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MFN 154: Veter PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Callahan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommaso Baroni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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222 lbs
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208 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harry Callahan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommaso Baroni!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baroni moves away from the strike by Callahan.
A low kick from Baroni is predictable there
and Callahan counters with a single leg into guard. Baroni didn't expect that.
Callahan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Callahan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Callahan looking to sit in guard and control but Baroni gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Callahan keeping moving, preventing Baroni from controlling successfully.
Callahan throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Baroni escapes and throws Callahan's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Callahan 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Callahan is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Baroni is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Baroni looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baroni trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Callahan gets back to half guard.
Callahan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Baroni wants to take a breather but Callahan is having none of it.
Well, if Baroni 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Callahan wants to get back to full guard.
Callahan tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Baroni has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Baroni controlling the pace for now.
Callahan manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Baroni is taking a breather. Callahan 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Callahan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Baroni is controlling the pace.
Callahan wants to control but Baroni is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baroni is looking to advance position but Callahan won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Baroni performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Baroni throws a body punch but Callahan moves out of range.
Tommaso Baroni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Callahan throws a leg kick
and Baroni counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Callahan shoots in looking for a takedown. Baroni tries to sprawl out of it but Callahan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Baroni manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Callahan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Callahan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tommaso Baroni will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Callahan misses with a looping right.
Baroni 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.
Callahan lands with a cross.
Callahan lands a nice looking body kick.
Baroni bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Callahan misses with a hook
and Baroni counters with a stiff right hand.
Callahan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Callahan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Baroni blocks a low kick nicely.
Baroni misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baroni misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Callahan lands with a straight right. Baroni didn't see that one coming.
Baroni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Callahan was well out of range. Poor timing from Baroni.
Callahan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baroni throws an overhand right that lands on Callahan's shoulder, as Callahan tries to avoid the shot.
Callahan avoids the body shot from Baroni.
Callahan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A left lands for Baroni.
Baroni scores with a crisp jab that stopped Callahan in his tracks.
Callahan scores with a nice body kick.
Baroni closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Callahan cracks Baroni with a good jab.
Baroni moves out of range as Callahan throws a body kick.
Callahan misses with a body shot.
Callahan avoids the body shot from Baroni.
Baroni lands with a right hand.
A swing and a miss from Callahan.
Callahan lands a nice looking body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baroni moves out of range of the body kick from Callahan.
Callahan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Callahan connects with a looping right hand.
Callahan misses with a shot to the body
and Baroni counters with a good low kick that Callahan was not able to check.
Callahan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Baroni is out of range and Callahan settles back down.
Baroni uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Callahan misses with a hook
and Baroni holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baroni.
Baroni lands a body shot in the clinch.
Callahan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Baroni prevents it.
A short right from Callahan.
Baroni lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Callahan misses with a hook from the clinch.
I was talking to Callahan's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Baroni is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Callahan gets a trip takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baroni avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Callahan.
Baroni is refusing to be controlled, as Callahan sits in half guard.
Baroni tries to roll over but Callahan keeps him under control.
Baroni is not content to let Callahan control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Callahan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Callahan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four 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.
Callahan is pressing down on Baroni's thigh, looking to free his foot. Baroni is holding on for now.
Callahan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Callahan slows the pace down in half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Callahan is just content to waste time from the top position. Baroni takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Baroni keeping moving, preventing Callahan from controlling successfully.
Callahan stopping the sweep attempt from Baroni.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Callahan dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Good work by Baroni as he checks the leg kick.
Baroni looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A good leg kick by Callahan.
Callahan throws a hook to the side of Baroni's head but Baroni sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Decent striking displayed by Baroni there.
Baroni keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A big right from Baroni misses.
Callahan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab, jab by Baroni - just one landing.
Baroni throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Callahan counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Baroni trying to control the position.
Baroni keeping moving, preventing Callahan from controlling successfully.
Callahan looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Callahan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Callahan passes Baroni's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Baroni is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Callahan slows the pace down in half guard.
Callahan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Baroni does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Callahan passes to side control.
Baroni gets back to half guard.
Callahan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Baroni keeps working.
Callahan prevents Baroni from improving his position.
Callahan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Baroni's head.
Baroni avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Callahan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baroni is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Callahan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Baroni does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Callahan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Baroni is looking to clinch.
Baroni throws the left hand but Callahan avoids the punch easily.
Baroni misses with a straight left.
Baroni takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Callahan shoots in and bounces Baroni off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Baroni managing to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Callahan looking to sit in guard and control but Baroni gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Callahan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Baroni's guard.
Baroni keeping moving, preventing Callahan from controlling successfully.
Baroni working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Callahan.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Callahan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Callahan looking to sit in guard and control but Baroni gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baroni preventing the sweep.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Callahan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Callahan 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Callahan!
An out of breath Harry Callahan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Alfredsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walt Disney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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181 lbs
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175 cm
28
180 lbs
6 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Alfredsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Walt Disney!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Alfredsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Disney!
Alfredsson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Disney holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Disney scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Disney tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Disney lands an elbow just above Alfredsson 's eye.
Disney lands a hook to the side of the head.
Disney blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alfredsson being controlled against the cage.
Disney lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Disney is fighting off a takedown attempt but Alfredsson is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Disney to the mat. Disney regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Disney is pulling down on Alfredsson's head to control his posture.
We've been hearing that Alfredsson has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Disney looking to hit a scissor sweep but Alfredsson is one step ahead there.
Alfredsson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alfredsson in the domination position with Disney hanging on.
Alfredsson wants to control but Disney is keeping him busy.
Alfredsson swings around for an armbar but Disney sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Alfredsson's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alfredsson is trying to control the position but Disney postures up.
Alfredsson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Disney is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Disney got a little sloppy there for a moment and Alfredsson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Disney has managed to get both his arms back between Alfredsson's legs - danger averted.
Disney wanted to stand there but Alfredsson had control of the position.
Alfredsson is trying to keep Disney in close.
Disney would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Alfredsson looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alfredsson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Disney's guard.
Disney keeping moving, preventing Alfredsson from controlling successfully.
Alfredsson won't allow Disney to get back to his feet.
Alfredsson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Disney is keeping the position for now.
Alfredsson trying to control but Disney is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Alfredsson lunges at Disney with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Disney's hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Disney connects with a looping right hand.
Alfredsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alfredsson cracks Disney with a good jab.
