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F46: LHW Tourney Round 1 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Chang (ranked 3462 p4p, 370 weight class) and Ay Blyad (ranked 3914 p4p, 402 weight class). Ay Blyad has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bruce Chang's chin.
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160 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Chang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ay Blyad!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blyad misses with a takedown attempt - Chang sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Blyad looks for a takedown but Chang sprawls well.
An attempted straight right counter from Chang misses the target.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Blyad.
Bruce Chang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ay Blyad.
Blyad throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Chang's waist but Chang gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Blyad off to one side.
Blyad shoots in for a double leg but Chang sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Chang connects with a nice looking jab.
Blyad fails with the takedown.
Chang is looking to counter punch.
Chang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blyad.
Chang defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Blyad.
Blyad fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blyad takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Chang slaps away a takedown attempt from Blyad, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Chang misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blyad shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Chang is trying to defend but Blyad finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Chang holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Blyad is looking to take a break and control but Chang is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Blyad seems to be looking for submissions.
Chang controlling the position for now.
Blyad is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Blyad trying to control but Chang is working from the bottom.
Blyad throws a strike but Chang rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blyad has his foot on Chang's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Chang works his way back into a safe position though.
Blyad looking for a guillotine here but Chang defends easily.
Blyad is looking for a triangle but Chang pushes his legs off easily.
Blyad controls Chang momentarily but Chang frees himself.
Blyad looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Blyad is looking for a triangle here but Chang uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blyad is trying to control Chang's posture but Chang avoids it.
Blyad tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Chang wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Blyad is being controlled here.
Blyad is looking to reverse the position.
Blyad is trying to control Chang's posture but Chang avoids it.
Blyad tries to improve position but can't.
Chang working away.
Blyad is looking to regain half guard here but Chang keeps moving and retains side control.
Blyad is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Blyad wants to control but Chang postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Blyad is looking for a sweep.
Blyad is still trying to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blyad keeps trying to improve his position.
Blyad sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blyad is looking for a sweep. Chang is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Chang dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Blyad fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Chang misses with a hook.
Chang works Blyad's body with a nice hook.
Chang with a hook.
Chang lands with a shot to the body.
Blyad gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Chang counters with a straight right hand.
Ay Blyad is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice sprawl there from Chang as Blyad shoots in.
Bruce Chang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ay Blyad.
Blyad fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Chang avoids it really well and circles away.
Chang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blyad can do to turn this around?
Chang throws a hook but Blyad blocks it.
Blyad dives in for a single leg takedown but Chang sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bruce Chang is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chang misses with a low kick.
Blyad slips under a jab.
Blyad keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chang.
Chang cracks Blyad with a right hand to the side of the head.
Blyad shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Chang but Chang pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blyad looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Chang!
Blyad is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Chang has escaped the position, nice work there.
Chang can't do much from the bottom here.
Chang stops Blyad from passing to mount.
Blyad is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Chang is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Blyad is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Chang has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blyad swings around for an armbar but Chang sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Blyad's guard.
Blyad is looking for a triangle here but Chang uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Blyad wants to control but Chang postures up.
Chang looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Chang tries to stand but Blyad is controlling his head.
Blyad is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blyad can't do much from the bottom here.
Blyad is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Chang looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Blyad is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Chang pulls his head out easily.
Blyad with the active half guard here but Chang passes nicely into side control.
Chang staying calm.
Bruce Chang overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
You can see the frustration on Blyad's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Chang controls the position from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blyad regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Chang dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Chang throws a shot from downtown. Blyad moves away and avoids it.
Blyad flicks out a counter leg kick but Chang steps away.
Blyad is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Chang's half guard.
Blyad is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Chang still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Chang has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Blyad is looking for a sweep.
Blyad can't do much from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blyad is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Chang's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Blyad looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Chang pushes past his half guard into mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chang controlling the pace for now.
Blyad is in all sorts of trouble here.
Blyad throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blyad tries to reverse the position but Chang maintains control.
Chang controlling from the full mount.
Blyad tries to reverse the position but Chang maintains control.
Blyad is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ay Blyad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chang can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Blyad is looking to escape.
Blyad sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Blyad looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Chang passes into side control, despite Blyad's attempt to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Blyad gets back to half guard.
Chang passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Blyad!
Blyad is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blyad manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Blyad tries to roll over but Chang keeps him under control.
Blyad looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Chang performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blyad has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Chang escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Chang!
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Chang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chang 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Chang!
A victorious Bruce Chang 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cedric Simard (ranked 6820 p4p, 415 weight class) and Pauke Murhapuro (ranked 1950 p4p, 208 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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250 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cedric Simard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pauke Murhapuro!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simard throws a head kick but Murhapuro moves out of range.
Murhapuro appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Simard misses with a hook
and Murhapuro counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Simard misses with a left hand
and Murhapuro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murhapuro cracks Simard with a good jab.
Murhapuro gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A punch combination from Murhapuro misses.
Simard misses with a body shot.
Murhapuro throws out a counter right but Simard avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simard takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Murhapuro darts in looking for a takedown but Simard gets double underhooks and turns Murhapuro into the cage.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Simard throws a left and a right that both miss
and Murhapuro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Simard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cedric Simard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murhapuro thumps Simard with a low kick.
Murhapuro takes one to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simard misses with a head kick.
Murhapuro flicks out a counter leg kick but Simard steps away.
Simard fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Murhapuro is out of range.
Murhapuro lands a jab.
Simard wants to slow Murhapuro down by chopping away at his legs.
Murhapuro throws a head kick but Simard moves out of range.
