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54 - Fokin vs Hanzzle II PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Wojtek Nocon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Smoove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason Smoove has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wojtek Nocon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jason Smoove!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smoove lands a right hook to the body.
Smoove moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nocon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smoove.
Nocon gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Smoove is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nocon successfully pulls guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Nocon wants to stand but Smoove is controlling the position.
Nocon keeping full guard, as Smoove tries to pass.
Smoove controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Nocon escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Smoove gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Smoove trying to control but Nocon is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smoove trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Smoove drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Nocon manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Smoove has Nocon in his guard.
Smoove is trying to control the position but Nocon postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smoove looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nocon is one step ahead there.
Smoove is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nocon sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Nocon trying to control the position from guard on top but Smoove is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nocon pushes down on Smoove's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Nocon trying to mount his opponent but Smoove defends it.
Smoove works his way to full guard. Good work.
Nocon is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Smoove is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smoove pulls Nocon in close to prevent any damage.
Nocon preventing the sweep.
Nocon engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Wojtek Nocon just wasn't active enough.
Smoove closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Nocon's guard.
Nocon trying to control the position here.
Smoove trying to control the position from guard on top but Nocon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nocon might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nocon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Smoove is one step ahead there.
Nocon is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nocon has closed the distance and engaged Smoove in a clinch.
Nocon wants a takedown but no success here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smoove's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nocon shoots for a takedown but Smoove saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Smoove shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Nocon can't keep his opponent in guard - Smoove advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Smoove dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice defenses there by Nocon.
Nocon looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Nocon wants to control from the top but Smoove keeps moving.
Nocon postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smoove bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nocon's guard.
Smoove tries to free his leg and advance position but Nocon is retaining full guard.
Nocon keeping moving, preventing Smoove from controlling successfully.
Nocon is looking for a triangle but Smoove pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smoove avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Smoove wants to control from the top but Nocon keeps moving.
Smoove trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nocon keeping moving, preventing Smoove from controlling successfully.
Smoove is pushing down on Nocon's leg trying to pass to half guard. Nocon is fighting to maintain full guard but Smoove has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smoove wants to pass to mount but Nocon is defending the position.
Smoove is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Nocon is doing well to control the position and prevent Smoove from advancing to side control.
Smoove is keen to just control but Nocon is a slippery customer.
Smoove is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Nocon is just riding it out for now. Smoove eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smoove seems to be looking for submissions.
Nocon actively working from the bottom here.
Nocon has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Smoove is working away from the top position though.
Nocon is not content to let Smoove control the position.
Nocon gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smoove trying to control the position from guard on top but Nocon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nocon is trying to keep Smoove in close.
Nocon pushes a forearm under Smoove's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Smoove is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Wojtek Nocon!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bernt Albertsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sudo Nym (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bernt Albertsson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bernt Albertsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sudo Nym!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Albertsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Albertsson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jab, jab by Albertsson - just one landing.
Albertsson lands with a hook. Nym tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Albertsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Albertsson slips a straight right by Nym.
Nym misses with a body shot.
Nym slips under a jab from Albertsson.
Nym throws out a loose jab but Albertsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Albertsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nym.
Nym throws a right hand that misses
letting Albertsson counter with a right hand.
Nym throws a right hand that misses
and Albertsson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Albertsson missing with a left hand there. Nym was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nym slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Albertsson ducks under a wild hook from Nym.
Nym is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nym misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nym misses with an uppercut.
Albertsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nym.
Nym bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Albertsson lands a jab to the head.
Nym waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Albertsson.
Nym misses with a hook. Albertsson ducked under it nicely.
Albertsson misses with a jab to the body
and Nym cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sudo Nym seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Albertsson throws an overhand right that lands on Nym's shoulder, as Nym tries to avoid the shot.
Nym missing with a left hand there. Albertsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Albertsson scores with a hook to the body. Nym takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nym ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Albertsson throws a hook but Nym blocks it.
Albertsson misses with a looping left.
Nym looks to throw the jab but Albertsson is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nym lands a head shot.
Nym darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Albertsson moves out of range as Nym strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Albertsson cracks the inside of Nym's front leg.
Albertsson is looking to score with low kicks.
Albertsson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nym doesn't seem bothered though.
Albertsson blocks a jab.
Nym connects with a right hand. Albertsson shakes it off.
Albertsson scores with a punch to the head.
Nym tries to land a leg kick but Albertsson saw it coming and moves away.
Nym uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Albertsson has time to react.
Albertsson throws a lazy right hand but Nym sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Albertsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nym throws a shot from downtown. Albertsson moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nym lands a nice shot that snaps Albertsson's head back.
Albertsson throws a body punch but Nym moves out of range.
Albertsson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nym's hands.
An inside leg kick lands from Albertsson.
Nym is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Albertsson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Albertsson throws a leg kick but Nym sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Albertsson, right into the meat.
