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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cael Gable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ari Sotaheimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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192 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cael Gable!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ari Sotaheimo!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gable avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sotaheimo throws a poor cross that misses
letting Gable counter with a right hand.
Gable comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gable looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Sotaheimo!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Gable landing strikes.
Sotaheimo is looking for a sweep.
Gable scoring with punches and elbows.
Gable creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Gable is working Sotaheimo over with some ground and pound from side control.
Sotaheimo felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sotaheimo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gable working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gable working away.
Gable throws an elbow but Sotaheimo slips to the side and avoids it well.
Gable wants to control for a moment but Sotaheimo uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gable missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sotaheimo taking some punishment here, with Gable in his half guard.
Sotaheimo tries to roll over but Gable keeps him under control.
Gable missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sotaheimo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gable working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gable throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sotaheimo wants to stand and escape but Gable is having none of it.
Sotaheimo trying to control the position here.
Gable works over Sotaheimo with some ground and pound from guard.
Gable content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sotaheimo trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gable stays in close to Sotaheimo's body and controls the position.
Gable seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Sotaheimo for as long as he can get away with.
Gable working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gable postures up in Sotaheimo's guard and throws a big left but Sotaheimo blocks it.
Gable is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sotaheimo seems keen to control Gable's posture.
Gable trying to control the position from guard on top but Sotaheimo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gable throws an elbow that misses. Sotaheimo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gable's guard. Nice move by Sotaheimo!
Gable has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gable controlling the position.
Gable lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sotaheimo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gable postures up and lands a big shot to Sotaheimo's brow.
Sotaheimo lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Gable has Sotaheimo pulled in close to control his posture.
Gable keeping moving, preventing Sotaheimo from controlling successfully.
Gable manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sotaheimo manages to get himself to full guard.
Gable definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gable in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gable with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sotaheimo is looking to stand up but Gable isn't so interested in that idea.
Gable being controlled here momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gable distracts Sotaheimo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gable landing some decent shots from guard.
Sotaheimo keeping full guard, as Gable tries to pass.
Gable stopping the sweep attempt from Sotaheimo.
Gable lands a couple of elbows.
Sotaheimo is trying to keep Gable in close.
Sotaheimo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sotaheimo wants to stand and escape but Gable is having none of it.
Gable trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gable stands up over Sotaheimo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cael Gable dominated that round.
That's time! Gable's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gable throws a series of punches but Sotaheimo avoids them all with ease.
Sotaheimo misses with an uppercut
letting Gable counter with a right hand.
Gable shoots in and drives through. Sotaheimo sprawls well.
Sotaheimo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gable is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sotaheimo can do to turn this around?
Gable sizes up Sotaheimo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gable throws a big shot that misses.
Sotaheimo tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sotaheimo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gable.
Sotaheimo scores with the left hand. Gable knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Cael Gable has been cut.
Sotaheimo misses with a looping left.
Gable attempts a counter takedown but Sotaheimo avoids it well and moves away.
Sotaheimo tried to score with a low kick but Gable checks it.
Sotaheimo tries to move into range but Gable moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ari Sotaheimo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sotaheimo misses with an uppercut. Gable saw that one coming.
Gable feinted with a counter takedown.
Sotaheimo misses with an uppercut. Gable saw that one coming.
Gable jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sotaheimo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cael Gable is winning the standup battle so far.
Gable throws a shot from downtown. Sotaheimo moves away and avoids it.
Sotaheimo looks to land a left hand but Gable moved out of range nicely.
Gable attempts a counter takedown but Sotaheimo avoids it well and moves away.
Sotaheimo throws a sloppy head kick and Gable moves out of range easily.
Sotaheimo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gable finds it's way round the side to connect with Sotaheimo's head.
Gable misses with a takedown attempt - Sotaheimo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gable takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sotaheimo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gable's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sotaheimo under the eye.
Gable takes a kick to the side of the head.
Gable is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gable gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Oh Gable is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gable closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Sotaheimo's guard.
Gable seems to have got his legs back now.
Sotaheimo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gable is one step ahead there.
Gable content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sotaheimo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gable slips nicely into half guard.
Gable lands with a punch from half guard.
Gable seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gable 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.
Sotaheimo is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gable working Sotaheimo over with strikes.
Sotaheimo is still in real trouble! Can Gable finish him?
Gable scores with a big shot! Sotaheimo's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Sotaheimo! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cael Gable!
Cael Gable bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonid Panteleev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Kuklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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217 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leonid Panteleev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Kuklin!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuklin misses with a right hand
and Panteleev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Panteleev lands a two punch combo.
Panteleev cracks a nice hook into Kuklin's ribs.
Kuklin looks to clinch
and Panteleev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Ivan Kuklin has been cut.
Panteleev scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kuklin doesn't seem bothered though.
Panteleev seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Panteleev walks into a left hand.
Kuklin throws a shot to the body.
Panteleev throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kuklin on the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kuklin connects with a nice looking jab.
Kuklin throws an off balance right hand
and Panteleev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kuklin misses with a right hand
and Panteleev counters with a nice body shot.
Kuklin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kuklin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ivan Kuklin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuklin looks to score with a jab to the body but Panteleev is just out of range.
Kuklin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panteleev lands a jab to Kuklin's midsection.
Kuklin misses with an uppercut
and Panteleev counters with a nice uppercut.
Kuklin misses with a right hand
and Panteleev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Panteleev ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kuklin lands with a nice body punch.
