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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikolay Burdyalov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lans Gregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Nikolay Burdyalov has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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220 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolay Burdyalov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lans Gregor!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Burdyalov misses.
Sloppy strikes from Burdyalov. Those never looked like landing.
Burdyalov misses with a hook. Gregor ducked under it nicely.
Gregor drops his hands momentarily and Burdyalov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Burdyalov sizes up Gregor with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A combination from Burdyalov does no damage.
Gregor has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burdyalov misses with a double jab
and Gregor counters with a nice body shot.
Gregor has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Burdyalov finds it's way round the side to connect with Gregor's head.
Gregor is rocked!
Nikolay Burdyalov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Burdyalov.
Some wild striking there from Burdyalov.
Burdyalov swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burdyalov lands with a shot to the body.
Burdyalov tries to bum rush Gregor with a series of wild strikes but Gregor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burdyalov. Gregor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burdyalov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gregor in his tracks.
Burdyalov throws a right and a left that Gregor avoids nicely.
Some wild striking there from Burdyalov.
Burdyalov seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Burdyalov misses with a right hand
and Gregor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Burdyalov throws a lazy right hand but Gregor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Burdyalov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gregor circles away quickly and effectively.
Gregor takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gregor takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burdyalov shoots for a takedown but Gregor saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Burdyalov throws a series of punches but Gregor avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Burdyalov does no damage.
Burdyalov throws a series of punches but Gregor avoids them all with ease.
Burdyalov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Burdyalov.
Burdyalov takes a swing at Gregor's ribcage but misses.
Burdyalov thows a body shot but no joy.
Burdyalov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Burdyalov misses with a double jab.
Burdyalov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Burdyalov tries to bum rush Gregor with a series of wild strikes but Gregor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burdyalov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Burdyalov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Burdyalov jabs Gregor right on the nose. Gregor blinks but takes it well.
Gregor takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've been informed that Gregor has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Burdyalov swings for the body but Gregor moves out of range.
Burdyalov misses with a two punch combination.
Burdyalov throws a series of punches but Gregor moves out of range.
Burdyalov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gregor circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch combination from Burdyalov misses.
Burdyalov throws a series of punches but Gregor moves out of range.
Burdyalov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gregor counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Burdyalov is breathing heavily.
Burdyalov throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burdyalov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burdyalov throws a body punch but Gregor moves out of range.
Burdyalov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gregor moves away.
Burdyalov misses with a shot to the body
and Gregor counters with a left and a right that stings Burdyalov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burdyalov throws a lazy right hand but Gregor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Burdyalov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Burdyalov misses with a two punch combination.
A combination from Burdyalov does no damage.
Burdyalov misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gregor is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Burdyalov.
Burdyalov throws a right hand that Gregor ducks under and follows up with a left that Gregor also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from Burdyalov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolay Burdyalov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Burdyalov misses with a double jab
enabling Gregor to counter with a crisp jab.
Burdyalov thows a body shot but no joy.
Burdyalov lands with a straight right. Gregor didn't see that one coming.
Nikolay Burdyalov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Burdyalov misses with a series of wild punches.
Burdyalov throws a right and a left that Gregor avoids nicely.
Burdyalov lands a jab to the nose.
Burdyalov lands a really nice looking cross but Gregor seems unphased.
Burdyalov throws a series of punches but Gregor avoids them all with ease.
Burdyalov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gregor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Burdyalov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burdyalov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nikolay Burdyalov is winning the standup battle so far.
Burdyalov misses with a right hand
letting Gregor counter with a right hand.
Burdyalov lands with a right hand.
Burdyalov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gregor counters with a left and a right that stings Burdyalov.
Gregor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Burdyalov misses with a double jab.
Burdyalov misses with a looping right.
Burdyalov misses with a two punch combination.
Gregor slips a jab and a cross from Burdyalov.
Burdyalov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gregor can do to turn this around?
Burdyalov catches Gregor with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burdyalov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Burdyalov throws a series of punches but Gregor avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Burdyalov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gregor moves away.
Gregor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Burdyalov misses with a wild body shot.
Burdyalov swinging wildly here.
Burdyalov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Burdyalov throws a jab when Gregor was well out of range.
Burdyalov just misses with a punch to the body.
Burdyalov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gregor counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Burdyalov.
Burdyalov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Burdyalov duly obliges.
Gregor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Burdyalov.
Burdyalov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Burdyalov darts in looking for a takedown but Gregor gets double underhooks and turns Burdyalov into the cage.
Burdyalov tries to break free but Gregor pushes him back against the cage.
Burdyalov manages to break the clinch.
Burdyalov misses with a left hand
and Gregor counters with a left to the body.
A slow jab from Burdyalov misses its intended target.
Burdyalov throws a series of punches but Gregor avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burdyalov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gregor counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Burdyalov swinging wildly here.
Burdyalov misses with a left hand
and Gregor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burdyalov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Burdyalov throws a right hand that Gregor ducks under and follows up with a left that Gregor also avoids with ease.
Burdyalov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gregor counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Burdyalov throws a series of punches but Gregor moves out of range.
Burdyalov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gregor counters with a nice uppercut.
Burdyalov looks to land a left hand but Gregor moved out of range nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burdyalov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Burdyalov throws a combination that misses
and Gregor counters with a left and a right that stings Burdyalov.
A telegraphed right hand from Burdyalov misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolay Burdyalov dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Burdyalov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gregor counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Burdyalov thinking.
Burdyalov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gregor counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Burdyalov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Burdyalov missing with a left hand there. Gregor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Burdyalov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gregor counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Gregor.
Burdyalov misses with the combination.
Gregor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Burdyalov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gregor counters with a stiff right hand.
Burdyalov misses with an uppercut
and Gregor counters with a right hand to the body.
Burdyalov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gregor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burdyalov throws the left hand but Gregor avoids the punch easily.
Burdyalov misses with a wild combination.
Burdyalov tries to bum rush Gregor with a series of wild strikes but Gregor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Burdyalov misses with a hook
and Gregor counters with a left and a right that stings Burdyalov.
Gregor is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Burdyalov rather than just go for the knockout.
Burdyalov misses the jab.
Burdyalov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gregor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gregor dodges the punch combination from Burdyalov.
Burdyalov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gregor.
Gregor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Burdyalov.
