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DFC 4: Koreshkov vs. Lennon PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Boyka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Kanchelski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boyka's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Yuri Boyka. Kanchelski has chosen Unsteady as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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164 lbs
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145 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yuri Boyka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lucas Kanchelski!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kanchelski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boyka.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kanchelski.
Kanchelski throws a solid leg kick but Boyka takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kanchelski.
An inside leg kick from Kanchelski misses.
A swing and a miss from Kanchelski.
Boyka ducks under a wild hook from Kanchelski.
Boyka avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Boyka seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Boyka tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kanchelski counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kanchelski scores with a sloppy right hand. Boyka should have avoided that one.
Kanchelski lands an overhand right.
Kanchelski misses with a looping right.
Kanchelski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyka shoots in and drives through. Kanchelski sprawls well.
Kanchelski scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kanchelski tests Boyka's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kanchelski looks to land a body kick but Boyka moved away.
Kanchelski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boyka.
Kanchelski circles away from the clinch attempt.
A low kick from Kanchelski is predictable there
and Boyka counters with a two punch combo.
Boyka walks into a stiff left hand from Kanchelski.
A clash of legs there as Boyka blocks the low kick.
Kanchelski scores with a jab to the head.
Kanchelski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boyka moves away.
Kanchelski scores with a nice strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from Kanchelski misses.
Boyka went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A leg kick checked by Boyka.
As Kanchelski tries to get set, Boyka tries to push him back and clinch up but Kanchelski manages to avoid the attempt.
Kanchelski attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A bone on bone clash there as Boyka blocks the leg kick.
Boyka wants to clinch but Kanchelski slips to the side
letting Kanchelski counter with a right hand.
Kanchelski misses with a body shot.
Kanchelski jabs Boyka to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Boyka walks into a straight right hand from Kanchelski.
Boyka drops his hands momentarily and Kanchelski takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kanchelski lands with a nice body punch.
Kanchelski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boyka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanchelski jabs at Boyka's body.
Kanchelski looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Boyka on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kanchelski throws the kick towards the body but Boyka avoids it.
Kanchelski throws a body punch but Boyka moves out of range.
Boyka's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kanchelski connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Boyka scrambles back to his feet.
Boyka takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lucas Kanchelski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kanchelski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kanchelski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Boyka was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Boyka rushes Kanchelski and presses him up against the cage.
Boyka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Boyka misses with an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyka fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Boyka breaks from the clinch.
Kanchelski swings for the body but Boyka moves out of range.
Boyka seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Boyka checks a low kick from Kanchelski.
Kanchelski is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Boyka had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Kanchelski darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boyka takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kanchelski lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice straight punches there by Kanchelski. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kanchelski.
Kanchelski with a hook.
Kanchelski scores with a nice strike.
Kanchelski misses with a straight left.
Boyka forces Kanchelski back against the cage and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Kanchelski dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Boyka walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kanchelski feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Boykas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kanchelski thows a leg kick but Boyka checks it
and Boyka counters with a three punch combo that has Kanchelski backing up. Kanchelski nods at Boyka to acknowledge the strikes.
Yuri Boyka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kanchelski is looking to chop away at Boyka's legs.
Boyka is looking for a counter combo.
Kanchelski throws a leg kick that misses.
Boyka takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kanchelski, as that shot connected.
Boyka lands a head kick!
Kanchelski bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Boyka's head.
Kanchelski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boyka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kanchelski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kanchelski connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanchelski scores with a shot to the body.
Kanchelski darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Good work by Boyka as he checks the leg kick.
Boyka wants to clinch.
Boyka looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kanchelski scores with a body shot.
Boyka checks a low kick from Kanchelski.
Boyka seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kanchelski misses with a hook. Boyka ducked under it nicely.
Boyka seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Boyka swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanchelski connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Boyka on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Boyka takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Boyka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kanchelski.
Boyka takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kanchelski lands a jab to Boyka's midsection.
A swing and a miss from Kanchelski.
Boyka doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A low kick from Kanchelski is predictable there
and Boyka counters by moving into the clinch.
Boyka is trying to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short body shot lands from Boyka as the two fighters clinch.
Boyka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kanchelski is defending well for now.
Kanchelski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kanchelski gets through Boyka's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Boyka tries for a takedown. No joy.
Boyka can't break the clinch.
Boyka unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kanchelski lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Boyka misses with a knee to the head.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Kanchelski. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Boyka jumps guard but Kanchelski turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyka's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Boyka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lucas Kanchelski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boyka on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
An inside leg kick from Kanchelski misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Boyka blocks the leg kick.
Boyka has his takedown stuffed
and Kanchelski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuri Boyka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kanchelski misses with a hook. Boyka ducked under it nicely.
Kanchelski is looking to chop away at Boyka's legs.
Boyka is looking to counter punch.
Kanchelski wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kanchelski misses with an uppercut. Boyka saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Kanchelski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A lazy left from Kanchelski finds it's target.
Kanchelski tries to work over Boyka's front leg with a kick but Boyka checks it.
Kanchelski connects with a body shot that sends Boyka's belly button to the back.
Boyka wants to clinch up but Kanchelski keeps it at a distance.