Murhapuro throws a predictable looking body shot
and Simard counters with a head kick that drops Murhapuro to the mat! Murhapuro scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Simard ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro lands a jab to the head.
Simard throws a leg kick
and Murhapuro counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Simard keeping moving, preventing Murhapuro from controlling successfully.
Simard lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Murhapuro has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Simard is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Murhapuro.
Simard works to advance to full mount. Murhapuro defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Murhapuro is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Simard tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Simard avoids the attempt from Murhapuro to control.
Murhapuro is looking to improve his position but Simard isn't that keen on the idea.
Murhapuro holds on for dear life.
Murhapuro tries to lock up and control but Simard gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murhapuro is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Simard has taken his back.
Simard not allowing Murhapuro to control his hands.
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 Cedric Simard will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A good leg kick by Simard.
A low kick from Simard is predictable there
and Murhapuro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Murhapuro blocks a head kick by Simard.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murhapuro! But no joy.
Simard throws an off balance right hand
and Murhapuro counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simard throws a solid leg kick but Murhapuro takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Simard.
Murhapuro bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhapuro swings away with a body shot that misses
and Simard counters with an inside leg kick.
Murhapuro tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Simard throws a nice looking combination but Murhapuro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Murhapuro takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice shot by Murhapuro.
Murhapuro slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murhapuro manages to avoid it.
Murhapuro appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Simard finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Simard takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Simard moves out of range of the leg kick from Murhapuro.
Simard scores with a jab to the body.
Murhapuro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simard comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Good shot there by Simard.
Simard misses with a left hand
and Murhapuro counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Simard throws a lazy uppercut
and Murhapuro makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Murhapuro ducks under a wild hook from Simard.
Simard misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Murhapuro was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro misses with a looping left.
Murhapuro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Simard manages to avoid it.
Simard fires out a quick counter leg kick but Murhapuro just manages to avoid it.
Murhapuro scores with a nice strike.
Simard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murhapuro.
Simard half committed to a counter leg kick.
Good shot there by Simard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Simard lands a big head kick that sends Murhapuro tumbling to the mat! Simard takes a step backwards and waves Murhapuro back to his feet - he wants the finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cedric Simard dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Simard swings away with a body shot that misses
and Simard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Pauke Murhapuro has been cut.
Murhapuro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Simard.
Murhapuro looks to land a right hand but Simard moved out of range.
Simard throwing a counter right hand but Murhapuro manages to avoid it.
Simard tries to work over Murhapuro's front leg with a kick but Murhapuro checks it.
A low kick from Simard misses
letting Murhapuro counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good standup being displayed there by Simard as he connects with a hook.
Simard misses with a leg kick.
Murhapuro swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhapuro lands a nice shot to the body.
Murhapuro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Simard.
Murhapuro connects with a crisp jab.
Simard throws a sloppy body shot
and Simard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Murhapuro misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro misses with a body punch
and Simard counters with an outside leg kick.
Murhapuro scores with a jab to the body.
Murhapuro works over Simard's head and body with a nice combination.
Murhapuro throws a body shot but no joy.
Simard looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Pauke Murhapuro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Simard moves out of range of the strikes.
Simard swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Simard misses with a body shot
and Murhapuro makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simard scores with a jab to the head.
Murhapuro throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Simard counters with a nice body shot.
Murhapuro takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Simard. Murhapuro does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - Murhapuro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Simard tried to counter with a leg kick but Murhapuro avoided it.
Simard misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murhapuro.
As Murhapuro looks to move away, Simard throws a big counter combo but Murhapuro just gets out of the way.
Simard throws a leg kick
and Murhapuro counters with a straight right hand.
Simard chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Simard thows a leg kick but Murhapuro checks it
and Simard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Simard throws a leg kick but Murhapuro sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pauke Murhapuro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Simard thows a leg kick but Murhapuro checks it
letting Murhapuro counter with a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pauke Murhapuro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Simard 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Cedric Simard!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bart Brick (ranked 3350 p4p, 361 weight class) and Raging Bitch (ranked 3129 p4p, 341 weight class). Brick's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Move . Bitch has chosen Who is He? as his entrance music. Raging Bitch is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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204 lbs
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bart Brick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Raging Bitch!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bitch bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brick's head.
Brick closes the distance and clinches.
Brick avoids the elbow strike from Bitch, against the cage.
Bitch lands an elbow inside.
Brick tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Brick tries to pull guard but Bitch won't allow it.
Brick tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bitch just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bart Brick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brick tries to pull guard but Bitch won't allow it.
Bitch comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bitch throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bitch gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bitch throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Brick blocks an elbow strike from Bitch.
Brick is trying to pull guard but Bitch has him pressed against the cage.
Bitch throws an elbow that misses.
Bitch lands an elbow that stopped Brick in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Bart Brick has been cut.
Brick fails to pull guard.
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!
Bitch lands an elbow just above Brick 's eye.
Bitch pushes off an throws an elbow but Brick leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Brick takes an elbow to the forehead.
Brick avoids a wild elbow strike from Bitch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitch lands an elbow inside that Brick shrugs off.
Nice elbow from Bitch.
Bitch lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Bitch.
Nice elbow from Bitch.
Bitch lands a damaging elbow.
Bitch pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Bitch.
Brick tries to pull guard but Bitch forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bitch comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Brick is rocked!
Bitch misses with an elbow strike.
Bitch lands an elbow inside that Brick shrugs off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bitch lands a nice elbow.
Bitch lands a damaging elbow.
Oh Brick is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bitch lands a vicious elbow to the side of Brick's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! Bitch tries to finish him with strikes but Brick still seems able to defend himself so Bitch steps back and lets Brick get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.