Panteleev bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kuklin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kuklin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Panteleev counters with a nice body shot.
Kuklin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Panteleev at a distance.
Panteleev is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuklin throws a body punch but Panteleev moves out of range.
Panteleev seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Leonid Panteleev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kuklin throws a hook but Panteleev blocks it.
Kuklin misses with a looping right.
It looked like Panteleev was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kuklin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuklin looks to land a left hand but Panteleev moved out of range nicely.
Kuklin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Panteleev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kuklin.
Kuklin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Panteleev walks into a jab.
Panteleev scores with a hook.
Panteleev is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Panteleev misses with a wild combination.
A jab lands there for Panteleev.
Kuklin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Panteleev stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kuklin misses with a combination
and Panteleev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panteleev swats away the attempt to clinch by Kuklin.
Kuklin fails with the takedown
and Panteleev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kuklin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kuklin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Panteleev.
Kuklin misses with a hook
letting Panteleev counter with a right hand.
Panteleev scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kuklin lands a body shot.
Kuklin tries to clinch but Panteleev is having none of it.
Kuklin misses with a body punch
and Panteleev counters with a nice body shot.
Kuklin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuklin throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Panteleev to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Panteleev punishes Kuklin's body with a nice straight punch.
Kuklin misses the body punch
and Panteleev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Panteleev's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kuklin under the eye.
Kuklin wants to clinch but Panteleev slips to the side
and Panteleev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Panteleev bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Panteleev is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Panteleev slips a straight right by Kuklin.
Kuklin catches Panteleev with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kuklin misses with a combination
and Panteleev counters with a left to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Donk. Kuklin catches Panteleev right on the button with a cross.
Kuklin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonid Panteleev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Kuklin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kuklin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Panteleev tries to bum rush Kuklin with a series of wild strikes but Kuklin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kuklin throws a jab but it's blocked by Panteleev.
A counter left hand to the body from Panteleev misses its target.
Panteleev clobbers Kuklin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kuklin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A punch combination from Panteleev misses.
Panteleev takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kuklin misses with a hook
and Panteleev counters with a stiff right hand.
Panteleev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kuklin can do to turn this around?
Kuklin throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuklin throws an off balance right hand
and Panteleev counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Panteleev - just one landing.
Kuklin digs a good body shot into Panteleev's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuklin looks to land a right hand but Panteleev moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuklin throws a poor cross that misses
and Panteleev makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kuklin throws a right hand that misses
and Panteleev counters with a nice body shot.
Kuklin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Panteleev counter with a right hand.
Panteleev moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kuklin misses with a hook.
A counter left hand to the body from Panteleev misses its target.
Panteleev lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Panteleev ducks under a wild hook from Kuklin.
Panteleev is looking for a counter combo.
Kuklin swings widly with a right hand
and Panteleev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Panteleev uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kuklin misses with a lunging right hand
and Panteleev counters with a left to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Panteleev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kuklin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panteleev lands with a shot to the body.
Panteleev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kuklin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Panteleev moves out of range of the strikes.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Kuklin might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Panteleev has got the better of the exchanges.
Panteleev comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kuklin closes the distance but Panteleev moves to the side
letting Panteleev counter with a right hand.
Kuklin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kuklin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kuklin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kuklin moves forwards but Panteleev connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kuklin throws a lazy uppercut
letting Panteleev counter with a right hand.
Panteleev lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Panteleev.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panteleev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kuklin.
Kuklin misses with an uppercut
and Panteleev counters with a right hand to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Kuklin misses the target.
Kuklin misses with a left hand
and Panteleev counters with a stiff right hand.
Kuklin misses with a right hand
and Panteleev counters with a left to the body.
Kuklin misses with a hook to the body
and Panteleev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Panteleev scores with a nice strike.
Kuklin throws a poor cross that misses
letting Panteleev counter with a right hand.
Kuklin misses with a two punch combination.
A quick step to the side and Panteleev tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kuklin misses with a hook to the body
enabling Panteleev to counter with a crisp jab.
Kuklin's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kuklin duly obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Panteleev bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kuklin's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuklin misses with a right hand
and Panteleev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kuklin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Panteleev lands a nice hook to Kuklin's body. Kuklin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Panteleev throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kuklin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kuklin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Panteleev defending well as Kuklin loads up on a big left hand.
Panteleev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kuklin.
Kuklin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Panteleev circles away quickly and effectively.
A quick step to the side and Panteleev tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kuklin fails to land with a series of punches.
Kuklin is breathing heavily.
Panteleev connects with a body shot.
Kuklin wants to clinch but Panteleev slips to the side
letting Panteleev counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonid Panteleev dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Kuklin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Panteleev getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kuklin misses the body punch
enabling Panteleev to counter with a crisp jab.
Kuklin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kuklin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kuklin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kuklin misses with an uppercut
and Panteleev counters with a right hand to the body.
Kuklin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kuklin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kuklin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kuklin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kuklin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Panteleev wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kuklin has him pressed against the cage.
Panteleev is trying to break free.
Kuklin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Leonid Panteleev is winning the standup battle so far.
Kuklin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Panteleev moves out of range and avoids them all 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!
Kuklin tries to bum rush Panteleev with a series of wild strikes but Panteleev uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kuklin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panteleev misses with a two punch combination.
Kuklin misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Panteleev to counter with a crisp jab.
Kuklin throws an off balance right hand
and Panteleev counters with a straight right hand.
