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BRC 152 - Hendo vs. Davis II PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grant Gooderich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xander Boudewijn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boudewijn has chosen The Streets - Blinded by the Lights as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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215 lbs
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Good wrestling
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Grant Gooderich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Xander Boudewijn!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Boudewijn checks a leg kick.
Gooderich gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Boudewijn.
Gooderich throws a combination that misses
and Boudewijn counters with a single leg into guard. Gooderich didn't expect that.
Boudewijn throws a strike but Gooderich rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Boudewijn trying to control the position.
Gooderich scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gooderich in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Boudewijn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gooderich throws and elbow that misses. Boudewijn uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gooderich's guard. Nice move by Boudewijn!
Gooderich working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Boudewijn.
Gooderich keeping moving, preventing Boudewijn from controlling successfully.
Boudewijn throws a strike but Gooderich rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boudewijn pulls Gooderich in close to his closed guard and prevents Gooderich from doing any damage or advancing position.
Boudewijn controls Gooderich momentarily but Gooderich frees himself.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Gooderich throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Boudewijn is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Boudewijn wants to pass to mount but Gooderich is defending the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boudewijn prevents Gooderich from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Boudewijn working the head and body with strikes.
Boudewijn is taking a breather. Gooderich says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Boudewijn is trying to work for a kimura but Gooderich is defending well.
Gooderich wants to get back to his feet.
Boudewijn trying to mount his opponent but Gooderich defends it.
Gooderich pushes Boudewijn off looking to stand but Boudewijn dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gooderich is in trouble now - Boudewijn has advanced to mount!
Boudewijn lands a big shot there that rocks Gooderich but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Boudewijn controlling his opponent.
Gooderich avoids a series of strikes thrown by Boudewijn.
Boudewijn looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Boudewijn wants to control the pace but Gooderich is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gooderich is in a horrible position here. Boudewijn smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Gooderich is bucking up trying to escape but Boudewijn cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Boudewijn looking to control but Gooderich is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gooderich blocking the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boudewijn landing punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gooderich blocking the ground and pound.
Gooderich really wants to buck Boudewijn off and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xander Boudewijn dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Boudewijn lands with a straight right. Gooderich didn't see that one coming.
Gooderich misses with a leg kick
and Boudewijn counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gooderich is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Gooderich misses with a right hand
and Boudewijn counters with a leg kick.
Grant Gooderich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gooderich throws a predictable looking body shot
and Boudewijn makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gooderich rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Boudewijn makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Boudewijn turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Boudewijn moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Boudewijn.
Gooderich taking punishment in the form of punches.
Boudewijn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gooderich keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boudewijn wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gooderich, who protects the arm well.
Gooderich bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gooderich misses with a right hand
and Boudewijn counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Boudewijn trying to mount his opponent but Gooderich defends it.
Boudewijn wants to work for an arm triangle but Gooderich is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Boudewijn is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Gooderich still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Gooderich has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Boudewijn gets back to half guard.
Gooderich not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boudewijn tries to roll over but Gooderich keeps him under control.
Gooderich scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Boudewijn moves into full guard.
Boudewijn is looking for a triangle but Gooderich pushes his legs off easily.
Boudewijn is breathing heavily.
Boudewijn has momentary wrist control but Gooderich slips an elbow through the middle.
Boudewijn manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Gooderich tries to buck Boudewijn off but he can't manage it.
Gooderich taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boudewijn trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gooderich trying desperately to get to his feet.
Boudewijn throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boudewijn controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xander Boudewijn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Gooderich throws an off balance right hand
and Boudewijn counters with an outside leg kick.
Boudewijn keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gooderich rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Boudewijn counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Gooderich's guard now.
Boudewijn prevents Gooderich from getting back to his feet.
Boudewijn trying to control the position from guard on top but Gooderich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gooderich is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Boudewijn wants to pass the guard but Gooderich is keeping the position.
Boudewijn slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boudewijn tries to move to mount but Gooderich blocks the move with his legs.
Gooderich is not content to let Boudewijn control the position.
Boudewijn scoring with punches and elbows.
Gooderich is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The ground and pound from Boudewijn seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
An elbow from Boudewijn crashes against the mat.
Gooderich regains half guard, as Boudewijn was trying to land strikes.
Boudewijn is looking to advance position but Gooderich won't allow it.
Boudewijn trying to control from half guard but Gooderich is working away.
Xander Boudewijn has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boudewijn controlling the action here.
Grant Gooderich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boudewijn is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gooderich has managed to free his arm - good work.
Boudewijn throwing shots but Gooderich is blocking nicely.
Boudewijn is keen to just control but Gooderich is a slippery customer.
Boudewijn tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gooderich knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Xander Boudewijn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boudewijn controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Xander Boudewijn.
Boudewijn shoots in and drives through. Gooderich sprawls well.
Gooderich fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Boudewijn.
Boudewijn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gooderich.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gooderich. Boudewijn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gooderich throws a right hand that misses
and Boudewijn counters with a leg kick.
Boudewijn lands a slapping body shot.
Gooderich's corner calls for a 1-2. Gooderich obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Boudewijn fails with the takedown.
