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GFC 39: High Voltage PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kantemir Khashukaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pavel Mamaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kantemir Khashukaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pavel Mamaev!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khashukaev connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Khashukaev dives in and scores a takedown into Mamaev's guard.
Khashukaev scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Khashukaev decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Khashukaev throws out a powerful jab.
Mamaev is rocked!
Khashukaev shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mamaev's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khashukaev working some strikes from top position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Khashukaev's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mamaev is still in real trouble! Can Khashukaev finish him?
Mamaev is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Khashukaev scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Khashukaev's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khashukaev landing some decent shots from guard.
Khashukaev with a nice head shot there.
Khashukaev got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mamaev has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Khashukaev has managed to get both his arms back between Mamaev's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khashukaev lands a couple of elbows.
Khashukaev arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Mamaev's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kantemir Khashukaev!
Kantemir Khashukaev decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zlatan Arshavin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anzhor Azhiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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135 lbs
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144 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zlatan Arshavin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 68 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anzhor Azhiev!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azhiev fails with a takedown attempt.
Azhiev shoots for a double leg takedown but Arshavin sprawls well. He's pushed Azhiev's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Arshavin instigates a clinch.
Arshavin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Azhiev blocks a jab.
Azhiev shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Arshavin as he jumps to the side.
Zlatan Arshavin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anzhor Azhiev.
Azhiev misses with a takedown attempt - Arshavin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Arshavin shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Arshavin was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Arshavin moves into full mount!
Arshavin controlling from the full mount.
Azhiev keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arshavin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Arshavin is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Arshavin looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Arshavin lands a couple of digs.
Azhiev is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Arshavin is in close to Azhiev's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Arshavin stays in close to Azhiev's body and controls the position.
Azhiev is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Arshavin 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arshavin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Azhiev has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Arshavin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Arshavin trying to control but Azhiev is working from the bottom.
Azhiev is looking for a triangle but Arshavin pushes his legs off easily.
Azhiev can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Arshavin controls the pace.
Arshavin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arshavin stands up from Azhiev's guard - Arshavin perhaps looking for a knockout.
Arshavin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Azhiev will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Azhiev misses with a takedown attempt - Arshavin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Arshavin shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Azhiev is trying to defend but Arshavin finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Arshavin seems to be working for a kimura but Azhiev defends the submission attempt.
Azhiev makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Azhiev.
Azhiev is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Arshavin is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arshavin tries to free his leg and advance position but Azhiev is retaining full guard.
Azhiev looking for a guillotine here but Arshavin defends easily.
Arshavin trying to control the position from guard on top but Azhiev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Arshavin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Azhiev has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Arshavin has managed to get both his arms back between Azhiev's legs - danger averted.
Arshavin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Azhiev escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Arshavin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Arshavin stands up and waves to Azhiev to follow him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Arshavin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zlatan Arshavin 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.
Horrible takedown attempt by Azhiev or perhaps it was just good defense by Arshavin, which made it look bad.
Azhiev fails with the takedown.
Azhiev fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Arshavin throwing a counter right hand but Azhiev manages to avoid it.
Zlatan Arshavin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anzhor Azhiev.
Azhiev gets caught napping as Arshavin dives in and scores a takedown. Azhiev manages to retain guard.
Arshavin landing with the ground and pound.
Azhiev is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Arshavin is aware though and is defending well.
Arshavin stays in close to Azhiev's body and controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arshavin wants to control from the top but Azhiev keeps moving.
Arshavin seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Azhiev looking for subs off his back but Arshavin has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azhiev is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Arshavin is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Azhiev actively working from the bottom here.
Still in half guard, Arshavin seems content to control.
Arshavin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Azhiev can do to turn this around?
Arshavin is looking for a kimura but Azhiev is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Arshavin to get the leverage.
Zlatan Arshavin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Arshavin trying to control from half guard but Azhiev is working away.
Arshavin content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Arshavin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Arshavin is looking to take a break and control but Azhiev is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Azhiev is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Arshavin pulls his head out easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Azhiev looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Arshavin wants to pass the guard but Azhiev is defending well.
Arshavin passes to full mount!
Arshavin controlling his opponent.
Azhiev is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azhiev tries to improve his position but Arshavin has taken his back! Arshavin has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Azhiev tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Arshavin pushes Azhiev away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Zlatan Arshavin!
