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SFL 74 McTearson vs Slasher PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Walt Disney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Owidiusz Sknerski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Owidiusz Sknerski has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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180 lbs
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Walt Disney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Owidiusz Sknerski!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sknerski.
Sknerski digs a good hook to Disney's body.
Disney scores with a nice head shot.
Owidiusz Sknerski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Disney looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Disney keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sknerski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Disney manages to avoid it.
Disney is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sknerski.
Sknerski takes a swing at Disney's ribcage but misses.
An inside leg kick from Sknerski misses.
Sknerski misses with a combination
and Disney counters with a nice uppercut.
Sknerski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Disney moves out of range of the body kick from Sknerski.
Disney keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Disney tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sknerski sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Disney somewhat.
Disney moves out of range as Sknerski strikes.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sknerski - that will leave a mark!
Sknerski thuds his right hand into Disney's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sknerski misses the jab.
Sknerski misses with a body kick.
Disney tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sknerski counters with a good low kick that Disney was not able to check.
Disney takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sknerski misses with a body shot.
Disney rushes Sknerski and presses him up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Disney tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sknerski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice elbow from Disney.
Sknerski swings wildly with an uppercut but Disney uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sknerski tries to work over Disney's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sknerski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sknerski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Disney lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sknerski backwards.
Sknerski tries to break free but Disney pushes him back against the cage.
Disney controlling the action here for a moment.
Disney using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Disney.
Sknerski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sknerski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Disney goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Disney gets through Sknerski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sknerski throws a punch but it's blocked by Disney.
Disney lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Disney on the inside.
Disney lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sknerski is pushing Disney up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sknerski has a couple of punches blocked by Disney.
Disney tries to work over Sknerski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sknerski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Disney backwards.
Sknerski tries to circle away but Disney has him pinned against the cage.
Sknerski misses with the head strike.
Disney keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sknerski's efforts to push away.
Disney lands with a left to the head.
A shot in the inside from Disney.
Sknerski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sknerski misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Disney.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Disney is trying to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Disney misses with a knee to the head.
Sknerski looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Disney lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sknerski backwards.
Sknerski digs a right hand underneath Disney's ribcage. Disney let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Disney unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sknerski lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Disney throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Disney stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Disney blocking some punches.
Disney blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Disney is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sknerski is defending well for now.
Sknerski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch on the inside from Sknerski fails to land.
Disney misses with a knee strike.
Sknerski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Disney.
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 Walt Disney will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Disney gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Disney misses with an elbow over the top.
Disney working Sknerski over with knees to the body.
Disney crunches a lovely knee into Sknerski's ribcage.
Sknerski looking to stall.
Disney throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sknerskis head.
Sknerski swings wildly with an uppercut but Disney uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sknerski lands a shoulder strike.
Sknerski misses with the head strike.
Disney scores with a knee to the head.
Sknerski wants to get back to striking at distance but Disney won't allow it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sknerski blocking some punches.
Disney will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sknerski up against the cage.
Disney blocks an uppercut.
Walt Disney has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sknerski pushes Disney back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sknerski has a couple of punches blocked by Disney.
Sknerski lands with a short shot to the head.
Sknerski is working Disney over against the cage.
Disney tries to throw a body punch but Sknerski avoids it by throwing Disney back against the cage.
Disney keeps control of Sknerski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Disney with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Disney tries to work over Sknerski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sknerski lands with a light punch inside.
Disney holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sknerski has had enough of the clinch but Disney keeps him there for the moment.
Sknerski is trying to push Disney away but Disney has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sknerski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sknerski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sknerski, right into the meat.
Sknerski leaves Disney with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Disney takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sknerski avoiding damage as Disney throws knees to the body.
Disney utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sknerski breaks from the clinch.
Sknerski jabs at Disney's body.
Disney is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Disney avoids the head kick by Sknerski.
Sknerski works the jab nicely.
Disney slips a straight right by Sknerski.
Disney tries to clinch up but Sknerski circles away and keeps his distance.
Disney doesn't manage to clinch there - Sknerski circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sknerski looks to score with a jab to the body but Disney is just out of range.
Disney tries to clinch up.
Sknerski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Disney throws a lazy right hand but Sknerski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Disney misses the shot to the body.
Sknerski dips to his left and cracks Disney with an uppercut!
Sknerski lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Owidiusz Sknerski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Disney tries to clinch but Sknerski moves out of range.
Sknerski has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sknerski connects with an inside leg kick.
Disney lands a glancing blow to the side of Sknerski's head.
Disney avoids a punch combination nicely.
Disney tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sknerski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sknerski throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sknerski swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Disney counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Disney.
Sknerski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sknerski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Disney has him pressed against the cage.
Disney tries to land knees in the clinch but Sknerski avoids the damage to the body.
Disney misses with a knee to the head.
Sknerski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sknerski tries to work over Disney's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sknerski avoids the elbow strike from Disney, against the cage.
Disney tries to stall but Sknerski uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short left from Sknerski.
Sknerski looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Disney.
