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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Otto Octavius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaltje Klinjsma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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245 lbs
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255 lbs
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Good takedowns
Solid boxing
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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 Hilo, Otto Octavius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aaltje Klinjsma!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick there by Klinjsma.
Octavius lands with a shot to the body.
Klinjsma avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Octavius definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Klinjsma shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Octavius but Octavius pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jab, jab by Octavius - just one landing.
Octavius throws a hook to the side of Klinjsma's head but Klinjsma sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Octavius cracks Klinjsma with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Klinjsma throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Octavius counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Octavius tries to land a leg kick but Klinjsma saw it coming and moves away.
Klinjsma keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Klinjsma is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Klinjsma looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A counter left hand to the body from Octavius misses its target.
No joy there for Octavius, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Klinjsma avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Klinjsma shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Octavius napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Octavius tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Klinjsma wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Klinjsma is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Octavius has escaped the position, nice work there.
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.
Octavius tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Klinjsma wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Klinjsma tries to stand but Octavius is controlling his head.
Klinjsma tries for a kimura but Octavius is defending well.
Octavius tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Octavius manages to work his way to half guard, despite Klinjsma's best efforts.
Klinjsma is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Octavius sees it coming and defends easily.
Octavius gets full guard.
Octavius has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Klinjsma should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Octavius has tightened it up now! Klinjsma should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Otto Octavius!
Otto Octavius spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taiei Kin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Taiei Kin enters the ring!
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175 lbs
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174 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daniel Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Taiei Kin!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kin lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
We've been hearing reports that Barbosa has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Barbosa shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kin napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Kin regains half guard there - taking advantage of Barbosa's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Kin tries to roll over but Barbosa keeps him under control.
Barbosa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kin's head.
Kin is looking to control Barbosa's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kin avoid being mounted?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa is taking a breather. Kin says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Barbosa is keen to just control but Kin is a slippery customer.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Barbosa scores with a couple of nice shots.
Barbosa throwing shots but Kin is blocking nicely.
Kin wants to get back to full guard.
Kin keeping hold of Barbosa's head, controlling as best he can.
Kin is not content to let Barbosa control the position.
Kin wants to control but Barbosa is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nice defenses there by Barbosa.
Kin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa is trying to break the clinch but Kin has him pressed against the ropes.
Barbosa is trying to break free.
Kin lands a knee to the head.
Barbosa jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kin walks away with a smile on his face. Barbosa gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Barbosa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Barbosa misses with a body shot.
Barbosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barbosa throws a sloppy head kick and Kin moves out of range easily.
A head kick from Kin lands but Barbosa takes it in his stride.
Barbosa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kin.
Barbosa clobbers Kin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kin tries to clinch but Barbosa moves out of range.
Kin moves in looking to clinch but Barbosa pushes him off.
Barbosa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kin. Kin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kin misses with a kick to the body.
Barbosa feinted with a counter takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kin throws a head kick but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa throws a sloppy body shot
and Kin counters with a nice kick to the body.
Barbosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kin manages to avoid it.
Kin looks to land a body kick but Barbosa moved away.
Kin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Barbosa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Barbosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab from Barbosa does it's job there.
Barbosa cracks a nice hook into Kin's ribs.
Barbosa is looking to wear down Kin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kin throws a body kick that misses.
Kin wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kin has Barbosa up against the ropes in a clinch.
Kin landing knees to the body.
Kin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Barbosa is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Barbosa or not.
Kin stalling against the ropes.
Kin scores with a knee to the head.
Barbosa is trying to push Kin away but Kin has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Kin avoiding damage.
Barbosa fails to pull guard.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kin.
Kin pushes Barbosa back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taiei Kin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kin clinches up against the ropes.
Barbosa is looking to break free of the clinch but Kin has double underhooks.
Barbosa wants to get back to striking at distance but Kin won't allow it.
Barbosa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barbosa lands a jab to Kin's midsection.
Barbosa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kin misses with a body kick.
Barbosa throws out a loose jab but Kin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kin connects with a solid leg kick.
Kin connects with a nice looking jab.
Barbosa's corner calls for a 1-2. Barbosa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by Kin.
Kin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barbosa swings for the body but Kin moves out of range.
Barbosa displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa with a hook.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kin - that will leave a mark!
Kin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kin misses with a kick to the body.
Daniel Barbosa is winning the standup battle so far.
Kin wants to slow Barbosa down by chopping away at his legs.
Nice sprawl there from Kin as Barbosa shoots in.
Taiei Kin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbosa. Kin does a little dance to reset his feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kin.
Barbosa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Barbosa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Barbosa drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kin sprawls and moves away.
Barbosa moves out of range of the body kick.
Kin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Donk. Barbosa catches Kin right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbosa. Kin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kin tries to counter with a clinch but Barbosa shakes him off and moves away.
Barbosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Kin is just out of range.
Barbosa misses with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barbosa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kin pushes Barbosa away with a front kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barbosa takes one on the button.
Kin lands a nice shot to the body.
Barbosa misses with a hook to the body
and Kin counters with an inside leg kick.
Barbosa tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kin throws a push kick but Barbosa slaps the foot to one side.
Barbosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kin moves away.
Kin closes the distance and pushes Barbosa back into the ropes.
Kin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kin lands a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kin scores with a knee to the head.
Kin prevents Barbosa from breaking the clinch.
Knees to the body from Kin.
Kin crunches a lovely knee into Barbosa's ribcage.
A body shot lands from Kin.
Kin working Barbosa over with knees to the body.
Kin with a knee to the head.
Kin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kin.
Kin with a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Barbosa or not.
Kin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Kin.
Kin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Taiei Kin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kin.
Kin scores with a hook to the body.
Kin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A knee to the head by Kin.
Kin with a knee to the head.
Kin working Barbosa over with knees to the body.
Kin connects with a knee to the head.
Kin crunches a lovely knee into Barbosa's ribcage.
A bit of stalling here from Kin.
Kin with a knee to the head.
Kin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Barbosa's face.
Kin controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kin lands a nice knee to the body.
Barbosa breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taiei Kin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Kin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Barbosa.
Barbosa thuds a left hand into Kin's body.
Barbosa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kin can pounce on him.
Kin drives through and clinches with Barbosa against the ropes.
Kin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kin tries to stall but Barbosa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kin lands a knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kin lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kin digs a right hand underneath Barbosa's ribcage. Barbosa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kin working Barbosa over with knees to the body.
Kin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Barbosa in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kin is working Barbosa over against the ropes.
Knees to the body from Kin.
Kin lands a nice uppercut.
Kin scores a nice knee to the body.
Barbosa is trying to force a seperation but Kin has the dominant position.
Kin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Good body shot from Kin.
Kin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kin has Barbosa pressed against the ropes, preventing Barbosa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Knees to the body from Kin.
Kin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Barbosa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kin - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Barbosa is trying to force a seperation but Kin has the dominant position.