The defeated Anzhor Azhiev had this to say: 'I still want that title shot. Im the most experienced fighter here and everyday wants to see me smash the champ so lets do it whenever he starts ducking me.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fun Fest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Pepperoni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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177 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fun Fest!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tony Pepperoni!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pepperoni shoots and misses
and Fest counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tony Pepperoni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pepperoni wants to clinch.
Fest is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Pepperoni misses with a combination
and Fest counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Fest.
Fest content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fest's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Fest trying to control but Pepperoni is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fest chips away with some ground and pound.
Fest postures up and lands a big shot to Pepperoni's brow.
Pepperoni really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fest. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fest stops Pepperoni from standing up.
Fest chips away with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pepperoni has momentary wrist control but Fest slips an elbow through the middle.
Fest forces his way into half guard.
Fest seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fest is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Fest seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fest scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fest lands strikes from half guard.
Pepperoni trying to control here.
Fest is looking for a kimura here.
Pepperoni is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fest scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fest takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fest passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Pepperoni!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fest lands a nice shot to the head.
Fest controlling the pace for now.
Fest unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Pepperoni wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Fest celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fun Fest!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elias Eberhard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Brett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Benny Brett enters the cage!
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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
28 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elias Eberhard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benny Brett!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Eberhard.
Brett looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Good exchange - Eberhard coming out on top.
It looks like Benny Brett has been cut.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Brett.
Eberhard has closed the distance and engaged Brett in a clinch.
Eberhard misses with the head strike.
Eberhard lands with a light punch inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Eberhard.
Eberhard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brett tries to break free but Eberhard pushes him back against the cage.
Brett has had enough of the clinch but Eberhard keeps him there for the moment.
Eberhard lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brett backwards.
Eberhard misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eberhard has a couple of punches blocked by Brett.
Eberhard throws a punch but it's blocked by Brett.
Eberhard struggles to land a body shot inside as Brett controls his hands.
Brett is trying to break the clinch but Eberhard has him pressed against the cage.
Brett blocks a body shot from Eberhard.
Eberhard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Eberhard.
Eberhard prevents Brett from breaking the clinch.
Brett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Eberhard lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brett backwards.
Eberhard misses with the head strike.
Brett is working for takedown but Eberhard is calmly controlling the position for now.
Elias Eberhard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benny Brett.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brett blocks a body shot from Eberhard.
Brett tries to break free but Eberhard pushes him back against the cage.
Eberhard misses with some punches.
Eberhard lands with a right to the head.
Eberhard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Eberhard throws a punch but it's blocked by Brett.
Eberhard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brett looking for a takedown.
A body shot lands from Eberhard.
Eberhard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Eberhard misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brett drops down looking for an ankle pick but Eberhard pulls his leg out and moves away.
Eberhard lands a right hook to the body.
Eberhard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brett has his takedown stuffed
and Eberhard counters with a takedown into side control.
Eberhard is chipping away with strikes.
Eberhard scores with a couple of short elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eberhard lands a decent elbow from side control.
Eberhard is working Brett over with some ground and pound from side control.
Eberhard lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brett tries to improve position but can't.
Eberhard is chipping away with strikes.
Brett felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Brett is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Brett is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eberhard scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Brett to see if he's OK.
Eberhard looks up at the clock and then as Brett takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Eberhard smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Brett is trying to escape the position but Eberhard is controlling the position.
Check out the look on Eberhard's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Eberhard misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Eberhard is looking to take a break and control but Brett is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Eberhard working the ground and pound.
Eberhard creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Eberhard is looking to take a break and control but Brett is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elias Eberhard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Benny Brett's cut.
That's time! Eberhard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A jab-cross combination lands for Eberhard and sends Brett crashing to the mat! Eberhard follows him down to the mat - Brett regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Eberhard performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Eberhard thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Brett trying to control here.
Brett is staying active underneath Eberhard, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Eberhard winds up and cracks Brett with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Eberhard wants to control but Brett is keeping him busy.
Eberhard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brett can do to turn this around?
Brett makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Brett.
Eberhard postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brett bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Eberhard's guard.
Eberhard manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Brett manages to get himself to full guard.
Brett looking to hit a scissor sweep but Eberhard is one step ahead there.
Eberhard trying to control the position from guard on top but Brett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Eberhard lands a couple of elbows.
Eberhard throwing strikes but missing.
Eberhard lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Eberhard content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Eberhard postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eberhard trying to control but Brett is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Eberhard accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brett being controlled here, momentarily.