Lans Gregor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burdyalov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gregor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Burdyalov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Burdyalov misses with a double jab
and Gregor counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Burdyalov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gregor counters with a three punch combo that has Burdyalov backing up. Burdyalov nods at Gregor to acknowledge the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Burdyalov misses the target.
Sloppy strikes from Burdyalov. Those never looked like landing.
Gregor slips a straight right by Burdyalov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burdyalov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gregor.
Burdyalov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Burdyalov tries to bum rush Gregor with a series of wild strikes but Gregor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Burdyalov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Burdyalov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gregor circles away quickly and effectively.
Burdyalov fails to land with a series of punches.
Gregor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gregor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burdyalov.
Gregor slips a straight right by Burdyalov.
Burdyalov loads up on a big right hand but Gregor slips the punch.
Nice shot lands for Burdyalov.
Nikolay Burdyalov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burdyalov throws the left hand but Gregor avoids the punch easily.
Burdyalov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
No joy there for Burdyalov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Burdyalov looks to land a right hand but Gregor moved out of range.
Burdyalov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Burdyalov throws a body punch but Gregor moves out of range.
Burdyalov throws a combination that misses
and Gregor makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gregor ducks under a wild hook from Burdyalov.
A punch combination from Burdyalov misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gregor slips a jab and a cross from Burdyalov.
Gregor takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Nikolay Burdyalov.
Well Burdyalov 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikolay Burdyalov!
Nikolay Burdyalov bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maurício Aurelio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akihiro Tatsui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Akihiro Tatsui enters the cage!
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165 lbs
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167 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maurício Aurelio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Akihiro Tatsui!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tatsui bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aurelio scores with a head kick. Tatsui tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Aurelio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tatsui was well out of range. Poor timing from Aurelio.
Aurelio gets caught napping as Tatsui dives in and scores a takedown. Aurelio manages to retain guard.
Tatsui avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Aurelio is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tatsui defends well.
Tatsui trying to control the position from guard on top but Aurelio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tatsui stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aurelio swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tatsui has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Aurelio to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Tatsui is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Aurelio pulls down on the head and he's put Tatsui to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Maurício Aurelio!
A relieved looking Maurício Aurelio 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aldebaran De Touro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Butler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Touro comes to the cage accompanied by Boom. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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250 lbs
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238 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Aldebaran De Touro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ricky Butler!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Touro walks into a jab.
It looks like Aldebaran De Touro has been cut.
De Touro ducks under a wild hook from Butler.
De Touro drives through and clinches with Butler against the cage.
De Touro is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Butler is defending well.
Butler stops a takedown attempt from De Touro.
Butler tries to work over De Touro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Touro wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aldebaran De Touro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Butler misses with a hook to the ribs.
Butler creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Butler pushes De Touro back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
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!
Butler lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
De Touro is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Butler pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Butler tries for a takedown. No joy.
A short left from Butler.
Butler tries to work over De Touro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Touro has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Butler is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Butler tries a body shot but De Touro blocks it.
Butler is looking to take this one to the mat.
De Touro wants to take the fight to the mat but Butler manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Touro prevents a body shot from Butler.
De Touro is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Butler is defending well.
De Touro tries for a takedown. No joy.
De Touro looking to stall.
De Touro has Butler pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Butler manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Butler stops a takedown attempt from De Touro.
A short uppercut from Butler.
De Touro drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Butler pushes De Touro back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
De Touro is breathing heavily.
Butler makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Butler gets underhooks to prevent De Touro's takedown attempt.
Butler lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Butler lands a hook that snaps the head of De Touro backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A body shot lands from Butler.
A nice right hand lands inside from Butler.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butler lands a shot to the body.
Butler lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down De Touro.
A shot in the inside from Butler.
Butler lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
De Touro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Butler lands a nice shot to the body.
Butler lands a shot to the body.
Butler makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Butler lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of De Touro backwards.
A hook to the body from Butler.
Butler lands with a short shot to the head.
Butler stalling in the clinch but De Touro improves position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Butler.
A right handed body shot lands from Butler.
A hook to the body from Butler.
Butler throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Butler lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down De Touro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butler lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short left from Butler.
Butler lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Good body shot from Butler.
Butler lands a nice shot to the body.
De Touro wants to take the fight to the mat but Butler manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A short left from Butler.
Butler lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Butler lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've been informed that Butler has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Butler tries to land knees in the clinch but De Touro avoids the damage to the body.
Butler looking for a takedown.
Stalling in the clinch from Butler.
Butler is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Butler is defending well against a takedown attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Touro is looking for a takedown.
Butler makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Butler lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of De Touro backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Butler gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from De Touro.
Butler changes levels and goes for a takedown here. De Touro fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Butler catches De Touro with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Butler cracks a nice hook into De Touro's ribs.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Butler is defended easily by De Touro.
Decent striking displayed by Butler there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Butler steps in with a hook that catches De Touro right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Butler follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! De Touro looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricky Butler!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Samir Kahric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keisuke Takahashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kahric's entrance music is When I Die - Genocide(Jusuf Dzilic). A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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184 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Samir Kahric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Keisuke Takahashi!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kahric tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Takahashi swivels and escapes.
Takahashi stuffs the takedown.
Kahric is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Takahashi's half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Takahashi can do anything to dispel that myth.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kahric is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kahric is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kahric wants to free his trapped foot but Takahashi is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kahric is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Takahashi is just riding it out for now. Kahric eventually gives up the hold.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kahric is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Takahashi has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahric is looking for a kimura here.
Kahric is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Takahashi defends it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kahric seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Takahashi is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Samir Kahric!
Samir Kahric seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Lagk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Paul Fish (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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224 lbs
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nick Lagk!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jon Paul Fish!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lagk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fish doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lagk counters by clinching up.
Lagk has Fish pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Fish manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lagk lands an elbow that stopped Fish in his tracks for a moment.
Lagk managing to block the knees to the body from Fish.
Fish jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lagk walks away with a smile on his face. Fish gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Fish throws a push kick but Lagk slaps the foot to one side.
Fish swinging wildly here.
Lagk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fish paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lagk tries to close the distance and clinch but Fish swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fish throws a head kick that half lands.
Fish throws a sloppy head kick
and Lagk counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Fish's guard now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Lagk throws a strike but Fish rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fish throws an elbow that misses. Lagk uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fish's guard. Nice move by Lagk!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lagk looking to sit in guard and control but Fish gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lagk pulls Fish in to control the position.
Fish landing some decent shots from guard.
