager is blocking nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lombard.
Lombard misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombard misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schwager.
Lombard gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lombard tries to throw a body punch but Schwager avoids it by throwing Lombard back against the ropes.
Lombard working aggressively here.
Lombard with a knee to the head.
Lombard pushes off an throws an elbow but Schwager leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Lombard tries to throw a body punch but Schwager avoids it by throwing Lombard back against the ropes.
Lombard misses with a knee to the head.
Lombard throws a head punch that misses.
Lombard swings wildly with an uppercut but Schwager uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lombard.
Schwager is looking to break free of the clinch but Lombard has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwager can't break the clinch.
Lombard tries to throw a body punch but Schwager avoids it by throwing Lombard back against the ropes.
Schwager managing to block the knees to the body from Lombard.
A right hook to the body lands for Lombard.
Lombard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Schwager blocks it with crossed arms.
Schwager can't break the clinch.
Schwager avoids the elbow strike from Lombard, against the ropes.
Lombard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lombard.
Lombard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schwager breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schwager lands the left hand.
Lombard misses the shot to the body.
Schwager misses with a body punch
and Lombard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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 Ricardo Lombard will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Lombard's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A left lands for Schwager.
Schwager jabs Lombard right on the nose. Lombard blinks but takes it well.
Lombard misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lombard wants to clinch up but Schwager keeps it at a distance.
Schwager scores with a three punch combo!
Schwager misses with a double jab.
Norbert Schwager seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schwager lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Good standup being displayed there by Schwager as he connects with a hook.
Schwager changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lombard thows a body shot but no joy.
Lombard doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lombard has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Schwager throws a shot from downtown. Lombard moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombard shoots for a takedown but Schwager saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lombard misses with a wild body shot.
Schwager scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Schwager lands a nice hook to Lombard's body. Lombard takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A big right from Schwager misses.
A shot to the liver by Schwager. Beautiful body shot.
Lombard tries to clinch there but Schwager circles away.
Schwager cracks Lombard with an open hand slap.
Schwager thuds a left hand into Lombard's body.
Lombard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Schwager moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Schwager misses with a jab, cross combination.
Schwager moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Schwager falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lombard makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Schwager comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
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!
Danga de danga de dang - Schwager scores with a four punch combination!
Nice jab there from Schwager.
Nice body punch from Schwager.
A punch combination from Lombard misses.
Schwager throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lombard.
Lombard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lombard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Schwager looks to land a left hand but Lombard moved out of range nicely.
Lombard misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Schwager misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Schwager swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schwager throws a hook to the side of Lombard's head but Lombard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lombard needs to keep his hands up - Schwager had a free shot at his head there.
Lombard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Schwager.
Lombard tries to clinch but Schwager is having none of it.
Lombard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Schwager.
Schwager fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Schwager throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lombard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lombard scores with a nice strike.
Lombard misses with the combination.
Lombard throws a low kick but Schwager moves out of range easily.
Lombard throws a leg kick but Schwager sees it coming and moves out of range.
Schwager uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lombard has time to react.
Ricardo Lombard's cut is getting worse.
Lombard looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lombard throws out a leg kick but Schwager moves out of range and Lombard only half commits.
Schwager lands with a hook. Lombard tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schwager throws a hook to the side of Lombard's head but Lombard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lombard tries to clinch up
and Schwager counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lombard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Norbert Schwager comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lombard 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Norbert Schwager!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Norbert Schwager!
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Norbert Schwager!
Norbert Schwager wins by unanimous decision!
Norbert Schwager spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lee Machin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harvi Kalaso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kalaso has chosen Hank Williams SR. as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lee Machin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 30 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harvi Kalaso!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalaso misses with a two punch combination.
Machin throws a right and a left that Kalaso avoids nicely.
Machin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kalaso gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kalaso's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kalaso slips a jab and a cross from Machin.
Kalaso fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Machin tries to bum rush Kalaso with a series of wild strikes but Kalaso uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kalaso walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sloppy strikes from Machin. Those never looked like landing.
Kalaso shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Machin.
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!
Kalaso rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Machin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kalaso doesn't manage to clinch there - Machin circles away.
