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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rufus Shepherd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shepherd kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Alter Bridge - Addicted to pain . Kyle Ward has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rufus Shepherd's chin.
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rufus Shepherd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kyle Ward!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shepherd will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ward defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Shepherd.
Ward closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Shepherd quickly recovers to half guard.
Ward thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Shepherd has hold of Ward's hands but Ward slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ward is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ward is looking to take a break and control but Shepherd is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Shepherd on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shepherd moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Shepherd seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ward is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ward is looking to advance position but Shepherd has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shepherd working for a submission but Ward is keeping him at bay.
Shepherd misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Ward really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Shepherd. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Shepherd looking to control and managing it successfully.
Shepherd looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Shepherd is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Ward is surviving well by controlling Shepherd's body position as best he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ward is desperately trying to improve his position but Shepherd has a good base and remains in mount.
Shepherd looking to finish with strikes here!
Shepherd looking to control but Ward is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Shepherd working for a submission but Ward is keeping him at bay.
Shepherd working for a guillotine from mount but Ward is in no mood to give up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward is trying desperately to improve position.
Ward is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Shepherd looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Ward is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Ward has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Shepherd's lack of action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shepherd is working for a submission of some sort.
Ward looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ward is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ward pushes Shepherd off looking to stand but Shepherd dives back in and keeps control.
Shepherd is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ward is just riding it out for now. Shepherd eventually gives up the hold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kyle Ward will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ward gets the takedown into side control.
Ward throwing strikes but Shepherd manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Shepherd is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ward knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Shepherd wants to control but Ward is keeping him busy.
Kyle Ward has got the better of the ground game so far.
Shepherd fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shepherd postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Ward managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Shepherd.
Ward tries to bench press Shepherd off him but Shepherd keeps the position.
Shepherd is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ward is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Shepherd thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Shepherd tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ward is looking to reverse the position.
Ward wants to control but Shepherd postures up.
Shepherd throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Ward tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Shepherd throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Ward works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shepherd thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ward can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ward keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Shepherd passes to full mount!
Shepherd swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rufus Shepherd!
Rufus Shepherd 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ahmed Babilon Mamed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robin Nash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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135 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ahmed Babilon Mamed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Robin Nash!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mamed bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Mamed is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nash has escaped the position, nice work there.
Nash struggling a bit here.
Mamed works to advance to full mount. Nash defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Nash has eaten all the pies!
Mamed is working for a guillotine from mount but Nash frees his head quite easily.
Mamed landing punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamed is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Nash to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Nash shrugs it off.
Mamed is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Nash can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Nash is trying desperately to improve position.
Nash wants to control but Mamed is having none of it.
Nash is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Mamed locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Nash is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ahmed Babilon Mamed!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Mathers Lll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexsandr Pchelenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pchelenko has chosen Kanye West-Stronger as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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130 lbs
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138 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bruce Mathers Lll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexsandr Pchelenko!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pchelenko closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Mathers Lll counter with a right hand.
Mathers Lll misses with a wild combination.
Pchelenko tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mathers Lll counters with a left and a right that stings Pchelenko.
Pchelenko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pchelenko tries to clinch up but Mathers Lll circles away and keeps his distance.
Pchelenko lands with a nice body kick.
Pchelenko pushes Mathers Lll up against the cage in a clinch.
Pchelenko gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pchelenko tries to stand and escape but Mathers Lll is controlling the position.
Pchelenko is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Mathers Lll is trying to stand back up but Pchelenko is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathers Lll manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Mathers Lll really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pchelenko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pchelenko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mathers Lll looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pchelenko fails with an attempt to clinch.
A combination from Mathers Lll does no damage.
Pchelenko wants to clinch
and Mathers Lll counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pchelenko misses with a head kick.
Mathers Lll stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mathers Lll wants it to stay on the feet.
Pchelenko looks winded!
Pchelenko closes the distance but Mathers Lll moves to the side
and Mathers Lll connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pchelenko has a takedown stuffed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pchelenko walks into a left hand.
Bruce Mathers Lll is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pchelenko throws a lazy uppercut
and Mathers Lll counters with a left and a right that stings Pchelenko.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A punch lands to the side of Pchelenko 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pchelenko is rocked!
It looks like Alexsandr Pchelenko has been cut.
Pchelenko misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pchelenko is still on wobbly legs! Can Mathers Lll finish him?
Bruce Mathers Lll has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexsandr Pchelenko.