Bart Brick's cut is getting worse.
Bitch walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Brick drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Bitch swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Brick's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raging Bitch!
A less than humble Raging Bitch misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andy McCallum (ranked 2260 p4p, 263 weight class) and Erlend Jahr (ranked 1370 p4p, 171 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andy McCallum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Erlend Jahr!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jahr bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
McCallum tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jahr wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jahr passes to full mount! That's big trouble for McCallum!
McCallum wants to hold on but Jahr pushes him away.
Jahr wants to take McCallum's back here but McCallum is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
McCallum is working to get back to half guard.
Jahr working for a submission but McCallum is keeping him at bay.
McCallum tries to lock up and control but Jahr gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jahr wants to control the pace but McCallum is squirming around nicely.
McCallum is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jahr looking to control and managing it successfully.
McCallum wants to control but Jahr is having none of it.
McCallum is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at The 13 Club, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
McCallum keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McCallum is squirming around, avoiding Jahr's attempts to control the action.
McCallum has left one of his arms exposed and Jahr doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. McCallum screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Erlend Jahr!
In his post fight interview, Erlend Jahr started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Denis Mamaev (ranked 1399 p4p, 193 weight class) and Miro Tynkkynen (ranked 1652 p4p, 216 weight class). Mamaev comes to the cage accompanied by 30 Seconds To Mars - Hurricane. Tynkkynen has chosen Cow herd - Fields as his entrance music. The key to victory for Denis Mamaev has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Denis Mamaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Miro Tynkkynen!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tynkkynen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mamaev counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tynkkynen thinking.
Mamaev clobbers Tynkkynen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Denis Mamaev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tynkkynen avoids the body shot from Mamaev.
Tynkkynen is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Mamaev throws out a loose jab but Tynkkynen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mamaev tries a low kick but Tynkkynen avoids it.
Mamaev jabs at Tynkkynen's body.
Tynkkynen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice jab there from Mamaev.
Mamaev seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Mamaev scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tynkkynen in his tracks.
Mamaev swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tynkkynen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mamaev goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mamaev.
Mamaev turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mamaev throws a low kick but Tynkkynen moves out of range easily.
Mamaev jabs Tynkkynen right on the nose. Tynkkynen blinks but takes it well.
Tynkkynen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mamaev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tynkkynen clinches with his opponent.
Mamaev avoiding damage as Tynkkynen throws knees to the body.
Tynkkynen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mamaev slows down the pace here.
Tynkkynen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mamaev blocks it with crossed arms.
Tynkkynen lands an elbow inside that Mamaev shrugs off.
Mamaev stalling in the clinch but Tynkkynen improves position.
Tynkkynen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Tynkkynen fails to land.
Tynkkynen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mamaev blocks an elbow strike.
Tynkkynen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tynkkynen missing with knees to the body.
Mamaev blocks the elbow strike.
Mamaev is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tynkkynen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mamaev.
Tynkkynen connects with a knee to the head.
Mamaev is struggling to control the position.
Tynkkynen lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tynkkynen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tynkkynen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mamaev is defending well for now.
Knees to the body from Tynkkynen.
Tynkkynen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mamaev avoids it.
Mamaev avoiding damage as Tynkkynen throws knees to the body.
Tynkkynen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mamaev.
Tynkkynen pushes off an throws an elbow but Mamaev leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mamaev stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tynkkynen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mamaev is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mamaev.
Mamaev blocks an elbow strike from Tynkkynen.
Tynkkynen lands a nice knee to the body.
Tynkkynen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mamaev avoids a wild elbow strike from Tynkkynen.
Mamaev managing to block the knees to the body from Tynkkynen.
Mamaev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tynkkynen misses with an elbow strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mamaev taking a breather.
Mamaev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tynkkynen lands a knee to the body.
Tynkkynen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tynkkynen throws an elbow but it misses.
Tynkkynen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tynkkynen tries to work over Mamaev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tynkkynen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mamaev tries to stall but Tynkkynen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tynkkynen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mamaev blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice body punch from Tynkkynen - that landed with a thud.
Mamaev blocks the elbow strike.
Tynkkynen pushes Mamaev back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tynkkynen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tynkkynen throws an elbow that misses.
Mamaev breaks from the clinch.
Mamaev lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice cross by Mamaev.
Mamaev tries to keep at a distance but Tynkkynen has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miro Tynkkynen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tynkkynen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mamaev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tynkkynen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mamaev.
Tynkkynen is looking to clinch but Mamaev is avoiding it.
Mamaev digs a good body shot into Tynkkynen's ribs.
Mamaev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mamaev finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tynkkynen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mamaev bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tynkkynen tries to clinch but Mamaev is having none of it.
Mamaev swings for the body but Tynkkynen moves out of range.
Tynkkynen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Mamaev misses.
Mamaev throws a wild body kick that Tynkkynen sees coming a mile off.
Tynkkynen tries to counter with a clinch but Mamaev shakes him off and moves away.
Mamaev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tynkkynen.
Mamaev swats away the attempt to clinch by Tynkkynen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamaev connects with the punch.
Mamaev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tynkkynen tries to close the distance and clinch but Mamaev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tynkkynen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Denis Mamaev is winning the standup battle so far.
A shot to the liver by Mamaev. Beautiful body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mamaev.
Mamaev fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tynkkynen checks it well.
Tynkkynen tries to counter with a clinch but Mamaev shakes him off and moves away.
Tynkkynen avoids the body shot from Mamaev.
Mamaev with a jab.
Mamaev misses with a hook.
Tynkkynen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tynkkynen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mamaev.