Kalaso moves in looking to clinch but Machin pushes him off.
Machin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kalaso moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Machin lands with a nice body punch.
Kalaso tries to clinch up.
Kalaso clinches up against the ropes.
Kalaso keeps control of Machin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalaso pushes off an throws an elbow but Machin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Kalaso taking a breather.
Nice elbow from Kalaso.
Kalaso throws an elbow that misses.
Machin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Machin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Kalaso just misses with a elbow thrown towards Machin's brow.
Machin has had enough of the clinch but Kalaso keeps him there for the moment.
Machin keeps control of Kalaso as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Machin has had enough of the clinch but Kalaso keeps him there for the moment.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Kalaso throws an elbow but misses.
Machin blocks a body shot from Kalaso.
Kalaso has Machin pressed against the ropes, preventing Machin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Machin breaks the clinch.
Machin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Machin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lee Machin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kalaso doesn't manage to clinch there - Machin circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalaso is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kalaso fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Machin avoids it really well and circles away.
A left and a right from Kalaso both land. Nice combination.
Kalaso shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kalaso showed some decent athleticism there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kalaso wants to lay and pray for a moment but Machin keeps working.
Kalaso prevents Machin from standing back up.
Kalaso wants to free his trapped foot but Machin is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Machin is refusing to be controlled, as Kalaso sits in half guard.
Kalaso stops Machin from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machin trying to control from the bottom.
Machin gets full guard.
Kalaso postures up.
Kalaso trying to control the position from guard on top but Machin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Machin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kalaso shoots in but no luck this time.
Lee Machin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harvi Kalaso.
Kalaso tries to clinch there but Machin circles away.
Kalaso shoots in looking for a takedown but Machin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kalaso's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Machin gets tackled into the ropes by Kalaso. Kalaso maintains the clinch.
Kalaso tries to stall but Machin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Come on Kalaso - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Machin is trying to break the clinch but Kalaso is controlling him.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Machin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machin lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No joy there for Machin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Machin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kalaso shoots for a double leg takedown but Machin sprawls well. He's pushed Kalaso's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kalaso looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kalaso avoids a punch combination nicely.
Machin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kalaso tries to clinch but Machin is having none of it.
Kalaso shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Machin defends it nicely.
Machin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kalaso looks to land a combination but Machin avoids it well.
Machin throws a nice looking combination but Kalaso bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Machin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Lee Machin will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kalaso dodges the punch combination from Machin.
Kalaso shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Machin but Machin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kalaso will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kalaso scores with a hook to the body. Machin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kalaso shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Machin sprawls well. Machin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kalaso gets slowly back to his feet.
Machin leaves Kalaso with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lee Machin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harvi Kalaso.
Sloppy strikes from Machin. Those never looked like landing.
Kalaso changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Machin looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Machin is trying to get back to half guard.
Kalaso working the body and head with strikes.
Kalaso is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Machin has escaped the position, nice work there.
The strikes coming from Kalaso are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machin manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kalaso's best efforts.
Machin is trying to stand.
Kalaso prevents Machin from improving his position.
Kalaso missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kalaso is looking to take a break and control but Machin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Machin is holding on to half guard well.
Machin trying to control from the bottom.
Machin gets back to full guard.
Kalaso has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalaso is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Machin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kalaso circles away quickly and effectively.
Machin throws a series of punches but Kalaso moves out of range.
Nice body kick there by Kalaso.
Harvi Kalaso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some bone on bone action there as Kalaso checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Machin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kalaso counters with a series of strikes. Machin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Machin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kalaso misses with a combination
and Machin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Machin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Machin throws a lazy right hand but Kalaso sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Machin throws a nice looking combination but Kalaso bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Machin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kalaso counters with a good, hard body kick but Machin shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalaso ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kalaso tries to clinch but Machin moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Machin.
Lee Machin is winning the standup battle so far.
Kalaso is looking to clinch but Machin is avoiding it.
Kalaso throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Machin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Machin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kalaso tries to close the distance and clinch up but Machin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kalaso feints and as Machin raises his hands in defense, Kalaso changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Machin has control of Kalaso's left arm, preventing Kalaso from doing any damage.