Disney throws a head kick that misses.
Alfredsson connects with an inside leg kick.
Disney misses with a hook. Alfredsson ducked under it nicely.
Alfredsson is looking to chop away at Disney's legs.
A telegraphed right hand from Alfredsson misses the target.
Alfredsson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Disney cracks Alfredsson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
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!
Disney misses with a jab, cross combination.
Walt Disney is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Disney connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Alfredsson checks a leg kick.
Disney throws a leg kick
and Alfredsson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Alfredsson.
Alfredsson wants to control from the top but Disney keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Walt Disney will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Alfredsson connects with a right hand. Disney shakes it off.
Alfredsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Disney sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Disney connects with an inside leg kick.
Alfredsson slips a jab from Disney.
Alfredsson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Disney doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Alfredsson fails to land with a series of punches.
Disney swings for the body but Alfredsson moves out of range.
Disney misses with a hook. Alfredsson ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Disney fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Disney moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Disney swings for the body but Alfredsson moves out of range.
Disney fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Disney wants to clinch up but Alfredsson keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Disney walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Disney throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alfredsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Disney checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Disney scores with a body shot.
Alfredsson tries to bum rush Disney with a series of wild strikes but Disney uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Disney goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Alfredsson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Disney, right into the meat.
Walt Disney seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Disney lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Alfredsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Disney moves in looking to clinch but Alfredsson pushes him off.
Disney dips to his left and cracks Alfredsson with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alfredsson moves forwards but Disney connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Disney throws an off balance right hand
and Alfredsson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Disney checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alfredsson misses with a right hand
and Disney counters by moving into the clinch.
Alfredsson looking for a takedown.
Disney putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Alfredsson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Alfredsson lands a takedown into guard.
Disney pulls Alfredsson in close to prevent any damage.
Alfredsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Disney is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alfredsson being controlled here momentarily.
Disney is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alfredsson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Disney is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Alfredsson is trying to maintain the position but Disney is very close to passing his half guard.
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.
Alfredsson wants to improve his position but Disney is controlling well.
Alfredsson manages to get to full guard.
Alfredsson can't keep his opponent in guard - Disney advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Alfredsson is pressing down on Disney's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Daniel Alfredsson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Disney decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Alfredsson, up you get!
Alfredsson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walt Disney showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Disney throws a lazy head kick
and Disney takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Disney wants to clinch up but Alfredsson keeps it at a distance.
Disney tries to clinch but Alfredsson is having none of it.
Disney tries to clinch there but Alfredsson circles away.
Disney connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Alfredsson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Alfredsson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Disney on the side of the head.
Disney ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alfredsson moves away.
Disney lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alfredsson at a distance.
Disney connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Alfredsson's hands.
Alfredsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Disney.
Disney avoids the body shot from Alfredsson.
Alfredsson throws a head kick but Disney moves out of range.
Alfredsson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Disney counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Disney.
Alfredsson takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Disney as Alfredsson tries to tie him up.
Disney scores with a shot to the side of Alfredsson's head.
Alfredsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Disney misses with a punch to the body.
Disney unloads a knee to the mid-section.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alfredsson.
Alfredsson is looking to control Disney's arms but Disney gets an underhook and turns him. Now Alfredsson has his back to the cage.
Disney misses with an elbow strike.
Disney pushes Alfredsson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alfredsson blocks the elbow strike.
Disney has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Alfredsson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Disney can turn it around.
Disney effectively controlling the action here.
Disney trying to control the position but instead, Alfredsson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Disney into the cage.
Disney is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alfredsson wants to take the fight to the mat but Disney manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Disney.
Disney misses with an elbow strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Alfredsson.
A knee to the head by Disney.
Disney has Alfredsson pushed against the cage.
Disney lands a damaging elbow.
Disney prevents a body shot from Alfredsson.
Disney landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Disney with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Alfredsson is rocked!
Disney lands an elbow inside.
Oh Alfredsson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Disney gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Alfredsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Disney.
Alfredsson can't find room to land a body shot as Disney controls the action.
Stalling in the clinch from Disney.
Disney working Alfredsson over with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alfredsson.
Disney lands a big knee to the head and Alfredsson goes down! Disney pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Walt Disney!
A victorious Walt Disney thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jaska Jalovaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Outfuh Blood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jalovaara comes to the cage accompanied by Die for Metal. Outfuh Blood is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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195 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jaska Jalovaara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Outfuh Blood!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blood misses with a low kick.
Blood thuds his right hand into Jalovaara's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jalovaara.
Blood throws a nice head kick!
Blood checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jalovaara takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Blood thows a body kick. Jalovaara tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Blood gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Blood stalls.
Jalovaara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blood goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jalovaara misses with a body punch.
Blood lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jalovaara working aggressively here.
A left hand lands to the body for Blood.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jalovaara manages to break the clinch.
Blood is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood wants to clinch
and Jalovaara counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Blood!
Sloppy strikes there by Jalovaara.
The ground and pound from Jalovaara seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Jalovaara is trying to get an arm triangle but Blood is defending well.
Jalovaara misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Blood tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jalovaara wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jalovaara throws a strike aimed at the side of Blood's head but Blood avoids it well.
Blood tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood struggling a bit here.
Jalovaara tries to move to mount but Blood blocks the move with his legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jalovaara throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Blood tries to bench press Jalovaara off him but Jalovaara keeps the position.
Jalovaara working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
An elbow from Jalovaara crashes against the mat.
The strikes coming from Jalovaara are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Jalovaara trying to control the position but Blood is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood can't do much from the bottom here.
Jalovaara working the strikes but Blood uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Jalovaara thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Blood's head.
Jalovaara looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Blood instigates a clinch.
Jalovaara throws a punch but it's blocked by Blood.
Jalovaara swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blood throws a punch but it's blocked by Jalovaara.
Blood scores with a shot to the side of Jalovaara's head.
A left hand lands to the body for Jalovaara.
Jalovaara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jalovaara scores with a shoulder strike.
Jalovaara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blood wants to clinch.
Jalovaara misses with a low kick.
Jalovaara tried to score with a low kick but Blood checks it.
Jalovaara just misses with a punch to the body.
Jalovaara misses with a kick to the body
and Blood counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Blood avoids the body shot from Jalovaara.
Blood lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jalovaara moves out of range as Blood strikes.
Jalovaara looks to land a right hand but Blood moved out of range.