Tynkkynen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tynkkynen checks a leg kick nicely.
Mamaev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tynkkynen manages to avoid it.
Tynkkynen wants to counter with a clinch but Mamaev pushes him away.
A left lands for Mamaev.
Mamaev throws a low kick but Tynkkynen avoids it.
Mamaev sets himself, and Tynkkynen steps forward looking for the clinch! Mamaev avoids it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tynkkynen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mamaev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tynkkynen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tynkkynen wants to clinch
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Mamaev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mamaev cracks Tynkkynen with an open hand slap.
Tynkkynen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mamaev gets tackled into the cage by Tynkkynen. Tynkkynen maintains the clinch.
Mamaev dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tynkkynen.
Tynkkynen tries a knee to the head but Mamaev blocks it.
Tynkkynen misses with the head strike.
Mamaev avoiding damage as Tynkkynen throws knees to the body.
Mamaev is trying to force a seperation but Tynkkynen has the dominant position.
Mamaev on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tynkkynen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tynkkynen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mamaev is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mamaev breaks from the clinch.
Tynkkynen wants to clinch up but Mamaev keeps it at a distance.
Mamaev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tynkkynen moves away.
Mamaev sets himself, and Tynkkynen steps forward looking for the clinch! Mamaev avoids it this time.
Tynkkynen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mamaev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mamaev scores with a body shot.
Mamaev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tynkkynen was well out of range. Poor timing from Mamaev.
Mamaev avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mamaev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tynkkynen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tynkkynen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tynkkynen.
Mamaev misses the shot to the body.
Mamaev throws a sloppy head kick and Tynkkynen moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tynkkynen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mamaev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mamaev throws a leg kick which misses Tynkkynen's front leg but catches the back leg as Tynkkynen tries to avoid it.
Tynkkynen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tynkkynen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tynkkynen moves in looking to clinch but Mamaev pushes him off.
Tynkkynen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mamaev was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tynkkynen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mamaev counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tynkkynen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tynkkynen checks the leg kick.
Mamaev connects with a body shot that sends Tynkkynen's belly button to the back.
Mamaev ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mamaev tried to score with a low kick but Tynkkynen checks it.
Mamaev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tynkkynen can do to turn this around?
Mamaev works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denis Mamaev dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Tynkkynen tries to clinch up.
Good work by Tynkkynen as he checks the leg kick.
A left lands for Mamaev.
Mamaev throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mamaev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tynkkynen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mamaev.
Tynkkynen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tynkkynen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mamaev wants to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mamaev is stalling here.
Tynkkynen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tynkkynen misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tynkkynen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mamaev avoids it.
Tynkkynen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mamaev taking a breather.
Mamaev trying to stall but Tynkkynen improves his position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tynkkynen.
Miro Tynkkynen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tynkkynen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mamaev is defending well for now.
Mamaev stalling against the cage.
Tynkkynen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tynkkynen missing with knees to the body.
Mamaev managing to block the knees to the body from Tynkkynen.
Mamaev avoiding damage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Denis Mamaev.
Mamaev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tynkkynen avoids a kick to the body.
Tynkkynen tries to counter with a clinch but Mamaev shakes him off and moves away.
Tynkkynen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mamaev fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mamaev changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tynkkynen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mamaev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tynkkynen blocks a leg kick.
Mamaev throws out a leg kick but Tynkkynen moves out of range and Mamaev only half commits.
Tynkkynen pushes Mamaev up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tynkkynen.
Tynkkynen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tynkkynen lands a hook that snaps the head of Mamaev backwards.
Mamaev is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tynkkynen is keeping busy.
Tynkkynen tries to land a knee to the head but Mamaev blocks with his arms.
Mamaev on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tynkkynen misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamaev blocks the elbow strike.
The referee calls for Mamaev to work.
Mamaev is trying to stall.
Tynkkynen scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mamaev blocks an elbow strike.
Mamaev slowing the pace effectively.
Tynkkynen throws a punch but it's blocked by Mamaev.
Mamaev trying to stall but Tynkkynen improves his position.
Tynkkynen missing with knees to the body.
Tynkkynen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tynkkynen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tynkkynen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mamaev up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mamaev manages to break the clinch.
Tynkkynen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mamaev.
Mamaev throws out a loose jab but Tynkkynen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tynkkynen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tynkkynen blocks a jab.
Mamaev swats away the attempt to clinch by Tynkkynen.
Mamaev darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mamaev throws a hook but Tynkkynen blocks it.
Mamaev misses with a head kick.
Tynkkynen is looking to clinch but Mamaev is avoiding it.
Mamaev connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tynkkynen. Tynkkynen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tynkkynen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Miro Tynkkynen.
I think Tynkkynen 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Miro Tynkkynen!
Miro Tynkkynen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joey Simone (ranked 2609 p4p, 285 weight class) and Xun Zemin (ranked 1243 p4p, 153 weight class). Simone comes to the cage accompanied by Shakewell - Leglock. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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160 lbs
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166 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joey Simone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Xun Zemin!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simone moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zemin swats away the attempt to clinch by Simone.
A nice side step and Zemin releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Simone lands a front kick.
Simone lands a front kick.
Zemin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zemin throws a body punch but Simone moves out of range.
Zemin takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simone throws a solid leg kick but Zemin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Simone.
Zemin throws a jab when Simone was well out of range.
Simone keeps Zemin at a distance using the push kick.
Zemin throws a hook but Simone avoids it easily.
Simone looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Simone.
Zemin misses with a hook
and Simone makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Simone swings away with a body shot that misses
and Zemin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Simone moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Simone. That's going to slow Zemin down.
Zemin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Simone.