Brett keeping moving, preventing Eberhard from controlling successfully.
Brett avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brett working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Eberhard has passed into half guard!
Eberhard is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Eberhard looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Brett is pressing down on Eberhard's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Eberhard wants to control from the top but Brett keeps moving.
Eberhard landing some decent shots from guard.
Eberhard is working Brett over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Eberhard stopping the sweep attempt from Brett.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eberhard works over Brett with some ground and pound from guard.
Brett controlling the position.
Eberhard throws a big right hand that misses.
Eberhard works over Brett with some ground and pound from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Eberhard accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brett working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Eberhard.
Eberhard scoring with some ground and pound.
Eberhard lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Brett had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Eberhard defends it easily.
Eberhard preventing the sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Eberhard postures up in Brett's guard and throws a big left but Brett blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elias Eberhard dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Benny Brett's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Eberhard pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Brett back to the cage. Eberhard follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Eberhard scores with a sloppy right hand. Brett should have avoided that one.
Eberhard rushes Brett and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Brett blocks an uppercut.
Eberhard working aggressively here.
Brett goes for a takedown attempt but Eberhard pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Eberhard has taken the fight to the clinch.
Eberhard tries to throw a body punch but Brett avoids it by throwing Eberhard back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eberhard tries to work over Brett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Eberhard struggles to land a body shot inside as Brett controls his hands.
Eberhard lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brett.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eberhard pushes Brett back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Eberhard tries to work over Brett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brett blocking some punches.
Brett blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Eberhard fails to land.
Eberhard presses Brett against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Eberhard presses Brett against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Brett takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brett prevents a body shot from Eberhard.
Eberhard swings wildly with an uppercut but Brett uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Eberhard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eberhard struggles to land a body shot inside as Brett controls his hands.
Eberhard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Eberhard lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Brett.
Eberhard misses with a punch to the body.
Eberhard misses with a punch to the body.
Eberhard lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brett backwards.
Eberhard is leaning against Brett and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Brett tries for a takedown but Eberhard manages to get underhooks.
Eberhard lands a shot to the body.
Brett wants a takedown.
Elias Eberhard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benny Brett.
Nice body punch from Eberhard - that landed with a thud.
Brett prevents a body shot from Eberhard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eberhard has a couple of punches blocked by Brett.
Eberhard scores with a shot to the side of Brett's head.
Brett drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Eberhard gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Eberhard can't find room to land a body shot as Brett controls the action.
Eberhard throws a punch but it's blocked by Brett.
Eberhard swings wildly with an uppercut but Brett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brett has had enough of the clinch but Eberhard keeps him there for the moment.
Eberhard lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Eberhard.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Eberhard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Eberhard lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Benny Brett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eberhard swings wildly with an uppercut but Brett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eberhard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Eberhard.
Brett takes a shot to the head.
Eberhard throws a punch but it's blocked by Brett.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brett misses with the head strike.
Brett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Elias Eberhard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Eberhard gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Brett.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elias Eberhard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Eberhard 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:25
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:25
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elias Eberhard!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Henry White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustavo Seia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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171 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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Henry White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gustavo Seia!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White with a poor takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
White swinging wildly here.
White is looking to clinch.
Seia swings widly with a right hand
and White counters with a one-two to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from White.
Seia displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from White.
Seia swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry White. 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.
White misses with the combination.
White takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Seia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
White gets a clinch.
White fails to pull guard.
White is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Seia throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
White doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Seia throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
White blocks a body shot from Seia.
White breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Henry White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Seia.
Seia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
White scores with a takedown into Seia's guard.
Seia bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in White's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White tries to land a sweep but no joy.
White is trying to control the position from the bottom.
White working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Seia.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Seia advances to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White is looking to control Seia's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can White avoid being mounted?
White wants to get back to his feet.
Seia blocks the strikes from White.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seia working over White with some ground and pound. White looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
White tries to roll over but Seia keeps him under control.
Seia with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
White is staying active underneath Seia, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Seia works his way into full mount!
White wants to hold on but Seia pushes him away.
White is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seia is stalling here but it's allowed White to get half guard.
Seia seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
White keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
White is looking for a sweep. Seia is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gustavo Seia will probably get the nod.
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.
White scores with a decent looking hook.
White tries to close the distance and clinch but Seia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
White avoids the body shot from Seia.
White drops down looking for a counter takedown but Seia sprawls and moves away.
White uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Seia.
