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ROV 9: Christmas Throwdown PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Doyle Hargraves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jurgen Murgen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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144 lbs
0 - 1 - 1 |
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150 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Doyle Hargraves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jurgen Murgen!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Murgen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Murgen thuds his right hand into Hargraves's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hargraves checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Murgen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hargraves connects with the punch.
Hargraves moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Murgen misses with a hook
and Hargraves counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hargraves feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Murgens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hargraves tries to clinch up but Murgen circles away and keeps his distance.
Hargraves connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hargraves looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hargraves throws a sloppy head kick and Murgen moves out of range easily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hargraves lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hargraves throws a lazy head kick
and Murgen counters with a left to the body.
Hargraves throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hargraves is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murgen.
Hargraves scores with a body shot.
Hargraves avoids the body shot from Murgen.
Hargraves throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murgen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Murgen ducks under a wild hook from Hargraves.
Hargraves throws a jab when Murgen was well out of range.
Hargraves shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hargraves misses with an uppercut
and Murgen counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Doyle Hargraves has been cut.
Hargraves lunges at Murgen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Murgen's hand.
Murgen ducks under a wild hook from Hargraves.
Murgen punishes Hargraves's body with a nice straight punch.
Hargraves scores with a sloppy right hand. Murgen should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hargraves. Murgen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murgen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hargraves moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hargraves steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murgen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good leg kick by Hargraves there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hargraves throws a lazy head kick
and Murgen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hargraves misses with a looping right.
Murgen flicks out a counter leg kick but Hargraves steps away.
Hargraves misses with an uppercut.
Hargraves clinches up against the ropes.
Hargraves lands a body punch in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Hargraves.
Murgen misses with a punch on the inside.
Hargraves lands an uppercut.
Hargraves tries to throw a body punch but Murgen avoids it by throwing Hargraves back against the ropes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hargraves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murgen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hargraves throws a big shot that misses.
As Hargraves backs off Murgen throws a huge counter combo but Hargraves manages to avoid it all.
Murgen scoring well with a low kick there.
Hargraves pivots, looking for a leg kick but Murgen is out of range and Hargraves settles back down.
Hargraves goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hargraves 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.
Hargraves connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hargraves jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hargraves loads up on a big right hand but Murgen slips the punch.
Murgen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hargraves throws a leg kick but Murgen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Murgen staying out of range there.
Hargraves checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murgen staying out of range there.
Hargraves misses with a looping right.
Murgen moves out of range as Hargraves throws a body kick.
Murgen scores with a hook to the body. Hargraves takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Doyle Hargraves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murgen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hargraves sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murgen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hargraves misses the shot to the body.
Murgen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murgen blocks a head kick by Hargraves.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hargraves.
Hargraves lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hargraves looks for the body kick but Murgen saw that one coming.
Murgen throws a counter combo.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Murgen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Murgen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hargraves loads up on a big right hand but Murgen slips the punch.
Hargraves fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hargraves blocks a jab.
Murgen throws a hook to the side of Hargraves's head but Hargraves sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hargraves tries a head kick but it misses.
Murgen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hargraves with a body shot.
Hargraves takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hargraves throws a chopping leg kick but Murgen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hargraves misses with the body kick
and Murgen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hargraves clinches up with Murgen and pushes him back against the ropes.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Murgen lands with a left to the head.
Hargraves lands a right hand.
Hargraves blocks an uppercut.
Hargraves lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Murgen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hargraves lands with a left to the head.
Murgen struggles to land a body shot inside as Hargraves controls his hands.
Hargraves can't find room to land a body shot as Murgen controls the action.
Murgen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hargraves lands with a light punch inside.
Hargraves swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hargraves blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hargraves has a couple of punches blocked by Murgen.
Hargraves prevents Murgen from breaking the clinch.
Hargraves misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murgen.
Murgen swings wildly with an uppercut but Hargraves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murgen lands an uppercut.
Hargraves lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Murgen.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hargraves lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murgen blocks an uppercut.
Hargraves lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Murgen.
Hargraves throws a head punch that misses.
Hargraves misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hargraves has a couple of punches blocked by Murgen.
Hargraves lands a right hand.
Murgen is trying to break free.
Hargraves lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hargraves lands with a short shot to the head.
Murgen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hargraves's defenses.
Hargraves throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Murgen wants to get back to striking at distance but Hargraves won't allow it.
Hargraves lands a left hand.
Murgen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hargraves swings wildly with an uppercut but Murgen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murgen struggles to land a body shot inside as Hargraves controls his hands.
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!
Murgen misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hargraves lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Murgen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Murgen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murgen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hargraves.
Hargraves lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hargraves misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hargraves misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hargraves.
Hargraves lands with a light punch inside.
Murgen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hargraves working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hargraves fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Hargraves as the two fighters clinch.
Hargraves throws a punch but it's blocked by Murgen.
Murgen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hargraves's elbow.
Hargraves lands a left hand.
Murgen is rocked!
Hargraves swings wildly with an uppercut but Murgen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murgen is still on wobbly legs! Can Hargraves finish him?
Hargraves misses with the head strike.
Hargraves tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hargraves working aggressively here.
Hargraves swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hargraves's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hargraves drops Murgen with a naaaaasty hook - Murgen is in real trouble here! Hargraves dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Doyle Hargraves!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Beling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beling has chosen Sir Dandy - "Juara Dunia" as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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250 lbs
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263 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vitor Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alex Beling!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
It's a brutal combination of punches from Beling! Souza is backing up but he can't get away as Beling lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Souza and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Alex Beling!
A victorious Alex Beling thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Artjom Fjodorow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Hopper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fjodorow's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Moskau. 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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270 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Artjom Fjodorow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jacob Hopper!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopper shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fjodorow pinned against the ropes. Fjodorow gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fjodorow stuffs the takedown attempt from Hopper. Hopper gets slowly back to his feet.
Fjodorow swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hopper fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fjodorow, pushing him back against the ropes.
Fjodorow is trying to push Hopper away but Hopper has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Fjodorow breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hopper moves forwards but Fjodorow connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Jacob Hopper has been cut.
Fjodorow moves in looking to clinch but Hopper pushes him off.
Hopper is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Fjodorow with a body shot.
Hopper avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopper misses with a takedown attempt - Fjodorow sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Artjom Fjodorow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacob Hopper.
Fjodorow throws a right and a left that Hopper avoids nicely.
Fjodorow falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hopper counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fjodorow tries to circle away but Hopper has him pinned against the ropes.
Fjodorow is trying to push Hopper away but Hopper has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Fjodorow tries to circle away but Hopper has him pinned against the ropes.
Hopper jumps guard but Fjodorow turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Hopper has Fjodorow pressed against the ropes, preventing Fjodorow from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fjodorow is trying to push Hopper away but Hopper has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Hopper breaks from the clinch.
Fjodorow swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hopper counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fjodorow is breathing heavily.
Fjodorow tries to clinch but Hopper is having none of it.
Fjodorow clinches.