Kuklin closes the distance but Panteleev moves to the side
and Panteleev makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kuklin swings widly with a right hand
and Panteleev counters with a nice uppercut.
Panteleev connects with a body shot.
Panteleev throws a shot to the body.
Panteleev doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kuklin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Panteleev.
Kuklin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Panteleev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuklin looks to land a left hand but Panteleev moved out of range nicely.
Kuklin throws a combination that misses
and Panteleev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Panteleev displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kuklin.
Panteleev went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Jab, jab by Panteleev - just one landing.
Kuklin misses with a body shot
and Panteleev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kuklin misses with a left hand
and Panteleev counters with a stiff right hand.
Panteleev circles away from the clinch attempt
and Panteleev counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panteleev catches Kuklin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kuklin, as that shot connected.
Kuklin misses with a body shot
and Panteleev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Panteleev connects with a looping right hand.
Kuklin looks to clinch
enabling Panteleev to counter with a crisp jab.
Ivan Kuklin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Panteleev with a nice cross.
Kuklin lands with a right hand.
Kuklin throws a combination that misses
and Panteleev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kuklin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuklin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Panteleev counters with a nice body shot.
A big left from Kuklin misses.
Kuklin closes the distance but Panteleev moves to the side
and Panteleev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Leonid Panteleev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuklin misses with a right hand
and Panteleev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kuklin throws a combination that misses
and Panteleev counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Panteleev lands a body shot.
The crowd cheers as Panteleev lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kuklin doesn't seem phased though.
The fighters circle momentarily. Panteleev darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kuklin throws a sloppy body shot
and Kuklin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kuklin throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Panteleev to counter with a crisp jab.
Kuklin throws a lazy uppercut
and Panteleev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kuklin misses with a jab to the body
and Panteleev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kuklin misses with a right hand
and Panteleev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leonid Panteleev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Panteleev, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonid Panteleev!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Leonid Panteleev made sure he mentioned GREEN!160, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Neil Patrick Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grant Benton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Grant Benton enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Neil Patrick Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grant Benton!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benton defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Harris.
Benton clobbers Harris with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Neil Patrick Harris has been cut.
Benton throws a good cross that connects.
Benton has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Harris is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Harris avoids a punch combination nicely.
Benton with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Benton as he avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Harris.
Harris half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
The fighters circling - Benton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Benton pinned against the cage. Benton gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neil Patrick Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Benton missing with a left hand there. Harris was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harris closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Harris lands in his opponent's guard.
Benton keeping moving, preventing Harris from controlling successfully.
Benton pulls Harris in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benton has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Harris is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Benton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Benton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Benton lands a body shot.
Benton breaks from the clinch.
Harris shoots for a double leg takedown but Benton sprawls well. He's pushed Harris's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Benton! But no joy.
Grant Benton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Benton misses with an uppercut. Harris saw that one coming.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch but Benton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Benton misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Benton is defending well.
Benton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Benton tries a body shot but Harris blocks it.
Benton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Benton wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Harris throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Benton's waist but Benton gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Harris off to one side.
Benton now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Benton misses with the combination.
Harris steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benton.
Benton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Benton cracks Harris with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benton thuds his right hand into Harris's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Harris looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Benton is fending him off so far but Harris persists. Nope, Benton circles away and we're back to standing.
Benton swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Benton scores with the left hand. Harris knows he should have avoided that one.
Harris is rocked!
Benton throws a hook but Harris avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harris fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harris shoots in for a takedown but Benton shows good takedown defense.
Benton lands with a nice body punch.
Harris with a lazy takedown attempt
and Benton counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grant Benton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Neil Patrick Harris's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Benton lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Harris up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Benton from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Harris's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Grant Benton!
Our winner, Grant Benton, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Abu Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Tron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Abu Rock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tony Tron!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tron staying out of range there.
Tron throws a wild body kick that Rock sees coming a mile off.
Rock swinging wildly here.
Rock tries to clinch
and Tron counters with a three punch combo that has Rock backing up. Rock nods at Tron to acknowledge the strikes.
Tron slips under a jab.
Tron scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rock in his tracks.
Tron stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rock.
Tron with a jab.
Tron thows a body kick. Rock tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Tron rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rock moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rock blocks a head kick by Tron.
Rock throws a leg kick that misses.
Tron has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Rock scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tron doesn't seem bothered though.
Rock moves into the clinch successfully.
Tron has had enough of the clinch but Rock keeps him there for the moment.
Tron tries to break the clinch but Rock is controlling the position.
Tron breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tron looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tron avoids the head kick by Rock.
Tron throws a right and a left that Rock avoids nicely.
Rock is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tron stalks Rock and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rock's face. Rock staggers backwards, shaken.
Rock fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tron checks it well.
Tron looks to land a combination but Rock avoids it well.
Tron swats away the attempt to clinch by Rock.
Rock seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A jab lands there for Tron.
Rock avoids the body shot from Tron.
An attempted straight right counter from Rock misses the target.
Tron tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rock was well out of range. Poor timing from Tron.
Rock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rock wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tron.
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!
Tron lands a big head kick that sends Rock tumbling to the mat! Tron takes a step backwards and waves Rock back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Rock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rock misses the jab.
Rock misses the shot to the body.
Rock fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tron, pushing him back against the cage.
Tron wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rock stalling in the clinch.
Rock has Tron pushed against the cage.
Rock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rock will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tron up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tron misses with some punches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rock - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Rock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rock has a couple of punches blocked by Tron.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rock.