White is looking to counter the offense by Seia and move into the clinch.
Henry White is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
White shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Seia as he avoids it easily.
White rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Seia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Seia swings for the body but White moves out of range.
White throws a big counter combination but Seia scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
White shoots in looking for a takedown but Seia manages to keep the fight standing, pushing White's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seia bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
White has his takedown stuffed
and Seia counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
White drops his hands momentarily and Seia takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Seia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seia lands a nice looking kick to the body. White takes a step back to recover.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
White misses the shot to the body.
White shoots and misses
and Seia makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
White fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Seia. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Seia.
Seia lands a body shot.
White shoots in looking for a takedown but Seia manages to keep the fight standing, pushing White's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A nice side step and Seia releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
White has a takedown stuffed.
Seia connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Seia throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
White is rocked!
White moves in looking to clinch but Seia pushes him off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Seia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The fight stays on the outside here - White looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Seia tries a quick counter leg kick but White is wise to it.
Seia defends well against a solid takedown attempt from White.
Seia is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
White throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Seia's waist but Seia gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing White off to one side.
White closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
White throws a push kick but Seia slaps the foot to one side.
A nice side step and Seia releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Seia drops White with a big left hand and mounts him. White is in big trouble!
Oh White is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
White takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Seia's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gustavo Seia!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jeffrey Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marshall Law (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller comes to the cage accompanied by Killers. Law has chosen K.C.S. as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Marshall Law enters the cage!
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156 lbs
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152 lbs
12 - 6 - 1 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeffrey Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marshall Law!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Law fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Miller.
A swing and a miss from Law.
Jab, jab by Law - just one landing.
Jeffrey Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller sizes up Law with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Law is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Miller.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Miller lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Miller punishes Law's body with a nice straight punch.
Miller cracks the inside of Law's front leg.
Miller throws a head kick but Law moves out of range.
Law lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Law.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miller slips a straight right by Law.
Miller fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Law has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Miller needs to keep his hands up - Law had a free shot at his head there.
Law throws a hook but Miller blocks it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Law.
No joy there for Law, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Law misses with a looping right.
Law fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Miller has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Miller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Law just misses with a punch to the body.
Miller throws out a loose jab but Law uses good head movement to avoid it.
Law drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Law scores with a jab.
Miller misses the jab.
Law only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Law tries to clinch but Miller moves out of range.
Miller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Law checks a leg kick nicely.
Miller moves out of range of the body kick.
Miller connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Law's hands.
Law uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Miller.
Miller slips under a jab from Law.
Law ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Miller moves away.
Miller lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Law throws a lazy uppercut
and Miller counters with a nice uppercut.
Law checks the leg kick nicely there.
Miller scores with a jab to the head.
Miller moves out of range of the body kick.
Miller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Law throws a jab when Miller was well out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miller connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Law momentarily.
Miller scores with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Law throws a low kick but Miller avoids it.
Law tries to land a leg kick but Miller saw it coming and moves away.
A shot to the liver by Law. Beautiful body shot.
Law has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Miller.
Nice straight punches there by Law. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Law.
Law has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Miller finds it's way round the side to connect with Law's head.
Miller tries to bum rush Law with a series of wild strikes but Law uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Law misses with a body shot.
Law staying out of range there.
Law tries to counter with a clinch but Miller shakes him off and moves away.
A left lands for Miller.
Miller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Miller throws a hook but Law blocks it.
Law has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Law there as he acknowledges the shot.
Miller misses with a straight left.
Law wants to counter with a clinch but Miller pushes him away.
A telegraphed right hand from Law misses the target.
Miller throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Law's head.
Miller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Law throws a nice inside leg kick.
Miller throws a low kick, looking for Law's leg but Law calmly moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Law throws a leg kick but Miller sees it coming and checks it nicely.
It looked like Miller was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Law.
Miller digs a good hook to Law's body.
Miller throws a right and a left that both miss.
Miller misses with a low kick as Law jumps back.
Miller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Law.
Miller misses with a looping right.
Law ducks under a wild hook from Miller.
Miller tries to keep at a distance but Law has taken the fight into the clinch.
Law misses with some punches.
Law fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Law lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Law struggles to land a body shot inside as Miller controls his hands.
Good body shot from Law.
Law can't find room to land a body shot as Miller controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller tries to circle away but Law has him pinned against the cage.
Law throws a head punch that misses.
Miller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Miller. Those never looked like landing.