Kanchelski throws out a counter right but Boyka avoids it with no problem.
Kanchelski cracks Boyka with an open hand slap.
Boyka defending well as Kanchelski loads up on a big left hand.
Boyka is looking for a counter combo.
Some bone on bone action there as Boyka checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kanchelski works Boyka's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kanchelski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kanchelski comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Boyka walks into a left hand.
Kanchelski works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanchelski throws out a leg kick but Boyka moves out of range and Kanchelski only half commits.
Boyka seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A punch lands to the side of Boyka 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Boyka moves out of range as Kanchelski strikes.
Boyka walks into a stiff left hand from Kanchelski.
Kanchelski lands with a cross.
Kanchelski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boyka drops his hands momentarily and Kanchelski takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Boyka looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kanchelski's jab looks to have found its range, popping Boyka under the eye.
A bone on bone clash there as Boyka blocks the leg kick.
Boyka went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Boyka takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanchelski tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Boyka appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kanchelski lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kanchelski lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Boyka has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Boyka and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Boyka moves away from the strike by Kanchelski.
Boyka tries to close the distance and clinch but Kanchelski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kanchelski looks to land a left hand but Boyka moved out of range nicely.
Kanchelski digs a good hook to Boyka's body.
Kanchelski fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Boyka is out of range.
Boyka appears to be looking for a big counter.
Good exchange - Kanchelski coming out on top.
Kanchelski tries to land a leg kick but Boyka saw it coming and moves away.
Kanchelski jabs Boyka to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanchelski motions for Boyka to come forward. Kanchelski throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Boyka was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kanchelski lands a glancing blow to the side of Boyka's head.
Kanchelski lands a lovely overhand right.
Kanchelski scores with a sloppy right hand. Boyka should have avoided that one.
Boyka takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lucas Kanchelski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kanchelski cracks Boyka with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kanchelski swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Boyka.
Boyka shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kanchelski with a hook.
Kanchelski lands with a good body shot.
Kanchelski throws a front kick aimed at Boyka's knee but Boyka avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanchelski pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kanchelski lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Boyka at a distance.
Kanchelski throws out a leg kick but Boyka moves out of range and Kanchelski only half commits.
Boyka walks into a left hand.
Boyka shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kanchelski pinned against the cage. Kanchelski gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kanchelski connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Yuri Boyka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lucas Kanchelski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boyka walks into a left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lucas Kanchelski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kanchelski winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucas Kanchelski!
An out of breath and clearly excited Lucas Kanchelski thanked Spartan Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
The defeated Yuri Boyka had this to say: 'You fucking talk to much'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Winston Reid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reid comes to the cage accompanied by Sizzla - Taking Over. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as John Smith enters the cage!
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186 lbs
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179 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Winston Reid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Smith!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reid scores with a push kick.
Smith wants to clinch.
Reid tried to counter with a leg kick but Smith avoided it.
Reid lands a nice looking body kick.
Reid misses with a head kick.
Smith lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Reid tries to land a front kick but Smith steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Reid doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Winston Reid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith misses with the combination.
Reid clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reid's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Smith is looking to take this one to the mat.
Knees to the body from Reid.
Reid crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
Smith wants a takedown.
Smith looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reid with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Reid unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Reid with a knee to the head.
It looks like John Smith has been cut.
Reid tries to land a knee to the head but Smith blocks with his arms.
Reid scores a nice knee to the body.
Smith looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Reid with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reid is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now.
Reid utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Reid.
Reid landing knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reid using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Reid tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reid with a knee to the head.
Reid with a knee to the head.
Smith is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Reid tries to land a knee to the head but Smith blocks with his arms.
Smith takes a knee right on the jaw!
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith takes a knee right on the jaw!
Reid is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now.
Reid with a knee to the head.
Reid stalling against the cage.
Reid tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reid throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smith blocks it with crossed arms.
Reid tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smith pushes Reid back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reid stops a takedown attempt from Smith.
Winston Reid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Smith.
Reid tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.
Reid landing knees to the body.
Reid crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
Reid unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Reid unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Reid using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reid looking to throw knees to the head but Smith is blocking nicely.
Reid landing knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reid looking to throw knees to the head but Smith is blocking nicely.
Smith wants to break free but Reid has control.
Reid landing knees to the head.
Reid tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith takes a knee to the side of the body.
Reid tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reid with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reid tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reid using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reid lands a nice knee to the body.
Smith avoiding damage as Reid throws knees to the body.
Smith wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Reid has him pressed against the cage.
Smith is looking to take this one to the mat.
Reid misses with a knee to the head.
Reid is pressed up against the cage. Smith has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Reid down to the mat. Reid avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Reid drives through and clinches with Smith against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reid putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smith in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Reid connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reid is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now.
Reid is pressed up against the cage. Smith has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Reid down to the mat. Reid avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Smith gets tackled into the cage by Reid. Reid maintains the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Reid.
Reid unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Reid utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Reid using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reid lands a knee to the head.
Reid misses with a knee to the head.
