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SFL 76 Somchaimy vs Vvit 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Diggler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Owidiusz Sknerski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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169 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dirk Diggler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Owidiusz Sknerski!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diggler throws a poor cross that misses
and Sknerski counters with a nice body kick.
Sknerski listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Diggler scores with a nice head shot.
Diggler throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Diggler walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Diggler tries to bum rush Sknerski with a series of wild strikes but Sknerski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sknerski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sknerski.
Diggler rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sknerski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sknerski avoids the body shot from Diggler.
Diggler throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sknerski counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sknerski takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Diggler slips a jab from Sknerski.
Sknerski just misses with a punch to the body.
Diggler throws a head kick that Sknerski semi-blocks.
Diggler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diggler misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggler throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sknerski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Diggler misses with a hook.
Sknerski cracks Diggler with an open hand slap.
Diggler throws a body punch but Sknerski moves out of range.
Sknerski lands with a kick to the ribs.
Diggler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sknerski connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Diggler lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Diggler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sknerski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sknerski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diggler connects with a solid leg kick.
Diggler walks into a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sknerski throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sknerski's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Diggler connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sknerski scrambles back to his feet.
Sknerski blocks a head kick by Diggler.
A low kick from Sknerski misses
and Diggler counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Sknerski wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Diggler pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sknerski is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sknerski is adopting a defensive guard.
Sknerski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Diggler wants to pass the guard but Sknerski is keeping the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Owidiusz Sknerski.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diggler. Sknerski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sknerski tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Diggler misses.
Sknerski slips a straight right by Diggler.
Good shot there by Diggler.
Diggler chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sknerski throws a head kick that misses.
Sknerski attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sknerski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sknerski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diggler misses with an uppercut. Sknerski saw that one coming.
Diggler thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diggler waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sknerski.
Diggler scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sknerski in his tracks.
Diggler shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sknerski eats them both and turns towards Diggler to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Diggler slips under a jab.
Diggler's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Diggler duly obliges.
Diggler scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sknerski is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sknerski is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Diggler Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Sknerski is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dirk Diggler!
In his post fight interview, Dirk Diggler gave a big smile as he said 'Excuse me while I whip this out...'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Obed Flying Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slurms Mckenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mckenzie has chosen Sail as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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196 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Excellent MT
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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 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Obed Flying Fox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Slurms Mckenzie!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Flying Fox misses
and Mckenzie counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mckenzie stuffs the takedown attempt from Flying Fox. Flying Fox gets slowly back to his feet.
Flying Fox misses with a takedown attempt - Mckenzie sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mckenzie stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mckenzie wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Obed Flying Fox. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Flying Fox throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mckenzie's waist but Mckenzie gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Flying Fox off to one side.
Flying Fox fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Flying Fox has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flying Fox has his takedown stuffed
and Mckenzie counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A cross from Flying Fox lands.
Flying Fox fails with the takedown
and Mckenzie makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Flying Fox shoots in looking for a takedown but Mckenzie manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Flying Fox's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Flying Fox misses with a left hand
and Mckenzie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Flying Fox shoots in looking for a takedown but Mckenzie manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Flying Fox's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Flying Fox is breathing heavily.
Flying Fox shoots in but no luck this time.
Flying Fox has a takedown stuffed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flying Fox with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mckenzie counters with a nice body kick.
Flying Fox shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mckenzie counters with an outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Flying Fox misses.
Flying Fox falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Mckenzie to counter with a crisp jab.
Flying Fox throws an off balance right hand
and Flying Fox takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Flying Fox shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mckenzie is trying to defend but Flying Fox finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Flying Fox is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mckenzie defends it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mckenzie is concentrating on defense, preventing Flying Fox from advancing position.
Mckenzie is staying active underneath Flying Fox, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Flying Fox stands up out of the half guard.
Slurms Mckenzie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Flying Fox.
Flying Fox throws a lazy uppercut
and Mckenzie counters with a nice low kick that buckles Flying Fox's knee momentarily.
Flying Fox shoots and misses
and Mckenzie counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Flying Fox swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mckenzie counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flying Fox fails with the takedown
and Mckenzie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flying Fox fails to land the takedown.
Obed Flying Fox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flying Fox has his takedown stuffed
and Mckenzie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Horrible takedown by Flying Fox or perhaps it was just good defense by Mckenzie which made him look bad.
Flying Fox shoots and misses
and Mckenzie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Flying Fox misses with a takedown attempt - Mckenzie sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Flying Fox throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mckenzie's waist but Mckenzie gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Flying Fox off to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slurms Mckenzie dominated that round.
That's time! Flying Fox's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Flying Fox shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mckenzie defends it nicely.
Flying Fox throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mckenzie's waist but Mckenzie gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Flying Fox off to one side.
Mckenzie slaps away a takedown attempt from Flying Fox, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Obed Flying Fox. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Flying Fox fails with a takedown attempt.
Flying Fox shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mckenzie but Mckenzie pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mckenzie defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Flying Fox.
Flying Fox with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mckenzie counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Flying Fox closes the distance and clinches up with Mckenzie, looking for a takedown. Flying Fox pushes Mckenzie against the cage but Mckenzie circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Flying Fox shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Flying Fox with a poor takedown
and Mckenzie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Flying Fox goes for a double leg but Mckenzie avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Mckenzie continues to drive forward.
Mckenzie manages to break the clinch.
Mckenzie has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Flying Fox doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mckenzie counters with an outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flying Fox misses with a low kick as Mckenzie jumps back.
Flying Fox shoots in for a takedown but Mckenzie shows good takedown defense.
Mckenzie is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Flying Fox has his takedown stuffed
and Mckenzie counters with a thumping low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flying Fox shoots in for a takedown but Mckenzie shows good takedown defense.
Flying Fox fails with the takedown
enabling Mckenzie to counter with a crisp jab.
A low kick from Flying Fox misses
and Mckenzie counters with a nice right hand that sends Flying Fox toppling to the canvas! Flying Fox scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Mckenzie finish him?!
Flying Fox is rocked!
Flying Fox shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mckenzie counters with a right hand from hell and Flying Fox is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Slurms Mckenzie!
An out of breath and clearly excited Slurms Mckenzie thanked KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Danny Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ashley Hendricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown comes to the cage accompanied by DIE LIKE A ROCKSTAR. Danny Brown has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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155 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Good gas tank |
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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
15 - 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
5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ashley Hendricks!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendricks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Hendricks's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Brown connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hendricks scrambles back to his feet.
Brown dodges the punch combination from Hendricks.
Hendricks fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Brown to the ground. Hendricks is now in Brown's guard.
Hendricks won't allow Brown to sweep him here.
Brown looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hendricks trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Brown is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hendricks distracts Brown with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hendricks slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hendricks working away.
Brown is looking for a sweep.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hendricks tries to advance position but instead Brown slips a leg back in to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendricks tries to pass to full mount but Brown defends it.