Rock breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tron misses with a combination
and Rock counters by moving into the clinch.
Tron is trying to break free.
Rock has Tron pressed against the cage, preventing Tron from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rock lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tron backwards.
Tron wants to break free but Rock has control.
Tron working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock stalls.
Rock throws a head punch that misses.
Tron breaks the clinch.
Rock throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rock swinging wildly here.
Tron dodges the punch combination from Rock.
Tron lands a really nice looking cross but Rock seems unphased.
Tron circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tron pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rock throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tron counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tron.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Tron dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tron misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rock misses with a hook. Tron ducked under it nicely.
Some wild striking there from Rock.
Tron throws a nice looking combination but Rock bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tony Tron seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tron throws a right hand that Rock ducks under and follows up with a left that Rock also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from Tron.
Tron throws a push kick but Rock slaps the foot to one side.
Rock tries to clinch up.
Tron throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rock.
Tron dodges the punch combination from Rock.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tron uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rock.
Tron throws a counter combo.
Tron misses with a few strikes there.
Tron rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rock moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rock is looking to counter the offense by Tron and move into the clinch.
Tony Tron seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rock throws a hook but Tron blocks it.
Tron drops his hands momentarily and Rock takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tron lands a nice shot to the body.
Rock connects with the punch.
Rock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tron swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tron feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rock's calf.
Tron is looking to land body kicks.
Tron checks a leg kick.
Tron misses with a series of wild punches.
Rock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tron.
Tron misses with a few strikes there.
Tron throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rock takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tron looks to land a left hand but Rock moved out of range nicely.
Tron moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tron avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rock.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Rock lands a really nice looking cross but Tron seems unphased.
Tron takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Tron throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rock is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Tron.
Tron lands a jab to Rock's midsection.
Tron ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tron is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Tron misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tron keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rock.
Tron showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rock.
Tron let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rock throws an overhand right that lands on Tron's shoulder, as Tron tries to avoid the shot.
Rock misses with a few strikes there.
Tron throws a series of punches but Rock avoids them all with ease.
Tron swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good standup being displayed there by Tron as he connects with a hook.
Tron throws a body punch but Rock moves out of range.
Tron rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rock moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock misses with a low kick.
Tron moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tron throws a series of punches but Rock moves out of range.
Rock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tron.
Tron has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rock tries to land a leg kick but Tron saw it coming and moves away.
Tron staying out of range there.
A combination from Tron does no damage.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rock, as that shot connected.
Rock uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tron.
Tron uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rock.
Tron throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tron misses with a wild combination.
Rock moves into range and clinches up with Tron.
Rock lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rock keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tron's efforts to push away.
Rock slowing the pace effectively.
Rock working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rock controlling the action here for a moment.
Tron tries to break the clinch but Rock is controlling the position.
Rock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rock lands a lovely overhand right.
Rock closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tony Tron will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Tron throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rock.
Rock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tron sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tron lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tron throws a wild body kick that Rock sees coming a mile off.
Rock tried to counter with a leg kick but Tron avoided it.
Tron displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rock throws out the jab.
Jab from Tron.
Tron shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rock eats them both and turns towards Tron to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Tony Tron is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tron tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rock was well out of range. Poor timing from Tron.
Tron throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rock.
Rock is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Tron.
Tron throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rock misses with a double jab.
Rock takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tron shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rock fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tron checks it well.
Tron uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rock.
Rock tries to clinch but Tron moves out of range.
Tron lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rock throws a series of punches but Tron avoids them all with ease.
A telegraphed right hand from Rock misses the target.
Tron is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rock rather than just go for the knockout.
Rock clinches up against the cage.
Tron avoids the elbow strike from Rock, against the cage.
Rock keeps control of Tron as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rock lands with a right to the head.
Tron wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rock has him pressed against the cage.
Tron breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tron defending well as Rock loads up on a big left hand.
Rock slips a jab and a cross from Tron.
Tron throws a body shot but no joy.
As Tron tries to get set, Rock tries to push him back and clinch up but Tron manages to avoid the attempt.
Tron throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tron uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rock.
Tron ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rock moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock blocks a head kick by Tron.
Rock swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tron throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tron takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tron misses with a hook. Rock ducked under it nicely.
A head kick misses from Tron.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A slow jab from Tron misses its intended target.
Tron checks a leg kick.
Tron takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tron pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rock tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tron paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tron is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Rock lands an overhand right.
Tron scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rock moves into the clinch.
Rock scores with a shot to the side of Tron's head.
Rock scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tron is rocked!
Rock working aggressively here.
Rock throws an elbow but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tron - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tron.
Tron wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rock has him pressed against the cage.
Rock stalling in the clinch.
Rock controlling the action here for a moment.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Rock for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rock - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tron is looking to break free of the clinch but Rock has double underhooks.
Rock throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Tron.
Tron lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tron is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tron breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tron throws a combination that misses
and Rock counters with a straight right hand.
Rock moves into range and clinches up with Tron.
Abu Rock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rock working aggressively here.
Tron is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tron.
Tony Tron is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rock lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tron backwards.
Tron is still on wobbly legs! Can Rock finish him?
Tron avoids the elbow strike from Rock, against the cage.
Rock misses with an elbow over the top.
Tron blocks an uppercut.
Tron pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rock circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Tron tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Rock wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Abu Rock!
Abu Rock seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Stampfer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aristotle Polidori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Stampfer had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paul Stampfer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Aristotle Polidori!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Polidori fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Stampfer avoids it really well and circles away.
