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MMMA 46 Bestarrson vs De Crote PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Phoenix Templar (ranked 7852 p4p, 539 weight class) and Lewis Lee (ranked 5446 p4p, 449 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Lee's choice of entrance music: Shoots and Ladders. Lewis Lee has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Phoenix Templar's chin.
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167 lbs
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162 lbs
27 - 14 - 2 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
14 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Phoenix Templar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Lewis Lee!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee misses with a hook to the body
and Templar counters with a nice uppercut.
Lee 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.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Templar's head but Templar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Templar avoids the body shot from Lee.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Templar moves away.
Templar swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Templar misses with an uppercut
and Lee counters with a low kick, right behind Templar 's knee.
Lee jabs Templar to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lewis Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lee throws a body shot but no joy.
Templar was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee throws a sloppy body shot
and Templar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Danga de danga de dang - Templar scores with a four punch combination!
A shot to the body from Lee misses
and Templar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Templar darts in and clinches Lee up against the cage.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Templar has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lee is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Good body shot from Lee.
Lee is pressed up against the cage. Templar has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lee down to the mat. Lee avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nice shot by Templar.
Templar connects with a nice looking jab.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Lee moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Templar is looking to clinch.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee throws a lazy uppercut
and Templar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Templar's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lee under the eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Templar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee tries to clinch
and Templar counters with a right hand to the body.
Lee is looking to clinch.
Templar lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lee tries to work over Templar's front leg with a kick but Templar checks it.
Templar lands with a nice combination. Lee backs away looking to recover.
Lee lands a body shot.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Templar was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Lee closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lee scores with a hook to the body. Templar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Templar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Templar throws a shot from downtown. Lee moves away and avoids it.
Lee blocks a jab.
Templar clinches.
Templar wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phoenix Templar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Templar.
Templar tries for a takedown but Lee manages to get underhooks.
Lee gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Templar.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lee is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Templar is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Templar gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Lee regains guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Templar trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee wants to stand but Templar is controlling the position.
Templar postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Lee is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Templar, into his guard.
Templar has an active guard here but Lee has managed to pass into half guard.
Templar is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lee pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phoenix Templar dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lee misses the body punch
and Templar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lee takes one to the side of the head.
Phoenix Templar is winning the standup battle so far.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Templar swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Templar is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Templar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Templar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lee can do to turn this around?
Lee works Templar's body with a nice hook.
Lee slips a straight right by Templar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee tries to move into range but Templar moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lee misses the body punch
and Templar counters with a straight right hand.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Templar scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lee in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Templar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lee misses with an uppercut. Templar saw that one coming.
Lee takes a swing at Templar's ribcage but misses.
Templar lands a jab.
Lee takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lee is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Templar rather than just go for the knockout.
Lee is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lee swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Templar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Templar throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lee.
Lee is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Templar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Templar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.
Templar was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Templar was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Lee throws a front kick aimed at Templar's knee but Templar avoids it well.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Lee swings for the body but Templar moves out of range.
Templar is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lee misses with a body punch
and Templar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Lee gets a clinch.
Templar wants to take the fight to the mat but Lee manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Templar avoids a wild elbow strike from Lee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee stops a takedown attempt from Templar.
A hook to the body from Lee.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Templar's elbow.
Lee lands an elbow inside.
Lee throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Templar has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lee avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phoenix Templar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Templar gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lee manages to get to full guard.
Lee working a defensive guard here.
Templar wants to pass the guard but Lee is keeping the position.
Lee not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Templar will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Templar is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Lee is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Lee has escaped and now he's on top!
Lee gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Lee throws a body shot but no joy.
Templar moves out of range as Lee strikes.
Lee misses with an uppercut
and Templar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee misses with a double jab
and Templar makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phoenix Templar dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Templar throws out the jab.
Templar moves into range and clinches up with Lee.
Still in the clinch, Lee scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Templar avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage.
Templar drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Templar is trying to drag Lee to the mat but Lee just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Templar has Lee pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lee manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phoenix Templar. 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.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Templar avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage.
A short right from Lee on the inside.
Templar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee wants to stall.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lee.
Lee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Templar.
Lee is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A short body shot lands from Lee as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lee working aggressively here.
Templar drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lee gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Templar tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lee is stalling here.
Lee connects with a knee to the head.
Lee is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Templar blocks a body shot from Lee.
Templar wants a takedown.
Lewis Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Templar controls the action.
Lee scores with a shot to the side of Templar's head.
Templar wants to take the fight to the mat but Lee manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Lee.
Templar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lewis Lee seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Templar wants to take the fight to the mat but Lee manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lee is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Templar is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lee.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Templar.
Lee throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lee gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Templar.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lee.
Templar is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee misses with some punches.
Oh Templar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lee stops a takedown attempt from Templar.
Lee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Templar uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a shoulder strike.
Templar blocks an uppercut.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee pushes Templar against the cage. Lee is working some dirty boxing. Lee pushes off with a quick right hook! Templar goes down! Templar tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Lee moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lewis Lee!
Lewis Lee decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sofoklis Aristotelis (ranked 5395 p4p, 191 weight class) and Maximo Jefe (ranked 4787 p4p, 165 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jefe's choice of entrance music: El Jefe. Maximo Jefe has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sofoklis Aristotelis's chin.
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265 lbs
18 - 12 - 0 |
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30
270 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sofoklis Aristotelis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maximo Jefe!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aristotelis forces Jefe back against the cage and clinches.
Jefe wants a takedown.
Aristotelis really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jefe looking for a takedown.
Aristotelis tries to work over Jefe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aristotelis lands an elbow just above Jefe 's eye.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Aristotelis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jefe's brow.
Jefe leaning against his opponent.
Aristotelis looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Aristotelis stops a takedown attempt from Jefe.
Sofoklis Aristotelis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maximo Jefe.
Aristotelis lands an elbow that stopped Jefe in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Maximo Jefe has been cut.
Jefe tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Aristotelis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jefe wants to break free but Aristotelis has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jefe blocks an elbow strike.
Jefe lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Aristotelis throws an elbow but misses.
Aristotelis lands an elbow just above Jefe 's eye.
Nice elbow from Aristotelis.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aristotelis misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aristotelis pushes off an throws an elbow but Jefe leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jefe jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Aristotelis walks away with a smile on his face. Jefe gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Aristotelis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jefe can't get the takedown.
Jefe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aristotelis closes the distance and clinches.
Jefe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Aristotelis has him pressed against the cage.
Aristotelis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jefe avoids the elbow strike from Aristotelis, against the cage.