Lagk managing to control the position.
Fish's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lagk is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Fish tries to free his leg and advance position but Lagk is retaining full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lagk fails with the takedown.
Fish throws a body kick that misses.
Lagk defending well as Fish loads up on a big left hand.
Fish throws a leg kick
and Lagk counters by clinching up.
Lagk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fish is defending well for now.
Fish drags the fight down to the ground.
Lagk postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lagk trying to control the position from guard on top but Fish is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lagk works over Fish with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lagk wants to control from the top but Fish keeps moving.
Lagk engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lagk throws a big elbow that misses.
Lagk 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.
Fish escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lagk gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lagk throws an elbow that misses. Fish uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lagk's guard. Nice move by Fish!
Fish preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lagk is adopting a defensive guard.
Lagk manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Lagk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fish.
Lagk pressing his opponent against the cage.
Fish tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nick Lagk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Paul Fish.
Lagk breaks the clinch.
Fish just misses with a punch to the body.
Fish fails with a takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lagk is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Lagk dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fish throws a head kick but Lagk moves out of range.
Fish stuffs the takedown attempt from Lagk. Lagk gets slowly back to his feet.
Lagk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fish swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fish thows a body shot but no joy.
Fish stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Fish wants it to stay on the feet.
Lagk has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lagk breaks from the clinch.
Lagk tries to clinch
and Fish counters with a left and a right that stings Lagk.
Lagk will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Lagk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lagk has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fish.
Fish scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fish misses with a takedown attempt - Lagk sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fish thuds his right hand into Lagk's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fish keeps the fight on the outside.
Lagk tries to clinch but Fish moves out of range.
Fish closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Fish lands in his opponent's guard.
Fish trying to control but Lagk is working from the bottom.
Lagk seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Lagk looking for a sweep. Not yet Lagk, not yet.
Nick Lagk overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lagk is trying to control the position but Fish postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lagk 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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A good leg kick by Fish.
Fish smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lagk avoids the body shot from Fish.
Fish lands a body shot.
Lagk tries to clinch up but Fish circles away and keeps his distance.
Fish looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lagk changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fish tries to avoid it but Lagk manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fish to the ground. Fish escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lagk throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Fish tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Lagk is in Fish's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fish looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lagk is one step ahead there.
Lagk trying to control but Fish is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lagk is fighting to break Fish's control of his arms but Fish is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Fish avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lagk looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Nick Lagk wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Fish throws a leg kick but Lagk sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lagk fails with a takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Fish.
Fish looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lagk darts in and clinches Fish up against the cage.
Fish tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lagk avoids it.
Our sources have told us that Lagk has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Lagk trying to land knees to the body.
Lagk turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Lagk manages to end up in side control.
Fish felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Lagk is looking to take a break and control but Fish is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lagk working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fish is looking to reverse the 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 Nick Lagk will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fish scoring well with a low kick there.
Lagk tries to clinch there but Fish circles away.
Lagk fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fish avoids it really well and circles away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fish.
Lagk is looking to clinch.
Lagk scores with a takedown into Fish's guard.
Lagk trying to control the position from guard on top but Fish is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fish wants to stand up but Lagk is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lagk looking to pass the guard.
Fish wants to sweep but no luck.
Lagk passes Fish's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Fish regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lagk engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Lagk postures up in Fish's guard and throws a big left but Fish blocks it.
Lagk passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fish manages to get back to half guard.
Lagk perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Fish is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lagk is looking for a kimura but Fish is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lagk to get the leverage.
Lagk with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Fish wants to get back to full guard.
Fish regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Lagk.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lagk works over Fish with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lagk pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fish is keeping the position for now.
Fish wants to stand up but Lagk is controlling him.
Fish avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lagk chips away with some ground and pound.
Fish working a defensive guard here.
Lagk pushes down on Fish's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lagk in particular looking to stall.
Lagk wants to control but Fish is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fish moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Lagk trying to control but Fish is working from the bottom.
Lagk landing with the ground and pound.
Lagk trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lagk postures up in Fish's guard and throws a big left but Fish blocks it.
Fish keeping full guard, as Lagk tries to pass.
Lagk missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Lagk clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fish misses with a two punch combination.
Fish lands a jab to the nose.
Nick Lagk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lagk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lagk tries to clinch up.
Lagk closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Fish did well to prevent Lagk getting side control.
Lagk throwing shots but Fish is blocking nicely.
Lagk controlling the action here.
Fish is trying to maintain the position but Lagk is very close to passing his half guard.
Fish is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lagk scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fish is staying active underneath Lagk, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lagk 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.
Fish won't allow Lagk to pass to mount.
Fish wants to get back to full guard.
Fish actively working from the bottom here.
Lagk is thwarting Fish's attempts to control the position.
Lagk is stalling here. Fish is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Lagk seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Fish has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Fish throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Lagk tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fish wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fish wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lagk keeps working.
Lagk gets back to half guard.
Lagk wants to control but Fish is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lagk regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lagk 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.
Fish trying to control but Lagk is working from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fish landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lagk is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fish trying to move into half guard but instead Lagk has managed to sweep!
Lagk tries to free his leg and advance position but Fish is retaining full guard.
Fish wants to stand up but Lagk is controlling him.
Lagk scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lagk slips nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lagk is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Fish 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.
Lagk wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fish keeps working.
Fish pushes Lagk off looking to stand but Lagk dives back in and keeps control.
Lagk is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lagk is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lagk is looking for a kimura but Fish is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lagk to get the leverage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Lagk had his way with Jon Paul Fish in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Fish drives through with a takedown into Lagk's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Lagk pulls Fish in close to his closed guard and prevents Fish from doing any damage or advancing position.
Fish won't allow Lagk to sweep him here.
Fish trying to control the position from guard on top but Lagk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lagk not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fish trying to control but Lagk is working from the bottom.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jon Paul Fish hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Nice body punch from Fish.
Fish is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lagk rather than just go for the knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lagk moves out of range as Fish throws a body kick.
Lagk misses with a takedown attempt - Fish sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jon Paul Fish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fish fakes the leg kick and cracks Lagk in the body.
Fish misses with a leg kick.
Fish blocks a head kick by Lagk.
Fish misses with a hook. Lagk ducked under it nicely.
Fish tries for a takedown but Lagk sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lagk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fish swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lagk takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lagk tries to clinch but Fish is having none of it.