A clash of legs there as Boudewijn blocks the low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xander Boudewijn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Boudewijn has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xander Boudewijn!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Boiko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackie Treehorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jackie Treehorn was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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210 lbs
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222 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Boiko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jackie Treehorn!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Treehorn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Treehorn swings widly with a right hand
and Boiko counters with a straight right hand.
Boiko throws a head kick that misses.
Treehorn fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Treehorn takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Treehorn lands a nice looking body shot.
Boiko bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Treehorn's head backwards.
Boiko misses with a right hand
and Treehorn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Boiko thinking.
Treehorn connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Treehorn checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boiko throws a series of strikes that have Treehorn backpedaling.
Treehorn throws an off balance right hand
and Boiko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Treehorn connects with a looping right hand.
Treehorn swings widly with a right hand
and Boiko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Treehorn misses with a double jab.
Boiko scores with a hook.
Treehorn scores with a jab to the body.
Boiko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boiko throws a right hand that misses
and Treehorn counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Treehorn connects with an inside leg kick.
Treehorn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Boiko counters with a stiff right hand.
Boiko throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Treehorn throws a lazy uppercut
and Boiko counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Treehorn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Treehorn misses with a combination
and Boiko counters with a two punch combo.
Boiko on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Treehorn misses the body punch
and Boiko counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boiko throws a sloppy head kick
and Treehorn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Treehorn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Boiko throws a half hearted mid kick.
Treehorn misses with a hook
letting Boiko counter with a right hand.
Boiko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Treehorn misses with a hook
and Boiko counters with a stiff right hand.
Treehorn scores with a body shot.
Treehorn misses with a jab to the body
and Boiko counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Treehorn swings widly with a right hand
and Treehorn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boiko throws a combination that misses
and Treehorn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Treehorn misses the shot to the body.
Boiko moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Boiko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Boiko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Treehorn counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boiko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boiko throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jackie Treehorn will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Treehorn digs a good body shot into Boiko's ribs.
Treehorn darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Treehorn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Boiko counters with a stiff right hand.
Boiko slips a jab and a cross from Treehorn.
Boiko gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Treehorn.
Boiko misses with a left hand
and Treehorn counters with a right hand to the body.
Treehorn ducks under a wild hook from Boiko.
Treehorn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Boiko counters with a big head kick but Treehorn shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boiko misses with an uppercut
and Treehorn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Treehorn with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Treehorn misses with a lunging right hand
and Boiko counters with a left and a right that stings Treehorn.
Treehorn fails to land with a series of punches.
Treehorn misses with a straight left.
A low kick from Boiko is predictable there
and Treehorn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boiko staying out of range there.
Treehorn scores with the left hand. Boiko knows he should have avoided that one.
Treehorn misses with a body shot.
Ivan Boiko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Treehorn does no damage.
Treehorn throws a jab when Boiko was well out of range.
Treehorn thows a body shot but no joy.
Treehorn throws a sloppy body shot
and Boiko counters with a good low kick that Treehorn was not able to check.
Treehorn misses the shot to the body.
Treehorn clobbers Boiko with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Treehorn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boiko throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boiko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Treehorn.
Treehorn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Boiko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Treehorn uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Treehorn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boiko manages to avoid it.
Treehorn digs a good body shot into Boiko's ribs.
Treehorn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Boiko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boiko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Treehorn.
Treehorn swings widly with a right hand
and Boiko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Treehorn misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Treehorn digs a good body shot into Boiko's ribs.
Treehorn misses with a hook to the body
and Boiko counters with a right hand to the body.
Treehorn works Boiko's body with a nice hook.
Treehorn throws a big shot that misses.
Treehorn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Boiko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Treehorn misses with an uppercut
and Boiko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Treehorn fails to land with a series of punches.
Treehorn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Boiko counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackie Treehorn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Treehorn misses with a jab, cross combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Treehorn. Boiko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Treehorn swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Treehorn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Treehorn misses with an uppercut
and Boiko makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Treehorn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Boiko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boiko throws a leg kick that is checked
and Treehorn counters with a stiff right hand.
Treehorn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boiko.
Jackie Treehorn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Treehorn sizes up Boiko with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Treehorn scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Treehorn misses with a body shot.
Treehorn throws a sloppy body shot
and Boiko counters with a series of strikes. Treehorn will be more careful next time no doubt.
Boiko ducks under a wild hook from Treehorn.
Treehorn misses with a left hand
and Boiko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A cross from Treehorn lands.
Treehorn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boiko moves away.
Boiko throws a combination that misses
enabling Treehorn to counter with a crisp jab.
Boiko throws a right hand that Treehorn ducks under and follows up with a left that Treehorn also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Treehorn turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Boiko slips under a jab from Treehorn.
Nice defenses there by Boiko.
Treehorn darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jackie Treehorn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sloppy strikes from Treehorn. Those never looked like landing.
Boiko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Treehorn. Treehorn obviously looking to wear him down.
Treehorn missing with a left hand there. Boiko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Treehorn takes a swing at Boiko's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boiko blocks a leg kick.
Treehorn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Treehorn takes a swing at Boiko's ribcage but misses.
Boiko drops his hands momentarily and Treehorn takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Treehorn has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Treehorn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boiko moves away.
Boiko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boiko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Treehorn.
Boiko gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Treehorn.
Boiko misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Treehorn swings widly with a right hand
and Boiko counters with a solid body kick.