Jefe jumps guard but Aristotelis stands there with Jefe around his waist. Jefe gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Aristotelis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jefe backwards.
Aristotelis misses with a body punch.
Aristotelis looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Aristotelis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jefe backwards.
Aristotelis throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jefe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aristotelis lands a head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aristotelis closes the distance and clinches.
Aristotelis can't find room to land a body shot as Jefe controls the action.
Aristotelis has a couple of punches blocked by Jefe.
Jefe drops down looking for an ankle pick but Aristotelis pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jefe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jefe takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Aristotelis rushes Jefe and presses him up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Jefe's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jefe manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aristotelis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aristotelis moves into range and clinches up with Jefe.
Aristotelis looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jefe just leaning against Aristotelis, taking a breather.
Aristotelis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Aristotelis misses with the head strike.
Jefe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jefe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aristotelis has managed to clinch.
Aristotelis throws a punch but it's blocked by Jefe.
Jefe avoids a wild elbow strike from Aristotelis.
Jefe blocks an elbow strike.
Aristotelis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jefe is trying to pull guard but Aristotelis has him pressed against the cage.
Aristotelis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jefe has clasped his hands together around Aristotelis's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Aristotelis wants to get back to his feet but Jefe drags him back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aristotelis prevents Jefe from moving into mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jefe is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Aristotelis knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jefe tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jefe has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jefe tries to move to mount but Aristotelis blocks the move with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sofoklis Aristotelis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maximo Jefe's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Aristotelis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jefe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jefe or perhaps it was just good defense by Aristotelis, which made it look bad.
Aristotelis darts in and clinches Jefe up against the cage.
Jefe tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Aristotelis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jefe takes an elbow to the temple.
Sofoklis Aristotelis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Aristotelis has a couple of punches blocked by Jefe.
Aristotelis has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Aristotelis looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jefe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jefe has clasped his hands together around Aristotelis's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Aristotelis is pushing Jefe's head away, looking to escape. Jefe manages to hold on to the position though.
Aristotelis is not content to let Jefe control the position.
Jefe is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Aristotelis is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aristotelis is looking for a sweep.
Jefe in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Aristotelis is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Jefe is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Aristotelis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aristotelis tries to clinch but Jefe moves out of range.
Jefe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jefe throws a counter combo.
Aristotelis gets a clinch.
Jefe dodges an elbow strike from Aristotelis.
Jefe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jefe avoids a wild elbow strike from Aristotelis.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Aristotelis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jefe is trying to pull guard but Aristotelis has him pressed against the cage.
Sofoklis Aristotelis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maximo Jefe.
Jefe is trying to maintain a safe position but Aristotelis gets an underhook and turns Jefe into the cage.
Aristotelis misses with some punches.
Jefe pulls guard.
Jefe trying to keep a closed guard but Aristotelis is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jefe working a defensive guard but Aristotelis passes into half guard.
Aristotelis tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Jefe.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jefe is looking to improve his position.
Aristotelis seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Jefe is looking for a sweep. Aristotelis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jefe looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Aristotelis sitting and controlling from the half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Jefe tries to get to full guard but Aristotelis has control of the leg.
Jefe trying to control from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jefe looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Aristotelis kicks Jefe off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sofoklis Aristotelis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Maximo Jefe's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Aristotelis leaves Jefe with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aristotelis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jefe wants to counter the offense by Aristotelis and move into the clinch position.
Jefe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aristotelis leaves Jefe with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jefe is trying hard to land a takedown here. Aristotelis sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sofoklis Aristotelis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maximo Jefe.
Aristotelis tries to clinch there but Jefe circles away.
Jefe shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Aristotelis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jefe is trying to pull guard but Aristotelis has him pressed against the cage.
Aristotelis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aristotelis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jefe jumps guard.
Jefe is looking to stand back up but Aristotelis counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Jefe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aristotelis prevents Jefe from improving his position.
Jefe is trying is best to control the position here.
Jefe is looking to improve his position.
Aristotelis is thwarting Jefe's attempts to control the position.
Jefe tries to get to full guard but Aristotelis has control of the leg.
Jefe trying to control here.
Aristotelis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jefe can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jefe gets full guard.
Jefe looking for a sweep. Not yet Jefe, not yet.
Aristotelis tries to stand but Jefe is controlling from the bottom.
Aristotelis 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.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Aristotelis tries to clinch up but Jefe circles away and keeps his distance.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jefe!
Jefe tries to clinch there but Aristotelis circles away.
Aristotelis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sofoklis Aristotelis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aristotelis wants to clinch.
Maximo Jefe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jefe wants to clinch.
Sofoklis Aristotelis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aristotelis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jefe wants to clinch.
Maximo Jefe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aristotelis leaves Jefe with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jefe shoots in looking for a takedown. Aristotelis tries to sprawl out of it but Jefe keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Aristotelis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Aristotelis just misses with a punch to the body.
Jefe throws a counter combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Aristotelis. No joy for Jefe on that attempt.
Aristotelis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jefe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aristotelis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aristotelis moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Aristotelis forces Jefe back against the cage and clinches.
Jefe avoids a wild elbow strike from Aristotelis.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Aristotelis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jefe's brow.
Jefe blocks an elbow strike.
Aristotelis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jefe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aristotelis clinches with his opponent.
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!
Aristotelis can't find room to land a body shot as Jefe controls the action.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jefe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sofoklis Aristotelis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Aristotelis closes the distance and clinches.
Aristotelis misses with an elbow strike.
Aristotelis managing to block the knees to the body from Jefe.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sofoklis Aristotelis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Aristotelis, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sofoklis Aristotelis!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Sofoklis Aristotelis made sure he mentioned GREEN!160, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Estefan Sanchez (ranked 3748 p4p, 484 weight class) and Simo Hayha (ranked 4326 p4p, 544 weight class). Sanchez comes to the cage accompanied by Lil'Wayne - Right Above It feat. Drake. Estefan Sanchez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Simo Hayha's chin.
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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
18 - 25 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Estefan Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Simo Hayha!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayha connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Estefan Sanchez has been cut.
Hayha drives through and clinches with Sanchez against the cage.
Sanchez breaks from the clinch.
Hayha looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sanchez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hayha in his tracks.
Sanchez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hayha is out of range.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and Hayha moves out of range easily.
Hayha showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hayha counters with a nice uppercut.
Sanchez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sanchez gets tackled into the cage by Hayha. Hayha maintains the clinch.
Hayha throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sanchezs head.
Hayha blocks an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hayha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hayha being controlled against the cage.
