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PKFC 8 KARSON VS TYRELL PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Emelyanenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davies comes to the cage accompanied by Slow Chemical. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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Counter fighter
Solid chin |
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ben Davies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fedor Emelyanenko!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davies with a poor takedown
and Emelyanenko moves into the clinch.
Davies tries to pull guard but Emelyanenko won't allow it.
Davies jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Emelyanenko walks away with a smile on his face. Davies gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Davies. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davies tries to clinch
and Emelyanenko counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Davies is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Davies is trying to control but can't.
Davies pushes Emelyanenko off looking to stand but Emelyanenko dives back in and keeps control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davies tries to kick Emelyanenko off in order to stand up. Emelyanenko Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Davies manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Emelyanenko is staying active underneath Davies, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies passes to full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davies wants to control the pace but Emelyanenko is squirming around nicely.
Davies moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Emelyanenko has worked his arm free - good work by Emelyanenko!
Davies tries to advance position but instead Emelyanenko slips a leg back in to half guard.
Emelyanenko is positioning himself well to prevent Davies advancing to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Davies wants to take a breather but Emelyanenko is having none of it.
Davies is looking to advance position but Emelyanenko won't allow it.
Davies is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Davies is breathing heavily.
Davies is looking for a kimura but Emelyanenko is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Davies to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davies is pressing down on Emelyanenko's thigh, looking to free his foot. Emelyanenko is holding on for now.
Emelyanenko is refusing to be controlled, as Davies sits in half guard.
Emelyanenko is concentrating on defense, preventing Davies from advancing position.
Davies seems to be looking for submissions.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Davies with a poor takedown
and Emelyanenko counters by clinching up.
Emelyanenko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Davies with a poor takedown
and Emelyanenko counters with a thumping low kick.
Davies shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Emelyanenko counters with an outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davies shoots and misses
and Emelyanenko counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Davies!
Emelyanenko controlling the position from side mount.
Emelyanenko's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Emelyanenko is continuing to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Emelyanenko dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Davies gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Emelyanenko counters with a double leg. Davies bangs his head on the mat and seems to be on queer street here... Emelyanenko follows up with punches and the ref steps in to end the fight! It was the slam that caused all the problems.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Fedor Emelyanenko!
In defeat, Ben Davies stepped up to the mic, saying 'I will come back from this loss even better and come back with more determination.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daedov Obenagovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Cristobal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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189 lbs
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196 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Daedov Obenagovski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jorge Cristobal!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obenagovski just misses with a punch to the body.
Obenagovski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Obenagovski misses with a straight left.
Cristobal does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cristobal on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cristobal throws a head kick but Obenagovski moves out of range.
Jorge Cristobal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown attempt by Cristobal or perhaps it was just good defense by Obenagovski, which made it look bad.
Cristobal fails to land the takedown.
Cristobal misses with a takedown
and Obenagovski counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cristobal won't be happy with that.
Daedov Obenagovski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorge Cristobal.
Obenagovski trying to control the position but Cristobal is working away.
Cristobal is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cristobal tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cristobal is in all sorts of trouble here.
Cristobal sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Cristobal is pressing down on Obenagovski's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cristobal is adopting a defensive guard.
Obenagovski trying to control the position from guard on top but Cristobal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cristobal pulls Obenagovski in to control the position.
Obenagovski wants to get up but he can't break Cristobal's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Obenagovski knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cristobal on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cristobal 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.
Cristobal has a closed guard, preventing Obenagovski from standing up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Obenagovski has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Obenagovski stays in close to Cristobal's body and controls the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Obenagovski definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Obenagovski scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Daedov Obenagovski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cristobal closes this distance looking for a takedown but Obenagovski circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cristobal.
Obenagovski connects with an inside leg kick.
Obenagovski lands a glancing blow to the side of Cristobal's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cristobal shoots in looking for a takedown but Obenagovski manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cristobal's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Obenagovski moves into range and connects with a jab.
Obenagovski works Cristobal's body with a nice hook.
Cristobal looks winded!
A telegraphed right hand from Obenagovski misses the target.
Obenagovski with a hook.
Obenagovski scores with a shot to the body.