Fjodorow's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hopper shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fjodorow but Fjodorow pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hopper rushes Fjodorow and presses him up against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopper tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hopper tries to land knees in the clinch but Fjodorow avoids the damage to the body.
Hopper breaks from the clinch.
Hopper tries to clinch there but Fjodorow circles away.
Hopper circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hopper on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hopper looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fjodorow tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fjodorow connects with the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hopper closes the distance and clinches.
Fjodorow is trying to break the clinch but Hopper has him pressed against the ropes.
Fjodorow tries to break the clinch but Hopper is controlling the position.
Fjodorow is trying to break the clinch but Hopper is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopper changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Fjodorow fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Fjodorow looks to land a combination but Hopper avoids it well.
Hopper fails with the takedown.
Fjodorow is looking for a counter combo.
Hopper dodges the punch combination from Fjodorow.
Fjodorow throws a body shot but no joy.
Hopper misses with a takedown attempt - Fjodorow sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fjodorow swings for the body but Hopper moves out of range.
Fjodorow takes a swing at Hopper's ribcage but misses.
Fjodorow misses with a series of wild punches.
Fjodorow misses with a hook. Hopper ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopper moves away from the strike by Fjodorow.
Hopper is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Fjodorow definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
No joy there for Fjodorow, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hopper clinches.
Hopper escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fjodorow wants to clinch
and Hopper counters with a nice body shot.
Fjodorow swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hopper counters with a three punch combo that has Fjodorow backing up. Fjodorow nods at Hopper to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hopper tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fjodorow throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hopper.
Artjom Fjodorow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hopper shoots in looking for a takedown. Fjodorow tries to sprawl out of it but Hopper keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Fjodorow manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artjom Fjodorow dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jacob Hopper's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A punch combination from Fjodorow misses.
Hopper closes the distance and clinches.
Hopper wants to take the fight to the mat but Fjodorow manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Hopper fails to pull guard.
Fjodorow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fjodorow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hopper manages to avoid it.
Hopper shoots in for a takedown but Fjodorow shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Artjom Fjodorow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacob Hopper.
Fjodorow looks to land a left hand but Hopper moved out of range nicely.
Fjodorow throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hopper.
Hopper fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fjodorow is out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fjodorow misses with a series of wild punches.
Hopper tries to counter with a clinch but Fjodorow shakes him off and moves away.
A nice combination there by Hopper.
Artjom Fjodorow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hopper moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopper wants a takedown but no success here.
Hopper jumps into guard, dragging Fjodorow to the mat.
Fjodorow throws a big elbow that misses.
Hopper has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fjodorow can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hopper is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hopper can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hopper has momentary wrist control but Fjodorow slips an elbow through the middle.
Fjodorow throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hopper works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fjodorow postures up in Hopper's guard and throws a big left but Hopper blocks it.
Hopper looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fjodorow postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fjodorow with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fjodorow postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hopper working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fjodorow.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Fjodorow will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A countering left hand to the body from Hopper misses.
Fjodorow throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hopper counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hopper pulls guard successfully.
Hopper looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fjodorow postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hopper working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fjodorow.
Fjodorow throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopper controls Fjodorow momentarily but Fjodorow frees himself.
Fjodorow throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fjodorow postures up in Hopper's guard and throws a big left but Hopper blocks it.
Fjodorow throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hopper works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fjodorow with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hopper really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fjodorow. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fjodorow accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Hopper misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hopper or perhaps it was just good defense by Fjodorow, which made it look bad.
Fjodorow lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hopper circles away quickly and effectively.
Hopper with the counter takedown but Fjodorow avoids it easily.
Fjodorow throws a right and a left that Hopper avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopper closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fjodorow circles away.
A combination from Fjodorow does no damage.
Hopper feints the counter takedown.
Fjodorow throws a right hand that Hopper ducks under and follows up with a left that Hopper also avoids with ease.
Hopper closes the distance and clinches.
Hopper taking a breather.
Fjodorow is trying to break the clinch but Hopper has him pressed against the ropes.
Hopper breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fjodorow throws a jab but it's blocked by Hopper.
Hopper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Fjodorow paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fjodorow is looking to clinch but Hopper is avoiding it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice uppercut lands for Hopper. That snapped Fjodorow's head back.
Hopper swats away the attempt to clinch by Fjodorow.
And Hopper tries to counter it with a takedown but Fjodorow pushes his down on his head and steps out.
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 Artjom Fjodorow will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jacob Hopper's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Fjodorow keeps the fight on the outside.
Fjodorow moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hopper tries for a takedown but Fjodorow sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hopper doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Fjodorow counters with a series of strikes. Hopper will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hopper showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fjodorow.
Artjom Fjodorow is winning the standup battle so far.
Hopper moves into the clinch.
Hopper breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hopper keeps the fight on the outside.
Fjodorow lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hopper circles away quickly and effectively.
Hopper closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fjodorow circles away.
Artjom Fjodorow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacob Hopper.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hopper slips a jab and a cross from Fjodorow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopper fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fjodorow, pushing him back against the ropes.
Fjodorow tries to break free but Hopper pushes him back against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Fjodorow's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hopper looking for a takedown.
Hopper is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Fjodorow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hopper moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hopper throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fjodorow's waist but Fjodorow gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hopper off to one side.
It looked like Fjodorow was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Fjodorow comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A combination from Fjodorow does no damage.
Hopper lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Hopper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fjodorow throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fjodorow tries to clinch but Hopper moves out of range.
Hopper shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fjodorow as he jumps to the side.
It looked like Fjodorow was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hopper.
Nice takedown defense from Fjodorow. No joy for Hopper on that attempt.
Fjodorow fails to land with a series of punches.
Fjodorow is looking to clinch.
Hopper slips a jab and a cross from Fjodorow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fjodorow misses with a two punch combination.
Hopper rushes Fjodorow and presses him up against the ropes.
Hopper manages to break the clinch.
Fjodorow throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hopper fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Fjodorow to the ground. Hopper is now in Fjodorow's guard.
Fjodorow wants to get back to his feet but Hopper is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fjodorow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hopper can do to turn this around?
Hopper tries to free his leg and advance position but Fjodorow is retaining full guard.
Fjodorow wants to get back to his feet but Hopper is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hopper stands up from Fjodorow's guard - Hopper perhaps looking for a knockout.
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.
Hopper clinches up against the ropes.
Hopper pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hopper doesn't manage to clinch there - Fjodorow circles away.
Fjodorow throws a series of strikes that have Hopper backpedaling.
Fjodorow throws a right and a left that Hopper avoids nicely.
Hopper misses with a takedown attempt - Fjodorow sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fjodorow is looking to clinch.
Hopper slips a jab and a cross from Fjodorow.
Hopper shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fjodorow as he avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artjom Fjodorow clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Jacob Hopper's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fjodorow misses with a wild body shot.
Fjodorow misses with a two punch combination.
Hopper dives in for a single leg takedown but Fjodorow sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Hopper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hopper throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fjodorow throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hopper.