A short left from Hayha.
Hayha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayha lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sanchez misses with a knee strike.
Sanchez lands with a right to the head.
Sanchez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hayha lands a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Hayha scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sanchez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hayha's brow.
Sanchez blocking some punches.
Sanchez will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hayha up against the cage.
Hayha working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hayha misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hayha scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Hayha.
Sanchez is rocked!
Hayha lands with a left to the head.
Oh Sanchez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hayha lands a hook that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
Hayha creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Sanchez with a big uppercut! Sanchez tries to clinch up but Hayha pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Sanchez to the mat! Sanchez covers up and Hayha unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Simo Hayha!
An out of breath Simo Hayha 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ori Jokinen (ranked 2686 p4p, 130 weight class) and Tyrone The Crack Head (ranked 2323 p4p, 104 weight class). The Crack Head has chosen Mr. Flamboyant as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 18 - 1, fighting out of London, Ori Jokinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyrone The Crack Head!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Crack Head connects with an inside leg kick.
The Crack Head looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The Crack Head motions for Jokinen to come forward. The Crack Head throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The Crack Head takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The Crack Head misses with a two punch combination.
Jokinen half committed to a counter leg kick.
The Crack Head gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The Crack Head throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jokinen tried to counter with a leg kick but The Crack Head avoided it.
The Crack Head cracks the inside of Jokinen's front leg.
Jokinen throws a right and a left that The Crack Head avoids nicely.
The Crack Head scores with the left hand. Jokinen knows he should have avoided that one.
The Crack Head checks a low kick from Jokinen.
The Crack Head swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The Crack Head waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jokinen.
Jokinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jokinen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The Crack Head slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The Crack Head throws a poor cross that misses
and Jokinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jokinen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at AREA 51 in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Crack Head scoring well with a low kick there.
Jokinen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by The Crack Head. The Crack Head obviously looking to wear him down.
The Crack Head throws a low kick, looking for Jokinen's leg but Jokinen calmly moves out of range.
Jokinen lets loose with a powerful body kick. The Crack Head will feel that in the morning.
Jokinen throws a shot from downtown. The Crack Head moves away and avoids it.
The Crack Head swings widly with a right hand
and Jokinen counters with a nice uppercut.
The Crack Head attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jokinen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jokinen throws a series of strikes that have The Crack Head backpedaling.
Jokinen lands with a nice body kick.
Jokinen looks to land a right hand but The Crack Head moved out of range.
The Crack Head was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
The Crack Head blocks a head kick by Jokinen.
Jokinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jokinen looks to throw the jab but The Crack Head is out of range.
Tyrone The Crack Head is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jokinen throws a body punch but The Crack Head moves out of range.
Jokinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jokinen.
The Crack Head lands a left and a right that send Jokinen crashing to the mat, dazed. The Crack Head thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Jokinen is rocked!
The Crack Head misses with a hook. Jokinen ducked under it nicely.
Oh Jokinen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The Crack Head darts in and clinches Jokinen up against the cage.
The Crack Head misses with a punch on the inside.
The Crack Head throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jokinen seems to have got his legs back now.
Jokinen lands a right hand.
Jokinen dodges an elbow strike from The Crack Head.
The Crack Head is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jokinen is defending well for now.
A shot in the inside from Jokinen.
The Crack Head blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The Crack Head throws a punch but it's blocked by Jokinen.
Jokinen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The Crack Head blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from The Crack Head.
Jokinen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The Crack Head blocks an uppercut.
The Crack Head lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jokinen backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by The Crack Head.
The Crack Head misses with an elbow over the top.
Jokinen scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Jokinen.
The Crack Head tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jokinen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice body punch from Jokinen - that landed with a thud.
Jokinen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The Crack Head throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jokinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jokinen wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ori Jokinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jokinen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The Crack Head throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jokinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Crack Head creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The Crack Head missing with knees to the body.
The Crack Head missing with knees to the body.
Jokinen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Jokinen.
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!
The referee is keeping an eye on Jokinen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The Crack Head throws an elbow that misses.
Jokinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The Crack Head misses with a knee to the head.
Jokinen is working The Crack Head over against the cage.
The Crack Head comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jokinen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite The Crack Head's efforts to push away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jokinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The Crack Head tries to land knees in the clinch but Jokinen avoids the damage to the body.
The Crack Head lands a right hand.
Jokinen lands a hook that snaps the head of The Crack Head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tyrone The Crack Head will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jokinen fakes the leg kick and cracks The Crack Head in the body.
The Crack Head works the jab nicely.
The Crack Head moves out of range of the body kick from Jokinen.
The Crack Head takes one on the button.
The Crack Head throws a nice outside leg kick.
The Crack Head throws an off balance right hand
letting Jokinen counter with a right hand.
Jab, jab by The Crack Head - just one landing.
Jokinen scores with a jab to the head.
Jokinen dips to his left and cracks The Crack Head with an uppercut!
The Crack Head lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Crack Head throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jokinen on the side of the head.
The Crack Head throws a low kick but Jokinen moves out of range easily.
Jokinen instigates a clinch.
The Crack Head trying to land knees to the body.
Jokinen avoids a wild elbow strike from The Crack Head.
Jokinen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jokinen lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by The Crack Head.
Jokinen has a couple of punches blocked by The Crack Head.
The Crack Head prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jokinen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables The Crack Head to keep the fight standing.
Jokinen scores with a shoulder strike.
Jokinen scores with a shot to the side of The Crack Head's head.
Jokinen can't find room to land a body shot as The Crack Head controls the action.
The Crack Head throws an elbow but it misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jokinen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jokinen lands a nice uppercut.
The Crack Head missing with knees to the body.
The Crack Head is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jokinen is defending well for now.
The Crack Head's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jokinen pushes The Crack Head back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The Crack Head misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jokinen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen blocks the elbow strike.
Jokinen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jokinen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Crack Head lands with a left to the head.
The Crack Head is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jokinen is defending well for now.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jokinen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
With the fighters up against the cage, The Crack Head throws an elbow but misses.
The Crack Head pushes off an throws an elbow but Jokinen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The Crack Head unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jokinen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The Crack Head throws an elbow but it misses.
Tyrone The Crack Head seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The Crack Head misses with an elbow strike.
The Crack Head pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Jokinen.
The Crack Head lands with a right to the head.
The Crack Head tries to land knees in the clinch but Jokinen avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jokinen.
Jokinen scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen avoids a wild elbow strike from The Crack Head.
Jokinen lands a body shot.