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 Jaska Jalovaara will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jalovaara chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Blood can pounce on him.
Jalovaara circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blood tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blood stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jalovaara.
Jalovaara throws a low kick but Blood moves out of range easily.
Blood misses with a kick to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jalovaara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short body shot lands from Blood as the two fighters clinch.
Jalovaara pushes Blood back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jalovaara wants to get back to striking at distance but Blood won't allow it.
Jalovaara lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blood backwards.
Jalovaara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jalovaara tries to work over Blood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blood lands a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jalovaara cracks Blood with a nice body shot.
Jalovaara fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jalovaara tries to work over Blood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jalovaara misses with a punch on the inside.
Blood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blood misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blood misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blood misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Jalovaara fails to land.
Jalovaara is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Blood pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Blood lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jalovaara backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blood.
Jalovaara lands a shot to the body.
Blood's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Blood lands a body shot.
Blood misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Blood on the inside.
Blood working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jalovaara.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blood.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blood lands a nice shot to the body.
Jalovaara misses with a punch on the inside.
Jalovaara tries to throw a body punch but Blood avoids it by throwing Jalovaara back against the cage.
Blood blocks an uppercut.
Jalovaara has a couple of punches blocked by Blood.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jalovaara.
Blood lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jalovaara backwards.
Blood struggles to land a body shot inside as Jalovaara controls his hands.
Jalovaara wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Blood has him pressed against the cage.
Jalovaara struggles to land a body shot inside as Blood controls his hands.
Jalovaara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blood tries to work over Jalovaara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blood pushes Jalovaara back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jalovaara jumps guard but Blood turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaska Jalovaara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blood stalling in the clinch but Jalovaara improves position.
Jalovaara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blood can't break the clinch.
Blood lands a hook that snaps the head of Jalovaara backwards.
Jalovaara has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blood lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jalovaara backwards.
Jalovaara tries to break the clinch but Blood is controlling the position.
A short uppercut from Jalovaara.
Blood misses with some punches.
Jalovaara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jalovaara prevents a body shot from Blood.
Jalovaara lands a left hand.
Blood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jalovaara manages to break the clinch.
Jalovaara avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Blood tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jalovaara swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Outfuh Blood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blood pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blood misses with a body kick.
Blood scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jalovaara throws the left hand but Blood avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Jalovaara finds it's target.
It looks like Outfuh Blood has been cut.
Jalovaara moves away from the strike by Blood.
Blood lands with a kick to the temple. Jalovaara shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
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!
Jalovaara throws the left hand but Blood avoids the punch easily.
Blood gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Jalovaara counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jalovaara pushes down on Blood's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jalovaara prevents Blood from improving his position.
Jalovaara wants to pass to mount but Blood is defending 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 Jaska Jalovaara will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Outfuh Blood's cut.
That's time! Jalovaara's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Blood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jalovaara moves away.
Blood lands a nice shot that snaps Jalovaara's head back.
Blood gets caught flat footed, as Jalovaara shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Jalovaara trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've been hearing that Jalovaara has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Blood keeping moving, preventing Jalovaara from controlling successfully.
Blood keeping full guard, as Jalovaara tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jalovaara working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Blood controlling Jalovaara's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jalovaara accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jalovaara stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Blood swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jalovaara throws a right hand that Blood ducks under and follows up with a left that Blood also avoids with ease.
Blood connects with a solid leg kick.
Blood keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Blood misses the shot to the body.
Jalovaara misses with a left hand
letting Blood counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jalovaara keeps the fight on the outside.
Blood slips under a jab from Jalovaara.
Jalovaara takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Blood has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
No luck for Jalovaara with that takedown attempt.
Outfuh Blood seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blood tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jalovaara manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jalovaara avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blood lands a nice hook to Jalovaara's body. Jalovaara takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Blood fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blood tries to close the distance and clinch but Jalovaara swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jalovaara tries to work over Blood's front leg with a kick but Blood checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood is looking to clinch.
Outfuh Blood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jalovaara staying out of range there.
Jalovaara scores with a head kick.
Jalovaara wants to land a leg kick but Blood is out of range.
Blood tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jalovaara swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jalovaara loads up on a big right hand but Blood slips the punch.
Jalovaara throws a low kick, looking for Blood's leg but Blood calmly moves out of range.
Blood scores with a body shot.
Blood wants to clinch.
Jalovaara walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Blood checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Outfuh Blood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blood throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jalovaara attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Blood lands with a good body shot.
Blood pushes Jalovaara away with a front kick.
Blood punishes Jalovaara's body with a nice straight punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blood loads up on a big right hand but Jalovaara slips the punch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jalovaara is defended easily by Blood.
Oooooh!!! Blood has knocked Jalovaara down with a huge combo! Blood steps away and waves a wobbly Jalovaara back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Jalovaara is rocked!
And that's the end of the fight!
Outfuh Blood comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jalovaara 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Outfuh Blood!
Outfuh Blood 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Ali Basra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toshi Matoshin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tired and clearly flustered, he entered the arena late and after a little discussion it was decided that the bout should take place.
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ali Basra and Toshi Matoshin. Matoshin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Mortal Kombat theme kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ali Basra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Toshi Matoshin!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matoshin looks to land a left hand but Basra moved out of range nicely.
Matoshin throws a leg kick
and Basra counters with a two punch combo.
Matoshin slips a jab from Basra.
Matoshin lands with an uppercut that bounces Basra off the cage and back into range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Basra.
Toshi Matoshin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matoshin has closed the distance and engaged Basra in a clinch.
Matoshin is working for takedown but Basra is calmly controlling the position for now.
Basra wants to stall.
Matoshin manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Basra throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Matoshin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Basra lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Matoshin keeping moving, preventing Basra from controlling successfully.
Basra stopping the sweep attempt from Matoshin.
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.
Matoshin is pulling down on Basra's head. It's preventing any offense from Basra, at least for the moment.
Matoshin looking to control.
Matoshin might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Basra haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
We've been hearing reports that Basra has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Basra has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Matoshin.
Ali Basra is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Matoshin lands with a cross.
Basra tries to bum rush Matoshin with a series of wild strikes but Matoshin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Basra takes a swing at Matoshin's ribcage but misses.
Matoshin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matoshin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Basra. Basra circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Matoshin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Basra is rocked!
Matoshin tried to score with a low kick but Basra checks it.