Polidori throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Stampfer counter with a right hand.
Stampfer avoids the body shot from Polidori.
Polidori throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stampfer is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Stampfer seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Stampfer misses with a two punch combination.
Stampfer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stampfer throws a hook but Polidori avoids it easily.
Stampfer throws out a powerful jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stampfer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Polidori closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stampfer circles away.
Stampfer slips a jab and a cross from Polidori.
Polidori blocks a jab.
Polidori is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Stampfer with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polidori throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stampfer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Stampfer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Polidori staying out of range there.
Stampfer connects with a single shot there.
Polidori misses with a straight right.
Polidori throws a right and a left that Stampfer avoids nicely.
Polidori misses with a takedown
and Stampfer counters with a nice right hand that sends Polidori toppling to the canvas! Polidori scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Stampfer finish him?!
Polidori is rocked!
It looks like Aristotle Polidori has been cut.
Paul Stampfer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aristotle Polidori.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Polidori with a lazy takedown attempt
and Stampfer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Polidori is still on wobbly legs! Can Stampfer finish him?
Polidori looks winded!
Polidori gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Stampfer points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Polidori wakes up just in time to hear Stampfer thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Paul Stampfer!
Paul Stampfer retains his light heavyweight title!
Paul Stampfer made sure to mention his sponsor, GREEN!160 in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kane Yamada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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197 lbs
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245 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
48 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Kane Yamada!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 28 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tony Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamada looks to land a left hand but Hunt moved out of range nicely.
Hunt throws a sloppy head kick
and Yamada counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hunt wants to get back to striking at distance but Yamada won't allow it.
Yamada tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hunt takes a shot to the head.
Yamada gets through Hunt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hunt breaks from the clinch.
Hunt looks to throw the jab but Yamada is out of range.
Hunt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yamada.
Yamada throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Hunt counter with a right hand.
Hunt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yamada is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamada moves away from the strike by Hunt.
Hunt lands a head kick!
Yamada with a nice cross.
Jab by Hunt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yamada throws an overhand right that lands on Hunt's shoulder, as Hunt tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada scores with a spinning back kick!
Yamada looks for the body kick but Hunt saw that one coming.
Yamada tries to clinch there but Hunt circles away.
Yamada misses with a body kick.
Kane Yamada is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hunt gets tackled into the cage by Yamada. Yamada maintains the clinch.
Hunt blocks an uppercut.
Yamada lands with a light punch inside.
Yamada misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt is trying to break the clinch but Yamada is controlling him.
Yamada digs a right hand underneath Hunt's ribcage. Hunt let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yamada misses with a body punch.
Yamada misses with a punch to the body.
Yamada has Hunt pressed against the cage, preventing Hunt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Yamada lands a hook that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamada will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hunt up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Yamada - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yamada.
Yamada lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hunt.
Hunt looks winded!
Yamada presses Hunt against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yamada cracks Hunt with a nice body shot.
Yamada lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Yamada - that landed with a thud.
Yamada is working Hunt over against the cage.
Yamada lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamada gets through Hunt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yamada lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hunt or not.
Yamada lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yamada lands with a light punch inside.
A short left from Yamada.
A nice left hand lands by Yamada.
Yamada working aggressively here.
Yamada digs a right hand underneath Hunt's ribcage. Hunt let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hunt can't break the clinch.
Yamada misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yamada misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yamada works on Hunt's body with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamada working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hunt wants to break free but Yamada has control.
Yamada scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yamada lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamada misses with a body punch.
Yamada misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Yamada fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Yamada fails to land.
Yamada scores with a hook to the body.
Yamada doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yamada swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yamada throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kane Yamada dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Yamada fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yamada moves into range and clinches up with Hunt.
Yamada is working Hunt over against the cage.
Yamada working aggressively here.
Hunt is trying to push Yamada away but Yamada has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Yamada misses with some punches.
Hunt is trying to break the clinch but Yamada has him pressed against the cage.
Yamada lands with a left to the head.
A right hand to the body from Yamada.
Kane Yamada has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunt.
Yamada lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yamada misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hunt prevents a body shot from Yamada.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada digs a right hand underneath Hunt's ribcage. Hunt let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hunt is trying to force a seperation but Yamada has the dominant position.
Hunt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yamada is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hunt can do to turn this around?
Hunt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yamada moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yamada misses with an uppercut
and Hunt counters with a stiff right hand.
Yamada is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Hunt's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Yamada thuds his shin into the meat of Hunt's side.
Yamada tests Hunt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hunt throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Yamada was covering up waiting for the punch and Hunt finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hunt throwing strikes but missing.
Hunt wants to control from the top but Yamada keeps moving.
Hunt 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.
Hunt keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Yamada's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hunt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Yamada preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Yamada wants to sweep here but Hunt controlling him for the moment.
Yamada keeping moving, preventing Hunt from controlling successfully.
Yamada has control of Hunt's left arm, preventing Hunt from doing any damage.
Hunt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunt working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Yamada's head.
Yamada has momentary wrist control but Hunt slips an elbow through the middle.
Yamada keeping moving, preventing Hunt from controlling successfully.
Hunt throws a strike but Yamada rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hunt 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.
Yamada takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yamada fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hunt is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hunt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yamada.
Hunt connects with a single shot there.
Yamada ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
Tony Hunt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hunt misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt lands with a straight right. Yamada didn't see that one coming.