Fish connects with a leg kick. Lagk looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jon Paul Fish has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fish throws a jab but it's blocked by Lagk.
Fish fails to land the takedown.
Fish swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lagk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fish paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fish defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lagk.
Fish thows a leg kick but Lagk checks it
and Lagk counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Fish's guard now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lagk is stalling in the full guard.
Lagk pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fish is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fish wants to stand and escape but Lagk is having none of it.
Lagk trying to control but Fish is working from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Lagk 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.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Nick Lagk just wasn't active enough.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fish.
Fish waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lagk.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lagk checks a leg kick.
Fish fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fish connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lagk. Lagk circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fish misses with a leg kick
and Lagk counters by clinching up.
Fish with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Good body shot from Fish.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fish tries to throw a body punch but Lagk avoids it by throwing Fish back against the cage.
Nick Lagk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lagk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lagk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lagk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fish paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lagk darts in trying to clinch
and Fish counters with a low kick, right behind Lagk 's knee.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Paul Fish comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lagk has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 48:47
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 49:46
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Lagk!
Nick Lagk retains his light heavyweight title!
An out of breath Nick Lagk thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Jon Paul Fish had this to say: 'Clearly, I've got some things to work on. Thanks to everyone who's supported me thus far.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Island King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Svenson (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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29
255 lbs
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260 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Island King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dennis Svenson!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King gets tackled into the cage by Svenson. Svenson maintains the clinch.
Svenson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
It looks like The Island King has been cut.
King being controlled against the cage.
Svenson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Svenson lands with a light punch inside.
The referee calls for Svenson to work.
A short left from Svenson.
Svenson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from King.
Svenson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svenson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Svenson lands a right hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Svenson.
King drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Svenson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A shot in the inside from Svenson.
Svenson lands a shot to the body.
Svenson stalling against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Svenson.
Svenson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The Island King's cut is getting worse.
Svenson lands with a light punch inside.
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!
Svenson lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King being controlled against the cage.
Svenson lands a shot to the body.
King is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Svenson.
Svenson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
King goes for a takedown attempt but Svenson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Island King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Svenson lands with a right hand.
Dennis Svenson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Svenson clinches.
Svenson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Svenson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Svenson scores with a shot to the side of King's head.
The Island King's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Svenson.
King is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Svenson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Svenson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Svenson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Svenson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Svenson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jeez, The Island King's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Good body shot from Svenson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Svenson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Svenson scores with a nice hook to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at The Island King's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dennis Svenson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between JR Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Goodacre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adams comes into the arena with 'Looking For The Stone' by Dry Branch Fire Squad blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jacob Goodacre enters the cage!
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26
191 lbs
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, JR Adams!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jacob Goodacre!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams takes one on the button.
Goodacre misses with a looping left.
Goodacre throws out a leg kick but Adams moves out of range and Goodacre only half commits.
Goodacre misses with a low kick.
Adams dives in and grabs Goodacre's left leg, looking for a takedown. Goodacre pushes down on Adams's head and hops out.
Adams takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Adams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Goodacre sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Goodacre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adams was well out of range. Poor timing from Goodacre.
Goodacre connects with a jab.
Adams darts in and clinches Goodacre up against the cage.
Adams struggles to land a body shot inside as Goodacre controls his hands.
Goodacre stalling in the clinch.
Goodacre is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Goodacre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodacre has a couple of punches blocked by Adams.
Goodacre scores with a hook to the body.
Adams blocks an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Adams.
Adams tries to pull guard but Goodacre holds him up against the cage and eventually Adams drops back down to his feet.
Adams wants to break free but Goodacre has control.
Adams blocking some punches.
Goodacre tries to throw a body punch but Adams avoids it by throwing Goodacre back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Adams's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Adams is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Goodacre is keeping busy.
Adams slowing the pace effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodacre misses with the head strike.
Goodacre prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JR Adams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adams gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Adams thows a huge punch but Goodacre dodges it nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goodacre is trying to stand up here but Adams is controlling him well.
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. Adams connects with a nice short shot to Goodacre's temple.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adams winds up and cracks Goodacre with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Goodacre slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Adams loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Goodacre looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Adams trying to control but Goodacre is working from the bottom.
Adams landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Goodacre swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Adams with a nice head shot there.
Goodacre tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Goodacre is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Goodacre wants to stand up but Adams has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Adams looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Goodacre seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Adams wants to improve his position but Goodacre is controlling well.
Goodacre tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Adams is on top in guard.
Adams stops Goodacre from standing up.
Adams loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Adams is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goodacre wants to get back to his feet but Adams passes into half guard.
Adams scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Goodacre is in trouble now - Adams has advanced to mount!
Adams looking for a guillotine from mount but Goodacre is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JR Adams dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Goodacre defending well as Adams loads up on a big left hand.
Adams takes one to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Goodacre misses the target.
Adams pushes Goodacre up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Goodacre.
Goodacre working aggressively here.
Adams looking for a takedown.
Goodacre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Goodacre lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Goodacre creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams is trying to stall.
Adams is looking to take this one to the mat.
Goodacre wants to stall.
Goodacre misses with a hook to the ribs.
Adams is trying to force a seperation but Goodacre has the dominant position.
Goodacre pressing his opponent against the cage.
Goodacre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Goodacre tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Goodacre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Goodacre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Goodacre.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Goodacre.
Goodacre throws a head punch that misses.
Adams wants the takedown. Goodacre is fighting it off but Adams persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Goodacre's guard against the cage.
Goodacre really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Adams. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Goodacre keeping moving, preventing Adams from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adams throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Goodacre works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Goodacre keeping moving, preventing Adams from controlling successfully.
Goodacre pulls Adams in close to prevent any damage.
Adams trying to control the position from guard on top but Goodacre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because JR Adams just wasn't active enough.
Adams has taken the fight to the clinch.
Adams's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Goodacre wants to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Goodacre fails to land.
Jacob Goodacre seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Goodacre lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Goodacre lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
It looks like JR Adams has been cut.
Goodacre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Goodacre lands with a short shot to the head.
Adams pulls guard effortlessly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goodacre tries to stand but Adams is controlling from the bottom.
JR Adams overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Adams is pulling down on Goodacre's head to control his posture.
Adams 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.
Goodacre wants to get up but he can't break Adams's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Adams 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.