Nice combo by Mathers Lll! Oh, that's hurt him - Pchelenko falls to the canvas and Mathers Lll follows him into side control.
Mathers Lll decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Pchelenko is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Mathers Lll moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruce Mathers Lll!
A very excited looking Bruce Mathers Lll rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Demetrious Johnson Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandr Shunkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shunkov has chosen Nirvana-Smells Like Teen Spirit as his entrance music. Alexandr Shunkov will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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138 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Demetrious Johnson Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexandr Shunkov!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shunkov lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Johnson Jr gets caught flat footed, as Shunkov shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Johnson Jr is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Shunkov wants to stand but Johnson Jr is controlling his posture from full guard.
Shunkov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Shunkov wants to control from the top but Johnson Jr keeps moving.
Shunkov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Johnson Jr manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Poor strikes thrown by Johnson Jr there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Shunkov blocking the ground and pound.
Shunkov is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Johnson Jr working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Shunkov turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Johnson Jr off and cradles Shunkov's limp body as Johnson Jr celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Demetrious Johnson Jr!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hans Tuckich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Silang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silang has chosen Make it bun dem Skrillex as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Diego Silang enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hans Tuckich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Diego Silang!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
A head kick misses from Tuckich.
Tuckich lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tuckich misses with a hook
and Silang counters with a takedown into side control.
Tuckich tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Silang wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Silang tries to move to mount but Tuckich blocks the move with his legs.
Silang is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Tuckich is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Silang goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Tuckich rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Silang's guard! Nice work there by Tuckich!
Tuckich 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tuckich is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuckich in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tuckich wants to control from the top but Silang keeps moving.
Tuckich is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Hans Tuckich wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Tuckich tries to clinch up.
Tuckich closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Silang's guard.
Tuckich missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tuckich controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Tuckich throws an elbow that misses. Silang uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tuckich's guard. Nice move by Silang!
Silang wants to pass the guard but Tuckich is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuckich controlling the position.
Silang is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Tuckich is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Tuckich has escaped and now he's on top!
Tuckich loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tuckich looking to sit in guard and control but Silang gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tuckich pulls Silang in close to his closed guard and prevents Silang from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silang trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silang is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Tuckich is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Tuckich has escaped and now he's on top!
Tuckich trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tuckich throws a strike but Silang rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tuckich is adopting a defensive guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Tuckich dominated that 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.
Tuckich throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Silang counters with a shoot takedown. Tuckich fights it but they end up in guard.
Tuckich working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silang doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silang manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Silang drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Tuckich dives on top into guard.
Tuckich postures up in Silang's guard and throws a big left but Silang blocks it.
Tuckich trying to control but Silang is working from the bottom.
Tuckich has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tuckich with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silang preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tuckich throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silang works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tuckich keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Silang's head.
Tuckich trying to control but Silang is working from the bottom.
Tuckich stands up over Silang, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tuckich with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tuckich trying to control the position from guard on top but Silang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silang controls Tuckich momentarily but Tuckich frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silang avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tuckich slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Tuckich's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Hans Tuckich wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Tuckich shoots in and bounces Silang off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuckich throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tuckich drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Silang dives on top into guard.
Silang passes into half guard.
Tuckich manages to get to full guard.
Hans Tuckich overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuckich keeping full guard, as Silang tries to pass.
Silang stands and throws Tuckich's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Tuckich is trying to control Silang's posture but Silang avoids it.
Silang goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Tuckich has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Silang but great work by Tuckich.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An elbow from Tuckich crashes against the mat.
Tuckich working the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Tuckich dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Tuckich wants to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tuckich tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tuckich has Silang pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Tuckich pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Silang tumbling to the mat - Tuckich dives into Silang's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuckich throws an elbow that misses. Silang uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tuckich's guard. Nice move by Silang!
Tuckich pulls Silang in close to his closed guard and prevents Silang from doing any damage or advancing position.
Silang has gone for a leg lock! Tuckich slips out almost immediately though and dives into Silang's guard.
Tuckich postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuckich looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tuckich accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tuckich trying to control but Silang is working from the bottom.
Silang not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuckich working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Silang's head.
Tuckich throws a big elbow that misses.
Tuckich is looking to stand up but Silang won't let him.
Silang keeping moving, preventing Tuckich from controlling successfully.
Hans Tuckich is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tuckich controlling from the top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Hans Tuckich wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Tuckich swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuckich lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silang circles away quickly and effectively.