Reid looking to throw knees to the head but Smith is blocking nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reid with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Reid obliges.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Reid with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reid is pressed up against the cage. Smith has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Reid down to the mat. Reid avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Reid clinches up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Winston Reid dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Smith's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Smith takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Reid forces Smith back against the cage and clinches.
Smith looking for a takedown.
Smith goes for a takedown attempt but Reid pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Reid.
Reid lands with a slapping head kick.
Smith tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Reid has closed the distance and engaged Smith in a clinch.
Smith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith gets through Reid's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Reid scores a nice knee to the body.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Reid tries a knee to the head but Smith blocks it.
Smith has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Reid is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Winston Reid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Smith.
Reid tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.
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!
Reid putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smith in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.
Reid prevents a takedown attempt there.
Reid looking to throw knees to the head but Smith is blocking nicely.
A bit of stalling here from Reid.
Smith drops down looking for an ankle pick but Reid pulls his leg out and moves away.
Reid fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt.
Reid misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Smith! But no joy.
A head kick from Reid lands but Smith takes it in his stride.
Smith tries to keep at a distance but Reid has taken the fight into the clinch.
Reid is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Reid blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith tries to pull guard but Reid won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants a takedown but no success here.
Reid working Smith over with knees to the body.
Reid using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reid misses with a knee strike.
Reid landing knees to the head.
Reid landing knees to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reid prevents Smith from breaking the clinch.
Reid content to slow the pace in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
Reid misses with a knee to the head.
Smith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reid tries a knee to the head but Smith blocks it.
Smith can't get the takedown.
Reid tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reid misses with a knee to the head.
Reid using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reid prevents a takedown attempt there.
Smith changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Reid fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Reid has managed to clinch.
Reid with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Reid using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Winston Reid has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Smith is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Reid avoiding damage.
Reid throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smith lands an uppercut.
Smith drops down looking for an ankle pick but Reid pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt - Reid sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Reid clinches up against the cage.
Reid breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reid is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Winston Reid is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reid moves into the clinch.
Reid with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to 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!
Reid throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smith is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Smith takes a knee right on the jaw!
Reid scores with a knee to the head.
Smith lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reid backwards.
Reid crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
Reid landing knees to the body.
Reid connects with a nasty looking knee right to Smith's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Winston Reid dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Smith's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Reid misses with a head kick.
Smith goes for a double leg but Reid avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Reid continues to drive forward.
Reid tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Reid scoring well with a low kick there.
Reid connects with an inside leg kick.
Reid moves out of range of the strikes.
Reid throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Reid moves into range and clinches up with Smith.
Reid misses with a knee strike.
Reid tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reid breaks the clinch.
Reid has Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Reid tries to land a knee to the head but Smith blocks with his arms.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reid tries a knee to the head but Smith blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reid stalling in the clinch but Smith improves position.
Smith is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Reid is defending well.
Reid blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reid breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Smith shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Reid pinned against the cage. Reid gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Winston Reid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Smith.
Reid rushes Smith and presses him up against the cage.
Reid working Smith over with knees to the body.
Smith is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Reid gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reid working Smith over with knees to the body.
Reid is pushing Smith up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Reid tries a knee to the head but Smith blocks it.
Reid scores with a knee to the head.
Reid looking to throw knees to the head but Smith is blocking nicely.
Smith takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reid tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reid lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smith tries to score a body lock takedown but Reid shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Reid putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smith in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Reid putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smith in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Smith takes a knee right on the jaw!
Reid is pushing Smith up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Reid with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reid tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
Reid tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reid working Smith over with knees to the body.
Reid landing knees to the head.
Reid throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smith blocks it with crossed arms.
Smith goes for a takedown in the clinch but Reid prevents it.
John Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reid with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reid using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reid misses with a knee strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Reid obliges.
Reid blocking some punches.
Smith avoiding damage as Reid throws knees to the body.
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Reid circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reid scoring well with a low kick there.
Reid tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
Smith shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Reid defends it nicely.
Reid throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
Reid connects with a leg kick. Smith looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Reid swivels and escapes.
Reid pushes Smith away with a front kick.
Reid lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Smith stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Reid.
A lazy left from Smith finds it's target.
Reid looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Winston Reid showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Reid has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:25
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:26
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Winston Reid!
A victorious Winston Reid 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Czlowiek Wpierdol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Detroit Racer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Detroit Racer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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182 lbs
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185 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Czlowiek Wpierdol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Detroit Racer!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Racer displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wpierdol.
Wpierdol shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Racer but Racer pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wpierdol will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Racer changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Czlowiek Wpierdol. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Racer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wpierdol counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Racer!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wpierdol is trying to get an arm triangle but Racer is defending well.
Wpierdol working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Racer can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wpierdol tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Wpierdol has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Wpierdol is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Racer knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Wpierdol swings around for an armbar but Racer sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Wpierdol's guard.
Wpierdol has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Racer should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Wpierdol has tightened it up now! Racer should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Czlowiek Wpierdol!
In his post fight interview, Czlowiek Wpierdol started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Volchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Butch Harris Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Volchenko's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Roar of the Lion. Ivan Volchenko has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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240 lbs
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225 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Volchenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Butch Harris Jr!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris Jr shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Volchenko's guard.