Boiko misses with the body kick
and Treehorn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fighters circling - Boiko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ivan Boiko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Treehorn lands a head shot.
Boiko swinging wildly here.
Treehorn lands a slapping body shot.
Treehorn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boiko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jackie Treehorn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Treehorn has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jackie Treehorn!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Neal Monnelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Wilbon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monnelli comes to the cage accompanied by Legenda - Where the Devils Dance. Wilbon has chosen Momma Said Knock You Out - LL Cool J as his entrance music. Neal Monnelli has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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312 lbs
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298 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Neal Monnelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Craig Wilbon!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilbon looks to land a combination but Monnelli avoids it well.
Monnelli swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Monnelli uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wilbon.
Craig Wilbon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monnelli dives in and grabs Wilbon's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wilbon pushes down on Monnelli's head and hops out.
Monnelli defending well as Wilbon loads up on a big left hand.
Wilbon tries to keep at a distance but Monnelli has taken the fight into the clinch.
Monnelli escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Monnelli misses with a takedown
letting Wilbon counter with a right hand.
Wilbon scores with a hook.
Wilbon misses the shot to the body.
Wilbon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Monnelli shoots and misses
and Wilbon counters with a two punch combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neal Monnelli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilbon cracks Monnelli with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Monnelli tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Wilbon pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Monnelli is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Craig Wilbon!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Papa Foo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rap Reiplinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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290 lbs
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247 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
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Papa Foo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rap Reiplinger!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reiplinger throws a series of strikes that have Foo backpedaling.
It looks like Papa Foo has been cut.
Reiplinger tries to land a front kick but Foo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Reiplinger slaps away a takedown attempt from Foo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Reiplinger closes the distance and pushes Foo back into the cage.
Reiplinger is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Reiplinger stalling in the clinch.
Reiplinger landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The referee calls for Reiplinger to work.
Foo jumps guard but Reiplinger stands there with Foo around his waist. Foo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Reiplinger misses with a knee to the head.
Foo looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Papa Foo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reiplinger with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reiplinger tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reiplinger has Foo pressed against the cage.
Reiplinger throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reiplinger wants to stall.
Reiplinger misses with a knee to the head.
Reiplinger just leaning against Foo, taking a breather.
Reiplinger creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Reiplinger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Foo's elbow.
Reiplinger throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reiplinger slows down the pace here.
Reiplinger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Foo jumps guard but Reiplinger stands there with Foo around his waist. Foo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Foo goes for a takedown attempt but Reiplinger pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Foo forces Reiplinger back against the cage and clinches.
Foo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Reiplinger lands a nice elbow.
Reiplinger connects with a knee to the head.
Reiplinger looking to slow down the pace here.
Foo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Reiplinger is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Reiplinger tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reiplinger misses with a knee strike.
Foo jumps guard and drags Reiplinger to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Foo working a defensive guard here.
Reiplinger cracks Foo with a solid left hand.
Reiplinger avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Reiplinger trying to control but Foo is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reiplinger not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Reiplinger works over Foo with some ground and pound from guard.
Reiplinger trying to control but Foo is working from the bottom.
Reiplinger pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Foo is keeping the position for now.
Reiplinger avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Foo trying to strike off his back.
Reiplinger must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Foo is trying to keep Reiplinger in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Reiplinger won't allow Foo to sweep him here.
Reiplinger stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Foo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Foo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Foo keeping moving, preventing Reiplinger from controlling successfully.
Reiplinger passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Reiplinger is looking to take a break and control but Foo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Reiplinger works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rap Reiplinger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Papa Foo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Reiplinger closes the distance and pushes Foo back into the cage.
Reiplinger wants to stall.
Foo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Reiplinger prevents it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Reiplinger throws an elbow but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Reiplinger using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Foo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reiplinger lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Foo jumps guard and drags Reiplinger to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Reiplinger seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Reiplinger throwing strikes but missing.
Foo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Reiplinger stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Foo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Foo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Reiplinger stays in close to Foo's body and controls the position.
Reiplinger trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Foo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Reiplinger avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Foo working for a triangle but Reiplinger defends it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reiplinger trying to control but Foo is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Reiplinger stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Foo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Reiplinger is pushing down on Foo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Foo is fighting to maintain full guard but Reiplinger has managed to sneak the leg through.
Reiplinger is keen to just control but Foo is a slippery customer.
Foo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Reiplinger is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reiplinger distracts Foo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Reiplinger content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foo wants to stand but Reiplinger is controlling the position.
Reiplinger content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Foo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Reiplinger wants to control from the top but Foo keeps moving.
Reiplinger is working Foo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Foo controls Reiplinger momentarily but Reiplinger frees himself.
Reiplinger throwing strikes but missing.
Reiplinger trying to control the position from guard on top but Foo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reiplinger won't allow Foo to sweep him here.
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.
Reiplinger is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Foo is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Foo has escaped and now he's on top!
Foo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Reiplinger working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Foo.
Reiplinger is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reiplinger controlling Foo's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rap Reiplinger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Papa Foo's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Reiplinger scores with a jab.
Foo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Reiplinger moves into the clinch.
Reiplinger tries to land a knee to the head but Foo blocks with his arms.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Reiplinger lands a knee to the head.
Foo is rocked!
Reiplinger just leaning against Foo, taking a breather.