Hopper works Fjodorow's body with a nice hook.
Hopper gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hopper trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopper successfully pulls guard.
Fjodorow throwing strikes from guard but Hopper blocks nicely.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Fjodorow throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopper throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fjodorow in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hopper looking for a sweep. Not yet Hopper, not yet.
Fjodorow loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fjodorow postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hopper is trying to control the position but Fjodorow postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Some wild striking there from Fjodorow.
Hopper is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hopper fails with the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Fjodorow tries to bum rush Hopper with a series of wild strikes but Hopper uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fjodorow tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hopper swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hopper dives in for a single leg takedown but Fjodorow sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Artjom Fjodorow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacob Hopper.
Fjodorow keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hopper takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fjodorow misses with a double jab.
Hopper slips a jab and a cross from Fjodorow.
Hopper's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fjodorow connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hopper scrambles back to his feet.
Hopper throws a one two combo.
Fjodorow throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hopper moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fjodorow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hopper attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Fjodorow lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hopper shoots in looking for a takedown but Fjodorow manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hopper's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Fjodorow lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fjodorow throws a nice looking combination but Hopper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fjodorow tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hopper shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fjodorow as he jumps to the side.
Fjodorow is looking to wear down Hopper with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hopper showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fjodorow.
Fjodorow throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hopper counters with a two punch combo.
Fjodorow misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopper fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fjodorow, pushing him back against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hopper jumps guard but Fjodorow stands there with Hopper around his waist. Hopper gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Fjodorow breaks the clinch.
Hopper misses with a low kick.
Fjodorow throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fjodorow misses with a wild combination.
Fjodorow misses with the combination.
Hopper throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fjodorow's waist but Fjodorow gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hopper off to one side.
Fjodorow keeps the fight on the outside.
Fjodorow tries to clinch but Hopper is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artjom Fjodorow had his way with Jacob Hopper in that round.
The cut man is working on Jacob Hopper's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Fjodorow misses with a series of wild punches.
Hopper ducks under a wild hook from Fjodorow.
Hopper closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Hopper goes for a takedown in the clinch but Fjodorow prevents it.
Hopper keeps control of Fjodorow as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fjodorow has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hopper tries to pull guard but Fjodorow forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopper is trying to stall.
Fjodorow breaks the clinch.
Hopper staying out of range there.
Fjodorow just misses with a punch to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopper showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fjodorow.
Hopper dives in and grabs Fjodorow's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fjodorow pushes down on Hopper's head and hops out.
Artjom Fjodorow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacob Hopper.
Some wild striking there from Fjodorow.
Hopper wants to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Fjodorow as Hopper shoots in.
Fjodorow looks to land a combination but Hopper avoids it well.
Fjodorow falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hopper counters by clinching up.
Hopper breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Fjodorow paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fjodorow misses with a two punch combination.
Fjodorow swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hopper lands a lovely overhand right.
Fjodorow throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hopper counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fjodorow gets caught napping as Hopper dives in and scores a takedown. Fjodorow manages to retain guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fjodorow is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hopper is controlling him.
Hopper trying to control the position from guard on top but Fjodorow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopper missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hopper must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fjodorow is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hopper is controlling him.
Fjodorow trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hopper is looking to clinch.
Fjodorow throws a series of punches but Hopper moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Hopper's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hopper fails to land with a series of punches.
Hopper darts in looking for a takedown but Fjodorow gets double underhooks and turns Hopper into the ropes.
Fjodorow swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopper doesn't manage to clinch there - Fjodorow circles away.
Hopper shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fjodorow as he avoids it easily.
Fjodorow misses with a series of wild punches.
Fjodorow swings for the body but Hopper moves out of range.
Hopper connects with a body shot.
Hopper misses with a takedown attempt - Fjodorow sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hopper slips a jab and a cross from Fjodorow.
Fjodorow tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hopper paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hopper closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Hopper has Fjodorow pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Fjodorow manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jacob Hopper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Artjom Fjodorow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
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 Artjom Fjodorow.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fjodorow, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 50:45
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 50:45
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Artjom Fjodorow!
Our winner, Artjom Fjodorow, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Piotr Przepiorka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Adam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Adam is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Piotr Przepiorka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mark Adam!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adam feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Adam advances to half guard.
Adam is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Przepiorka is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mark Adam!
Mark Adam decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Georges Stpierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Elsner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Georges Stpierre has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Georges Stpierre seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Georges Stpierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michal Elsner!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stpierre looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Stpierre missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Elsner looking for submissions off his back.
Elsner is refusing to be controlled, as Stpierre sits in half guard.
Elsner avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stpierre.
Elsner actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Elsner looks winded!
Stpierre is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Elsner sees it coming and defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stpierre is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Elsner!
Stpierre looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Stpierre is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Elsner to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Elsner shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stpierre throws some wild stikes that Elsner manages to avoid easily.
Elsner swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Stpierre throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Stpierre misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Elsner is wriggling around trying to escape.
Elsner is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Stpierre misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Elsner throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Stpierre throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Elsner is looking to improve his position but Stpierre isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Elsner regains half guard.
Stpierre not doing much here.
Elsner is staying active underneath Stpierre, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Elsner is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Elsner is staying active underneath Stpierre, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stpierre stalling.
Stpierre has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Stpierre trying to mount his opponent but Elsner defends it.
Stpierre is working hard here to advance position.
Stpierre trying to control the action but Elsner is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Stpierre decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stpierre is looking to take a break and control but Elsner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Stpierre is looking to advance position but Elsner won't allow it.
Elsner avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stpierre.
Stpierre prevents Elsner from improving his position.
Elsner is not content to let Stpierre control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Elsner is trying to get back to full guard.
Stpierre is looking for a kimura here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georges Stpierre dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Stpierre clinches with his opponent.
Stpierre throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Elsners head.
Stpierre ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Stpierre no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stpierre wants to sweep here but Elsner controlling him for the moment.
Stpierre wants to control but Elsner passes easily into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elsner is thwarting Stpierre's attempts to control the position.
Stpierre is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Pitbull MMA, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Stpierre tries to roll over but Elsner keeps him under control.
Stpierre looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Elsner is breathing heavily.
Stpierre is trying to maintain the position but Elsner is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Stpierre tries to clinch but Elsner is having none of it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Elsner crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Stpierre - the referee stops the clock and Elsner gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Stpierre. Elsner manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Stpierre throws a body kick that misses.
Elsner is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Stpierre shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Elsner's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elsner keeping moving, preventing Stpierre from controlling successfully.
Stpierre wants to pass the guard but Elsner is keeping the position.
Stpierre controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Stpierre trying to stand up but can't free himself from Elsner's guard.
Stpierre knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Elsner on the ground.
Stpierre wants to control from the top but Elsner keeps moving.
Stpierre with a flurry of punches that miss.
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.
Stpierre stands up and waves to Elsner to follow him.