Obenagovski drops Cristobal with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Cristobal looks back up at him and smiles so Obenagovski waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Cristobal is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cristobal with a poor takedown
and Obenagovski counters with a big slam followed by a series of strikes - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Daedov Obenagovski!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kael Lakay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksey Olqynik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lakay comes to the cage accompanied by Remember The Name - Fort Minor. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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212 lbs
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210 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily |
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Brawler
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kael Lakay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksey Olqynik!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lakay lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Olqynik on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Olqynik takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Olqynik throws a sloppy head kick and Lakay moves out of range easily.
Lakay connects with a single shot there.
Lakay throws a series of strikes that have Olqynik backpedaling.
Lakay lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Olqynik doesn't manage to clinch there - Lakay circles away.
Lakay throws a shot to the body.
Olqynik closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Olqynik is rocked!
Lakay throws a hook but Olqynik avoids it easily.
Olqynik is still on wobbly legs! Can Lakay finish him?
Olqynik moves out of range as Lakay strikes.
Olqynik uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lakay.
Lakay thows a left - swing and a miss!
Olqynik moves away from the strike by Lakay.
Lakay is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Olqynik.
Lakay throws an overhand right that lands on Olqynik's shoulder, as Olqynik tries to avoid the shot.
A big left from Lakay misses.
Lakay throws an overhand right that lands on Olqynik's shoulder, as Olqynik tries to avoid the shot.
Lakay cracks Olqynik's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Olqynik slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Lakay can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kael Lakay!
Our winner, Kael Lakay, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bob Acton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrey Koreskov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koreskov has chosen Небо Славян as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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175 lbs
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180 lbs
2 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Solid 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bob Acton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrey Koreskov!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Acton shoots in for a double leg but Koreskov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Acton shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Koreskov but Koreskov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Acton tries to sprawl but Koreskov drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Acton desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Acton is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Koreskov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Koreskov's back!
Acton is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Koreskov up.
Koreskov is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Acton 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.
Koreskov manages to escape to his feet.
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!
Koreskov shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Acton napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Acton is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Koreskov is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acton is in all sorts of trouble here.
Acton tries to hold on but Koreskov pushes him away.
Acton is looking to get to half guard.
Acton tries to hold on but Koreskov postures up.
Acton looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Acton looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Acton looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
You can see the frustration on Acton's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Koreskov doesn't have the hooks in and Acton manages to turn into his guard.
Acton tries to free his leg and advance position but Koreskov is retaining full guard.
Acton slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Koreskov is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Acton wants to control but Koreskov is keeping him busy.
Koreskov is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acton is trying to get an arm triangle but Koreskov is defending well.
Koreskov tries to escape but Acton is in control.
Koreskov prevents Acton from moving into mount.
Koreskov is trying to get back to his feet.
Acton passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Koreskov!
Acton looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Acton lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Koreskov hang on?
Koreskov wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Acton looking to control but Koreskov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Koreskov is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Acton can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Koreskov is looking to escape.
Acton won't let Koreskov get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Acton controlling his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Acton landing strikes from the mount.
Acton with shots to the head and body - Koreskov looks very uncomfortable down there.
Acton looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Acton working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bob Acton will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Koreskov looking to score a takedown here. Acton is defending well but Koreskov drives through and ends up in Acton's guard.
Acton is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Acton wants to improve his position but instead Koreskov has moved into half guard.
Acton trying to control but Koreskov postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Acton is trying to control but Koreskov passes into side control!
Koreskov gets to mount! Acton was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acton regains half guard.
Acton is trying to get back to full guard.
Acton is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bob Acton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Acton trying to control but Koreskov postures up.
Acton has a hand on Koreskov's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Koreskov takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Koreskov stands up from mount. Strange move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koreskov closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Acton did well to prevent Koreskov getting side control.
Acton is looking for a sweep. Koreskov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Acton wants to control but Koreskov is keeping busy.
Acton tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Koreskov has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Acton tries to lock up and control but Koreskov gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Acton is looking to improve his position but Koreskov isn't that keen on the idea.