Simone takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Zemin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Joey Simone has been cut.
Zemin lands with an overhand left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Simone cracks Zemin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simone scores with a jab to the head.
Simone throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zemin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Zemin.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Zemin crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Simone - the referee stops the clock and Zemin gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Simone. Zemin manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Simone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Simone lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Simone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zemin moves away.
Simone misses with an uppercut.
Simone looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Simone lands with an overhand left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simone misses with a head kick.
Zemin moves out of range as Simone strikes.
Simone misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Zemin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Simone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zemin was well out of range. Poor timing from Simone.
Zemin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Simone avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Simone.
Simone moves into the clinch.
Zemin blocks an uppercut.
Simone escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zemin has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Simone.
Simone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It seemed like Zemin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Zemin throws a hook to the side of Simone's head but Simone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simone lands with a slapping head kick.
Joey Simone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Simone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zemin was well out of range. Poor timing from Simone.
Zemin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Zemin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zemin moves out of range as Simone strikes.
Simone displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zemin throws out the jab.
Simone scores with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch lands to the side of Zemin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Simone with a hook.
Zemin throws a jab but it's blocked by Simone.
Simone thinks about countering with a head kick.
Zemin scores with a jab to the body.
That kick from Simone tenderised Zemin's leg. Zemin is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Simone dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joey Simone's cut.
That's time! Simone's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Zemin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Zemin cracks Simone with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Zemin misses with an uppercut.
Simone lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Simone misses the shot to the body.
Simone scores with a head kick.
Zemin throws a lazy uppercut
and Simone counters with a series of strikes. Zemin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Simone throws a low kick but Zemin moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simone scores with a jab to the body.
Simone lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zemin throws an overhand right that lands on Simone's shoulder, as Simone tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zemin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Simone can pounce on him.
Simone misses with a looping right.
Zemin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Simone throws a body punch but Zemin moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Zemin - just one landing.
Zemin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Zemin misses with a straight left.
Joey Simone is winning the standup battle so far.
Simone misses with an attempted mid kick.
Zemin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Zemin looks to throw the jab but Simone is out of range.
Simone's corner calls for a 1-2. Simone obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Zemin blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zemin misses with an uppercut.
Simone is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zemin can do to turn this around?
Zemin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Zemin lands a slapping body shot.
Zemin misses with an uppercut. Simone saw that one coming.
Simone misses with a double jab.
A little jabbing left from Zemin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zemin blocks the body kick.
Zemin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Simone with a body shot.
Zemin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Zemin misses with an uppercut.
Simone cracks the inside of Zemin's front leg.
Zemin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Zemin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Simone.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zemin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zemin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Simone was well out of range. Poor timing from Zemin.
Simone misses with a body shot.
Zemin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Simone looks to score with a jab to the body but Zemin is just out of range.
Simone lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Zemin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zemin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Zemin slips under a jab.
Simone fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zemin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Simone is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Simone connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zemin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Simone throws a push kick but Zemin slaps the foot to one side.
A little jabbing left from Zemin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Simone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Simone feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zemin's calf.
Simone lets loose with a powerful body kick. Zemin will feel that in the morning.
A big right from Simone misses.
Zemin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Simone tries to clinch up but Zemin circles away and keeps his distance.
Zemin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Simone with a body shot.
Zemin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Simone throws a jab when Zemin was well out of range.
As Simone backs off Zemin throws a huge counter combo but Simone manages to avoid it all.
Zemin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Simone dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joey Simone's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A shot to the liver by Simone. Beautiful body shot.
Simone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A quick step to the side and Simone tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zemin misses with a straight right.
Simone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zemin moves away.
Zemin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Simone counters with a nice uppercut.
Zemin throws a hook but Simone blocks it.
Simone displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zemin throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zemin misses with a wild body shot.
Zemin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Simone.
Zemin is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Simone looks to land a body kick but Zemin moved away.
Zemin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Simone misses with the body kick
and Zemin counters with a three punch combo that has Simone backing up. Simone nods at Zemin to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zemin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Zemin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Simone. Zemin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Simone really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Simone throws a head kick that Zemin semi-blocks.
Simone scores with a jab. Zemin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Zemin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Zemin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Simone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zemin takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Zemin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Zemin swats away the attempt to clinch by Simone.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zemin misses with an uppercut.
Simone looks to throw a body kick
and Zemin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Simone lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Zemin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Zemin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Simone is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slapping leg kick lands for Simone.
Simone throws a sloppy head kick and Zemin moves out of range easily.
Zemin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Zemin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Simone misses with a lunging right hand
and Zemin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Joey Simone's cut is getting worse.
Simone falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zemin counters with a nice right hand that sends Simone toppling to the canvas! Simone scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Zemin finish him?!
Simone is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zemin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Oh Simone is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Simone throws a lazy head kick
and Zemin counters with a straight right hand.
BAM! Zemin delivers a spinning backfist that drops Simone like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Xun Zemin!
After the fight, Xun Zemin was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sol Fitzsimmons (ranked 976 p4p, 128 weight class) and Jason Knight (ranked 1846 p4p, 235 weight class). Jason Knight has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sol Fitzsimmons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jason Knight!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fitzsimmons connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Knight falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fitzsimmons counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fitzsimmons is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knight.
Knight throws a hook but Fitzsimmons blocks it.
Fitzsimmons moves out of range as Knight strikes.
Fitzsimmons moves to clinch but Knight breaks away
enabling Knight to counter with a crisp jab.
Knight misses with an uppercut.
No joy there for Fitzsimmons, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fitzsimmons lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Knight misses.
Fitzsimmons misses with a hook.