Oh Basra is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Basra shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Basra scores with a jab to the head.
Basra seems to have got his legs back now.
Matoshin is looking to score with low kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matoshin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Basra.
Basra slips a straight right by Matoshin.
Matoshin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Basra takes a swing at Matoshin's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Basra misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matoshin misses with a hook
and Basra counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Matoshin looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Matoshin tries to free his leg and advance position but Basra is retaining full guard.
Matoshin wants to control from the top but Basra keeps moving.
Matoshin wants to get up but he can't break Basra's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Basra keeping full guard, as Matoshin tries to pass.
Matoshin pushes down on Basra's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matoshin is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Basra is just riding it out for now. Matoshin eventually gives up the hold.
Basra trying to hold on to Matoshin's head to control him but Matoshin postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matoshin is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Basra reverses the position - he's now on top in Matoshin's guard.
Matoshin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Toshi Matoshin will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Matoshin avoids the body shot from Basra.
Matoshin stuns Basra with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Matoshin throws a leg kick but Basra checks it.
Basra will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Basra walks into a left hand.
Matoshin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matoshin checks a leg kick nicely.
Matoshin misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matoshin connects with a single shot there.
Matoshin jabs at Basra's body.
A telegraphed right hand from Matoshin misses the target.
Matoshin scores with a nice strike.
Basra moves away from the strike by Matoshin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Basra swings for the body but Matoshin moves out of range.
Matoshin dips to his left and cracks Basra with an uppercut!
Basra takes one on the button.
Basra lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Basra scores with a hook.
Matoshin clinches.
Matoshin jumps guard but Basra turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Matoshin is trying to break the clinch but Basra has him pressed against the cage.
Matoshin is looking for a takedown.
Basra misses with a punch on the inside.
Basra lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Toshi Matoshin has been cut.
Basra digs a right hand underneath Matoshin's ribcage. Matoshin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Matoshin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Basra tries a low kick but Matoshin avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Basra uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matoshin.
Matoshin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Basra tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matoshin was well out of range. Poor timing from Basra.
Matoshin shoots in for a takedown but Basra shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ali Basra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Toshi Matoshin.
That kick from Basra tenderised Matoshin's leg. Matoshin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Basra ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matoshin moves away.
Matoshin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Toshi Matoshin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Basra takes a swing at Matoshin's ribcage but misses.
Matoshin misses with a leg kick.
Matoshin throws a low kick, looking for Basra's leg but Basra calmly moves out of range.
Basra misses with a few strikes there.
Nice defenses there by Basra.
Matoshin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Basra misses with a straight right.
Basra on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Basra looks to throw the jab but Matoshin is out of range.
Matoshin connects with a solid leg kick.
Matoshin shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Basra eats them both and turns towards Matoshin to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Matoshin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Basra avoids it really well and circles away.
Matoshin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Matoshin. Those never looked like landing.
Basra moves away from the strike by Matoshin.
Matoshin throws a leg kick but Basra sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Basra. That snapped Matoshin's head back.
Basra slips under a jab from Matoshin.
Basra slips a jab from Matoshin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Basra misses with the combination.
Matoshin swings widly with a right hand
and Basra counters with a stiff right hand.
Basra jabs Matoshin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Basra gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Matoshin.
The fighters circling - Matoshin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Matoshin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Matoshin throws a hook but Basra blocks it.
Matoshin is looking to slow Basra down with leg kicks.
Basra misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toshi Matoshin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Toshi Matoshin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Basra displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Matoshin throws out the jab.
Basra connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Matoshin blocks a leg kick.
Basra misses with a body shot
and Matoshin counters with an inside leg kick.
Matoshin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Matoshin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Basra.
Matoshin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A swing and a miss from Matoshin.
A telegraphed right hand from Matoshin misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matoshin goes for a double leg but Basra avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Basra continues to drive forward.
Basra makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Basra breaks the clinch.
Matoshin loads up on a big right hand but Basra slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Basra scores with a jab to the jaw.
Basra takes a swing at Matoshin's ribcage but misses.
Matoshin with a hook.
No joy there for Matoshin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab from Matoshin misses.
Matoshin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Matoshin tests Basra's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Matoshin slips a jab and a cross from Basra.
Basra is looking to wear down Matoshin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Matoshin lands with a shot to the body.
Basra just misses with a punch to the body.
Ali Basra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Toshi Matoshin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Basra checks the leg kick.
Matoshin cracks Basra with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Basra ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matoshin throws a leg kick but Basra checks it.
Matoshin scores with a jab.
Basra connects with a body shot that sends Matoshin's belly button to the back.
Basra on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Basra misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matoshin.
Matoshin 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.
Matoshin misses with a body shot
and Basra counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Basra throws a series of strikes that have Matoshin backpedaling.
Matoshin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Basra moves out of range of the strikes.
Basra stuffs the takedown.
Basra walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Matoshin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Basra tries to land a front kick but Matoshin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A looping hook to the body misses from Basra. Matoshin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matoshin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Basra's calf.
Matoshin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Matoshin scoring well with a low kick there.
Basra tries to land a front kick but Matoshin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Good leg kick by Matoshin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Matoshin blocks a head kick by Basra.
Matoshin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Basra throws a looping overhand right but Matoshin ducks down to avoid it.
Basra uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matoshin.
Basra tries to move into range but Matoshin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Basra attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Matoshin throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Matoshin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Basra keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Basra throws a front kick aimed at Matoshin's knee but Matoshin avoids it well.
Matoshin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Basra.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matoshin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Basra.
Basra throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Matoshin.
Basra misses with a body shot
and Matoshin counters with a low kick, right behind Basra 's knee.
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 Ali Basra.
I think Matoshin 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toshi Matoshin!
A relieved looking Toshi Matoshin thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Ali Basra had this to say: 'You can all fuck off, I'm out of here!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vassago Ballardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonah Jamm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). He arrived on a last minute flight shortly after looking tired and unhappy. Officials decided the fight should still take place, much to the delight of the fans in attendance.
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vassago Ballardo and Jonah Jamm. Jonah Jamm has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vassago Ballardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jonah Jamm!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ballardo jabs Jamm to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jamm misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ballardo.
Ballardo moves into the clinch.
Jamm throws a head punch that misses.
Jamm throws a punch but it's blocked by Ballardo.
Jamm goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ballardo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ballardo misses with some punches.
Jamm scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ballardo.
Ballardo misses with an elbow strike.