Kin 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!
Knees in the clinch landing for Kin.
Kin gets through Barbosa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kin lands a knee to the body.
Kin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Barbosa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kin landing knees to the body.
Kin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barbosa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Kin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kin lands a good knee to the midsection. Barbosa won't want to take too many of those.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kin takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Barbosa in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Kin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kin taking a breather.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kin.
Kin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Knees to the body from Kin.
Barbosa is trying to break the clinch but Kin is controlling him.
Barbosa has had enough of the clinch but Kin keeps him there for the moment.
Barbosa wants to break free but Kin has control.
Kin crunches a lovely knee into Barbosa's ribcage.
Kin is leaning against Barbosa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kin with a knee to the head.
Kin with a knee to the head.
Kin crunches a lovely knee into Barbosa's ribcage.
Kin has Barbosa pressed against the ropes, preventing Barbosa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kin obliges.
Barbosa takes a knee to the side of the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A frustrated look appears on Barbosa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kin presses Barbosa against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Knees to the body from Kin.
Kin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kin is working Barbosa over against the ropes.
Kin lands an uppercut.
Kin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kin lands a nice knee to the body.
Kin with a knee to the head.
Kin scores a nice knee to the body.
Barbosa takes a knee to the side of the body.
Barbosa takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taiei Kin really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Barbosa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kin but Kin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kin looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Nice uppercut lands for Barbosa. That snapped Kin's head back.
Kin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kin looks to land a body kick but Barbosa moved away.
Kin throws a head kick but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut. Kin saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kin avoids it really well and circles away.
Kin appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Barbosa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa moves into range and connects with a jab.
Barbosa tries to keep at a distance but Kin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kin lands a knee to the head.
Barbosa is looking to break free of the clinch but Kin has double underhooks.
Barbosa tries to pull guard but Kin forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Barbosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Barbosa blocks it with crossed arms.
Kin lands a knee to the body.
Barbosa breaks the clinch.
Barbosa misses with a low kick.
Kin slips a straight right by Barbosa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kin looks to throw the jab but Barbosa is out of range.
Kin cracks Barbosa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Kin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Barbosa takes a knee to the side of the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kin.
Kin scores a nice knee to the body.
Kin stalling against the ropes.
Kin has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Barbosa seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kin can turn it around.
Kin scores with a knee to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Kin.
Barbosa swings wildly with an uppercut but Kin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kin landing knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kin is struggling to control the position.
Kin lands a nice knee to the body.
Barbosa wants to get back to striking at distance but Kin won't allow it.
Kin tries to stall but Barbosa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Knees to the body from Kin.
Barbosa wants to break the clinch but can't.
A right handed body shot lands from Kin.
Kin cracks Barbosa with a nice body shot.
Kin lands a good knee to the midsection. Barbosa won't want to take too many of those.
Kin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Barbosa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kin landing knees to the head.
Kin landing knees to the body.
Kin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Barbosa's face.
Kin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kin has Barbosa pressed against the ropes, preventing Barbosa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kin stalling against the ropes.
Kin is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kin lands a good knee to the midsection. Barbosa won't want to take too many of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Barbosa in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kin with a knee to the head.
Kin misses with a knee to the head.
Kin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kin lands a shoulder strike.
Barbosa tries to break the clinch but Kin is controlling the position.
Kin misses with a knee strike.
Barbosa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Barbosa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A head kick misses from Kin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taiei Kin dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kin walks into a jab.
Kin scores with a nice body kick.
Kin lands a front kick.
Kin tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Barbosa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barbosa is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kin's half guard.
Kin makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kin has his hands on Barbosa's head, controlling the position.
Barbosa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kin keeping full guard, as Barbosa tries to pass.
Kin pulls Barbosa in close to prevent any damage.
Barbosa slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kin tries to buck Barbosa off but Barbosa is having none of it.
Daniel Barbosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Daniel Barbosa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barbosa lands an elbow.
Barbosa working away.
Kin prevents Barbosa from improving position.
Kin is looking for a sweep.
An elbow from Barbosa crashes against the mat.
Barbosa works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Barbosa looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kin is avoiding damage well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kin is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Kin is staying active underneath Barbosa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Barbosa lands the left hand.
Kin rushes Barbosa and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Barbosa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Barbosa is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Kin to keep the fight standing.
Kin working Barbosa over with knees to the body.
Barbosa is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Kin to keep the fight standing.
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.
Barbosa misses with a punch on the inside.
Kin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kin scores with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barbosa misses with some punches.
Kin blocks an uppercut.
Kin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Barbosa is keeping busy.
Barbosa can't break the clinch.
Kin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
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!
Barbosa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kin!
Kin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kin moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kin misses with a head kick.
Barbosa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kin replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Barbosa blocks it well.
Kin connects with a high kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Taiei Kin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kin winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 44:50
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 44:50
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 44:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taiei Kin!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Koichi Kamei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddy Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koichi Kamei has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Koichi Kamei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eddy Edwards!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamei's corner calls for a 1-2. Kamei obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kamei just misses with a punch to the body.
Kamei fails to land with a series of punches.
Kamei throws out a powerful jab.
Kamei tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Edwards paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Edwards connects with the punch.
A big right from Kamei misses.
Kamei is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kamei missing with a left hand there. Edwards was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Edwards lands an overhand right.
Kamei just misses with a punch to the body.
We've been informed that Edwards has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Edwards takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kamei connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Edwards misses the jab.
Nice defenses there by Kamei.
Edwards just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamei throws a right hand that Edwards ducks under and follows up with a left that Edwards also avoids with ease.
Kamei will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kamei lands with an uppercut that bounces Edwards off the ropes and back into range.
Kamei moves out of range as Edwards strikes.
Kamei gets caught napping as Edwards dives in and scores a takedown. Kamei manages to retain 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.
Kamei is controlling Edwards's posture.
Edwards is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Edwards in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Edwards must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Edwards postures up.
Edwards scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kamei looking to control.
Edwards postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Edwards trying to control the position from guard on top but Kamei is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kamei is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Edwards throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Edwards looks to land a right hand but Kamei moved out of range.
Edwards lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kamei.
Edwards stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Edwards misses with a wild body shot.
Kamei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Edwards manages to avoid it.
Edwards throws a hook but Kamei blocks it.
Kamei throws a big counter combination but Edwards scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A combination from Kamei does no damage.
Kamei looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kamei looks to land a combination but Edwards avoids it well.
Edwards lands a slapping body shot.
Edwards misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Kamei misses the target.
Kamei drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kamei ducks under a wild hook from Edwards.
Kamei 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.
Edwards lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kamei throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Edwards.
Edwards connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Koichi Kamei has been cut.
Kamei shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Edwards eats them both and turns towards Kamei to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kamei misses with a two punch combination.
Edwards lands a nice shot that snaps Kamei's head back.
Kamei connects with a crisp jab.