Stpierre fails in his attempt to clinch.
Elsner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Elsner is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Stpierre tries to clinch up but Elsner circles away and keeps his distance.
And Elsner tries to counter it with a takedown but Stpierre pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Stpierre shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Elsner napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Stpierre in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Stpierre wants to stand but Elsner has his arm trapped.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Elsner is not content to let Stpierre control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georges Stpierre dominated that second round.
That's time! Stpierre's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Stpierre throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Elsner was covering up waiting for the punch and Stpierre finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Elsner wants to hit a switch here but Stpierre passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Elsner there!
Elsner is in all sorts of trouble here.
Elsner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elsner regains half guard.
Stpierre is trying to control the action in half guard but Elsner is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stpierre controlling the action here.
Elsner regains full guard. Nicely done.
Elsner had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Stpierre defends it easily.
Elsner keeping moving, preventing Stpierre from controlling successfully.
Elsner keeping full guard, as Stpierre tries to pass.
Stpierre wants to control from the top but Elsner keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Elsner is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Stpierre defends well.
Stpierre tries to stand but Elsner is controlling from the bottom.
Stpierre pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Elsner is keeping the position for now.
Elsner keeping moving, preventing Stpierre from controlling successfully.
Elsner had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Stpierre defends it easily.
Elsner is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Stpierre defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stpierre with a flurry of punches that miss.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Stpierre would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stpierre drives through with a takedown into guard.
Stpierre throwing strikes but missing.
Elsner isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Stpierre stacks Elsner on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Stpierre!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stpierre is looking to take a break and control but Elsner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Georges Stpierre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stpierre is really struggling to control Elsner but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Elsner is trying to get back to half guard.
Elsner manages to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stpierre looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Elsner wants to improve his position but Stpierre is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georges Stpierre clearly takes that round.
That's time! Stpierre's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Stpierre lands a nice looking body kick.
Stpierre scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Michal Elsner has been cut.
Stpierre bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Stpierre wants to stand but Elsner has his arm trapped.
Stpierre wants to lay and pray for a moment but Elsner keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elsner is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Elsner is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elsner dodges the ground and pound from Stpierre.
Stpierre trying to control the position but Elsner is working away.
Elsner tries to improve position but can't.
Elsner stops Stpierre from passing to mount.
Stpierre is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Elsner is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Stpierre tries to move to mount but Elsner blocks the move with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Stpierre wants to stand but Elsner has his arm trapped.
Stpierre trying to control the action but Elsner is working from the bottom.
Elsner tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Elsner is not content to let Stpierre control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Georges Stpierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stpierre tries to clinch up but Elsner circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stpierre gets the takedown into side control.
Elsner is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Stpierre off and has taken his back!
Stpierre is trying to stand back up.
Elsner is not going to allow Stpierre to sit and survive in this position.
Stpierre can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elsner scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
I really don't envy Stpierre right now.
Stpierre trying to control the hands but Elsner won't let him.
Stpierre is in bad spot here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stpierre trying to control but not successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georges Stpierre had his way with Michal Elsner in that round.
The cut man is working on Michal Elsner's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Stpierre closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Elsner's guard.
Elsner had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Stpierre defends it easily.
Elsner lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Stpierre looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Elsner puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stpierre has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Elsner is working away from the top position though.
Elsner is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stpierre gets full guard.
Stpierre is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Stpierre manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Elsner manages to get himself to full guard.
Stpierre pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Elsner is keeping the position for now.
Stpierre avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stpierre stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Elsner swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stpierre forces his way into half guard.
Stpierre tries to pass to full mount but Elsner defends it.
Stpierre moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Elsner.
Stpierre wants to lay and pray for a moment but Elsner keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elsner striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Stpierre gets to mount! Elsner was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Stpierre trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Elsner sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Stpierre controlling the pace.
Elsner is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elsner actively working from the bottom here.
Elsner misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Elsner is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Stpierre is pressing down on Elsner's thigh, looking to free his foot. Elsner is holding on for now.
Elsner is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Elsner gets caught flat footed, as Stpierre shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Georges Stpierre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stpierre has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 50:45
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 50:45
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Georges Stpierre!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Backlund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phol Murhaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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184 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Backlund!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Phol Murhaa!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Backlund shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Murhaa as he avoids it easily.
Murhaa tests Backlund's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Backlund is looking to clinch but Murhaa is avoiding it.
Murhaa is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Backlund with a body shot.
Backlund swings away with a body shot that misses
and Murhaa counters with a nice body shot.
Backlund takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Murhaa lands a nice shot that snaps Backlund's head back.
Backlund is rocked!
Murhaa lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Backlund is looking to close the distance but Murhaa sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Backlund crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Backlund is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Phol Murhaa!
After winning the bout, Phol Murhaa thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Loster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikey Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for John Loster has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, John Loster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mikey Ferguson!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferguson misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Loster misses.
Ferguson ducks under a wild hook from Loster.
Ferguson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ferguson connects with a couple of short punches.
Loster working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ferguson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ferguson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ferguson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Loster keeping full guard, as Ferguson tries to pass.
Loster keeping moving, preventing Ferguson from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ferguson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loster is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ferguson defends well.
Ferguson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ferguson controlling from the top position.
Loster looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ferguson is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ferguson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Loster had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ferguson defends it easily.
Loster keeping moving, preventing Ferguson from controlling successfully.
Ferguson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ferguson postures up in Loster's guard and throws a big left but Loster blocks it.
Loster preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ferguson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Loster works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ferguson pushing down on Loster's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loster looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Loster is trying to maintain the position but Ferguson is very close to passing his half guard.
Loster is looking to escape.
Loster on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Loster avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ferguson.
Ferguson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ground and pound from Ferguson.
Ferguson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Loster wants to control but Ferguson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ferguson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Loster looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Loster wants to control but Ferguson passes into side.
Loster is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Loster trying to hold on to Ferguson's head to control him but Ferguson postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loster actively working from the bottom here.
Ferguson trying to control from half guard but Loster is working away.
Ferguson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ferguson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Loster is just riding it out for now. Ferguson eventually gives up the hold.
Loster wants to control but Ferguson is keeping busy.
Ferguson prevents Loster from standing back up.
Loster is looking for a sweep. Ferguson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Loster is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ferguson pulls his head out easily.
Ferguson is nestled in close to Loster, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loster is looking for a sweep. Ferguson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Loster is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ferguson pulls his head out easily.
Ferguson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Loster looks like he's trying to stand up.
Loster has hold of Ferguson's hands but Ferguson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ferguson moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Loster.
Ferguson landing a few strikes.
Ferguson working away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Loster tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Ferguson raining down shots from the mount!
Ferguson avoids the attempt from Loster to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikey Ferguson dominated that round.
That's time! Loster's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Loster misses with a hook.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ferguson! But no joy.
Ferguson misses with an uppercut.
Ferguson takes a swing at Loster's ribcage but misses.
Loster cracks Ferguson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ferguson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ferguson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ferguson is looking to take a break and control but Loster is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ferguson lands a nice forearm strike.