Machin has momentary wrist control but Kalaso slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kalaso trying to control but Machin is working from the bottom.
Machin looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kalaso trying to control but Machin is working from the bottom.
Machin working for submissions but it's allowed Kalaso to get to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kalaso passes into side control, despite Machin's attempt to control the position.
Kalaso lands some shots froms side control.
Machin is trying to control Kalaso's posture but Kalaso avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kalaso advances to mount.
Kalaso landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harvi Kalaso showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kalaso lands a head kick!
Machin misses with a hook. Kalaso ducked under it nicely.
Machin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lee Machin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Machin misses.
Kalaso lands with a nice combination. Machin backs away looking to recover.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kalaso.
Kalaso fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kalaso clinches up with Machin and pushes him back against the ropes.
Machin tries to circle away but Kalaso has him pinned against the ropes.
Machin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kalaso wants to clinch.
Machin throws a series of punches but Kalaso moves out of range.
Machin throws a right hand that Kalaso ducks under and follows up with a left that Kalaso also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Machin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kalaso counters with a big head kick but Machin shrugs it off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Machin misses with the combination.
Kalaso slips a jab and a cross from Machin.
Kalaso fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kalaso dives in and scores a takedown into Machin's guard.
Kalaso trying to control the position from guard on top but Machin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Machin looking to control.
Machin keeping moving, preventing Kalaso from controlling successfully.
Machin is looking for a triangle but Kalaso pushes his legs off easily.
Harvi Kalaso has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kalaso sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Machin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kalaso loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kalaso is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kalaso looking to pass the guard.
Kalaso loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Machin 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.
Machin keeping moving, preventing Kalaso from controlling successfully.
Machin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machin keeping moving, preventing Kalaso from controlling successfully.
Machin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kalaso avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Machin looking to control.
Kalaso slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Kalaso tries to free his leg and advance position but Machin is retaining full guard.
Machin can't keep his opponent in guard - Kalaso advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Machin trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machin is not content to let Kalaso control the position.
Kalaso is thwarting Machin's attempts to control the position.
Machin wants to get back to his feet.
Machin gets back to full guard.
Kalaso wants to control from the top but Machin keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kalaso stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Machin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Machin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harvi Kalaso comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kalaso 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 for Harvi Kalaso!
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Harvi Kalaso!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Harvi Kalaso!
Harvi Kalaso wins by unanimous decision!
Post fight, Harvi Kalaso took to the microphone: 'Buy Juicy Fruit or F... U thanks for watching party at my house byob!!! '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between William Barker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caeas Liege (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barker comes into the arena with The Way of the Fist - Five Finger Death Punch blaring out of the sound system. Liege has chosen Will T. Bear: For a Few Dollars as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Lethal high kicks
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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
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, William Barker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Caeas Liege!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Liege looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Liege swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barker misses with a head kick.
Barker misses with an attempted mid kick.
Barker tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Liege swivels and escapes.
Liege gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Barker counters with a thumping low kick.
Barker has a takedown stuffed.
Liege throws a hook but Barker blocks it.
Barker shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Barker in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Barker is looking to work some ground and pound but Liege has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barker tries to free his leg and advance position but Liege is retaining full guard.
Barker is working hard here to advance position.
Liege working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Barker doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Barker manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Barker won't allow Liege to sweep him here.
Liege is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Liege avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Liege working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barker.
Liege avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barker with a flurry of punches that miss.
Barker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Liege swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Liege looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Barker throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Liege works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Liege is trying to control the position but Barker postures up.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Caeas Liege hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A nice combination there by Liege.
It looks like William Barker 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!
Liege punishes Barker's body with a nice straight punch.
Liege on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Barker moves in looking to clinch but Liege pushes him off.
Barker rushes Liege and presses him up against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barker breaks from the clinch.
Barker lands a head shot.
Barker tries for a takedown but Liege sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Barker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A bone on bone clash there as Liege blocks the leg kick.
Liege chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barker can pounce on him.
A head kick misses from Barker.
Liege connects with a looping right hand.
Liege shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Barker defends it nicely.
Barker misses with a double jab.
Barker throws a series of punches but Liege avoids them all with ease.