Tuckich misses with an uppercut.
Tuckich drives through with a takedown into guard.
Silang can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tuckich controls the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hans Tuckich showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tuckich has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hans Tuckich!
After winning the bout, Hans Tuckich thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Diego Silang stepped up to the mic, saying 'He's a Great Fighter.
I will train harder..'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Luana Peroba Filgueiras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edie Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Alvarez's choice of entrance music: Snoop Dog ft Dr.Dre-Следующи. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luana Peroba Filgueiras!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Edie Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filgueiras shoots in and drives through. Alvarez sprawls well.
Filgueiras gets a double leg takedown into Alvarez's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Alvarez is pulling down on Filgueiras's head to control his posture.
Filgueiras wants to control from the top but Alvarez keeps moving.
Alvarez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Filgueiras defends well.
Filgueiras slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Filgueiras landing some decent shots from guard.
Alvarez is working an open guard so Filgueiras takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Filgueiras looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alvarez is trying to stand back up but Filgueiras is controlling him
Filgueiras not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez trying to control from the bottom.
Filgueiras 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.
Filgueiras is nestled in close to Alvarez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Alvarez is trying to stand.
Filgueiras working Alvarez over with strikes.
Filgueiras stalling.
Filgueiras takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Filgueiras wants to work for an arm triangle but Alvarez is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Filgueiras scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Filgueiras stops Alvarez from getting back to his feet.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Filgueiras lands a nice short elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Filgueiras is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Alvarez is just riding it out for now. Filgueiras eventually gives up the hold.
Filgueiras maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Alvarez could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Filgueiras has cracked it and Alvarez is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Filgueiras!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Luana Peroba Filgueiras!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tamiwe Kamanula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Frolov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kamanula kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out. Frolov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Manowar - Holy War. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tamiwe Kamanula!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Victor Frolov!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frolov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Frolov's corner calls for a 1-2. Frolov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kamanula takes one to the chin there.
Kamanula thuds his right hand into Frolov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Frolov.
Frolov tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frolov is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kamanula has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kamanula regains half guard, as Frolov was trying to land strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamanula pushes Frolov off looking to stand but Frolov dives back in and keeps control.
Frolov looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Frolov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Frolov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kamanula sees it coming and defends easily.
Frolov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kamanula regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Frolov.
Frolov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Frolov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frolov content to stall in guard here.
Frolov trying to control the position from guard on top but Kamanula is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Frolov thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Frolov drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Kamanula manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Frolov has Kamanula in his guard.
Frolov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kamanula is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frolov is adopting a defensive guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Frolov dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kamanula misses with a head kick.
Kamanula lands a big head kick that sends Frolov to the canvas! Kamanula follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tamiwe Kamanula!
A relieved looking Tamiwe Kamanula thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Umba Matumba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Toepfer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Umba Matumba has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Umba Matumba!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Toepfer!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matumba misses with a looping left.
Toepfer shoots in for a takedown but Matumba shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Toepfer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matumba moves away.
Toepfer gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Matumba counters with a nice double leg into side control. Toepfer won't be happy with that.
Matumba decides to stand up, so the ref orders Toepfer to his feet.
Toepfer throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Matumba was covering up waiting for the punch and Toepfer finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Toepfer avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Matumba has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Toepfer off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Matumba gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Matumba keeping full guard, as Toepfer tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matumba wants to sweep but no luck.
Matumba is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Toepfer trying to control but Matumba is working from the bottom.
Matumba is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Toepfer is pushing down on Matumba's leg trying to pass to half guard. Matumba is fighting to maintain full guard but Toepfer has managed to sneak the leg through.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Matumba is not content to let Toepfer control the position.
Matumba is trying to stand.
Toepfer is looking for a kimura but Matumba is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Toepfer to get the leverage.
Toepfer is trying to control the action in half guard but Matumba is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Toepfer seems to be working for a kimura but Matumba defends the submission attempt.
Matumba is trying to stand up here but Toepfer is controlling him well.
Matumba is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Toepfer pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toepfer prevents Matumba from improving his position.
Toepfer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Matumba keeps working.
Matumba looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Matumba is staying active underneath Toepfer, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Toepfer seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matumba manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Toepfer keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Toepfer is trying to pull guard but Matumba turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Umba Matumba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Toepfer.
Matumba can't break the clinch.