Loster wants to control but Ferguson postures up.
Loster is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Ferguson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Loster is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ferguson connects with a decent elbow.
Loster tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Ferguson easily slips into full mount!
Ferguson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Loster taking shots to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Loster tries to hold on but Ferguson postures up.
Ferguson landing shots from mount.
Loster is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ferguson looking to secure an arm triangle but Loster defends it well.
Ferguson avoids the attempt from Loster to control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Loster is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ferguson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Loster takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Ferguson's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mikey Ferguson!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Texas Pete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Potter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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25
220 lbs
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285 lbs
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Great low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Texas Pete!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Harry Potter!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pete connects with an inside leg kick.
Pete misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Potter! But no joy.
Pete lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Pete looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pete lands with a thumping leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pete.
Pete lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Texas Pete seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Decent striking displayed by Pete there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Potter moves away from the strike by Pete.
Potter now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Pete throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pete, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pete fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Potter manages to avoid it.
Texas Pete is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Potter slips under a jab from Pete.
Pete tries a head kick but it misses.
A little jabbing left from Potter on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Potter has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pete.
Pete throws a big shot that misses.
Nice straight punches there by Pete. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pete.
Potter takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Pete throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Pete fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pete.
Pete throws a right hand that misses
and Potter counters with a nice uppercut.
Pete throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Potter takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pete scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Potter doesn't seem bothered though.
Potter on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Pete 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.
A good leg kick by Pete.
Pete misses with an uppercut
enabling Potter to counter with a crisp jab.
Potter looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pete turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pete scores with a leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Pete there.
Pete throws the left hand but Potter avoids the punch easily.
As Pete backs off Potter throws a huge counter combo but Pete manages to avoid it all.
Pete feints and then cracks Potter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Potter down.
Pete thows a left - swing and a miss!
Potter looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pete scores with a spinning back kick!
Pete lands with a right hand.
Pete fakes the leg kick and cracks Potter in the body.
Potter checks a low kick from Pete.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pete scores with a leg kick.
Potter on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Pete looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pete lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A solid leg kick lands there for Pete.
Pete looks to score with a jab to the body but Potter is just out of range.
Potter looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pete. That's going to slow Potter down.
Pete throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Potter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Potter unleashes a big counter combination but Pete bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Pete lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Texas Pete dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pete misses with a head kick.
Pete scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice cross by Pete.
Potter's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pete connects with a solid leg kick.
Pete is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Potter can do to turn this around?
Pete misses with an uppercut. Potter saw that one coming.
And Potter tries to counter it with a takedown but Pete pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Potter avoids the head kick by Pete.
Pete scores with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by Pete.
Potter has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Pete.
Potter moves out of range of the leg kick from Pete.
Potter with the counter takedown but Pete avoids it easily.
Pete buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pete throws a jab but it's blocked by Potter.
Potter throws out a counter right but Pete avoids it with no problem.
Potter avoids a kick to the body.
Pete swings widly with a right hand
and Potter counters with a straight right hand.
Pete throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Potter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Potter is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Texas Pete is winning the standup battle so far.
Pete scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pete scores with a hook to the body. Potter takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pete throws a head kick but Potter moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Pete.
Potter tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Pete lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potter on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Potter takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pete explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Pete with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pete jabs at Potter's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pete throws a head kick that half lands.
Pete lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
An inside leg kick lands from Pete.
Pete lands a nice leg kick that just misses Potter's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pete fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Potter has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
An inside leg kick from Pete misses.
Potter has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pete.
Pete scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Potter doesn't seem bothered though.
Potter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pete.
A little jabbing left from Potter on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Potter moves out of range as Pete strikes.
Pete dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Potter. That did some damage!
An inside leg kick lands from Pete.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Potter might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Pete has got the better of the exchanges.
Pete lands a nice looking kick to the body. Potter takes a step back to recover.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pete swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Potter! But no joy.
Potter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pete throws a nice head kick!
A nice inside leg kick there by Pete. That's going to slow Potter down.
Pete lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pete.
Pete cracks a nice hook into Potter's ribs.
Pete connects with a leg kick. Potter looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pete throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Texas Pete dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Potter sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Pete throws a sloppy head kick and Potter moves out of range easily.
And Potter tries to counter it with a takedown but Pete pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Potter takes a kick to the side of the head.
Pete misses with a hook to the body
and Potter counters with a straight right hand.
Potter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Potter lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Pete scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Potter doesn't seem bothered though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Potter takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Potter on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pete just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pete misses with a kick to the body.
Pete fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Potter manages to avoid it.
Pete looks to score with a jab to the body but Potter is just out of range.
Potter is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Pete throws a leg kick which misses Potter's front leg but catches the back leg as Potter tries to avoid it.
Potter staying out of range there.
Potter swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pete throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pete gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Potter decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pete's guard.
Potter won't allow Pete to get back to his feet.
Potter with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pete works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Potter makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Potter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Potter tries to free his leg and advance position but Pete is retaining full guard.
Potter postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pete preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Potter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Potter sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pete's guard.
Pete avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Potter.
Pete knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Potter on the ground.
Potter performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Potter moves nicely into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potter throws an elbow but Pete slips to the side and avoids it well.
Potter trying to control the action but Pete is working from the bottom.
Potter has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Pete!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Potter breaks from Pete's wrist control and lands an elbow.
It looks like Texas Pete has been cut.
Potter throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Potter lands a couple of good shots and Pete has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Harry Potter has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potter lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Potter.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pete is keeping busy.
Potter just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Potter lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Potter.
Pete tries to escape the position.
Potter lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Good control from Potter.
Potter is continuing to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Potter really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Texas Pete's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pete ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Potter moves away.
It seemed like Potter was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pete tests Potter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pete.
Pete misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Potter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pete.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pete throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pete connects with a leg kick. Potter looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Potter checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pete misses with a body kick.
A nice side step and Potter releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Good shot there by Pete.
Potter blocks a head kick by Pete.
Pete throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Pete lands a jab to Potter's midsection.
Potter takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pete.
Potter blocks a jab.
Pete lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pete chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pete throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pete lands with a good body shot.
Pete misses with a hook
and Potter counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pete connects with a solid leg kick.
Pete misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Potter.
Potter tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Pete throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pete lands a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pete throws a body shot but no joy.
Pete waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Potter.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Potter! But no joy.
Potter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pete.
Pete lands with a hook. Potter tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pete tries to land a leg kick but Potter saw it coming and moves away.
Potter lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Pete finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pete changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pete looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pete misses with a body kick.
It seemed like Potter was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pete, right into the meat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pete.
Potter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pete.
Potter takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pete misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Potter.
Potter tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Pete takes a swing at Potter's ribcage but misses.
Potter feints the counter takedown.
Pete misses with a body shot.
Potter tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Texas Pete had his way with Harry Potter in that round.