Sknerski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Disney attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sknerski fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Disney checks it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Walt Disney will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Sknerski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sknerski throws a body punch but Disney moves out of range.
Sknerski throws a leg kick but Disney moved away.
Sknerski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Disney counters with a three punch combo that has Sknerski backing up. Sknerski nods at Disney to acknowledge the strikes.
Disney doesn't manage to clinch there - Sknerski circles away.
Disney clinches with his opponent.
Disney fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Disney lands an elbow inside that Sknerski shrugs off.
Disney is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sknerski is keeping busy.
Sknerski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sknerski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Disney lands a knee to the head.
Disney blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A knee to the head by Disney.
Disney has a couple of punches blocked by Sknerski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Disney looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Disney lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sknerski is working Disney over against the cage.
Disney landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sknerski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sknerski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sknerski digs a right hand into Disney's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Disney's gas tank.
Sknerski wants to break free but Disney has control.
Disney missing with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Disney.
Sknerski lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Disney has a couple of punches blocked by Sknerski.
Disney blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Disney stalling in the clinch.
Disney lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Disney.
Disney lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Owidiusz Sknerski has been cut.
A right handed body shot lands from Sknerski.
Disney trying to land knees to the body.
Owidiusz Sknerski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sknerski pushes Disney back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Disney blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Disney swings wildly with an uppercut but Sknerski uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sknerski.
Sknerski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Disney lands a nice elbow.
Disney avoiding damage.
Sknerski gets through Disney's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Disney prevents a body shot from Sknerski.
Sknerski tries to circle away but Disney has him pinned against the cage.
Sknerski misses with some punches.
Disney misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sknerski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Disney with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sknerski swings wildly with an uppercut but Disney uses good head movement to avoid it.
Disney tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sknerski avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Disney crunches a lovely knee into Sknerski's ribcage.
Disney lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sknerski backwards.
Sknerski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Disney trying to control the position but instead, Sknerski has worked for underhooks and has pushed Disney into the cage.
Sknerski misses with some punches.
Disney tries to land knees in the clinch but Sknerski avoids the damage to the body.
Disney prevents a body shot from Sknerski.
A bit of stalling here from Disney.
Disney unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Disney is struggling to control the position.
Sknerski blocks the elbow strike.
Disney is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Disney misses with a knee to the head.
Sknerski lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Disney scores with a shoulder strike.
Sknerski misses with a punch to the body.
Disney pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sknerski tries to throw a body punch but Disney avoids it by throwing Sknerski back against the cage.
Sknerski avoids a wild elbow strike from Disney.
Disney goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Disney.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Disney creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Disney fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sknerski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Sknerski fails to land.
Disney lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Disney fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Disney lands an elbow inside.
Sknerski has a couple of punches blocked by Disney.
Disney holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Disney lands a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Walt Disney showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Disney, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Owidiusz Sknerski!
As Owidiusz Sknerski got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Did you like that poem? '.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bradley Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafinha Capoeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Can't Hold Us. Rafinha Capoeira has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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168 lbs
16 - 7 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bradley Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Rafinha Capoeira!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Johnson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Capoeira stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Johnson throws a leg kick that misses.
Capoeira 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.
Capoeira checks a leg kick nicely.
Capoeira fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Capoeira moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Capoeira rushes Johnson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson pulls guard effortlessly.
Johnson has his feet on Capoeira's thighs here. He's pushed Capoeira off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Capoeira screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bradley Johnson!
Bradley Johnson took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'It's great to add another W to my record. Thanks to everyone who has supported me.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kolo Cornelius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Haigh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haigh has chosen Macabre - Acid Bath Vampire as his entrance music. John Haigh has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kolo Cornelius's chin.
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182 lbs
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175 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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
8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kolo Cornelius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Haigh!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haigh thows a left - swing and a miss!
Haigh goes for a double leg but Cornelius avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Cornelius continues to drive forward.
Cornelius just leaning against Haigh, taking a breather.
Haigh has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Cornelius uses from the top position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Haigh is trying to control the position but Cornelius postures up.
Cornelius is stalling in the full guard.
Haigh is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cornelius is aware though and is defending well.
Cornelius controlling from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cornelius wants to control from the top but Haigh keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cornelius avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Haigh is looking for a triangle but Cornelius pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haigh working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cornelius doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cornelius manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Haigh looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Cornelius is defending well. Haigh quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Cornelius has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Haigh celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Haigh!
John Haigh decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Danny Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josef Jaeger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown comes to the cage accompanied by DIE LIKE A ROCKSTAR. The key to victory for Danny Brown has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Josef Jaeger!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown throws the left hand but Jaeger avoids the punch easily.
Jaeger blocks a jab.
Jaeger walks into a straight right hand from Brown.
Jaeger throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A telegraphed right hand from Brown misses the target.
Jaeger throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Josef Jaeger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jaeger misses with a straight left.
Jaeger scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jaeger misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Jaeger misses.
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brown scores with a jab. Jaeger acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jaeger throws the left hand but Brown avoids the punch easily.
Jaeger throws a leg kick which misses Brown's front leg but catches the back leg as Brown tries to avoid it.