Ballardo misses with an elbow strike.
Ballardo misses with a punch on the inside.
Ballardo misses with a punch on the inside.
Jamm blocks a body shot from Ballardo.
Ballardo tries to work over Jamm's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ballardo lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Jonah Jamm has been cut.
Ballardo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jamm.
Ballardo can't find room to land a body shot as Jamm controls the action.
Jamm throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ballardos head.
It looks like Vassago Ballardo has been cut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ballardo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ballardo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballardo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jamm or not.
Ballardo misses with an elbow over the top.
Ballardo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jamm swings wildly with an uppercut but Ballardo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ballardo lands a hook that snaps the head of Jamm backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ballardo.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ballardo.
Ballardo blocks a body shot from Jamm.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jamm.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ballardo tries to throw a body punch but Jamm avoids it by throwing Ballardo back against the cage.
Jamm lands an uppercut.
Ballardo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jamms head.
Jamm scores with a shoulder strike.
Ballardo throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ballardo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ballardo tries to stall but Jamm uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ballardo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jamm misses with a knee to the head.
Ballardo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jamm misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamm takes a shot to the head.
Jamm struggles to land a body shot inside as Ballardo controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jamm.
Jamm throws a punch but it's blocked by Ballardo.
A frustrated look appears on Jamm's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jamm.
Jamm misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jamm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Jamm.
Ballardo tries to stall but Jamm uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jamm lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jamm has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ballardo seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Jamm can turn it around.
Ballardo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jamm blocks the elbow strike.
Ballardo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jamm lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ballardo is rocked!
Jamm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oh Ballardo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jamm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Jamm fails to land.
Ballardo blocking some punches.
Jamm throws a head punch that misses.
Jamm swings wildly with an uppercut but Ballardo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ballardo blocking some punches.
Jamm lands a big knee! That's hurt Ballardo! Oh, he's all over the place! Jamm lands another knee that sends Ballardo to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jonah Jamm!
Jonah Jamm 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keldorn Firecam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Holy Jenova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Keldorn Firecam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Holy Jenova!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Firecam swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Firecam misses the jab.
Jenova cracks the inside of Firecam's front leg.
Firecam misses with a looping right.
Jenova tries to clinch there but Firecam circles away.
Jenova is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Firecam takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It looks like Keldorn Firecam has been cut.
Firecam thows a left - swing and a miss!
Firecam moves in looking to clinch but Jenova pushes him off.
Jenova misses the jab.
Firecam is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Firecam slips a jab from Jenova.
Firecam missing with a left hand there. Jenova was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Firecam jabs Jenova right on the nose. Jenova blinks but takes it well.
A bone on bone clash there as Jenova blocks the leg kick.
Firecam misses with an uppercut. Jenova saw that one coming.
Firecam is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jenova.
Jenova swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Firecam.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Firecam misses with a hook.
Firecam walks into a stiff left hand from Jenova.
A jab from Firecam misses.
Jenova connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Firecam wants to clinch.
Firecam is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Jenova's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
A telegraphed right hand from Firecam misses the target.
Firecam throws a jab but it's blocked by Jenova.
Firecam jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Firecam throws a hook but Jenova blocks it.
Firecam throws a big shot that misses.
Jenova throws a looping overhand right but Firecam ducks down to avoid it.
Jenova moves out of range of the body kick.
A cross from Firecam lands.
It looks like Holy Jenova has been cut.
Jenova 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Jenova misses.
Jenova swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good exchange - Jenova coming out on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jenova drops Firecam with a naaaaasty hook - Firecam is in real trouble here! Jenova dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Holy Jenova!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Urijah Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Horacio Vanderbeet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Faber kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Choke - Red Jumpsuit Apparatus. Horacio Vanderbeet has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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141 lbs
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142 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Urijah Faber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Horacio Vanderbeet!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vanderbeet will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Horacio Vanderbeet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Faber walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Vanderbeet checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Vanderbeet gets the takedown into side control.
Faber wants to control but Vanderbeet postures up.
Vanderbeet cracks Faber with a big right hand but Faber just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Faber sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Vanderbeet wants to take a breather but Faber is having none of it.
Faber holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Faber is staying active underneath Vanderbeet, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Faber trying to control but Vanderbeet postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faber is looking for a sweep. Vanderbeet is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Faber is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber won't allow Vanderbeet to pass to mount.
Vanderbeet slips a nice elbow through Faber's hands, connecting with Faber's forehead.
Faber wants to improve his position but Vanderbeet is controlling well.
Faber trying to control from the bottom.
Vanderbeet seems to be working for a kimura but Faber defends the submission attempt.
Faber is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Vanderbeet pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Vanderbeet working Faber over with strikes.
Vanderbeet thows a huge punch but Faber dodges it nicely.
Vanderbeet missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Faber is trying to control but can't.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Faber won't allow Vanderbeet to pass to mount.
Vanderbeet seems to be looking for submissions.
Faber taking some punishment here, with Vanderbeet in his half guard.
Faber gets full guard.
Vanderbeet throwing strikes from guard but Faber blocks nicely.
Faber had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Vanderbeet defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Faber working for a triangle but Vanderbeet defends it easily.
Faber keeping moving, preventing Vanderbeet from controlling successfully.
Faber lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Faber controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber with a flurry of punches that miss.
Faber postures up.
Vanderbeet keeping moving, preventing Faber from controlling successfully.
Faber stopping the sweep attempt from Vanderbeet.
Faber slips nicely into half guard.
Vanderbeet tries to roll over but Faber keeps him under control.
Faber stalling.
Vanderbeet wants to control but Faber is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vanderbeet wants to improve his position but Faber is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Horacio Vanderbeet dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Faber gets caught flat footed, as Vanderbeet shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Horacio Vanderbeet has got the better of the ground game so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vanderbeet accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vanderbeet postures up.
Vanderbeet trying to control the position from guard on top but Faber is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vanderbeet stands up over Faber, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Vanderbeet loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Vanderbeet with a nice head shot there.
Faber being controlled here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faber controls Vanderbeet momentarily but Vanderbeet frees himself.
Faber working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Vanderbeet has passed into half guard!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanderbeet wants to control but Faber is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Faber blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vanderbeet.
Faber tries to get to full guard but Vanderbeet has control of the leg.
Vanderbeet passes the guard and advances to mount!
Vanderbeet avoids the attempt from Faber to control.
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.