The cut man is working on Texas Pete's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Potter takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Potter takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pete throws a leg kick that misses.
Pete is looking to chop away at Potter's legs.
Pete moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pete throws a leg kick
and Potter counters with a two punch combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pete connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pete, as that shot connected.
Potter on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pete throws a front kick aimed at Potter's knee but Potter avoids it well.
Potter is looking for the big counter here.
Pete lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Potter blocks a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Potter! But no joy.
Pete throws a looping overhand right but Potter ducks down to avoid it.
It seemed like Potter was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Potter might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Pete throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pete throws a body punch but Potter moves out of range.
Potter drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Pete defends it well.
Good leg kick by Pete there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pete scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Harry Potter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pete lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pete fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Potter.
Potter avoids the head kick by Pete.
Nice body kick from Pete.
Pete throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pete pivots, looking for a leg kick but Potter is out of range and Pete settles back down.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Potter! But no joy.
Pete thuds a left hand into Potter's body.
Pete thows a leg kick but Potter checks it
and Potter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pete scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pete throws a half hearted mid kick.
Potter feints the counter takedown.
Pete finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Potter is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Pete is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Potter.
As Pete backs off Potter throws a huge counter combo but Pete manages to avoid it all.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pete.
Potter walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pete changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Potter takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Potter takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pete thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Potter if he has to take too many more of those.
Nice body kick from Pete.
Pete throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That kick from Pete tenderised Potter's leg. Potter is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pete fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pete.
Nice jab there from Pete.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pete works Potter's body with a nice hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Texas Pete showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pete has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 49:43
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 49:43
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 49:43
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Texas Pete!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Murry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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290 lbs
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265 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Robert Sullivan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Don Murry !
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sullivan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sullivan throws a head kick that misses.
Murry looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Donk. Murry catches Sullivan right on the button with a cross.
Murry keeps the fight on the outside.
Sullivan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Murry is looking to control Sullivan's arms but Sullivan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Murry has his back to the ropes.
Sullivan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Murry blocks it with crossed arms.
Sullivan lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sullivan.
Sullivan looking to throw knees to the head but Murry is blocking nicely.
Sullivan landing knees to the head.
Sullivan landing knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Murry has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sullivan lands a knee to the head.
Sullivan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sullivan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sullivan tries a knee to the head but Murry blocks it.
Sullivan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Murry has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murry wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on Murry 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sullivan crunches a lovely knee into Murry 's ribcage.
Murry is looking to break free of the clinch but Sullivan has double underhooks.
Murry takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sullivan lands an elbow inside.
Sullivan tries to land knees in the clinch but Murry avoids the damage to the body.
Sullivan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sullivan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Murry backwards.
Sullivan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Murry looks winded!
Sullivan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Murry avoids it.
Sullivan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Murry wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sullivan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Murry blocks it with crossed arms.
Sullivan connects with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan crunches a lovely knee into Murry 's ribcage.
Sullivan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sullivan trying to land knees to the body.
Sullivan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sullivan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Murry tries to throw a body punch but Sullivan avoids it by throwing Murry back against the ropes.
Sullivan trying to land knees to the body.
Murry misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sullivan looking to throw knees to the head but Murry is blocking nicely.
Sullivan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sullivan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sullivan tries a knee to the head but Murry blocks it.
Sullivan has Murry pressed against the ropes, preventing Murry from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan lands a knee to the head.
Sullivan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A shot in the inside from Murry .
Sullivan looking to throw knees to the head but Murry is blocking nicely.
Sullivan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sullivan crunches a lovely knee into Murry 's ribcage.
Murry is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Murry is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sullivan is keeping busy.
Sullivan misses with a knee strike.
Sullivan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sullivan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Murry has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Murry looking to stall.
Sullivan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Murry lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Sullivan.
Sullivan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sullivan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sullivan tries a knee to the head but Murry blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Murry 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sullivan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sullivan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Murry has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sullivan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sullivan misses with a knee to the head.
Sullivan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Murry is trying to force a seperation but Sullivan has the dominant position.
Sullivan connects with a knee to the head.
Sullivan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sullivan prevents Murry from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Sullivan dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sullivan avoids the body shot from Murry .
Sullivan closes the distance and pushes Murry back into the ropes.
Sullivan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Murry avoids it.
Sullivan tries to land a knee to the head but Murry blocks with his arms.
Sullivan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sullivan obliges.
Sullivan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Murry takes an elbow to the temple.
Sullivan looking to throw knees to the head but Murry is blocking nicely.
Sullivan landing knees to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sullivan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sullivan prevents a body shot from Murry .
Sullivan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Murry has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Murry is trying to break free.
Sullivan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sullivan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sullivan trying to land knees to the body.
Sullivan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Murry has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sullivan looking to throw knees to the head but Murry is blocking nicely.
Murry is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sullivan misses with a knee to the head.
Sullivan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Murry blocks it with crossed arms.
Sullivan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Murry .
Sullivan trying to land knees to the body.
Sullivan missing with knees to the body.
Murry working hard to break the clinch.
Robert Sullivan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sullivan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Murry blocks it with crossed arms.
Murry wants to get back to striking at distance but Sullivan won't allow it.
Sullivan lands a knee to the body.
Sullivan connects with a knee to the head.
Murry lands a hook that snaps the head of Sullivan backwards.
Murry is trying to break the clinch but Sullivan has him pressed against the ropes.
Murry lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sullivan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murry avoiding damage as Sullivan throws knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Sullivan.
Sullivan prevents Murry from breaking the clinch.
Sullivan landing knees to the head.
Murry blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sullivan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Murry is defending well for now.
Murry managing to block the knees to the body from Sullivan.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sullivan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan misses with a punch to the body.
Sullivan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Murry wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sullivan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sullivan misses with a knee strike.
Sullivan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murry can do to turn this around?
Sullivan tries to land a knee to the head but Murry blocks with his arms.
Sullivan tries to land a knee to the head but Murry blocks with his arms.
Murry on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Murry .
Sullivan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Murry 's efforts to push away.
Murry is trying to break the clinch but Sullivan has him pressed against the ropes.
Murry wants to get back to striking at distance but Sullivan won't allow it.
Sullivan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Murry .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan trying to land knees to the body.
Murry blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sullivan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Murry .
Murry on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Murry is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Sullivan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sullivan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sullivan tries to land knees in the clinch but Murry avoids the damage to the body.
Murry is looking to break free of the clinch but Sullivan has double underhooks.
Murry wants to break free but Sullivan has control.
Murry is stalling here.
Murry looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sullivan missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Sullivan dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A jab lands there for Murry .
Sullivan has Murry up against the ropes in a clinch.
Murry scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sullivan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sullivan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sullivan misses with a knee strike.
Murry taking a breather.
Murry tries to break free but Sullivan pushes him back against the ropes.
Murry managing to block the knees to the body from Sullivan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sullivan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Murry avoids it.
Sullivan tries to land knees in the clinch but Murry avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sullivan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Murry 's efforts to push away.
