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GFC 22: Showdown PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jer Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bear comes to the cage accompanied by Good Times. Silva has chosen LL CoolJ - Headsprung as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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275 lbs
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280 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jer Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
42 - 31 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Silva!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Igor Prikhodko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bear wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Bear closes the distance and clinches.
Silva's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bear drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva lands with a light punch inside.
It looks like Jer Bear has been cut.
Bear wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva gets through Bear's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silva pushes Bear back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva tries for a takedown but Bear manages to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Silva on the inside.
Bear blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bear has taken the fight to the clinch.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva wants a takedown but no success here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear misses with a punch to the body.
Bear breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bear chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Bear goes for a double leg but Silva avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Silva continues to drive forward.
Silva swings for the body but Bear moves out of range.
Bear looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Bear bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but Bear manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jer Bear has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Silva.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Bear.
Bear throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Silva stuffs the takedown.
Jer Bear seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bear moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bear has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bear tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bear moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva gets through Bear's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva breaks the clinch.
Bear moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Silva moves out of range as Bear strikes.
Bear misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bear blocks a low kick nicely.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bear blocks a head kick by Silva.
Bear looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bear gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Silva.
Bear fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva gets a takedown into half guard.
Silva lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Ground and pound from Silva.
Silva trying to control from half guard but Bear is working away.
Bear wants to get back to full guard but Silva has passed into side control.
Silva happy to just control the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bear is trying to work for a sweep but Silva has mounted him!
Silva with good strikes from the mount here!
Jer Bear's cut is getting worse.
Bear takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jer Bear's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jer Bear's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Daniel Silva!
An out of breath Daniel Silva 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kevin McAdams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jari Suomalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kevin McAdams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jari Suomalainen!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suomalainen scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Left hook, right uppercut from Suomalainen.
Suomalainen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McAdams dives in for a single leg takedown but Suomalainen sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Suomalainen throws a looping overhand right but McAdams ducks down to avoid it.
McAdams tries for a takedown but Suomalainen circles away easily
enabling Suomalainen to counter with a crisp jab.
Suomalainen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McAdams on the side of the head.
McAdams moves out of range as Suomalainen strikes.
McAdams half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Good shot there by Suomalainen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McAdams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Suomalainen.
McAdams attempts a counter takedown but Suomalainen avoids it well and moves away.
McAdams misses with a takedown attempt
and Suomalainen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin McAdams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Suomalainen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McAdams feinted with a counter takedown.
Suomalainen misses with an uppercut. McAdams saw that one coming.
McAdams feinted with a counter takedown.
McAdams shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Suomalainen counters with a stiff right hand.
Suomalainen throws a shot from downtown. McAdams moves away and avoids it.
Suomalainen loads up on a big right hand but McAdams slips the punch.
Suomalainen thuds his right hand into McAdams's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McAdams throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Suomalainen's waist but Suomalainen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McAdams off to one side.
McAdams takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
McAdams takes one to the chin there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Suomalainen sizes up McAdams with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
McAdams defending well as Suomalainen loads up on a big left hand.
McAdams fails with a takedown attempt.
McAdams seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
McAdams closes this distance looking for a takedown but Suomalainen circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by McAdams or perhaps it was just good defense by Suomalainen, which made it look bad.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Suomalainen! But no joy.
McAdams shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Suomalainen to counter with a crisp jab.
McAdams ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Suomalainen cracks McAdams with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Suomalainen.
McAdams fails with the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McAdams's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Suomalainen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! McAdams scrambles back to his feet.
Suomalainen connects with the punch.
Suomalainen throws the left hand but McAdams avoids the punch easily.
Suomalainen might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Suomalainen lands with a right hand.
McAdams tries for a takedown but Suomalainen circles away easily
and Suomalainen counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suomalainen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McAdams.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jari Suomalainen dominated that round.
That's time! McAdams's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
McAdams tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Suomalainen defends well and McAdams ends up having to push Suomalainen into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
McAdams misses with a takedown
and Suomalainen counters with a nice uppercut.
McAdams fails with the takedown
and Suomalainen counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin McAdams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McAdams shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Suomalainen defends it nicely.
Despite the aggression on Suomalainen's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Suomalainen does it's job there.
Jari Suomalainen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Suomalainen does no damage.
McAdams shoots in for a takedown but Suomalainen shows good takedown defense.