Harris Jr sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harris Jr stopping the sweep attempt from Volchenko.
Volchenko controls Harris Jr momentarily but Harris Jr frees himself.
Harris Jr tries to stand but Volchenko is controlling from the bottom.
Volchenko wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris Jr looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris Jr lands a couple of elbows.
Harris Jr throws a big right hand that misses.
Harris Jr wants to pass the guard but Volchenko is keeping the position.
Harris Jr wants to stand but Volchenko has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Volchenko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harris Jr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Harris Jr looking to score a takedown here. Volchenko is defending well but Harris Jr drives through and ends up in Volchenko's guard.
Harris Jr gets to his feet - Volchenko follows without any prompting.
Harris Jr looking to score a takedown here. Volchenko is defending well but Harris Jr drives through and ends up in Volchenko's guard.
Volchenko pushes Harris Jr off and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Volchenko misses with an uppercut.
Volchenko feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Harris Jrs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Volchenko misses with a takedown
and Harris Jr counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Harris Jr controlling the action here.
Volchenko tries to get to full guard but Harris Jr has control of the leg.
Harris Jr controlling the action here.
Harris Jr wants to control but Volchenko is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volchenko is trying to maintain the position but Harris Jr is very close to passing his half guard.
Harris Jr keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Harris Jr wants to stand up but Volchenko has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Harris Jr trying to mount his opponent but Volchenko defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Harris Jr throws a strike but Volchenko avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Volchenko can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Harris Jr controls the pace.
Harris Jr wants to control from the top but Volchenko keeps moving.
Harris Jr content to stall in guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harris Jr tries to free his leg and advance position but Volchenko is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Butch Harris Jr dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Harris Jr gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Volchenko is pressed up against the cage. Harris Jr has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Volchenko down to the mat. Volchenko avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Harris Jr stuffs the takedown.
Harris Jr tests Volchenko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Volchenko shoots in for a double leg but Harris Jr sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Harris Jr is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Harris Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Volchenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Harris Jr is just out of range.
Volchenko throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Harris Jr scores with a takedown into Volchenko's guard.
Volchenko has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Harris Jr off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloppy strikes from Harris Jr. Those never looked like landing.
Volchenko tries to clinch up but Harris Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Volchenko tries to clinch but Harris Jr moves out of range.
Volchenko tries to close the distance and clinch but Harris Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Volchenko fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Volchenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris Jr closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Volchenko's guard.
Harris Jr throws an elbow that misses. Volchenko uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Harris Jr's guard. Nice move by Volchenko!
Harris Jr looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Volchenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Harris Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Volchenko won't allow Harris Jr to sweep him here.
Volchenko avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Volchenko got a little sloppy there for a moment and Harris Jr has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Volchenko has managed to get both his arms back between Harris Jr's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volchenko throws an elbow that misses. Harris Jr uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Volchenko's guard. Nice move by Harris Jr!
Harris Jr is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Harris Jr connects with a couple of short punches.
Harris Jr passes Volchenko's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Harris Jr is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris Jr decides to stand and escape the position.
Volchenko fails to land the takedown.
Harris Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Volchenko gets caught flat footed, as Harris Jr shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Harris Jr passes into half guard.
Harris Jr is looking for a kimura but Volchenko is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Harris Jr to get the leverage.
Harris Jr prevents Volchenko from improving his position.
Harris Jr is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris Jr is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Volchenko keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Harris Jr controlling the action here.
Volchenko manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Harris Jr keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Butch Harris Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Harris Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Volchenko.
Volchenko misses with a looping left.
Volchenko moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromHarris Jr.
Volchenko changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Harris Jr tries to avoid it but Volchenko manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Harris Jr to the ground. Harris Jr escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Harris Jr jabs at Volchenko's body.
Volchenko gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Volchenko pushes Harris Jr off and gets back to his feet.
Harris Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Volchenko.
Volchenko gets caught napping as Harris Jr dives in and scores a takedown. Volchenko manages to retain guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Volchenko 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.
Harris Jr throws a strike but Volchenko rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Butch Harris Jr has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harris Jr tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris Jr wants to stand up but Volchenko is controlling him.
Volchenko throwing strikes but missing.
Volchenko drops back looking for a leg! Harris Jr is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Harris Jr manages to kick Volchenko off! Volchenko jumps back into Harris Jr's guard.
Harris Jr has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Harris Jr working a defensive guard here.
Harris Jr looking to hit a scissor sweep but Volchenko is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Volchenko is standing up over Harris Jr. Harris Jr looks to escape but Volchenko dives into side control.
You can see the frustration on Harris Jr's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Harris Jr tries to get back to half guard but can't.
You can see the frustration on Harris Jr's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Volchenko lands an elbow.
Harris Jr tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Volchenko wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volchenko tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Volchenko has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
You can see the frustration on Harris Jr's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Harris Jr prevents Volchenko from improving position.
Volchenko is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Harris Jr knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Harris Jr is trying to get back to half guard.
Volchenko stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Harris Jr changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Volchenko looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Harris Jr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Volchenko keeps working.