Jaeger gets the takedown into side control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Jaeger misses with the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
You can see the frustration on Brown's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jaeger connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Brown some visible discomfort.
My spies in Chaos MMA inform me that Jaeger has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown tries to get back to half guard but can't.
You can see the frustration on Brown's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jaeger scores with punches from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown is trying to control Jaeger's posture but Jaeger avoids it.
Brown takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Brown is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Brown's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Jaeger is looking for a sweep. Brown is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Brown is trying to control the action in half guard but Jaeger is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jaeger tries to get to full guard but Brown has control of the leg.
Jaeger blocking the ground and pound attempt from Brown.
Jaeger is staying active underneath Brown, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jaeger is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Brown looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown controlling the action here.
Brown thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jaeger's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaeger is not content to let Brown control the position.
Brown throwing shots but Jaeger is blocking nicely.
Brown wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jaeger keeps working.
Brown trying to control from Jaeger's half guard. Jaeger has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Brown with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brown is looking to work some ground and pound but Jaeger has wrist control.
Brown won't allow Jaeger to sweep him here.
Brown with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jaeger is trying to hold Brown in close to prevent damage but Brown has managed to pass into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to free his trapped foot but Jaeger is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jaeger is refusing to be controlled, as Brown sits in half guard.
Jaeger wants to improve his position but Brown is controlling well.
Jaeger gets back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown looking to pass the guard.
Jaeger tries to land a sweep but no joy.
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 Danny Brown will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jaeger moves away from the strike by Brown.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jaeger.
Brown misses with an uppercut. Jaeger saw that one coming.
Brown fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jaeger on the side of the head.
Jaeger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brown.
Jaeger forces Brown back against the cage and clinches.
Jaeger has Brown pressed against the cage, preventing Brown from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jaeger lands a hook that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Brown lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Jaeger on the inside.
Jaeger working aggressively here.
Jaeger misses with a punch to the body.
Jaeger lands a nice uppercut.
Brown lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jaeger gets through Brown's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brown prevents a body shot from Jaeger.
Brown trying to control the position but instead, Jaeger has worked for underhooks and has pushed Brown into the cage.
A short left from Jaeger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jaeger is working for takedown but Brown is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jaeger tries for a takedown. No joy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jaeger.
Brown's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jaeger scores with a kick to the body.
Jaeger has managed to clinch.
Jaeger lands with a left to the head.
Jaeger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jaeger drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Brown gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Danny Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josef Jaeger.
Brown's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brown throws a hook to the side of Jaeger's head but Jaeger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice cross by Brown.
Jaeger feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jaeger trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown keeping full guard, as Jaeger tries to pass.
Jaeger avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Brown wants to sweep here but Jaeger controlling him for the moment.
Jaeger forces his way into half guard.
Brown works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jaeger lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Brown keeping full guard, as Jaeger tries to pass.
Jaeger trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaeger loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown working for submissions but it's allowed Jaeger to get to half guard.
Jaeger lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Brown actively working from the bottom here.
Brown avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jaeger.
Jaeger not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jaeger is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown trying to control here.
Jaeger is nestled in close to Brown, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are battling for position here. Brown manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jaeger stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brown swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brown is trying to control the position but Jaeger postures up.
Jaeger postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Josef Jaeger has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Jaeger from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jaeger throws a strike but Brown rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brown accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josef Jaeger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Brown blocks a jab.
Jaeger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brown connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Brown loads up on a big right hand but Jaeger slips the punch.
Brown connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jaeger. Jaeger circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A big right from Brown misses.
Jaeger tries to clinch up but Brown circles away and keeps his distance.
Jaeger misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jaeger. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brown throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jaeger counters with a single leg into guard. Brown didn't expect that.
Brown looking for a guillotine here but Jaeger defends easily.
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!
Brown looking for a triangle here. Jaeger is fighting it but it looks tight! Brown pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Jaeger is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Danny Brown!
Danny Brown made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'COLD BLOODED KILLERS!!! '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Werner Pinzner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Okin Slavas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slavas is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by WolfMother. 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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188 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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Werner Pinzner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Okin Slavas!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinzner scores with a body shot.
Pinzner misses the shot to the body.
Pinzner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice uppercut there from Pinzner.
Slavas swings for the body but Pinzner moves out of range.
Pinzner thows a body shot but no joy.
Pinzner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Slavas misses with a double jab.
Pinzner takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Werner Pinzner has been cut.
Werner Pinzner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pinzner lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pinzner tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Slavas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pinzner misses the body punch
and Slavas counters with a single leg into guard. Pinzner didn't expect that.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Slavas stopping the sweep attempt from Pinzner.
Slavas trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinzner wants to sweep but no luck.
Pinzner is working hard here to advance position.
Pinzner being controlled here, momentarily.
Pinzner is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Pinzner keeping moving, preventing Slavas from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A jab from Slavas misses.
Pinzner catches Slavas with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinzner throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Slavas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pinzner throws a looping overhand right but Slavas ducks down to avoid it.