Brown is trying to get back to full guard.
Brown wants to get back to his feet.
Brown 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.
Brown wants to improve his position but Hendricks is controlling well.
Hendricks working over Brown with some ground and pound. Brown looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Brown is trying to get back to full guard.
Hendricks not doing much here.
Hendricks is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Brown!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Brown sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Hendricks working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
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 is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hendricks pulls his head out easily.
Still in half guard, Hendricks seems content to control.
Hendricks not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Brown gets full guard.
Hendricks pushes down on Brown's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Brown is trying to stand up here but Hendricks is controlling him well.
Hendricks is trying to control the action in half guard but Brown is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Brown is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hendricks's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hendricks's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks is in bad spot here.
Brown throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Brown misses with an elbow to the head.
Brown is hanging on to Hendricks's back as he tries to escape.
Brown has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Hendricks has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Brown missing with punches from the back.
Hendricks trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Brown punches Hendricks on the ear.
Brown will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Brown avoiding Hendricks 's attempts to control his hands.
Hendricks fending off the submission attempt from Brown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Hendricks.
Hendricks manages to reverse the position and now he's in Brown's guard. Nice work there by Hendricks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hendricks tries to free his leg and advance position but Brown is retaining full guard.
Brown is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hendricks is aware though and is defending well.
Brown is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hendricks defends well.
Brown can't keep his opponent in guard - Hendricks advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hendricks missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Brown won't allow Hendricks to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ashley Hendricks will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Brown uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hendricks.
Brown scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hendricks doesn't seem bothered though.
Hendricks works Brown's body with a nice hook.
Brown looks to land a body kick but Hendricks moved away.
Hendricks walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Brown fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hendricks looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Donk. Brown catches Hendricks right on the button with a cross.
Hendricks fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Brown throws a looping overhand right but Hendricks ducks down to avoid it.
Hendricks fails to land with a series of punches.
Brown slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Brown lands with a good body shot.
Hendricks tries to score a power double leg takedown but Brown sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hendricks somewhat.
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 tries to clinch but Hendricks is having none of it.
Hendricks takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hendricks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendricks slips a straight right by Brown.
Hendricks dodges the punch combination from Brown.
Hendricks walks into a jab.
Hendricks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
Brown looks to land a right hand but Hendricks moved out of range.
Hendricks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hendricks shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Brown napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Brown sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Brown trying to control here.
Brown wants to get back to full guard.
Hendricks lands strikes from half guard.
Brown tries to roll over but Hendricks keeps him under control.
Hendricks thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks working over Brown with some ground and pound. Brown looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Still in half guard, Hendricks seems content to control.
Hendricks trying to control the action but Brown is working from the bottom.
Hendricks works his way into full mount!
Hendricks with the ground and pound from mount.
Brown keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Brown is working hard here to advance position.
Hendricks looking to control but Brown is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hendricks cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Brown throwing hammer fists to the chest of Hendricks. What's that going to do exactly?
Hendricks avoids the attempt from Brown to control.
Hendricks wants to control the pace but Brown is squirming around nicely.
Hendricks looking to finish Brown with some ground and pound. This is bad for Brown!
Hendricks looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hendricks landing strikes from the mount.
Brown tries to lock up and control but Hendricks gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks lands a couple of good shots and Brown has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown wants to control his opponent's hands but Hendricks gets his hands free.
Ashley Hendricks has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brown rolls, trying to escape but Hendricks keeps control of the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hendricks looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Hendricks looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Brown is rocked!
Hendricks keeps control of the position as Brown tries to break free.
Oh Brown is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hendricks is loading up with his shots from the back and Brown is in big trouble! Brown taps out to strikes and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ashley Hendricks!
Ashley Hendricks thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hai Shang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Outfuh Blood (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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Great elbows
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hai Shang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Outfuh Blood!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blood misses with an uppercut. Shang saw that one coming.
Blood ducks under a wild hook from Shang.
A lazy left from Blood finds it's target.
No joy there for Blood, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blood misses with a body shot.
Shang circles away from the clinch attempt
and Shang counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Shang.
Blood avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Shang trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Shang advances to half guard.
Shang controlling the pace.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shang with the ground and pound but Blood uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shang trying to control but Blood is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shang working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Blood's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shang accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Blood is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Shang is controlling him.
Shang trying to control but Blood is working from the bottom.
Shang lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Shang looking to pass the guard.
Shang trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood is trying to keep Shang in close.
Shang distracts Blood with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Shang throws a big elbow that misses.
Shang wants to control from the top but Blood keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blood is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Shang prevents Blood from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Shang loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Shang trying to control the position from guard on top but Blood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shang looking to sit in guard and control but Blood gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Blood tries to stand but Shang is controlling from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Shang is on top in guard.
Shang passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blood dodges the ground and pound from Shang.
Shang trying to control the position but Blood is working away.
Shang lands a decent elbow from side control.
Blood tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blood is working to avoid the ground and pound but Shang connects with a decent elbow.
Blood is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
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.
Shang working the ground and pound.
It looks like Outfuh Blood has been cut.
Blood dodges the ground and pound from Shang.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hai Shang dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Outfuh Blood's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Blood thows a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Blood misses.
Shang throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Blood scores with a sloppy right hand. Shang should have avoided that one.
Shang attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Blood displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Shang.
Blood tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Blood lands a slapping body shot.
Shang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blood.
Blood looks to land a right hand but Shang moved out of range.
Blood misses with an uppercut. Shang saw that one coming.
Good work by Blood as he checks the leg kick.
Blood lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Blood scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Shang thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood looks to land a right hand but Shang moved out of range.
Shang dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blood. That did some damage!
Blood tests Shang's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blood dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blood connects with a leg kick. Shang looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Blood connects with a single shot there.
Blood moves into the clinch.
Shang scores a nice knee to the body.
Shang blocks an uppercut.
Blood lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shang or not.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shang trying to land knees to the body.
Blood managing to block the knees to the body from Shang.
Shang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Shang.
Shang with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Blood can't find room to land a body shot as Shang controls the action.
Blood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blood swings wildly with an uppercut but Shang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shang looking to throw knees to the head but Blood is blocking nicely.
Blood lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shang landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Shang.
Blood can't find room to land a body shot as Shang controls the action.
Shang lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Blood escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shang misses with a low kick as Blood jumps back.
Blood closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Blood.
Shang looking for a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood tries to work over Shang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blood scores with a shoulder strike.
Blood throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shangs head.
Shang takes a shot to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Shang as Blood tries to tie him up.
Shang tries to land knees in the clinch but Blood avoids the damage to the body.
Come on Blood - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Shang makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shang looking to stall.
Shang stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Blood takes an elbow to the forehead.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Shang comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Shang with a knee to the head.
That has opened up Outfuh Blood's cut even more.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shang landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Shang working aggressively here.
Shang misses with a knee to the head.
Shang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blood dodges an elbow strike from Shang.