Toepfer will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Matumba up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toepfer is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Matumba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Toepfer closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Matumba did well to prevent Toepfer getting side control.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Toepfer working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Toepfer is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Matumba is squirming around, avoiding Toepfer's attempts to control the action.
Toepfer with a couple of short strikes.
Matumba really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Toepfer trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Matumba tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toepfer scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Matumba?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matumba can't escape the position.
Toepfer landing strikes from the mount and Matumba is in trouble!
BOOM! Toepfer connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Matumba regains half guard.
Matumba looking for submissions off his back.
Matumba pushes Toepfer off looking to stand but Toepfer dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matumba manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Matumba looks to score with a jab to the body but Toepfer is just out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matumba throws a right and a left that Toepfer avoids nicely.
Toepfer scores with a hook to the body. Matumba takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Toepfer avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Matumba slaps away a takedown attempt from Toepfer, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Paul Toepfer will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Matumba works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Matumba misses with a hook.
Toepfer shoots in but no luck this time.
Matumba tries to bum rush Toepfer with a series of wild strikes but Toepfer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Toepfer misses with a takedown
and Matumba counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Matumba seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Toepfer does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
It looks like Matumba is going to stand back up.
Toepfer is looking to improve his position.
We've been hearing good reports from Matumba'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.
Matumba is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Toepfer is just riding it out for now. Matumba eventually gives up the hold.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Toepfer is trying to maintain the position but Matumba is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matumba decides to return to a standing position.
Umba Matumba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Toepfer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Toepfer shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Matumba but Matumba pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Umba Matumba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Toepfer.
Matumba throws out a powerful jab.
Toepfer looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Matumba!
Toepfer working the ground and pound from side control.
Matumba is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Toepfer off and has taken his back!
Will Matumba go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toepfer tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matumba with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Matumba wants to control the pace but Toepfer is squirming around nicely.
Matumba will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Toepfer gets back to half guard.
Matumba wants to stand but Toepfer has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Toepfer is trying is best to control the position here.
Matumba wants to stand up but Toepfer has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Toepfer has his hands clasped together around Matumba's back. He's all about the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toepfer regains full guard. Nicely done.
Toepfer wants to sweep but no luck.
Toepfer is working an open guard so Matumba takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Matumba misses with a few strikes there.
Toepfer shoots in for a takedown but Matumba shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Toepfer throws a body punch but Matumba moves out of range.
Matumba throws a right and a left that both miss.
Toepfer looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Toepfer closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Toepfer lands in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matumba has his foot on Toepfer's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Toepfer works his way back into a safe position though.
Toepfer prevents Matumba from getting back to his feet.
Toepfer scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Matumba wants to stand and escape but Toepfer is having none of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Matumba working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Toepfer.
Toepfer trying to control but Matumba is working from the bottom.
Toepfer pushing down on Matumba's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matumba keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Matumba tries to roll over but Toepfer keeps him under control.
Toepfer trying to control from half guard but Matumba is working away.
Matumba manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Toepfer keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Umba Matumba dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Toepfer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Matumba keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Matumba looks to land a combination but Toepfer avoids it well.
Matumba misses with a looping left.
Nice sprawl there from Matumba as Toepfer shoots in.
Matumba will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Matumba throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Toepfer looks for a takedown but Matumba sprawls well.
Umba Matumba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Toepfer.
Toepfer tries to score a power double leg takedown but Matumba sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Toepfer somewhat.
Toepfer looks for a takedown but Matumba sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matumba misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Matumba throws a right and a left that Toepfer avoids nicely.
Matumba with a jab.
Matumba throws a series of punches but Toepfer moves out of range.
Toepfer will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Matumba throws a right and a left that Toepfer avoids nicely.
Toepfer feints and as Matumba raises his hands in defense, Toepfer changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Matumba can't keep his opponent in guard - Toepfer advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Toepfer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Matumba keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matumba is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Toepfer is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Matumba doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Toepfer.
Toepfer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Toepfer thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Matumba's head.
Paul Toepfer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Matumba moves into full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Toepfer trying to control the position from guard on top but Matumba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Toepfer stands up over Matumba, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Toepfer postures up and lands a big shot to Matumba's brow.
Matumba is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Toepfer defends well.
Toepfer trying to control but Matumba is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matumba looking for a guillotine here but Toepfer defends easily.
Toepfer passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Matumba is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Matumba is pushing Toepfer's head away, looking to escape. Toepfer manages to hold on to the position though.