Adams throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goodacre got a little sloppy there for a moment and Adams has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Goodacre has managed to get both his arms back between Adams's legs - danger averted.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Adams looking to control.
Adams looking for a sweep. Not yet Adams, not yet.
Adams working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Goodacre doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Goodacre manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
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 JR Adams will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on JR Adams's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Adams moves forwards but Goodacre connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Adams has closed the distance and engaged Goodacre in a clinch.
Goodacre stalls.
Goodacre is working Adams over against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Goodacre.
Goodacre lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Adams.
Goodacre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Goodacre.
Goodacre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodacre lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Goodacre misses with the head strike.
Goodacre struggles to land a body shot inside as Adams controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Goodacre fails to land.
Adams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adams.
Adams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Adams gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Goodacre misses with a short punch on the inside.
Goodacre has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Goodacre lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Goodacre swings wildly with an uppercut but Adams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Goodacre scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Adams's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Adams wants to break free but Goodacre has control.
Goodacre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adams takes a shot to the head.
Adams is trying to maintain a safe position but Goodacre gets an underhook and turns Adams into the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Goodacre.
Adams is looking to break free of the clinch but Goodacre has double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Goodacre.
Goodacre gets through Adams's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Goodacre stalling.
Goodacre misses with a hook from the clinch.
Goodacre swings wildly with an uppercut but Adams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adams blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodacre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Goodacre.
Goodacre stalling in the clinch but Adams improves position.
Adams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Goodacre fails to land.
Adams can't get the takedown.
Goodacre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adams.
Adams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Goodacre moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Goodacre connects with a leg kick. Adams looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams scores with a jab to the body.
Goodacre drives through and clinches with Adams against the cage.
Adams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Adams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Goodacre fails to land.
Goodacre lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Goodacre.
Adams breaks the clinch.
Adams lands with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Goodacre lands with a thumping leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Adams blocks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Goodacre really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on JR Adams's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Adams ducks under a wild hook from Goodacre.
A big right from Adams misses.
Goodacre throws a hook but Adams blocks it.
Adams throws a big shot that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Goodacre.
Goodacre jabs at Adams's body.
Goodacre scores with a sloppy right hand. Adams should have avoided that one.
Nice takedown defense from Goodacre. No joy for Adams on that attempt.
Goodacre scores with a jab.
Goodacre loads up on a big right hand but Adams slips the punch.
Jacob Goodacre seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Goodacre connects with a body shot that sends Adams's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodacre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adams.
Adams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Adams gets a clinch.
Goodacre slows down the pace here.
Adams is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Adams wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Goodacre has him pressed against the cage.
Adams is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Goodacre can't fight it off and eventually Adams manages to take the fight to the floor. Goodacre looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Adams passes easily into side control. Nice work.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Goodacre can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodacre is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Adams has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Adams tries to move to mount but Goodacre blocks the move with his legs.
You can see the frustration on Goodacre's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Goodacre is trying to get back to his feet.
Adams advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodacre tries to hold on but Adams postures up.
Adams landing strikes, looking to finish!
Adams prevents Goodacre from getting the reversal.
Adams punishing his opponent with strikes.
Goodacre is trying desperately to improve position.
Goodacre is in a horrible position here. Adams smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Adams pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goodacre is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Goodacre that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Adams landing punches.
Goodacre is in a horrible position here. Adams smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Goodacre is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Goodacre is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Adams can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Goodacre is looking to escape.
Adams lands with some strikes.
Goodacre felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goodacre is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Adams wants to control the pace but Goodacre is squirming around nicely.
Adams working for a guillotine from mount but Goodacre is in no mood to give up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JR Adams had his way with Jacob Goodacre in that round.
The cut man is working on JR Adams's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Adams fails to land the takedown.
Goodacre misses with a low kick.
Adams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Goodacre manages to avoid it.
Goodacre misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams clinches.
Goodacre misses with a body punch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Goodacre takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Goodacre throws a punch but it's blocked by Adams.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodacre lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Goodacre stalling the fight.
Adams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Adams has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Goodacre.
Goodacre swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice body punch from Goodacre.
Goodacre throws a body punch but Adams moves out of range.
Adams shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Goodacre but Goodacre pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Goodacre is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
JR Adams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams has taken the fight to the clinch.
Adams letting Goodacre take a breather here.
Goodacre lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Adams avoiding damage.
Goodacre lands a hook that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
Goodacre struggles to land a body shot inside as Adams controls his hands.
Adams struggles to land a body shot inside as Goodacre controls his hands.
Goodacre misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodacre lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Goodacre fails to land.
Adams blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Goodacre.
Goodacre misses with the head strike.
Goodacre throws a punch but it's blocked by Adams.
Goodacre tries to throw a body punch but Adams avoids it by throwing Goodacre back against the cage.
Goodacre lands a hook that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
Adams is trying to break the clinch but Goodacre has him pressed against the cage.
Goodacre tries to throw a body punch but Adams avoids it by throwing Goodacre back against the cage.
Adams blocking some punches.
Goodacre is looking to control Adams's arms but Adams gets an underhook and turns him. Now Goodacre has his back to the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goodacre lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Goodacre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Goodacre tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Goodacre misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Goodacre fails to land.
Goodacre misses with a punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Adams as Goodacre tries to tie him up.
Goodacre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adams.
Jacob Goodacre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Goodacre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adams slows down the pace here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacob Goodacre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Adams has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 48:47
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 48:48
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... JR Adams!
JR Adams retains his middleweight title!
JR Adams thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Duce Bigalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tor Troeng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tor Troeng acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Duce Bigalo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tor Troeng!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bigalo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Troeng manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bigalo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bigalo missing with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Bigalo.
Bigalo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bigalo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bigalo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Troeng on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Troeng lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bigalo backwards.
Troeng's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bigalo gets a clinch.
Bigalo missing with knees to the body.
Troeng wants a takedown.
Bigalo tries a knee to the head but Troeng blocks it.
Bigalo tries to land a knee to the head but Troeng blocks with his arms.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bigalo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bigalo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Troeng is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Troeng wants to break free but Bigalo has control.
Troeng looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bigalo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bigalo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bigalo misses with an elbow over the top.
Troeng is trying to break free.
Bigalo misses with a knee strike.
Bigalo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Troeng.
Troeng manages to pull guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bigalo would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Troeng is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Troeng works his way into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troeng working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Troeng working the ground and pound.