Oh Foo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Reiplinger working the clinch nicely. Foo is working for position but Reiplinger cracks him with a big knee to the head! Foo crumples up against the cage and Reiplinger lands two more shots before the ref can save Foo! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Rap Reiplinger!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Poor Matt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Poor Matt could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to John Silver's chin.
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307 lbs
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28
300 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Poor Matt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Silver!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver misses with a hook to the body
and Silver takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Matt tried to score with a low kick but Silver checks it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Silver.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silver lands with an uppercut that bounces Matt off the cage and back into rage.
Silver misses with a looping right.
Matt misses with a body kick.
Silver lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Matt circles away quickly and effectively.
Silver throws a body kick that misses.
Matt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Matt lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Matt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silver.
A slow jab from Matt misses its intended target.
Silver throws a leg kick
and Matt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Matt looks to land a right hand but Silver moved out of range.
Matt avoids the head kick by Silver.
Silver lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Silver misses with an attempted mid kick.
Matt darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Silver slips under a jab from Matt.
Silver connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Matt is breathing heavily.
Silver lands a nice leg kick that just misses Matt's sensitive parts.
Matt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silver.
Silver looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silver moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silver works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Silver throws a chopping leg kick but Matt manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Silver throws a chopping leg kick but Matt manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Matt takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Silver fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Matt drops his hands momentarily and Silver needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Matt just on the top of the head. Matt drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Matt - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). John Silver!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alister The Demon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harald Loe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Demon comes to the cage accompanied by Demon. Loe comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Gluicefer - I got a war kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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215 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alister The Demon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harald Loe!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Demon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Loe throws a lazy uppercut
and The Demon counters by moving into the clinch.
The Demon misses with a knee strike.
Loe misses with a hook to the ribs.
The Demon is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The Demon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Loe pushes The Demon away with a front kick.
A head kick misses from The Demon.
The Demon scores with a jab.
Loe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Demon moves out of range as Loe throws a body kick.
The Demon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Loe can pounce on him.
The Demon scoring well with a low kick there.
Loe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The Demon throws a hook to the side of Loe's head but Loe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from The Demon misses the target.
Loe thows a leg kick but The Demon checks it
and The Demon counters with a stiff right hand.
Loe clinches.
The Demon lands a nice shot to the body.
The Demon lands with a light punch inside.
The Demon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Loe avoids it.
The Demon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The Demon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Loe backwards.
The Demon lands a body shot in the clinch.
The Demon takes a knee right on the jaw!
Loe stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Loe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The Demon avoids it.
A body shot lands from The Demon.
Loe looks gassed!
A nice right hand lands inside from The Demon.
A shot in the inside from The Demon.
Loe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice body punch from The Demon.
The Demon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Demon lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The Demon misses with an elbow over the top.
The Demon utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The Demon lands a good knee to the midsection. Loe won't want to take too many of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Demon presses Loe against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The Demon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Loe backwards.
The Demon slows down the pace here.
Nice body punch from The Demon.
Knees to the body from The Demon.
The Demon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The Demon scores with a nice hook to the head.
The Demon leaning against his opponent.
A right hook to the body lands for The Demon.
The Demon lands a right hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from The Demon.
The Demon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The Demon dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Loe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The Demon avoids it.
The Demon utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The Demon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A left hand lands to the body for The Demon.
The Demon dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The Demon is leaning against Loe and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for The Demon.
The Demon manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by The Demon.
The Demon lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The Demon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The Demon is looking to chop away at Loe's legs.
Loe thows a leg kick but The Demon checks it
and The Demon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Loe is on the wrong end of a nice combination from The Demon.
Loe does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The Demon misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Loe 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 The Demon has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from The Demon and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The Demon fails in his attempt to clinch.
The Demon connects with a body shot.
The Demon catches Loe with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The Demon takes a swing at Loe's ribcage but misses.
Loe loads up on a big right hand but The Demon slips the punch.
Loe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Demon shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Loe but Loe pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Loe throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and The Demon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Loe circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alister The Demon dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Loe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Demon throws a hook but Loe blocks it.
Loe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Demon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Demon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Demon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The Demon lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Alister The Demon is winning the standup battle so far.
Loe is breathing heavily.
A head kick by Loe misses
and The Demon decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Loe's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Demon slips nicely into half guard.
The Demon takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Demon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The Demon is trying to control. Loe wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The Demon seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The Demon has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Loe keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Loe trying to hold on to The Demon's head to control him but The Demon postures up.
Loe is trying to defend against the ground and pound but The Demon scores with a couple of nice shots.
The Demon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nice strikes from The Demon there.
The Demon scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Loe tries to get to full guard but The Demon has control of the leg.
The Demon is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Loe is just riding it out for now. The Demon eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The Demon thows a huge punch but Loe dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loe has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. The Demon is working away from the top position though.
The Demon prevents Loe from improving his position.
The Demon working Loe over with strikes.
Loe tries to roll over but The Demon keeps him under control.
The Demon scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Demon is trying to work for a kimura but Loe is defending well.
The Demon lands strikes from half guard.
The Demon seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Loe does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The Demon throwing shots but Loe is blocking nicely.
Loe is staying active underneath The Demon, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The Demon uses his free foot to push down on Loe's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Loe.
The Demon breaks from Loe's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Loe wants to hold on but The Demon pushes him away.