Murry is trying to break the clinch but Sullivan has him pressed against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan tries a knee to the head but Murry blocks it.
Murry is trying to break the clinch but Sullivan has him pressed against the ropes.
Murry wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sullivan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sullivan looking to throw knees to the head but Murry is blocking nicely.
Murry avoiding damage as Sullivan throws knees to the body.
Sullivan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Murry has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Murry lands a nice uppercut.
Murry is trying to break the clinch but Sullivan has him pressed against the ropes.
Sullivan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sullivan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Murry 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sullivan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan looking to throw knees to the head but Murry is blocking nicely.
Sullivan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Murry avoids it.
Murry working hard to break the clinch.
A body shot lands from Murry .
Murry looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A knee to the head by Sullivan.
Sullivan scores a nice knee to the body.
Murry is looking to break free of the clinch but Sullivan has double underhooks.
Murry wants to break free but Sullivan has control.
A knee to the head by Sullivan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murry wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sullivan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Murry in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sullivan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sullivan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Murry 's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan misses with a knee strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Murry wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sullivan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Murry 's face.
Sullivan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sullivan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sullivan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Murry avoids it.
Sullivan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sullivan pushes off an throws an elbow but Murry leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Sullivan keeps control of Murry as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Murry tries to break the clinch but Sullivan is controlling the position.
Murry has had enough of the clinch but Sullivan keeps him there for the moment.
Sullivan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murry is trying to maintain a safe position but Sullivan gets an underhook and turns Murry into the ropes.
Sullivan with a knee to the head.
Murry tries to circle away but Sullivan has him pinned against the ropes.
Murry has had enough of the clinch but Sullivan keeps him there for the moment.
Sullivan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Murry lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sullivan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Murry is trying to push Sullivan away but Sullivan has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Murry takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sullivan misses with a punch to the body.
Murry wants to get back to striking at distance but Sullivan won't allow it.
Sullivan trying to land knees to the body.
Murry has had enough of the clinch but Sullivan keeps him there for the moment.
Sullivan scores a nice knee to the body.
Murry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sullivan's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Sullivan clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sullivan clinches.
Sullivan prevents Murry from breaking the clinch.
Murry misses with a punch to the body.
Sullivan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Murry in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Sullivan.
Sullivan drops Murry with a big knee straight up the middle! Murry is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Murry is rocked!
It looks like Don Murry has been cut.
Murry gets tackled into the ropes by Sullivan. Sullivan maintains the clinch.
Murry is still on wobbly legs! Can Sullivan finish him?
Sullivan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Murry seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sullivan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Murry looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sullivan scores with a knee to the head.
Sullivan lands a nice elbow.
A knee to the head by Sullivan.
Murry wants to get back to striking at distance but Sullivan won't allow it.
Murry is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sullivan missing with knees to the body.
Murry misses with a body punch.
Murry tries to throw a body punch but Sullivan avoids it by throwing Murry back against the ropes.
Sullivan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Murry has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Murry can't break the clinch.
Sullivan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Murry wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sullivan trying to land knees to the body.
Sullivan landing knees to the body.
Sullivan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Murry is defending well for now.
Sullivan lands a knee to the head.
Sullivan landing knees to the head.
Murry on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murry is pushing Sullivan up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sullivan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Murry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murry blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sullivan tries to land a knee to the head but Murry blocks with his arms.
Sullivan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sullivan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Murry lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sullivan tries a knee to the head but Murry blocks it.
Murry has had enough of the clinch but Sullivan keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murry '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.
Sullivan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Murry is trying to break the clinch but Sullivan is controlling him.
Sullivan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sullivan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Murry lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sullivan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Murry is defending well for now.
Murry lands a hook that snaps the head of Sullivan backwards.
Murry blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sullivan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Murry tries to break free but Sullivan pushes him back against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sullivan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murry lands with a short shot to the head.
Sullivan working Murry over with knees to the body.
Sullivan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sullivan missing with knees to the body.
Sullivan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Murry has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Sullivan throws an elbow but misses.
Murry tries to stall but Sullivan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Murry takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sullivan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Murry wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sullivan has him pressed against the ropes.
Sullivan lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murry is trying to break the clinch but Sullivan has him pressed against the ropes.
Sullivan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Sullivan had his way with Don Murry in that round.
The cut man is working on Don Murry 's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sullivan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sullivan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sullivan wants to clinch up but Murry keeps it at a distance.
Sullivan clinches up against the ropes.
Sullivan misses with a knee to the head.
Murry is trying to push Sullivan away but Sullivan has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Sullivan tries a knee to the head but Murry blocks it.
Sullivan tries to land a knee to the head but Murry blocks with his arms.
Murry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sullivan scores with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sullivan misses with a knee strike.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Sullivan with a knee to the head.
Murry is trying to break the clinch but Sullivan is controlling him.
A right hand to the body from Murry .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murry is trying to break the clinch but Sullivan has him pressed against the ropes.
Murry scores with a shot to the side of Sullivan's head.
Sullivan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sullivan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Murry breaks from the clinch.
Murry misses with a wild combination.
Murry 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.
Murry circles away from the clinch attempt.
Murry avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murry ! But no joy.
Sullivan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Murry thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sullivan is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Murry .
Sullivan fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murry gets tackled into the ropes by Sullivan. Sullivan maintains the clinch.
Murry has had enough of the clinch but Sullivan keeps him there for the moment.
Sullivan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Murry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sullivan misses with a knee to the head.
Murry tries to break free but Sullivan pushes him back against the ropes.
Sullivan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sullivan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Murry .
Sullivan tries a knee to the head but Murry blocks it.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Murry is trying to force a seperation but Sullivan has the dominant position.
Sullivan scores a nice knee to the body.
Murry lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murry lands with a short shot to the head.
Sullivan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murry slows down the pace here.
Murry wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Murry wants to get back to striking at distance but Sullivan won't allow it.
Murry wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sullivan looking to throw knees to the head but Murry is blocking nicely.
Sullivan landing knees to the head.
Sullivan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Murry blocks it with crossed arms.
Murry lands a body punch.
Murry takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sullivan prevents Murry from breaking the clinch.
Robert Sullivan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Murry wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sullivan has him pressed against the ropes.
Murry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sullivan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Murry blocks it with crossed arms.
Murry can't break the clinch.
Murry is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Sullivan lands a nice knee to the body.
Don Murry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Murry throws a punch but it's blocked by Sullivan.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Sullivan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sullivan, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 50:45
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 50:45
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Sullivan!
After the fight, Robert Sullivan was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rene Turgeon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roberto Silva has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roberto Silva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rene Turgeon!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turgeon tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Turgeon is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Turgeon circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Turgeon sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Turgeon stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roberto Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Turgeon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Silva changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Turgeon as he avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Silva goes for a double leg but Turgeon avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Turgeon continues to drive forward.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Turgeon pinned against the ropes. Turgeon gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva checks a leg kick nicely.
Silva half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Turgeon throws a head kick that misses.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Turgeon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Turgeon throws a body shot but no joy.