Miller lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Law missing with a left hand there. Miller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Law cracks Miller with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Law blocks a leg kick.
Miller with a jab.
That kick from Law tenderised Miller's leg. Miller is trying to keep his angry face on.
Miller throws a leg kick
and Law counters with an outside leg kick.
Miller takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Miller just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miller misses with a head kick.
Law lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Law buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Law throws a right hand that misses
and Miller counters with a good low kick that Law was not able to check.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jeffrey Miller will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Miller throws the left hand but Law avoids the punch easily.
Nice uppercut there from Miller.
Miller staying out of range there.
Law lands a jab to the nose.
Miller uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Law.
Jab, jab by Law - just one landing.
Law moves out of range as Miller strikes.
Law lands a right hook to the body.
Law throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Miller is looking for a counter combo.
Miller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Law tries to counter with a clinch but Miller shakes him off and moves away.
Law throws a hook to the side of Miller's head but Miller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Miller attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Miller throws an overhand right that lands on Law's shoulder, as Law tries to avoid the shot.
Miller looks to score with a jab to the body but Law is just out of range.
Miller moves forwards but Law connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Miller.
A solid leg kick lands there for Law.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Law is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Miller scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Miller.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Law, as that shot connected.
A solid leg kick lands there for Miller.
Miller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Miller is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Law doesn't manage to clinch there - Miller circles away.
Miller cracks Law with a good jab.
Law checks a low kick from Miller.
Miller throws a looping overhand right but Law ducks down to avoid it.
Miller walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Law checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Miller fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Law is out of range.
Miller misses with a low kick.
Law avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A nice inside leg kick there by Law. That's going to slow Miller down.
Miller swinging wildly here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Law, as that shot connected.
Jeffrey Miller is winning the standup battle so far.
Law throws a low kick but it's checked well by Miller.
Miller swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Law just misses with a punch to the body.
Law feints and then cracks Miller's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Miller down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Law misses with a wild body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Law tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Miller's elbow.
Miller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Law misses with a punch on the inside.
Miller is trying to break the clinch but Law is controlling him.
Law misses with a punch to the body.
Law misses with a punch to the body.
Law scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Miller wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Law has him pressed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Law.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Miller misses with a hook. Law ducked under it nicely.
Miller connects with a crisp jab.
Miller on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Law gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Law slips under a jab.
Miller throws a body shot but no joy.
Miller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Miller connects with a crisp jab.
Law lands a jab to the head.
A big right from Miller misses.
Miller misses with a jab, cross combination.
Miller chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Law moves out of range as Miller strikes.
Law throws out a counter right but Miller avoids it with no problem.
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!
Law misses with a wild body shot.
Miller looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Miller lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Miller throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a poor cross that misses
and Law counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Law goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Law keeps control of Miller as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Law working aggressively here.
Law tries to throw a body punch but Miller avoids it by throwing Law back against the cage.
Miller's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Law throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Millers head.
Law fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Miller wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Law has him pressed against the cage.
Law can't find room to land a body shot as Miller controls the action.
Law lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Miller.
Law doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Law misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Marshall Law will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Miller takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Law misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miller.
Law misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Miller counters with a nice leg kick.
A cross from Miller lands.
Law blocks a head kick by Miller.
Miller bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Law's head backwards.
Miller misses with an uppercut. Law saw that one coming.
Law fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Miller has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Miller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Law sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Miller throws a right and a left that both miss.
Law swinging wildly here.
Miller on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Law misses with an uppercut. Miller saw that one coming.
Law feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Miller's calf.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miller misses with a looping left.
Law is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Miller lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Law throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Law checks a leg kick.
Miller misses with a wild combination.
It seemed like Law was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Law looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Miller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Miller misses the jab.
Miller lands a leg kick that knocks Law off balance momentarily.
Miller throws a chopping leg kick but Law manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Miller throws a leg kick which misses Law's front leg but catches the back leg as Law tries to avoid it.
Miller wants to slow Law down by chopping away at his legs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Law, right into the meat.
Miller takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Law throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Miller stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A chopping leg kick lands by Miller.
Miller takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Law tests Miller's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Law cracks Miller with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miller throws a one two combo.
Law tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Miller paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Miller with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Miller slips a jab from Law.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miller. Law does a little dance to reset his feet.
Law scores with a jab to the head.
Miller getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Miller moves away from the strike by Law.
Law throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Miller on the side of the head.