Harris Jr is staying tight to Volchenko's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Harris Jr is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Volchenko knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harris Jr moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Volchenko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Harris Jr has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Butch Harris Jr!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maurice Vachon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kata Telfordio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vachon comes into the arena with Mad Dog Tribute blaring out of the sound system. Telfordio comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Enter Sandman - Metallica kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Kata Telfordio will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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25
240 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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25
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Maurice Vachon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kata Telfordio!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Telfordio tries to clinch there but Vachon circles away.
Telfordio scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Vachon regains full guard. Nicely done.
Vachon manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Telfordio manages to get himself to full guard.
Vachon content to stall in guard here.
Vachon is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Vachon might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Telfordio throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vachon advances to half guard.
Vachon landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vachon is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vachon lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Vachon lands a nice short elbow.
Vachon wants to free his trapped foot but Telfordio is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Telfordio tries to roll over but Vachon keeps him under control.
Vachon wants to work for an arm triangle but Telfordio is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Vachon 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.
Telfordio wants to sweep but Vachon has passed to side control!
Vachon in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Telfordio is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vachon lands a huge shot from side control! Telfordio is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Maurice Vachon!
Maurice Vachon made sure to mention his sponsor, HERITAGE! (message for laundry) in his post fight interview.
The defeated Kata Telfordio had this to say: 'I lost, but that isn't going to stop me, a big man has a big heart, and mine will just keep getting bigger and bigger, grit determination and I will become back on track'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luke Dawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Laim Sutton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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145 lbs
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Luke Dawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Laim Sutton!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sutton pushes Dawson up against the cage in a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sutton just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dawson's brow.
Sutton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Luke Dawson has been cut.
Dawson lands an elbow inside that Sutton shrugs off.
It looks like Laim Sutton has been cut.
Sutton tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sutton blocks an elbow strike from Dawson.
Sutton landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sutton misses with a knee to the head.
Dawson wants to get back to striking at distance but Sutton won't allow it.
Sutton lands an elbow inside that Dawson shrugs off.
Sutton lands an elbow just above Dawson 's eye.
Sutton misses with a knee to the head.
Sutton throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sutton throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dawson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Dawson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dawson tries to break the clinch but Sutton is controlling the position.
Dawson throws an elbow that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sutton just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dawson's brow.
Sutton tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sutton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dawson blocks it with crossed arms.
Dawson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sutton throws an elbow but misses.
Sutton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Dawson.
Dawson is trying to break free.
Dawson tries to work over Sutton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dawson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dawson missing with knees to the body.
Sutton lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dawson pushes off an throws an elbow but Sutton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dawson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dawson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dawson throws an elbow that misses.
Dawson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sutton takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sutton rushes Dawson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sutton throws an elbow that misses.
Dawson blocks an elbow strike from Sutton.
Dawson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sutton misses with an elbow over the top.
Dawson breaks the clinch.
Sutton takes the fight into the clinch.
Sutton creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sutton keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dawson's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick misses from Sutton.
Sutton instigates a clinch.
Dawson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sutton crunches a lovely knee into Dawson's ribcage.
Sutton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dawson's defenses.
Sutton keeps control of Dawson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dawson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sutton looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dawson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dawson throws a head kick that misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Sutton checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sutton steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Dawson.
Dawson tried to score with a low kick but Sutton checks it.
Dawson gets tackled into the cage by Sutton. Sutton maintains the clinch.
Sutton lands an elbow inside.
Dawson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Sutton.
Dawson misses with an elbow strike.
Dawson throws an elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sutton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dawson backwards.
Sutton blocks the elbow strike.
Dawson avoids a wild elbow strike from Sutton.
Dawson is trying to break the clinch but Sutton has him pressed against the cage.
Dawson struggles to land a body shot inside as Sutton controls his hands.
Dawson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dawson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dawson blocks the elbow strike.
A short body shot lands from Sutton as the two fighters clinch.
Dawson is looking to break free of the clinch but Sutton has double underhooks.
Sutton lands an elbow inside that Dawson shrugs off.
Sutton crunches a lovely knee into Dawson's ribcage.
Sutton misses with an elbow over the top.
Dawson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sutton with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dawson is trying to force a seperation but Sutton has the dominant position.
Sutton blocks an elbow strike.
Sutton with a knee to the head.
Dawson is trying to push Sutton away but Sutton has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sutton keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dawson's efforts to push away.
Dawson has had enough of the clinch but Sutton keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sutton tries a knee to the head but Dawson blocks it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sutton obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dawson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sutton avoids it.
Sutton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sutton throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sutton dodges an elbow strike from Dawson.
Dawson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dawson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sutton moves into the clinch.
Sutton softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dawson avoids the elbow strike from Sutton, against the cage.
Dawson takes an elbow to the temple.
A frustrated look appears on Dawson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sutton looking to throw knees to the head but Dawson is blocking nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dawson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dawson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sutton blocks a head kick by Dawson.
Sutton fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dawson, pushing him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Laim Sutton dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dawson throws a sloppy head kick and Sutton moves out of range easily.
Sutton has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Sutton fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dawson, pushing him back against the cage.
Dawson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dawson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sutton closes the distance and clinches.