Jokinen scores with a hook to the body.
Jokinen blocks the elbow strike.
The Crack Head trying to land knees to the body.
Jokinen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jokinen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The Crack Head tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jokinen blocks an elbow strike from The Crack Head.
The Crack Head misses with some punches.
Jokinen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jokinen blocks the elbow strike.
The Crack Head missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Crack Head.
The Crack Head looking to throw knees to the head but Jokinen is blocking nicely.
Jokinen misses with a punch on the inside.
The Crack Head trying to land knees to the body.
Jokinen lands a right hand that snaps the head of The Crack Head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Crack Head misses with an elbow strike.
Jokinen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jokinen lands a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Jokinen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jokinen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jokinen tries to pull guard but The Crack Head forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ori Jokinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Crack Head lands an uppercut.
The Crack Head blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jokinen struggles to land a body shot inside as The Crack Head controls his hands.
Jokinen blocks an elbow strike.
Jokinen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but The Crack Head pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jokinen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Jokinen fails to pull guard.
Jokinen avoids the elbow strike from The Crack Head, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by The Crack Head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, The Crack Head just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jokinen's brow.
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 Ori Jokinen will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Jokinen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The Crack Head on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The Crack Head lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jokinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ori Jokinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Jokinen throws out a leg kick but The Crack Head moves out of range and Jokinen only half commits.
Jokinen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed The Crack Head momentarily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jokinen or perhaps it was just good defense by The Crack Head, which made it look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Crack Head tries to clinch but Jokinen is having none of it.
As The Crack Head looks to move away, Jokinen throws a big counter combo but The Crack Head just gets out of the way.
The Crack Head lands with a cross.
Jokinen throws a body kick that misses.
Jokinen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jokinen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The Crack Head looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from The Crack Head tenderised Jokinen's leg. Jokinen is trying to keep his angry face on.
The Crack Head throws a hook but Jokinen blocks it.
Jokinen scores with a jab to the head.
The Crack Head wants to slow Jokinen down by chopping away at his legs.
Jokinen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches The Crack Head on the side of the head.
The Crack Head attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jokinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Crack Head.
Jokinen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The Crack Head tries to clinch but Jokinen is having none of it.
An attempted straight right counter from Jokinen misses the target.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The Crack Head throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jokinen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but The Crack Head is keeping busy.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jokinen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen is trying to maintain a safe position but The Crack Head gets an underhook and turns Jokinen into the cage.
The Crack Head using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The Crack Head throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jokinen avoids a wild elbow strike from The Crack Head.
The Crack Head lands a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Crack Head pushes off an throws an elbow but Jokinen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jokinen avoids the elbow strike from The Crack Head, against the cage.
Jokinen looking to stall.
Jokinen has a couple of punches blocked by The Crack Head.
The Crack Head misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jokinen.
The Crack Head lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jokinen backwards.
The Crack Head tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, The Crack Head just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jokinen's brow.
The Crack Head using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jokinen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jokinen swings wildly with an uppercut but The Crack Head uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen digs a right hand into The Crack Head's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on The Crack Head's gas tank.
Jokinen'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.
The Crack Head lands an elbow inside.
The Crack Head misses with an elbow strike.
The Crack Head working Jokinen over with knees to the body.
The Crack Head throws an elbow but it misses.
Jokinen avoiding damage as The Crack Head throws knees to the body.
The Crack Head is trying to push Jokinen away but Jokinen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jokinen throws a punch but it's blocked by The Crack Head.
The Crack Head escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jokinen wants to slow The Crack Head down by chopping away at his legs.
The Crack Head waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jokinen.
The crowd cheers as Jokinen lands an impressive looking overhand right. The Crack Head doesn't seem phased though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Crack Head dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jokinen. That did some damage!
The Crack Head moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The Crack Head takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jokinen throws out a loose jab but The Crack Head uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Crack Head takes a swing at Jokinen's ribcage but misses.
Jokinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jokinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Crack Head misses with an uppercut.
Jokinen seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
The Crack Head misses with a lunging right hand
and Jokinen counters with a left and a right that stings The Crack Head.
The Crack Head is rocked!
A head kick by The Crack Head misses
and Jokinen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The Crack Head is still on wobbly legs! Can Jokinen finish him?
Jokinen lands with a right and another and another! The Crack Head is in big trouble! Jokinen lands again and this time it's lights out for The Crack Head! A quality knockout there for Jokinen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ori Jokinen!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Ori Jokinen waved his t-shirt featuring ON TAP 160Q Nutrition's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jack Rackham (ranked 2620 p4p, 279 weight class) and Marco Polo (ranked 3119 p4p, 308 weight class). Polo has chosen On The Floor as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Marco Polo will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jack Rackham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marco Polo!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rackham lands a nice looking body shot.
Polo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Horrible takedown attempt by Polo or perhaps it was just good defense by Rackham, which made it look bad.
Rackham motions for Polo to come forward. Rackham throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rackham moves into range and clinches up with Polo.
A head punch on the inside from Rackham fails to land.
Polo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rackham working aggressively here.
Polo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rackham staying out of range there.
Rackham jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Polo misses with a lunging right hand
and Rackham cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Polo slips under a jab from Rackham.
Rackham throws a shot from downtown. Polo moves away and avoids it.
Polo shoots and misses
and Rackham counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rackham missing with a left hand there. Polo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Polo throws a push kick but Rackham slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polo throws a body kick that misses
and Rackham counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rackham throws out a loose jab but Polo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rackham ducks under a wild hook from Polo.
Rackham tries to score with a low kick but Polo moves his leg out of the way.
Polo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rackham ducks under a wild hook from Polo.
Polo feints and as Rackham raises his hands in defense, Polo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Polo won't allow Rackham to sweep him here.
Polo trying to control the position from guard on top but Rackham is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rackham keeping moving, preventing Polo from controlling successfully.
Polo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Polo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Polo tries for a takedown but Rackham sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jack Rackham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Polo.
Rackham closes the distance and pushes Polo back into the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rackham.
A head punch on the inside from Rackham fails to land.
Rackham is fighting off a takedown attempt but Polo is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Rackham to the mat. Rackham regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Rackham is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Polo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rackham misses with the head strike.
Rackham fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Polo blocks an uppercut.
Rackham lands a hook that snaps the head of Polo backwards.
Polo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Polo pulls Rackham into guard.
Rackham being controlled here momentarily.
Polo working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polo pulls Rackham in close to his closed guard and prevents Rackham from doing any damage or advancing position.
Polo looking to control.
Rackham controls from within his opponent's guard.