Edwards scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Edwards lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kamei at a distance.
Kamei misses with a body shot.
Edwards manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Kamei on his heels. He'll look to pass Kamei's guard now, I'm sure.
Edwards trying to control the position from guard on top but Kamei is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Edwards throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eddy Edwards will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Koichi Kamei's cut.
That's time! Kamei's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Edwards uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kamei.
Edwards fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kamei is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kamei uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Edwards.
Edwards thuds his right hand into Kamei's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kamei throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Edwards takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Edwards lands with an uppercut that bounces Kamei off the ropes and back into range.
Edwards throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Edwards takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kamei ducks down and throws a hook 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!
Edwards takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kamei takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Edwards scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
You can see the frustration on Kamei's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Edwards has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kamei keeps Edwards under control for a moment.
Kamei gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Kamei tries to hold on but Edwards postures up.
Edwards pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kamei hang on?
Edwards is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Kamei is surviving well by controlling Edwards's body position as best he can.
Kamei working to try and regain half guard.
Edwards avoids the attempt from Kamei to control.
Kamei is looking to improve his position but Edwards isn't that keen on the idea.
Edwards avoids the attempt from Kamei to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards throws some wild stikes that Kamei manages to avoid easily.
Edwards can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kamei is looking to escape.
Kamei tries to hold on but Edwards pushes him away.
Edwards with good strikes from the mount here!
Kamei tries to hold on but Edwards postures up.
Kamei is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Kamei is looking to improve his position but Edwards isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamei tries to hold on but Edwards pushes him away.
Edwards is landing with some decent strikes but Kamei is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kamei is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Edwards content just to control the position here.
Edwards has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kamei is squirming around, avoiding Edwards's attempts to control the action.
Edwards is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddy Edwards showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Koichi Kamei's cut.
That's time! Kamei's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kamei throws a jab but it's blocked by Edwards.
Kamei blocks a jab.
A lazy left from Edwards finds it's target.
Edwards keeps the fight on the outside.
Kamei slips a straight right by Edwards.
Kamei throws the left hand but Edwards avoids the punch easily.
Edwards misses with an uppercut. Kamei saw that one coming.
Edwards misses with a lunging right hand
and Kamei counters with a nice uppercut.
Kamei moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamei tries to throw a body punch but Edwards avoids it by throwing Kamei back against the ropes.
Kamei tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kamei.
Edwards looking to throw knees to the head but Kamei is blocking nicely.
Kamei misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards blocks a body shot from Kamei.
Kamei blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Edwards misses with a punch on the inside.
Kamei swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kamei misses with a punch to the body.
Kamei struggles to land a body shot inside as Edwards controls his hands.
Kamei misses with a hook to the ribs.
Edwards is looking to break free of the clinch but Kamei has double underhooks.
Kamei tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kamei trying to control the position but instead, Edwards has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kamei into the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kamei.
Edwards tries a knee to the head but Kamei blocks it.
Kamei lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kamei.
Edwards doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kamei misses with a punch to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kamei as Edwards tries to tie him up.
Kamei lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Edwards.
A body shot lands from Kamei.
Kamei lands with a right to the head.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Edwards is trying to push Kamei away but Kamei has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Edwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kamei.
Kamei is pushing Edwards up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamei keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Edwards's efforts to push away.
Edwards drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kamei gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kamei lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kamei lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Kamei misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kamei makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Koichi Kamei has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kamei scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kamei misses with some punches.
Kamei wants to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kamei misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Kamei as the two fighters clinch.
Edwards blocking some punches.
Edwards throws a punch but it's blocked by Kamei.
Kamei lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Edwards backwards.
Edwards misses with a punch to the body.
Kamei dodges an elbow strike from Edwards.
Kamei lands a left hand that snaps the head of Edwards backwards.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Edwards looking for a takedown.
Edwards tries to pull guard but Kamei holds him up against the ropes and eventually Edwards drops back down to his feet.
Koichi Kamei has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddy Edwards.
Kamei pushes Edwards back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koichi Kamei clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Koichi Kamei's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Edwards comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Edwards waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kamei.
Kamei ducks under a wild hook from Edwards.
Kamei throws a right and a left that Edwards avoids nicely.
Edwards gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Edwards uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kamei.
Edwards drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kamei defends it well.
Edwards cracks Kamei with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Edwards swings for the body but Kamei moves out of range.
Kamei with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edwards takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kamei misses with a wild body shot.
Edwards feints the counter takedown.
Kamei throws a hook but Edwards blocks it.
Edwards loads up on a big right hand but Kamei slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards throws a jab when Kamei was well out of range.
Edwards gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kamei counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Edwards thinking.
Edwards 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.
Kamei gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Edwards to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kamei working a defensive guard here.
Kamei preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamei keeping moving, preventing Edwards from controlling successfully.
Eddy Edwards has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kamei trying to control the position.
Edwards throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Edwards chips away with some ground and pound.
Kamei looking to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kamei scores with a nice head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Edwards looks to score with a jab to the body but Kamei is just out of range.
A jab from Kamei misses.
Kamei connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Edwards misses with a right hand
and Kamei counters with a left to the body.
Kamei is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Edwards.
Kamei uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Edwards.
Nice straight punches there by Edwards. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Edwards.
Kamei tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Edwards was well out of range. Poor timing from Kamei.
Kamei clobbers Edwards with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Edwards swings for the body but Kamei moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kamei moves into the clinch.
Edwards tries a body shot but Kamei blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kamei avoiding damage as Edwards throws knees to the body.
Kamei scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Edwards working aggressively here.
Edwards is trying to break the clinch but Kamei is controlling him.
Edwards wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kamei misses with the head strike.
Edwards is trying to break the clinch but Kamei is controlling him.
Kamei lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kamei throws a punch but it's blocked by Edwards.
Kamei tries a body shot but Edwards blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Koichi Kamei will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Koichi Kamei's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kamei just misses with a punch to the body.
Kamei throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Edwards on the side of the head.
Kamei doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kamei scores with a decent looking hook.
Edwards misses with a body shot
and Kamei counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kamei takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Edwards takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Edwards tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kamei swivels and escapes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kamei looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Edwards manages to avoid it.
Edwards jabs Kamei right on the nose. Kamei blinks but takes it well.
Kamei takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamei misses with a straight right.
Kamei moves away from the strike by Edwards.
Kamei went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kamei throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Edwards counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kamei blocking the ground and pound attempt from Edwards.
Edwards is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Edwards working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Edwards working the head and body with strikes.
Kamei blocking the ground and pound attempt from Edwards.
Kamei is refusing to be controlled, as Edwards sits in half guard.
Edwards is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamei blocking the ground and pound attempt from Edwards.
Kamei has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Edwards is working away from the top position though.
Kamei is staying active underneath Edwards, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Edwards scores with a punch to the head.