Troeng wants to control but Bigalo is keeping him busy.
Bigalo avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Troeng.
Bigalo regains half guard there - taking advantage of Troeng's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bigalo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Troeng is working away from the top position though.
Troeng has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troeng wants to pass to mount but Bigalo is defending the position.
Troeng not doing much here.
Bigalo is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Troeng is taking a breather. Bigalo 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.
It looks like Troeng might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tor Troeng has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Bigalo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Troeng if he has to take too many more of those.
Bigalo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Troeng fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bigalo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Troeng checks a leg kick.
Bigalo looks for the body kick but Troeng saw that one coming.
Troeng's coach down at St Petersburg MMA Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Troeng's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Duce Bigalo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bigalo looks to land a body kick but Troeng moved away.
Troeng shoots for a double leg takedown but Bigalo sprawls well. He's pushed Troeng's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Troeng scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bigalo doesn't seem bothered though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Troeng throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bigalo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bigalo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bigalo throws a low kick, looking for Troeng's leg but Troeng calmly moves out of range.
Troeng shoots for a takedown but Bigalo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tor Troeng will probably get the nod.
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.
Troeng steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bigalo. That one must have hurt.
Troeng bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bigalo's head backwards.
Bigalo wants to clinch up but Troeng keeps it at a distance.
Bigalo tries a head kick but it misses.
Bigalo throws the kick towards the body but Troeng avoids it.
Bigalo throws a body kick that misses.
Troeng connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Troeng moves out of range of the body kick.
Troeng with a hook.
Troeng tries for a takedown but Bigalo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Troeng connects with the punch.
Troeng missing with a left hand there. Bigalo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
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 fight stays on the outside here - Bigalo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bigalo thumps Troeng with a low kick.
Bigalo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A clash of legs there as Bigalo blocks the low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bigalo thuds his shin into the meat of Troeng's side.
Bigalo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Troeng fails with the takedown.
Bigalo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Troeng will feel that in the morning.
A solid body kick from Bigalo.
Bigalo thows a body kick. Troeng tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Troeng is breathing heavily.
Bigalo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bigalo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bigalo misses with a body kick.
Bigalo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Troeng throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bigalo's waist but Bigalo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Troeng off to one side.
Duce Bigalo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tor Troeng.
Bigalo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bigalo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bigalo lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bigalo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Troeng.
Bigalo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Troeng has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bigalo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Troeng is defending well for now.
Bigalo working Troeng over with knees to the body.
Troeng avoids the elbow strike from Bigalo, against the cage.
Troeng has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bigalo.
Bigalo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bigalo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Troeng's defenses.
Bigalo tries to land a knee to the head but Troeng blocks with his arms.
Bigalo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Troeng on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bigalo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bigalo misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bigalo tries a knee to the head but Troeng blocks it.
Bigalo lands an elbow that stopped Troeng in his tracks for a moment.
Troeng's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bigalo misses with a kick to the body.
Troeng 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.
Bigalo tests Troeng's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bigalo keeps Troeng at a distance using the push kick.
Troeng lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Troeng.
Bigalo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The fighters circling - Troeng throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bigalo connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Troeng finds it's way through Bigalo's defenses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Troeng cracks Bigalo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bigalo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bigalo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
No joy there for Troeng, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Troeng scores with a jab to the head.
Bigalo rushes Troeng and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bigalo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bigalo looking to throw knees to the head but Troeng is blocking nicely.
Troeng is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bigalo to keep the fight standing.
Troeng wants to take the fight to the mat but Bigalo manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bigalo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Troeng's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bigalo misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duce Bigalo dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bigalo misses with a low kick.
Bigalo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Troeng is out of range.
Bigalo throws a head kick that misses.
A jab from Troeng misses.
Troeng takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Troeng throws a series of punches but Bigalo moves out of range.
Bigalo tries to clinch but Troeng is having none of it.
Troeng slips under a jab from Bigalo.
Bigalo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Troeng lands an overhand right.
Troeng scores with a shot to the body.
Bigalo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bigalo closes the distance but Troeng moves to the side
and Troeng counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bigalo pushes Troeng up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Troeng tries to pull guard but Bigalo won't allow it.
Bigalo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bigalo looking to throw knees to the head but Troeng is blocking nicely.
Bigalo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Troeng blocks an elbow strike.
Bigalo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bigalo tries to land knees in the clinch but Troeng avoids the damage to the body.
Troeng fails to pull guard.
Troeng tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bigalo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Duce Bigalo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tor Troeng.
Bigalo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bigalo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Troeng blocks it with crossed arms.
Bigalo lands a nice elbow.
Troeng blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bigalo pushes off an throws an elbow but Troeng leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bigalo misses with a knee to the head.
Bigalo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Troeng avoids it.
Bigalo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Troeng has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bigalo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Troeng is defending well for now.
Duce Bigalo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Troeng avoids a wild elbow strike from Bigalo.
Troeng pulls guard successfully.
Bigalo stopping the sweep attempt from Troeng.
Bigalo trying to control but Troeng is working from the bottom.
Troeng manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bigalo manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troeng wants to control from the top but Bigalo keeps moving.
Bigalo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Troeng controls the pace.
Troeng with a flurry of punches that miss.
Troeng's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Troeng stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bigalo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Troeng trying to control but Bigalo is working from the bottom.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Tor Troeng hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A jab lands there for Troeng.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Troeng sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Troeng scores with a jab to the head.
Bigalo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bigalo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Troeng loads up on a big right hand but Bigalo slips the punch.
Troeng lands a glancing blow to the side of Bigalo's head.
An inside leg kick lands from Bigalo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bigalo throws a leg kick which misses Troeng's front leg but catches the back leg as Troeng tries to avoid it.
Troeng catches Bigalo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Troeng uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bigalo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bigalo misses with a body kick.
Bigalo gets a clinch.
Troeng breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Duce Bigalo did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
Troeng scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Troeng moves out of range of the body kick from Bigalo.
Bigalo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Troeng.
Bigalo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Troeng avoids a kick to the body.
Bigalo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bigalo wants to clinch but Troeng slips to the side
and Troeng counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Troeng moves out of range as Bigalo throws a body kick.
Bigalo throws a head kick that misses
and Troeng counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Troeng lands a nice shot to the body.
Troeng scores with a decent looking hook.
Troeng takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
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!