Vanderbeet prevents Faber from getting the reversal.
Faber gets back to half guard.
Faber taking some punishment here, with Vanderbeet in his half guard.
Faber is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Vanderbeet pulls his head out easily.
Faber is not content to let Vanderbeet control the position.
Vanderbeet wants to work for an arm triangle but Faber is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Vanderbeet is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Vanderbeet thows a huge punch but Faber dodges it nicely.
Faber is pressing down on Vanderbeet's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanderbeet drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Faber dives on top into guard.
Faber drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Faber jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Our spies down at at Laoch Den inform us that Vanderbeet has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Vanderbeet has his foot on Faber's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Faber works his way back into a safe position though.
Faber trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vanderbeet is adopting a defensive guard.
Vanderbeet has momentary wrist control but Faber slips an elbow through the middle.
Vanderbeet wants to sweep here but Faber controlling him for the moment.
Faber forces his way into half guard.
Vanderbeet is looking to control Faber's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Vanderbeet avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber is pressing down on Vanderbeet's thigh, looking to free his foot. Vanderbeet is holding on for now.
Faber is working for a kimura but Vanderbeet is defending it quite comfortably.
Faber wants to take a breather but Vanderbeet is having none of it.
Vanderbeet is looking for a sweep. Faber is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vanderbeet is refusing to be controlled, as Faber sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Horacio Vanderbeet showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Faber gets caught napping as Vanderbeet dives in and scores a takedown. Faber manages to retain guard.
Faber has his foot on Vanderbeet's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Vanderbeet works his way back into a safe position though.
Faber wants to control the position but Vanderbeet says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Faber wants to improve his position but Vanderbeet is controlling well.
Faber moves into full guard.
Faber tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vanderbeet trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vanderbeet landing with the ground and pound.
Vanderbeet showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Vanderbeet lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber is adopting a defensive guard.
Faber manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Vanderbeet manages to get himself to full guard.
Vanderbeet is trying to control the position but Faber postures up.
Faber drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Faber jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Vanderbeet wants to sweep here but Faber controlling him for the moment.
Vanderbeet is trying to keep Faber in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Vanderbeet keeping moving, preventing Faber from controlling successfully.
Faber sitting in guard here, content to control.
Faber trying to control but Vanderbeet is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Faber gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Vanderbeet stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Faber has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Vanderbeet manages to get his head free but now Faber has transitioned to an armbar! Vanderbeet grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Faber! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Urijah Faber!
After the big win, Urijah Faber made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Vandal Fight Boutique & Laundry (93%) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nick Shields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Winston McCall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCall has chosen Parkway Drive - Sleepwalker as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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162 lbs
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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
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nick Shields!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Winston McCall!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shields lands a slapping body shot.
Shields stuffs the takedown.
Shields misses with a kick to the body.
Shields tries to land a front kick but McCall steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Shields wants to land a leg kick but McCall is out of range.
McCall looks to throw a body kick
and Shields counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
McCall looking for submissions off his back.
Shields trying to mount his opponent but McCall defends it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
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. Shields connects with a nice short shot to McCall's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shields slips a nice elbow through McCall's hands, connecting with McCall's forehead.
Shields is working for a kimura but McCall is defending it quite comfortably.
Shields trying to control the action but McCall is working from the bottom.
Shields is thwarting McCall's attempts to control the position.
McCall is looking to improve his position.
Shields lands strikes from half guard.
Shields is thwarting McCall's attempts to control the 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.
Shields not landing any meaningful shots this time.
McCall is looking to get back to full guard here but Shields has managed to pass to side control instead.
You can see the frustration on McCall's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
McCall taking a bit of punishment here - Shields scoring with strikes.
McCall is trying to escape the position but Shields is controlling the position.
McCall is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Shields off and has taken his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCall not allowing Shields to control his hands.
McCall struggling to land strikes to the head as Shields covers up.
You can see the frustration on Shields's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Shields prevents McCall from getting a body triangle.
McCall not allowing Shields to control his hands.
Shields prevents McCall from getting a body triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shields showing good submission defense here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shields rolls, trying to escape but McCall keeps control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McCall is not going to allow Shields to sit and survive in this position.
McCall has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Shields breaks McCall's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McCall looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Shields wants to control from the top but McCall keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Shields dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Shields moves out of range of the strikes.
Shields avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shields looks to land a right hand but McCall moved out of range.
Shields looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Shields drives through with a takedown into McCall's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
McCall wants to sweep here but Shields controlling him for the moment.
McCall is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shields looking for submissions off his back.
McCall thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shields works his way to full guard. Good work.
McCall trying to control but Shields is working from the bottom.
Shields looking for submissions from the bottom but instead McCall passes into side control.
Shields can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Shields is looking to regain half guard here but McCall keeps moving and retains side control.
Shields controls the position for a moment.
McCall working away.
McCall wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shields keeps working.
McCall scoring with punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCall wants to take a breather but Shields manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for McCall.
McCall throwing strikes from guard but Shields blocks nicely.
Shields looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Shields escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. McCall gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Shields working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because McCall has passed into half guard!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCall thows a huge punch but Shields dodges it nicely.
Shields is doing well to control the position and prevent McCall from advancing to side control.
McCall is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Shields with the active half guard here but McCall passes nicely into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Winston McCall will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
McCall misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Shields misses with a left hand
and McCall counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
McCall wants to slow Shields down by chopping away at his legs.
Shields fails to land with a series of punches.
A big right from Shields misses.
McCall throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCall jabs at Shields's body.
McCall throws a nice outside leg kick.
McCall fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Shields looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McCall gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Shields to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCall has his foot on Shields's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Shields works his way back into a safe position though.
McCall is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Shields is looking to work some ground and pound but McCall has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shields accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McCall wants to sweep here but Shields controlling him for the moment.
Shields trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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.
Shields postures up and lands a big shot to McCall's brow.
McCall looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Shields passes into side control.
McCall tries to buck Shields off but Shields is having none of it.
Shields in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Shields is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, McCall has escaped the position, nice work there.
McCall is looking to regain half guard here but Shields keeps moving and retains side control.
Shields throws an elbow but McCall slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shields creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
We've been hearing that Shields has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Nick Shields overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shields throws an elbow but McCall slips to the side and avoids it well.
McCall gets back to half guard.
Shields tries to pass to full mount but McCall defends it.