Rackham has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Polo is proving hard to escape from.
Polo is pulling down on Rackham's head to control his posture.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Rackham dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Polo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Polo takes one on the button.
Rackham stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rackham wants it to stay on the feet.
Rackham takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Polo misses with a takedown attempt - Rackham sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Polo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Polo throws a looping overhand right but Rackham ducks down to avoid it.
Polo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rackham displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Polo.
Jack Rackham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Polo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rackham clinches.
Rackham swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Polo lands a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Polo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Polo trying to control but Rackham is working from the bottom.
Polo has gone for a leg lock! Rackham slips out almost immediately though and dives into Polo's guard.
Polo pulls Rackham in close to his closed guard and prevents Rackham from doing any damage or advancing position.
Rackham slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two 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.
Polo pulls Rackham in close to his closed guard and prevents Rackham from doing any damage or advancing position.
Rackham has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rackham content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Jack Rackham is winning the standup battle so far.
Polo drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polo advances to full mount.
Polo looking to finish with strikes here!
Polo tries to control but Rackham wriggling away.
Polo misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Polo lands a big shot there that rocks Rackham but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Polo throwing strikes but Rackham bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Polo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Polo wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
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 Jack Rackham will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Rackham finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Polo moves away from the strike by Rackham.
Rackham swings for the body but Polo moves out of range.
Rackham has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Polo finds it's way round the side to connect with Rackham's head.
Rackham is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Polo can do to turn this around?
Rackham looks to land a combination but Polo avoids it well.
Polo wants to counter the offense by Rackham and move into the clinch position.
Rackham misses with an uppercut
and Polo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rackham's guard.
Polo wants to control from the top but Rackham keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rackham wants to sweep here but Polo controlling him for the moment.
Polo throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polo 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.
Polo wants to control from the top but Rackham keeps moving.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Polo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Rackham cracks a nice hook into Polo's ribs.
That's two 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.
Polo ducks under a wild hook from Rackham.
Rackham lands a jab.
Polo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rackham sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Polo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rackham counters with an outside leg kick.
Rackham connects with an inside leg kick.
Rackham misses with a lunging right hand
and Polo counters with a left to the body.
Rackham tries to land a leg kick but Polo saw it coming and moves away.
Polo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rackham sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Polo somewhat.
Rackham lands a jab to the nose.
Rackham throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Polo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rackham circles away.
Jack Rackham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Polo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polo throws a leg kick
and Rackham counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice shot by Rackham.
Rackham misses with a looping right.
Rackham connects with a body shot that sends Polo's belly button to the back.
Polo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rackham counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Polo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rackham connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rackham misses with a low kick.
Jack Rackham is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Polo moves away from the strike by Rackham.
Rackham takes the fight into the clinch.
Rackham lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rackham throws a punch but it's blocked by Polo.
Marco Polo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Polo blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polo is trying to pull guard but Rackham turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Polo blocking some punches.
Rackham swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Polo jumps guard but Rackham stands there with Polo around his waist. Polo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Rackham fails to land.
Rackham lands an uppercut.
It looks like Marco Polo has been cut.
Rackham lands a shoulder strike.
Polo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rackham smiles and moves away.
Polo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rackham as he avoids it easily.
Polo dives in and grabs Rackham's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rackham pushes down on Polo's head and hops out.
Polo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Polo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice sprawl there from Rackham as Polo shoots in.
Polo scores with a nice head shot.
Rackham darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rackham connects with a good right hand that stumbles Polo. Polo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Rackham showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rackham, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Rackham!
Jack Rackham thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dzoko Dzoker (ranked 2425 p4p, 79 weight class) and Kingen Ciuchten (ranked 2526 p4p, 85 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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35
419 lbs
20 - 22 - 0 |
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30
291 lbs
14 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Good low kicks
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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
20 - 22 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dzoko Dzoker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kingen Ciuchten!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ciuchten drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Dzoker has momentary wrist control but Ciuchten slips an elbow through the middle.
It looks like Dzoko Dzoker has been cut.
Ciuchten postures up in Dzoker's guard and throws a big left but Dzoker blocks it.
Ciuchten throwing strikes but missing.
Ciuchten throwing strikes from guard but Dzoker blocks nicely.
Ciuchten must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ciuchten content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ciuchten throws a big right hand that misses.
Ciuchten throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ciuchten postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dzoko Dzoker's cut is getting worse.
Ciuchten lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ciuchten scoring with some ground and pound.
Jeez, Dzoko Dzoker's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dzoko Dzoker's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kingen Ciuchten!
Dzoko Dzoker was interviewed post fight and said 'thanks my sponsors and fans'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Ignatov (ranked 1834 p4p, 241 weight class) and Donnie Datsik (ranked 3156 p4p, 368 weight class). Ignatov comes to the cage accompanied by Fler-Ghetto Beat. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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196 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 16 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vladimir Ignatov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Donnie Datsik!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Datsik fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ignatov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Datsik.
Datsik feints a counter leg kick.
Datsik fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ignatov manages to avoid it.
Ignatov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ignatov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Datsik displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Datsik lands with a nice body punch.
Ignatov throws a leg kick that misses.
Ignatov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ignatov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ignatov throws a body punch but Datsik moves out of range.
Datsik lands with a kick to the temple. Ignatov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Datsik throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Ignatov counters with a stiff right hand.
Ignatov ducks under a wild hook from Datsik.
Ignatov is looking to clinch but Datsik is avoiding it.
Ignatov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Datsik takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ignatov throws a lazy right hand but Datsik sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ignatov misses with a hook
and Datsik counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Datsik tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Datsik lands with a nice body punch.
Ignatov throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Datsik decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Datsik not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ignatov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Datsik.
Datsik is trying to control. Ignatov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Datsik thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Datsik trying to control the action but Ignatov is working from the bottom.
Ignatov wants to get back to full guard.
Datsik throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ignatov tries to roll over but Datsik keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Datsik thows a huge punch but Ignatov dodges it nicely.
Ignatov is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Ignatov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Datsik controlling the action here.
It looks like Datsik might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Datsik fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ignatov manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ignatov. Datsik does a little dance to reset his feet.
Datsik throws a sloppy head kick and Ignatov moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Datsik eats them both and turns towards Ignatov to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Datsik checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ignatov lands a nice shot to the body.
Ignatov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ignatov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Datsik bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ignatov's head.
Ignatov throws a body punch but Datsik moves out of range.
Datsik dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ignatov throws a leg kick
and Datsik counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Datsik misses with a wild body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Ignatov misses its target.