Sol Fitzsimmons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the body from Fitzsimmons misses
and Knight counters with a straight right hand.
Fitzsimmons throws a wild body kick that Knight sees coming a mile off.
Fitzsimmons throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Knight cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons throws a leg kick which misses Knight's front leg but catches the back leg as Knight tries to avoid it.
Fitzsimmons thows a leg kick but Knight checks it
and Knight counters with a straight right hand.
Fitzsimmons tries a head kick but it misses.
Knight throws a series of strikes that have Fitzsimmons backpedaling.
Knight walks into a straight right hand from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons throws an overhand right that lands on Knight's shoulder, as Knight tries to avoid the shot.
Knight checks a low kick from Fitzsimmons.
Good work by Knight as he checks the leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Knight.
Fitzsimmons looks to throw the jab but Knight is out of range.
Fitzsimmons slips a jab and a cross from Knight.
Knight uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fitzsimmons throws a shot from downtown. Knight moves away and avoids it.
Knight slips under a jab from Fitzsimmons.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Knight, pushing him back against the cage.
Fitzsimmons controlling the action here for a moment.
Knight takes an elbow to the temple.
Fitzsimmons's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Fitzsimmons creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fitzsimmons lands with a short shot to the head.
Fitzsimmons misses with some punches.
Fitzsimmons misses with some punches.
Fitzsimmons effectively controlling the action here.
Fitzsimmons lands a body punch.
Knight throws a punch but it's blocked by Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fitzsimmons blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knight throws a punch but it's blocked by Fitzsimmons.
Knight tries to break free but Fitzsimmons pushes him back against the cage.
Knight has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Fitzsimmons seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Knight can turn it around.
Knight is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Knight throws a low kick, looking for Fitzsimmons's leg but Fitzsimmons calmly moves out of range.
Fitzsimmons throws a leg kick
and Fitzsimmons takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fitzsimmons forces Knight back against the cage and clinches.
Fitzsimmons softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Knight throws a punch but it's blocked by Fitzsimmons.
Knight avoids a wild elbow strike from Fitzsimmons.
Knight is trying to break free.
Fitzsimmons blocks an uppercut.
Fitzsimmons blocks an uppercut.
Fitzsimmons blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knight lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fitzsimmons backwards.
Knight blocks the elbow strike.
Knight misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fitzsimmons lands a nice elbow.
Fitzsimmons's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knight checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Fitzsimmons lands but Knight takes it in his stride.
Fitzsimmons shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Knight looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fitzsimmons throws a hook to the side of Knight's head but Knight sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fitzsimmons dips to his left and cracks Knight with an uppercut!
Knight uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fitzsimmons.
Knight throws out a counter right but Fitzsimmons avoids it with no problem.
A cross from Fitzsimmons lands.
Fitzsimmons looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fitzsimmons rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fitzsimmons takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Knight staying out of range there.
Fitzsimmons misses with a hook
and Knight connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Knight misses.
Fitzsimmons tries to clinch up.
Knight is looking for the big counter here.
Knight is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Fitzsimmons had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Fitzsimmons tries to clinch but Knight moves away
and Knight counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fitzsimmons throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knight sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Knight looks to score with a jab to the body but Fitzsimmons is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sol Fitzsimmons dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A jab from Fitzsimmons misses.
Knight 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.
A jab lands there for Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons throws a right and a left that both miss.
Knight walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fitzsimmons checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Fitzsimmons misses with an uppercut
enabling Knight to counter with a crisp jab.
Knight loads up on a big right hand but Fitzsimmons slips the punch.
Fitzsimmons fails in his attempt to clinch.
Knight throws a hook but Fitzsimmons blocks it.
It appears Fitzsimmons was looking to counter with a kick there.
Fitzsimmons scores with a hook.
Nice uppercut there from Fitzsimmons.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fitzsimmons waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knight.
Knight looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Knight missing with a left hand there. Fitzsimmons was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sol Fitzsimmons is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheers as Knight lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fitzsimmons doesn't seem phased though.
Fitzsimmons closes the distance and pushes Knight back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Fitzsimmons.
Knight breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick lands from Fitzsimmons.
A head kick by Fitzsimmons misses
and Knight connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Knight misses with a body shot.
Knight dodges the punch combination from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons throws a nice outside leg kick.
Knight lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fitzsimmons circles away quickly and effectively.
Fitzsimmons throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Knight.
As Fitzsimmons backs off Knight throws a huge counter combo but Fitzsimmons manages to avoid it all.
Fitzsimmons throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Knight counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fitzsimmons misses with a looping right.
A little jabbing left from Knight on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Knight lands with an uppercut that bounces Fitzsimmons off the cage and back into range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knight uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons misses with a left hand
and Knight cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Knight misses with a straight left.
Fitzsimmons scoring well with a low kick there.
Fitzsimmons tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Knight is able to avoid easily.
Knight lands a jab to the head.
Knight looks to score with a jab to the body but Fitzsimmons is just out of range.
Fitzsimmons swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Fitzsimmons on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fitzsimmons throws a leg kick but Knight sees it coming and moves out of range.
It seemed like Knight was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fitzsimmons misses with a wild body shot.
Knight checks a low kick from Fitzsimmons.
Knight looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fitzsimmons throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Knight.
Knight misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fitzsimmons throws out the jab.
Fitzsimmons misses with a straight right.
A swing and a miss from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons misses with a two punch combination.
Fitzsimmons misses with an uppercut. Knight saw that one coming.
Fitzsimmons avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fitzsimmons tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Knight manages to circle out of the way.
Knight keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fitzsimmons.