Koreskov stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Acton has a takedown stuffed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrey Koreskov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Acton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Koreskov pinned against the cage. Koreskov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Acton dives in for a single leg takedown but Koreskov sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Koreskov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Acton tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Acton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Acton goes for a takedown attempt but Koreskov pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Acton tries to sprawl but Koreskov drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Acton has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Koreskov is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acton is looking to get back to full guard here but Koreskov has managed to pass to side control instead.
Acton tries to improve position but can't.
Acton is trying to work for a sweep but Koreskov has mounted him!
Acton working to try and regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acton tries to control Koreskov's body but Koreskov pushes him off. Acton squirms to his side and now Koreskov has his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acton tries to roll but Koreskov sticks to his back.
Koreskov is not going to allow Acton to sit and survive in this position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Koreskov controlling well, preventing Acton from escaping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Acton trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Acton tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Koreskov is looking to stand but Koreskov has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Acton is wriggling around trying to escape.
Koreskov avoids the attempt from Acton to control.
Acton looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Acton trying to control but not successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrey Koreskov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Koreskov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrey Koreskov!
Andrey Koreskov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Gilas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Sioldster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gilas kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Remember The Name - Fort Minor. The crowd seem to be enjoying Sioldster's choice of entrance music: Chaos - Burgatory. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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201 lbs
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190 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gabriel Gilas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Sioldster!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sioldster jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gilas closes the distance and clinches up with Sioldster, looking for a takedown. Gilas pushes Sioldster against the cage but Sioldster circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sioldster lands a nice hook to Gilas's body. Gilas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gilas moves out of range of the strikes.
Sioldster has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Gilas is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Sioldster misses the shot to the body.
Sioldster fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gilas gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gilas looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gilas moves out of range as Sioldster strikes.
Gilas misses with a wild body shot.
Sioldster showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gilas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gilas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sioldster.
Sioldster getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gilas misses with a body shot.
Sioldster lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Gilas misses its intended target.
Gilas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mike Sioldster is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gilas slips under a jab.
Sioldster throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sioldster ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gilas moves away.
Sioldster lands a glancing blow to the side of Gilas's head.
Sioldster connects with a body shot that sends Gilas's belly button to the back.
Sioldster throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gilas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gilas lands a nice hook to Sioldster's body. Sioldster takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gilas slips a straight right by Sioldster.
Sioldster slips a jab from Gilas.
Sioldster misses with a looping left.
Sioldster throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gilas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
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!
Gilas misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Sioldster to counter with a crisp jab.
Sioldster throws a looping overhand right but Gilas ducks down to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Gilas.
Sioldster jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sioldster lands a nice shot to the body.
Sioldster staying out of range there.
Sioldster waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gilas.
Sioldster throws a body shot but no joy.
Sioldster misses with a series of wild punches.
Sioldster throws out a powerful jab.
Gilas blocks a jab.
Gilas misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sioldster misses with a hook.
Gilas missing with a left hand there. Sioldster was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sioldster tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gilas was well out of range. Poor timing from Sioldster.
Sioldster connects with a jab.
Gilas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gilas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sioldster swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sioldster tries to bum rush Gilas with a series of wild strikes but Gilas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sioldster keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gilas throws a hook but Sioldster avoids it easily.
Gilas slips a jab from Sioldster.
Gilas throws a hook to the side of Sioldster's head but Sioldster sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sioldster cracks Gilas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gilas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sioldster misses with the combination.
Sioldster slips a jab and a cross from Gilas.
Sioldster throws a shot from downtown. Gilas moves away and avoids it.
Sioldster moves out of range of the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sioldster throws an overhand right that lands on Gilas's shoulder, as Gilas tries to avoid the shot.
Nice defenses there by Sioldster.
Gilas takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A punch combination from Gilas misses.
Gilas tries to bum rush Sioldster with a series of wild strikes but Sioldster uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sioldster. Gilas does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Sioldster dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fighters circle momentarily. Sioldster darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sioldster scores with a hook.
Sioldster connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sioldster uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gilas.
Gilas misses with an uppercut. Sioldster saw that one coming.
Sioldster ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gilas moves away.