Barker throws a low kick but it's checked well by Liege.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barker feints and as Liege raises his hands in defense, Barker changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barker stopping the sweep attempt from Liege.
Liege utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Barker postures up in Liege's guard and throws a big left but Liege blocks it.
Barker is working Liege over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Barker works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Barker trying to control from half guard but Liege is working away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barker is pressing down on Liege's thigh, looking to free his foot. Liege is holding on for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Barker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on William Barker's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Liege looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barker connects with a single shot there.
Barker misses with a looping right.
Barker stuffs the takedown attempt from Liege. Liege gets slowly back to his feet.
Liege fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barker looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Liege won't allow Barker to pass to mount.
Barker wants to take a breather but Liege is having none of it.
Barker is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Liege has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barker is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Barker trying to mount his opponent but Liege defends it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Barker throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Liege is defending against the submission attempts here by Barker.
Barker trying to control from half guard but Liege is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barker is stalling here. Liege is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Barker seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Liege has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Liege gets to mount! Barker was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Liege goes for an armbar but Barker turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Barker.
Liege looking for a guillotine here but Barker defends easily.
Barker looking to sit in guard and control but Liege gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liege drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Barker dives on top into guard.
Liege has momentary wrist control but Barker slips an elbow through the middle.
Barker throws a strike but Liege rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Liege stopping the sweep attempt from Barker.
Liege passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barker gets back to full guard.
Barker keeping full guard, as Liege tries to pass.
Liege has gone for a leg lock! Barker slips out almost immediately though and dives into Liege's guard.
William Barker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barker content to stall in guard here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barker throws an elbow that misses. Liege uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Barker's guard. Nice move by Liege!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Barker dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on William Barker's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Barker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Barker is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Barker shoots in but no luck this time.
Barker with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Liege to score with a decent uppercut.
Barker drives through with a takedown into guard.
Liege pulls Barker in to control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Barker wants to control from the top but Liege keeps moving.
Barker throws a big elbow that misses.
Barker wants to control from the top but Liege keeps moving.
Barker looking to sit in guard and control but Liege gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liege drops back looking for a leg! Barker is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Barker manages to kick Liege off! Liege jumps back into Barker's guard.
Liege stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Barker swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Barker manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liege is wriggling around trying to escape.
Barker trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Liege regains half guard.
Barker works his foot free and advances to mount.
Liege tries to hold on but Barker pushes him away.
Barker looking to ground and pound but Liege is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barker thowing shots but they're missing.
Liege is trying desperately to improve position.
Barker lands a heavy elbow.
Caeas Liege has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Liege blocking the ground and pound.
Barker landing strikes from the mount and Liege is in trouble!
Liege avoids a strike by Barker and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Barker's guard! Fantastic escape!
Barker has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Liege can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Liege slips nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liege is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Liege is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Liege passes the guard and advances to mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Liege has control of Barker's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Barker regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Liege landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to William Barker.
Well Barker has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for William Barker!
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for William Barker!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for William Barker!
William Barker wins by unanimous decision!
After the fight, William Barker was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tauno Palo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cung Le (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le has chosen Untouchable as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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183 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 23 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tauno Palo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cung Le!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Palo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Palo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Palo looks for the body kick but Le saw that one coming.
Palo has closed the distance and engaged Le in a clinch.
Le lands with a short shot to the head.
Le tries a knee to the head but Palo blocks it.
Palo throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Le.
Palo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Le lands a left hand that snaps the head of Palo backwards.
Palo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hand to the body from Palo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palo swings wildly with an uppercut but Le uses good head movement to avoid it.
Palo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Cung Le has been cut.
Palo looking to throw knees to the head but Le is blocking nicely.
Palo avoiding damage.
Palo tries a knee to the head but Le blocks it.
Palo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Le.
Palo lands an uppercut.
Palo breaks the clinch.
Palo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Le.
That kick from Palo tenderised Le's leg. Le is trying to keep his angry face on.
Le walks into a left hand.
Le avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Palo has Le up against the ropes in a clinch.
Le lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Palo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Le has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Le blocks an uppercut.
Palo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Palo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Le's elbow.
Palo lands with a short shot to the head.
Palo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Palo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Palo scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le throws a hook but Palo avoids it easily.