Kamei misses with a wild body shot.
Edwards catches Kamei with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Edwards throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice cross by Edwards.
Kamei fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Koichi Kamei is winning the standup battle so far.
Kamei tests Edwards's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kamei takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Edwards throws a shot from downtown. Kamei moves away and avoids it.
Kamei rushes Edwards and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Edwards fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Kamei fails to land.
Kamei gets through Edwards's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kamei walks away with a smile on his face. Edwards gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A big left from Edwards misses.
Kamei is looking to clinch.
Kamei looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Edwards uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kamei tries to close the distance and clinch but Edwards swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kamei wants to clinch.
Kamei avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kamei throws a big counter combination but Edwards scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kamei connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kamei lands a body shot.
Edwards keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Eddy Edwards.
I think Edwards has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 47:48
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 47:48
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddy Edwards!
A less than humble Eddy Edwards misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sven Hensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby McBain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hensen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Soul Coughing - Super Bon Bon. McBain has chosen The Drunk Scottsman as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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240 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple 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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sven Hensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bobby McBain!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McBain shoots in for a takedown but Hensen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hensen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hensen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hensen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Bobby McBain has been cut.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that McBain has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Hensen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
McBain throws a combination that misses
and Hensen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McBain thinking.
Hensen keeps McBain at a distance using the push kick.
McBain looks winded!
McBain tries for a takedown but Hensen circles away easily
and Hensen counters by moving into the clinch.
Hensen tries to throw a body punch but McBain avoids it by throwing Hensen back against the ropes.
Hensen connects with a knee to the head.
Hensen throws a knee to the head but misses.
McBain on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hensen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hensen scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hensen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hensen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McBain takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Hensen.
Hensen tries to land knees in the clinch but McBain avoids the damage to the body.
Hensen lands a right hand that snaps the head of McBain backwards.
Hensen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hensen connects with a knee to the head.
A body shot lands from Hensen.
Hensen crunches a lovely knee into McBain's ribcage.
McBain avoiding damage as Hensen throws knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hensen scores a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hensen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hensen.
Come on Hensen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hensen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McBain is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Hensen to keep the fight standing.
Sven Hensen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby McBain.
Hensen lands a big knee to the head and McBain goes down! Hensen pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sven Hensen!
Sven Hensen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Bobby McBain was interviewed post fight and said 'I will return better that ever. Thank you.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mizo Samxona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Red Belt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belt comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Dance of the Knights kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mizo Samxona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 21 - 0, fighting out of London, Red Belt!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Belt.
Samxona throws a left and a right that both miss
and Belt counters with a nice kick to the body.
Belt shoots for a double leg takedown but Samxona sprawls well. He's pushed Belt's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Belt throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Samxona tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Belt is in Samxona's 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.
Samxona keeping full guard, as Belt tries to pass.
Samxona is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Samxona wants to sweep here but Belt controlling him for the moment.
Belt stops Samxona from standing up.
Samxona is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Belt is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belt working some strikes from top position.
Belt with a flurry of punches that miss.
Belt trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Belt postures up in Samxona's guard and throws a big left but Samxona blocks it.
Belt postures up and lands a big shot to Samxona's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belt throws a big elbow that misses.
Belt landing some decent shots from guard.
Samxona controls Belt momentarily but Belt frees himself.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Belt throwing strikes but missing.
Belt connects with a couple of short punches.
Samxona is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at House of 1000 Corpses that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Belt in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Samxona is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Belt is controlling him.
Samxona is pulling down on Belt's head. It's preventing any offense from Belt, at least for the moment.
Samxona looking to control.
Samxona working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Belt.
Belt throws a big elbow that misses.
Samxona controlling Belt's posture.
Samxona wants to stand but Belt is controlling the position.
That's two 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.
Belt is looking to work some ground and pound but Samxona has wrist control.
Samxona is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Belt will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Samxona is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Belt.
Mizo Samxona has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Red Belt.
Samxona moves into range and clinches up with Belt.
Belt works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Belt thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Samxona is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Samxona missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Belt controlling the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belt has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Samxona is working away from the top position though.
Belt is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Belt is trying is best to control the position here.
Samxona landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Belt trying to control but Samxona postures up.
Samxona trying to mount his opponent but Belt defends it.
Belt is trying to maintain the position but Samxona is very close to passing his half guard.
Belt is staying active underneath Samxona, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Belt is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Samxona pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Belt keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Belt regains full guard. Nicely done.
Belt pushes a forearm under Samxona's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Samxona is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Red Belt!
An out of breath and clearly excited Red Belt thanked Affordable Quality + Reliable Laundry for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Suroki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cyrus Kendall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, David Suroki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cyrus Kendall!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kendall explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A head kick misses from Kendall.
Suroki looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kendall throws a leg kick but Suroki moved away.
Suroki tries to bum rush Kendall with a series of wild strikes but Kendall uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kendall lands with a kick to the temple. Suroki shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like David Suroki has been cut.
David Suroki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suroki throws an overhand right that lands on Kendall's shoulder, as Kendall tries to avoid the shot.
Kendall staying out of range there.
Kendall cracks Suroki with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Suroki throws a poor cross that misses
and Kendall counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheers as Kendall lands an impressive looking overhand right. Suroki doesn't seem phased though.
Kendall scores with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suroki misses with a hook
and Kendall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kendall throws out a powerful jab.
Kendall fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Suroki.
Kendall throws a right hand that Suroki ducks under and follows up with a left that Suroki also avoids with ease.
A little feinted left hand from Suroki on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kendall moves away from the strike by Suroki.
We've been informed that Kendall has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Jab from Kendall.
Kendall misses with a body shot.
Kendall lands a head shot.
Suroki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kendall.
Suroki misses with a looping left.
Kendall tries to counter with a clinch but Suroki shakes him off and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kendall lands a head shot.
Kendall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kendall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Suroki.
Kendall scores with a nice strike.
Suroki is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Kendall's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Suroki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kendall. Kendall obviously looking to wear him down.
Kendall throws a hook but Suroki avoids it easily.
A jab from Suroki misses.
Suroki lands with a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Kendall misses its intended target.
Suroki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kendall manages to avoid it.
Suroki thuds his right hand into Kendall's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kendall throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Suroki's head.
Kendall tries a low kick but Suroki avoids it.
Kendall displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Suroki throws out the jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kendall throws a right hand that Suroki ducks under and follows up with a left that Suroki also avoids with ease.
A big left from Suroki misses.
Suroki swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Suroki. Kendall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kendall now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kendall darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Suroki throws a jab but it's blocked by Kendall.
Kendall fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Suroki.
Jab from Kendall.
Kendall is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Suroki had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Kendall just misses with a punch to the body.
Suroki misses with a straight right.
Suroki throws a looping overhand right but Kendall ducks down to avoid it.
Kendall is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Suroki with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Suroki.