Sutton is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sutton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sutton blocks an elbow strike from Dawson.
Sutton lands with a light punch inside.
Dawson throws an elbow that misses.
Dawson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sutton gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Laim Sutton seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sutton.
Sutton avoiding damage as Dawson throws knees to the body.
Dawson manages to break the clinch.
Sutton closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sutton lands an elbow just above Dawson 's eye.
Sutton putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dawson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dawson blocks an elbow strike.
Sutton throws an elbow but it misses.
Dawson misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sutton landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dawson is trying to break the clinch but Sutton has him pressed against the cage.
Dawson is trying to break the clinch but Sutton is controlling him.
Sutton throws an elbow that misses.
Sutton lands a knee to the head.
Dawson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sutton lands an elbow inside.
Dawson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dawson is trying to push Sutton away but Sutton has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dawson avoids a wild elbow strike from Sutton.
Sutton lands a damaging elbow.
Sutton with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sutton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sutton avoids the elbow strike from Dawson, against the cage.
Dawson tries to circle away but Sutton has him pinned against the cage.
Dawson is looking to break free of the clinch but Sutton has double underhooks.
Sutton lands with a light punch inside.
Sutton throws an elbow that misses.
Sutton blocks an elbow strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sutton misses with a knee to the head.
Dawson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dawson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sutton's brow.
Dawson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sutton throws an elbow but it misses.
Dawson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sutton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dawsons head.
Dawson throws an elbow but it misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Sutton in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Sutton throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dawson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sutton prevents Dawson from breaking the clinch.
Dawson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sutton keeps control of Dawson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sutton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dawson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dawson missing with knees to the body.
Sutton lands an elbow inside that Dawson shrugs off.
Sutton throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sutton throws an elbow but it misses.
Sutton lands a nice elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sutton.
Dawson manages to break the clinch.
Dawson tries to land a leg kick but Sutton saw it coming and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Sutton.
Sutton has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Dawson.
Dawson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sutton moves out of range as Dawson throws a body kick.
Sutton takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Luke Dawson is winning the standup battle so far.
Dawson misses with a body kick.
Dawson connects with a solid leg kick.
Dawson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dawson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sutton gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dawson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dawson blocks an elbow strike from Sutton.
Dawson manages to break the clinch.
Dawson throws a head kick that misses.
Dawson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sutton connects with a high kick.
Luke Dawson's cut is getting worse.
Dawson lands a head kick!
Sutton takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sutton takes the fight into the clinch.
Dawson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sutton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sutton avoiding damage as Dawson throws knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dawson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sutton's brow.
Dawson is trying to push Sutton away but Sutton has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dawson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sutton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dawson backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dawson wants to get back to striking at distance but Sutton won't allow it.
Sutton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sutton tries to land a knee to the head but Dawson blocks with his arms.
Dawson is trying to break free.
Sutton throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Laim Sutton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Sutton moves into the clinch successfully.
Dawson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A left hand lands to the body for Sutton.
Sutton lands a nice knee to the body.
Sutton misses with a knee strike.
Dawson takes a knee to the side of the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dawson throws an elbow but misses.
Dawson tries to break free but Sutton pushes him back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sutton.
Dawson manages to break the clinch.
Dawson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sutton instigates a clinch.
Dawson misses with an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dawson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dawson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sutton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sutton dodges an elbow strike from Dawson.
Dawson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sutton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dawson avoids it.
Sutton blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sutton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dawson is trying to force a seperation but Sutton has the dominant position.
Sutton tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dawson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sutton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sutton avoiding damage as Dawson throws knees to the body.
Dawson pushes off an throws an elbow but Sutton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dawson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sutton lands an elbow just above Dawson 's eye.
Sutton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dawson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sutton's brow.
Dawson pushes off an throws an elbow but Sutton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sutton tries to land a knee to the head but Dawson blocks with his arms.
Dawson avoiding damage as Sutton throws knees to the body.
Dawson tries to break the clinch but Sutton is controlling the position.
Sutton lands an uppercut.
Dawson is trying to break the clinch but Sutton is controlling him.
Sutton lands an elbow that stopped Dawson in his tracks for a moment.
Dawson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dawson is trying to break the clinch but Sutton has him pressed against the cage.
Dawson blocks the elbow strike.
Sutton with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sutton is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dawson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sutton lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sutton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dawson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sutton throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sutton lands an uppercut.
Dawson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dawson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sutton avoids the elbow strike from Dawson, against the cage.
Sutton throws an elbow that misses.
Dawson misses with an elbow over the top.
Dawson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dawson misses with an elbow over the top.
Sutton avoids the elbow strike from Dawson, against the cage.
Dawson avoids a wild elbow strike from Sutton.
Sutton creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Luke Dawson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sutton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sutton prevents Dawson from breaking the clinch.
Dawson pushes off an throws an elbow but Sutton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sutton lands an elbow inside.
Sutton tries to land a knee to the head but Dawson blocks with his arms.
Sutton dodges an elbow strike from Dawson.
Dawson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dawson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sutton moves into range and clinches up with Dawson.
Sutton blocks the elbow strike.
Dawson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dawson has had enough of the clinch but Sutton keeps him there for the moment.
