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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Reuben Kincaid (ranked 1871 p4p, 235 weight class) and Raul Salvatierra (ranked 3319 p4p, 361 weight class). Kincaid's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, REM - Orange Crush. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Raul Salvatierra enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Reuben Kincaid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raul Salvatierra!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salvatierra keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kincaid lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Salvatierra takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Salvatierra takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Raul Salvatierra has been cut.
Kincaid misses with a hook
and Salvatierra counters with a stiff right hand.
Kincaid swings away with a body shot that misses
and Salvatierra counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Reuben Kincaid has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kincaid misses with a left hand
enabling Salvatierra to counter with a crisp jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Salvatierra, right into the meat.
Kincaid with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kincaid moves out of range as Salvatierra throws a body kick.
Kincaid appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kincaid misses with a body kick.
Salvatierra swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kincaid blocks a low kick nicely.
Kincaid keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kincaid misses with an uppercut
and Salvatierra counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Salvatierra swings widly with a right hand
enabling Kincaid to counter with a crisp jab.
Salvatierra jabs Kincaid to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kincaid moves in looking to clinch but Salvatierra pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid blocks a head kick by Salvatierra.
Kincaid throws a head kick that half lands.
Kincaid misses with a leg kick
and Salvatierra counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A shot to the body from Kincaid misses
and Salvatierra counters with a nice leg kick.
Kincaid throws a leg kick that is checked
and Salvatierra counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kincaid moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Salvatierra steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kincaid.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid throws a chopping leg kick but Salvatierra manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Salvatierra just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Kincaid misses the target.
Salvatierra takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Reuben Kincaid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kincaid misses with a wild body shot.
Salvatierra throws out a counter right but Kincaid avoids it with no problem.
Kincaid rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Salvatierra to counter with a crisp jab.
Salvatierra avoids the head kick by Kincaid.
Salvatierra looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Salvatierra misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salvatierra. Kincaid does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid misses with a body kick.
Kincaid throws a sloppy head kick
and Salvatierra counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kincaid thinking.
Kincaid takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kincaid lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A shot to the liver by Kincaid. Beautiful body shot.
Kincaid throws a leg kick that is checked
and Salvatierra counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kincaid pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Salvatierra doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kincaid closes the distance but Salvatierra moves to the side
and Salvatierra counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kincaid is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Raul Salvatierra will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A cross from Salvatierra lands.
Kincaid throws a leg kick that is checked
and Salvatierra counters with a body kick that stops Kincaid in his tracks momentarily.
Kincaid tried to score with a low kick but Salvatierra checks it.
Kincaid throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Salvatierra counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big left from Kincaid misses.
A jab from Kincaid misses.
Salvatierra is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kincaid throws a low kick but Salvatierra moves out of range easily.
Kincaid dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Salvatierra. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kincaid swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Salvatierra now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Salvatierra uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Oh Kincaid is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Salvatierra Throws a clean left jab. Salvatierra Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Kincaid's chin! Kincaid crumbles to the ground and Salvatierra follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Salvatierra!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Raul Salvatierra!
After winning the bout, Raul Salvatierra thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Gustafson (ranked 2999 p4p, 335 weight class) and John Smith (ranked 843 p4p, 105 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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World class boxer
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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
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexander Gustafson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Smith!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooh!!! Smith has knocked Gustafson down with a huge combo! Smith steps away and waves a wobbly Gustafson back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Alexander Gustafson has been cut.
Gustafson moves into the clinch successfully.
Smith lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Smith scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith lands a left hand.
Gustafson is rocked!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
Oh Gustafson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gustafson is looking for a takedown.
Smith dips a shoulder and cracks Gustafson with a mighty uppercut! Gustafson falls back against the cage and Smith unloads with a barrage of strikes! Gustafson is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Smith screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Smith!
John Smith looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I will definitely make orphans of your family!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chinless Mcgee (ranked 1792 p4p, 226 weight class) and Troy Anselmo (ranked 2771 p4p, 315 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
39 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chinless Mcgee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Troy Anselmo!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Mcgee does no damage.
Anselmo tries a head kick but it misses.
Anselmo has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Mcgee is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Mcgee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mcgee throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Anselmo counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Chinless Mcgee has been cut.
Mcgee throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Anselmo counters with a crisp right hand that drops Mcgee! Anselmo lets Mcgee back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Mcgee is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Anselmo misses the target.
Mcgee half committed to a counter leg kick.
Oh Mcgee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Anselmo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Anselmo loads up on a big right hand but Mcgee slips the punch.
Mcgee seems to have got his legs back now.
Mcgee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A telegraphed right hand from Anselmo misses the target.
Anselmo slips under a jab from Mcgee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anselmo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mcgee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anselmo.
Mcgee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anselmo throws a big shot that misses.
Mcgee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anselmo.
Anselmo misses with a hook. Mcgee ducked under it nicely.
Anselmo with a nice cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Mcgee misses the target.
Chinless Mcgee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mcgee takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Anselmo misses with a left hand
and Mcgee counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Anselmo might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcgee throws a head kick that misses
and Anselmo counters with a stiff right hand.
Anselmo throws a lazy right hand but Mcgee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Anselmo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mcgee lands with a cross.
Sloppy strikes from Mcgee. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd cheers as Mcgee lands an impressive looking overhand right. Anselmo doesn't seem phased though.
Mcgee ducks under a wild hook from Anselmo.
Anselmo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mcgee listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgee cracks Anselmo with an open hand slap.
Anselmo feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Mcgee sprawling to the canvas! Mcgee rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Anselmo finish him?!
Mcgee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mcgee scores with a three punch combo!
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!
Mcgee lands with a right hand.
Anselmo cracks Mcgee with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Anselmo has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Mcgee to stand back up!
Mcgee gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Anselmo gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Troy Anselmo!
An out of breath Troy Anselmo thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Peter Barnkvist (ranked 1663 p4p, 208 weight class) and Herb Krison (ranked 954 p4p, 128 weight class). Krison is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rebelution. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peter Barnkvist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Herb Krison!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnkvist blocks a jab.
Barnkvist misses with an uppercut. Krison saw that one coming.
A nice side step and Krison releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Krison misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Krison. Barnkvist does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've been hearing reports that Barnkvist has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Barnkvist avoids the body shot from Krison.
A telegraphed right hand from Krison misses the target.
A little feinted left hand from Barnkvist on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Barnkvist cracks Krison with a good jab.
Barnkvist throws out a loose jab but Krison uses good head movement to avoid it.
It seemed like Krison was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Krison cracks a nice hook into Barnkvist's ribs.
Krison throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Barnkvist on the side of the head.
Krison misses with a straight left.
Krison misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnkvist moves away.
Barnkvist is looking to counter the offense by Krison and move into the clinch.