Suroki thuds his right hand into Kendall's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Suroki throws a jab but it's blocked by Kendall.
Suroki throws an overhand right that lands on Kendall's shoulder, as Kendall tries to avoid the shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kendall! But no joy.
Suroki misses with a body kick.
Donk. Kendall catches Suroki right on the button with a cross.
Kendall lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kendall throws a right and a left that Suroki avoids nicely.
Kendall's jab looks to have found its range, popping Suroki under the eye.
Sloppy strikes from Suroki. Those never looked like landing.
Kendall has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suroki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kendall manages to avoid it.
Suroki connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kendall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Suroki.
Nice straight punches there by Kendall. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kendall.
Kendall throws out a powerful jab.
Suroki slips a jab from Kendall.
Kendall displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kendall lands a left and a right that send Suroki crashing to the mat, dazed. Kendall thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Suroki is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kendall connects with an inside leg kick.
Suroki misses with a straight left.
Kendall cracks Suroki with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Suroki looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Kendall finish him?
Oh Suroki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Suroki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kendall lands a nice leg kick that just misses Suroki's sensitive parts.
Suroki seems to have got his legs back now.
Kendall cracks Suroki with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the ropes! Suroki falls to his knees and Kendall doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cyrus Kendall!
Cyrus Kendall seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bostar Tyraanicao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renan Melo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Melo has chosen Fireball - Pitbull as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bostar Tyraanicao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Renan Melo!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyraanicao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Melo throws out the jab.
Nice uppercut there from Tyraanicao.
Tyraanicao clobbers Melo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tyraanicao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Melo.
Melo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Renan Melo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyraanicao slaps away a takedown attempt from Melo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tyraanicao lands a leg kick that knocks Melo off balance momentarily.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Melo has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Melo swings widly with a right hand
and Tyraanicao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tyraanicao misses with a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Tyraanicao.
Tyraanicao cracks Melo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bostar Tyraanicao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Melo misses the target.
Melo throws a body punch but Tyraanicao moves out of range.
Tyraanicao is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Melo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Melo just misses with a punch to the body.
Melo misses with an uppercut
and Tyraanicao counters with a thumping low kick.
Melo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tyraanicao was well out of range. Poor timing from Melo.
Melo scores with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tyraanicao. Melo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tyraanicao is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Melo throws a body shot but no joy.
Melo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Melo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tyraanicao moves out of range as Melo strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Melo fails to land the takedown.
Bostar Tyraanicao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Renan Melo.
Melo darts in and clinches Tyraanicao up against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyraanicao stalling the fight.
Tyraanicao prevents Melo from breaking the clinch.
Melo has a couple of punches blocked by Tyraanicao.
Melo stalling in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Melo.
Tyraanicao pushes Melo back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tyraanicao makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tyraanicao swings wildly with an uppercut but Melo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tyraanicao can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyraanicao misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tyraanicao is pushing Melo up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tyraanicao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Melo has managed to clinch.
Tyraanicao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tyraanicao connects with a good right hand that stumbles Melo. Melo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tyraanicao lands with a shot to the body.
Tyraanicao tries to move into range but Melo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tyraanicao cracks Melo with an open hand slap.
Tyraanicao misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyraanicao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Melo.
Tyraanicao is looking to counter punch.
Melo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tyraanicao moves away.
Tyraanicao is looking for a counter combo.
Melo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Melo there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyraanicao has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Melo finds it's way round the side to connect with Tyraanicao's head.
Jab from Tyraanicao.
Melo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Melo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tyraanicao manages to avoid it.
Tyraanicao throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tyraanicao connects with a single shot there.
Melo is rocked!
BAM! Tyraanicao delivers a spinning backfist that drops Melo like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Bostar Tyraanicao!
As Bostar Tyraanicao got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: They say my chin is weak, well that makes for wars, because I come to fight! Thanks to my team, and the fans were great.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dutch Schultz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omar Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Dutch Schultz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Omar Little!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schultz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Little only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Schultz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Dutch Schultz has been cut.
Schultz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Schultz moves forwards but Little connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Little takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Schultz throws a shot from downtown. Little moves away and avoids it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Little.
Schultz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Schultz misses with a few strikes there.
Little uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Schultz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Schultz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Schultz backing away here, and Little unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Little moves out of range as Schultz strikes.
A head kick misses from Schultz.
Schultz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Little is looking to land body kicks.
Schultz tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Little manages to circle out of the way.
Little tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Schultz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Schultz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schultz looks to throw the jab but Little is out of range.
Schultz ducks under a wild hook from Little.
Schultz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Schultz thows a leg kick but Little checks it
and Little counters with a nice low kick that buckles Schultz's knee momentarily.
Schultz lands with a cross.
Little avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Schultz digs a good body shot into Little's ribs.
Little moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Schultz lands with a cross.
Schultz tries to land a front kick but Little steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Little fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Little avoids a punch combination nicely.
Schultz throws an overhand right that lands on Little's shoulder, as Little tries to avoid the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Little scoring well with a low kick there.
Little jabs at Schultz's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Little.
Schultz misses with an uppercut. Little saw that one coming.
Schultz throws a poor cross that misses
and Little counters with a right hand to the body.
Little is looking to slow Schultz down with leg kicks.
Little scores with a jab to the head.
Little throws a leg kick but Schultz checks it.
A cross from Schultz lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schultz. Little does a little dance to reset his feet.
Little takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A swing and a miss from Schultz.
Schultz gets off balance looking for a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Schultz misses with a kick to the body
and Little counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Schultz throws a jab but it's blocked by Little.
Little scores with a nice head shot.
Schultz throws an overhand right that lands on Little's shoulder, as Little tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd cheers as Schultz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Little doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little misses the jab.
Schultz jabs Little to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Good standup being displayed there by Little as he connects with a hook.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Schultz!
Schultz misses with a body punch
enabling Little to counter with a crisp jab.
Little is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Schultz had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Schultz swings for the body but Little moves out of range.
Little jabs Schultz right on the nose. Schultz blinks but takes it well.
A good leg kick by Little.
Nice body kick there by Little.
Dutch Schultz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schultz misses with an uppercut
enabling Little to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Little ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Little moves away from the strike by Schultz.
Schultz misses with a shot to the body
and Little counters with an inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Little.
Jab by Little.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schultz throws an off balance right hand
and Little counters with a thumping low kick.
Little misses with a body kick.
Schultz misses with a body shot
and Little counters with a nice kick to the body.
Schultz throws a right and a left that Little avoids nicely.
Little lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Schultz at a distance.
Little with a jab.
Schultz goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Schultz misses with the body kick
and Little counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Schultz is breathing heavily.
Good shot there by Little.
Little lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Schultz is rocked!
Schultz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Oh Schultz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Little is looking to slow Schultz down with leg kicks.
Schultz seems to have got his legs back now.
Schultz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Little dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Schultz. That did some damage!
Little attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Little has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Little avoids the body shot from Schultz.