Nym connects with a body shot that sends Albertsson's belly button to the back.
Albertsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nym.
Nym misses with a looping right.
Nym lands a nice shot to the body.
Good exchange - Albertsson coming out on top.
Albertsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nym throws out the jab.
Albertsson cracks Nym with a good jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nym bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nym throws a jab when Albertsson was well out of range.
Albertsson defending well as Nym loads up on a big left hand.
Albertsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Nym is just out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Albertsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Albertsson lands a leg kick that knocks Nym off balance momentarily.
Nym misses with a wild body shot.
Nym thows a body shot but no joy.
Nym throws a hook but Albertsson avoids it easily.
Nym missing with a left hand there. Albertsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A swing and a miss from Nym.
A big left from Nym misses.
Nym misses with an uppercut
and Albertsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sudo Nym will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nym missing with a left hand there. Albertsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jab from Nym.
Nym slips a straight right by Albertsson.
Good work by Albertsson as he checks the leg kick.
Albertsson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nym looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Albertsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nym.
Albertsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nym.
Nym throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Albertsson throws a jab when Nym was well out of range.
Sudo Nym seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Albertsson misses with a wild combination.
Albertsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Albertsson misses with a body shot.
An inside leg kick from Albertsson misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nym throws a hook but Albertsson avoids it easily.
Albertsson scores with the left hand. Nym knows he should have avoided that one.
Albertsson tries a low kick but Nym avoids it.
A jab from Nym finds it's way through Albertsson's defenses.
Nym's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Albertsson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nym scrambles back to his feet.
Nym listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from Albertsson.
A swing and a miss from Nym.
Nym throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Albertsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nym.
Nym misses with a lunging right hand
and Albertsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Albertsson avoids the body shot from Nym.
Albertsson misses with a wild body shot.
Nym misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Albertsson lands with an overhand left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nym misses with a looping right.
Nym throws the left hand but Albertsson avoids the punch easily.
Nym needs to keep his hands up - Albertsson had a free shot at his head there.
Nym ducks under a wild hook from Albertsson.
Albertsson misses with a looping left.
Albertsson scores with a decent looking hook.
Nym avoids the body shot from Albertsson.
Nym keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Albertsson.
Albertsson lands a lovely overhand right.
Nym throws a big shot that misses.
Nym moves away from the strike by Albertsson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Albertsson thows a body shot but no joy.
Albertsson connects with a right hand. Nym shakes it off.
Albertsson thows a body shot but no joy.
Nym misses with a hook.
Nym looks to land a right hand but Albertsson moved out of range.
The fighters circling - Nym throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Albertsson lands with a hook. Nym tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Albertsson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nym tries to move into range but Albertsson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nym connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Albertsson momentarily.
Nym throws a jab when Albertsson was well out of range.
Nym swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nym throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nym misses with a body shot.
Albertsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nym sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nym misses with a looping right.
A slow jab from Nym misses its intended target.
Albertsson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nym throws the left hand but Albertsson avoids the punch easily.
Albertsson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nym throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nym ducks under a wild hook from Albertsson.
Nym throws a lazy right hand but Albertsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nym throws a right hand that misses
and Albertsson counters with an outside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nym with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Albertsson to score with a decent uppercut.
Albertsson moves away from the strike by Nym.
Nym throws a shot from downtown. Albertsson moves away and avoids it.
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 Bernt Albertsson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Albertsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nym.
Nym throws a right hand that misses
and Albertsson counters with an outside leg kick.
A big right from Nym misses.
Nym misses with a hook. Albertsson ducked under it nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Albertsson.
Albertsson sizes up Nym with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Albertsson moves out of range as Nym strikes.
Albertsson misses with a leg kick.
Albertsson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nym lands with a straight right. Albertsson didn't see that one coming.
Nym misses with a left hand
and Albertsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nym misses with a hook. Albertsson ducked under it nicely.
Nym rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Albertsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Albertsson looks to land a left hand but Nym moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Albertsson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Albertsson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nice defenses there by Nym.
Albertsson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Albertsson misses with a body shot.
Nym looks to land a left hand but Albertsson moved out of range nicely.
Albertsson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nym counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nym misses with a body shot.
Nym misses with a straight right.
Nym's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Albertsson throws a right hand that Nym ducks under and follows up with a left that Nym also avoids with ease.
Nym misses with a straight right.
Nym scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nym ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nym has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Albertsson throws an overhand right that lands on Nym's shoulder, as Nym tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Nym misses its intended target.
Nym throws the left hand but Albertsson avoids the punch easily.
Nym throws a poor cross that misses
letting Albertsson counter with a right hand.
Albertsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Albertsson slips under a jab from Nym.
Nym throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Albertsson counters with a right hand to the body.
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!
Albertsson connects with a leg kick. Nym looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nym scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nym misses with a left hand
letting Albertsson counter with a right hand.