Krison avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Krison lands a body shot.
Barnkvist fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krison lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barnkvist's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krison thows a body kick. Barnkvist tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Krison steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barnkvist.
Krison lands a jab to the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Krison. That's going to slow Barnkvist down.
Barnkvist throws a body punch but Krison moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Krison as he connects with a hook.
Barnkvist missing with a left hand there. Krison was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Krison lands a jab to Barnkvist's midsection.
Barnkvist manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Krison on his heels. He'll look to pass Krison's guard now, I'm sure.
Barnkvist throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Barnkvist postures up and lands a big shot to Krison's brow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnkvist postures up in Krison's guard and throws a big left but Krison blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krison trying to control the position here.
Barnkvist working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnkvist is fighting to break Krison's control of his arms but Krison is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Let's hope that Krison has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Barnkvist landing some decent shots from guard.
Barnkvist pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Krison is keeping the position for now.
Barnkvist working some strikes from top position.
Barnkvist has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Barnkvist is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Krison preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Barnkvist passes Krison's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Barnkvist seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krison controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Barnkvist lands strikes from half guard.
Barnkvist is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Krison tries to get to full guard but Barnkvist has control of the leg.
Krison is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Barnkvist scores with a couple of nice shots.
Krison is trying to get back to full guard.
Barnkvist working the head and body with strikes.
Barnkvist lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Krison is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krison has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Barnkvist is working away from the top position though.
Barnkvist looks to land a strike but Krison avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Barnkvist working some strikes from top position.
Barnkvist in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Krison wants to sweep here but Barnkvist controlling him for the moment.
Barnkvist distracts Krison with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Krison wants to sweep here but Barnkvist controlling him for the moment.
Barnkvist working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Krison is adopting a defensive guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnkvist throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Peter Barnkvist will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Barnkvist shoots in looking for a takedown. Krison tries to sprawl out of it but Barnkvist keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Krison manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A little jabbing left from Krison on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Krison is looking to slow Barnkvist down with leg kicks.
Krison walks into a jab.
Herb Krison seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barnkvist gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Krison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barnkvist misses with a left hand
and Krison counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barnkvist fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Barnkvist. 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.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Barnkvist checks a leg kick.
Krison connects with a body shot.
Krison connects with an inside leg kick.
Barnkvist moves to clinch but Krison breaks away
and Krison counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krison buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Barnkvist swings widly with a right hand
and Krison counters with a good low kick that Barnkvist was not able to check.
Barnkvist misses with a hook
and Krison counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barnkvist looks to clinch
letting Krison counter with a right hand.
Barnkvist swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Krison.
Barnkvist takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Krison lands a nice looking body shot.
A jab lands there for Barnkvist.
Krison throws a head kick that Barnkvist semi-blocks.
Barnkvist waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Krison.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krison throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Krison misses with a right hand
and Barnkvist counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barnkvist wants to clinch.
Krison throws a counter combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krison with a jab.
Krison leaves Barnkvist with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Krison looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Krison swings for the body but Barnkvist moves out of range.
Krison cracks Barnkvist with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Barnkvist misses with a combination
and Krison counters with a nice low kick that buckles Barnkvist's knee momentarily.
Krison rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barnkvist cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Krison scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barnkvist doesn't seem bothered though.
Krison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barnkvist sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barnkvist fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Krison to the ground. Barnkvist is now in Krison's guard.
Krison keeping moving, preventing Barnkvist from controlling successfully.
Krison manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Barnkvist manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krison is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Krison stands and throws Barnkvist's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Barnkvist tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Barnkvist is working hard here to advance position.
Krison wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barnkvist keeps working.
Krison in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Krison wants to control but Barnkvist is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Barnkvist is trying to control Krison's posture but Krison avoids it.
Krison trying to control the action but Barnkvist is working from the bottom.
Barnkvist is looking to regain half guard here but Krison keeps moving and retains side control.
Barnkvist is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Krison's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Barnkvist tries to roll over but Krison keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herb Krison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Barnkvist misses with a straight right.
Krison swats away the attempt to clinch by Barnkvist.
Nice body punch from Krison.
Krison digs a good hook to Barnkvist's body.
Barnkvist misses with a wild body shot.
Krison looks to land a left hand but Barnkvist moved out of range nicely.
Krison lands a nice looking body kick.
Barnkvist takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Krison swats away the attempt to clinch by Barnkvist.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnkvist closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Krison did well to prevent Barnkvist getting side control.
Barnkvist is thwarting Krison's attempts to control the position.
Krison tries to roll over but Barnkvist keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnkvist scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Krison trying to control but Barnkvist postures up.
Barnkvist working Krison over with strikes.
Krison trying to control but Barnkvist postures up.
Barnkvist throwing shots but Krison is blocking nicely.
Krison keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Barnkvist sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Krison defending well though.
Peter Barnkvist overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barnkvist takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krison wants to control but Barnkvist is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Barnkvist not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nice strikes from Barnkvist there.
Barnkvist thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Barnkvist is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Krison wants to get back to full guard.
Barnkvist is thwarting Krison's attempts to control the position.
Krison taking some punishment here, with Barnkvist in his half guard.
Krison blocking the ground and pound attempt from Barnkvist.
Barnkvist looks to land a strike but Krison avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Barnkvist won't allow Krison to sweep him here.
Krison working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnkvist postures up in Krison's guard and throws a big left but Krison blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barnkvist accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Barnkvist loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Barnkvist wants to control from the top but Krison keeps moving.
Barnkvist postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Barnkvist throwing strikes but missing.
Krison tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Barnkvist prevents Krison from getting back to his feet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Krison explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Donk. Krison catches Barnkvist right on the button with a cross.
Krison lands a nice looking kick to the body. Barnkvist takes a step back to recover.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krison lands a body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Barnkvist crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Krison - the referee stops the clock and Barnkvist gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Krison. Barnkvist manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Krison connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Barnkvist closes the distance and clinches.
Barnkvist changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Krison fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Krison fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barnkvist looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krison avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Krison. That's going to slow Barnkvist down.
Barnkvist walks into a stiff left hand from Krison.
Barnkvist is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A decent looking cross lands there for Barnkvist.
Krison looks to land a left hand but Barnkvist moved out of range nicely.
Barnkvist wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Barnkvist shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Krison as he avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Herb Krison.
I think Krison has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Herb Krison!
During a confident post fight interview, Herb Krison 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Joseph OByrne (ranked 695 p4p, 87 weight class) and Ricky Monroe (ranked 703 p4p, 88 weight class). Monroe is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Deep Ocean - Island drumming. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joseph OByrne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Ricky Monroe!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OByrne avoids the body shot from Monroe.
Some wild striking there from Monroe.
OByrne jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
OByrne moves out of range of the strikes.