Pinzner throws a low kick but Slavas moves out of range easily.
Pinzner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Slavas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Slavas avoids the body shot from Pinzner.
A shot to the liver by Pinzner. Beautiful body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pinzner tries to bum rush Slavas with a series of wild strikes but Slavas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pinzner misses with a two punch combination.
Pinzner throws a nice head kick!
Pinzner looks to land a combination. Slavas sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Slavas is rocked!
Pinzner fakes the body blow, causing Slavas to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Slavas goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Werner Pinzner!
A very excited looking Werner Pinzner made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jayavarman Wongkrachang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Davaanyamyn Byambadorj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Byambadorj has chosen OST as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jayavarman Wongkrachang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Davaanyamyn Byambadorj!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Byambadorj rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wongkrachang counters by clinching up.
Byambadorj tries for a takedown. No joy.
Byambadorj blocks an uppercut.
Byambadorj jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wongkrachang walks away with a smile on his face. Byambadorj gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Byambadorj uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wongkrachang.
Wongkrachang lands with a nice body kick.
Wongkrachang scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've been informed that Byambadorj has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Byambadorj steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Wongkrachang. That one must have hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wongkrachang takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wongkrachang scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wongkrachang scoring well with a low kick there.
Byambadorj misses the shot to the body.
Wongkrachang with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Byambadorj looks winded!
Wongkrachang lands a big head kick that sends Byambadorj tumbling to the mat! Wongkrachang takes a step backwards and waves Byambadorj back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Davaanyamyn Byambadorj has been cut.
Wongkrachang scores with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wongkrachang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wongkrachang looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wongkrachang lets loose with a powerful body kick. Byambadorj will feel that in the morning.
Wongkrachang connects with a solid leg kick.
Jayavarman Wongkrachang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut there from Wongkrachang.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wongkrachang lands a big right hand that sends Byambadorj crashing to the mat! Wongkrachang stays standing though and waves Byambadorj back to his feet!
Byambadorj is rocked!
Byambadorj is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Wongkrachang doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Byambadorj crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Byambadorj's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jayavarman Wongkrachang!
Jayavarman Wongkrachang decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Callahan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Goranov (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 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harry Callahan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Goranov!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Callahan.
Goranov looks for a takedown but Callahan sprawls well.
Goranov's coach down at Academy of Combat was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Goranov's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Goranov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Callahan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Goranov wants to clinch.
Goranov with a poor takedown
and Callahan counters with a stiff right hand.
Harry Callahan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Goranov.
Goranov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Callahan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Goranov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Goranov takes one to the side of the head.
Callahan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goranov shoots in looking for a takedown. Callahan tries to sprawl out of it but Goranov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Callahan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Goranov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Callahan gets through Goranov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Goranov is rocked!
It looks like Alexander Goranov has been cut.
Goranov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Callahan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Goranov is still on wobbly legs! Can Callahan finish him?
Goranov is working for takedown but Callahan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Goranov seems to have recovered his senses.
Callahan pushes Goranov against the cage. Callahan is working some dirty boxing. Callahan pushes off with a quick right hook! Goranov goes down! Goranov tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Callahan moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harry Callahan!
Harry Callahan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zach Didion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Kehoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kehoe has chosen Angel Of Death as his entrance music. Andrew Kehoe has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zach Didion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrew Kehoe!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Didion misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Didion scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kehoe throws a series of strikes that have Didion backpedaling.
Kehoe is looking to slow Didion down with leg kicks.
Kehoe lands a nice looking kick to the body. Didion takes a step back to recover.
Didion pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Didion walks into a left hand.
Kehoe throws a nice head kick!
Didion moves out of range of the body kick from Kehoe.
A telegraphed right hand from Didion misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kehoe. Didion does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kehoe. Didion does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kehoe slips a straight right by Didion.
Kehoe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kehoe lands a nice shot to the body.
Kehoe scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Didion doesn't seem bothered though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Didion keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kehoe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Didion shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kehoe as he avoids it easily.
Kehoe lands a glancing blow to the side of Didion's head.
Kehoe scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Didion misses with a right hand
and Kehoe counters with a right hand to the body.
Andrew Kehoe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot by Kehoe.
Kehoe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Didion was well out of range. Poor timing from Kehoe.
Didion tries to land a front kick but Kehoe steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Didion misses with a jab, cross combination.
Didion throws a leg kick but Kehoe checks it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Didion darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kehoe slips a jab and a cross from Didion.
Kehoe shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Didion as he jumps to the side.
Kehoe thuds his right hand into Didion's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kehoe misses with a head kick.
Kehoe scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kehoe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Didion throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kehoe tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Didion is able to avoid easily.
Kehoe lands with an overhand left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Didion throws a one two combo.
It looks like Andrew Kehoe has been cut.
Didion takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Didion wants to clinch up but Kehoe keeps it at a distance.
Didion thows a body shot but no joy.
Kehoe scores with a one two! Didion had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kehoe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Didion swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Didion misses with a hook. Kehoe ducked under it nicely.
Kehoe steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Didion. That one must have hurt.