Albertsson is looking to chop away at Nym's legs.
Nym rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Albertsson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Albertsson misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nym throws a looping overhand right but Albertsson ducks down to avoid it.
Albertsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nym scores with a nice strike.
Nym misses with a hook. Albertsson ducked under it nicely.
Albertsson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice defenses there by Albertsson.
Albertsson thows a body shot but no joy.
Nym fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Albertsson manages to avoid it.
Nym on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nym throws the left hand but Albertsson avoids the punch easily.
Nym throws a hook but Albertsson blocks it.
Nym keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nym rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Albertsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nym misses with a left hand
and Albertsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Albertsson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nym swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nym throws a hook but Albertsson blocks it.
Nym throws a body punch but Albertsson moves out of range.
Albertsson staying out of range there.
Nym swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Nym misses the target.
Albertsson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Albertsson. Nym does a little dance to reset his feet.
Albertsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nym is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Albertsson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sudo Nym comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nym 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 29:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jhon Wuzz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruslan Mstislav Byhenikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruslan Mstislav Byhenikov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jhon Wuzz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ruslan Mstislav Byhenikov!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Byhenikov just misses with a punch to the body.
Wuzz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wuzz is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
It looks like Jhon Wuzz has been cut.
Horrible takedown by Wuzz or perhaps it was just good defense by Byhenikov which made him look bad.
Byhenikov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wuzz is rocked!
Wuzz tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Byhenikov swivels and escapes.
Oh Wuzz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Byhenikov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wuzz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Byhenikov.
Byhenikov throws a right hand that Wuzz ducks under and follows up with a left that Wuzz also avoids with ease.
Byhenikov looks to land a combination but Wuzz avoids it well.
Byhenikov misses with a double jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wuzz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Byhenikov.
Wuzz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Byhenikov.
Byhenikov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wuzz dodges the punch combination from Byhenikov.
Byhenikov swinging wildly here.
Byhenikov swinging wildly here.
Byhenikov misses with a wild combination.
Some wild striking there from Byhenikov.
Byhenikov looks winded!
Wuzz moves out of range as Byhenikov strikes.
Byhenikov misses with a hook. Wuzz ducked under it nicely.
Byhenikov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Byhenikov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Byhenikov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wuzz circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch combination from Byhenikov misses.
Byhenikov looks to land a right hand but Wuzz moved out of range.
Ruslan Mstislav Byhenikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Byhenikov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Byhenikov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wuzz.
Byhenikov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byhenikov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wuzz.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jhon Wuzz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wuzz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Byhenikov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wuzz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Byhenikov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wuzz doesn't manage to clinch there - Byhenikov circles away.
Wuzz closes the distance looking to clinch
and Byhenikov counters with a big right hand! Oh Wuzz is in trouble here! Byhenikov follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ruslan Mstislav Byhenikov!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kira Miyata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Ruggiero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miyata's entrance music is NANO - no pain, no game. A fine choice. Ruggiero has chosen Bonobo - The Sicilians as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kira Miyata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Benjamin Ruggiero!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miyata shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Both fighters circling a little - Ruggiero finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Miyata has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Ruggiero lands with a nice body punch.
Ruggiero thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Miyata if he has to take too many more of those.
Ruggiero comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A head kick from Ruggiero lands but Miyata takes it in his stride.
Miyata drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ruggiero's corner calls for a 1-2. Ruggiero obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ruggiero has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Ruggiero connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
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!
Miyata on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A head kick from Ruggiero lands but Miyata takes it in his stride.
Ruggiero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Miyata moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Ruggiero 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Miyata on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ruggiero throws a head kick that misses.
Benjamin Ruggiero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruggiero throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ruggiero scores with a nice head shot.
Miyata has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ruggiero.
Ruggiero dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Miyata on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Miyata slips under a jab.
Ruggiero throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ruggiero throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyata scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ruggiero lands a nice leg kick that just misses Miyata's sensitive parts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruggiero tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ruggiero is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Miyata rather than just go for the knockout.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Miyata checks a leg kick.
Ruggiero throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Miyata to counter with a crisp jab.
Ruggiero cracks the inside of Miyata's front leg.
Ruggiero throws the kick towards the body but Miyata avoids it.
Ruggiero fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miyata manages to avoid it.
Miyata keeps the fight on the outside.
Ruggiero throws a leg kick but Miyata moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyata shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ruggiero tries to close the distance and clinch up but Miyata swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big left from Ruggiero misses.
Miyata lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A head kick misses from Ruggiero.
Ruggiero lands a nice leg kick that just misses Miyata's sensitive parts.
Ruggiero fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Miyata.
Benjamin Ruggiero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Ruggiero finds it's way through Miyata's defenses.
Ruggiero wants to clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Ruggiero.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ruggiero - that will leave a mark!