Troeng lands a nice hook to Bigalo's body. Bigalo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Troeng's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Troeng. Bigalo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bigalo slips under a jab from Troeng.
Troeng takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bigalo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bigalo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Troeng's calf.
Troeng looks to land a combination but Bigalo avoids it well.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Troeng.
Bigalo wants to clinch but Troeng slips to the side
letting Troeng counter with a right hand.
Troeng swats away the attempt to clinch by Bigalo.
Troeng fails to land with a series of punches.
Bigalo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Troeng digs a good body shot into Bigalo's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bigalo misses with a kick to the body.
Bigalo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Troeng swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bigalo lands a nice looking body kick.
Bigalo throws a body kick that misses.
Bigalo motions for Troeng to come forward. Bigalo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Troeng takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Troeng shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bigalo defends it nicely.
Troeng is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Troeng takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bigalo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Troeng dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Troeng misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troeng dips to his left and cracks Bigalo with an uppercut!
Troeng jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bigalo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Troeng fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bigalo throws a front kick that sends Troeng stumbling back into the cage.
Bigalo lands a head kick. Troeng smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bigalo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Troeng shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bigalo's guard.
Bigalo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bigalo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Troeng controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bigalo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bigalo pulls Troeng in close to prevent any damage.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Troeng trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Troeng not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Troeng throws a head kick but Bigalo moves out of range.
Bigalo throws a head kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bigalo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bigalo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Troeng sizes up Bigalo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bigalo tries to move into range but Troeng moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Tor Troeng will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Troeng lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bigalo instigates a clinch.
Bigalo tries a knee to the head but Troeng blocks it.
Troeng wants to take the fight to the mat but Bigalo manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bigalo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Troeng is keeping busy.
Bigalo prevents the takedown attempt.
Bigalo lands a damaging elbow.
Troeng managing to block the knees to the body from Bigalo.
Bigalo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bigalo lands an elbow inside that Troeng shrugs off.
Troeng blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Troeng jumps guard but Bigalo stands there with Troeng around his waist. Troeng gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Duce Bigalo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tor Troeng.
Troeng on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Troeng tries to break the clinch but Bigalo is controlling the position.
Troeng pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bigalo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bigalo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Troeng. That did some damage!
Bigalo ducks under a wild hook from Troeng.
Bigalo moves in looking to clinch but Troeng pushes him off.
Troeng bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bigalo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Troeng scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Troeng avoids the head kick by Bigalo.
Bigalo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Troeng tests Bigalo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bigalo throws a push kick but Troeng slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bigalo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bigalo wants it to stay on the feet.
Bigalo throws a sloppy head kick and Troeng moves out of range easily.
Bigalo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Troeng checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Duce Bigalo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Troeng blocks a head kick by Bigalo.
Troeng slips under a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bigalo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bigalo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bigalo misses with a low kick.
Duce Bigalo is winning the standup battle so far.
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.
Nice body kick from Bigalo.
Troeng fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bigalo thumps Troeng with a low kick.
Bigalo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Troeng fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bigalo on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bigalo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Troeng digs a good hook to Bigalo's body.
Bigalo slaps away a takedown attempt from Troeng, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Troeng catches Bigalo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bigalo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Troeng is out of range and Bigalo settles back down.
Troeng cracks Bigalo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bigalo fakes the leg kick and cracks Troeng in the body.
Troeng circles away from the clinch attempt.
Troeng scores with a hook to the body. Bigalo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Troeng stuns Bigalo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Troeng lands a body shot.
Bigalo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Troeng manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bigalo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bigalo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Troeng.
Troeng is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bigalo trying to land knees to the body.
Troeng scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Troeng jumps guard but Bigalo stands there with Troeng around his waist. Troeng gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bigalo prevents Troeng from breaking the clinch.
Troeng is trying to break the clinch but Bigalo is controlling him.
Bigalo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Troeng tries to pull guard but Bigalo holds him up against the cage and eventually Troeng drops back down to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bigalo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Troeng blocks the elbow strike.
Troeng working hard to break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tor Troeng.
I think Troeng 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 47:49
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 47:48
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tor Troeng!
Tor Troeng is the new lightweight champion!
Tor Troeng spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luke Kilpatrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Levy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kilpatrick comes to the cage accompanied by Gentleman. Levy has chosen Ozzy Osbourne - mr.Crowley as his entrance music. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Luke Kilpatrick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Scott Levy!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Levy scores with a shot to the body.
Levy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kilpatrick, right into the meat.
Levy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kilpatrick moves away.
Kilpatrick throws a lazy right hand but Levy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Levy connects with a looping right hand.
Kilpatrick buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Levy stuns Kilpatrick with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Scott Levy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kilpatrick avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Levy ducks under a wild hook from Kilpatrick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kilpatrick avoids the body shot from Levy.
Kilpatrick throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Levy shoots in looking for a takedown. Kilpatrick tries to sprawl out of it but Levy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kilpatrick manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Levy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kilpatrick rather than just go for the knockout.
Levy tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Levy. No joy for Kilpatrick on that attempt.
Levy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kilpatrick throws a big shot that misses.
Levy has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Levy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kilpatrick.
Levy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kilpatrick stuffs the takedown.
Kilpatrick looks to land a body kick but Levy moved away.
Levy scores with a body shot.
Levy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kilpatrick misses the jab.
Levy wants to clinch.
Levy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Levy's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Levy 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.
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!
Levy wants to slow Kilpatrick down by chopping away at his legs.
Kilpatrick will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kilpatrick has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Levy.
Nice defenses there by Levy.
Levy scores with a jab.
Kilpatrick throws out a leg kick but Levy moves out of range and Kilpatrick only half commits.
Kilpatrick is looking to clinch.
Levy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kilpatrick misses with a takedown attempt - Levy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Levy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kilpatrick moves out of range as Levy strikes.
Kilpatrick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Levy misses with a hook to the body
so Kilpatrick counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Levy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kilpatrick's guard.
Kilpatrick pulls Levy in to control the position.
Levy stands and throws Kilpatrick's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kilpatrick is trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Levy landing a few strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kilpatrick is looking to reverse the position.
Levy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Levy working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Levy landing a few strikes.
Levy tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Kilpatrick is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Kilpatrick is trying to get back to full guard.
Levy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Levy is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kilpatrick defends it well.
Levy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Levy tries to stand but can't do so whilst Kilpatrick controls his leg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Levy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kilpatrick defending well though.