Suomalainen throws the left hand but McAdams avoids the punch easily.
McAdams is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
McAdams uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Suomalainen.
We've been informed that Suomalainen has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
McAdams ducks under a wild hook from Suomalainen.
Suomalainen stuffs the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McAdams fails with a takedown attempt.
McAdams shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Suomalainen counter with a right hand.
McAdams goes for a double leg but Suomalainen avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Suomalainen continues to drive forward.
McAdams misses with a takedown
and Suomalainen counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McAdams has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Suomalainen finds it's way round the side to connect with McAdams's head.
McAdams misses with a takedown
and Suomalainen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Suomalainen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
McAdams fails with the takedown
and Suomalainen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Suomalainen throws a one two combo.
Suomalainen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
McAdams darts in looking for a takedown but Suomalainen gets double underhooks and turns McAdams into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McAdams gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Suomalainen counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suomalainen throws a series of punches but McAdams avoids them all with ease.
Suomalainen's corner calls for a 1-2. Suomalainen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
McAdams fails with a takedown attempt.
Suomalainen lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McAdams fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jari Suomalainen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! McAdams's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Suomalainen's jab looks to have found its range, popping McAdams under the eye.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for McAdams. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
McAdams shoots in for a takedown but Suomalainen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Suomalainen misses the target.
McAdams misses with a takedown attempt
and Suomalainen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Suomalainen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McAdams sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suomalainen swings widly with a right hand
and McAdams counters with a nice double leg into side control. Suomalainen won't be happy with that.
Suomalainen gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Suomalainen is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McAdams tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Suomalainen squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
McAdams controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
McAdams is working for a guillotine from mount but Suomalainen frees his head quite easily.
Suomalainen wants to get back to his feet.
McAdams takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suomalainen is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
McAdams controlling the position easily from mount.
McAdams has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
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.
McAdams swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kevin McAdams!
After the fight, Kevin McAdams was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Santiago Diablo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Squirrel (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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188 lbs
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226 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Santiago Diablo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Steve Squirrel!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Squirrel throws a leg kick
and Diablo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Diablo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Diablo is stalling here. Squirrel is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Diablo seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Squirrel has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Squirrel landing a few strikes.
Diablo is looking to reverse the position.
Squirrel scoring with punches from side control.
Squirrel postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Squirrel in side control lands a decent elbow.
Squirrel throws a strike aimed at the side of Diablo's head but Diablo avoids it well.
Squirrel throwing strikes but Diablo manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Squirrel is looking to reverse the position.
Diablo wants to control but Squirrel is keeping him busy.
The ground and pound from Diablo seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Squirrel tries to improve position but can't.
Squirrel wants to control but Diablo postures up.
Squirrel is looking to regain half guard here but Diablo keeps moving and retains side control.
Squirrel is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Squirrel controls the position for a moment.
Diablo is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Squirrel looks calm but he's in trouble here. Diablo gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Squirrel is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Diablo lets go of the hold and Squirrel can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Santiago Diablo!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dahl Haas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guy Georges (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haas comes to the cage accompanied by Ten Typ Mes - Trze'a było. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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176 lbs
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185 lbs
22 - 16 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Dahl Haas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Guy Georges!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Georges shoots in looking for a takedown. Haas tries to sprawl out of it but Georges keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Haas manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Georges goes for a double leg but Haas avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Haas continues to drive forward.
Haas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Georges shoots for a takedown but Haas saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Haas throws a quick counter kick to the body but Georges avoids it.
Dahl Haas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Guy Georges.
Haas gets caught napping as Georges dives in and scores a takedown. Haas manages to retain guard.
Georges wants to pass the guard but Haas is keeping the position.
Haas is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Georges is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Georges looking to pass the guard.
Georges is still trying to improve position.
Haas is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Georges is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haas trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Georges wants to pass the guard but Haas is keeping the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Haas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Georges blocks a low kick nicely.
Haas seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Haas throws a right hand that misses
and Georges decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Haas's guard.
Georges looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Georges works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Georges passes the guard and advances to mount!
Georges swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Haas is now in Georges's guard. A big mistake from Georges there, giving up the dominant position!
Haas stopping the sweep attempt from Georges.
Haas tries to stand but Georges is controlling from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Georges manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Haas manages to get himself to full guard.
Georges tries to free his leg and advance position but Haas is retaining full guard.