Yamada steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
As Hunt looks to move away, Yamada throws a big counter combo bu Hunt just gets out of the way.
A head kick misses from Hunt.
Hunt lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hunt misses with a low kick as Yamada jumps back.
Yamada staying out of range there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hunt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yamada.
Hunt paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yamada throws a shot to the body.
Yamada misses with a series of wild punches.
Yamada scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hunt avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hunt connects with the punch.
Yamada closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Tony Hunt has been cut.
Hunt throws a looping overhand right but Yamada ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kane Yamada will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tony Hunt's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Yamada lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hunt throws a body punch but Yamada moves out of range.
Yamada defending well as Hunt loads up on a big left hand.
Yamada lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hunt misses with a wild body shot.
Hunt throws a push kick but Yamada slaps the foot to one side.
Hunt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yamada.
Yamada throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Yamada shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Yamada tries a low kick but Hunt avoids it.
It seemed like Hunt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yamada throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yamada is looking to clinch but Hunt is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamada jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Yamada works Hunt's body with a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yamada throws a body punch but Hunt moves out of range.
Hunt stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yamada.
Yamada scores with a shot to the body.
Yamada throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Hunt misses.
Hunt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yamada is looking to clinch.
Yamada wants to clinch.
Yamada throws a head kick that misses.
Yamada connects with a crisp jab.
Yamada throws a wild body kick that Hunt sees coming a mile off.
Hunt throws a hook to the side of Yamada's head but Yamada sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yamada cracks the inside of Hunt's front leg.
Yamada rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Hunt counter with a right hand.
Yamada looks for the body kick but Hunt saw that one coming.
Yamada lands a left and a right that send Hunt crashing to the mat, dazed. Yamada thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yamada fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hunt manages to avoid it.
Hunt misses with a wild body shot.
Hunt bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Yamada is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Yamada is trying to get back to half guard.
An elbow from Hunt crashes against the mat.
Hunt swings around for an armbar but Yamada sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Hunt's guard.
Yamada stands up and waves to Hunt to follow him.
Hunt walks into a straight right hand from Yamada.
Yamada moves out of range as Hunt strikes.
Yamada tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hunt is able to avoid easily.
Yamada scores with a jab to the head.
Yamada cracks Hunt with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunt. Yamada does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamada scores with a decent looking hook.
Hunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yamada moves away.
Yamada looks to throw the jab but Hunt is out of range.
Yamada instigates a clinch.
Yamada misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Yamada takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Yamada stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hunt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yamada uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
Hunt throws a low kick but it's checked well by Yamada.
Hunt connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Yamada lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yamada is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt moves out of range of the leg kick from Yamada.
Hunt looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Yamada forces Hunt back against the cage and clinches.
Yamada pushes Hunt back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Yamada lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamada misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yamada can't find room to land a body shot as Hunt controls the action.
Yamada swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yamada has a couple of punches blocked by Hunt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kane Yamada clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Tony Hunt's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Yamada misses with the body kick
and Hunt makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Yamada is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hunt scores with a sloppy right hand. Yamada should have avoided that one.
Hunt takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Yamada misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunt.
Some wild striking there from Hunt.
Hunt throws a body punch but Yamada moves out of range.
Hunt lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Yamada avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yamada connects with a solid leg kick.
Yamada looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yamada clinches with his opponent.
Yamada tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hunt's elbow.
Yamada working aggressively here.
Hunt wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hunt or not.
Hunt tries to break the clinch but Yamada is controlling the position.
Hunt has had enough of the clinch but Yamada keeps him there for the moment.
Yamada lands a left hand.
Yamada misses with a punch to the body.
Yamada scores with a hook to the body.
A hook to the body from Yamada.
Yamada lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hunt is looking to take this one to the mat.
Yamada slows down the pace here.
Hunt blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Yamada.
Yamada misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hunt wants to break free but Yamada has control.
Yamada stalling against the cage.
Yamada is working Hunt over against the cage.
Yamada lands with a left to the head.
Yamada lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hunt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt is trying to break the clinch but Yamada has him pressed against the cage.
Hunt blocks a body shot from Yamada.
Yamada lands a body shot in the clinch.
Yamada has a couple of punches blocked by Hunt.
Yamada tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hunt wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yamada can't find room to land a body shot as Hunt controls the action.
Yamada misses with a punch to the body.
Yamada working aggressively here.
Yamada lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Good body shot from Yamada.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hunt is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A nice left hand lands by Yamada.
Yamada dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hunt drops down looking for an ankle pick but Yamada pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kane Yamada has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Hunt.
Yamada cracks the inside of Hunt's front leg.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hunt shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hunt shoots in for a double leg but Yamada sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Yamada looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Yamada clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kane Yamada had his way with Tony Hunt in that round.
The cut man is working on Tony Hunt's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Yamada jabs Hunt to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hunt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yamada.
Yamada tries a head kick but it misses.
Yamada scores with a nice body kick.
Nice body kick from Yamada.
Yamada fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hunt manages to avoid it.
Yamada throws a front kick aimed at Hunt's knee but Hunt avoids it well.
Yamada throws a leg kick
and Hunt counters with a nice leg kick.
Yamada getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Yamada looks to land a right hand but Hunt moved out of range.
Hunt moves out of range as Yamada throws a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamada misses with a kick to the body.
Yamada tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hunt uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yamada has time to react.
Hunt fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hunt.