Gabriel Gilas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sioldster scores with a sloppy right hand. Gilas should have avoided that one.
Sioldster moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sioldster lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gilas at a distance.
Sioldster throws a jab but it's blocked by Gilas.
Gilas dodges the punch combination from Sioldster.
Gilas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sioldster has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sioldster lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gilas circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sioldster throws a right hand that Gilas ducks under and follows up with a left that Gilas also avoids with ease.
The fighters circling - Sioldster throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sioldster cracks Gilas with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sioldster is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gilas.
Sioldster just misses with a punch to the body.
Gilas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sioldster.
Gilas throws a body punch but Sioldster moves out of range.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Gilas might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Sioldster will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sioldster throws a series of punches but Gilas avoids them all with ease.
Sioldster throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A shot to the liver by Sioldster. Beautiful body shot.
Sioldster moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sioldster swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Gilas.
Gilas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sioldster manages to avoid it.
Gilas throws a series of punches but Sioldster avoids them all with ease.
Sioldster misses the shot to the body.
Mike Sioldster seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gilas takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gilas slips under a jab from Sioldster.
Gilas moves out of range as Sioldster strikes.
Mike Sioldster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sioldster misses with a double jab.
Sioldster avoids the body shot from Gilas.
Sioldster looks to land a combination. Gilas sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sioldster stuffs the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sioldster manages to avoid it.
Sioldster works over Gilas's head and body with a nice combination.
Gilas missing with a left hand there. Sioldster was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gilas throws the left hand but Sioldster avoids the punch easily.
Donk. Sioldster catches Gilas right on the button with a cross.
Gilas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sioldster.
Gilas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gilas throws a right hand that Sioldster ducks under and follows up with a left that Sioldster also avoids with ease.
Gilas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sioldster.
Sioldster throws a series of punches but Gilas moves out of range.
Sioldster moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Gilas misses the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sioldster tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gilas was well out of range. Poor timing from Sioldster.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sioldster uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gilas.
Sioldster is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gilas.
Gilas misses with a wild body shot.
Sioldster throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gilas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sioldster lands a body shot.
Gilas walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A big right from Sioldster misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sioldster. Gilas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sioldster blocks a jab.
Sioldster misses the shot to the body.
Sioldster thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Sioldster showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Sioldster fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gilas manages to avoid it.
Sioldster moves out of range as Gilas strikes.
Sioldster bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gilas needs to keep his hands up - Sioldster had a free shot at his head there.
Gilas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sioldster.
Gilas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sioldster ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gilas moves away.
Gilas looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gilas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sioldster.
Gilas looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sioldster cracks Gilas with a good jab.
Sioldster lands with a hook. Gilas tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sioldster avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilas throws a right and a left that Sioldster avoids nicely.
Gilas with a lazy takedown attempt
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Sioldster counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gilas slips a jab and a cross from Sioldster.
A big left from Gilas misses.
Sioldster slips a jab and a cross from Gilas.
Sioldster throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sioldster connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gilas. Gilas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sioldster misses with a series of wild punches.
A big right from Sioldster misses.
Sioldster lands a nice hook to Gilas's body. Gilas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gilas slips a jab and a cross from Sioldster.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sioldster misses with a wild combination.
Sioldster jabs at Gilas's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice jab there from Sioldster.
Sioldster throws the left hand but Gilas avoids the punch easily.
Sioldster throws a big shot that misses.
Sioldster swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sioldster throws a right and a left that Gilas avoids nicely.
Sioldster throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gilas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sioldster was well out of range. Poor timing from Gilas.
Sioldster misses with a few strikes there.
Sioldster misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sioldster throws out a powerful jab.
Gilas throws a series of punches but Sioldster moves out of range.
Gilas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gabriel Gilas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Some wild striking there from Sioldster.
Gilas fails to land with a series of punches.
A big left from Gilas misses.
Sioldster takes a swing at Gilas's ribcage but misses.
Gilas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sioldster with a nice cross.
Gilas throws an off balance right hand
and Sioldster counters with a left and a right that stings Gilas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sioldster throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gilas misses with a left hand
and Sioldster counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sioldster looks to land a combination. Gilas sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gilas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sioldster.