Georges drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Georges seems to have locked his on tight now - Haas screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Georges, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Guy Georges!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vasily Tymoshenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Head Coach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tymoshenko comes to the cage accompanied by Hearts On Fire. 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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165 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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vasily Tymoshenko !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 2, fighting out of London, Head Coach!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tymoshenko swings widly with a right hand
and Coach counters with a takedown into side control.
Coach goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Tymoshenko rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Coach's guard! Nice work there by Tymoshenko !
Coach is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Coach wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Tymoshenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Coach is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tymoshenko postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coach has his foot on Tymoshenko 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tymoshenko works his way back into a safe position though.
Coach pulls Tymoshenko in close to his closed guard and prevents Tymoshenko from doing any damage or advancing position.
Coach looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Tymoshenko passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tymoshenko trying to control the pace.
Tymoshenko lands with a punch from half guard.
Coach keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tymoshenko scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Coach trying to hold on to Tymoshenko 's head to control him but Tymoshenko postures up.
Coach looking for submissions off his back.
Coach desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Coach looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Coach tries to roll over but Tymoshenko keeps him under control.
Tymoshenko sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coach on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tymoshenko wants to take a breather but Coach is having none of it.
Coach keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Coach trying to control from the bottom.
Tymoshenko throwing shots but Coach is blocking nicely.
Tymoshenko thows a huge punch but Coach dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tymoshenko prevents Coach from improving his position.
Tymoshenko lands with a punch from half guard.
Tymoshenko is looking to take a break and control but Coach is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tymoshenko scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Coach is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tymoshenko scores with a couple of nice shots.
Tymoshenko is trying to work for a kimura but Coach is defending well.
Coach avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tymoshenko .
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tymoshenko lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vasily Tymoshenko dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tymoshenko misses with a lunging right hand
and Coach counters with a nice body shot.
Tymoshenko scores with a sloppy right hand. Coach should have avoided that one.
Tymoshenko looks to land a right hand but Coach moved out of range.
Tymoshenko takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tymoshenko misses with a body punch
and Coach counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tymoshenko moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Coach throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tymoshenko connects with a looping right hand.
Coach blocks the body kick.
Tymoshenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Coach.
Tymoshenko is looking to counter punch.
Tymoshenko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Coach moves out of range as Tymoshenko throws a body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tymoshenko throws a right hand that misses
and Coach counters with a nice uppercut.
Tymoshenko misses with a body shot
and Coach counters with a stiff right hand.
Jab from Tymoshenko .
Tymoshenko throws an overhand right that lands on Coach's shoulder, as Coach tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tymoshenko fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Coach looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Coach blocks a jab.
Tymoshenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Tymoshenko misses with a left hand
and Coach counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tymoshenko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tymoshenko loads up on a big right hand but Coach slips the punch.
Tymoshenko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Coach can do to turn this around?
Tymoshenko walks into a left hand.
Coach throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Coach lands with an overhand left.
Coach scores with the left hand. Tymoshenko knows he should have avoided that one.
A jab from Tymoshenko misses.
Tymoshenko delivers a nice body kick.
Tymoshenko scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coach walks into a straight right hand from Tymoshenko .
Tymoshenko takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tymoshenko misses the shot to the body.
Coach uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tymoshenko .
Tymoshenko lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tymoshenko fails to land the takedown.
Vasily Tymoshenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tymoshenko takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A clash of legs there as Coach blocks the low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Coach! But no joy.
Coach tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tymoshenko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Coach counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tymoshenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Coach.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Coach! But no joy.
Tymoshenko throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Coach stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tymoshenko walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tymoshenko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Coach.
Tymoshenko tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Head Coach seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tymoshenko scores with a body shot.
Tymoshenko fails to land with a series of punches.
Coach swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tymoshenko .
Tymoshenko throws a hook to the side of Coach's head but Coach sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Coach looks to land a right hand but Tymoshenko moved out of range.
Tymoshenko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Coach looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tymoshenko misses with a jab to the body
and Coach counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Coach looks to land a combination but Tymoshenko avoids it well.
Tymoshenko scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tymoshenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Tymoshenko misses with a hook. Coach ducked under it nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Coach, right into the meat.
Tymoshenko shoots and misses
and Coach counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coach lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tymoshenko misses with a low kick.