Kehoe shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Didion tries to kick Kehoe off but Kehoe keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kehoe is looking to take a break and control but Didion is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kehoe throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Didion to regain full guard.
Didion is looking to stand up but Kehoe isn't so interested in that idea.
Kehoe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Didion keeping full guard, as Kehoe tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kehoe wants to control from the top but Didion keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kehoe might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Didion haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Didion wants to stand and escape but Kehoe is having none of it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kehoe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kehoe with a flurry of punches that miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kehoe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Didion swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kehoe engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Kehoe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andrew Kehoe's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Didion swings for the body but Kehoe moves out of range.
Kehoe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Didion.
Kehoe slips under a jab from Didion.
Kehoe shoots in for a double leg but Didion sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice straight punches there by Kehoe. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kehoe.
Good shot there by Kehoe.
Didion shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kehoe sprawls well. Kehoe wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Didion gets slowly back to his feet.
Andrew Kehoe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kehoe slips under a jab from Didion.
Zach Didion is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kehoe tries to score a power double leg takedown but Didion sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kehoe somewhat.
Didion tries to close the distance and clinch but Kehoe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kehoe connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That kick from Kehoe tenderised Didion's leg. Didion is trying to keep his angry face on.
Didion swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kehoe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Didion.
Didion throws out a leg kick but Kehoe moves out of range and Didion only half commits.
Kehoe has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kehoe slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Didion just misses with a punch to the body.
Didion tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kehoe was well out of range. Poor timing from Didion.
Kehoe cracks Didion with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Didion swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kehoe scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kehoe scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A big left from Didion misses.
Didion doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Didion throws out a powerful jab.
The fighters circling - Didion throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Didion on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kehoe. Kehoe obviously looking to wear him down.
A low kick from Didion is predictable there
and Kehoe counters with a good, hard body kick but Didion shrugs it off.
Didion throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kehoe scores with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kehoe shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Didion sprawls well. Didion wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kehoe gets slowly back to his feet.
Zach Didion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Kehoe.
Didion gets a clinch.
Kehoe takes a knee to the side of the body.
Didion is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kehoe is defending well for now.
Kehoe avoiding damage as Didion throws knees to the body.
Kehoe fails to pull guard.
Didion is pressed up against the cage. Kehoe has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Didion down to the mat. Didion avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Didion throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Didion checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kehoe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kehoe misses with a head kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Kehoe finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kehoe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Good leg kick by Kehoe there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kehoe thuds his shin into the meat of Didion's side.
Didion lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kehoe takes a step back to recover.
Kehoe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kehoe throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Didion tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kehoe is in Didion's guard.
Didion scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Kehoe slaps away a takedown attempt from Didion, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kehoe lands with a straight right. Didion didn't see that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kehoe throws the kick towards the body but Didion avoids it.
Kehoe thumps Didion with a low kick.
Didion throws a leg kick that misses.
Kehoe shoots in and drives through. Didion sprawls well.
Didion avoids the body shot from Kehoe.
Kehoe shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Didion eats them both and turns towards Kehoe to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Didion closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kehoe circles away.
Kehoe will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Didion misses with a looping right.
Kehoe dips to his left and cracks Didion with an uppercut!
Didion throws a right and a left that both miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kehoe misses with a low kick.
Didion throws the left hand but Kehoe avoids the punch easily.
Nice shot by Kehoe.
Kehoe fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Andrew Kehoe will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Andrew Kehoe's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Kehoe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Didion tries to clinch up.
Kehoe fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Didion misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kehoe goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Didion. That's going to slow Kehoe down.
Didion goes for a double leg but Kehoe avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kehoe continues to drive forward.
Kehoe tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Didion just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kehoe turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Kehoe manages to end up in side control.
Kehoe trying to control the position but Didion is working away.
Didion pushes Kehoe away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Kehoe gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Kehoe sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Didion is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Didion is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Kehoe has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Didion on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Didion prevents Kehoe from moving into mount.
Didion is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Kehoe has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Kehoe creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Didion sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
An elbow from Kehoe crashes against the mat.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Didion tries to escape but Kehoe is in control.
Kehoe in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kehoe lands some shots froms side control.
Kehoe throws a strike aimed at the side of Didion's head but Didion avoids it well.
The referee asks Kehoe politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Kehoe prefers to stall for the moment though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Didion throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Didion doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kehoe lands with a slapping head kick.
Didion takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kehoe connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kehoe connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Didion momentarily.
Didion ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kehoe moves away.
Nice defenses there by Kehoe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Didion throws the kick towards the body but Kehoe avoids it.
Kehoe cracks Didion with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kehoe darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Didion missing with a left hand there. Kehoe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kehoe uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Didion has time to react.
Didion looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Didion throws a hook to the side of Kehoe's head but Kehoe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kehoe throws a wild body kick that Didion sees coming a mile off.
Kehoe misses with a body kick.
Didion misses with a two punch combination.
Kehoe scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kehoe swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Didion counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kehoe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zach Didion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kehoe smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Didion misses with a head kick.