Dawson blocks an elbow strike.
Sutton lands an elbow just above Dawson 's eye.
Dawson tries to break free but Sutton pushes him back against the cage.
Dawson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dawson tries a body shot but Sutton blocks it.
Sutton lands an elbow inside that Dawson shrugs off.
Laim Sutton is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dawson tries to circle away but Sutton has him pinned against the cage.
Sutton blocks a body shot from Dawson.
Sutton landing knees to the head.
Sutton has Dawson pressed against the cage, preventing Dawson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dawson dodges an elbow strike from Sutton.
Sutton landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dawson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sutton unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dawson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sutton with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sutton connects with a knee to the head.
Dawson blocks an elbow strike from Sutton.
Dawson avoids the elbow strike from Sutton, against the cage.
Dawson misses with an elbow over the top.
Dawson is trying to break the clinch but Sutton has him pressed against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dawson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sutton's brow.
Dawson is trying to push Sutton away but Sutton has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sutton comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that's the end of the fight!
Laim Sutton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sutton winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Laim Sutton!
A victorious Laim Sutton thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Yool (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adams has chosen Thom Pace - Maybe as his entrance music. Ben Yool has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ben Yool!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Adams!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams thows a left - swing and a miss!
Decent striking displayed by Adams there.
Adams throws a looping overhand right but Yool ducks down to avoid it.
Yool throws a series of punches but Adams moves out of range.
Adams tries to counter with a clinch but Yool shakes him off and moves away.
Adams ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Adams misses the jab.
We've been told by Yool's head coaches at Club Pain that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Adams on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A swing and a miss from Yool.
Adams lunges at Yool with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yool's hand.
Adams looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A jab from Adams does it's job there.
Yool throws a jab when Adams was well out of range.
Adams clinches with his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adams misses with a hook to the ribs.
Adams lands a hook to the side of the head.
Adams has Yool pushed against the cage.
Yool fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yool's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Adams softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Adams working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yool tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yool misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yool tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adams controlling the action here for a moment.
Adams has Yool pressed against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Adams's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Adams blocks an uppercut.
Come on Adams - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Yool blocks an uppercut.
Yool misses with some punches.
Adams blocking some punches.
Yool tries to throw a body punch but Adams avoids it by throwing Yool back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Adams creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Adams lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yool prevents a body shot from Adams.
Yool throws a head punch that misses.
Yool tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams lands a shoulder strike.
Adams lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yool.
Adams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yool misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adams gets through Yool's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adams lands a nice uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Adams.
Yool blocking some punches.
Yool blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adams lands with a short shot to the head.
Yool's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Adams lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adams.
Yool lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yool misses with a punch on the inside.
Yool working aggressively here.
Yool's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yool tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adams stalling in the clinch.
Yool lands a left hand that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Adams presses Yool against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Adams blocking some punches.
Adams scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yool misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adams lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yool fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adams works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Adams content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Adams lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Yool is breathing heavily.
Adams lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yool backwards.
Adams lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yool misses with some punches.
Adams scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adams.
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!
Adams lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Adams.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Adams creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Adams is stalling here.
Adams throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A hook to the body from Adams.
Adams works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Adams lands a shot to the body.
Adams lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yool backwards.
Adams makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Adams lands with a short shot to the head.
Adams lands a shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Adams creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Adams working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Adams.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Adams lands a nice uppercut.
Adams lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yool is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adams lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oh Yool is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Adams lands a shoulder strike.
Adams lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yool or not.
Adams lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Adams.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Adams dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Adams has taken the fight to the clinch.
Yool seems to have got his legs back now.
Adams lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yool backwards.
Adams scores with a hook to the body.
Yool lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Adams lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yool backwards.
Adams blocking some punches.
Yool throws a punch but it's blocked by Adams.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Adams in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Adams lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yool backwards.
Adams has a couple of punches blocked by Yool.
Adams blocks an uppercut.
Adams lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yool backwards.
Yool tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adams throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yools head.
A nice left hand lands by Yool.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yool working aggressively here.
Adams lands with a short head shot on the inside.
James Adams seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Yool misses with a punch on the inside.
Adams blocking some punches.
Yool takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Adams scores with a nice short uppercut.
Adams swings wildly with an uppercut but Yool uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yool.
Adams pressing his opponent against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short right from Adams on the inside.
Adams scores with a shot to the side of Yool's head.
Adams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adams working aggressively here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Adams misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adams lands a left hand.
Adams misses with some punches.
Adams blocking some punches.
Adams lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yool backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yool.
Adams tries a body shot but Yool blocks it.
Adams lands a left hand.
Adams softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yool is trying to force a seperation but Adams has the dominant position.
Adams works on Yool's body with a couple of short punches.
Adams has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yool has a couple of punches blocked by Adams.
Adams lands a hook that snaps the head of Yool backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Adams.
Yool fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Adams.
Adams working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Adams stalling.
Yool throws a punch but it's blocked by Adams.
Stalling in the clinch from Adams.
Adams lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yool working aggressively here.
A left hand lands to the body for Adams.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Adams is pushing Yool up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Yool fails to land.
Adams working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yool.
Adams lands a left hand.