Le throws a leg kick but Palo checks it.
Palo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Palo lands a glancing blow to the side of Le's head.
Le throws a leg kick but Palo moved away.
Palo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Palo works the jab nicely.
Palo throws an overhand right that lands on Le's shoulder, as Le tries to avoid the shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Le.
Le has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Palo.
Palo throws a good cross that connects.
Palo lands a leg kick that knocks Le off balance momentarily.
Le moves out of range as Palo throws a body kick.
Palo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Le gets tackled into the ropes by Palo. Palo maintains the clinch.
Le misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Palo blocks the elbow strike.
Palo lands an uppercut.
Le lands a shot to the body.
Palo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Les head.
Le taking a breather.
Le throws a knee to the head but misses.
Palo struggles to land a body shot inside as Le controls his hands.
Le's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Palo blocking some punches.
Palo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Le lands a hook that snaps the head of Palo backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Palo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Le comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Palo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Palo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Le tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Palo avoids it.
Palo controlling the action here for a moment.
Le throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Le landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Le is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Palo is defending well for now.
Palo tries to stall but Le uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Palo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Palo prevents a body shot from Le.
Palo tries a knee to the head but Le blocks it.
Le lands a left hand.
Le blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Palo.
A nice left hand lands by Le.
Le scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Le using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Palo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Le scores with a shoulder strike.
Palo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A body shot lands from Le.
Palo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tauno Palo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cung Le's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Palo blocks a head kick by Le.
Le throws a nice inside leg kick.
Palo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Le avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nice straight punches there by Le. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Le.
Palo pushes Le away with a front kick.
Palo throws out a leg kick but Le moves out of range and Palo only half commits.
Le just misses with a punch to the body.
Le cracks a nice hook into Palo's ribs.
Palo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Le, pushing him back against the ropes.
Palo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Palo throws a jab when Le was well out of range.
Le throws a jab when Palo was well out of range.
Palo looks to land a combination but Le avoids it well.
Palo jabs Le to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Le's calf.
Le moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le misses with a body punch.
Le tries to land knees in the clinch but Palo avoids the damage to the body.
Palo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Palo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Le blocks it with crossed arms.
Le scores with a knee to the head.
Le misses with a punch to the body.
Tauno Palo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Palo scores with a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Palo.
Le misses with a knee to the head.
Le tries to land knees in the clinch but Palo avoids the damage to the body.
Palo has a couple of punches blocked by Le.
Le blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Le blocks an uppercut.
Palo working hard to break the clinch.
Palo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Palo misses with some punches.
Le tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice right hand lands inside from Palo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le trying to land knees to the body.
Le blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Palo lands a left hand.
Palo struggles to land a body shot inside as Le controls his hands.
Le managing to block the knees to the body from Palo.
Palo tries a knee to the head but Le blocks it.
Palo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Le misses with a hook from the clinch.
Palo can't find room to land a body shot as Le controls the action.
Le throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Palos head.
A right hand to the body from Palo.
Still in the clinch, Palo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Palo prevents a body shot from Le.
Palo lands a right hand.
Palo pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Le with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Palo misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Le.
Palo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Le tries a knee to the head but Palo blocks it.
Palo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Le landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Palo tries a body shot but Le blocks it.
Le misses with an elbow over the top.
Le blocks an elbow strike from Palo.
Palo digs a right hand into Le's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Le's gas tank.
Le scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Le misses with a punch to the body.
Le lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Palo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Le is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Palo is keeping busy.
Palo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le lands a nice knee to the body.
Le misses with a body punch.
Le lands with a left to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Palo.
Palo lands a nice shot to the body.
Le has a couple of punches blocked by Palo.
Le with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Le lands a damaging elbow.
Le works on Palo's body with a couple of short punches.
Palo tries to break the clinch but Le is controlling the position.
Le using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Palo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Palo tries to throw a body punch but Le avoids it by throwing Palo back against the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Palo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Palo tries a knee to the head but Le blocks it.
Le throws an elbow that misses.
Palo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
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 Tauno Palo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cung Le's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Palo cracks Le with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Le moves out of range of the body kick from Palo.
Palo misses with a body shot.
Palo ducks under a wild hook from Le.