Datsik checks the leg kick.
Ignatov misses with a leg kick.
Ignatov slips under a jab.
Ignatov throws a leg kick
and Datsik counters by moving into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ignatov is looking to control Datsik's arms but Datsik gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ignatov has his back to the cage.
Datsik breaks the clinch.
Ignatov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ignatov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Datsik avoids the body shot from Ignatov.
Ignatov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ignatov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Datsik missing with a left hand there. Ignatov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ignatov moves out of range of the body kick.
Datsik throws a head kick but Ignatov moves out of range.
Datsik ducks under a wild hook from Ignatov.
Ignatov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Datsik takes a swing at Ignatov's ribcage but misses.
Datsik slips a straight right by Ignatov.
Datsik takes one to the side of the head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Datsik checks a leg kick.
Ignatov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Datsik tries to work over Ignatov's front leg with a kick but Ignatov checks it.
Datsik tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ignatov is able to avoid easily.
Datsik ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Datsik keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ignatov.
Vladimir Ignatov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ignatov avoids the head kick by Datsik.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Donnie Datsik will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ignatov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Datsik let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Vladimir Ignatov is winning the standup battle so far.
Ignatov clinches up with Datsik and pushes him back against the cage.
Ignatov breaks from the clinch.
Datsik scores with a sloppy right hand. Ignatov should have avoided that one.
Datsik takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Datsik misses with a lunging right hand
and Ignatov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Datsik moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ignatov.
Datsik holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ignatov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ignatov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Datsik backwards.
Datsik breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Datsik throws a low kick but Ignatov avoids it.
Ignatov takes a swing at Datsik's ribcage but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ignatov throws out a loose jab but Datsik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ignatov connects with a leg kick. Datsik looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Datsik keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ignatov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Datsik.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Datsik at a distance.
Nice sprawl there from Ignatov as Datsik shoots in.
Ignatov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ignatov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Datsik misses with a straight left.
Ignatov has managed to clinch.
Ignatov working aggressively here.
Datsik blocks a body shot from Ignatov.
Datsik lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Ignatov fails to land.
Ignatov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Datsik fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Datsik takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Datsik scores with a jab to the body.
Ignatov moves into the clinch.
Datsik lands a body punch in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ignatov scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Datsik's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Datsik breaks the clinch.
Ignatov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Datsik is out of range and Ignatov settles back down.
Ignatov throws a jab when Datsik was well out of range.
Datsik throws a leg kick that misses.
Datsik keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ignatov.
Ignatov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ignatov lands a glancing blow to the side of Datsik's head.
Ignatov stuffs the takedown.
Vladimir Ignatov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donnie Datsik.
Ignatov throws a jab but it's blocked by Datsik.
Ignatov throws a solid leg kick but Datsik takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ignatov.
Datsik throws a head kick but Ignatov moves out of range.
It looked like Ignatov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ignatov, as that shot connected.
A looping hook to the body misses from Datsik. Ignatov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vladimir Ignatov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ignatov throws a leg kick but Datsik sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ignatov thumps Datsik with a low kick.
Ignatov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Datsik.
Datsik is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ignatov rather than just go for the knockout.
Ignatov doesn't manage to clinch there - Datsik circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Datsik connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Datsik takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ignatov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Datsik.
Ignatov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Datsik.
Datsik avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Datsik wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Datsik shoots in but Ignatov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Datsik throws a head kick but Ignatov moves out of range.
Ignatov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Datsik throws a hook to the side of Ignatov's head but Ignatov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ignatov throwing a counter right hand but Datsik manages to avoid it.
Ignatov misses with a low kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Ignatov. That snapped Datsik's head back.
Ignatov lands with an uppercut that bounces Datsik off the cage and back into range.
Ignatov checks a leg kick.
Datsik staying out of range there.
Ignatov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ignatov looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Datsik slips under a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Datsik.
Danga de danga de dang - Datsik scores with a four punch combination!
Ignatov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Datsik's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Datsik digs a good body shot into Ignatov's ribs.
Datsik throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A quick step to the side and Ignatov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ignatov checks a leg kick.
Datsik moves out of range as Ignatov throws a body kick.
Ignatov misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Ignatov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ignatov connects with a body shot.
Datsik pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd cheers as Ignatov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Datsik doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ignatov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Datsik.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Ignatov dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Datsik shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ignatov sprawls well. Ignatov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Datsik gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice uppercut lands for Ignatov. That snapped Datsik's head back.
Ignatov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ignatov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ignatov scores with the left hand. Datsik knows he should have avoided that one.
Donk. Datsik catches Ignatov right on the button with a cross.
Datsik doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ignatov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Datsik swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ignatov throws a chopping leg kick but Datsik manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Datsik wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ignatov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Datsik counters with a nice uppercut.
Datsik takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Datsik lands a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Datsik misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Datsik checks it well.
Datsik tries to counter with a clinch but Ignatov shakes him off and moves away.
Datsik moves out of range of the leg kick from Ignatov.
Datsik walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ignatov.
Ignatov tries to land a leg kick but Datsik saw it coming and moves away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Datsik. That's going to slow Ignatov down.
Datsik clinches with his opponent.
Ignatov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ignatov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ignatov throws a punch but it's blocked by Datsik.
Datsik breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ignatov catches Datsik with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Datsik turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ignatov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Ignatov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Datsik takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Datsik works Ignatov's body with a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ignatov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Datsik.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov throws out a powerful jab.
Datsik takes one to the side of the head.
Datsik throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Datsik checks a leg kick.
Ignatov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Datsik is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ignatov is looking to slow Datsik down with leg kicks.
Datsik scores with a jab to the body.
Datsik has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Datsik avoids the body shot from Ignatov.
Ignatov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ignatov clinches up against the cage.
Datsik blocks a body shot from Ignatov.
Datsik blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Datsik blocks a body shot from Ignatov.
Ignatov misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov lands a nice shot to the body.
Ignatov cracks Datsik with a nice body shot.
Datsik fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ignatov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Datsik misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ignatov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Datsik lands a shoulder strike.
Vladimir Ignatov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Datsik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ignatov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ignatov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Datsik throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ignatov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ignatov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ignatov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ignatov drives through and clinches with Datsik against the cage.
Ignatov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ignatov misses with a hook
enabling Datsik to counter with a crisp jab.
Datsik looks to land a right hand but Ignatov moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ignatov, right into the meat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ignatov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ignatov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Datsik.
Ignatov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ignatov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ignatov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Datsik ducks under a wild hook from Ignatov.