Kehoe throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Didion gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kehoe closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jab from Kehoe.
Didion misses with a low kick as Kehoe jumps back.
Kehoe scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kehoe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Didion. That did some damage!
Kehoe scoring well with a low kick there.
Kehoe changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Didion tries to avoid it but Kehoe manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Didion to the ground. Didion escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kehoe scores with a crisp jab that stopped Didion in his tracks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Didion tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kehoe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kehoe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Didion.
Kehoe scores with a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Kehoe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kehoe 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Kehoe!
A very excited looking Andrew Kehoe made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between MC Hammerfist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joni Vvit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hammerfist kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is 2 legit 2 quit - MC Hammer. 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
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, MC Hammerfist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joni Vvit!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammerfist takes one on the button.
Vvit swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hammerfist.
Vvit throws the left hand but Hammerfist avoids the punch easily.
Hammerfist ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hammerfist looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hammerfist uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Vvit has time to react.
It looks like Joni Vvit has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vvit lands with a straight right. Hammerfist didn't see that one coming.
Vvit swings for the body but Hammerfist moves out of range.
Vvit swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hammerfist.
Hammerfist throws a jab but it's blocked by Vvit.
Vvit thows a body shot but no joy.
Vvit lands a big right hand that sends Hammerfist crashing to the mat! Vvit stays standing though and waves Hammerfist back to his feet!
Hammerfist is rocked!
Vvit is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Vvit shuts the power down on Hammerfist. Lights out, game over! Vvit is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Joni Vvit!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rufus McTearson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Battousai The Slasher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Slasher has chosen Boom Boom Oh Yeah as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rufus McTearson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 2, fighting out of London, Battousai The Slasher!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McTearson thows a left - swing and a miss!
McTearson works The Slasher's body with a nice hook.
McTearson connects with a good right hand that stumbles The Slasher. The Slasher circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
McTearson misses with a wild combination.
McTearson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but The Slasher is out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as The Slasher checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The Slasher slips a jab from McTearson.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from The Slasher, right into the meat.
McTearson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Beast in the buildup to the fight.
McTearson scores with the left hand. The Slasher knows he should have avoided that one.
The Slasher waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McTearson.
McTearson misses with a hook.
McTearson lands a head shot.
McTearson clinches.
McTearson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The Slasher misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McTearson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McTearson throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McTearson throws a punch but it's blocked by The Slasher.
With the fighters up against the cage, The Slasher throws an elbow but misses.
McTearson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Slasher throws an elbow but it misses.
Knees to the body from The Slasher.
McTearson wants to break the clinch but can't.
The Slasher has a couple of punches blocked by McTearson.
The Slasher lands a nice knee to the body.
McTearson letting The Slasher take a breather here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Slasher lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Rufus McTearson has been cut.
McTearson tries a body shot but The Slasher blocks it.
The Slasher tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McTearson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McTearson takes a knee right on the jaw!
A left hand lands to the body for McTearson.
The Slasher lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Slasher throws a punch but it's blocked by McTearson.
McTearson managing to block the knees to the body from The Slasher.
The Slasher misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Slasher landing knees to the body.
The Slasher content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The Slasher continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
The Slasher lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Slasher.
McTearson misses with a short punch on the inside.
The Slasher throws an elbow but it misses.
McTearson avoids the elbow strike from The Slasher, against the cage.
McTearson blocks an elbow strike from The Slasher.
The Slasher stalling against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McTearson has a couple of punches blocked by The Slasher.
The Slasher throws an elbow but it misses.
The Slasher lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McTearson looking to stall.
The Slasher lands a knee to the body.
A short uppercut from The Slasher.
McTearson lands with a left to the head.
The Slasher throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McTearson blocks it with crossed arms.
The Slasher lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The Slasher creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McTearson's defenses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Slasher crunches a lovely knee into McTearson's ribcage.
The Slasher pushes off an throws an elbow but McTearson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
McTearson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Come on The Slasher - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McTearson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The Slasher looking to throw knees to the head but McTearson is blocking nicely.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
McTearson is trying to stall.
The Slasher lands an elbow that stopped McTearson in his tracks for a moment.
The Slasher blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McTearson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body punch from McTearson.
McTearson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The Slasher letting McTearson take a breather here.
The Slasher is trying to maintain a safe position but McTearson gets an underhook and turns The Slasher into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Battousai The Slasher dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rufus McTearson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
McTearson connects with the punch.
McTearson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but The Slasher is out of range.
The Slasher blocks the body kick.
The Slasher steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McTearson.
McTearson lands with a nice body punch.
The Slasher throws a shot from downtown. McTearson moves away and avoids it.
McTearson misses with a body shot.
McTearson lands a jab to the head.
McTearson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The Slasher tries to clinch there but McTearson circles away.
McTearson throws a body punch but The Slasher moves out of range.
The Slasher works McTearson's body with a nice hook.
McTearson throws a right hand that misses
and The Slasher counters with a nice uppercut.
McTearson lands with an overhand left.
A big left from The Slasher misses.