OByrne throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
OByrne throws a good cross that connects.
A looping hook to the body misses from Monroe. OByrne does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've been told by OByrne's head coaches at Tosen's Home for Lost Boys that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
OByrne shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
OByrne throws a chopping leg kick but Monroe manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Monroe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Joseph OByrne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
OByrne wants to land a leg kick but Monroe is out of range.
OByrne looks to score with a jab to the body but Monroe is just out of range.
Monroe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Monroe just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monroe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
OByrne throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
An inside leg kick from OByrne misses.
OByrne lands a leg kick that knocks Monroe off balance momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
OByrne throws a hook but Monroe avoids it easily.
Monroe getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OByrne with a nice cross.
OByrne lands with a cross.
Monroe ducks right into an uppercut from OByrne.
OByrne with a body punch. A glancing blow.
OByrne attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
OByrne lands with a thumping leg kick.
Monroe moves out of range of the body kick.
Monroe misses with a hook.
OByrne appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Monroe misses with a body shot.
Monroe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but OByrne was well out of range. Poor timing from Monroe.
Monroe checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
OByrne connects with an inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by OByrne. That's going to slow Monroe down.
A good leg kick by OByrne.
OByrne fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Monroe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
OByrne connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Monroe's hands.
Monroe misses with a hook. OByrne ducked under it nicely.
OByrne throws a jab when Monroe was well out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from OByrne.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monroe throws an overhand right that lands on OByrne's shoulder, as OByrne tries to avoid the shot.
OByrne throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Joseph OByrne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Monroe tries to move into range but OByrne moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Monroe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
OByrne throws a wild body kick that Monroe sees coming a mile off.
OByrne is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Monroe on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
OByrne looks to throw the jab but Monroe is out of range.
Monroe thows a left - swing and a miss!
OByrne looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
The fighters circling - Monroe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Monroe bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps OByrne's head backwards.
Monroe is looking to clinch.
Monroe throws a lazy right hand but OByrne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Monroe checks a leg kick.
OByrne connects with a leg kick. Monroe looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
OByrne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
OByrne lands a nice shot that snaps Monroe's head back.
OByrne's jab looks to have found its range, popping Monroe under the eye.
Monroe misses with the combination.
OByrne seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monroe misses with an uppercut. OByrne saw that one coming.
OByrne misses with a low kick as Monroe jumps back.
OByrne wants to slow Monroe down by chopping away at his legs.
Monroe checks a leg kick nicely.
Monroe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Monroe scores with a jab to the jaw.
Monroe misses with a wild combination.
Some wild striking there from Monroe.
A head kick misses from OByrne.
Monroe looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Monroe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by OByrne.
OByrne throws an overhand right that lands on Monroe's shoulder, as Monroe tries to avoid the shot.
OByrne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Monroe feints the counter takedown.
OByrne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Monroe moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Monroe. OByrne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Monroe misses with a straight left.
Danga de danga de dang - OByrne scores with a four punch combination!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monroe drives through with a takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
OByrne utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Monroe throwing strikes but missing.
Monroe tries to free his leg and advance position but OByrne is retaining full guard.
Monroe lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Monroe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Monroe with a flurry of punches that miss.
Monroe chips away with some ground and pound.
OByrne is controlling Monroe's posture.
Monroe won't allow OByrne to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph OByrne 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.
Monroe moves out of range of the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Monroe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Monroe misses with a straight left.
OByrne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Monroe.
OByrne is looking to score with low kicks.
Monroe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Monroe lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Monroe misses with a looping left.
The fighters circle momentarily. OByrne darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Monroe throws a shot from downtown. OByrne moves away and avoids it.
OByrne feinted there with a counter leg kick.
OByrne fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Monroe.
OByrne walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Monroe cracks OByrne with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
OByrne throws a looping overhand right but Monroe ducks down to avoid it.
Monroe connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Monroe crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from OByrne - the referee stops the clock and Monroe gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says OByrne. Monroe manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
OByrne throws a quick inside leg kick.
A big left from Monroe misses.
OByrne feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Monroe's hands are dropping dangerously low here and OByrne connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Monroe scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
OByrne ducks under a wild hook from Monroe.
OByrne looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
OByrne lands with a good body shot.
Monroe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Monroe throws a nice looking combination but OByrne bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
OByrne shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
OByrne smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
OByrne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
OByrne swings widly with a right hand
letting Monroe counter with a right hand.
Monroe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
OByrne thinks about countering with a body kick.
OByrne throws a leg kick which misses Monroe's front leg but catches the back leg as Monroe tries to avoid it.
OByrne uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot to the liver by Monroe. Beautiful body shot.
OByrne throws a leg kick but Monroe sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Monroe throws a body shot but no joy.
Monroe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
OByrne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
OByrne lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Joseph OByrne is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OByrne buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
OByrne missing with a left hand there. Monroe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
OByrne misses with a few strikes there.
Monroe connects with a right hand. OByrne shakes it off.
OByrne feints and then cracks Monroe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Monroe down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by OByrne.
Monroe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. OByrne sees it coming and avoids it easily.
OByrne misses with a looping left.
Monroe avoids a kick to the body.
Monroe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Monroe. OByrne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Monroe jabs OByrne right on the nose. OByrne blinks but takes it well.
OByrne tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Monroe wants to counter with a clinch but OByrne pushes him away.
Monroe throws a hook but OByrne blocks it.
OByrne loads up on a big right hand but Monroe slips the punch.
OByrne blocks a jab.
OByrne takes a swing at Monroe's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monroe moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
OByrne misses with the body kick
and Monroe counters with a straight right hand.
OByrne throws a series of punches but Monroe avoids them all with ease.
Good leg kick by OByrne there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
OByrne slips a jab from Monroe.
OByrne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Monroe was well out of range. Poor timing from OByrne.
Monroe swings for the body but OByrne moves out of range.
As Monroe backs away, OByrne returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Monroe misses with a straight right.
OByrne looks to land a right hand but Monroe moved out of range.
Monroe let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Monroe misses with a straight left.
Monroe takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Monroe takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Monroe shoots in and drives through. OByrne sprawls well.
OByrne clobbers Monroe with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
OByrne is looking to chop away at Monroe's legs.
Monroe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by OByrne.
Monroe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from OByrne.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
OByrne scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from OByrne. Monroe shrugs it off though.
Monroe connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between OByrne's hands.
Monroe has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from OByrne.
OByrne throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Monroe throws a body punch but OByrne moves out of range.
OByrne finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
OByrne misses with a leg kick.
A nice side step and Monroe releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Monroe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract OByrne.
Nice jab there from OByrne.
OByrne thows a left - swing and a miss!
OByrne fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Monroe.
OByrne fakes the leg kick and cracks Monroe in the body.