Little looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Schultz looks for the body kick but Little saw that one coming.
Schultz scores with a hook to the body. Little takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Schultz misses with an uppercut
and Little counters with a straight right hand.
Schultz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Little's head backwards.
Little lands a leg kick that knocks Schultz off balance momentarily.
Little scores with a hook.
Schultz throws an overhand right that lands on Little's shoulder, as Little tries to avoid the shot.
Schultz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Little was well out of range. Poor timing from Schultz.
Schultz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Little counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dutch Schultz's cut is getting worse.
A head kick by Schultz misses
and Little counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Schultz misses with a left hand
and Little counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
Schultz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Schultz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Little throws a front kick that sends Schultz stumbling back into the ropes.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Schultz throws a right and a left that Little avoids nicely.
Schultz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Little. Little obviously looking to wear him down.
A swing and a miss from Schultz.
Little moves away from the strike by Schultz.
Schultz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Little throws out a counter right but Schultz avoids it with no problem.
Little lands a nice looking kick to the body. Schultz takes a step back to recover.
Schultz misses with a double jab.
Schultz is looking to land body kicks.
Little feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Schultz's calf.
Little takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
An inside leg kick lands from Little.
Schultz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Little counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Little wants to clinch up but Schultz keeps it at a distance.
Little dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Schultz. That did some damage!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Schultz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Schultz throws a predictable looking body shot
and Little counters with a stiff right hand.
A combination from Schultz does no damage.
Little throws a head kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Schultz misses the target.
Schultz sets himself, and Little steps forward looking for the clinch! Schultz avoids it this time.
Little throws a good cross that connects.
Schultz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Little now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Little checks a low kick from Schultz.
Schultz misses with a left hand
and Little counters with a head kick.
Little connects with an inside leg kick.
Schultz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Little's hands.
Schultz looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Schultz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Little counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
Schultz throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from Schultz does it's job there.
Schultz misses the shot to the body.
Schultz sets himself, and Little steps forward looking for the clinch! Schultz avoids it this time.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Little keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Schultz.
Schultz throws a right hand that misses
and Little counters with a good low kick that Schultz was not able to check.
Schultz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Little lands a leg kick that knocks Schultz off balance momentarily.
Little fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Schultz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Schultz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Schultz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Little connects with a leg kick. Schultz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Schultz's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Schultz throws a jab when Little was well out of range.
Schultz jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Schultz with a nice cross.
Schultz misses with a looping right.
Schultz on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Little explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Schultz misses the body punch
and Little counters with a straight right hand.
Dutch Schultz's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Little throws a leg kick which misses Schultz's front leg but catches the back leg as Schultz tries to avoid it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Schultz takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Little, right into the meat.
Little fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Schultz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Little slips under a jab.
Schultz drops his hands momentarily and Little takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice cross by Little.
Schultz takes one to the side of the head.
Schultz throws out a loose jab but Little uses good head movement to avoid it.
Little slips under a jab from Schultz.
Little looks to land a body kick but Schultz moved away.
Little connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schultz throws a hook but Little avoids it easily.
Schultz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Little.
Little is looking to land body kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Little dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dutch Schultz'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.
Schultz misses the body punch
and Little counters with a leg kick.
Little misses with a head kick.
Little has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Schultz.
Schultz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Little closes the distance and pushes Schultz back into the ropes.
Schultz working aggressively here.
Little landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Schultz tries to work over Little's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Little looking to throw knees to the head but Schultz is blocking nicely.
Little takes a shot to the head.
Schultz can't find room to land a body shot as Little controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Little - that landed with a thud.
A right handed body shot lands from Schultz.
Schultz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Schultz is working Little over against the ropes.
Schultz can't find room to land a body shot as Little controls the action.
A left hand lands to the body for Little.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Schultz tries a body shot but Little blocks it.
Schultz will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Little blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Schultz throws a punch but it's blocked by Little.
Little with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Good body shot from Little.
Schultz can't find room to land a body shot as Little controls the action.
Little lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Schultz or not.
Little landing knees to the head.
Little lands a left hand that snaps the head of Schultz backwards.
Little lands a body punch in the clinch.
Little lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Schultz backwards.
Schultz misses with a punch on the inside.
Schultz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from Schultz fails to land.
Little has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Schultz.
Little putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Schultz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with 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!
Little misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Little.
Little lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Schultz backwards.
Schultz trying to land knees to the body.
Little blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Little struggles to land a body shot inside as Schultz controls his hands.
Little looking to throw knees to the head but Schultz is blocking nicely.
Schultz blocks a body shot from Little.
Little throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Schultz blocks it with crossed arms.
Schultz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Omar Little seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Little blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Schultz fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Schultz fails to land.
Schultz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Little working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Little on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Schultz misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schultz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Little.
Schultz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schultz avoiding damage as Little throws knees to the body.
Schultz gets through Little's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Schultz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Little's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Schultz misses with a body punch.
Schultz swings wildly with an uppercut but Little uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schultz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Little prevents a body shot from Schultz.
Schultz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Little breaks from the clinch.
Omar Little seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Schultz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Little counters with a slapping leg kick.
Schultz missing with a left hand there. Little was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Little takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schultz misses the shot to the body.
Little counters with a body kick.
Schultz misses with a body shot
and Little counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch lands to the side of Little 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Schultz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Little goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Little throws a body kick that misses.
Little is looking to slow Schultz down with leg kicks.
Schultz takes a swing at Little's ribcage but misses.
Little looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Little avoids the body shot from Schultz.
Schultz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A shot to the liver by Schultz. Beautiful body shot.
Little avoids the body shot from Schultz.
Schultz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Schultz lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Little misses with a low kick.
Little throws a leg kick that misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Little.
Little steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Schultz.
Little swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Little connects with a looping right hand.
Schultz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Little counters with a right hand to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Schultz as he connects with a hook.
Schultz throws a body punch but Little moves out of range.
Little tries a head kick but it misses.
Little bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Little on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Little throws a lazy right hand but Schultz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Schultz misses with an attempted mid kick.
A low kick from Schultz is predictable there
and Little counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Little misses with a head kick.
Good leg kick by Little there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Little scores with a nice strike.
Schultz throws a body punch but Little moves out of range.
Little lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Little misses with a low kick.
Schultz throws a hook but Little blocks it.
Little is looking to score with low kicks.
Schultz works Little's body with a nice hook.
Schultz throws a series of punches but Little avoids them all with ease.
Little appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Schultz sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Schultz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Little manages to avoid it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Schultz throws a lazy head kick
and Little cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Schultz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Little.
Schultz misses with a right hand
and Little counters with a stiff right hand.
Schultz throws a right hand that misses
and Little cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Schultz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schultz. Little does a little dance to reset his feet.
Schultz swings widly with a right hand
and Schultz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Little connects with the punch.
Little ducks under a wild hook from Schultz.