The Slasher avoids the body shot from McTearson.
The Slasher's coach down at ~T~ Troid - Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on The Slasher's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Slasher swings for the body but McTearson moves out of range.
The Slasher blocks a jab.
The Slasher takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A big right from McTearson misses.
The Slasher scores with a leg kick.
McTearson avoids the body shot from The Slasher.
Rufus McTearson is winning the standup battle so far.
McTearson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Slasher.
The Slasher bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
McTearson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The Slasher takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A big right from McTearson misses.
McTearson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping The Slasher at a distance.
The Slasher blocks a head kick by McTearson.
McTearson misses with a wild body shot.
McTearson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Slasher.
The Slasher throws out a leg kick but McTearson moves out of range and The Slasher only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McTearson throws a low kick but The Slasher avoids it.
McTearson throws a shot from downtown. The Slasher moves away and avoids it.
The Slasher scores with a jab to the body.
The Slasher tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The Slasher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from McTearson misses its intended target.
McTearson is looking to score with low kicks.
The Slasher tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McTearson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McTearson just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from McTearson.
The Slasher lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McTearson circles away quickly and effectively.
The Slasher tries to work over McTearson's front leg with a kick but McTearson checks it.
McTearson misses with a body shot.
The Slasher lands with a thumping leg kick.
The Slasher lands a jab to McTearson's midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McTearson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
McTearson throws a sloppy body shot
and The Slasher counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by The Slasher.
Battousai The Slasher seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The Slasher pushes McTearson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from McTearson fails to land.
The Slasher unloads a knee to the mid-section. McTearson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The Slasher lands a nice uppercut.
McTearson misses with some punches.
McTearson misses with some punches.
Nice elbow from The Slasher.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Slasher missing with knees to the body.
The Slasher scores with a knee to the head.
The Slasher stalls.
McTearson lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Slasher trying to control the position but instead, McTearson has worked for underhooks and has pushed The Slasher into the cage.
McTearson blocks the elbow strike.
The Slasher slows down the pace here.
McTearson lands with a left to the head.
The Slasher tries to stall but McTearson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as The Slasher takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
McTearson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Slasher pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The Slasher wants to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Battousai The Slasher.
The Slasher blocks a head kick by McTearson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Battousai The Slasher will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Rufus McTearson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The Slasher lands a jab.
McTearson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by The Slasher.
The Slasher takes a swing at McTearson's ribcage but misses.
McTearson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The Slasher tried to score with a low kick but McTearson checks it.
McTearson slips under a jab from The Slasher.
McTearson defending well as The Slasher loads up on a big left hand.
The Slasher misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Slasher misses with a hook.
A right-left combo lands from The Slasher.
McTearson just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from The Slasher misses.
McTearson connects with a single shot there.
McTearson cracks The Slasher with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
McTearson keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McTearson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The Slasher moves out of range as McTearson throws a body kick.
The Slasher takes a jab right on the kisser.
McTearson throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling The Slasher to counter with a crisp jab.
McTearson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Slasher.
McTearson lands the left hand.
McTearson checks a leg kick.
The Slasher connects with a solid leg kick.
Rufus McTearson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Slasher throws a hook but McTearson avoids it easily.
The Slasher looks to throw the jab but McTearson is out of range.
The Slasher swings and misses with a shot to the body
and The Slasher takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McTearson with a nice cross.
McTearson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between The Slasher's hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Slasher uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McTearson.
McTearson scores with a punch to the head.
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!
McTearson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
McTearson moves out of range as The Slasher strikes.
The Slasher slips under a jab.
The Slasher slips a jab from McTearson.
An inside leg kick from McTearson misses.
The Slasher throws a lazy right hand but McTearson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McTearson swings for the body but The Slasher moves out of range.
McTearson circles away from the clinch attempt.
McTearson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The Slasher throws a right and a left that both miss.
The Slasher on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The Slasher lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The Slasher throws a lazy right hand but McTearson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Slasher throws a right and a left that McTearson avoids nicely.
A head kick misses from The Slasher.
The Slasher misses the jab.
The Slasher throws a series of punches but McTearson avoids them all with ease.
McTearson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
McTearson throws a jab when The Slasher was well out of range.
McTearson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The Slasher misses with a low kick as McTearson jumps back.
The Slasher forces McTearson back against the cage and clinches.
McTearson managing to block the knees to the body from The Slasher.
McTearson lands a shoulder strike.
It looks like Battousai The Slasher has been cut.
McTearson blocks an elbow strike.
McTearson swings wildly with an uppercut but The Slasher uses good head movement to avoid it.
McTearson blocks an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Slasher lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McTearson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The Slasher cracks McTearson with a good jab.
The Slasher punishes McTearson's body with a nice straight punch.
The fighters circling - McTearson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McTearson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as McTearson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
McTearson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The Slasher connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McTearson's hands.
McTearson cracks The Slasher with an open hand slap.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McTearson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McTearson throws a hook to the side of The Slasher's head but The Slasher sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Slasher lands a leg kick that knocks McTearson off balance momentarily.