Tymoshenko finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tymoshenko ducks under a wild hook from Coach.
Coach avoids the body shot from Tymoshenko .
Tymoshenko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Coach sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Coach as Tymoshenko shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vasily Tymoshenko . That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big right from Tymoshenko misses.
Tymoshenko misses with a low kick.
Coach swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Coach tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tymoshenko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Coach scores with a punch to the head.
Tymoshenko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tymoshenko slips a jab and a cross from Coach.
Coach ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Coach scores with a jab to the head.
Tymoshenko throws a hook but Coach avoids it easily.
Coach swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Head Coach will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Tymoshenko 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Coach tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tymoshenko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Coach is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tymoshenko sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tymoshenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Coach manages to avoid it.
Coach connects with a looping right hand.
Tymoshenko misses with a lunging right hand
and Coach counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Coach throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tymoshenko tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tymoshenko with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tymoshenko misses with a hook
and Tymoshenko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tymoshenko takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy body kick from Tymoshenko
and Coach counters with a straight right hand.
Coach scores with a one two! Tymoshenko had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
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!
Tymoshenko gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Coach slips under a jab.
Tymoshenko lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coach waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tymoshenko .
A jab from Tymoshenko finds it's way through Coach's defenses.
Tymoshenko misses with a right hand
and Coach counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tymoshenko connects with a solid leg kick.
Tymoshenko lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Coach misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tymoshenko misses with a looping right.
Tymoshenko loads up on a big right hand but Coach slips the punch.
Coach scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tymoshenko misses with a body shot
and Coach counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tymoshenko lands with a good body shot.
Tymoshenko misses with a wild body shot.
Coach looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tymoshenko throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tymoshenko scores with the left hand. Coach knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coach closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Tymoshenko throws Coach to one side and escapes!
Tymoshenko misses with a left hand
and Tymoshenko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tymoshenko throws a leg kick
and Tymoshenko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tymoshenko throws a body shot but no joy.
Coach misses with a double jab.
Tymoshenko is looking to land body kicks.
Tymoshenko fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Coach.
Tymoshenko misses with a straight left.
Tymoshenko lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Coach - that will leave a mark!
Tymoshenko throws a combination. Coach tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Coach is rocked!
Tymoshenko drops Coach with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Coach! Tymoshenko dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vasily Tymoshenko !
Vasily Tymoshenko bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between All American (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Svyatoslav Vakarchuk (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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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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, All American!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Svyatoslav Vakarchuk!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
American tries to clinch but Vakarchuk is having none of it.
American looking to score a takedown here. Vakarchuk is defending well but American drives through and ends up in Vakarchuk's guard.
American with a nice head shot there.
Vakarchuk has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but American can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Vakarchuk is on top in guard.
Vakarchuk stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. American swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vakarchuk throws a strike but American rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Vakarchuk had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. American defends it easily.
American working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Vakarchuk's head.
Vakarchuk looking to hit a scissor sweep but American is one step ahead there.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
American is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vakarchuk working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. American doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. American manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
American lands a couple of elbows.
American working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
American lands a couple of digs.
Vakarchuk is looking for a triangle but American pushes his legs off easily.
American distracts Vakarchuk with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
American avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
American throwing strikes from guard but Vakarchuk blocks nicely.
American is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
American postures up and lands a big shot to Vakarchuk's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
American trying to control but Vakarchuk is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
American with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vakarchuk looking for a sweep. Not yet Vakarchuk, not yet.
American landing some decent shots from guard.
American stopping the sweep attempt from Vakarchuk.
American with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We've been hearing that American has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
American won't allow Vakarchuk to sweep him here.
American lands a couple of elbows.
Vakarchuk is rocked!
American postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Vakarchuk covers up, he's hurt! American keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from American and the ref steps in to end the fight! American can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). All American!
All American really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Mohito Fightwear (Laundry) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Uri Haber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduardo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Eduardo Silva enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Uri Haber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Eduardo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haber punishes Silva's body with a nice straight punch.
Haber darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Haber takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Silva actively working from the bottom here.
Silva actively working from the bottom here.
Haber moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Silva.
Silva is trying to control Haber's posture but Haber avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haber is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Silva knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haber looks up at the clock and then as Silva takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Haber smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Haber staying calm.