Miller scores with a hook to the body. Law takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Law misses with a hook. Miller ducked under it nicely.
Miller moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Law throws a leg kick
and Miller counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Miller takes a jab right on the kisser.
Law moves out of range of the leg kick from Miller.
Miller drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A telegraphed right hand from Miller misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller misses with a looping right.
Law is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Law has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Law uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Miller.
Law turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Miller is looking to chop away at Law's legs.
Law uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Miller.
Miller throws a right and a left that both miss.
Miller walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Miller checks a leg kick.
Law doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Miller with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Law to score with a decent uppercut.
Miller works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Miller throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Law stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Law punishes Miller's body with a nice straight punch.
Law is looking to clinch.
Law avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Law, right into the meat.
Law blocks a head kick by Miller.
A solid leg kick lands there for Law.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Law misses with a low kick.
Miller throws a nice inside leg kick.
Law misses with a straight right.
Law throws a body shot but no joy.
Law throws a leg kick but Miller checks it.
Law lands with an uppercut that bounces Miller off the cage and back into range.
Miller does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Miller fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Law swings widly with a right hand
and Miller counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Miller throws a low kick but Law moves out of range easily.
A slow jab from Law misses its intended target.
Law misses with a hook. Miller ducked under it nicely.
Miller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Law.
Miller fires out a quick counter leg kick but Law just manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miller blocks a low kick nicely.
A leg kick checked by Miller.
Law takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Miller slips a jab from Law.
Law slips a jab from Miller.
It seemed like Law was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marshall Law.
I think Law has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommaso Baroni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arzlan Bathory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bathory has chosen Brain Scan as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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208 lbs
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203 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
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommaso Baroni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arzlan Bathory!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bathory listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bathory gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bathory misses with a looping left.
Arzlan Bathory seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice cross by Baroni.
It looks like Arzlan Bathory has been cut.
Baroni is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sloppy strikes from Bathory. Those never looked like landing.
Baroni looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bathory fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bathory is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bathory cracks Baroni with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bathory lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Baroni backs up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baroni throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bathory sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bathory cracks Baroni with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Baroni throws a body punch but Bathory moves out of range.
Baroni with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bathory to score with a decent uppercut.
Baroni looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bathory doesn't manage to clinch there - Baroni circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bathory closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Tommaso Baroni has been cut.
Baroni is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Baroni defending well as Bathory loads up on a big left hand.
Baroni wants to land a leg kick but Bathory is out of range.
Baroni looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Baroni avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bathory looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bathory connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Baroni's hands.
Bathory throws a right hand that misses
and Baroni makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Baroni blocks a jab.
Baroni connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bathory momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bathory keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bathory scores with a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Baroni blocks the leg kick.
Bathory throws a sloppy head kick and Baroni moves out of range easily.
Bathory connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baroni ducks under a wild hook from Bathory.
Bathory throws the kick towards the body but Baroni avoids it.
Bathory throws a jab when Baroni was well out of range.
Baroni misses with a looping left.
Bathory is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Baroni had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bathory looks to throw the jab but Baroni is out of range.
Bathory lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bathory has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Baroni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baroni throws the left hand but Bathory avoids the punch easily.
Bathory lands a nice shot that snaps Baroni's head back.
Bathory tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A swing and a miss from Baroni.
Baroni tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bathory moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A jab lands there for Bathory.
Bathory rushes Baroni and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Baroni blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baroni lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bathory working aggressively here.
Baroni lands a shot to the body.
Bathory tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baroni blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bathory will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Baroni up against the cage.
Bathory lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bathory's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice elbow from Bathory.
Bathory lands with a right to the head.
Bathory misses with an elbow strike.
Bathory wants to stall.
Bathory blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bathory dodges an elbow strike from Baroni.
Bathory tries a knee to the head but Baroni blocks it.
Baroni doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Baroni lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baroni missing with knees to the body.
Baroni tries to land knees in the clinch but Bathory avoids the damage to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bathory blocking some punches.
Bathory with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Baroni tries to throw a body punch but Bathory avoids it by throwing Baroni back against the cage.
Bathory looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Baroni tries a body shot but Bathory blocks it.
Baroni looking to slow down the pace here.
Bathory's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Baroni takes an elbow to the forehead.
Baroni lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Baroni leaning against his opponent.
Bathory controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Baroni creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bathory is trying to stall.