Schultz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Little.
A little feinted left hand from Schultz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Schultz walks into a jab.
Schultz swings for the body but Little moves out of range.
Little swinging wildly here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schultz moves out of range of the body kick.
Little drops his hands momentarily and Schultz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Schultz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Little counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Schultz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Little's head backwards.
Schultz misses with a straight right.
Schultz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Little feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Schultzs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Schultz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Little was well out of range. Poor timing from Schultz.
Schultz tries to land a body kick
and Little counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Schultz goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Little uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Schultz.
Schultz throws a body shot but no joy.
Little takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Schultz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Little manages to avoid it.
Schultz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Little throws out a loose jab but Schultz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schultz misses with a body shot
and Little makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Schultz looks to score with a jab to the body but Little is just out of range.
Donk. Little catches Schultz right on the button with a cross.
Little misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schultz.
Nice jab there from Little.
Little lands a high kick!
Schultz sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Schultz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Little counters with a thumping low kick.
Little moves out of range as Schultz strikes.
Little feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Schultz's calf.
Little connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Little showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dutch Schultz's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A good leg kick by Little.
Little blocks a head kick by Schultz.
Little tests Schultz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Little defending well as Schultz loads up on a big left hand.
Little throws a big counter head kick but Schultz avoids it with no problem.
Little scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Schultz throws a sloppy body shot
and Little counters with a solid body kick.
Schultz walks into a jab.
Schultz misses with a looping right.
Little with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Schultz just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schultz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Little to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Schultz lands with a hook. Little tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A slow jab from Little misses its intended target.
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!
Schultz throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schultz swings widly with a right hand
enabling Little to counter with a crisp jab.
Little cracks Schultz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Little. That's going to slow Schultz down.
Little is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Schultz.
Schultz throws a shot from downtown. Little moves away and avoids it.
Schultz has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Little throws the kick towards the body but Schultz avoids it.
Schultz misses with the body kick
and Little counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Schultz thinking.
Schultz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Little is looking for the big counter here.
Schultz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Little to counter with a crisp jab.
Schultz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Little.
Little fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Schultz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Schultz throws an off balance right hand
and Little connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schultz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Schultz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schultz throws a body punch but Little moves out of range.
A cross from Schultz lands.
Little connects with an inside leg kick.
Little buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Schultz throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Schultz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Little.
A chopping leg kick lands by Schultz.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Little.
Schultz thuds his right hand into Little's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Schultz misses with an uppercut.
Little tries to counter by closing the distance.
Little moves out of range as Schultz throws a body kick.
Schultz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Schultz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Little momentarily.
Schultz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Little counters with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schultz misses with a body shot
and Schultz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Little keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schultz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Little lands a high kick!
Jeez, Dutch Schultz's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Schultz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schultz throws a body kick that misses.
Little tries to clinch there but Schultz circles away.
Little scores with a nice right hand.
Schultz throws a shot from downtown. Little moves away and avoids it.
A leg kick checked by Schultz.
Schultz misses with a hook
and Little counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Little tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Schultz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Schultz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Schultz just misses with a punch to the body.
Little was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schultz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Little steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Schultz.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schultz with a nice cross.
Schultz throws a hook but Little avoids it easily.
Schultz throws a series of punches but Little moves out of range.
Schultz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Little can pounce on him.
Schultz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Little counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Schultz misses.
It seemed like Little was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Schultz misses with a straight right.
Schultz throws a hook but Little avoids it easily.
Little looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Good standup being displayed there by Schultz as he connects with a hook.
Little throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Schultz's head.
Nice uppercut lands for Little. That snapped Schultz's head back.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Schultz misses with a wild body shot.
Schultz misses with a jab to the body
and Little counters with a nice low kick that buckles Schultz's knee momentarily.
Schultz has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Little.
Little connects with a nice looking jab.
Schultz on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Little lands a jab to Schultz's midsection.
A combination from Schultz does no damage.
Schultz misses with a low kick.
Schultz is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A shot to the body from Schultz misses
and Little makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Schultz really felt that one!
Decent striking displayed by Little there.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dutch Schultz's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Omar Little!
Omar Little is the new welterweight champion!
A less than humble Omar Little misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Carl Sheppards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Micheal Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alvarez has chosen Doom as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Carl Sheppards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Micheal Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sheppards shoots for a takedown but Alvarez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sheppards throws a body punch but Alvarez moves out of range.
Sheppards missing with a left hand there. Alvarez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sheppards misses with an uppercut. Alvarez saw that one coming.
Alvarez scores with a leg kick.
Sheppards throws a shot to the body.
Sheppards smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Micheal Alvarez has been cut.
Alvarez takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've been told by Sheppards's head coaches at St Petersburg MMA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sheppards throws out a powerful jab.
Sheppards walks forward, straight into a front kick from Alvarez.
Sheppards moves out of range as Alvarez throws a body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Sheppards on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Alvarez stuffs the takedown attempt from Sheppards. Sheppards gets slowly back to his feet.
Sheppards sets himself, and Alvarez steps forward looking for the clinch! Sheppards avoids it this time.
Sheppards misses with a straight left.
Carl Sheppards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheppards misses with a hook. Alvarez ducked under it nicely.
Alvarez steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Sheppards.
Sheppards scores with a nice right hand.
Sheppards throws a jab but it's blocked by Alvarez.
Sheppards shoots and misses
and Alvarez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carl Sheppards. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Still in the clinch, Alvarez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Alvarez lands a hook that snaps the head of Sheppards backwards.
Alvarez throws an elbow that misses.
Alvarez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sheppards is trying to maintain a safe position but Alvarez gets an underhook and turns Sheppards into the ropes.
Alvarez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sheppards's defenses.
It looks like Carl Sheppards has been cut.
A short right from Alvarez.
Alvarez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sheppards breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sheppards shoots for a takedown but Alvarez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it 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!
Alvarez pushes Sheppards up against the ropes in a clinch.
Sheppards throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alvarezs head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Alvarez as Sheppards tries to tie him up.
Alvarez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sheppards's elbow.
Alvarez lands a shoulder strike.
Alvarez taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Alvarez looking to stall.
Alvarez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Sheppards tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Alvarez avoiding damage.
Alvarez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sheppards wants to break the clinch but can't.
Alvarez throws an elbow but it misses.
Sheppards prevents a body shot from Alvarez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheppards lands a body punch in the clinch.
Alvarez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sheppards is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Alvarez is working Sheppards over against the ropes.
Alvarez stalls.
Alvarez presses Sheppards against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Alvarez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Alvarez lands an elbow that stopped Sheppards in his tracks for a moment.
Sheppards avoids a wild elbow strike from Alvarez.
Sheppards tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hand to the body from Alvarez.
Alvarez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Alvarez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sheppards is looking to control Alvarez's arms but Alvarez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sheppards has his back to the ropes.
Sheppards misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sheppards takes an elbow to the forehead.