The Demon connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The Demon looking to control and managing it successfully.
Loe taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Demon working away from the top, dropping strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Demon lands with some strikes.
The Demon dominating with strikes here.
The referee warns Loe that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Loe is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The Demon jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Loe manages to avoid the submission attempt.
You can see the frustration on Loe's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Loe trying to control but The Demon flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alister The Demon 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!
The Demon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The Demon tries to keep at a distance but Loe has taken the fight into the clinch.
The Demon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Loe throws an elbow that misses.
The Demon lands a right hand.
Loe tries to break free but The Demon pushes him back against the cage.
Loe throws an elbow that misses.
A body shot lands from The Demon.
A short left from The Demon.
Loe takes a shot to the head.
The Demon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The Demon leaning against his opponent.
The Demon lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from The Demon.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Demon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for The Demon.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Demon pulls guard effortlessly.
The Demon looking for a triangle here. Loe is fighting it but it looks tight! The Demon pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Loe is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Alister The Demon!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Big (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apollo Greed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Big comes to the cage accompanied by Judas Priest - You've got another thing coming. Greed has chosen James Brown - Living In America as his entrance music. Peter Big has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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29
275 lbs
16 - 10 - 0 |
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265 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peter Big!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Apollo Greed!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Big tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Greed to counter with a crisp jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Greed.
Big misses with an uppercut
and Greed makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Greed throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Big ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Greed moves away.
A punch combination from Big misses.
Big blocks a leg kick.
Greed drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
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!
Big misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greed misses with a hook.
Big takes a swing at Greed's ribcage but misses.
Greed avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Big throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Greed's waist but Greed gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Big off to one side.
Greed throws a body punch but Big moves out of range.
Greed thows a body shot but no joy.
Big digs a good hook to Greed's body.
Greed clinches up against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Big as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Big.
Greed looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Big works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Big pushes Greed back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Big lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Greed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Big lands a body shot in the clinch.
Big stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Big misses with a punch on the inside.
Big lands a nice knee to the body.
Big cracks Greed with a nice body shot.
Big lands a body punch.
Big lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Greed backwards.
Big scores with a shot to the side of Greed's head.
Big cracks Greed with a nice body shot.
Big avoiding damage.
Big lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Greed backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Big takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A body shot lands from Big.
Big lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Big pushes Greed back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Big lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Greed backwards.
Big lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Big lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Big throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Greeds head.
Big lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Greed's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Big.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Big.
Big works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Big throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Big lands a hook that snaps the head of Greed backwards.
Big lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Big lands a nice uppercut.
Greed dodges an elbow strike from Big.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Big.
Big lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Greed.
Big lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Greed backwards.
Greed blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Big throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Greed letting Big take a breather here.
A short right from Big on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Big.
Big lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Big misses with a punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Big.
A right handed body shot lands from Big.
A short right from Big.
Big lands a right hand.
Big working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Big lands with a left to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A nice right hand lands inside from Greed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greed is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Big is keeping busy.
Greed blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Big trying to stall but Greed improves his position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Big.
Greed breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Greed throws a poor cross that misses
and Big counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Big missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Big with a nice head shot there.
Greed working a defensive guard here.
Big trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Big working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Big dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Greed thows a body shot but no joy.
Greed misses the shot to the body.
Big tries to score a power double leg takedown but Greed sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Big somewhat.
Greed is looking to slow Big down with leg kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Greed.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A jab from Greed misses.
Greed connects with a body shot that sends Big's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greed clinches with his opponent.
Nice body punch from Greed - that landed with a thud.
Still in the clinch, Greed scores with a nice short uppercut.
Greed displaying some good clinch control by pressing Big up against the cage.
Greed manages to break the clinch.
Greed throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Greed fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Big is out of range.
Greed is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Big.
Big takes a swing at Greed's ribcage but misses.
Big gets a takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Big controlling the pace.
Greed moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Big accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Greed bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Big's guard.
Greed wants to get up but he can't break Big's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Big might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Big is adopting a defensive guard.
Greed passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Big is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Greed wants to pass the guard but Big is defending well.
Big is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Greed blocks the strikes from Big.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Apollo Greed showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Big misses with a wild body shot.
Greed takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Peter Big seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Greed, as that shot connected.
Greed swats away the attempt to clinch by Big.
Big wants to clinch up but Greed keeps it at a distance.
Big keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Greed lands a nice shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Greed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Big takes a kick to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Greed lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Greed connects with a body shot.
Greed moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Greed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Greed darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Greed misses with an uppercut
enabling Big to counter with a crisp jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Greed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greed throws a quick inside leg kick.
Big has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Big there as he acknowledges the shot.
Big rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Greed to counter with a crisp jab.
Big doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Greed misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Greed cracks the inside of Big's front leg.
Greed digs a good body shot into Big's ribs.
Big swings away with a body shot that misses
and Greed counters with a big head kick but Big shrugs it off.
Greed connects with a nice looking jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greed fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Big.
Big fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Big avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Big misses with a hook
and Greed counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A chopping leg kick lands by Greed.
Greed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Greed lands with a hook. Big tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Apollo Greed seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Greed.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice straight punches there by Greed. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Greed.
Big ducks under a wild hook from Greed.