Turgeon throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Turgeon motions for Silva to come forward. Turgeon throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Turgeon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A slow jab from Turgeon misses its intended target.
Silva tries to counter with a takedown but Turgeon is quick to defend against it.
Turgeon fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Turgeon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turgeon is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Silva drops down looking for a counter takedown but Turgeon sprawls and moves away.
Turgeon instigates a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Turgeon.
Silva goes for a takedown in the clinch but Turgeon prevents it.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Turgeon.
Turgeon gets underhooks to prevent Silva's takedown attempt.
Turgeon trying to land knees to the body.
Turgeon lands a nice knee to the body.
Turgeon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Turgeon turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turgeon working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Turgeon goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Silva rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Turgeon's guard! Nice work there by Silva!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control but Turgeon is working from the bottom.
Silva has gone for a leg lock! Turgeon slips out almost immediately though and dives into Silva's guard.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Turgeon from controlling successfully.
Turgeon works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Silva works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Turgeon defends well.
Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Turgeon stands and throws Silva's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Silva is looking to reverse the position.
Turgeon tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Turgeon has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Silva is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Silva's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Turgeon thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Silva prevents Turgeon from moving into mount.
Turgeon moves into full mount!
Turgeon looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Silva is trying desperately to improve position.
Turgeon is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Silva to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Silva shrugs it off.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Turgeon trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Silva tries to reverse the position but Turgeon maintains control.
Turgeon moves to back control.
Turgeon is trying to stick to Silva's back but Silva is turning into Turgeon. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Turgeon's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Silva.
Turgeon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Turgeon keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Silva won't allow Turgeon to sweep him here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Turgeon trying to control the position.
Turgeon keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Silva drops back, looking for a kneebar! Turgeon looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Turgeon looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Turgeon!
Turgeon trying to control the position but Silva is working away.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard.
Turgeon swings around for an armbar but Silva sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Turgeon's guard.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Silva slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Silva thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Silva tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Silva has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Turgeon!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Silva goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Turgeon is on top in guard.
Turgeon is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Turgeon trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva controls Turgeon momentarily but Turgeon frees himself.
Silva is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Turgeon is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Turgeon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Turgeon trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rene Turgeon dominated that round.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Turgeon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silva tries for a takedown but Turgeon sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Turgeon missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva tries to score a power double leg takedown but Turgeon sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Silva somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roberto Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva looking to score a takedown here. Turgeon is defending well but Silva drives through and ends up in Turgeon's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva trying to move into half guard but instead Turgeon has managed to sweep!
Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turgeon wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Turgeon is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Silva keeping full guard, as Turgeon tries to pass.
Turgeon slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Silva is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Turgeon is trying to get an arm triangle but Silva is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Turgeon's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Turgeon is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Silva is just riding it out for now. Turgeon eventually gives up the hold.
Turgeon wants to take a breather but Silva is having none of it.
Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Silva is not content to let Turgeon control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turgeon is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
My spies in ~T~ Troid - Gym inform me that Turgeon has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Turgeon is trying to control the action in half guard but Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Silva actively working from the bottom here.
Silva makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Silva.
Turgeon won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Turgeon from controlling successfully.
Silva seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Turgeon is pushing down on Silva's leg trying to pass to half guard. Silva is fighting to maintain full guard but Turgeon has managed to sneak the leg through.
Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Turgeon works his way into side control.
Turgeon tries for a kimura but Silva is defending well.
Turgeon wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
Silva can't do much from the bottom here.
Turgeon wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Silva seems a little lost for a moment, as Turgeon dominates the positioning.
Silva manages to work his way to half guard, despite Turgeon's best efforts.
Rene Turgeon has got the better of the ground game so far.
Turgeon is looking for a kimura here.
Silva regains full guard. Nicely done.
Silva has his foot on Turgeon's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Turgeon works his way back into a safe position though.
Turgeon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Turgeon slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Turgeon trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Turgeon doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Turgeon manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Turgeon wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Turgeon might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Silva haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Turgeon is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Turgeon trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Silva.
Silva goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Turgeon has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Silva but great work by Turgeon.
Silva sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Turgeon is looking to advance position but Silva won't allow it.
Turgeon trying to control from half guard but Silva is working away.
Silva is trying to control but can't.
Silva is refusing to be controlled, as Turgeon sits in half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to improve his position but Turgeon is controlling well.
Silva has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Turgeon is working away from the top position though.
Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Silva is not content to let Turgeon control the position.
Silva trying to control here.
Turgeon is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Turgeon stalling.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Silva won't allow Turgeon to pass to mount.
Silva moves into full guard.
Silva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Turgeon controls the pace.
Turgeon avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva keeping moving, preventing Turgeon from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rene Turgeon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Turgeon tries a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Silva appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Turgeon leaves Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Turgeon as he jumps to the side.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Turgeon sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roberto Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Turgeon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva is fending him off so far but Turgeon persists. Nope, Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turgeon defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Silva.
Turgeon drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Silva defends it well.
Turgeon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Turgeon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Turgeon looks to land a body kick but Silva moved away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turgeon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Roberto Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turgeon catches Silva with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Turgeon is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Turgeon circles away and we're back to standing.
Turgeon throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into side control. Turgeon won't be happy with that.
Turgeon sneaks back into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Turgeon manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Turgeon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Turgeon.
Turgeon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Silva trying to control but Turgeon is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Turgeon, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Turgeon against the ropes but Turgeon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Silva shoots in for a double leg but Turgeon sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Turgeon swivels and escapes.
Turgeon drives through with a takedown into Silva's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turgeon pushes down on Silva's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turgeon has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Turgeon is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Silva to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Silva shrugs it off.
Silva is trying desperately to improve position.
Turgeon working for a submission but Silva is keeping him at bay.
Turgeon looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Turgeon is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Silva is in real trouble.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turgeon tightening his grip on Silva, looking for the choke.
Turgeon avoiding Silva 's attempts to control his hands.
Silva is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Turgeon gets his way!
Turgeon is persistently looking for the submission but Silva is defending it well.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control the hands but Turgeon breaks the grip.
Turgeon is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Silva has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Silva tries to escape the position.
Turgeon working for a choke but Silva is defending well.
Silva turns into Turgeon and is now in his guard.
Turgeon can't keep his opponent in guard - Silva advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Silva seems to be looking for submissions.
Silva looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Silva is looking to stall here but Turgeon recovers full guard.
Silva has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Turgeon keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Silva wants to control from the top but Turgeon keeps moving.
Rene Turgeon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Silva drops back, looking for a kneebar! Turgeon looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Turgeon looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Turgeon!
Roberto Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silva is looking to reverse the position.
Turgeon trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
Turgeon tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Silva can't do much from the bottom here.
Silva is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to control but Turgeon postures up.
Silva sneaks back into half guard.
Turgeon is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva is defending against the submission attempts here by Turgeon.
Silva looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Turgeon is trying to control. Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rene Turgeon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Turgeon has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rene Turgeon!
Rene Turgeon is the new featherweight champion!
A victorious Rene Turgeon thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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