Blood lands an uppercut.
Blood on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blood has a couple of punches blocked by Shang.
Blood makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shang's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hai Shang has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Shang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blood can't find room to land a body shot as Shang controls the action.
Blood prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hai Shang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blood goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shang can't find room to land a body shot as Blood controls the action.
Blood lands a hook that snaps the head of Shang backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Outfuh Blood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Outfuh Blood's cut.
That's time! Shang's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Blood fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shang rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blood moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shang drives through with a takedown into guard.
Shang is looking to pass into half guard but Blood pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Blood is in guard.
Blood has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Shang is proving hard to escape from.
Shang working for a triangle but Blood defends it easily.
Blood would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood postures up.
Shang lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Blood!
Blood tries to hold on but Shang postures up.
Shang is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Blood can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Shang thowing shots but they're missing.
Shang landing strikes from the mount and Blood is in trouble!
Shang 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Shang raining down hammerfists from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shang throws some wild stikes that Blood manages to avoid easily.
Hai Shang overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shang drops a big elbow. That's hurt Blood! More shots from Shang and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hai Shang!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Warton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Mercer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Warton comes to the cage accompanied by Tupac Shakur - Ambitionz az a Ridah. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jimmy Warton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Mercer!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Warton.
Mercer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Warton shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mercer sprawls well. Mercer wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Warton gets slowly back to his feet.
Warton throws a jab when Mercer was well out of range.
We've been hearing reports that Warton has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Good work by Mercer as he checks the leg kick.
Warton thows a body shot but no joy.
Mercer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Warton takes a jab right on the kisser.
It looks like Jimmy Warton has been cut.
Mercer stuffs the takedown attempt from Warton. Warton gets slowly back to his feet.
Mercer blocks a jab.
Mercer scores with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab, jab by Mercer - just one landing.
Warton is rocked!
Mercer connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Warton to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Mercer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Alex Mercer!
A determined Alex Mercer didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
Jimmy Warton was interviewed post fight and said 'Flat out over-trained, was gassed before I even got in the ring.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abe Lincon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Mendoza (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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Abe Lincon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luis Mendoza!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendoza stuffs the takedown attempt from Lincon. Lincon gets slowly back to his feet.
Lincon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mendoza.
Lincon slips under a jab from Mendoza.
Mendoza swinging wildly here.
Lincon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mendoza.
Lincon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lincon tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mendoza defends well and Lincon ends up having to push Mendoza into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lincon is trying to break free.
Mendoza's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mendoza misses with a body shot.
Mendoza ducks under a wild hook from Lincon.
Lincon goes for a double leg but Mendoza avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Mendoza continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abe Lincon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mendoza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mendoza takes a swing at Lincon's ribcage but misses.
Luis Mendoza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lincon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mendoza.
Luis Mendoza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendoza fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lincon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mendoza uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lincon.
Lincon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mendoza.
Mendoza is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lincon.
A slow jab from Mendoza misses its intended target.
Mendoza thows a body shot but no joy.
Mendoza throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mendoza misses with a looping right.
Lincon missing with a left hand there. Mendoza was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mendoza throws a big shot that misses.
Lincon slips under a jab.
A lazy left from Mendoza finds it's target.
Mendoza misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lincon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mendoza was well out of range. Poor timing from Lincon.
Mendoza fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mendoza fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mendoza connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lincon. Lincon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A cross from Mendoza lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendoza needs to keep his hands up - Lincon had a free shot at his head there.
Mendoza finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lincon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mendoza throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mendoza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Mendoza misses.
Lincon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mendoza.
Mendoza ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mendoza lands the left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza misses with a two punch combination.
Mendoza is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mendoza with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lincon to score with a decent uppercut.
Lincon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mendoza.
Mendoza misses with a hook.
Mendoza uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lincon.
Lincon slips under a jab from Mendoza.
Mendoza leaves Lincon with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lincon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lincon throws a hook but Mendoza avoids it easily.
Mendoza misses the shot to the body.
Mendoza thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lincon shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mendoza is trying to defend but Lincon finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Mendoza wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza tries to get to full guard but Lincon has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lincon in particular looking to stall.
Lincon is thwarting Mendoza's attempts to control the position.
Lincon thows a huge punch but Mendoza dodges it nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lincon throwing shots but Mendoza is blocking nicely.
Mendoza kicks off Lincon and gets to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lincon misses with a series of wild punches.
A slow jab from Lincon misses its intended target.
Lincon moves out of range of the body kick from Mendoza.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Mendoza dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mendoza lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lincon circles away quickly and effectively.
Lincon looks to score with a jab to the body but Mendoza is just out of range.
Lincon lands a body shot.
Lincon takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mendoza connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lincon's hands.
Lincon staying out of range there.
Mendoza misses with an uppercut
and Lincon counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Mendoza!
Lincon lands a nice forearm strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lincon scores with a couple of short elbows.
Mendoza dodges the ground and pound from Lincon.
Lincon wants to control but Mendoza is keeping him busy.
Mendoza manages to get back to half guard.
Mendoza tries to kick Lincon off but Lincon keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lincon looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mendoza with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lincon landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mendoza trying to control the position.
Lincon has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mendoza looking for a sweep. Not yet Mendoza, not yet.
Lincon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mendoza looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lincon scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lincon showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've been hearing good reports from Lincon's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Lincon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lincon landing with the ground and pound.
Lincon trying to control but Mendoza is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza wants to sweep but no luck.
Lincon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mendoza swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lincon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lincon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mendoza is keeping the position for now.
Lincon prevents Mendoza from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lincon trying to control the position from guard on top but Mendoza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mendoza wants to sweep here but Lincon controlling him for the moment.
Lincon is working Mendoza over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lincon content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lincon postures up.
Mendoza wants to get back to his feet but Lincon is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lincon stays in close to Mendoza's body and controls the position.
Mendoza working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lincon.
Lincon stopping the sweep attempt from Mendoza.
Lincon landing with the ground and pound.
Lincon postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lincon lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lincon is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Lincon postures up in Mendoza's guard and throws a big left but Mendoza blocks it.
Lincon throws a big elbow that misses.
Mendoza is trying to keep Lincon in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza keeping full guard, as Lincon tries to pass.
Lincon lands a couple of digs.
Mendoza controlling Lincon's posture.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lincon stops Mendoza from standing up.
Mendoza tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Luis Mendoza was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Lincon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lincon gets a takedown into half guard.
Lincon trying to control the action but Mendoza is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abe Lincon dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Lincon looks for a takedown but Mendoza sprawls well.
Mendoza throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lincon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mendoza was well out of range. Poor timing from Lincon.
Lincon thows a body shot but no joy.
Mendoza throws a hook but Lincon avoids it easily.
Lincon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lincon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lincon swings for the body but Mendoza moves out of range.
Lincon moves out of range of the strikes.
Lincon cracks a nice hook into Mendoza's ribs.
Lincon moves out of range of the strikes.