Greed circles away from the clinch attempt
and Greed counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Big looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Greed is fending him off so far but Big persists. Nope, Greed circles away and we're back to standing.
A good leg kick by Greed.
And that's the end of the fight!
Apollo Greed comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Greed has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Apollo Greed!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pyyno Janis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lebron James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Janis kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rubber Johnny. James has chosen Mama Said Knock You Out as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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280 lbs
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272 lbs
17 - 9 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed |
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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
14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Pyyno Janis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lebron James!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Janis.
A low kick from Janis is predictable there
and James counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
James throws a leg kick that misses.
A low kick from Janis misses
and James counters with a nice leg kick.
Janis shoots in for a takedown but James shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Janis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says James as he avoids it easily.
Janis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has James pinned against the cage. James gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pyyno Janis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
James throws a leg kick but Janis sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Janis blocks a head kick by James.
Janis connects with an inside leg kick.
James throws a solid leg kick but Janis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at James.
Janis shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. James is trying to defend but Janis finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Janis is looking to stall here but James recovers full guard.
James really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Janis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janis's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Janis wants to control from the top but James keeps moving.
Janis working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of James's head.
Janis trying to control but James is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Janis stands and throws James's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Janis is looking to take a break and control but James is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Janis tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janis goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, James rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Janis's guard! Nice work there by James!
James looking to sit in guard and control but Janis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Janis might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Janis postures up in James's guard and throws a big left but James blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Janis wants to pass the guard but James is keeping the position.
James keeping moving, preventing Janis from controlling successfully.
Janis is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Janis slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
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 Pyyno Janis will probably get the nod.
That's time! Janis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Janis throws a leg kick
and James counters with a head kick. That will keep Janis thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
James chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Donk. James catches Janis right on the button with a cross.
James tries to close the distance and clinch but Janis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
James scores with a nice body kick.
Janis bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Janis looking to control but instead James has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
James is refusing to be controlled, as Janis sits in half guard.
Janis moves nicely into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Janis wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on James's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Janis.
James trying to remain calm as Janis controls from the top position.
Janis connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused James some visible discomfort.
It looks like Lebron James has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janis wants to control but James is keeping him busy.
Janis advances to full mount.
Janis goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now James is on top in guard.
Janis is adopting a defensive guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janis wants to sweep here but James controlling him for the moment.
Lebron James has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for James.
A low kick from James is predictable there
and Janis counters with a shoot takedown. James fights it but they end up in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janis trying to control but James is working from the bottom.
Janis looking to sit in guard and control but James gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
James looking to pass the guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Janis is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lebron James will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Lebron James's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
James misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Janis shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
James preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Janis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Janis with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Janis is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Janis trying to control the position from guard on top but James is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Janis controls the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Pyyno Janis.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! James crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Janis - the referee stops the clock and James gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Janis. James manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Janis lands with a kick to the ribs.
Janis tries to work over James's front leg with a kick but James checks it.
Janis finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from James 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 Janis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Janis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Janis fails with a takedown attempt.
Janis closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janis stalling away here and it's allowed James to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Janis forces his way into half guard.
Janis is looking to advance position but James won't allow it.
Janis perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janis passes to side control.
Janis working the ground and pound from side control.
James taking punishment in the form of punches.
The cut above Lebron James's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Lebron James's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Pyyno Janis!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Waul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fokk Yu Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Long is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I Wanna Fuck Your Sister . Paul Waul has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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300 lbs
12 - 5 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paul Waul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fokk Yu Long!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waul takes a swing at Long's ribcage but misses.
Waul jabs at Long's body.
A jab lands there for Waul.
Waul bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Long moves out of range of the body kick.
Long misses with a body punch
and Waul counters with a nice uppercut.
Waul takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Waul tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Waul tries to clinch but Long is having none of it.
Long misses with a right hand
and Waul connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Long throws an off balance right hand
and Waul connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Waul throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Long sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Long throws out a powerful jab.
Waul misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waul swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Long counters with a straight right hand.
Waul is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Waul.
Waul is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Long fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Waul manages to avoid it.
Waul cracks Long with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A swing and a miss from Long.
Long scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Waul doesn't seem bothered though.
Long swings widly with a right hand
and Waul counters with a nice body shot.
Waul moves in looking to clinch but Long pushes him off.
Paul Waul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Waul uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waul misses with a body shot
and Long counters with a stiff right hand.
Waul lands a head shot.
Waul misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Long.
Waul scores with the left hand. Long knows he should have avoided that one.
Waul lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Waul throws a leg kick
enabling Long to counter with a crisp jab.
Waul fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Waul tries to clinch but Long is having none of it.
Waul thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Long if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Waul scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Waul scores with a kick to the midsection.
A slapping leg kick lands for Waul.
Long looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Long. Waul does a little dance to reset his feet.
Long misses with a lunging right hand
and Waul counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Waul bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Long's head backwards.
Waul is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Waul moves in looking to clinch but Long pushes him off.
Long on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Waul lands a jab to the head.
Waul moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Crunch! Waul slams his shin into Long's torso.
Waul connects with a solid leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Waul throws a quick inside leg kick.
A combination from Waul does no damage.
Waul lands a nice looking kick to the body. Long takes a step back to recover.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Waul!
Long throws a right hand that misses
and Waul counters with a nice leg kick.