McCall has a hand on Shields's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Shields takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
McCall is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shields lands a nice shot to the head.
Shields is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, McCall has managed to escape the submission attempt.
McCall is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McCall wants to control but Shields is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Shields showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Shields 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Shields!
A relieved looking Nick Shields 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Frank Crillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anabolinen Steroidi Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crillo comes to the cage accompanied by Solonen & Kosola - Kolmetoista kertaa kovempi ku kukaan . Steroidi Jr is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Light Year - Sex Education . 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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160 lbs
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155 lbs
19 - 5 - 1 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Crillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Anabolinen Steroidi Jr!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Crillo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crillo blocks the body kick.
Steroidi Jr throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Crillo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Steroidi Jr makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Crillo slips a straight right by Steroidi Jr.
Crillo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Steroidi Jr defends it nicely.
Crillo looks to clinch
and Crillo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A good leg kick by Steroidi Jr.
Crillo scores with a jab. Steroidi Jr acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Crillo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Steroidi Jr makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Crillo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crillo fails with the takedown.
Steroidi Jr tests Crillo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Crillo closes the distance and clinches up with Steroidi Jr, looking for a takedown. Crillo pushes Steroidi Jr against the cage but Steroidi Jr circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Steroidi Jr has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Steroidi Jr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crillo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Steroidi Jr defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steroidi Jr throws a head kick but Crillo moves out of range.
Steroidi Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crillo darts in looking for a takedown but Steroidi Jr gets double underhooks and turns Crillo into the cage.
Steroidi Jr gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Crillo.
Crillo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Steroidi Jr gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Steroidi Jr leaning his opponent against the cage.
Steroidi Jr lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steroidi Jr prevents the takedown attempt.
Steroidi Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steroidi Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steroidi Jr is struggling to control the position.
Crillo wants a takedown.
Steroidi Jr misses with the head strike.
Crillo blocks an uppercut.
Steroidi Jr has had enough of the clinch but Crillo keeps him there for the moment.
Steroidi Jr is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Crillo tries to pull guard but Steroidi Jr holds him up against the cage and eventually Crillo drops back down to his feet.
Crillo tries to score a body lock takedown but Steroidi Jr shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crillo blocks an uppercut.
Steroidi Jr gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Crillo.
Steroidi Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crillo.
Crillo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Steroidi Jr prevents it.
Crillo is looking for a takedown.
Steroidi Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Crillo.
Crillo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Steroidi Jr walks away with a smile on his face. Crillo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Steroidi Jr scores with a hook to the body. Crillo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Steroidi Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Steroidi Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crillo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Crillo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Steroidi Jr will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Crillo darts in looking for a takedown but Steroidi Jr gets double underhooks and turns Crillo into the cage.
Crillo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Steroidi Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Crillo gets control of Steroidi Jr's arms and successfully pulls guard. Crillo will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steroidi Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Crillo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Crillo seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Crillo keeping full guard, as Steroidi Jr tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anabolinen Steroidi Jr dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Horrible takedown attempt by Crillo or perhaps it was just good defense by Steroidi Jr, which made it look bad.
Steroidi Jr punishes Crillo's body with a nice straight punch.
Crillo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Steroidi Jr is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Crillo scoring with some ground and pound.
Steroidi Jr wants to sweep but no luck.
Crillo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steroidi Jr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Crillo.
Steroidi Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Crillo trying to control but Steroidi Jr is working from the bottom.
Steroidi Jr not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Steroidi Jr might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Crillo haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crillo with a nice head shot there.
Crillo cracks Steroidi Jr with a solid left hand.
Steroidi Jr keeping moving, preventing Crillo from controlling successfully.
Steroidi Jr wants to sweep but no luck.
Steroidi Jr trying to keep a closed guard but Crillo is proving a slippery customer.
Steroidi Jr tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Steroidi Jr is looking for a triangle but Crillo pushes his legs off easily.
Steroidi Jr has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Crillo is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Steroidi Jr.
Steroidi Jr regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steroidi Jr moves into full guard.
Crillo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Crillo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Crillo is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Steroidi Jr is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Steroidi Jr has escaped and now he's on top!
Steroidi Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Crillo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Steroidi Jr throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Crillo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steroidi Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Crillo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Crillo wants to sweep here but Steroidi Jr controlling him for the moment.
Steroidi Jr is fighting to break Crillo's control of his arms but Crillo is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Steroidi Jr pushing down on Crillo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Crillo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Steroidi Jr is looking to take a break and control but Crillo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Steroidi Jr 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.
Frank Crillo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Steroidi Jr is trying to control the action in half guard but Crillo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Crillo makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Crillo looks for a takedown but Steroidi Jr sprawls well.
Steroidi Jr throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Steroidi Jr paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Steroidi Jr lands a nice looking body kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Crillo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Steroidi Jr circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Crillo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steroidi Jr throws a leg kick that misses.
Steroidi Jr works the jab nicely.
Crillo blocks the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Anabolinen Steroidi Jr will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Crillo shoots in for a double leg but Steroidi Jr sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Crillo misses with a takedown attempt
and Steroidi Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A chopping leg kick lands by Steroidi Jr.
Crillo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Steroidi Jr takes a swing at Crillo's ribcage but misses.
Steroidi Jr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Steroidi Jr fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Crillo.
Crillo shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Crillo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Steroidi Jr.
Crillo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Steroidi Jr connects with a leg kick. Crillo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Crillo moves out of range as Steroidi Jr throws a body kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by Crillo or perhaps it was just good defense by Steroidi Jr, which made it look bad.
Steroidi Jr thumps Crillo with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steroidi Jr throws a push kick but Crillo slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Steroidi Jr finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Crillo moves out of range of the body kick from Steroidi Jr.
Steroidi Jr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Anabolinen Steroidi Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Steroidi Jr.
A good leg kick by Steroidi Jr.
Crillo shoots for a takedown but Steroidi Jr saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Crillo shoots in and drives through. Steroidi Jr sprawls well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crillo shoots in looking for a takedown but Steroidi Jr manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Crillo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Steroidi Jr gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Steroidi Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
The referee calls for Steroidi Jr to work.
Crillo looking for a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crillo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crillo.
Steroidi Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Steroidi Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Crillo controls his hands.
A short right from Steroidi Jr.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steroidi Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Frank Crillo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crillo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Steroidi Jr is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Steroidi Jr presses Crillo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A shot in the inside from Steroidi Jr.
A head punch on the inside from Steroidi Jr fails to land.