Haber lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Haber's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Haber wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Haber is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Haber sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Haber is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Haber wants to work for an arm triangle but Silva is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Haber is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haber is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Silva moves into full guard.
Silva looking for a guillotine here but Haber defends easily.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Haber from controlling successfully.
Silva looking for subs off his back but Haber has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Haber pulls his head out easily.
Haber looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Silva with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Haber is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Haber wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
Silva looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uri Haber dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Haber misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a left to the body.
Jab, jab by Haber - just one landing.
Silva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Haber counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Haber can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Haber controls his hands.
Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Haber tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Silva lands an uppercut.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haber misses with a body punch.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Haber is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Haber blocks with his arms.
Haber taking a breather.
Haber taking a breather.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Haber taking a breather.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Haber blocks it.
Haber managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
A right hook to the body lands for Haber.
Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Haber backwards.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Haber pressing his opponent against the cage.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Haber is defending well for now.
Haber's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Haber goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haber tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Haber leaning his opponent against the cage.
Haber pushes Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Haber wants to stall.
Haber on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Haber controlling the action here for a moment.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haber lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Haber tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Haber digs a right hand underneath Silva's ribcage. Silva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Silva is trying to stall.
Silva has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Haber seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Silva can turn it around.
A knee to the head by Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Haber slowing the pace effectively.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silva.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Haber's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Haber.
Silva lands a left hand.
Silva working Haber over with knees to the body.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Haber's ribcage.
Silva lands a right hand.
Silva is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Haber struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silva.
Haber misses with a hook to the ribs.
Haber managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haber can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Haber controls the action.
Silva with a knee to the head.
It looks like Uri Haber has been cut.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Haber fails to land.
Haber can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Haber looking to stall.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Haber avoids the damage to the body.
Haber misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Haber scores with a nice short uppercut.
Haber misses with a body punch.
Haber lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Haber on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eduardo Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Uri Haber's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
No joy there for Haber, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Haber changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Haber lands with a right hand.
Silva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Haber sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva lands a nice looking kick to the body. Haber takes a step back to recover.
Haber lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silva at a distance.
Haber takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haber tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Haber sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Silva connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Haber looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haber throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Silva on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Haber tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Haber.
An inside leg kick lands from Haber.
Uri Haber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva is looking to chop away at Haber's legs.
Silva fakes the leg kick and cracks Haber in the body.
Haber misses with a right hand
and Silva counters with a nice low kick that buckles Haber's knee momentarily.
Haber connects with a crisp jab.
Haber misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Haber connects with a crisp jab.
Silva misses with a double jab
and Haber decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Silva's guard.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Haber from controlling successfully.
Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haber slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Haber passes Silva's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Haber is looking for a kimura but Silva is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Haber to get the leverage.
Haber trying to control from half guard but Silva is working away.
Haber looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Haber is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Silva doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Haber.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Haber is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to control Haber's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silva avoid being mounted?
Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Haber pulls his head out easily.
Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Haber trying to pass the guard but Silva defending well.
Haber trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Silva looking for submissions off his back.
Haber is looking to advance position but Silva won't allow it.
Silva is staying active underneath Haber, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Haber wants to take a breather but Silva is having none of it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva clinches.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Haber blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Haber creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Haber - that landed with a thud.
And that's the end of the fight!
Uri Haber showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Haber has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uri Haber!
Our winner, Uri Haber, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vasily Virastuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baltasar Halko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halko is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Lumberjack by Jackyl. Vasily Virastuk could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Baltasar Halko's chin.
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vasily Virastuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Baltasar Halko!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Virastuk coming out on top.
Halko misses with a two punch combination.
Halko throws a right and a left that Virastuk avoids nicely.
Halko fails with the takedown.
An attempted straight right counter from Virastuk misses the target.
Virastuk lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Halko doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Virastuk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Halko dives in and grabs Virastuk's left leg, looking for a takedown. Virastuk pushes down on Halko's head and hops out.
Vasily Virastuk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Baltasar Halko.
Halko has a takedown stuffed.
Virastuk is looking to counter punch.
Virastuk connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Halko's hands.
It looks like Baltasar Halko has been cut.
Halko fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Halko fails with a takedown attempt.
Virastuk lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Virastuk closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Virastuk can't find room to land a body shot as Halko controls the action.
I was talking to Virastuk's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Virastuk stops a takedown attempt from Halko.
Virastuk is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Halko looks winded!