Ruggiero lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ruggiero throws a head kick that Miyata semi-blocks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruggiero stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ruggiero wants it to stay on the feet.
Miyata 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.
Miyata avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ruggiero moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Miyata stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ruggiero.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Ruggiero dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ruggiero throws a hook but Miyata avoids it easily.
Ruggiero is looking to slow Miyata down with leg kicks.
Ruggiero gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ruggiero blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Miyata is looking for a takedown.
Ruggiero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ruggiero stops a takedown attempt from Miyata.
Ruggiero is looking to control Miyata's arms but Miyata gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ruggiero has his back to the cage.
Ruggiero misses with a body punch.
Ruggiero lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Miyata backwards.
Miyata blocking some punches.
Miyata throws a head punch that misses.
Ruggiero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ruggiero keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Miyata's efforts to push away.
Miyata is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kira Miyata. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruggiero tries to land a knee to the head but Miyata blocks with his arms.
Miyata lands with a right to the head.
Ruggiero tries a body shot but Miyata blocks it.
Ruggiero breaks from the clinch.
Ruggiero lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ruggiero throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Miyata.
Ruggiero lands a front kick.
Ruggiero dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ruggiero dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ruggiero tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Miyata paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ruggiero throws a head kick that Miyata semi-blocks.
Ruggiero throws a sloppy head kick and Miyata moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruggiero is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Ruggiero.
Ruggiero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miyata was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruggiero.
Miyata on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruggiero pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Miyata takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ruggiero.
Miyata slips a jab from Ruggiero.
Miyata is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ruggiero tests Miyata's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruggiero scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ruggiero!
A slapping leg kick lands for Ruggiero.
Miyata gets a double leg takedown into Ruggiero's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Miyata wants to control from the top but Ruggiero keeps moving.
Ruggiero is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruggiero is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Miyata trying to control the position from guard on top but Ruggiero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kira Miyata wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Ruggiero lands a jab to Miyata's midsection.
Miyata doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ruggiero lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruggiero lands a nice looking body shot.
Ruggiero thumps Miyata with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Ruggiero 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!
Ruggiero scores with a head kick.
Ruggiero scores with a shot to the body.
Miyata on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ruggiero. Ruggiero obviously looking to wear him down.
Miyata takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ruggiero scores with a body shot.
Ruggiero tries to clinch but Miyata is having none of it.
Miyata moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A head kick misses from Ruggiero.
A slow jab from Miyata misses its intended target.
Miyata misses with a hook
and Ruggiero counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruggiero throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ruggiero throws a nice outside leg kick.
Miyata lands a jab-cross combination.
Ruggiero connects with a solid leg kick.
Miyata takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ruggiero connects with a solid leg kick.
Miyata checks a leg kick.
Ruggiero misses with a body kick.
Ruggiero throws a hook to the side of Miyata's head but Miyata sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ruggiero fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kira Miyata has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruggiero uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Miyata.
Miyata takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ruggiero turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
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!
Ruggiero pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ruggiero tries to close the distance and clinch up but Miyata swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick from Ruggiero lands but Miyata takes it in his stride.
Ruggiero throws the kick towards the body but Miyata avoids it.
Miyata misses the jab.
Ruggiero swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Miyata connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Miyata sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Benjamin Ruggiero is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruggiero connects with a solid leg kick.
Ruggiero pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ruggiero looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ruggiero has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters circling a little - Ruggiero finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ruggiero lands a head kick. Miyata smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Miyata takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ruggiero throws a half hearted mid kick.
Miyata gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ruggiero throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Miyata's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruggiero throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ruggiero clinches.
Ruggiero blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ruggiero looking to throw knees to the head but Miyata is blocking nicely.
Ruggiero with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Miyata has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Miyata tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ruggiero lands with a right to the head.
Miyata scores with a shot to the side of Ruggiero's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head punch on the inside from Ruggiero fails to land.
Miyata has hold of one of Ruggiero's legs. Ruggiero is fighting the takedown attempt but Miyata gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Ruggiero working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Miyata.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benjamin Ruggiero comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ruggiero winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benjamin Ruggiero!
An out of breath Benjamin Ruggiero thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bodzio Helikopter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Nikolaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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196 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bodzio Helikopter!
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, Ivan Nikolaev!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nikolaev jabs Helikopter right on the nose. Helikopter blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Bodzio Helikopter has been cut.
Helikopter misses with a looping left.
Nikolaev lands a right hook to the body.
Nikolaev gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Helikopter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Helikopter looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Helikopter takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A looping hook to the body misses from Helikopter. Nikolaev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Helikopter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nikolaev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Helikopter tests Nikolaev's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Helikopter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Helikopter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nikolaev swings for the body but Helikopter moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Helikopter ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nikolaev takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Ivan Nikolaev has been cut.
Nice straight punches there by Helikopter. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Helikopter.