A little jabbing left from Knight on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Knight tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fitzsimmons was well out of range. Poor timing from Knight.
Fitzsimmons connects with the punch.
Fitzsimmons 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.
Knight tries to keep at a distance but Fitzsimmons has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fitzsimmons misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fitzsimmons taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight manages to break the clinch.
Knight misses with an uppercut.
Fitzsimmons fires out a quick counter leg kick but Knight just manages to avoid it.
Fitzsimmons tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knight paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fitzsimmons swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Knight to counter with a crisp jab.
Fitzsimmons throws a hook but Knight avoids it easily.
A big left from Fitzsimmons misses.
Knight looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fitzsimmons throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fitzsimmons cracks Knight with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fitzsimmons throws an overhand right that lands on Knight's shoulder, as Knight tries to avoid the shot.
Knight looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fitzsimmons on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Knight throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fitzsimmons sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fitzsimmons misses with an uppercut
enabling Knight to counter with a crisp jab.
Fitzsimmons looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fitzsimmons darts in trying to clinch
and Knight counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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 Sol Fitzsimmons will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
No joy there for Knight, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice uppercut lands for Fitzsimmons. That snapped Knight's head back.
Knight checks the leg kick nicely there.
Knight throws a jab when Fitzsimmons was well out of range.
Fitzsimmons closes the distance and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Knight's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short left from Knight.
A short uppercut from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fitzsimmons doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fitzsimmons escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fitzsimmons tries to clinch
and Knight connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fitzsimmons has closed the distance and engaged Knight in a clinch.
Fitzsimmons tries to work over Knight's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knight fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fitzsimmons fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knight wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight presses Fitzsimmons against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sol Fitzsimmons has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fitzsimmons keeps control of Knight as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fitzsimmons working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Knight breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Knight wants to slow Fitzsimmons down by chopping away at his legs.
Knight checks a low kick from Fitzsimmons.
Knight throws a jab when Fitzsimmons was well out of range.
Fitzsimmons uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knight.
It looked like Fitzsimmons wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fitzsimmons connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Knight momentarily.
Fitzsimmons misses with a double jab.
Fitzsimmons falls off balance throwing a combination
and Knight counters with a stiff right hand.
Fitzsimmons throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Knight connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fitzsimmons instigates a clinch.
Jason Knight has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fitzsimmons or not.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fitzsimmons blocking some punches.
Knight tries to break the clinch but Fitzsimmons is controlling the position.
Knight lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knight breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sol Fitzsimmons is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fitzsimmons throws a leg kick
letting Knight counter with a right hand.
Knight throws a nice looking combination but Fitzsimmons bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A good leg kick by Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons misses with a right hand
and Knight counters with a stiff right hand.
Fitzsimmons moves to clinch but Knight breaks away
and Knight counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Knight keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons tries to clinch but Knight is having none of it.
Fitzsimmons gets a clinch.
Knight wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fitzsimmons blocks a body shot from Knight.
Fitzsimmons is trying to stall.
Knight misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knight misses with a punch on the inside.
Knight misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fitzsimmons struggles to land a body shot inside as Knight controls his hands.
Fitzsimmons blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fitzsimmons.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knight.
Fitzsimmons keeps control of Knight as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Knight tries to circle away but Fitzsimmons has him pinned against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fitzsimmons blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knight wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fitzsimmons has him pressed against the cage.
Fitzsimmons is leaning against Knight and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Knight avoids the elbow strike from Fitzsimmons, against the cage.
Knight misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knight misses with a punch to the body.
Knight avoids the elbow strike from Fitzsimmons, against the cage.
Fitzsimmons blocking some punches.
Knight avoids a wild elbow strike from Fitzsimmons.
Knight has a couple of punches blocked by Fitzsimmons.
Knight working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Fitzsimmons.
Knight tries a body shot but Fitzsimmons blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jason Knight.
I think Fitzsimmons 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sol Fitzsimmons!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Jones (ranked 1516 p4p, 204 weight class) and Anthony Romeo (ranked 740 p4p, 101 weight class). Jones kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Pardon my G! . Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Fred Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anthony Romeo!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Romeo.
Jones is looking to counter with a body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jones, right into the meat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It seemed like Romeo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Romeo just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Romeo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jones lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jones paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jones connects with a looping right hand.
Jones throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Romeo on the side of the head.
Jones scores with a sloppy right hand. Romeo should have avoided that one.
Jones lands a head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones tests Romeo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Romeo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Romeo misses with a wild body shot.
Jones shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
It looks like Fred Jones has been cut.
Fred Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a straight right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Romeo! But no joy.
It looks like Jones has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Romeo misses the jab.
Jones throws an off balance right hand
enabling Romeo to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones throws a poor cross that misses
and Romeo counters with a left to the body.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones clinches up against the cage.
Romeo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses.
Romeo dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
Romeo dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Romeo avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
Romeo takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Anthony Romeo has been cut.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Romeo avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
Romeo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Romeo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romeo stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones has Romeo pressed against the cage, preventing Romeo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Romeo prevents a body shot from Jones.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Romeo.
Romeo misses with some punches.
Jones misses with an elbow strike.
Romeo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Jones tries a body shot but Romeo blocks it.
Romeo is trying to push Jones away but Jones has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Romeo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The referee is keeping an eye on Romeo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short right from Romeo.
Jones throws an elbow that misses.
Romeo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romeo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Romeo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jones digs a right hand into Romeo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Romeo's gas tank.
Jones tries a body shot but Romeo blocks it.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jones throws an elbow that misses.
Romeo blocks a body shot from Jones.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Romeo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Romeo.