Carl Sheppards's cut is getting worse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez misses with an elbow over the top.
Nice body punch from Alvarez.
Alvarez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Carl Sheppards's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Alvarez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sheppards is trying to stall.
Sheppards wants to get back to striking at distance but Alvarez won't allow it.
Alvarez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Alvarez tries a body shot but Sheppards blocks it.
Alvarez trying to control the position but instead, Sheppards has worked for underhooks and has pushed Alvarez into the ropes.
A short right from Alvarez on the inside.
Sheppards is trying to maintain a safe position but Alvarez gets an underhook and turns Sheppards into the ropes.
Alvarez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sheppards blocks an elbow strike from Alvarez.
Alvarez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sheppards tries to stall but Alvarez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Micheal Alvarez dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Sheppards tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alvarez was well out of range. Poor timing from Sheppards.
Alvarez moves into range and clinches up with Sheppards.
Sheppards takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice body punch from Alvarez.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Alvarez.
Sheppards looking to stall.
Alvarez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sheppards is keeping busy.
A left hand lands to the body for Alvarez.
Alvarez is stalling here.
A right hook to the body lands for Alvarez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sheppards.
A short uppercut from Alvarez.
Alvarez lands a damaging elbow.
Alvarez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alvarez lands a nice uppercut.
Alvarez taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez lands an elbow inside.
Jeez, Carl Sheppards's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Carl Sheppards's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Micheal Alvarez!
A victorious Micheal Alvarez 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kimo Ovaska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vit Tu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ovaska comes to the ring accompanied by Big Balls by AC/DC. The crowd seem to be enjoying Tu's choice of entrance music: Blanket on the ground. On his way into the ring it seems that Kimo Ovaska has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Kimo Ovaska seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kimo Ovaska!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 21 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vit Tu!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Ovaska as he connects with a hook.
Ovaska has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Contenders in the buildup to the fight.
A slow jab from Tu misses its intended target.
Ovaska looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ovaska.
Tu drops Ovaska with a beautiful combination! Ovaska stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Tu is looking for the KO!
Ovaska is rocked!
It looks like Kimo Ovaska has been cut.
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!
Ovaska misses with an uppercut. Tu saw that one coming.
Oh Ovaska is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ovaska cracks Tu with an open hand slap.
Ovaska seems to have got his legs back now.
It looks like Vit Tu has been cut.
Tu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ovaska.
Tu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ovaska.
A nice side step and Tu releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tu.
Tu misses with an uppercut. Ovaska saw that one coming.
Ovaska takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Tu has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Ovaska is looking to slow Tu down with leg kicks.
Tu thuds a left hand into Ovaska's body.
Tu fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ovaska catches Tu with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ovaska's corner calls for a 1-2. Ovaska obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tu throws a jab when Ovaska was well out of range.
Ovaska lands a jab to Tu's midsection.
Tu throws out a powerful jab.
Tu throws a body shot but no joy.
Ovaska thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tu will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kimo Ovaska has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vit Tu.
Ovaska thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ovaska stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ovaska connects with a crisp jab.
Ovaska throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Ovaska.
Kimo Ovaska is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ovaska throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tu throws a big shot that misses.
Tu loads up on a big right hand but Ovaska slips the punch.
Tu lands a nice shot to the body.
Ovaska missing with a left hand there. Tu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ovaska slips a jab from Tu.
Tu has a takedown stuffed.
Ovaska is looking to counter punch.
Ovaska feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tu's calf.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ovaska.
Ovaska throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ovaska blocks a jab.
Ovaska misses with a wild body shot.
Ovaska moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tu moves out of range as Ovaska strikes.
Tu looks to land a left hand but Ovaska moved out of range nicely.
Tu clobbers Ovaska with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tu avoids the body shot from Ovaska.
Tu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ovaska throws out the jab.
Tu has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tu there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tu loads up on a big right hand but Ovaska slips the punch.
Ovaska finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tu let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tu misses with a body shot
and Ovaska counters with a stiff right hand.
Ovaska dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ovaska scores with a nice strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tu shoots in but no luck this time.
Tu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ovaska.
Ovaska throws a push kick but Tu slaps the foot to one side.
Ovaska throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tu throws a looping overhand right but Ovaska ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ovaska. Tu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ovaska throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ovaska.
An inside leg kick lands from Ovaska.
Ovaska lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tu lands with an overhand left.
Ovaska swings for the body but Tu moves out of range.
Tu tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ovaska defends well and Tu ends up having to push Ovaska into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Tu lands with an overhand left.
You can see that Tu has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Ovaska swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ovaska cracks Tu with a good jab.
Tu misses with a looping right.
Ovaska lands a two punch combo.
Ovaska throws a jab when Tu was well out of range.
Ovaska throws a hook but Tu avoids it easily.
Ovaska lands a nice hook to Tu's body. Tu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tu connects with a body shot that sends Ovaska's belly button to the back.
Ovaska throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ovaska.
Tu throws a hook but Ovaska avoids it easily.
Ovaska fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tu on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tu misses with a straight left.
Ovaska is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ovaska sizes up Tu with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ovaska throws an off balance right hand
and Ovaska takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tu throws a hook to the side of Ovaska's head but Ovaska sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ovaska moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ovaska throws a leg kick
and Tu counters with a straight right hand.
Tu misses with a body shot
and Ovaska counters with a nice uppercut.
Ovaska looks to land a combination but Tu avoids it well.
Ovaska takes a swing at Tu's ribcage but misses.
Tu feints the counter takedown.
Ovaska scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ovaska has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ovaska there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ovaska ducks under a wild hook from Tu.
An attempted straight right counter from Ovaska misses the target.
Tu moves away from the strike by Ovaska.
Tu now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ovaska waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tu.
Tu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Tu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ovaska sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tu ducks right into an uppercut from Ovaska.
Ovaska throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ovaska misses the jab.
Tu throws a jab when Ovaska was well out of range.
Nice defenses there by Tu.
Ovaska lands a jab to Tu's midsection.
Ovaska lands a slapping body shot.
Ovaska pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ovaska punishes Tu's body with a nice straight punch.
Ovaska misses with an uppercut. Tu saw that one coming.
Jab, jab by Ovaska - just one landing.
Ovaska throws an off balance right hand
and Ovaska takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ovaska connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tu looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Ovaska!
Tu tries to advance position but instead Ovaska slips a leg back in to half guard.
Tu uses his free foot to push down on Ovaska's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Ovaska.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ovaska is working to get back to half guard.
Tu has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ovaska's face.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ovaska wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Tu.
Tu 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.
Tu throws some wild stikes that Ovaska manages to avoid easily.
Ovaska is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tu throwing strikes here but Ovaska is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Ovaska takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Tu's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vit Tu! Vit Tu retains his light heavyweight title!
Vit Tu took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Milwaukee's Best 160 (85% laundry) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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