Baroni slowing the pace effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arzlan Bathory dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
A jab from Bathory misses.
It looked like Baroni wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bathory takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bathory tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Baroni counter with a right hand.
Bathory has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Baroni clinches up against the cage.
Baroni pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Baroni is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bathory is keeping busy.
Bathory misses with a punch on the inside.
Bathory digs a right hand underneath Baroni's ribcage. Baroni let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bathory comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bathory.
Bathory swings wildly with an uppercut but Baroni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baroni takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bathory misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baroni can't find room to land a body shot as Bathory controls the action.
Baroni wants to stall.
Baroni misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baroni throws an elbow that misses.
Bathory's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Baroni blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baroni lands a shoulder strike.
Bathory is rocked!
A short right from Baroni on the inside.
Bathory is still on wobbly legs! Can Baroni finish him?
Baroni creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Bathory with a big uppercut! Bathory tries to clinch up but Baroni pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Bathory to the mat! Bathory covers up and Baroni unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tommaso Baroni!
After winning the bout, Tommaso Baroni thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between DeShawn Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arjen Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Eazy e- real mother fuckin gs. Overeem is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Switchblade Smiles. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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27
177 lbs
13 - 1 - 0 |
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184 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, DeShawn Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arjen Overeem!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overeem cracks Johnson with an open hand slap.
It looks like DeShawn Johnson has been cut.
Overeem on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Overeem throws a body kick that misses
and Overeem takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A chopping leg kick lands by Overeem.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Overeem has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Johnson lands a nice shot that snaps Overeem's head back.
Johnson throws a body punch but Overeem moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Overeem. That's going to slow Johnson down.
Overeem doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Overeem needs to keep his hands up - Johnson had a free shot at his head there.
Overeem is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Overeem tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Overeem swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Overeem is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Overeem is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnson finish him?
Overeem gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Johnson counters with a huge left! Overeem is in big trouble! He's backing up but Johnson isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Overeem from any more damage. A dominating finish by Johnson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). DeShawn Johnson!
During a confident post fight interview, DeShawn Johnson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darren Lockyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Bugaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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40
198 lbs
35 - 17 - 1 |
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215 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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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
35 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Darren Lockyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, David Bugaev!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bugaev connects with a nice looking jab.
Lockyer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lockyer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bugaev drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lockyer defends it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bugaev. Lockyer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lockyer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bugaev.
Lockyer throws a shot to the body.
Bugaev throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Lockyer tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bugaev is in Lockyer's guard.
Lockyer kicks Bugaev off and gets to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bugaev misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from Lockyer misses the target.
Bugaev drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lockyer defends it well.
Lockyer throws a lazy right hand but Bugaev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bugaev feints the counter takedown.
Lockyer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lockyer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bugaev misses with a double jab.
Bugaev throws the left hand but Lockyer avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lockyer walks into a left hand.
Lockyer digs a good hook to Bugaev's body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lockyer - that will leave a mark!
Lockyer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bugaev looks winded!
A jab from Bugaev misses.
Lockyer attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bugaev drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lockyer defends it well.
Bugaev closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lockyer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lockyer drives through and clinches with Bugaev against the cage.
Lockyer being controlled against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lockyer.
Lockyer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bugaev backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bugaev scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hook to the body lands for Lockyer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lockyer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bugaev.
Bugaev wants to stall.
Bugaev tries to stall but Lockyer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lockyer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bugaev has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lockyer is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lockyer lands with a light punch inside.
Lockyer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lockyer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lockyer.
Lockyer tries a low kick but Bugaev avoids it.
Bugaev walks into a stiff left hand from Lockyer.
Bugaev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lockyer.
Bugaev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lockyer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bugaev was well out of range. Poor timing from Lockyer.
Lockyer rushes Bugaev and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bugaev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bugaev lands a jab to Lockyer's midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Bugaev. That snapped Lockyer's head back.
Lockyer throws a leg kick but Bugaev sees it coming and moves out of range.
And Bugaev tries to counter it with a takedown but Lockyer pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bugaev misses with a combination
and Lockyer counters with a thumping low kick.
Bugaev takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lockyer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bugaev was well out of range. Poor timing from Lockyer.
Bugaev avoids the body shot from Lockyer.
Bugaev moves out of range of the strikes.
Bugaev misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lockyer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bugaev missing with a left hand there. Lockyer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bugaev shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bugaev showed some decent athleticism there.