Virastuk breaks from the clinch.
Halko shoots in looking for a takedown but Virastuk manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Halko's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Virastuk lands a nice leg kick that just misses Halko's sensitive parts.
Virastuk catches Halko with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Virastuk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Halko dives in for a single leg takedown but Virastuk sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Halko tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Virastuk defends well and Halko ends up having to push Virastuk into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Virastuk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Halko circles away quickly and effectively.
Virastuk weaves into range and cracks Halko right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Halko goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Virastuk is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vasily Virastuk!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gilbert De La Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Yakovlev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yakovlev has chosen Maroon 5 - Sugar as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gilbert De La Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Yakovlev!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De La Cruz has a takedown stuffed.
Yakovlev misses with a series of wild punches.
Horrible takedown attempt by De La Cruz or perhaps it was just good defense by Yakovlev, which made it look bad.
Nice jab there from Yakovlev.
Yakovlev's jab looks to have found its range, popping De La Cruz under the eye.
De La Cruz is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
De La Cruz fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gilbert De La Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De La Cruz shoots in for a takedown but Yakovlev shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
De La Cruz shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yakovlev wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Cruz tries to free his leg and advance position but Yakovlev is retaining full guard.
De La Cruz preventing the sweep.
Yakovlev wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and De La Cruz manages to pass to side control.
Yakovlev pushes De La Cruz off and gets back to his feet.
De La Cruz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
De La Cruz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Yakovlev lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yakovlev bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops De La Cruz! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
De La Cruz is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yakovlev gets to his feet. De La Cruz looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Oh De La Cruz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yakovlev lands with a right and another and another! De La Cruz is in big trouble! Yakovlev lands again and this time it's lights out for De La Cruz! A quality knockout there for Yakovlev.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Alexander Yakovlev!
After the fight, Alexander Yakovlev was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mr Universe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edin Hadizic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edin Hadizic has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mr Universe's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mr Universe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Edin Hadizic!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Universe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hadizic shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hadizic showed some decent athleticism there.
Hadizic is looking for a kimura here.
Universe tries to kick Hadizic off but Hadizic keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hadizic is working for a submission of some sort.
Universe gets full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hadizic throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Universe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Universe tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Universe knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hadizic on the ground.
Hadizic looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hadizic stops Universe from standing up.
Hadizic thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hadizic trying to control the position from guard on top but Universe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Universe keeping full guard, as Hadizic tries to pass.
Universe keeping moving, preventing Hadizic from controlling successfully.
Universe wants to get back to his feet but Hadizic is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Universe not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hadizic trying to control but Universe is working from the bottom.
Universe kicks Hadizic off and gets to his feet.
Universe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Universe scores with a decent looking hook.
Universe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Universe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hadizic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Universe cracks the inside of Hadizic's front leg.
Universe throws out a powerful jab.
Mr Universe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A left lands for Universe.
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!
Universe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Universe pushes Hadizic up against the cage in a clinch.
Universe breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hadizic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hadizic steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Universe.
Hadizic shoots for a double leg takedown but Universe sprawls well. He's pushed Hadizic's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Universe scores with a one two! Hadizic had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Universe clinches up against the cage.
Universe trying to land knees to the body.
Universe landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hadizic looks winded!
Universe lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hadizic.
Universe manages to break the clinch.
Universe clinches up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Universe.
Universe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Universe lands a knee to the body.
Universe digs a right hand underneath Hadizic's ribcage. Hadizic let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Universe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Universe breaks from the clinch.
Universe clinches up with Hadizic and pushes him back against the cage.
Universe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hadizic takes one on the button.
Universe thuds his shin into the meat of Hadizic's side.
Universe bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Universe dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Universe lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Universe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hadizic.
Hadizic takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hadizic takes a knee to the side of the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Universe - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hadizic takes an elbow to the temple.
Hadizic is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Universe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hadizic is defending well for now.
Universe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Universe scores with a three punch combo!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Universe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've been told by Universe's head coaches at School of Hard Knocks (Elite Training for $225) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hadizic gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Universe counters with a nice body shot.
Universe fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A solid body kick from Universe.
Universe connects with a solid leg kick.
Hadizic throws a wild hook but Universe just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Hadizic gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Universe raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mr Universe!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Mr Universe waved his t-shirt featuring Bullet Proof System's logo in front of the cameras.
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