Datsik steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ignatov.
Datsik fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ignatov. Datsik does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ignatov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Datsik defending well as Ignatov loads up on a big left hand.
Datsik looks to land a left hand but Ignatov moved out of range nicely.
Datsik avoids the body shot from Ignatov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Datsik. Ignatov does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Datsik pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ignatov takes a swing at Datsik's ribcage but misses.
Datsik gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vladimir Ignatov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ignatov 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Ignatov!
Vladimir Ignatov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Andr De Fran (ranked 1703 p4p, 186 weight class) and Tyrion Lannister (ranked 1466 p4p, 160 weight class). De Fran kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is No Worries. Lannister is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Game Of Thrones. 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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143 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 23 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andr De Fran!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tyrion Lannister!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Valeri Chadov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lannister fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
De Fran tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lannister manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
De Fran moves out of range as Lannister strikes.
De Fran is looking to clinch but Lannister is avoiding it.
Lannister misses with an uppercut. De Fran saw that one coming.
Lannister misses with a body kick.
De Fran avoids the head kick by Lannister.
De Fran will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
De Fran leaves Lannister with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
De Fran's corner calls for a 1-2. De Fran obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Fran closes the distance and pushes Lannister back into the cage.
Lannister managing to block the knees to the body from De Fran.
Lannister lands a takedown into guard.
De Fran seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Lannister stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. De Fran swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lannister keeps trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lannister distracts De Fran with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
De Fran wants to stand and escape but Lannister is having none of it.
De Fran 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.
De Fran keeping moving, preventing Lannister from controlling successfully.
Lannister is looking to advance position but De Fran has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Lannister is trying to escape the mount but De Fran keeps good control and instead manages to take Lannister's back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lannister trying to control the position but De Fran manages to sink in the hooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Fran really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Lannister.
Lannister looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
What can Lannister do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lannister rolls, trying to escape but De Fran keeps control of the position.
De Fran slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Lannister looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Lannister prevents De Fran from getting a body triangle.
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.
Lannister rolls, trying to escape but De Fran keeps control of the position.
Lannister is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by De Fran.
Lannister is trying to get back to his feet but De Fran has full control of the position and if anything, Lannister has just worked his way into a worse spot.
A bit of a pause in the action here. De Fran controlling the positon.
Lannister rolls, trying to escape but De Fran keeps control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andr De Fran dominated that round.
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.
De Fran has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lannister has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by De Fran after a bit of a struggle.
De Fran trying to land knees to the body.
A short uppercut from De Fran.
Lannister is trying to stall.
De Fran pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
De Fran tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Fran misses with an elbow over the top.
A bit of stalling here from Lannister.
Lannister stalling in the clinch.
De Fran lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Tyrion Lannister has been cut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by De Fran as Lannister tries to tie him up.
De Fran displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lannister up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lannister swings wildly with an uppercut but De Fran uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lannister has a couple of punches blocked by De Fran.
Lannister misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lannister is stalling here.
De Fran throws an elbow that misses.
Lannister blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lannister dodges an elbow strike from De Fran.
De Fran landing knees to the head.
Lannister throws a blind hook that connects with the side of De Frans head.
Lannister can't find room to land a body shot as De Fran controls the action.
Lannister is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lannister is looking to control De Fran's arms but De Fran gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lannister has his back to the cage.
De Fran misses with a punch to the body.
Lannister tries a body shot but De Fran blocks it.
Lannister blocks an elbow strike.
De Fran misses with a knee to the head.
Lannister misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Fran missing with knees to the body.
Lannister wants to stall.
Lannister misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Fran lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lannister managing to block the knees to the body from De Fran.
De Fran lands an elbow just above Lannister 's eye.
Lannister misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lannister lands a hook that snaps the head of De Fran backwards.
De Fran goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Fran is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lannister can do to turn this around?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Fran scores with a shoulder strike.
Lannister can't find room to land a body shot as De Fran controls the action.
Lannister managing to block the knees to the body from De Fran.
Lannister tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Fran gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
De Fran utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lannister takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
De Fran just leaning against Lannister, taking a breather.
Lannister misses with some punches.
De Fran lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by De Fran as Lannister tries to tie him up.
De Fran has a couple of punches blocked by Lannister.
De Fran scores with a knee to the head.
Lannister is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lannister tries to stall but De Fran uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lannister seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
De Fran misses with an elbow strike.
Lannister takes a knee to the side of the body.
De Fran unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lannister lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
De Fran is defending well against a takedown attempt.
De Fran looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lannister managing to block the knees to the body from De Fran.
De Fran landing knees to the body.
Lannister slows down the pace here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lannister goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lannister blocks the elbow strike.
De Fran creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lannister throws a blind hook that connects with the side of De Frans head.
De Fran pushes Lannister back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Fran tries to land knees in the clinch but Lannister avoids the damage to the body.
De Fran blocks a body shot from Lannister.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Fran scores with a shot to the side of Lannister's head.
Lannister has De Fran pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Lannister pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending De Fran tumbling to the mat - Lannister dives into De Fran's guard.
De Fran controlling Lannister's posture.
Lannister stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. De Fran swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andr De Fran dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tyrion Lannister's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
De Fran lands a head kick!
Andr De Fran is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lannister fails with a takedown attempt.
Lannister tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Fran was well out of range. Poor timing from Lannister.
Lannister lands a leg kick that knocks De Fran off balance momentarily.
A shot to the body from De Fran misses
and Lannister counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lannister throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Fran swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lannister throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lannister closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Fran misses with a wild combination.
De Fran thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Fran's corner calls for a 1-2. De Fran obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Andr De Fran is winning the standup battle so far.
Lannister wants to clinch up but De Fran keeps it at a distance.
De Fran gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Lannister to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lannister with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lannister stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. De Fran swivels though and keeps the full guard.
De Fran can't keep his opponent in guard - Lannister advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
De Fran is trying to control but can't.
De Fran on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lannister wants to advance to full mount but De Fran doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lannister missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lannister stands up over De Fran, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lannister passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Lannister in side control, throwing shots but De Fran defends.
Lannister prevents De Fran from escaping the position.
Lannister scores with a couple of short elbows.
Lannister wants to control but De Fran is keeping him busy.
Lannister controlling from side mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Fran managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Lannister.
De Fran taking a bit of punishment here - Lannister scoring with strikes.
De Fran takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Lannister wants to control for a moment but De Fran uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Lannister looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Lannister wants to control but De Fran is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Fran is trying to stand back up but Lannister is controlling him
De Fran regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Lannister.