Monroe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
OByrne fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Monroe on the wrong end of a nice jab.
OByrne is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Monroe can do to turn this around?
Monroe closes this distance looking for a takedown but OByrne circles away.
Monroe drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
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 Joseph OByrne will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
OByrne lands with a kick to the ribs.
Monroe throws a series of punches but OByrne moves out of range.
Monroe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from OByrne.
OByrne missing with a left hand there. Monroe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Monroe misses with a wild combination.
OByrne takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Monroe throws a right hand that misses
and OByrne counters with a nice leg kick.
OByrne chopping away at his opponent's legs.
OByrne tries to clinch there but Monroe circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monroe punishes OByrne's body with a nice straight punch.
OByrne is looking to clinch but Monroe is avoiding it.
A low kick from OByrne is predictable there
and Monroe counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloppy strikes there by Monroe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Monroe misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Monroe wants to control but OByrne is keeping him busy.
Monroe connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused OByrne some visible discomfort.
OByrne manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Ricky Monroe has got the better of the ground game so far.
Monroe is pressing down on OByrne's thigh, looking to free his foot. OByrne is holding on for now.
OByrne is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Monroe prevents OByrne from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monroe thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed OByrne's head.
Monroe trying to mount his opponent but OByrne defends it.
Monroe thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
OByrne is pressing down on Monroe's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
OByrne utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Monroe throws a big right hand that misses.
Monroe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as OByrne works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monroe postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Monroe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Monroe's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Monroe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ricky Monroe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
OByrne keeping full guard, as Monroe tries to pass.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
OByrne takes a jab right on the kisser.
OByrne tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Monroe is able to avoid easily.
Monroe listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Monroe takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
OByrne moves in looking to clinch but Monroe pushes him off.
OByrne moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
OByrne is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OByrne wants to land a leg kick but Monroe is out of range.
Oh OByrne is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
OByrne scores with a sloppy right hand. Monroe should have avoided that one.
Monroe bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps OByrne's head backwards.
OByrne throws a jab when Monroe was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Monroe. OByrne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Monroe.
Monroe looks to score with a jab to the body but OByrne is just out of range.
OByrne throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Monroe has managed to clinch.
OByrne seems to have got his legs back now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by OByrne.
OByrne cracks Monroe with a nice body shot.
Monroe struggles to land a body shot inside as OByrne controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by OByrne.
Still in the clinch, OByrne scores with a nice short uppercut.
Joseph OByrne is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A short uppercut from OByrne.
OByrne blocks an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky Monroe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think OByrne 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joseph OByrne!
Our winner, Joseph OByrne, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Benz Bulver (ranked 966 p4p, 109 weight class) and Karter Kinshaw (ranked 816 p4p, 98 weight class). Bulver comes into the arena with Little Eagle Soars blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benz Bulver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Karter Kinshaw!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kinshaw scores with a jab to the head.
Karter Kinshaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bulver lands with a shot to the body.
Bulver throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bulver on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice cross by Bulver.
Bulver lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kinshaw circles away quickly and effectively.
Bulver swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kinshaw shoots in and drives through. Bulver sprawls well.
Kinshaw scores with a sloppy right hand. Bulver should have avoided that one.
Bulver bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bulver avoids the body shot from Kinshaw.
Kinshaw checks a leg kick.
Kinshaw lands an overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bulver takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bulver scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kinshaw tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bulver bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bulver feints and then cracks Kinshaw's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kinshaw down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinshaw misses with a few strikes there.
The fighters circling - Bulver throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bulver bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kinshaw has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kinshaw swings for the body but Bulver moves out of range.
Bulver misses with an attempted mid kick.
A shot to the liver by Kinshaw. Beautiful body shot.
Kinshaw lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bulver's sensitive parts.
Bulver looks to score with a jab to the body but Kinshaw is just out of range.
A nice side step and Kinshaw releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kinshaw swings for the body but Bulver moves out of range.
Kinshaw cracks Bulver with an open hand slap.
Bulver cracks Kinshaw with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kinshaw throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bulver stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kinshaw misses with a double jab.
Kinshaw misses with a body shot
and Bulver counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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!
Kinshaw dives in for a single leg takedown but Bulver sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bulver thinks about countering with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bulver bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bulver motions for Kinshaw to come forward. Bulver throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice uppercut there from Kinshaw.
Bulver just misses with a punch to the body.
Bulver scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kinshaw shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kinshaw is rocked!
Bulver cracks a nice hook into Kinshaw's ribs.
Bulver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kinshaw manages to avoid it.
Bulver throws a nice outside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Bulver there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bulver lands a jab.
Kinshaw is still on wobbly legs! Can Bulver finish him?
It looks like Bulver has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Bulver walks into a straight right hand from Kinshaw.
Bulver misses the shot to the body.
Bulver pounces like a tiger and cracks Kinshaw with a vicious hook! Kinshaw is down but not out! Bulver follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Benz Bulver!
Benz Bulver managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Freebok (85% Laundry), into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kelvin Handleman (ranked 515 p4p, 68 weight class) and Tupa Halloo (ranked 396 p4p, 49 weight class). Handleman's entrance music is Pride FC Theme. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kelvin Handleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tupa Halloo!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Halloo.
It looks like Kelvin Handleman has been cut.
Jab by Handleman.
Halloo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Handleman.
Handleman looks to land a right hand but Halloo moved out of range.
Handleman on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Halloo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Handleman.
Halloo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Halloo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tupa Halloo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Handleman throws a looping overhand right but Halloo ducks down to avoid it.
We've been informed that Halloo has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Halloo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Handleman counters with a straight right hand.
Handleman loads up on a big right hand but Halloo slips the punch.
Handleman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Handleman's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Halloo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Handleman scrambles back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Handleman throws a hook but Halloo avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halloo just misses with a punch to the body.
Handleman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Halloo closes the distance and clinches.
Halloo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Handleman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Handleman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Handleman throws a big shot that misses.
Handleman closes the distance and clinches up with Halloo, looking for a takedown. Handleman pushes Halloo against the cage but Halloo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Halloo scores with a push kick.
Handleman on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Halloo thows a body kick. Handleman tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Halloo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Handleman misses with an uppercut. Halloo saw that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Halloo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Handleman. That did some damage!
Handleman swats away the attempt to clinch by Halloo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halloo lands a front kick.
Halloo cracks the inside of Handleman's front leg.
Halloo lands a jab to Handleman's midsection.
Halloo avoids the body shot from Handleman.
Handleman motions for Halloo to come forward. Handleman throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Handleman with a lazy takedown attempt
and Halloo counters with a head kick that drops Handleman to the mat! Handleman scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Handleman is rocked!
Handleman is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Handleman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Oh Handleman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Handleman is breathing heavily.