Palo swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Le to counter with a crisp jab.
Le moves out of range of the leg kick from Palo.
Palo connects with the punch.
Palo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Le. Le obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice body kick from Le.
Palo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Palo thumps Le with a low kick.
Le swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Palo jabs Le to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Palo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big right from Palo misses.
Palo connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Some wild striking there from Palo.
Le throws a wild body kick that Palo sees coming a mile off.
Palo throws a body punch but Le moves out of range.
Le looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tauno Palo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Le's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Le duly obliges.
A swing and a miss from Palo.
Le misses with a body kick.
Le avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tauno Palo is winning the standup battle so far.
Palo throws a body punch but Le moves out of range.
Palo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Palo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Le stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Palo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Palo thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A jab from Palo does it's job there.
Le keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Le throws a hook to the side of Palo's head but Palo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Palo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Palo closes the distance and clinches.
Le lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Palo pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Le misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Palo.
Palo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Le works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Le blocking some punches.
Palo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Le lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Palo misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Palo throws an elbow but misses.
Palo has a couple of punches blocked by Le.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Le as Palo tries to tie him up.
Palo blocks a body shot from Le.
A short right from Palo.
Le lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Palo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Le misses with a short punch on the inside.
Le blocks an uppercut.
Le has a couple of punches blocked by Palo.
Palo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Palo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Palo tries to land a knee to the head but Le blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palo misses with an elbow strike.
Palo is working Le over against the ropes.
Le tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Palo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
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!
Le misses with a knee to the head.
Le looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Palo trying to land knees to the body.
Palo pushes Le back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Palo tries a body shot but Le blocks it.
Le prevents Palo from breaking the clinch.
Palo looking to throw knees to the head but Le is blocking nicely.
Le can't find room to land a body shot as Palo controls the action.
Palo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Palo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Le misses with a hook to the ribs.
Palo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Palo breaks the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Le.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Tauno Palo did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Cung Le's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Palo digs a good body shot into Le's ribs.
Palo throws a leg kick but Le checks it.
Le walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Le scores with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Le.
Palo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tauno Palo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Le misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Palo lands a head shot.
Le scores with a hook.
Le on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Palo closes the distance and pushes Le back into the ropes.
Le lands a right hand.
Palo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Palo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Le blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Palo managing to block the knees to the body from Le.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Palo lands a shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Palo.
Le tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Le misses with some punches.
Palo lands with a short shot to the head.
Palo tries to throw a body punch but Le avoids it by throwing Palo back against the ropes.
Palo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A nice right hand lands inside from Palo.
Palo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Palo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Palo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Palo misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Palo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Palo looks to score with a jab to the body but Le is just out of range.
Le walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Palo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Palo gets through Le's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Le just misses with a elbow thrown towards Palo's brow.
Le gets through Palo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Le tries to throw a body punch but Palo avoids it by throwing Le back against the ropes.
Palo lands with a right to the head.
Le takes a shot to the head.
Le misses with a knee to the head.
Le tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Palo tries a knee to the head but Le blocks it.
Le lands a body shot.
Palo trying to stall but Le improves his position.
Palo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Palo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Le blocks it with crossed arms.
Le working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Le scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Le blocks a body shot from Palo.
Palo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Palo tries to work over Le's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Le.
Palo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Le has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Le softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Le avoiding damage as Palo throws knees to the body.
Palo misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Palo throws an elbow but misses.
A shot in the inside from Le.
Le missing with knees to the body.
Palo misses with a punch to the body.
Palo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Le creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Palo's defenses.
Le lands a right hand.
Palo is rocked!
Le misses with a knee strike.
Oh Palo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le lands a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Le lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Palo backwards.
Le is looking to control Palo's arms but Palo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Le has his back to the ropes.
Le lands with a left to the head.
Le misses with a punch to the body.
Le digs a right hand underneath Palo's ribcage. Palo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Le prevents a body shot from Palo.
Le dips a shoulder and cracks Palo with a mighty uppercut! Palo falls back against the ropes and Le unloads with a barrage of strikes! Palo is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the ropes! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Le screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cung Le!
Cung Le is the new welterweight champion!
Cung Le gave a mention to HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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