Lincon misses with a straight left.
Lincon gets a takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza is trying to stand up here but Lincon is controlling him well.
Lincon is taking a breather. Mendoza says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Lincon stops Mendoza from getting back to his feet.
Mendoza is controlling Lincon's trapped leg to prevent Lincon from advancing to side control.
Nice strikes from Lincon there.
Lincon is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Mendoza pushes Lincon off looking to stand but Lincon dives back in and keeps control.
Lincon wants to pass to mount but Mendoza is defending the position.
Mendoza avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lincon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lincon passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Mendoza!
Lincon dominating with strikes here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lincon with a couple of short strikes.
Mendoza wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Lincon lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lincon is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Lincon has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mendoza's face.
Mendoza tries to hold on but Lincon postures up.
Lincon is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Lincon postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Mendoza badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Lincon around the waist but Lincon pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Lincon is the winner by TKO! Lincon jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abe Lincon!
Abe Lincon 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 Hugues De Payens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Callahan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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World class boxer
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hugues De Payens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harry Callahan!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Payens throws a jab when Callahan was well out of range.
Callahan lands a leg kick that knocks De Payens off balance momentarily.
We've been told by De Payens's head coaches at Elite MMA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Callahan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Payens circles away quickly and effectively.
Callahan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Callahan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Callahan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed De Payens momentarily.
De Payens fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
De Payens throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
De Payens is looking to land body kicks.
Callahan misses with a low kick.
De Payens on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
De Payens closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Callahan on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Callahan is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Payens chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Callahan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
De Payens looks to land a body kick but Callahan moved away.
Good leg kick by De Payens there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Callahan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Callahan loads up on a big right hand but De Payens slips the punch.
De Payens scores with a shot to the body.
De Payens looks for the body kick but Callahan saw that one coming.
Callahan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Payens.
De Payens moves out of range as Callahan strikes.
De Payens is looking to slow Callahan down with leg kicks.
De Payens wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Callahan has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
De Payens scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A left lands for Callahan.
Callahan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
De Payens ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Callahan moves away.
Callahan pivots, looking for a leg kick but De Payens is out of range and Callahan settles back down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Callahan goes for a double leg but De Payens avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as De Payens continues to drive forward.
Callahan is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A body shot lands from De Payens.
Callahan looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Payens breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Callahan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
De Payens lands a jab to the head.
Callahan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
De Payens misses with a right hand
and Callahan counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Callahan.
De Payens has Callahan pulled in close to control his posture.
De Payens tries to land a sweep but no joy.
De Payens keeping moving, preventing Callahan from controlling successfully.
De Payens wants to sweep but no luck.
De Payens controlling Callahan's posture.
Callahan throws a big elbow that misses.
Callahan throwing strikes from guard but De Payens blocks nicely.
De Payens pulls Callahan in close to his closed guard and prevents Callahan from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Payens tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We're going to have a standup here because Hugues De Payens wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
De Payens connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Callahan lands a nice shot to the body.
De Payens misses with a hook to the body
and Callahan counters with a takedown into side control.
De Payens can't do much from the bottom here.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Payens sneaks back into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Payens tries to roll over but Callahan keeps him under control.
Callahan winds up and cracks De Payens with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Callahan prevents De Payens from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Callahan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Callahan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The fighters are battling for position here. De Payens manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
De Payens looking for a sweep. Not yet De Payens, not yet.
De Payens is working hard here to advance position.
De Payens working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Callahan.
De Payens is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
De Payens wants to get back to his feet but Callahan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Callahan wants to control from the top but De Payens keeps moving.
De Payens is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Callahan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of De Payens's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Callahan stopping the sweep attempt from De Payens.
De Payens working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Callahan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugues De Payens dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
De Payens thows a body shot but no joy.
Callahan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Payens.
De Payens on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Callahan. Callahan obviously looking to wear him down.
Callahan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Payens feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Callahan's calf.
De Payens lands an overhand right.
Callahan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to De Payens's calf.
Callahan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Payens.
De Payens throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Payens misses with a hook
and Callahan counters with a nice double leg into side control. De Payens won't be happy with that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Payens tries to bench press Callahan off him but Callahan keeps the position.
Callahan lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear De Payens down.
What's De Payens going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Callahan wants to control but De Payens is keeping him busy.
De Payens tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Callahan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
De Payens is trying to improve his position.
De Payens is not content to let Callahan control the position.
De Payens tries to bench press Callahan off him but Callahan keeps the position.
De Payens gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
De Payens keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
De Payens is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Callahan's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Callahan's back!
Callahan is really stuck here.
De Payens is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Callahan is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Callahan is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by De Payens.
De Payens tries to keep control of the position but Callahan is staying busy.
We're going to have a standup here because Hugues De Payens wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Callahan connects with a crisp jab.
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!
De Payens fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Callahan manages to avoid it.
De Payens lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
De Payens blocks a leg kick.
De Payens doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Callahan takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Callahan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Callahan is breathing heavily.
De Payens misses with a body shot
and Callahan counters with a nice double leg into side control. De Payens won't be happy with that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Payens holds on to Callahan's head and controls the position momentarily.
Callahan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Callahan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Harry Callahan has got the better of the ground game so far.
De Payens pushes Callahan away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Callahan gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
De Payens is trying to get back to half guard.
De Payens struggling a bit here.
De Payens is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Callahan is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
De Payens is looking for a sweep.
Callahan wants to control but De Payens is keeping him busy.
Callahan lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear De Payens down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Payens defending against the ground and pound.
De Payens tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Callahan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
De Payens has one of Callahan's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Callahan in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Callahan tries to score with some ground and pound. De Payens controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
De Payens parries the strikes from Callahan easily there. Callahan is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable De Payens to escape.
Callahan working away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Callahan trying to control the action but De Payens is working from the bottom.
De Payens is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Callahan's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
De Payens is trying is best to control the position here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Payens blocking the ground and pound attempt from Callahan.
Callahan is working for a submission of some sort.
De Payens might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Callahan prevents De Payens from improving his position.
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 Hugues De Payens will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Callahan connects with a looping right hand.
Callahan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nice cross by De Payens.
De Payens connects with a leg kick. Callahan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
De Payens misses with an uppercut. Callahan saw that one coming.
A jab from De Payens does it's job there.
Callahan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A jab from Callahan misses.
Callahan walks into a jab.
De Payens tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Callahan was well out of range. Poor timing from De Payens.
De Payens misses with a series of wild punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Callahan ducks under a wild hook from De Payens.
De Payens misses the shot to the body.
Callahan lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Payens throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Callahan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
De Payens lands with a shot to the body.
Crunch! De Payens slams his shin into Callahan's torso.
Callahan walks into a stiff left hand from De Payens.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Payens. Callahan does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Payens avoids the body shot from Callahan.
De Payens wants to land a leg kick but Callahan is out of range.
Callahan dodges the punch combination from De Payens.
De Payens will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Callahan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Payens.