Bugaev throws a strike but Lockyer avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lockyer bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bugaev's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bugaev keeping moving, preventing Lockyer from controlling successfully.
Bugaev has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bugaev is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Our spies down at at Russian Top Team Elite Gym inform us that Bugaev has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Bugaev has a closed guard, preventing Lockyer from standing up.
Bugaev is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lockyer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lockyer lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Lockyer dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lockyer 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 Bugaev has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bugaev and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bugaev just misses with a punch to the body.
Lockyer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bugaev takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lockyer looks for the body kick but Bugaev saw that one coming.
Bugaev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lockyer.
Bugaev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bugaev tries to bum rush Lockyer with a series of wild strikes but Lockyer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lockyer throws a leg kick but Bugaev sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bugaev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lockyer.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Lockyer here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Lockyer swings for the body but Bugaev moves out of range.
Lockyer misses with a double jab.
Lockyer scores with a sloppy right hand. Bugaev should have avoided that one.
Lockyer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lockyer. Bugaev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bugaev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lockyer.
Lockyer tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bugaev connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lockyer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lockyer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bugaev. Lockyer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lockyer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bugaev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bugaev misses the jab.
Bugaev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lockyer.
Lockyer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bugaev.
Bugaev is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bugaev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lockyer misses the shot to the body.
Lockyer moves into the clinch.
Bugaev throws a punch but it's blocked by Lockyer.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bugaev.
Bugaev struggles to land a body shot inside as Lockyer controls his hands.
Bugaev lands with a short shot to the head.
Lockyer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bugaev.
Lockyer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lockyer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lockyer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lockyer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bugaev.
Lockyer wants to clinch
and Bugaev counters with a nice double leg into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lockyer is on top in guard.
Bugaev trying to keep a closed guard but Lockyer is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lockyer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lockyer lands a couple of decent looking shots.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bugaev is on top in guard.
Darren Lockyer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bugaev connects with a couple of short punches.
Bugaev postures up in Lockyer's guard and throws a big left but Lockyer blocks it.
Lockyer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lockyer wants to get back to his feet but Bugaev is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bugaev lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bugaev postures up in Lockyer's guard and throws a big left but Lockyer blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bugaev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bugaev trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lockyer is adopting a defensive guard.
Lockyer looking for a sweep. Not yet Lockyer, not yet.
Bugaev lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lockyer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lockyer is looking to stand up but Bugaev isn't so interested in that idea.
Bugaev controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bugaev scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Darren Lockyer will probably get the nod.
That's time! Lockyer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bugaev lands the left hand.
Bugaev throws an overhand right that lands on Lockyer's shoulder, as Lockyer tries to avoid the shot.
Bugaev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lockyer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bugaev can do to turn this around?
Lockyer tries to clinch
and Bugaev counters with a right hand to the body.
Lockyer is looking to wear down Bugaev with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bugaev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lockyer.
Lockyer staying out of range there.
Bugaev throws a body punch but Lockyer moves out of range.
Bugaev moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lockyer lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bugaev will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bugaev takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lockyer takes a swing at Bugaev's ribcage but misses.
Lockyer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bugaev manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bugaev smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bugaev takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Darren Lockyer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lockyer lands a really nice looking cross but Bugaev seems unphased.
Bugaev moves away from the strike by Lockyer.
Lockyer digs a good hook to Bugaev's body.
Lockyer scores with a punch to the head.
Lockyer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Darren Lockyer is winning the standup battle so far.
Lockyer cracks Bugaev with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bugaev throws a right hand that misses
and Lockyer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bugaev is rocked!
Bugaev takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bugaev is still on wobbly legs! Can Lockyer finish him?
Bugaev tries to work over Lockyer's front leg with a kick but Lockyer checks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bugaev on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
David Bugaev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lockyer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bugaev manages to avoid it.
Darren Lockyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bugaev scores with a jab to the head.
Bugaev seems to have recovered his senses.
Bugaev misses with a hook
and Lockyer counters with a crisp one two that drops Bugaev! Lockyer thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Bugaev to his feet! Bugaev is in big trouble!
Lockyer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lockyer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bugaev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bugaev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lockyer manages to avoid it.
Good exchange - Lockyer coming out on top.
Nice sprawl there from Lockyer as Bugaev shoots in.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lockyer. Bugaev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lockyer misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lockyer sends Bugaev crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Lockyer is motioning to the referee to let Bugaev up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Bugaev walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Lockyer! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Darren Lockyer!
Darren Lockyer really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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