Sioldster lands a jab to the nose.
Sioldster misses with a straight right.
Gilas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sioldster.
Gilas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sioldster.
Sioldster throws a lazy right hand but Gilas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gilas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sioldster.
Gilas misses with a few strikes there.
Gilas misses with a hook. Sioldster ducked under it nicely.
Sioldster keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Sioldster comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sioldster has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Sioldster!
During a confident post fight interview, Mike Sioldster thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Reginald Manson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Vaughan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Reginald Manson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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180 lbs
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183 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Solid 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Reginald Manson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jamie Vaughan!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Manson drops an elbow to the side of Vaughan's head.
Manson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vaughan tries to roll over but Manson keeps him under control.
Vaughan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Manson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Vaughan regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Manson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manson tries to free his leg and advance position but Vaughan is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vaughan wants to sweep but no luck.
Manson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaughan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Manson postures up in Vaughan's guard and throws a big left but Vaughan blocks it.
Manson lands a couple of digs.
Manson is looking to pass into half guard but Vaughan pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Vaughan is in guard.
Manson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vaughan wants to control from the top but Manson keeps moving.
Manson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vaughan stays in close to Manson's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaughan looking to pass the guard.
Vaughan is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Manson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Manson has escaped and now he's on top!
Vaughan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Vaughan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Manson throwing strikes from guard but Vaughan blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Manson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Manson forces his way into half guard.
Manson looks to land a strike but Vaughan avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Manson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vaughan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Manson throws an elbow that misses. Vaughan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Manson's guard. Nice move by Vaughan!
Manson 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.
Vaughan trying to control but Manson is working from the bottom.
Vaughan slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaughan lands a couple of digs.
Vaughan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Vaughan throws a big elbow that misses.
Vaughan trying to control but Manson is working from the bottom.
Vaughan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Manson is keeping the position for now.
Vaughan is stalling in the full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vaughan trying to control but Manson is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Reginald Manson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Vaughan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Manson circles away quickly and effectively.
Vaughan misses with a straight left.
Manson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vaughan.
It looks like Reginald Manson has been cut.
Manson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Vaughan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Vaughan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Vaughan wants it to stay on the feet.
Vaughan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Manson finds it's way round the side to connect with Vaughan's head.
Manson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Manson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Manson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vaughan circles away quickly and effectively.
Manson throws a series of punches but Vaughan avoids them all with ease.
Vaughan dodges the punch combination from Manson.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Manson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reginald Manson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vaughan misses with a straight right.
Some wild striking there from Manson.
Manson feints and as Vaughan raises his hands in defense, Manson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vaughan lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaughan wants to control from the top but Manson keeps moving.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Vaughan working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Vaughan is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Vaughan is in close to Manson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Manson looking for a sweep. Not yet Manson, not yet.
Vaughan passes Manson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Well, if Vaughan is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Vaughan is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaughan wants to take a breather but Manson is having none of it.
Vaughan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Manson defending well though.
Vaughan seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Vaughan slows the pace down in half guard.
Vaughan is looking to take a break and control but Manson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Manson wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manson trying to control from the bottom.
Vaughan takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Manson is looking for a sweep. Vaughan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
No luck for Vaughan with that takedown attempt.
Manson shoots in looking for a takedown. Vaughan tries to sprawl out of it but Manson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vaughan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Vaughan works Manson's body with a nice hook.
Manson tries to keep at a distance but Vaughan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vaughan breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaughan lands a really nice looking cross but Manson seems unphased.
Nice defenses there by Manson.
Vaughan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vaughan ducks under a wild hook from Manson.
Nice body punch from Manson.
Vaughan stalks Manson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Manson's face. Manson staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manson misses with a takedown attempt
and Vaughan decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Manson's guard.
Vaughan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Vaughan trying to control the position from guard on top but Manson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vaughan might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Manson haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Vaughan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Reginald Manson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Manson misses with a body shot.
Vaughan closes the distance and clinches.
Vaughan lands with a short shot to the head.
Vaughan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Vaughan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Manson misses with a series of wild punches.