Some wild striking there from De Payens.
No joy there for Callahan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Harry Callahan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Payens slips a jab from Callahan.
Callahan lands a jab to De Payens's midsection.
Callahan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
De Payens avoids the body shot from Callahan.
Callahan walks into a straight right hand from De Payens.
De Payens throws a leg kick but Callahan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Callahan lands a nice leg kick that just misses De Payens's sensitive parts.
Callahan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
De Payens is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Callahan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
De Payens on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Callahan moves out of range as De Payens strikes.
De Payens lands a nice shot to the body.
De Payens takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Callahan scores with a decent looking hook.
Callahan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
De Payens misses with the combination.
Nice uppercut there from Callahan.
De Payens finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Callahan.
Callahan moves out of range as De Payens throws a body kick.
Callahan checks a leg kick.
De Payens scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Callahan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Callahan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Payens can pounce on him.
De Payens goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Callahan takes a swing at De Payens's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Callahan - just one landing.
De Payens fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Callahan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Callahan avoids the body shot from De Payens.
Callahan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
De Payens tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De Payens misses with a body shot
and Callahan counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in De Payens's guard now.
De Payens avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
De Payens wants to sweep but no luck.
De Payens is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Callahan wants to control from the top but De Payens keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Payens looking to hit a scissor sweep but Callahan is one step ahead there.
De Payens is trying to keep Callahan in close.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hugues De Payens showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for De Payens, 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugues De Payens!
Hugues De Payens made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'To understand the nature of enlightenment requires infinite understanding, sometimes the evil we perceive in this reality, is merely our own human nature learning to cast free the shackles of illusion. Love to you all, never stop believing! Broken Halo! You are all God's awake and act as such wi'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tyrion Lannister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lithe Tarzan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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143 lbs
12 - 1 - 0 |
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169 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyrion Lannister!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lithe Tarzan!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lannister has Tarzan up against the cage in a clinch.
Tarzan jumps guard but Lannister turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Tarzan pulls guard.
Lannister trying to control but Tarzan is working from the bottom.
Tarzan working for a triangle but Lannister defends it easily.
Lannister might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lannister trying to control the position from guard on top but Tarzan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lannister tries to free his leg and advance position but Tarzan is retaining full guard.
Tarzan doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Lannister working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tarzan's head.
Lannister trying to control but Tarzan is working from the bottom.
Tarzan is looking for a triangle but Lannister pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lannister wants to control from the top but Tarzan keeps moving.
Tarzan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lannister in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lannister wants to control from the top but Tarzan keeps moving.
Tarzan is looking for a triangle but Lannister pushes his legs off easily.
Lannister lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lannister wants to control from the top but Tarzan keeps moving.
Tarzan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tarzan looking for a guillotine here but Lannister defends easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lannister distracts Tarzan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarzan looking for a guillotine here but Lannister 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!
Lannister wants to control from the top but Tarzan keeps moving.
Tarzan looking for a guillotine here but Lannister defends easily.
Lannister stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tarzan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lannister got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tarzan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lannister has managed to get both his arms back between Tarzan's legs - danger averted.
Tarzan is looking for a triangle but Lannister pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lannister trying to control but Tarzan is working from the bottom.
Tarzan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lannister looking to pass the guard.
Tarzan has his foot on Lannister's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lannister works his way back into a safe position though.
Lannister trying to control the position from guard on top but Tarzan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lannister seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Tarzan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lannister gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lannister pushes down on Tarzan's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lannister wants to pass the guard but Tarzan is defending well.
Tarzan looking for submissions off his back.
Lannister is pressing down on Tarzan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tarzan is holding on for now.
Lannister lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lannister tries to pass to full mount but Tarzan defends it.
Tarzan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lannister working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lannister drops an elbow to the side of Tarzan's head.
Nice strikes from Lannister there.
Tarzan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lannister pulls his head out easily.
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 Tyrion Lannister will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tarzan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lannister decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tarzan's guard.
Tarzan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lannister avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lannister wants to control from the top but Tarzan keeps moving.
Tarzan trying to keep a closed guard but Lannister is proving a slippery customer.
Lannister scoring with punches to the head and body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lannister scoring with some ground and pound.
Lannister postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lannister lands a couple of digs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tarzan keeping moving, preventing Lannister from controlling successfully.
Lannister postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lannister working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tarzan being controlled here, momentarily.
Lannister is pushing down on Tarzan's leg trying to pass to half guard. Tarzan is fighting to maintain full guard but Lannister has managed to sneak the leg through.
Tarzan is not content to let Lannister control the position.
Lannister takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Tarzan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lannister tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tarzan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lannister looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tarzan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Tarzan is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lannister working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Tarzan is looking to improve his position.
Lannister seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tarzan regains full guard. Nicely done.
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!
Tarzan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lannister wants to pass the guard but Tarzan is keeping the position.
Tarzan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lannister has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lannister makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tarzan has his foot on Lannister's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lannister works his way back into a safe position though.
Tarzan keeping moving, preventing Lannister from controlling successfully.
Lannister is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarzan keeping moving, preventing Lannister from controlling successfully.
Tarzan has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Lannister is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Tarzan.
Tarzan struggling a bit here.
Lannister wants to control but Tarzan is keeping him busy.
Lannister grinds an elbow into Tarzan's temple.
Lannister wants to control but Tarzan is keeping him busy.
Tarzan sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Tarzan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tarzan taking some punishment here, with Lannister in his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lannister wants to control but Tarzan is keeping him busy.
Tarzan is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lannister's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lannister's back!
Lannister has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Tarzan.
Lannister looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Lannister grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Well, with Tarzan on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Lannister is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tarzan keeps control of the position as Lannister tries to break free.
Tarzan loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Lannister hold on?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lannister wants to escape the position.
Tarzan is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Lannister up.
Tarzan has the hooks in. Lannister is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Lannister trying to control but not successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrion Lannister dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tarzan.
Tarzan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lannister is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Lannister clinches up with Tarzan and pushes him back against the cage.
Tarzan jumps guard but Lannister stands there with Tarzan around his waist. Tarzan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lannister misses with a body punch.
Tarzan is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lannister to keep the fight standing.
Tyrion Lannister has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lithe Tarzan.
Tarzan jumps guard but Lannister stands there with Tarzan around his waist. Tarzan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lannister's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lannister misses with a wild body shot.
Lithe Tarzan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lannister lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lannister 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.
Lannister wants to control from the top but Tarzan keeps moving.
Tarzan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarzan has his foot on Lannister's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lannister works his way back into a safe position though.
Lannister trying to control but Tarzan is working from the bottom.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Lannister here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Tarzan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tarzan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tarzan throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Tarzan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tarzan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lannister chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lannister is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tarzan keeping moving, preventing Lannister from controlling successfully.
Lannister landing some decent shots from guard.
Lannister advances to half guard.
Tarzan is looking to control Lannister's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tarzan avoid being mounted?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tarzan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lannister wants to control but Tarzan is keeping him busy.