Handleman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halloo moves away.
Halloo throws out a counter right but Handleman avoids it with no problem.
Halloo knocks out Handleman with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Halloo before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Halloo picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tupa Halloo!
A victorious Tupa Halloo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Kelvin Handleman stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm a fucking man and no one will ever question that because I am a man before I am a fighter and to have some pussy that sits behind a computer all day question my manhood pisses me off...'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Don Gotti (ranked 497 p4p, 59 weight class) and Osiris Egyptian (ranked 295 p4p, 40 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
19 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Don Gotti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Osiris Egyptian!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gotti lands with a straight right. Egyptian didn't see that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Egyptian. Gotti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Egyptian scores with a jab to the head.
Gotti dives in and grabs Egyptian's left leg, looking for a takedown. Egyptian pushes down on Gotti's head and hops out.
Gotti throws a body kick that misses.
Egyptian connects with a leg kick. Gotti looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gotti connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gotti feints and then cracks Egyptian's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Egyptian down.
Egyptian connects with the punch.
Gotti scores with a jab to the jaw.
Egyptian with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gotti throws a sloppy head kick and Egyptian moves out of range easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Egyptian waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gotti.
Don Gotti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Egyptian.
Gotti scores with a takedown into Egyptian's guard.
Egyptian has Gotti pulled in close to control his posture.
Egyptian is continuing to stall.
Gotti trying to control but Egyptian is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gotti showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Egyptian pulls Gotti in close to prevent any damage.
Gotti looking to pass the guard.
Egyptian keeping moving, preventing Gotti from controlling successfully.
Gotti pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Egyptian is keeping the position for now.
Gotti scoring with punches to the head and body.
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.
Gotti wants to control from the top but Egyptian keeps moving.
Gotti controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Egyptian looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Gotti postures up.
Gotti trying to control the position from guard on top but Egyptian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Egyptian doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gotti cracks Egyptian with a good jab.
Gotti checks a leg kick.
Egyptian checks the leg kick.
Despite the aggression on Egyptian's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Egyptian throws a looping overhand right but Gotti ducks down to avoid it.
Gotti lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Gotti tries to score with a low kick but Egyptian moves his leg out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gotti throws a leg kick that is checked
and Egyptian counters with a three punch combo that has Gotti backing up. Gotti nods at Egyptian to acknowledge the strikes.
Egyptian throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gotti is looking to counter punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gotti. Egyptian does a little dance to reset his feet.
Egyptian doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Gotti swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Egyptian.
Gotti lands a nice leg kick that just misses Egyptian's sensitive parts.
A big right from Gotti misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Gotti misses the target.
Gotti tries to clinch but Egyptian moves out of range.
Gotti scores with a jab.
Gotti takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Egyptian scores with a leg kick.
Egyptian turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Egyptian fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gotti throws a leg kick that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gotti checks a leg kick.
Gotti connects with a solid leg kick.
Gotti on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Egyptian. Egyptian obviously looking to wear him down.
Gotti throws a push kick but Egyptian slaps the foot to one side.
Gotti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Egyptian.
Gotti attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Egyptian.
Gotti throws a big shot that misses.
Egyptian tries a head kick but it misses.
Gotti misses with a low kick as Egyptian jumps back.
A bone on bone clash there as Egyptian blocks the leg kick.
Gotti misses with a low kick as Egyptian jumps back.
Gotti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Egyptian misses with a wild body shot.
Egyptian misses with a body kick.
Egyptian just misses with a punch to the body.
Gotti throws a leg kick that misses.
Good work by Gotti as he checks the leg kick.
Gotti connects with a single shot there.
Egyptian avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gotti.
Good work by Gotti as he checks the leg kick.
Gotti feinted with a counter takedown.
Gotti misses with an uppercut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Egyptian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Egyptian tries to land a leg kick but Gotti saw it coming and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Gotti dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gotti fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Egyptian checks it well.
Egyptian tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gotti misses with a wild body shot.
Egyptian throws a leg kick but Gotti sees it coming and moves out of range.
Egyptian walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gotti checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gotti tried to counter with a leg kick but Egyptian avoided it.
A bone on bone clash there as Gotti blocks the leg kick.
Gotti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Egyptian fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gotti throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Egyptian counters with a left to the body.
A leg kick checked by Gotti.
Gotti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Egyptian manages to avoid it.
Egyptian only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Egyptian lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A jab from Gotti misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Egyptian swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Egyptian tries to get set, Gotti tries to push him back and clinch up but Egyptian manages to avoid the attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Egyptian.
Gotti swings for the body but Egyptian moves out of range.
Gotti thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Egyptian if he has to take too many more of those.
Egyptian uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gotti.
Gotti bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gotti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gotti scores with a push kick.
Egyptian chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gotti misses with a kick to the body.
Jab by Egyptian.
Egyptian throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gotti.
Gotti throwing a counter right hand but Egyptian manages to avoid it.
Gotti checks a leg kick nicely.
Gotti tries to counter with a takedown but Egyptian is quick to defend against it.
Gotti misses with a head kick.
It seemed like Egyptian was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Egyptian.
Gotti throws a big shot that misses.
Egyptian throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jab by Gotti.
Gotti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Egyptian.
A jab lands there for Gotti.
Egyptian throws a body shot but no joy.
Egyptian fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gotti.
Gotti throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Egyptian needs to keep his hands up - Gotti had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Egyptian.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gotti was well out of range. Poor timing from Egyptian.
Don Gotti is winning the standup battle so far.
Gotti lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Egyptian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gotti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Egyptian throws a front kick aimed at Gotti's knee but Gotti avoids it well.
Gotti gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Egyptian scoring well with a low kick there.
Egyptian throws out a leg kick but Gotti moves out of range and Egyptian only half commits.
Gotti connects with a crisp jab.
Egyptian lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Egyptian is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gotti rather than just go for the knockout.
Gotti closes this distance looking for a takedown but Egyptian circles away.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Egyptian. Gotti shrugs it off though.
Egyptian ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gotti on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Egyptian. Egyptian obviously looking to wear him down.
Good leg kick by Egyptian there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Egyptian throws a low kick, looking for Gotti's leg but Gotti calmly moves out of range.
Egyptian uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gotti.
Egyptian scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Gotti.
Gotti scores with a punch to the head.
Gotti scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Egyptian moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Egyptian.
Gotti's jab looks to have found its range, popping Egyptian under the eye.
Egyptian lands with an overhand left.
Gotti closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Egyptian missing with a left hand there. Gotti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Egyptian tries to land a leg kick but Gotti saw it coming and moves away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gotti.
Egyptian connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gotti walks into a stiff left hand from Egyptian.
Egyptian lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Egyptian swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Egyptian slips a straight right by Gotti.