Long avoids the head kick by Waul.
Waul lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Long swats away the attempt to clinch by Waul.
Waul closes the distance and clinches.
Waul tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Long's elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A body shot lands from Waul.
Waul breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Waul, right into the meat.
Waul moves in looking to clinch but Long pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Waul dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Waul scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A slow jab from Waul misses its intended target.
Waul feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Longs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A jab from Long misses.
Waul lands with a kick to the ribs.
Good leg kick by Waul there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Waul throws a good cross that connects.
Waul digs a good body shot into Long's ribs.
Long takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Waul is looking to clinch.
Waul feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Long's calf.
Long is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Long avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waul throws a push kick but Long slaps the foot to one side.
Waul throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Long on the side of the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Waul.
The crowd cheers as Waul lands an impressive looking overhand right. Long doesn't seem phased though.
Nice body kick there by Waul.
Waul lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Waul closes the distance and clinches.
Waul scores with a shoulder strike.
Waul stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Long.
Waul escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
An inside leg kick lands from Waul.
Waul tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Long manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waul moves in looking to clinch but Long pushes him off.
Waul is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Waul misses the target.
Waul cracks Long with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Long walks into a stiff left hand from Waul.
Waul throws a nice inside leg kick.
Long takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Long steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Waul. That one must have hurt.
Waul is looking to clinch.
A jab from Waul finds it's way through Long's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Waul, as that shot connected.
Long on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Waul tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Long manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Long has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Waul.
Waul cracks Long with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Waul misses the shot to the body.
Paul Waul is winning the standup battle so far.
Waul lands a nice looking body shot.
Waul throws a right hand that Long ducks under and follows up with a left that Long also avoids with ease.
Waul misses with a right hand
letting Long counter with a right hand.
Long throws a shot from downtown. Waul moves away and avoids it.
Waul lands with a straight right. Long didn't see that one coming.
Waul closes the distance looking to clinch
and Long counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Waul thinking.
Long has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waul throws a leg kick which misses Long's front leg but catches the back leg as Long tries to avoid it.
Waul throws the left hand but Long avoids the punch easily.
Waul bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Long's head.
Waul tries to clinch there but Long circles away.
Waul tries to close the distance and clinch up but Long swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Waul displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Long throws out the jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice shot lands for Waul.
Waul thumps Long with a low kick.
Waul lands the left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Waul dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Waul wants to clinch.
Long throws a sloppy body shot
and Long takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Long throws a combination that misses
and Waul counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Waul misses with a two punch combination.
Waul with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Waul throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Long.
Long misses with a body punch
and Waul counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Long rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Waul counters with a nice body kick.
Long walks into a straight right hand from Waul.
Long throws an off balance right hand
and Waul counters with a nice leg kick.
Long's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Waul connects with a body shot that sends Long's belly button to the back.
Long takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waul lands with a good body shot.
Long swings widly with a right hand
and Waul makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Long really felt that one!
Waul swings for the body but Long moves out of range.
Waul with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A slapping body kick lands there for Waul.
Waul 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.
Long takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Long throws an off balance right hand
and Waul makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Long really felt that one!
Waul takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Waul works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Waul closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Waul fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Long has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Waul is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Long can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Waul.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Waul lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Long circles away quickly and effectively.
Waul scores with a shot to the body.
Waul clinches up against the cage.
Waul lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Long backwards.
Waul scores with a hook to the body.
Waul is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Waul lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Long blocks an uppercut.
Waul breaks from the clinch.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Waul.
Waul clinches with his opponent.
Fokk Yu Long has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paul Waul is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Waul lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waul pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Waul tries to clinch but Long is having none of it.
Long chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Waul can pounce on him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Waul, right into the meat.
Waul thows a body shot but no joy.
Waul scores with a crisp jab that stopped Long in his tracks.
Waul cracks Long with an open hand slap.
A shot to the body from Long misses
and Waul counters with a nice low kick that buckles Long's knee momentarily.
Waul lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Waul tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Long paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waul connects with an inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Waul.
Waul scores with a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Long checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Long throws a sloppy body shot
and Waul counters with a good, hard body kick but Long shrugs it off.
Waul misses with a hook.
Waul bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Long's head backwards.
Long stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Waul.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Waul jabs Long right on the nose. Long blinks but takes it well.
Long gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Waul.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Waul showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Waul 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:25
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:25
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Waul!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taylor Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Danny Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Taylor Davis!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Taylor Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Henderson connects with a single shot there.
Henderson throws a body punch but Davis moves out of range.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Davis enables Henderson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Davis manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Davis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Henderson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Davis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Davis is adopting a defensive guard.
Henderson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Davis is keeping the position for now.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Davis holds on and takes a little breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Taylor Davis wasn't active enough on the ground.
Henderson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Henderson swings for the body but Davis moves out of range.
Henderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Davis moves away.
Davis tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Henderson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Davis can pounce on him.
Davis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Henderson lands a right hook to the body.
Henderson lands a head shot.
Davis lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Henderson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Davis is pulling down on Henderson's head to control his posture.
Henderson wants to pass the guard but Davis is keeping the position.
Henderson trying to control but Davis is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis wriggles free and stands up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Davis. That's going to slow Henderson down.
Davis walks into a straight right hand from Henderson.