Tarzan actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarzan is looking to control Lannister's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tarzan avoid being mounted?
Lannister is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Lannister looking for a guillotine from mount but Tarzan is having none of it.
Tarzan is looking to get to half guard.
Tarzan tries to hold on but Lannister postures up.
Lannister controlling his opponent.
Tarzan is in a horrible position here. Lannister smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarzan keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Lannister blocks Tarzan's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tarzan tries to hold on but Lannister postures up.
Tarzan can't escape the position.
Tyrion Lannister overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lannister lands a nice shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lannister blocks Tarzan's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lannister working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Lannister lands a nice shot to the head.
Lannister lands a nice shot to the head.
Lannister fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrion Lannister clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lannister throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tarzan fails with the takedown
and Lannister counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Tarzan's guard now.
Lannister looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Tarzan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tarzan keeping full guard, as Lannister tries to pass.
Lannister advances to half guard.
Lannister trying to mount his opponent but Tarzan defends it.
Lannister passes to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarzan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lannister wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tarzan tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Tarzan takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Tarzan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tarzan is trying to control Lannister's posture but Lannister avoids it.
Lannister passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Tarzan!
Lannister lands a big shot there that rocks Tarzan but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Lannister looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Tarzan working to try and regain half guard.
Tarzan takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Tarzan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lannister looking to finish Tarzan with some ground and pound. This is bad for Tarzan!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lannister looking to finish Tarzan with some ground and pound. This is bad for Tarzan!
Tarzan 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.
Lannister fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Tarzan is in all sorts of trouble here.
Tarzan keeps trying to improve his position.
Lannister postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Tarzan looks a forlorn figure.
Tarzan is squirming around, avoiding Lannister's attempts to control the action.
Lannister is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Tarzan can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Tarzan wants to hold on but Lannister pushes him away.
Lannister is landing with some decent strikes but Tarzan is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Tarzan is rocked!
Lannister wants to control the pace but Tarzan is squirming around nicely.
Tarzan is still in real trouble! Can Lannister finish him?
Lannister raining down hammerfists from mount.
Tarzan tries to hold on but Lannister postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lannister putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The referee warns Tarzan that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Tarzan is squirming around, avoiding Lannister's attempts to control the action.
Lannister looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Tarzan covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyrion Lannister!
Tyrion Lannister retains his lightweight title!
In his post fight interview, Tyrion Lannister gave a big smile as he said 'With this win, I now have my second title. Metin is an okay fighter, but like the rest of the SFL roster, he was no match for a Lannister.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Stanley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Douglas Quaid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stanley comes to the cage accompanied by The man that you FEAR . Quaid has chosen Total Recall as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
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260 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight 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 St Petersburg, Kyle Stanley!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Douglas Quaid!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quaid throws out a loose jab but Stanley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Quaid lands a nice looking body shot.
Stanley keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Stanley swings for the body but Quaid moves out of range.
Stanley throws a head kick that misses.
Quaid stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stanley.
Stanley misses the shot to the body.
Stanley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stanley scores with a kick to the body.
Quaid pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Quaid pushes Stanley up against the cage in a clinch.
Stanley is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Stanley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stanley has a couple of punches blocked by Quaid.
Quaid has Stanley pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Stanley manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Quaid wants to stall.
Stanley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanley throws a leg kick but Quaid sees it coming and moves out of range.
Quaid lands a slapping body shot.
Stanley throws a nice inside leg kick.
Stanley takes a swing at Quaid's ribcage but misses.
Stanley connects with a solid leg kick.
Stanley tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Quaid is able to avoid easily.
Quaid pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Quaid changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Stanley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters circling - Quaid throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stanley throws a sloppy head kick and Quaid moves out of range easily.
Kyle Stanley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quaid thows a body shot but no joy.
Stanley avoids the body shot from Quaid.
Stanley throws a sloppy head kick and Quaid moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Stanley.
Quaid is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Stanley rather than just go for the knockout.
Quaid swings and misses with a hook 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!
Quaid scores with a jab.
Stanley throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Stanley shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Quaid manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Stanley with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Quaid holds on and takes a little breather.
Stanley trying to move into half guard but instead Quaid has managed to sweep!
Quaid wants to control from the top but Stanley keeps moving.
Stanley working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Quaid doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Quaid manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanley is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Quaid defends well.
Stanley is trying to keep Quaid in close.
Stanley is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Quaid is aware though and is defending well.
Quaid won't allow Stanley to sweep him here.
Quaid postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stanley trying to keep a closed guard but Quaid is proving a slippery customer.
Quaid must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Quaid trying to control but Stanley is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quaid throws a big right hand that misses.
Stanley looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Quaid has picked Stanley up and slammed him! Stanley can't keep hold of the triangle and Quaid manages to pass to side control!
Stanley wants to control but Quaid postures up.
Quaid working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Stanley manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Stanley trying to control the action but Quaid is working from the bottom.
Stanley thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Quaid's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quaid avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stanley.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Stanley dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Stanley walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Quaid checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A clash of legs there as Quaid blocks the low kick.
Stanley misses the shot to the body.
Stanley slips under a jab.
An inside leg kick from Stanley misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stanley.
Stanley throws a body punch but Quaid moves out of range.
Stanley has a takedown stuffed.
Quaid closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Quaid lands in his opponent's guard.
Stanley controls Quaid momentarily but Quaid frees himself.
Stanley is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Quaid defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quaid works over Stanley with some ground and pound from guard.
Stanley working a defensive guard but Quaid manages to pass into side control anyway.
Stanley tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Quaid wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Stanley is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at [CBK] ONI Grappling Academy , so we'll see if he gets out of it.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Stanley is trying to control Quaid's posture but Quaid avoids it.
Stanley tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quaid working the ground and pound.
Stanley tries to buck Quaid off but Quaid is having none of it.
Stanley parries the strikes from Quaid easily there. Quaid is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Stanley to escape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stanley sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Stanley tries to get to full guard but Quaid has control of the leg.
Stanley is working hard here to advance position.
Stanley actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quaid prevents Stanley from improving his position.
Nice strikes from Quaid there.
Stanley is pressing down on Quaid's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Quaid with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Quaid stays in close to Stanley's body and controls the position.
Stanley is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Quaid defends well.
Stanley is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Stanley wants to control but Quaid passes easily into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quaid lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
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!
Stanley trying to control from the bottom.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Quaid connects with a nice short shot to Stanley's temple.
Stanley slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Stanley is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Quaid is stalling in the full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stanley is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Quaid is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Douglas Quaid will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Quaid lands a nice hook to Stanley's body. Stanley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stanley scores with a leg kick.
Quaid stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Stanley throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Quaid chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stanley can pounce on him.
Stanley takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kyle Stanley is winning the standup battle so far.
Stanley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Quaid just misses with a punch to the body.