The fighters circling - Hunt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yamada is looking to counter the offense by Hunt and move into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hunt thuds a left hand into Yamada's body.
Yamada scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hunt loads up on a big right hand but Yamada slips the punch.
Yamada throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Hunt to counter with a crisp jab.
Hunt tried to score with a low kick but Yamada checks it.
Yamada misses with a wild body shot.
Yamada closes the distance and clinches.
Yamada misses with some punches.
Hunt blocks an uppercut.
Yamada cracks Hunt with a nice body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Yamada.
Hunt is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Still in the clinch, Yamada scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Yamada scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hunt blocks a body shot from Yamada.
Yamada tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hunt's elbow.
Yamada lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamada throws a punch but it's blocked by Hunt.
Yamada lands a shoulder strike.
Hunt blocks a body shot from Yamada.
Hunt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yamada tries a body shot but Hunt blocks it.
Yamada lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hunt is rocked!
Hunt is trying to break the clinch but Yamada has him pressed against the cage.
Tony Hunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamada lands with a left to the head.
Hunt is still on wobbly legs! Can Yamada finish him?
Hunt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yamada tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hunt's elbow.
Hunt seems to have recovered his senses.
A short left from Yamada.
Kane Yamada is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yamada can't find room to land a body shot as Hunt controls the action.
Hunt tries to break the clinch but Yamada is controlling the position.
Hunt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hunt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hunt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hunt misses with a takedown attempt - Yamada sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Yamada was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt swings for the body but Yamada moves out of range.
Yamada swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hunt with a jab.
Hunt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yamada throws a head kick that half lands.
Hunt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As Hunt tries to get set, Yamada tries to push him back and clinch up but Hunt manages to avoid the attempt.
Yamada lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hunt takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hunt's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice leg kick lands there from Yamada.
Yamada lands with a good body shot.
Hunt shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Yamada defends it nicely.
The fighters circling - Hunt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hunt misses with a left hand
letting Yamada counter with a right hand.
Hunt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kane Yamada showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Yamada, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 50:45
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 50:46
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kane Yamada!
Kane Yamada retains his super heavyweight title!
After the big win, Kane Yamada made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Hellbent and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
In defeat, Tony Hunt stepped up to the mic, saying 'ok mate, thats 3 to you....best out of 7?'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Griffiths (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrey Lapis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lapis is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Once Solemn . Stephen Griffiths is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Stephen Griffiths!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrey Lapis!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lapis cracks Griffiths with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lapis looks to land a combination but Griffiths avoids it well.
A punch combination from Lapis misses.
Griffiths ducks under a wild hook from Lapis.
Lapis has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Griffiths finds it's way round the side to connect with Lapis's head.
Griffiths lunges at Lapis with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lapis's hand.
Lapis swings away with a body shot that misses
and Griffiths counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Griffiths.
Griffiths pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lapis is keeping the position for now.
Lapis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Griffiths doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Griffiths manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griffiths wants to control from the top but Lapis keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Griffiths avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Griffiths wants to control from the top but Lapis keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffiths drops back looking for a leg! Lapis is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lapis manages to kick Griffiths off! Griffiths jumps back into Lapis's guard.
Lapis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Griffiths with a flurry of punches that miss.
Griffiths trying to control the position from guard on top but Lapis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Griffiths trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Griffiths stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lapis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Griffiths trying to control but Lapis is working from the bottom.
Lapis is looking for a triangle but Griffiths pushes his legs off easily.
Griffiths passes into half guard.
Griffiths is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Griffiths trying to control the action but Lapis is working from the bottom.
Griffiths slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lapis looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Griffiths looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lapis with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lapis is refusing to be controlled, as Griffiths sits in half guard.
Griffiths is thwarting Lapis's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Griffiths is looking to advance position but Lapis won't allow it.
Lapis trying to control but Griffiths postures up.
Griffiths is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lapis is looking to control Griffiths's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lapis avoid being mounted?
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Griffiths is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Lapis moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Lapis has his hands on Griffiths's head, controlling the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Griffiths is looking to work some ground and pound but Lapis has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Griffiths dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lapis tests Griffiths's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lapis throws a combination that misses
and Griffiths counters with a single leg into guard. Lapis didn't expect that.
Griffiths slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Griffiths has gone for a leg lock! Lapis slips out almost immediately though and dives into Griffiths's guard.
Griffiths wants to sweep but no luck.
Lapis stands up over Griffiths, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffiths looking for a guillotine here but Lapis defends easily.
Griffiths throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffiths has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Lapis is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Griffiths.
Lapis trying to control the action but Griffiths is working from the bottom.
Griffiths trying to control but Lapis flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Lapis has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Griffiths wants to control his opponent's hands but Lapis gets his hands free.
Griffiths is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Lapis is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Griffiths tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Griffiths is trying to escape the mount.
Lapis is looking to stand but Griffiths has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Griffiths wants to control but Lapis is having none of it.
Lapis lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lapis can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Griffiths is looking to escape.
Griffiths tries to reverse the position but Lapis maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lapis can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Griffiths is looking to escape.
Griffiths sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Lapis trying to control from half guard but Griffiths is working away.
Lapis is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lapis trying to control from half guard but Griffiths is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Griffiths has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lapis is working away from the top position though.
Griffiths keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Griffiths is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lapis slips a nice elbow through Griffiths's hands, connecting with Griffiths's forehead.
Lapis prevents Griffiths from improving his position.