De Fran is trying to keep Lannister in close.
Lannister throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lannister postures up in De Fran's guard and throws a big left but De Fran blocks it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lannister loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lannister motions for De Fran to come forward. Lannister throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De Fran moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrion Lannister really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tyrion Lannister's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
De Fran throws a body shot but no joy.
De Fran misses with an uppercut
and Lannister counters with a low kick, right behind De Fran 's knee.
De Fran stuffs the takedown attempt from Lannister. Lannister gets slowly back to his feet.
De Fran throws a right hand that Lannister ducks under and follows up with a left that Lannister also avoids with ease.
Lannister looks like he wants to counter punch here.
De Fran throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lannister closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. De Fran did well to prevent Lannister getting side control.
Lannister is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but De Fran still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, De Fran has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
De Fran controls the position.
What's Lannister going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Fran trying to control the action but Lannister is working from the bottom.
Lannister gets back to half guard.
Lannister moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Lannister wants to stand and escape but De Fran is having none of it.
De Fran has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lannister is trying to control the position but De Fran postures up.
Lannister has an active guard here but De Fran has managed to pass into half guard.
Lannister is trying to control De Fran's posture. De Fran takes advantage of the lull and advances to side control. He also appears to have an arm triangle here! Uh oh, big trouble for Lannister! De Fran is rotating here... this could be the end... Lannister is out! De Fran has ended this one emphatically! Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Andr De Fran!
Andr De Fran retains his featherweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Andr De Fran thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Fortune (ranked 1006 p4p, 111 weight class) and Heng Jiang (ranked 1663 p4p, 167 weight class). Jiang is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Volbeat - A Warrior's Call. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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161 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dominic Fortune!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Heng Jiang!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fortune closes the distance and clinches.
Fortune takes a shot to the head.
Jiang lands a damaging elbow.
Fortune lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fortune breaks the clinch.
Fortune is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Heng Jiang has been cut.
A combination from Fortune does no damage.
Fortune misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fortune throws a low kick but Jiang avoids it.
Jiang defending well as Fortune loads up on a big left hand.
Fortune has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jiang.
Fortune moves into the clinch successfully.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jiang creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jiang creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jiang lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fortune has a couple of punches blocked by Jiang.
Jiang throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
I was talking to Fortune's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortune scores with a shoulder strike.
Jiang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jiang tries to land knees in the clinch but Fortune avoids the damage to the body.
Fortune pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fortune throws a big shot that misses.
Fortune checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jiang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fortune throws out the jab.
Jiang only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Jiang lands with a nice body kick.
Jiang throws a lazy right hand but Fortune sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jiang blocks a jab.
Jiang tries a quick counter leg kick but Fortune is wise to it.
Fortune misses with a head kick.
Fortune uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jiang.
Fortune checks a low kick from Jiang.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortune lands a high kick!
Jiang moves into the clinch.
Jiang using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jiang lands a left hand.
Fortune tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jiang misses with some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jiang just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fortune's brow.
Fortune misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fortune.
A short left from Fortune.
Fortune scores with a shot to the side of Jiang's head.
Fortune blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jiang trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Jiang fails to land.
Jiang lands an elbow that stopped Fortune in his tracks for a moment.
Fortune swings wildly with an uppercut but Jiang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jiang pushes off an throws an elbow but Fortune leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Fortune fails to land.
Jiang keeps control of Fortune as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short uppercut from Fortune.
Fortune manages to break the clinch.
Jiang slips a jab from Fortune.
Fortune misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jiang appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jiang lands a really nice looking cross but Fortune seems unphased.
Jiang rushes Fortune and presses him up against the cage.
Fortune blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jiang missing with knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Fortune.
Fortune lands a body punch.
Jiang has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Fortune seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Jiang can turn it around.
Fortune scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fortune breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fortune misses with a few strikes there.
Jiang tries to work over Fortune's front leg with a kick but Fortune checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jiang misses with a hook.
Fortune half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jiang fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fortune.
Fortune tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jiang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jiang takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fortune slips a straight right by Jiang.
Jiang takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Fortune smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fortune looks to land a left hand but Jiang moved out of range nicely.
Fortune steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jiang.
Jiang is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Fortune moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dominic Fortune!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Bestarsson (ranked 286 p4p, 36 weight class) and Piere De Crote (ranked 790 p4p, 89 weight class). Piere De Crote has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Viktor Bestarsson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Piere De Crote!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Crote keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bestarsson.
De Crote connects with a high kick.
De Crote ducks under a wild hook from Bestarsson.
Bestarsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De Crote paws at him with a jab and circles away.
De Crote swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bestarsson is looking to counter punch.
Bestarsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Piere De Crote seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Crote connects with a nice looking jab.
Bestarsson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and De Crote is able to avoid easily.
De Crote tests Bestarsson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
De Crote throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A punch combination from Bestarsson misses.
De Crote takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bestarsson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bestarsson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Crote goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Crote.
Bestarsson misses with a hook.
Bestarsson tries to score with a low kick but De Crote moves his leg out of the way.
De Crote tries a head kick but it misses.
De Crote throws a head kick but Bestarsson moves out of range.
De Crote misses with an uppercut
and Bestarsson counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bestarsson cracks De Crote with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Piere De Crote has been cut.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Crote.
An inside leg kick from De Crote misses.
Bestarsson throws a head kick that misses.
De Crote scores with a leg kick.
Bestarsson's corner calls for a 1-2. Bestarsson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as De Crote checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
De Crote looking to land some kicks to the body here.
De Crote throws a solid leg kick but Bestarsson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at De Crote.
Bestarsson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps De Crote's head backwards.
De Crote misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bestarsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Crote.
A little feinted left hand from Bestarsson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
De Crote scores with a nice strike.
De Crote wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bestarsson avoids the head kick by De Crote.
Bestarsson 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.
De Crote throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bestarsson.
Bestarsson throws a head kick but De Crote moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Crote's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bestarsson under the eye.
De Crote takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bestarsson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Crote.
Good standup being displayed there by Bestarsson as he connects with a hook.
De Crote is rocked!
De Crote tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
De Crote is still on wobbly legs! Can Bestarsson finish him?
An inside leg kick lands from Bestarsson.
Bestarsson drops De Crote with a naaaaasty hook - De Crote is in real trouble here! Bestarsson dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Viktor Bestarsson!
Viktor Bestarsson is the new lightweight champion!
After winning the bout, Viktor Bestarsson 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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