Vaughan pushes Manson up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Vaughan after a bit of a struggle.
Vaughan gets through Manson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Manson wants to get back to striking at distance but Vaughan won't allow it.
Vaughan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Vaughan on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaughan stalling in the clinch.
Manson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Vaughan is defending well.
Vaughan has Manson pushed against the cage.
Vaughan lands a hook that snaps the head of Manson backwards.
Vaughan scores with a shoulder strike.
Vaughan gets through Manson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Manson is rocked!
Vaughan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Vaughan turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Vaughan manages to end up in side control.
Vaughan lands a few punches from side control.
Oh Manson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vaughan takes a little break here. Manson wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Vaughan advances to full mount.
Vaughan postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Manson bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Vaughan and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jamie Vaughan!
Jamie Vaughan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harley Bailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robin Pratley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bailey comes to the cage accompanied by Grim Reaper Song. Pratley has chosen Pusherman by Curtis Mayfield as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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190 lbs
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178 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harley Bailey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robin Pratley!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pratley moves into the clinch successfully.
Pratley tries to stall but Bailey uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bailey tries a knee to the head but Pratley blocks it.
Bailey landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bailey lands with a right to the head.
Pratley wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pratley takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bailey lands an elbow just above Pratley 's eye.
Nice elbow from Bailey.
Pratley takes a shot to the head.
Bailey lands a good knee to the midsection. Pratley won't want to take too many of those.
Pratley looks winded!
Bailey keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pratley's efforts to push away.
Bailey displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pratley up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pratley takes an elbow to the temple.
Bailey comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pratley takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bailey gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey lands a knee to the body.
Bailey lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pratley takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bailey stalling against the cage.
Bailey connects with a knee to the head.
Bailey lands a body punch.
Bailey lands a body punch.
Bailey stalls.
Bailey utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bailey is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bailey lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bailey lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Robin Pratley has been cut.
Bailey using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bailey.
Bailey is stalling here.
I was talking to Bailey's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pratley tries to pull guard but Bailey holds him up against the cage and eventually Pratley drops back down to his feet.
Bailey lands an elbow that stopped Pratley in his tracks for a moment.
Pratley is looking to control Bailey's arms but Bailey gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pratley has his back to the cage.
Bailey lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pratley backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bailey.
Bailey connects with a knee to the head.
Bailey creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pratley's defenses.
Bailey scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pratley is rocked!
Bailey throws 2 knees - Pratley can't escape Bailey's clinch. As Pratley tries to escape again Bailey whips his head left to meet with another knee! That's knocked out Pratley's gum shield and as Pratley falls to the floor, the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Harley Bailey!
Harley Bailey decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sigurd Karson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Tyrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karson comes to the cage accompanied by Viking War Theme. Chad Tyrell will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Sigurd Karson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chad Tyrell!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karson staying out of range there.
Jab, jab by Karson - just one landing.
Tyrell throws a quick inside leg kick.
Karson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tyrell's head.
Tyrell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Karson misses with a hook.
Tyrell has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tyrell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karson.
Still in the clinch, Tyrell scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tyrell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tyrell scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've been hearing reports that Karson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tyrell is leaning against Karson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tyrell is pushing Karson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Karson can't find room to land a body shot as Tyrell controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karson looking to stall.
Tyrell tries to throw a body punch but Karson avoids it by throwing Tyrell back against the cage.
Tyrell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Karson's elbow.
A short body shot lands from Tyrell as the two fighters clinch.
Tyrell lands a body punch.
Tyrell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Karson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Karson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Tyrell lands a head kick. Karson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Chad Tyrell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tyrell. That's going to slow Karson down.
Tyrell wants to clinch up but Karson keeps it at a distance.
Karson swings for the body but Tyrell moves out of range.
Tyrell fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A jab lands there for Karson.
Tyrell lands a big head kick that sends Karson tumbling to the mat! Tyrell takes a step backwards and waves Karson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Karson is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyrell clinches.
Tyrell leaning his opponent against the cage.
Tyrell breaks from the clinch.