Kilpatrick is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Pain , so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Kilpatrick wants to control but Levy is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Levy dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Levy lands a nice hook to Kilpatrick's body. Kilpatrick takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kilpatrick lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Scott Levy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Levy stuns Kilpatrick with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kilpatrick misses with a double jab.
Levy scores with a jab to the body.
Kilpatrick lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kilpatrick avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kilpatrick throws a quick inside leg kick.
Levy tries to clinch up but Kilpatrick circles away and keeps his distance.
Levy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Levy misses with a takedown attempt
and Kilpatrick counters with a thumping low kick.
Levy is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kilpatrick attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kilpatrick cracks Levy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Scott Levy has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Levy is looking to clinch.
Kilpatrick connects with a solid leg kick.
Levy goes for a double leg but Kilpatrick avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kilpatrick continues to drive forward.
Kilpatrick tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Levy effectively controlling the action here.
Levy presses Kilpatrick against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Levy is looking to control Kilpatrick's arms but Kilpatrick gets an underhook and turns him. Now Levy has his back to the cage.
A right hand to the body from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick blocks a body shot from Levy.
Kilpatrick working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Levy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kilpatrick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Levy swings for the body but Kilpatrick moves out of range.
Levy swings for the body but Kilpatrick moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick lands a nice looking body kick.
Kilpatrick dips to his left and cracks Levy with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Levy lands a jab to the nose.
Kilpatrick tries to land a front kick but Levy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kilpatrick avoids the head kick by Levy.
A solid body kick from Levy.
Levy misses the body punch
and Kilpatrick counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kilpatrick with a nice head shot there.
Levy trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Kilpatrick scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kilpatrick in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kilpatrick is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick trying to control the position from guard on top but Levy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kilpatrick connects with a couple of short punches.
Kilpatrick postures up in Levy's guard and throws a big left but Levy blocks it.
Kilpatrick postures up.
Kilpatrick landing with the ground and pound.
Kilpatrick postures up in Levy's guard and throws a big left but Levy blocks it.
Luke Kilpatrick overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kilpatrick stopping the sweep attempt from Levy.
Levy keeping moving, preventing Kilpatrick from controlling successfully.
Kilpatrick preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Levy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kilpatrick trying to control the position from guard on top but Levy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Levy wants to sweep but no luck.
Kilpatrick is working Levy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Levy keeping moving, preventing Kilpatrick from controlling successfully.
Levy thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Kilpatrick trying to control the position from guard on top but Levy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Levy can't keep his opponent in guard - Kilpatrick advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Levy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Still in half guard, Kilpatrick seems content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Kilpatrick dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Scott Levy's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A jab lands there for Kilpatrick.
Levy darts in looking for a takedown but Kilpatrick gets double underhooks and turns Levy into the cage.
Kilpatrick misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Levy tries a body shot but Kilpatrick blocks it.
Kilpatrick unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kilpatrick leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kilpatrick putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Levy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kilpatrick working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Levy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice left hand lands by Kilpatrick.
Levy tries to throw a body punch but Kilpatrick avoids it by throwing Levy back against the cage.
Kilpatrick misses with a knee strike.
Kilpatrick takes a shot to the head.
Kilpatrick unloads a knee to the mid-section. Levy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kilpatrick lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilpatrick lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kilpatrick softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kilpatrick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Levy's elbow.
Kilpatrick landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick lands an uppercut.
Kilpatrick softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kilpatrick pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kilpatrick breaks the clinch.
Levy throws a lazy right hand but Kilpatrick sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Levy misses with a wild combination.
Levy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick scores with a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kilpatrick lands with a nice body kick.
A good leg kick by Kilpatrick.
A cross from Kilpatrick lands.
Kilpatrick shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Levy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kilpatrick moves out of range of the strikes.
Kilpatrick fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kilpatrick tries a low kick but Levy avoids it.
Levy throws a low kick but Kilpatrick moves out of range easily.
Kilpatrick throws a leg kick which misses Levy's front leg but catches the back leg as Levy tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Levy misses
and Kilpatrick counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Levy looking for a sweep. Not yet Levy, not yet.
Levy keeping moving, preventing Kilpatrick from controlling successfully.
Levy looking for a sweep. Not yet Levy, not yet.
Kilpatrick with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kilpatrick trying to control the position from guard on top but Levy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Levy wants to sweep but no luck.
Kilpatrick working some strikes from top position.
Levy wants to sweep but no luck.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Levy keeping moving, preventing Kilpatrick from controlling successfully.
Levy is trying to keep Kilpatrick in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kilpatrick wants to control from the top but Levy keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Luke Kilpatrick just wasn't active enough.
Levy misses with a body shot.
Kilpatrick scores with a jab. Levy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Levy throws a series of punches but Kilpatrick avoids them all with ease.
Kilpatrick fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Levy.
Kilpatrick has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Kilpatrick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kilpatrick cracks Levy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Kilpatrick showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kilpatrick 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Kilpatrick!
Luke Kilpatrick thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Lodano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miroslav Maruska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Lucas Lodano has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Lucas Lodano!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Miroslav Maruska!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lodano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maruska just misses with a punch to the body.
Lodano looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lodano scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Maruska doesn't seem bothered though.
Maruska moves away from the strike by Lodano.
Lodano lands a nice shot that snaps Maruska's head back.
Maruska throws a nice looking combination but Lodano bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Maruska misses with a two punch combination.
Lodano scores with a jab to the head.
Maruska has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Maruska there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lodano lands a left and a right that send Maruska crashing to the mat, dazed. Lodano thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Miroslav Maruska has been cut.
Lodano fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lodano throws a body punch but Maruska moves out of range.
Maruska jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lodano takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lodano is looking to clinch but Maruska is avoiding it.
Lodano is looking to slow Maruska down with leg kicks.
That kick from Lodano tenderised Maruska's leg. Maruska is trying to keep his angry face on.
Maruska looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lodano lands a big uppercut and Maruska crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Maruska looks OK. Lodano waves Maruska back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lodano lands with a nice body punch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lodano. That's going to slow Maruska down.
Lodano cracks a nice hook into Maruska's ribs.
Lodano cracks Maruska with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Maruska looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Lodano finish him?
Maruska is rocked!
BAM! Lodano delivers a spinning backfist that drops Maruska like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Lucas Lodano!
Lucas Lodano retains his heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Lucas Lodano made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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