Helikopter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nikolaev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nikolaev misses with a straight right.
Nikolaev looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikolaev throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Helikopter.
Helikopter scores with a jab to the body.
Helikopter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nikolaev was well out of range. Poor timing from Helikopter.
Helikopter cracks a nice hook into Nikolaev's ribs.
Helikopter feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nikolaevs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Helikopter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Helikopter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nikolaev.
Helikopter blocks a jab.
Helikopter's corner calls for a 1-2. Helikopter obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nikolaev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Nikolaev misses.
Helikopter slips under a jab from Nikolaev.
Nikolaev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Helikopter manages to avoid it.
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!
Helikopter cracks Nikolaev with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Helikopter connects with a crisp jab.
Nikolaev misses with a straight right.
Helikopter steps in with a hook that catches Nikolaev right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Helikopter follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Nikolaev looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bodzio Helikopter!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cron Spliffton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Kutowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kutowski has chosen Absolute Beginner - Nie Nett as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cron Spliffton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Karl Kutowski!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kutowski throws the left hand but Spliffton avoids the punch easily.
Kutowski fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kutowski throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Spliffton pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kutowski has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kutowski moves away from the strike by Spliffton.
Spliffton walks into a stiff left hand from Kutowski.
Kutowski darts in trying to clinch
and Spliffton counters with a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spliffton moves out of range of the body kick from Kutowski.
Kutowski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kutowski just misses with a punch to the body.
Kutowski throws a big shot that misses.
Spliffton has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Le Prieuré de Sion in the buildup to the fight.
Kutowski misses with a body kick.
Kutowski throws a body punch but Spliffton moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Kutowski.
Kutowski misses with a leg kick
and Spliffton counters with a nice kick to the body.
Spliffton scores with a head kick. Kutowski tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Karl Kutowski has been cut.
Kutowski scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spliffton throws a jab but it's blocked by Kutowski.
Spliffton is looking to land body kicks.
Kutowski misses with a head kick.
Spliffton delivers a nice body kick.
Kutowski dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Spliffton. That did some damage!
Spliffton stuns Kutowski with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kutowski connects with a good right hand that stumbles Spliffton. Spliffton circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Spliffton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Spliffton throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kutowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spliffton was well out of range. Poor timing from Kutowski.
Kutowski checks a leg kick nicely.
Spliffton has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kutowski.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spliffton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kutowski.
Kutowski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kutowski is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Spliffton rather than just go for the knockout.
Spliffton with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spliffton with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Spliffton throws a hook to the side of Kutowski's head but Kutowski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That kick from Kutowski tenderised Spliffton's leg. Spliffton is trying to keep his angry face on.
Spliffton with a jab.
Kutowski dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Spliffton. That did some damage!
Spliffton throws a leg kick but Kutowski checks it.
Kutowski on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Spliffton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Spliffton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kutowski throws out the jab.
Spliffton takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Spliffton on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kutowski. Kutowski obviously looking to wear him down.
Kutowski takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Spliffton blocks a low kick nicely.
Spliffton moves out of range as Kutowski throws a body kick.
Spliffton takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Spliffton, right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kutowski tries to land a leg kick but Spliffton saw it coming and moves away.
Nice uppercut lands for Spliffton. That snapped Kutowski's head back.
Kutowski moves into range and clinches up with Spliffton.
Kutowski blocks an uppercut.
Spliffton lands with a left to the head.
Kutowski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Spliffton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kutowski throws a low kick, looking for Spliffton's leg but Spliffton calmly moves out of range.
Kutowski moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kutowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kutowski tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Spliffton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spliffton tried to score with a low kick but Kutowski checks it.
Spliffton throws a body kick that misses
and Kutowski counters with a low kick, right behind Spliffton 's knee.
Spliffton takes a swing at Kutowski's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kutowski thows a leg kick but Spliffton checks it
and Spliffton holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Spliffton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Spliffton can't find room to land a body shot as Kutowski controls the action.
Kutowski misses with a knee strike.
Kutowski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spliffton tries a body shot but Kutowski blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spliffton.
Spliffton prevents Kutowski from breaking the clinch.
Spliffton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spliffton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kutowski blocks a body shot from Spliffton.
Kutowski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kutowski misses with a knee strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kutowski displaying some good clinch control by pressing Spliffton up against the cage.
Kutowski is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Spliffton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kutowski backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cron Spliffton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Karl Kutowski's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Spliffton takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kutowski throws a body kick that misses.
Kutowski blocks a head kick by Spliffton.
Spliffton looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That kick from Kutowski tenderised Spliffton's leg. Spliffton is trying to keep his angry face on.
Spliffton fails with the takedown.
Spliffton takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kutowski thows a body shot but no joy.
Kutowski throws a front kick that sends Spliffton stumbling back into the cage.
Kutowski cracks Spliffton with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Spliffton scores with a head kick. Kutowski tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kutowski thumps Spliffton with a low kick.