Crillo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Steroidi Jr prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crillo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Crillo blocking some punches.
Steroidi Jr's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Steroidi Jr trying to stall but Crillo improves his position.
A nice left hand lands by Steroidi Jr.
Crillo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Steroidi Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Steroidi Jr gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Crillo.
Crillo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Steroidi Jr pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steroidi Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Crillo backwards.
Steroidi Jr tries to throw a body punch but Crillo avoids it by throwing Steroidi Jr back against the cage.
Crillo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crillo has Steroidi Jr pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Steroidi Jr manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A nice left hand lands by Steroidi Jr.
Steroidi Jr tries to work over Crillo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steroidi Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Crillo prevents a body shot from Steroidi Jr.
Crillo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Steroidi Jr trying to control the position but instead, Crillo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Steroidi Jr into the cage.
Anabolinen Steroidi Jr is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A short right from Steroidi Jr on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anabolinen Steroidi Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Steroidi Jr winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 26:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anabolinen Steroidi Jr!
Anabolinen Steroidi Jr took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Orkan Dogu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Wagner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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180 lbs
22 - 7 - 0 |
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168 lbs
13 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Orkan Dogu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Wagner!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wagner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dogu.
Wagner misses with a body kick.
Dogu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wagner throws a body shot but no joy.
Dogu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice uppercut there from Wagner.
Wagner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dogu.
Wagner cracks the inside of Dogu's front leg.
Dogu moves out of range as Wagner strikes.
Dogu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wagner.
Dogu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wagner.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wagner feints and then cracks Dogu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dogu down.
Dogu closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dogu trying to pass the guard but Wagner defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagner blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dogu.
Dogu wants to free his trapped foot but Wagner is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Wagner trying to control from the bottom.
Dogu seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wagner does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wagner keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
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.
Wagner gets back to full guard.
Wagner looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dogu is one step ahead there.
Dogu passes Wagner's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Dogu not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dogu sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wagner defending well though.
Wagner is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagner blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dogu.
Dogu 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.
Dogu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Wagner loads up on a big right hand but Dogu slips the punch.
Dogu misses with a wild body shot.
Dogu looking to score a takedown here. Wagner is defending well but Dogu drives through and ends up in Wagner's guard.
Dogu wants to control from the top but Wagner keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dogu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dogu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dogu is looking to work some ground and pound but Wagner has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dogu tries to free his leg and advance position but Wagner is retaining full guard.
Wagner preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dogu working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Wagner throws a body punch but Dogu moves out of range.
Wagner lands the left hand.
A punch lands to the side of Wagner 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dogu scores with a sloppy right hand. Wagner should have avoided that one.
Dogu throws a body shot but no joy.
Wagner fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wagner avoids the body shot from Dogu.
Dogu moves out of range as Wagner strikes.
Wagner throws a leg kick but Dogu moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Orkan Dogu dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Wagner misses with an uppercut. Dogu saw that one coming.
Wagner tries a low kick but Dogu avoids it.
Wagner slips under a jab from Dogu.
Dogu moves away from the strike by Wagner.
Dogu slips a straight right by Wagner.
Wagner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dogu.
Dogu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wagner buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dogu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wagner.
Wagner looks to land a left hand but Dogu moved out of range nicely.
Ryan Wagner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wagner swings widly with a right hand
and Dogu decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Wagner's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dogu passes Wagner's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Dogu working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dogu passes to full mount!
Wagner wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Dogu.
Dogu working Wagner over with strikes here.
Orkan Dogu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dogu lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Wagner hang on?
Wagner 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.
Dogu unloads with some shots from mount but Wagner bucks and avoids them well.
Dogu lands a couple of good shots and Wagner has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Wagner covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Dogu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wagner can do to turn this around?
Wagner tries to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dogu thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Wagner is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Dogu off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Wagner covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Dogu scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dogu struggling to keep hold of the position.
Dogu is not going to allow Wagner to sit and survive in this position.
Dogu controlling the position well here. Wagner rolled but Dogu kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Dogu punches the canvas rather than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dogu throwing sloppy strikes.
Dogu gets his hands free as Wagner looks to control.
Dogu somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Dogu tries to get the hooks in deep but Wagner pushed the leg off.
Dogu throwing sloppy strikes.
Dogu connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Wagner to escape the position.
Dogu somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Dogu avoiding Wagner 's attempts to control his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dogu throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Wagner!
Dogu missing with strikes.
Dogu lands a shot to the body.
Dogu misses with an elbow to the head.
Dogu looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Dogu is riding his opponent, not letting Wagner buck him off.
Dogu misses with an elbow to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dogu struggling to keep hold of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Orkan Dogu dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Dogu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wagner.
Dogu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A telegraphed right hand from Dogu misses the target.
Dogu fails with a takedown attempt.
Wagner lands with an overhand left.
Wagner lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wagner throws a leg kick but Dogu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dogu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wagner.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wagner misses with a low kick.
Dogu works Wagner's body with a nice hook.
Wagner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dogu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dogu blocks a jab.
Dogu throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dogu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wagner lands a lovely overhand right.
Wagner rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dogu counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dogu is keen to just control but Wagner is a slippery customer.
Dogu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wagner keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wagner regains full guard. Nicely done.
Dogu stands and throws Wagner's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Dogu controlling from side mount.
Ryan Wagner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wagner is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dogu creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Wagner sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Wagner parries the strikes from Dogu easily there. Dogu is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Wagner to escape.
Wagner tries to bench press Dogu off him but Dogu keeps the position.
Wagner manages to work his way to half guard, despite Dogu's best efforts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dogu missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dogu seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wagner does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Wagner manages to get to full guard.
Wagner being controlled here, momentarily.
Wagner avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Wagner misses with an uppercut. Dogu saw that one coming.
That's four 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.
Dogu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wagner throws a low kick, looking for Dogu's leg but Dogu calmly moves out of range.
Wagner wants to clinch up but Dogu keeps it at a distance.
Wagner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dogu.
Dogu moves out of range as Wagner strikes.
Wagner lands a leg kick that knocks Dogu off balance momentarily.
A jab from Wagner does it's job there.
Dogu misses with a body shot.
Wagner takes a swing at Dogu's ribcage but misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dogu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wagner manages to avoid it.
Wagner attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wagner throws a big shot that misses.
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 Orkan Dogu.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dogu, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Orkan Dogu!
Orkan Dogu decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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