Egyptian lands a nice hook to Gotti's body. Gotti takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gotti throws a body kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Gotti.
Egyptian misses with a low kick.
Egyptian fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gotti has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Egyptian instigates a clinch.
Egyptian gets underhooks to prevent Gotti's takedown attempt.
Egyptian taking a breather.
Egyptian stops a takedown attempt from Gotti.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Gotti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Egyptian lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gotti creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gotti being controlled against the cage.
Egyptian holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Egyptian continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Egyptian.
Egyptian looking to slow down the pace here.
Egyptian has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gotti scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Osiris Egyptian will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Gotti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Egyptian.
Egyptian tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gotti lands a really nice looking cross but Egyptian seems unphased.
Egyptian lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gotti is looking to score with low kicks.
Gotti closes the distance and clinches.
Egyptian manages to break the clinch.
Egyptian throws a leg kick which misses Gotti's front leg but catches the back leg as Gotti tries to avoid it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Egyptian prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gotti scores with a shoulder strike.
Egyptian wants to stall.
Still in the clinch, Gotti scores with a nice short uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gotti as Egyptian tries to tie him up.
Egyptian breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gotti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Egyptian.
Egyptian thuds his shin into the meat of Gotti's side.
Egyptian tried to score with a low kick but Gotti checks it.
Egyptian thumps Gotti with a low kick.
Gotti throws a low kick but Egyptian avoids it.
Gotti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Egyptian.
Egyptian blocks a jab.
Egyptian throws out a counter right but Gotti avoids it with no problem.
Egyptian scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gotti misses with a low kick.
Gotti checks a leg kick.
Gotti throws a predictable looking body shot
and Egyptian makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Gotti really felt that one!
Egyptian pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gotti drops down looking for a counter takedown but Egyptian sprawls and moves away.
Gotti throws a predictable looking body shot
and Egyptian counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gotti scores with a hook to the body. Egyptian takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gotti tries a low kick but Egyptian avoids it.
Egyptian scores with a push kick.
Gotti shoots for a double leg takedown but Egyptian sprawls well. He's pushed Gotti's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Egyptian.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Egyptian feints and then cracks Gotti's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gotti down.
Egyptian thumps Gotti with a low kick.
Egyptian instigates a clinch.
Egyptian blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gotti is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Egyptian pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Gotti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Egyptian is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gotti is keeping busy.
Gotti is working for takedown but Egyptian is calmly controlling the position for now.
Egyptian's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Egyptian throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gotti will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Egyptian throws out a leg kick but Gotti moves out of range and Egyptian only half commits.
A little feinted left hand from Gotti on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A bone on bone clash there as Gotti blocks the leg kick.
Gotti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Egyptian keeps Gotti at a distance using the push kick.
Gotti misses with a hook.
Gotti takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A good leg kick by Egyptian.
Egyptian tries a low kick but Gotti avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gotti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Egyptian.
Gotti checks a leg kick nicely.
Egyptian avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Egyptian appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Egyptian 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.
Egyptian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gotti.
Gotti checks a low kick from Egyptian.
Egyptian's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gotti under the eye.
Gotti avoids the body shot from Egyptian.
Egyptian lands with an overhand left.
Gotti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Egyptian avoids the body shot from Gotti.
Egyptian slips a jab from Gotti.
Egyptian slips under a jab.
Egyptian walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Egyptian moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Egyptian lands a glancing blow to the side of Gotti's head.
Gotti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Egyptian manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gotti connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Egyptian throws a leg kick which misses Gotti's front leg but catches the back leg as Gotti tries to avoid it.
Gotti lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Osiris Egyptian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Egyptian throws a leg kick
and Gotti counters with a slapping leg kick.
Egyptian lands a leg kick that knocks Gotti off balance momentarily.
Gotti scoring well with a low kick there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Egyptian looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gotti throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gotti tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gotti tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Egyptian.
Egyptian blocks a head kick by Gotti.
A nice inside leg kick there by Egyptian. That's going to slow Gotti down.
Gotti takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A solid leg kick lands there for Egyptian.
Gotti loads up on a big right hand but Egyptian slips the punch.
Gotti pushes Egyptian away with a front kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Osiris Egyptian comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Egyptian has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Osiris Egyptian!
A victorious Osiris Egyptian thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nuri Jafar (ranked 685 p4p, 86 weight class) and Peter Manuel (ranked 610 p4p, 76 weight class). Nuri Jafar has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nuri Jafar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peter Manuel!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manuel tries to clinch up but Jafar circles away and keeps his distance.
Jafar missing with a left hand there. Manuel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And Manuel tries to counter it with a takedown but Jafar pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Manuel throws a jab when Jafar was well out of range.
Jafar misses with a straight left.
Manuel staying out of range there.
Manuel shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jafar's guard.
Jafar is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Manuel presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Manuel ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Manuel no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Manuel is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jafar is aware though and is defending well.
Manuel can't keep his opponent in guard - Jafar advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jafar wants to control but Manuel is keeping him busy.
Jafar will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Manuel is looking to control Jafar's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Manuel avoid being mounted?
Jafar trying to control the action but Manuel is working from the bottom.
Manuel is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jafar pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manuel wants to improve his position but Jafar is controlling well.
Jafar looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Jafar continues to stall.
Jafar decides to stand and escape the position.
Jafar takes a swing at Manuel's ribcage but misses.
Peter Manuel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jafar looks to throw the jab but Manuel is out of range.
Manuel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An attempted straight right counter from Jafar misses the target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Manuel, as that shot connected.
Nice uppercut lands for Jafar. That snapped Manuel's head back.
Jafar swings for the body but Manuel moves out of range.
Manuel feints the counter takedown.
Jafar throws a body punch but Manuel moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manuel scores with a punch to the head.
Manuel takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jafar tries to clinch there but Manuel circles away.
Jafar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manuel manages to avoid it.
Jafar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Manuel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Manuel feints the counter takedown.
Manuel tries to close the distance and clinch but Jafar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Manuel connects with a looping right hand.
We've been informed that Manuel has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Manuel throws a hook to the side of Jafar's head but Jafar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jafar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jafar swings for the body but Manuel moves out of range.
Jafar lands a really nice looking cross but Manuel seems unphased.
Manuel changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Manuel moves out of range of the strikes.
Jafar lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Manuel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Manuel throws an overhand right that lands on Jafar's shoulder, as Jafar tries to avoid the shot.
Jafar throws a looping overhand right but Manuel ducks down to avoid it.
Manuel clinches up against the cage.
Manuel jumps guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jafar wants to control from the top but Manuel keeps moving.
Manuel keeping full guard, as Jafar tries to pass.
Jafar wants to get up but he can't break Manuel's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Manuel working for a triangle but Jafar defends it easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jafar wanted to stand there but Manuel had control of the position.