Kutowski misses with a kick to the body.
Kutowski cracks a nice hook into Spliffton's ribs.
Kutowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kutowski on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kutowski wants to clinch.
Kutowski feints and then cracks Spliffton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Spliffton down.
Kutowski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kutowski throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kutowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Spliffton comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kutowski misses with a series of wild punches.
Spliffton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kutowski throws out the jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Spliffton is defended easily by Kutowski.
Spliffton lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kutowski scores with a nice body kick.
Kutowski dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Spliffton. That did some damage!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kutowski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice shot lands for Kutowski.
Spliffton moves out of range of the body kick from Kutowski.
Spliffton walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kutowski.
Kutowski tries a head kick but it misses.
Spliffton throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Spliffton throws a head kick that misses
and Kutowski counters with a body kick that stops Spliffton in his tracks momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Spliffton misses with a two punch combination.
Kutowski feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Splifftons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A left lands for Kutowski.
Kutowski scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Spliffton doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spliffton fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kutowski is out of range.
Spliffton looks for a takedown but Kutowski sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cron Spliffton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spliffton throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kutowski dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Spliffton. That did some damage!
Spliffton misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kutowski avoids the head kick by Spliffton.
Kutowski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kutowski chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cron Spliffton is winning the standup battle so far.
Kutowski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Spliffton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kutowski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kutowski scores with a crisp jab that stopped Spliffton in his tracks.
Cron Spliffton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spliffton just misses with a punch to the body.
Spliffton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kutowski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A solid leg kick lands there for Kutowski.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kutowski scores with a spinning back kick!
Kutowski delivers a nice body kick.
Kutowski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Spliffton takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kutowski wants to clinch.
Kutowski connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Spliffton tries a head kick but it misses.
Spliffton punishes Kutowski's body with a nice straight punch.
Kutowski just misses with a punch to the body.
Spliffton is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick misses from Kutowski.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kutowski.
Spliffton lands a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Kutowski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Karl Kutowski's cut.
That's time! Spliffton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Nice body kick there by Kutowski.
Kutowski delivers a nice body kick.
Kutowski scores with the left hand. Spliffton knows he should have avoided that one.
Kutowski looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Spliffton checks a leg kick.
Kutowski throws a shot to the body.
Kutowski avoids a kick to the body.
That kick from Kutowski tenderised Spliffton's leg. Spliffton is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kutowski throws a series of punches but Spliffton avoids them all with ease.
Spliffton throws a half hearted mid kick.
Spliffton throws a wild body kick that Kutowski sees coming a mile off.
Spliffton tries to land a front kick but Kutowski steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kutowski scores with a nice head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kutowski throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kutowski connects with a looping right hand.
Spliffton will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kutowski scores with a sloppy right hand. Spliffton should have avoided that one.
A big left from Spliffton misses.
Spliffton tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kutowski scores with a nice strike.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kutowski.
Kutowski walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Spliffton checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kutowski stuns Spliffton with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kutowski.
Kutowski scores with a head kick. Spliffton tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Spliffton takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kutowski connects with a nice looking jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kutowski.
Karl Kutowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kutowski throws a quick inside leg kick.
Spliffton tries to land a front kick but Kutowski steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kutowski thows a body kick. Spliffton tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kutowski feints and then cracks Spliffton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Spliffton down.
Kutowski is looking to clinch.
Spliffton throws a series of punches but Kutowski avoids them all with ease.
Kutowski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kutowski lands a nice looking kick to the body. Spliffton takes a step back to recover.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kutowski.
Kutowski scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Spliffton doesn't seem bothered though.
Kutowski lands a nice looking body kick.
Spliffton takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kutowski throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kutowski scores with a push kick.
Good leg kick by Kutowski there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Spliffton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kutowski.
Kutowski misses with a wild body shot.
A left lands for Kutowski.
Kutowski throws a low kick, looking for Spliffton's leg but Spliffton calmly moves out of range.
Spliffton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kutowski looks to score with a jab to the body but Spliffton is just out of range.
Kutowski swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kutowski throws a leg kick that is checked
and Spliffton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kutowski lands a lovely overhand right.
Spliffton is rocked!
Spliffton misses with a hook to the body
and Kutowski counters with a crisp right that sends Spliffton to the canvas! Kutowski follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karl Kutowski!
A victorious Karl Kutowski thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sahey Ignatyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dennis Page!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sahey Ignatyev!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Page.
Page scores with a jab to the jaw.
A leg kick checked by Page.
Ignatyev misses with a left hand
and Page counters with a three punch combo that has Ignatyev backing up. Ignatyev nods at Page to acknowledge the strikes.
Ignatyev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sahey Ignatyev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Page blocks the body kick.
Page takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ignatyev buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ignatyev throws the left hand but Page avoids the punch easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Ignatyev blocks the leg kick.