Henderson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Davis misses the shot to the body.
Davis misses with a hook
and Davis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davis lands a leg kick that knocks Henderson off balance momentarily.
Henderson throws an overhand right that lands on Davis's shoulder, as Davis tries to avoid the shot.
A big left from Davis misses.
Henderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Davis manages to avoid it.
Davis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Henderson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Davis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice inside leg kick there by Davis. That's going to slow Henderson down.
Henderson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Davis wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henderson trying to control the action but Davis is working from the bottom.
Davis is defending against the submission attempts here by Henderson.
Davis keeping control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson trying to control the action but Davis is working from the bottom.
Henderson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Davis sees it coming and defends easily.
Davis is looking for a sweep. Henderson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Davis gets back to full guard.
Davis keeping full guard, as Henderson tries to pass.
Henderson trying to control but Davis is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Taylor Davis will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Henderson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Davis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Henderson somewhat.
Henderson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Davis pinned against the cage. Davis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Davis misses with a leg kick.
Henderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Davis was well out of range. Poor timing from Henderson.
Davis slips under a jab from Henderson.
A punch combination from Davis misses.
Davis scores with a one two! Henderson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A cross from Henderson lands.
Davis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice shot lands for Davis.
Henderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Henderson throws a lazy right hand but Davis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson cracks Davis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Davis throws a hook but Henderson blocks it.
Davis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Davis throws a low kick but Henderson moves out of range easily.
Henderson lands a lovely overhand right.
Henderson throws out a loose jab but Davis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henderson avoids a kick to the body.
Henderson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Davis eats them both and turns towards Henderson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Davis swings widly with a right hand
enabling Henderson to counter with a crisp jab.
Davis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Henderson.
Henderson slips a jab and a cross from Davis.
Davis misses with a hook. Henderson ducked under it nicely.
Henderson thows a body shot but no joy.
Davis tries a low kick but Henderson avoids it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Henderson checks a leg kick.
Davis cracks Henderson with an open hand slap.
Davis misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Davis.
Henderson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Daviss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Henderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Davis misses.
Henderson instigates a clinch.
Henderson presses Davis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Davis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Henderson misses with a punch to the body.
Henderson misses with the head strike.
Henderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Henderson.
Henderson has Davis pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Davis manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Henderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henderson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Henderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Henderson is leaning against Davis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Henderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Davis's elbow.
Henderson lands a nice shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davis lands a hook that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
Davis manages to break the clinch.
A good leg kick by Davis.
Henderson tries to clinch but Davis is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson scores with a hook to the body. Davis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Davis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Henderson lands the left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henderson. Davis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taylor Davis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Davis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Davis missing with a left hand there. Henderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Davis throws a leg kick but Henderson checks it.
Davis scores with a shot to the body.
Davis misses with a hook to the body
and Henderson counters with a nice uppercut.
Davis cracks a nice hook into Henderson's ribs.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Davis, as that shot connected.
Davis throws a lazy right hand but Henderson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Davis lands with a nice body punch.
Henderson connects with the punch.
A combination from Davis does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis swings widly with a right hand
and Henderson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Henderson.
A short body shot lands from Henderson as the two fighters clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Davis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Henderson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Davis misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Henderson.
Henderson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Davis is breathing heavily.
Still in the clinch, Davis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henderson lands with a right to the head.
Henderson lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Davis.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Henderson.
Henderson lands a nice uppercut.
Davis throws a punch but it's blocked by Henderson.
Davis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Davis swings widly with a right hand
and Henderson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Henderson looks to land a left hand but Davis moved out of range nicely.
Davis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Henderson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Davis on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Henderson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Davis does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Henderson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice uppercut there from Henderson.
Davis avoids the body shot from Henderson.
Davis feints and then cracks Henderson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Henderson down.
Davis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Davis throws a right hand that Henderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Henderson also avoids with ease.
Davis stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Davis wants it to stay on the feet.
Henderson lands the left hand.
Davis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Davis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Davis misses with a series of wild punches.
Henderson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Davis.
Henderson lands a head shot.
Davis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Henderson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis swats away the attempt to clinch by Henderson.
Davis throws a body punch but Henderson moves out of range.
Davis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Davis darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Davis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Henderson stuns Davis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Henderson looks to land a left hand but Davis moved out of range nicely.
Henderson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Davis to counter with a crisp jab.
Davis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Davis lands a high kick!
Davis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Henderson throws a hook but Davis avoids it easily.
Henderson avoids the body shot from Davis.
Davis attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson tries to clinch up
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Davis there.
Henderson connects with a right hand. Davis shakes it off.
Nice sprawl there from Davis as Henderson shoots in.
Davis moves away from the strike by Henderson.
Davis moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Henderson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Davis!
Henderson wants to control the pace but Davis is squirming around nicely.
Henderson controlling from mount.
Davis is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson wants to finish this one by submission but Davis is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Henderson.
Davis working to try and regain half guard.
You get the feeling that Davis really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Davis keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Henderson fails to take his opponent's back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Davis really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Henderson looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Henderson wants to control the pace but Davis is squirming around nicely.
Davis tries to hold on but Henderson pushes him away.
Henderson prevents Davis from getting the reversal.
Davis wants to hold on but Henderson pushes him away.
Davis is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Taylor Davis.
I think Davis has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taylor Davis!
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