A short uppercut from Adams.
Yool misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adams blocking some punches.
Adams misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yool.
Adams working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Yool fails to land.
Yool misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yool misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adams lands a nice uppercut.
Adams lands with a left to the head.
Adams makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yool tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Adams's elbow.
Yool tries to throw a body punch but Adams avoids it by throwing Yool back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yool misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adams lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Adams lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Adams lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yool misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adams lands with a right to the head.
Yool throws a head punch that misses.
Adams misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Adams.
Yool wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Adams lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yool backwards.
Adams throws a punch but it's blocked by Yool.
Adams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adams tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yool's elbow.
Yool misses with some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adams taking a breather.
Yool tries to work over Adams's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Adams lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Adams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Adams misses with a looping left.
Yool walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Yool misses with a hook. Adams ducked under it nicely.
Adams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Adams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yool avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yool misses with a body shot.
Yool misses with a lunging right hand
and Adams counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yool takes one to the side of the head.
A low kick from Yool misses
and Adams counters with a nice right hand that sends Yool toppling to the canvas! Yool scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Adams finish him?!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yool loads up on a big right hand but Adams slips the punch.
James Adams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Adams throws a lazy right hand but Yool sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Adams misses with a lunging right hand
and Adams takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yool ducks under a wild hook from Adams.
Adams throws a jab when Yool was well out of range.
Adams blocks a jab.
Adams throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yool counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Adams lands with an uppercut that bounces Yool off the cage and back into range.
Adams smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Adams walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Yool drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Adams swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Yool's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Adams!
James Adams very nearly forgot to thank HERITAGE! (message for laundry) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yordan Andonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Carlos Ferreira!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yordan Andonov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Ferreira misses.
Ferreira lands a glancing blow to the side of Andonov's head.
Ferreira lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Andonov circles away quickly and effectively.
Andonov tries for a takedown but Ferreira circles away easily
and Ferreira connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ferreira feints a jab promting Andonov to slip. Ferreira then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Andonov slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ferreira scores with a three punch combo!
Andonov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ferreira as he jumps to the side.
It looked like Ferreira wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ferreira looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ferreira lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Andonov.
Carlos Ferreira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yordan Andonov.
Ferreira with a jab.
Ferreira lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Andonov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ferreira defends it nicely.
It looked like Ferreira was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Andonov fails with a takedown attempt.
It looked like Ferreira was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Andonov.
Yordan Andonov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferreira lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andonov with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Ferreira to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Yordan Andonov has been cut.
Andonov shoots in for a takedown but Ferreira shows good takedown defense.
Decent striking displayed by Ferreira there.
Andonov throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ferreira was covering up waiting for the punch and Andonov finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Ferreira has his feet on Andonov's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ferreira cracks Andonov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ferreira lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Andonov at a distance.
Andonov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ferreira counters with a nice body shot.
Andonov looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andonov misses with a takedown
and Ferreira connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ferreira thuds a left hand into Andonov's body.
Ferreira lands with a shot to the body.
Andonov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ferreira counters with a stiff right hand.
Ferreira stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ferreira.
Andonov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Andonov has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Ferreira is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ferreira drops Andonov with a beautiful combination! Andonov stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ferreira is looking for the KO!
Andonov is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ferreira works Andonov's body with a nice hook.
Andonov is still on wobbly legs! Can Ferreira finish him?
Andonov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Andonov looks for a takedown but Ferreira sprawls well.
Andonov seems to have recovered his senses.
Andonov with a poor takedown
and Ferreira counters with a nice right hand that sends Andonov toppling to the canvas! Andonov scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Ferreira finish him?!
Ferreira lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ferreira slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Andonov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ferreira scores with a counter punch that sends Andonov to the canvas! Ferreira smells blood - he's punishing Andonov with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Andonov has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlos Ferreira!
Carlos Ferreira is the new welterweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Carlos Ferreira thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Koreshkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Lennon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Lennon acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Koreshkov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Lennon!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lennon throws a combination that misses
and Koreshkov counters with a takedown into side control.
Koreshkov tries to advance to mount but can't.
Sloppy strikes there by Koreshkov.
Sloppy strikes there by Koreshkov.
Koreshkov lands some shots froms side control.
Koreshkov 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.
Lennon is trying to control Koreshkov's posture but Koreshkov avoids it.
Koreshkov content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koreshkov landing a few strikes.
You can see the frustration on Lennon's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koreshkov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Koreshkov misses with the ground and pound.
Koreshkov landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Lennon defending against the ground and pound.
Koreshkov works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Koreshkov controls the position.
Lennon tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Koreshkov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lennon is trying to control Koreshkov's posture but Koreshkov avoids it.
Lennon tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Koreshkov scores with punches to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koreshkov punishes Lennon with strikes from the back mount.
Lennon is rocked!
I would not like to be Lennon right now.
Lennon is still in real trouble! Can Koreshkov finish him?
Koreshkov patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Koreshkov is raining down hard shots and and Lennon has had enough - he's tapped out due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Alexander Koreshkov!
Alexander Koreshkov retains his lightweight title!
An out of breath Alexander Koreshkov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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