Stanley connects with a leg kick. Quaid looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Stanley misses with a hook
and Quaid counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stanley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Quaid swings for the body but Stanley moves out of range.
Quaid lands a nice looking body shot.
Quaid throws the left hand but Stanley avoids the punch easily.
Quaid connects with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quaid tries to close the distance and clinch but Stanley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Quaid.
Quaid moves out of range as Stanley strikes.
Quaid's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Stanley throws a low kick but Quaid moves out of range easily.
Donk. Quaid catches Stanley right on the button with a cross.
Quaid changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stanley tries to avoid it but Quaid manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stanley to the ground. Stanley escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Stanley tries a low kick but Quaid avoids it.
Quaid fails with a takedown attempt.
Kyle Stanley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Douglas Quaid.
Quaid cracks Stanley with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Stanley on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Quaid stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stanley.
Stanley looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Stanley scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stanley on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Kyle Stanley has been cut.
Quaid jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Quaid swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Stanley.
Quaid throws the left hand but Stanley avoids the punch easily.
Stanley throws a leg kick but Quaid sees it coming and moves out of range.
Stanley tries a head kick but it misses.
Stanley throws a jab but it's blocked by Quaid.
Quaid lands a body shot.
Nice cross by Stanley.
Quaid blocks a leg kick.
Quaid sizes up Stanley with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Stanley connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Quaid moves away.
Stanley gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Quaid holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Stanley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Quaid lands a body punch.
Quaid blocks a body shot from Stanley.
Quaid lands a body shot in the clinch.
Stanley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Quaid blocks a body shot from Stanley.
Quaid lands a body shot in the clinch.
Stanley misses with a punch on the inside.
Quaid lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stanley backwards.
Stanley misses with a body punch.
Stanley swings wildly with an uppercut but Quaid uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stanley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Quaid scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stanley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stanley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Quaid lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stanley struggles to land a body shot inside as Quaid controls his hands.
Quaid dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Quaid misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stanley is trying to break the clinch but Quaid is controlling him.
A hook to the body from Quaid.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Douglas Quaid really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kyle Stanley's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Stanley looks for the body kick but Quaid saw that one coming.
Quaid scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Quaid is looking to clinch.
Quaid misses with a hook. Stanley ducked under it nicely.
Quaid throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stanley swings for the body but Quaid moves out of range.
Stanley throws a head kick but Quaid moves out of range.
Good shot there by Quaid.
Quaid clinches with his opponent.
Stanley lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quaid turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Quaid manages to end up in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stanley tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Quaid wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Quaid is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Stanley will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Stanley takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quaid is looking to take a break and control but Stanley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Quaid is chipping away with strikes.
Quaid is chipping away with strikes.
Stanley is rocked!
Quaid scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Stanley is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Quaid can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Douglas Quaid!
Douglas Quaid is the new heavyweight champion!
Douglas Quaid bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
Kyle Stanley was interviewed post fight and said 'The weight of that belt lifted off me... I feel free'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nopparat Somchaimy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joni Vvit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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199 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
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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
14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nopparat Somchaimy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joni Vvit!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Somchaimy dodges the punch combination from Vvit.
Somchaimy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Somchaimy tries to close the distance and clinch but Vvit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Somchaimy clinches up with Vvit and pushes him back against the cage.
Somchaimy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Somchaimy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Come on Somchaimy - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Somchaimy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vvit backwards.
Somchaimy lands a knee to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Somchaimy has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Vvit has a couple of punches blocked by Somchaimy.
Vvit is struggling to control the position.
Somchaimy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Somchaimy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Vvit is looking to control Somchaimy's arms but Somchaimy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vvit has his back to the cage.
Somchaimy throws a punch but it's blocked by Vvit.
Somchaimy taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vvit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vvit has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Somchaimy seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Vvit can turn it around.
Somchaimy prevents a body shot from Vvit.
Vvit tries to work over Somchaimy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Somchaimy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vvit throws a head punch that misses.
Vvit gets through Somchaimy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Somchaimy pushes Vvit back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Somchaimy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Somchaimy landing knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Vvit fails to land.
Vvit tries to break free but Somchaimy pushes him back against the cage.
Somchaimy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vvit tries a body shot but Somchaimy blocks it.
Vvit will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Somchaimy up against the cage.
Vvit lands a hook that snaps the head of Somchaimy backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vvit taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vvit is trying to break free.
Vvit lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Somchaimy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vvit pushes Somchaimy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vvit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Somchaimy.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vvit.
Somchaimy trying to stall but Vvit improves his position.
Somchaimy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Vvit stalling in the clinch but Somchaimy improves position.
Somchaimy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vvit avoids it.
Somchaimy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Somchaimy manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Vvit lands a nice shot to the body.
Somchaimy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vvit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vvit has had enough of the clinch but Somchaimy keeps him there for the moment.
Vvit lands a shot to the body.
Vvit throws a head punch that misses.
Somchaimy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Somchaimy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Somchaimy taking a breather.
Somchaimy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Somchaimy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Somchaimy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Somchaimy tries to land a knee to the head but Vvit blocks with his arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Somchaimy.
Somchaimy misses with the head strike.
Somchaimy misses with a body punch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Somchaimy scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vvit lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Somchaimy backwards.
Vvit misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Somchaimy.
Somchaimy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vvit lands a left hand that snaps the head of Somchaimy backwards.
Somchaimy lands a body punch.
Somchaimy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vvit avoiding damage as Somchaimy throws knees to the body.
Somchaimy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Somchaimy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Vvit looks winded!
Somchaimy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vvit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Somchaimy's elbow.
Vvit wants to get back to striking at distance but Somchaimy won't allow it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Somchaimy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vvit looking to slow down the pace here.
Vvit swings wildly with an uppercut but Somchaimy uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nopparat Somchaimy dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Vvit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Vvit misses.
Somchaimy throws a leg kick but Vvit checks it.
Vvit moves out of range of the body kick.
Somchaimy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vvit takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Vvit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Somchaimy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Somchaimy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Somchaimy.
Somchaimy ducks under a wild hook from Vvit.
A bone on bone clash there as Vvit blocks the leg kick.
Vvit avoids a kick to the body.
Somchaimy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Somchaimy moves away from the strike by Vvit.
Vvit lands a glancing blow to the side of Somchaimy's head.
Somchaimy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vvit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Vvit, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vvit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vvit thows a body shot but no joy.
Vvit rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Somchaimy counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Somchaimy.
Vvit struggles to land a body shot inside as Somchaimy controls his hands.
Somchaimy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vvit tries to break the clinch but Somchaimy is controlling the position.
Somchaimy missing with knees to the body.
Vvit stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Somchaimy.
Vvit blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vvit misses with a body punch.
Nopparat Somchaimy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vvit wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Somchaimy has him pressed against the cage.
Vvit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Somchaimy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vvit backwards.
Somchaimy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vvit 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!
Somchaimy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Somchaimy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Somchaimy lands a hook that snaps the head of Vvit backwards.