Toepfer works to advance to full mount. Matumba defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Toepfer landing strikes from the mount.
Matumba is wriggling around trying to escape.
Toepfer working Matumba over with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matumba is squirming around, avoiding Toepfer's attempts to control the action.
Matumba really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Matumba 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Toepfer is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Matumba doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Toepfer.
Toepfer has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Toepfer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Matumba tries to kick Toepfer off but Toepfer keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matumba is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Toepfer pulls his head out easily.
Matumba wants to improve his position but Toepfer is controlling well.
Toepfer is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Toepfer really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Matumba misses with a series of wild punches.
Matumba misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from Matumba does no damage.
Umba Matumba is winning the standup battle so far.
Toepfer shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Toepfer on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Matumba fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice sprawl there from Matumba as Toepfer shoots in.
Matumba looks to land a combination but Toepfer avoids it well.
Toepfer dodges the punch combination from Matumba.
Umba Matumba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matumba rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Toepfer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matumba throws a looping overhand right but Toepfer ducks down to avoid it.
Toepfer closes this distance looking for a takedown but Matumba circles away.
Umba Matumba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Toepfer.
Matumba throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Toepfer scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Matumba is not content to let Toepfer control the position.
Matumba tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Matumba bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Matumba wants to stand but Toepfer is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toepfer is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Matumba has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Toepfer is proving hard to escape from.
Toepfer 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.
Matumba trying to stand up but can't free himself from Toepfer's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matumba won't allow Toepfer to sweep him here.
Matumba wants to stand but Toepfer is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matumba wants to stand and escape but instead Toepfer has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Toepfer trying to control but Matumba is working from the bottom.
Matumba wants to get back to his feet but Toepfer is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Matumba keeping moving, preventing Toepfer from controlling successfully.
Matumba looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Matumba has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Toepfer 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 Matumba.
Toepfer wants to control but Matumba is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toepfer cracks Matumba with a big right hand but Matumba just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Matumba sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Toepfer is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Matumba is just riding it out for now. Toepfer eventually gives up the hold.
Toepfer tries to pass the half guard into mount. Matumba knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Toepfer landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Toepfer is pressing down on Matumba's thigh, looking to free his foot. Matumba is holding on for now.
Matumba wants to improve his position but Toepfer is controlling well.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matumba wants to get back to his feet.
Matumba is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Paul Toepfer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A punch combination from Matumba misses.
Toepfer closes the distance and clinches.
Toepfer is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Matumba is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Toepfer tries to pull guard but Matumba forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Matumba pulls guard successfully.
Matumba is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Toepfer trying to control but Matumba is working from the bottom.
Toepfer is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Matumba looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Matumba is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Toepfer defends well.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toepfer got a little sloppy there for a moment and Matumba has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Toepfer has managed to get both his arms back between Matumba's legs - danger averted.
Toepfer avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Matumba is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Toepfer trying to control the position from guard on top but Matumba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Toepfer tries to free his leg and advance position but Matumba is retaining full guard.
Toepfer prevents Matumba from getting back to his feet.
Toepfer slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Toepfer wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Matumba, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matumba wants to get back to his feet.
Matumba is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Matumba is working hard here to advance position.
Check out the look on Toepfer's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Toepfer tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Toepfer working the head with strikes.
Toepfer in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matumba explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Toepfer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matumba throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Toepfer.
Nice takedown defense from Matumba. No joy for Toepfer on that attempt.
Umba Matumba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Toepfer.
Matumba misses with a two punch combination.
Matumba closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Paul Toepfer has been cut.
Matumba misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Toepfer.
Matumba wants to get back to his feet but Toepfer is dominant here and he's now got Matumba's back!
Toepfer connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Matumba to escape the position.
Matumba is trying to stand back up.
Toepfer scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Matumba is looking for a way out.
Toepfer has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Toepfer lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Toepfer looking for the choke but no joy.
Can Matumba hold on?! Toepfer is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Matumba is trying to get back to his feet but Toepfer has full control of the position and if anything, Matumba has just worked his way into a worse spot.
The referee is taking a good look at Matumba as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Toepfer!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matumba is really stuck here.
Toepfer is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Matumba knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Matumba for a finish.
Umba Matumba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matumba looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Toepfer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Toepfer has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 46:49
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 46:49
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Toepfer!
Paul Toepfer is the new bantamweight champion!
An out of breath Paul Toepfer thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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