Jafar avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jafar slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Jafar would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Manuel is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jafar defends well.
Jafar has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Manuel is proving hard to escape from.
Jafar's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jafar trying to control but Manuel is working from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Jafar gets to his feet. Manuel looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Manuel throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Peter Manuel will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Manuel misses with a hook. Jafar ducked under it nicely.
Nuri Jafar is winning the standup battle so far.
Manuel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jafar.
Jafar takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Manuel shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jafar but Jafar pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Manuel closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Peter Manuel has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jafar kicks off Manuel and gets to his feet.
Jafar throws a shot to the body.
Jafar displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Manuel.
Manuel bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jafar wants to get back to his feet but Manuel is dominant here and he's now got Jafar's back!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jafar trying to control the hands but Manuel breaks the grip.
You can see the frustration on Jafar's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manuel is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Jafar prevents Manuel from getting a body triangle.
Manuel has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Jafar has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jafar turns into Manuel and is now in his guard.
Jafar avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Manuel is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jafar slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Jafar wants to control from the top but Manuel keeps moving.
Jafar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Manuel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Manuel has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jafar can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jafar is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jafar stands up and waves to Manuel to follow him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manuel moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jafar lands a jab to the head.
Manuel moves into the clinch.
Jafar misses with a punch to the body.
Jafar lands a right hand.
Manuel is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jafar pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Nuri Jafar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Manuel.
Jafar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jafar is fighting off a takedown attempt but Manuel is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Jafar to the mat. Jafar regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Manuel won't allow Jafar to get back to his feet.
Jafar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Manuel manages to get himself to full guard.
Jafar gets to his feet - Manuel follows without any prompting.
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!
Manuel shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jafar but Jafar pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Jafar lands an impressive looking overhand right. Manuel doesn't seem phased though.
Manuel closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Jafar's guard.
Manuel trying to control the position from guard on top but Jafar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jafar is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Jafar blocks a body shot from Manuel.
Jafar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Manuel's elbow.
Jafar prevents the takedown attempt.
Manuel gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Jafar wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nuri Jafar dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Jafar fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Manuel misses with an uppercut.
Good leg kick by Manuel there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jafar checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Manuel moves forwards but Jafar connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Manuel throws an overhand right that lands on Jafar's shoulder, as Jafar tries to avoid the shot.
Jafar throws the left hand but Manuel avoids the punch easily.
Jafar darts in and clinches Manuel up against the cage.
Jafar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Manuel manages to break the clinch.
Jafar misses with a hook. Manuel ducked under it nicely.
Manuel misses with an uppercut.
Manuel moves into range and connects with a jab.
Manuel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jafar ducks under a wild hook from Manuel.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manuel lands a jab to Jafar's midsection.
Manuel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jafar throws a lazy right hand but Manuel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Manuel misses with a low kick.
A quick step to the side and Jafar tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manuel throws a leg kick but Jafar sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Manuel wants to clinch.
Jafar defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Manuel.
A little feinted left hand from Jafar on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jafar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Manuel drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Jafar defends it well.
Jafar circles away from the clinch attempt.
It looked like Jafar was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Manuel.
Jafar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Horrible takedown attempt by Manuel or perhaps it was just good defense by Jafar, which made it look bad.
Manuel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jafar.
Jafar misses with an uppercut. Manuel saw that one coming.
Manuel loads up on a big right hand but Jafar slips the punch.
Manuel shoots in looking for a takedown. Jafar tries to sprawl out of it but Manuel keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jafar manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nuri Jafar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Manuel.
Manuel misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manuel fails with a takedown attempt.
Manuel misses with a head kick.
Manuel throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jafar's waist but Jafar gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Manuel off to one side.
Jafar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manuel manages to avoid it.
Jab from Jafar.
Manuel slips under a jab from Jafar.
Manuel throws a low kick, looking for Jafar's leg but Jafar calmly moves out of range.
Jafar connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jafar gets caught napping as Manuel dives in and scores a takedown. Jafar manages to retain guard.
Jafar wants to get back to his feet but Manuel passes into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manuel is stalling here. Jafar is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Manuel seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Jafar has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Manuel is trying to escape the position but Jafar is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jafar trying to control the position but Manuel is working away.
Jafar decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Jafar is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Manuel shoots in for a takedown but Jafar shows good takedown defense.
Jafar is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Jafar closes the distance and clinches.
Manuel jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jafar walks away with a smile on his face. Manuel gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jafar moves into range and connects with a jab.
Manuel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jafar scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Manuel takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Manuel throws a jab when Jafar was well out of range.
Nice jab there from Jafar.
Jafar looks to land a right hand but Manuel moved out of range.
Manuel misses with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jafar throws a hook but Manuel blocks it.
Manuel changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jafar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Manuel can do to turn this around?
Jafar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Manuel at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manuel fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Manuel misses the jab.
Manuel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jafar.
A jab from Manuel misses.
Manuel lands a slapping body shot.
Manuel lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jafar throws a looping overhand right but Manuel ducks down to avoid it.
Jafar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Manuel slips under a jab from Jafar.
A big left from Jafar misses.
Jafar takes a swing at Manuel's ribcage but misses.
Manuel throws a low kick but Jafar avoids it.
Jafar throws a lazy right hand but Manuel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Manuel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nuri Jafar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jafar has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nuri Jafar!
Nuri Jafar took some time post fight to say the following; 'where's my money'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Enzo Perez (ranked 156 p4p, 17 weight class) and Harald Gormsson (ranked 184 p4p, 22 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Gormsson's choice of entrance music: Saor - Children of the Mist. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
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213 lbs
14 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Enzo Perez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harald Gormsson!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Perez misses the target.
Gormsson misses with a straight right.
A shot to the body from Gormsson misses
and Perez counters with a nice body kick.
Perez ducks under a wild hook from Gormsson.
Gormsson defending well as Perez loads up on a big left hand.
Perez throws a body punch but Gormsson moves out of range.
Gormsson moves out of range as Perez strikes.
Perez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Perez, right into the meat.
Gormsson scores with a nice strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perez lands a head shot.
Perez dodges the punch combination from Gormsson.
Perez is looking to counter punch.
Harald Gormsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gormsson moves out of range as Perez throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gormsson slips under a jab.
Gormsson just misses with a punch to the body.
It appears Perez was looking to counter with a kick there.
Gormsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Perez.
Perez throws a combination that misses
letting Gormsson counter with a right hand.
Gormsson throws a body punch but Perez moves out of range.
Gormsson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Perez thows a body kick. Gormsson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Perez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gormsson.
Gormsson 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.
Perez throws a lazy right hand but Gormsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gormsson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Perez with a body shot.
Gormsson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Perez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Perez throws a hook to the side of Gormsson's head but Gormsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gormsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gormsson just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gormsson throws a right hand that misses
and Perez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gormsson throws a shot to the body.