Tyrell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tyrell lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tyrell listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Karson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tyrell walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Karson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tyrell fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tyrell.
Tyrell gets a clinch.
Tyrell lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tyrell breaks from the clinch.
Tyrell connects with a solid leg kick.
Tyrell's coach down at Sun Tzu's Art of War was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Tyrell's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Karson dives in for a single leg takedown but Tyrell sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Tyrell lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Karson is breathing heavily.
Tyrell breaks the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tyrell.
Tyrell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tyrell throws a head kick that misses.
Karson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tyrell was well out of range. Poor timing from Karson.
Karson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tyrell moves away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tyrell, right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyrell throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyrell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Karson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tyrell keeping moving, preventing Karson from controlling successfully.
Karson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tyrell pulls Karson in close to prevent any damage.
Let's hope that Tyrell has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Karson drops back looking for a leg! Tyrell is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tyrell manages to kick Karson off! Karson jumps back into Tyrell's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Tyrell dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tyrell is looking to clinch.
Tyrell doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Chad Tyrell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Karson keeps the fight on the outside.
Karson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Karson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Karson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Karson in the domination position with Tyrell hanging on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyrell is trying to get back to half guard.
Tyrell is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karson trying to control the action but Tyrell is working from the bottom.
Tyrell manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Karson is pressing down on Tyrell's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tyrell is holding on for now.
Karson is looking for a kimura here.
Tyrell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Karson is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Tyrell as he works his way to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tyrell trying to control the position.
Karson's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Tyrell keeping moving, preventing Karson from controlling successfully.
Karson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tyrell is keeping the position for now.
Tyrell is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tyrell pulls Karson in close to prevent any damage.
Tyrell trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Karson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Karson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Karson passes into half guard.
Karson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Tyrell trying to hold on to Karson's head to control him but Karson postures up.
Tyrell tries to get to full guard but Karson has control of the leg.
Tyrell wants to control but Karson is keeping busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Karson moves out of range of the strikes.
Karson gets tackled into the cage by Tyrell. Tyrell maintains the clinch.
Tyrell lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Karson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Karson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Tyrell.
Tyrell just leaning against Karson, taking a breather.
Tyrell lands a left hand.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tyrell lands with a left to the head.
Tyrell tries to throw a body punch but Karson avoids it by throwing Tyrell back against the cage.
Karson tries to throw a body punch but Tyrell avoids it by throwing Karson back against the cage.
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 Sigurd Karson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Tyrell does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Karson loads up on a big right hand but Tyrell slips the punch.
Chad Tyrell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyrell tries to close the distance and clinch but Karson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A jab from Karson finds it's way through Tyrell's defenses.
Tyrell tries to close the distance and clinch but Karson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tyrell thumps Karson with a low kick.
Karson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Tyrell tries to clinch up.
Tyrell tries to clinch there but Karson circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyrell lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Karson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Karson moves out of range as Tyrell throws a body kick.
Crunch! Tyrell slams his shin into Karson's torso.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrell lands a high kick!
Tyrell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Karson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tyrell tries to clinch but Karson moves out of range.
Tyrell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tyrell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Karson avoids the head kick by Tyrell.
Tyrell connects with a high kick.
Tyrell lands a nice looking body kick.
Karson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tyrell.
Tyrell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Karson misses the target.
Tyrell is looking to clinch but Karson is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Karson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tyrell misses with a wild body shot.
Tyrell throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Karson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tyrell - the referee stops the clock and Karson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tyrell. Karson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tyrell tests Karson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tyrell moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Tyrell throws a leg kick which misses Karson's front leg but catches the back leg as Karson tries to avoid it.
Karson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tyrell can pounce on him.
Karson feints and as Tyrell raises his hands in defense, Karson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karson passes Tyrell's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Tyrell is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tyrell is trying to control but can't.
Tyrell wants to get back to full guard.
Karson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tyrell defends it well.
Tyrell is trying to maintain the position but Karson is very close to passing his half guard.
Karson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Tyrell has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyrell trying to control but Karson postures up.
Karson prevents Tyrell from improving his position.
Karson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Karson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chad Tyrell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tyrell 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chad Tyrell!
Chad Tyrell 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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