Somchaimy is trying to maintain a safe position but Vvit gets an underhook and turns Somchaimy into the cage.
Vvit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vvit's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Vvit throws a punch but it's blocked by Somchaimy.
Somchaimy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vvit prevents a body shot from Somchaimy.
Somchaimy lands an uppercut.
Somchaimy wants to stall.
Somchaimy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vvit avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vvit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vvit misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Somchaimy.
Knees in the clinch landing for Somchaimy.
Vvit working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Vvit fails to land.
Vvit leaning his opponent against the cage.
Somchaimy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Somchaimy taking a breather.
Somchaimy misses with a punch to the body.
Vvit tries to work over Somchaimy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Somchaimy swings wildly with an uppercut but Vvit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vvit stalling in the clinch.
Somchaimy lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vvit has had enough of the clinch but Somchaimy keeps him there for the moment.
Vvit lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vvit stalling.
Somchaimy will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Vvit up against the cage.
Vvit stalling in the clinch but Somchaimy improves position.
Somchaimy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vvit's efforts to push away.
Vvit misses with the head strike.
Somchaimy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Somchaimy can't find room to land a body shot as Vvit controls the action.
Vvit tries a body shot but Somchaimy blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Somchaimy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vvit is defending well for now.
Vvit cracks Somchaimy with a nice body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vvit.
Vvit working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nopparat Somchaimy dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Somchaimy misses with a head kick.
Vvit misses with a looping left.
Good leg kick by Somchaimy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Somchaimy throws a wild body kick that Vvit sees coming a mile off.
Somchaimy tries to land a leg kick but Vvit saw it coming and moves away.
Vvit avoids a kick to the body.
Somchaimy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vvit punishes Somchaimy's body with a nice straight punch.
Somchaimy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vvit.
Somchaimy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vvit finds it's way round the side to connect with Somchaimy's head.
Vvit lands a nice shot to the body.
Somchaimy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Somchaimy wants to slow Vvit down by chopping away at his legs.
A combination from Vvit does no damage.
Somchaimy connects with a leg kick. Vvit looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Vvit throws a combination. Somchaimy tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Somchaimy throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Vvit.
It looks like Joni Vvit has been cut.
A jab lands there for Somchaimy.
A swing and a miss from Vvit.
Vvit connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Somchaimy misses with a body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Somchaimy, right into the meat.
Nice defenses there by Somchaimy.
Nice defenses there by Somchaimy.
Vvit on the wrong end of a nice jab.
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!
Vvit throws a good cross that connects.
Somchaimy is rocked!
Somchaimy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vvit.
Nopparat Somchaimy is winning the standup battle so far.
Somchaimy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Oh Somchaimy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Somchaimy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vvit throws out the jab.
Vvit might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Vvit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vvit throws a lazy right hand but Somchaimy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vvit takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Somchaimy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vvit.
Somchaimy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vvit.
Vvit misses with an uppercut.
Vvit looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vvit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vvit loads up on a big right hand but Somchaimy slips the punch.
Vvit throws a jab but it's blocked by Somchaimy.
Vvit looks to throw the jab but Somchaimy is out of range.
Somchaimy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Somchaimy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Vvit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vvit misses with a hook.
Vvit keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Somchaimy misses with a body kick.
Somchaimy defending well as Vvit loads up on a big left hand.
Vvit throws a shot from downtown. Somchaimy moves away and avoids it.
Vvit misses with a straight right.
Somchaimy misses with a low kick.
Somchaimy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vvit throws the left hand but Somchaimy avoids the punch easily.
Somchaimy lands a lovely overhand right.
Somchaimy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Vvit throws a hook but Somchaimy blocks it.
Somchaimy is looking to score with low kicks.
A telegraphed right hand from Vvit misses the target.
A jab from Vvit misses.
Vvit moves away from the strike by Somchaimy.
Somchaimy doesn't manage to clinch there - Vvit circles away.
Somchaimy ducks under a wild hook from Vvit.
Vvit checks a leg kick.
Somchaimy tries a head kick but it misses.
A swing and a miss from Vvit.
Somchaimy moves out of range of the strikes.
Somchaimy tries to score with a low kick but Vvit moves his leg out of the way.
Vvit misses with an uppercut. Somchaimy saw that one coming.
Somchaimy misses with a low kick.
Vvit misses with the combination.
Vvit staying out of range there.
Vvit looks to throw the jab but Somchaimy is out of range.
Somchaimy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vvit manages to avoid it.
Vvit misses with a straight left.
Vvit takes a swing at Somchaimy's ribcage but misses.
Somchaimy looks to land a left hand but Vvit moved out of range nicely.
Somchaimy seems to have got his legs back now.
Vvit has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Somchaimy.
Somchaimy scores with a leg kick.
Somchaimy throws a leg kick which misses Vvit's front leg but catches the back leg as Vvit tries to avoid it.
Somchaimy with a hook.
Somchaimy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Somchaimy fakes the leg kick and cracks Vvit in the body.
Somchaimy throws a sloppy head kick and Vvit moves out of range easily.
Somchaimy slips under a jab from Vvit.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Somchaimy. Vvit shrugs it off though.
Somchaimy lands a body shot.
Somchaimy blocks a jab.
Somchaimy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vvit.
Vvit takes a kick to the side of the head.
Somchaimy digs a good body shot into Vvit's ribs.
Somchaimy tries to land a leg kick but Vvit saw it coming and moves away.
The fighters circling - Vvit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vvit stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Somchaimy moves away from the strike by Vvit.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vvit throws a big shot that misses.
A punch combination from Vvit misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Somchaimy tenderised Vvit's leg. Vvit is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vvit slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Vvit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Vvit.
Somchaimy clinches up against the cage.
Somchaimy leaning against his opponent.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Somchaimy effectively controlling the action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Somchaimy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vvit is trying to maintain a safe position but Somchaimy gets an underhook and turns Vvit into the cage.
Vvit lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Nopparat Somchaimy did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Joni Vvit's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Vvit takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A cross from Somchaimy lands.
Vvit swings widly with a right hand
and Somchaimy counters with a straight right hand.
Vvit thows a body shot but no joy.
Vvit takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vvit tries to bum rush Somchaimy with a series of wild strikes but Somchaimy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vvit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Somchaimy.
Somchaimy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vvit manages to avoid it.
Vvit looks to score with a jab to the body but Somchaimy is just out of range.
Somchaimy throws the kick towards the body but Vvit avoids it.
Somchaimy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Somchaimy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Vvit scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Somchaimy digs a good body shot into Vvit's ribs.
Somchaimy plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Somchaimy lands with a right hand.
Somchaimy jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vvit scores with a punch to the head.
Vvit rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Somchaimy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
An inside leg kick lands from Somchaimy.
Vvit is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Somchaimy throws a head kick but Vvit moves out of range.
Somchaimy is looking to land body kicks.
Somchaimy is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Vvit moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joni Vvit!
Joni Vvit is the new light heavyweight champion!
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