Griffiths works his way to full guard. Good work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lapis is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Griffiths has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Lapis doesn't defend quickly enough and Griffiths has managed to lock this one up! Can Lapis escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Griffiths on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Stephen Griffiths!
A victorious Stephen Griffiths 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Schelokov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angel Toney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schelokov comes to the cage accompanied by Sirens . Toney has chosen Korn - Twisted Transistor as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Schelokov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 16 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Angel Toney!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schelokov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Schelokov misses the shot to the body.
Toney goes for a double leg but Schelokov avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Schelokov continues to drive forward.
We've been informed that Toney 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.
Toney needs to keep his hands up - Schelokov had a free shot at his head there.
Toney gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Schelokov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Toney is rocked!
Schelokov misses with a left hand
and Toney counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Toney.
Toney throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Toney drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Schelokov dives on top into guard.
Toney looking for a sweep. Not yet Toney, not yet.
Schelokov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Toney is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Schelokov throwing strikes from guard but Toney blocks nicely.
Schelokov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Toney's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Toney looking for a guillotine here but Schelokov defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schelokov wants to control from the top but Toney keeps moving.
Schelokov stopping the sweep attempt from Toney.
Toney is still trying to improve position.
Schelokov stays in close to Toney's body and controls the position.
Schelokov lands a couple of digs.
Schelokov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Toney wants to sweep here but Schelokov controlling him for the moment.
Toney is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Schelokov manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Toney is looking to work some ground and pound but Schelokov has wrist control.
Toney passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Schelokov parries the strikes from Toney easily there. Toney is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Schelokov to escape.
Toney working away.
Toney tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
You can see the frustration on Schelokov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Toney.
Toney tries for a kimura but Schelokov is defending well.
Toney is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Schelokov has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schelokov is looking to regain half guard here but Toney keeps moving and retains side control.
Schelokov is trying to get back to his feet.
Toney misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Toney goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Schelokov has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Toney but great work by Schelokov.
Toney is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Schelokov in side control lands a decent elbow.
Toney regains half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Toney manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Toney is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schelokov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Toney is looking for a triangle but Schelokov pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schelokov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Toney is still in real trouble! Can Schelokov finish him?
Toney has momentary wrist control but Schelokov slips an elbow through the middle.
Toney tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Toney seems to have recovered his senses.
Toney is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Schelokov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Schelokov connects with a couple of short punches.
Toney looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Toney bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Schelokov's guard.
Toney is working Schelokov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schelokov is trying to keep Toney in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Angel Toney will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Toney looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Schelokov is fending him off so far but Toney persists. Nope, Schelokov circles away and we're back to standing.
Toney defending well as Schelokov loads up on a big left hand.
Jab from Schelokov.
Schelokov goes for a small jab and connects. Now Schelokov goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Toney stumbles back but Schelokov runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Toney to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Toney will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Alexander Schelokov!
Alexander Schelokov retains his welterweight title!
A very excited looking Alexander Schelokov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeffrey Sarpong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konstantin Manison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manison is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Wherever I May Roam. Jeffrey Sarpong has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeffrey Sarpong!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Konstantin Manison!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manison misses with a looping left.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sarpong.
Sarpong lands with a kick to the temple. Manison shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sarpong uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sarpong tries to clinch up.
A left lands for Manison.
Sarpong ducks right into an uppercut from Manison.
Sarpong feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Manison's calf.
Manison throws a hook but Sarpong avoids it easily.
Manison takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sloppy strikes from Manison. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sarpong is looking to clinch.
Sarpong lands a head shot.
Sarpong stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sarpong slips under a jab from Manison.
Sarpong feints and then cracks Manison's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Manison down.
Sarpong moves into range and clinches up with Manison.
Sarpong has Manison pressed against the cage, preventing Manison from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sarpong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarpong struggles to land a body shot inside as Manison controls his hands.
Sarpong lands a left hand that snaps the head of Manison backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Manison.
Sarpong misses with an elbow over the top.
Manison lands with a short shot to the head.
Manison blocks a body shot from Sarpong.
Sarpong trying to land knees to the body.
Manison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sarpong gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Jeffrey Sarpong has been cut.
Sarpong connects with a solid leg kick.
Manison tries a low kick but Sarpong avoids it.
Manison shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sarpong eats them both and turns towards Manison to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Manison jabs Sarpong to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sarpong lands a jab to the head.
A big right from Manison misses.
Sarpong has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Manison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sarpong manages to avoid it.
Sarpong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A punch lands to the side of Sarpong 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manison throws a nice looking combination but Sarpong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sarpong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Manison swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sarpong scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Manison 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.
Manison misses with a two punch combination.
Manison throws a looping overhand right but Sarpong ducks down to avoid it.
Sarpong throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sarpong throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sarpong lands a jab to the head.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sarpong!
Sarpong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Manison chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sarpong can pounce on him.
Konstantin Manison is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sarpong throws the left hand but Manison avoids the punch easily.
Manison leaves Sarpong with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sarpong pushes Manison away with a front kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manison takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sarpong throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Manison misses with a double jab.
Sarpong wants to clinch up but Manison keeps it at a distance.
Sarpong just misses with a punch to the body.
Manison shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sarpong eats them both and turns towards Manison to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Manison throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Left hook, right uppercut from Manison.
Sarpong is rocked!
Sarpong is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Manison doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Sarpong crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Sarpong's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Konstantin Manison!
Konstantin Manison is the new middleweight champion!
A very excited looking Konstantin Manison made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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