The Slasher looks to land a left hand but McTearson moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Battousai The Slasher just about did enough to take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The Slasher uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McTearson.
McTearson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The Slasher throws a shot from downtown. McTearson moves away and avoids it.
McTearson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
McTearson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The Slasher moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The Slasher fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McTearson.
McTearson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Slasher.
The Slasher tests McTearson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The Slasher moves out of range as McTearson throws a body kick.
McTearson moves into the clinch.
The Slasher lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The Slasher lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Slasher scores a nice knee to the body.
The Slasher dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A shot in the inside from McTearson.
The Slasher is looking to control McTearson's arms but McTearson gets an underhook and turns him. Now The Slasher has his back to the cage.
The Slasher just leaning against McTearson, taking a breather.
McTearson avoids a wild elbow strike from The Slasher.
The Slasher missing with knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from McTearson as the two fighters clinch.
The referee calls for The Slasher to work.
McTearson misses with a hook to the ribs.
The Slasher misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McTearson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McTearson managing to block the knees to the body from The Slasher.
McTearson can't find room to land a body shot as The Slasher controls the action.
McTearson misses with a punch to the body.
The Slasher throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McTearson blocks it with crossed arms.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Slasher lands with a left to the head.
A nice left hand lands by McTearson.
The Slasher content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The Slasher stalling in the clinch but McTearson improves position.
The Slasher throws a knee to the head but misses.
The Slasher can't find room to land a body shot as McTearson controls the action.
McTearson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The Slasher looking to stall.
McTearson misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by The Slasher.
The Slasher tries to throw a body punch but McTearson avoids it by throwing The Slasher back against the cage.
The Slasher lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
McTearson letting The Slasher take a breather here.
McTearson can't find room to land a body shot as The Slasher controls the action.
The Slasher tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McTearson avoids it.
McTearson misses with a punch on the inside.
The Slasher misses with a body punch.
McTearson misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Slasher misses with a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by McTearson as The Slasher tries to tie him up.
The Slasher misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McTearson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by McTearson as The Slasher tries to tie him up.
McTearson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McTearson avoiding damage as The Slasher throws knees to the body.
McTearson lands with a light punch inside.
McTearson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McTearson moves to clinch but The Slasher breaks away
and The Slasher counters with a left to the body.
The Slasher throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McTearson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McTearson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Slasher.
The Slasher throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McTearson on the side of the head.
McTearson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
McTearson misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Battousai The Slasher dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A low kick from The Slasher is predictable there
and McTearson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McTearson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Slasher misses the jab.
The Slasher walks into a stiff left hand from McTearson.
McTearson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? The Slasher is fending him off so far but McTearson persists. Nope, The Slasher circles away and we're back to standing.
McTearson scores with a jab to the head.
The Slasher with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The Slasher lands with a shot to the body.
The Slasher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Slasher has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McTearson misses the shot to the body.
McTearson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Slasher.
McTearson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The Slasher waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McTearson.
A punch combination from McTearson misses.
An inside leg kick lands from The Slasher.
The Slasher lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McTearson misses with an uppercut.
The Slasher with a jab.
McTearson wants to land a leg kick but The Slasher is out of range.
McTearson scores with a jab.
The Slasher swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Slasher slips under a jab from McTearson.
The Slasher connects with a good right hand that stumbles McTearson. McTearson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
McTearson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The Slasher swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McTearson.
The Slasher misses with a two punch combination.
McTearson throws a body punch but The Slasher moves out of range.
McTearson blocks a head kick by The Slasher.
McTearson lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McTearson defending well as The Slasher loads up on a big left hand.
McTearson throws a head kick but The Slasher moves out of range.
The Slasher scores with a nice strike.
The Slasher forces McTearson back against the cage and clinches.
The Slasher looking to stall.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McTearson misses with a body punch.
McTearson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The Slasher using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McTearson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The Slasher lands a body punch.
A short left from The Slasher.
McTearson misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Slasher lands a hook that snaps the head of McTearson backwards.
McTearson misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McTearson scores with a shot to the side of The Slasher's head.
The Slasher blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Slasher taking a breather.
The Slasher tries to throw a body punch but McTearson avoids it by throwing The Slasher back against the cage.
The Slasher blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McTearson takes an elbow to the temple.
The Slasher is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McTearson is defending well for now.
The Slasher is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
McTearson has a couple of punches blocked by The Slasher.
McTearson misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Slasher lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McTearson or not.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
McTearson wants to stall.
The Slasher using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McTearson avoids a wild elbow strike from The Slasher.
Nice body punch from McTearson - that landed with a thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McTearson misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Slasher.
The Slasher looking to slow down the pace here.
McTearson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McTearson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The Slasher throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The Slasher working some nice short punches in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Slasher misses with the head strike.
Rufus McTearson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Slasher working McTearson over with knees to the body.
A short right from The Slasher on the inside.
McTearson takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Battousai The Slasher comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got The Slasher 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 45:50
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 46:49
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Battousai The Slasher!
Battousai The Slasher is the new middleweight champion!
Battousai The Slasher decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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