Romeo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones is looking to counter punch.
Nice body kick from Jones.
A slow jab from Romeo misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Romeo just misses with a punch to the body.
Romeo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romeo misses with a straight left.
That kick from Jones tenderised Romeo's leg. Romeo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Romeo loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Romeo moved out of range.
Jones's corner calls for a 1-2. Jones obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jones scores with the left hand. Romeo knows he should have avoided that one.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Romeo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jones is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jones slips a straight right by Romeo.
Jones listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jones throws a lazy uppercut
and Romeo counters with a stiff right hand.
Jones lands with a straight right. Romeo didn't see that one coming.
Jones throws a hook but Romeo blocks it.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Romeo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Jones dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jones turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jones tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Romeo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Romeo slips the punch.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Romeo circles away.
Romeo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Romeo throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Romeo misses with an uppercut
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jones lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Romeo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jones connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Romeo staying out of range there.
Jones scores with a kick to the midsection.
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!
Jones throws a lazy uppercut
and Romeo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fred Jones's cut is getting worse.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Jones dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Romeo. That did some damage!
Romeo moves away from the strike by Jones.
Fred Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Romeo throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Romeo blocks a jab.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Romeo.
Jones cracks the inside of Romeo's front leg.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones connects with a crisp jab.
Romeo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jones's corner calls for a 1-2. Jones obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Romeo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jones misses the jab.
Jones scores with a head kick. Romeo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Jones is looking to slow Romeo down with leg kicks.
Romeo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Romeo throws an off balance right hand
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romeo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Romeo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Romeo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands the left hand.
Nice shot lands for Jones.
Romeo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Romeo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jones misses with a left hand
letting Romeo counter with a right hand.
Romeo swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Romeo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Romeo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Good shot there by Jones.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Romeo can do to turn this around?
Jones lands the left hand.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slow jab from Romeo misses its intended target.
An attempted straight right counter from Jones misses the target.
Jones avoids the body shot from Romeo.
Jones throws a head kick that Romeo semi-blocks.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Romeo on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romeo scores with a jab to the head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Romeo in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Jones lands a nice leg kick that just misses Romeo's sensitive parts.
Romeo throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jones.
Romeo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Jones is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Romeo scores with a hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Jones. That snapped Romeo's head back.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Romeo.
Romeo throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Romeo takes one on the button.
Romeo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romeo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
Romeo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Romeo misses with a few strikes there.
Romeo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jones.
Romeo swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Romeo just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Romeo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Jones moves out of range as Romeo strikes.
Jones lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Romeo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones.
Jones feinted there with a counter leg kick.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Romeo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Romeo throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
Jones smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Romeo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Jones dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice uppercut lands for Jones. That snapped Romeo's head back.
Romeo throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Jones lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Romeo moved out of range.
Jones throws a jab when Romeo was well out of range.
Jones misses with a head kick.
The crowd cheers as Jones lands an impressive looking overhand right. Romeo doesn't seem phased though.
Jones feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Romeos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jones lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jones scores with a nice strike.
Jones darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Romeo misses with a looping left.
Romeo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good leg kick by Jones there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Romeo throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Romeo moves forwards but Jones connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones staying out of range there.
Jones swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Romeo.
Romeo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
Jones scores with a sloppy right hand. Romeo should have avoided that one.
Jones scores with a jab. Romeo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Romeo.
Romeo moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Jones scores with a head kick.
Romeo drops his hands momentarily and Jones takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jones lands with a right hand.
Jones slips under a jab from Romeo.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jones.
Jab, jab by Jones - just one landing.
Jones takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice shot by Romeo.
Jones avoids the body shot from Romeo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romeo slips under a jab from Jones.
A jab from Romeo misses.
Romeo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jones finds it's way round the side to connect with Romeo's head.
Romeo connects with a single shot there.
Jones is rocked!
Fred Jones's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Romeo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones lunges at Romeo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Romeo's hand.
Romeo misses with a hook.
Romeo misses with an uppercut.
Jones lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jones lands with a slapping head kick.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Romeo ducks down to avoid it.
A big right from Romeo misses.
Romeo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice body kick there by Jones.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Romeo.
Anthony Romeo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones blocks a jab.
Jones lands the left hand.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Romeo pushes him off.
Romeo takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Romeo throws a lazy uppercut
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Romeo missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Romeo's hands.
Jones misses the jab.
Jones takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jones lands a lovely overhand right.
Romeo throws an off balance right hand
and Jones counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Romeo swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jones.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romeo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jones can pounce on him.
Jones lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jones with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Romeo to score with a decent uppercut.
Romeo misses with the combination.
Romeo connects with a combination that backs up Jones into the cage. Romeo lands a flurry of punches that gets past Jones's guard. Jones is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Romeo bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Romeo!
Anthony Romeo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Fred Jones stepped up to the mic, saying 'He slapped me I nap that.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giampaolo Turturro (ranked 802 p4p, 103 weight class) and Tony Riot (ranked 3509 p4p, 375 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Giampaolo Turturro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Riot!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riot lands a nice leg kick that just misses Turturro's sensitive parts.
Riot closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Turturro quickly recovers to half guard.
Turturro is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Riot pulls his head out easily.
Riot seems to be looking for submissions.
Turturro is trying to get back to full guard.
Riot trying to control from Turturro's half guard. Turturro has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Riot is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turturro keeping moving, preventing Riot from controlling successfully.
Turturro has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Riot throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turturro looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Riot is defending well. Turturro quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Riot has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Turturro celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Giampaolo Turturro!
Giampaolo Turturro was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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