Page throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Ignatyev counters with a left to the body.
Ignatyev throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ignatyev attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ignatyev chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ignatyev moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatyev throws a low kick but Page avoids it.
Ignatyev throws a jab but it's blocked by Page.
Page swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Page checks a leg kick.
Page dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ignatyev. That did some damage!
Page blocks the body kick.
Ignatyev takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Page cracks the inside of Ignatyev's front leg.
Page looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ignatyev goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Page, right into the meat.
Page walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ignatyev goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatyev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice jab there from Page.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Ignatyev misses.
Ignatyev scores with a head kick. Page tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Page changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
An inside leg kick from Ignatyev misses.
Ignatyev misses with a leg kick.
A big left from Ignatyev misses.
Ignatyev tries to work over Page's front leg with a kick but Page checks it.
Page feints and then cracks Ignatyev's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ignatyev down.
Ignatyev throws a low kick but it's checked well by Page.
Ignatyev misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ignatyev blocks the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page lands a big head kick that sends Ignatyev tumbling to the mat! Page takes a step backwards and waves Ignatyev back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Sahey Ignatyev 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!
Ignatyev pivots, looking for a leg kick but Page is out of range and Ignatyev settles back down.
Page misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Page. Ignatyev does a little dance to reset his feet.
A low kick from Ignatyev misses
and Ignatyev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ignatyev is rocked!
Page steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Ignatyev is out on his feet! Page sets himself and nearly takes Ignatyev's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dennis Page!
Dennis Page took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Its such a honour to share the cage with this man he's a warrior and we both put on a great war tonight I felt I chased this fight to soon in my career but I've come through such a stern test BHP STYLE'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lazano De Anda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Brent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brent has chosen David Brent - 'Life on the Road' as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lazano De Anda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Brent!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Anda connects with a jab.
Brent looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
De Anda steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brent.
De Anda slips a straight right by Brent.
Brent bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Brent working away.
Brent tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
You can see the frustration on De Anda's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Anda is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brent trying to control the action but De Anda is working from the bottom.
Brent just content to control the position.
Brent working the ground and pound from side control.
De Anda is trying to improve his position.
Brent scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at De Anda to see if he's OK.
De Anda is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Rape Academy, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
De Anda is looking to reverse the position.
Brent is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
De Anda takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on De Anda's face as Brent controls the position.
Brent is chipping away with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Anda is looking for a sweep.
De Anda can't do much from the bottom here.
De Anda is looking for a sweep.
De Anda avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Brent.
Brent trying to control the position but De Anda is working away.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Brent works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Anda is looking to regain half guard here but Brent keeps moving and retains side control.
De Anda looks to move to half guard but instead Brent has passed into mount! Damn!
Brent postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. De Anda looks a forlorn figure.
Brent lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
De Anda is rocked!
Brent unloading with bombs!
Oh De Anda is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
De Anda wants to control but Brent is having none of it.
Brent controlling the pace for now.
De Anda keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brent postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt De Anda bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Brent and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Brent!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iso Kaato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Vector (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaato comes to the cage accompanied by Twista - Adrenaline Rush. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iso Kaato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Victor Vector!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vector takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kaato throws a shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Kaato there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Vector misses with a lunging right hand
and Kaato counters with a left to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kaato.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kaato swinging wildly here.
Vector throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kaato tries to land a leg kick but Vector saw it coming and moves away.
Decent striking displayed by Kaato there.
Vector misses with an uppercut
and Kaato counters with a crisp one two that drops Vector! Kaato thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Vector to his feet! Vector is in big trouble!
Vector takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Whack! Kaato lands a heavy head kick that drops Vector. The ref tackles Kaato to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Vector was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Iso Kaato!
During a confident post fight interview, Iso Kaato thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Georgy Fokin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Hanzzle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Georgy Fokin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Yuri Hanzzle!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanzzle misses with a kick to the body.
Hanzzle swings widly with a right hand
and Fokin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hanzzle keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hanzzle wants to get back to his feet.
Hanzzle manages to get to full guard.
Fokin postures up.
Fokin stands and throws Hanzzle's legs to the side, diving into side control.
You can see the frustration on Hanzzle's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Fokin lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fokin misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Fokin has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Fokin scores with a couple of short elbows.
Fokin trying to control the action but Hanzzle is working from the bottom.
Fokin working away.
Fokin connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hanzzle some visible discomfort.
Hanzzle can't do much from the bottom here.
Hanzzle parries the strikes from Fokin easily there. Fokin is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hanzzle to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanzzle can't do much from the bottom here.
Hanzzle takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
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!
Fokin working the ground and pound.
Fokin is trying to get an arm triangle but Hanzzle is defending well.
Hanzzle has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Fokin misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The strikes coming from Fokin are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Fokin is working Hanzzle over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fokin misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Hanzzle can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hanzzle tries to bench press Fokin off him but Fokin keeps the position.