Gormsson misses with a looping left.
Perez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gormsson on the side of the head.
Perez throws an overhand right that lands on Gormsson's shoulder, as Gormsson tries to avoid the shot.
Gormsson lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Enzo Perez has been cut.
Gormsson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gormsson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Perez.
Gormsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perez.
Gormsson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Perez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gormsson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A big right from Perez misses.
A low kick from Perez is predictable there
and Gormsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gormsson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Perez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Perez tries to work over Gormsson's front leg with a kick but Gormsson checks it.
Gormsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Perez misses the target.
Gormsson misses with a wild body shot.
Perez avoids the body shot from Gormsson.
Perez quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Gormsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Perez circles away quickly and effectively.
A leg kick checked by Gormsson.
That kick from Perez tenderised Gormsson's leg. Gormsson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Perez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Harald Gormsson has been cut.
Gormsson cracks a nice hook into Perez's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gormsson. Perez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perez tries a low kick but Gormsson avoids it.
Gormsson misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gormsson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gormsson throws a hook but Perez avoids it easily.
Gormsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Perez is just out of range.
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!
Gormsson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gormsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Perez cracks Gormsson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gormsson misses with an uppercut.
Perez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Perez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gormsson momentarily.
Perez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gormsson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Gormsson throws an overhand right that lands on Perez's shoulder, as Perez tries to avoid the shot.
A little feinted left hand from Perez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Perez misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enzo Perez dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Perez lands a head kick. Gormsson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Gormsson cracks Perez with a good jab.
Perez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Perez throws a body shot but no joy.
Gormsson slips a jab from Perez.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Perez, right into the meat.
Perez throws a leg kick that misses.
It seemed like Gormsson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Enzo Perez is winning the standup battle so far.
Perez throws a jab but it's blocked by Gormsson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perez misses with a looping right.
Perez lands a really nice looking cross but Gormsson seems unphased.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Perez.
Gormsson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
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!
Gormsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Perez misses the target.
A countering left hand to the body from Gormsson misses.
Perez darts in and clinches Gormsson up against the cage.
Perez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gormsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gormsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gormsson misses with a body punch.
Perez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Perez can't find room to land a body shot as Gormsson controls the action.
Gormsson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Perezs head.
A right hook to the body lands for Gormsson.
Gormsson lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gormsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gormsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Perez controls his hands.
Perez lands an uppercut.
Perez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Perez blocks a body shot from Gormsson.
Perez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gormsson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez has a couple of punches blocked by Gormsson.
Gormsson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Perez or not.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gormsson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gormsson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Gormsson on the inside.
Gormsson lands with a right to the head.
Gormsson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Perez backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Perez.
Gormsson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Perez seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Gormsson can turn it around.
Perez throws a head punch that misses.
Gormsson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Perez backwards.
Gormsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gormsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Perez fails to land.
Perez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Perez fails to land.
Gormsson blocking some punches.
Gormsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Gormsson lands a body shot.
Gormsson tries a body shot but Perez blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gormsson misses with a body punch.
Gormsson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Perez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Perez pushes Gormsson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gormsson blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Perez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Perez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gormsson backwards.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Gormsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gormsson pushes Perez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Perez.
Perez throws a head punch that misses.
Gormsson lands a shoulder strike.
Perez swings wildly with an uppercut but Gormsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Perez.
Gormsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Perez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gormsson pushes Perez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Perez working aggressively here.
Gormsson lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gormsson tries to throw a body punch but Perez avoids it by throwing Gormsson back against the cage.
Perez throws a head punch that misses.
Gormsson misses with a punch to the body.
Perez misses with a punch to the body.
Perez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gormsson backwards.
Perez misses with a punch to the body.
Perez 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.
Perez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gormsson tries a body shot but Perez blocks it.
Gormsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Perez fails to land.
Gormsson can't find room to land a body shot as Perez controls the action.
Perez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gormsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gormsson.
Gormsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gormsson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Perez.
Harald Gormsson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gormsson.
Gormsson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Harald Gormsson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Gormsson misses with a straight left.
Gormsson throws a shot from downtown. Perez moves away and avoids it.
Gormsson lands with a shot to the body.
Gormsson looks to throw the jab but Perez is out of range.
Perez thinks about countering with a body kick.
Gormsson takes a swing at Perez's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Perez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gormsson loads up on a big right hand but Perez slips the punch.
A little feinted left hand from Perez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Perez tries a low kick but Gormsson avoids it.
Perez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gormsson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gormsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gormsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Perez.
Perez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Perez's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Perez duly obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez misses with a right hand
letting Gormsson counter with a right hand.
Gormsson sends Perez crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Gormsson is motioning to the referee to let Perez up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Perez is rocked!
Perez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gormsson.
Oh Perez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gormsson scores with the left hand. Perez knows he should have avoided that one.
A big right from Gormsson misses.
Gormsson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perez moves out of range of the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Perez misses the target.
Gormsson scores with a hook to the body. Perez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Perez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Perez seems to have got his legs back now.
Gormsson digs a good hook to Perez's body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gormsson throws a looping overhand right but Perez ducks down to avoid it.
Gormsson connects with a nice looking jab.
Gormsson misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez blocks a jab.
Perez throws a jab but it's blocked by Gormsson.
Gormsson slips under a jab from Perez.
A thudding body kick lands there by Perez!
Gormsson dips to his left and cracks Perez with an uppercut!
Gormsson throws a jab when Perez was well out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Perez misses the target.
Perez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
As Gormsson tries to get set, Perez tries to push him back and clinch up but Gormsson manages to avoid the attempt.
Perez misses with a looping right.
Gormsson moves into the clinch.
Gormsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Perez controls his hands.
Perez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gormsson misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Perez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez can't find room to land a body shot as Gormsson controls the action.
Perez misses with a punch on the inside.
Perez blocking some punches.
Gormsson lands a body punch.
Gormsson misses with some punches.
Gormsson has a couple of punches blocked by Perez.
Perez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gormsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Perez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gormsson's elbow.
Perez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gormsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gormsson can't find room to land a body shot as Perez controls the action.
Gormsson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Perez.
Perez lands a left hand.
Perez swings wildly with an uppercut but Gormsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gormsson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Perezs head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Perez.
Perez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Perez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Perez throws a head punch that misses.
Perez has a couple of punches blocked by Gormsson.
Gormsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Perez uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gormsson blocks an uppercut.
Gormsson misses with some punches.
Gormsson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Perez misses with the head strike.
Perez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Perez.
Perez misses with a punch to the body.
Perez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Perez is leaning against Gormsson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gormsson.
Perez swings wildly with an uppercut but Gormsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harald Gormsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gormsson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harald Gormsson!
A very excited looking Harald Gormsson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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