Fokin in side control, throwing shots but Hanzzle defends.
Hanzzle tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fokin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Fokin looks up at the clock and then as Hanzzle takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Fokin smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Fokin taking a break here but Hanzzle is having none of it and regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanzzle is trying to get back to full guard.
Hanzzle trying to control but Fokin postures up.
Fokin wants to control but Hanzzle is keeping him busy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hanzzle wants to get back to full guard.
Fokin is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Hanzzle regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georgy Fokin dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hanzzle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hanzzle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fokin.
Hanzzle fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hanzzle slips under a jab from Fokin.
Fokin misses with a jab to the body
and Hanzzle holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hanzzle lands with a left to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hanzzle.
Hanzzle throws a head punch that misses.
Fokin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hanzzle misses with a punch on the inside.
Fokin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fokin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hanzzle misses with some punches.
Fokin tries a body shot but Hanzzle blocks it.
Fokin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hanzzle walks away with a smile on his face. Fokin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hanzzle. Fokin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fokin takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hanzzle looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fokin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hanzzle counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hanzzle.
Hanzzle misses with a punch on the inside.
Hanzzle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hanzzle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hanzzle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fokin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hanzzle throws a poor cross that misses
and Fokin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanzzle is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fokin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hanzzle swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fokin throwing strikes from guard but Hanzzle blocks nicely.
Hanzzle doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Fokin slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Fokin throws an elbow but Hanzzle slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fokin working the strikes but Hanzzle uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Fokin is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Fokin looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hanzzle wants to control but Fokin is keeping busy.
Fokin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fokin tries to pass to full mount but Hanzzle defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Yuri Hanzzle will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hanzzle misses with a wild combination.
Hanzzle throws a leg kick but Fokin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Fokin.
Fokin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fokin scores with a hook to the body. Hanzzle takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fokin shoots in and drives through. Hanzzle sprawls well.
Hanzzle connects with a crisp jab.
Hanzzle misses with a straight left.
Hanzzle doesn't manage to clinch there - Fokin circles away.
Fokin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hanzzle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fokin manages to avoid it.
Hanzzle uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Hanzzle.
Hanzzle misses with a hook. Fokin ducked under it nicely.
Hanzzle lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fokin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hanzzle misses with a kick to the body.
Hanzzle throws a jab but it's blocked by Fokin.
A jab from Hanzzle misses.
Hanzzle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Fokin misses the target.
Hanzzle lands a nice looking kick to the body. Fokin takes a step back to recover.
Fokin missing with a left hand there. Hanzzle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yuri Hanzzle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fokin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hanzzle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanzzle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fokin.
Hanzzle throws a leg kick but Fokin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hanzzle misses with a double jab.
Hanzzle moves out of range of the strikes.
Fokin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hanzzle sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fokin somewhat.
Hanzzle fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fokin checks it well.
Fokin tries for a takedown but Hanzzle sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Georgy Fokin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hanzzle takes a swing at Fokin's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Fokin.
Hanzzle wants to slow Fokin down by chopping away at his legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fokin blocks a low kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fokin misses with a straight right.
Fokin blocks a head kick by Hanzzle.
Fokin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yuri Hanzzle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hanzzle throws a low kick but Fokin avoids it.
Hanzzle misses with a low kick.
Nice body punch from Fokin.
Fokin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fokin thows a body shot but no joy.
Hanzzle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jab by Hanzzle.
Fokin closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Fokin lands in his opponent's guard.
Fokin stays in close to Hanzzle's body and controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanzzle keeping moving, preventing Fokin from controlling successfully.
Fokin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fokin forces his way into half guard.
Hanzzle is trying to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fokin passes the guard and advances to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Georgy Fokin did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Fokin gets a takedown into half guard.
Fokin tries to pass to full mount but Hanzzle defends it.
Fokin seems to be working for a kimura but Hanzzle defends the submission attempt.
Fokin thows a huge punch but Hanzzle dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanzzle wants to get back to full guard.
Fokin thows a huge punch but Hanzzle dodges it nicely.
Hanzzle holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Hanzzle is looking to control Fokin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hanzzle avoid being mounted?
Fokin is trying to control the action in half guard but Hanzzle is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Fokin looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hanzzle gets back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanzzle trying to control the position.
Georgy Fokin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hanzzle working a defensive guard but Fokin manages to pass into side control anyway.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
An elbow from Fokin crashes against the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanzzle tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fokin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hanzzle tries to control but Fokin manages to take his back.
Fokin is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Fokin connects with a big shot to the side of Hanzzle's head.
Hanzzle is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Fokin looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fokin has the hooks in. Hanzzle is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Hanzzle is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Fokin off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fokin working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Hanzzle is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Fokin has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Hanzzle taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Georgy Fokin!
Georgy Fokin retains his light heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Georgy Fokin 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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