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BRC 159 - Borga vs. Fujita PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harald Harfager (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leto Atreides (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harfager kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Amon Amarth - Pursuit of Vikings. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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182 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harald Harfager!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leto Atreides!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harfager fails with an attempt to clinch.
Atreides shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Harfager as he avoids it easily.
Atreides shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Harfager as he avoids it easily.
Harfager looks to clinch
and Atreides counters with a shoot takedown. Harfager fights it but they end up in guard.
Atreides thows a big elbow that misses.
Harfager is trying to keep Atreides in close.
Harfager wants to stand and escape but Atreides is having none of it.
Atreides trying to control the position from guard on top but Harfager is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harfager pulls Atreides in to control the position.
Harfager preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Harfager not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harald Harfager has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Harfager darts in trying to clinch
and Atreides moves into the clinch.
Harfager wants to stall.
Maybe Harfager would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Atreides has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Harfager avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Harald Harfager has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leto Atreides.
Harfager throws a knee to the head but misses.
Atreides takes an elbow to the forehead.
Atreides misses with a body punch.
Atreides is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Harfager gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Atreides takes an elbow to the forehead.
Harfager gets underhooks to prevent Atreides's takedown attempt.
Harfager prevents a takedown attempt there.
Atreides tries for a takedown. No joy.
Atreides drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Harfager gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Atreides tries for a takedown. No joy.
Atreides looks gassed!
Harfager lands a body punch in the clinch.
Harfager utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Harfager lands an elbow that stopped Atreides in his tracks for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Harfager.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harfager.
Harfager landing knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harfager.
Harfager lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Harfager is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Atreides is defending well for now.
Harfager stalls.
Harfager landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harfager makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harfager scores with a knee to the head.
Harfager scores a nice knee to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Harfager takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Harfager prevents a takedown attempt there.
Harfager scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harfager is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Harfager lands a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Harfager.
Harfager lands a good knee to the midsection. Atreides won't want to take too many of those.
Harfager has Atreides pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Harfager.
Harfager blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Atreides takes a knee right on the jaw!
Harfager slows down the pace here.
Atreides looking for a takedown.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Harald Harfager.
Harfager clinches up with Atreides and pushes him back against the cage.
Atreides missing with knees to the body.
Atreides letting Harfager take a breather here.
Harfager taking a breather.
Atreides drops down looking for an ankle pick but Harfager pulls his leg out and moves away.
Atreides lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harfager doesn't manage to clinch there - Atreides circles away.
Atreides circles away from the clinch attempt
and Atreides counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Atreides throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Harfager is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Harfager wants to get back to his feet but Atreides is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harald Harfager dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Atreides fails with a takedown attempt.
Atreides stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Harfager.
Atreides gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Harfager counters by moving into the clinch.
Atreides goes for a takedown attempt but Harfager pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Harald Harfager has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leto Atreides.
Harfager tries to clinch but Atreides moves away
and Atreides counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Atreides tries to pass to full mount but Harfager defends it.
Atreides is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Atreides is breathing heavily.
Harfager keeping moving, preventing Atreides from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harfager looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Atreides stands up over Harfager, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Harfager preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Atreides throws a strike but Harfager rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Atreides is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Atreides being controlled here, momentarily.
We're going to have a standup here because Harald Harfager wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Harfager connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The fighters circling - Atreides throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Atreides fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Harfager to the ground. Atreides is now in Harfager's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Harfager holds on and takes a little breather.
Atreides pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Harfager is keeping the position for now.
Harfager looking for a sweep. Not yet Harfager, not yet.
Atreides throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Harfager works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Harfager keeping moving, preventing Atreides from controlling successfully.
Atreides loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four 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.
Atreides postures up in Harfager's guard and throws a big left but Harfager blocks it.
Atreides trying to control but Harfager is working from the bottom.
Harfager preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Atreides trying to control the position from guard on top but Harfager is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Atreides has his takedown stuffed
and Harfager counters by clinching up.
Harfager landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Atreides drops down looking for an ankle pick but Harfager pulls his leg out and moves away.
Atreides circles away from the clinch attempt
and Atreides counters with a takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leto Atreides showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Harfager tries to clinch up.
Atreides fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Harfager avoids it really well and circles away.
Harfager is looking to clinch.
Atreides tries for a takedown but Harfager circles away easily
and Harfager counters with a thumping low kick.
Harfager wants to clinch
and Atreides counters with a stiff right hand.
Harfager throws a nice outside leg kick.
Harfager fails in his attempt to clinch.
Harfager doesn't manage to clinch there - Atreides circles away.
Atreides takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Atreides clinches with his opponent.
Atreides is working for takedown but Harfager is calmly controlling the position for now.
Harald Harfager has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leto Atreides.
A left hand lands to the body for Harfager.
Harfager avoiding damage.
Harfager crunches a lovely knee into Atreides's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harfager scores with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Harfager.
Harfager pushes Atreides back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Harfager crunches a lovely knee into Atreides's ribcage.
Harfager tries to land knees in the clinch but Atreides avoids the damage to the body.
Knees to the body from Harfager.
Harfager tries to land knees in the clinch but Atreides avoids the damage to the body.
Harfager crunches a lovely knee into Atreides's ribcage.
Atreides tries to pull guard but Harfager holds him up against the cage and eventually Atreides drops back down to his feet.
Harfager creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Atreides's defenses.
A left hand lands to the body for Harfager.
Harfager pressing his opponent against the cage.
Harfager creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Atreides's defenses.
Harfager tries to land knees in the clinch but Atreides avoids the damage to the body.
Harfager lands a hook that snaps the head of Atreides backwards.
Atreides avoiding damage as Harfager throws knees to the body.
Harald Harfager has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Harfager misses with a knee strike.
Atreides has hold of one of Harfager's legs. Harfager is fighting the takedown attempt but Atreides gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Atreides cracks Harfager with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atreides wants to control from the top but Harfager keeps moving.
Atreides has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Atreides is looking to work some ground and pound but Harfager has wrist control.
Atreides slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Atreides throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Atreides scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atreides wants to control from the top but Harfager keeps moving.
Harfager utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Atreides wants to control from the top but Harfager keeps moving.
Atreides controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Atreides throws a big right hand that misses.
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.
Atreides thows a big elbow that misses.
Harfager is trying to control the position but Atreides postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Atreides fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Harald Harfager seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Atreides misses with a takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Atreides doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Harfager moves into the clinch.
Atreides is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Harfager gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Harfager lands a nice elbow.
Harfager scores with a knee to the head.
Atreides blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harfager lands a body punch.
Atreides fails to pull guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harald Harfager showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Harfager has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harald Harfager!
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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 Grant Gooderich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grant Gooderich told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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23
210 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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213 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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World class boxer
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
8 - 5 - 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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Grant Gooderich!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gooderich throws an off balance right hand
and Boiko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boiko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gooderich misses with a lunging right hand
letting Boiko counter with a right hand.
Gooderich misses with a hook
and Boiko counters with a nice body shot.
Gooderich misses with a lunging right hand
and Boiko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gooderich throws a lazy uppercut
and Boiko counters with a low kick, right behind Gooderich 's knee.
Gooderich rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Boiko counters with an outside leg kick.
Gooderich misses with a right hand
and Boiko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gooderich throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Boiko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gooderich listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gooderich misses with an uppercut
and Boiko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gooderich misses with a lunging right hand
and Boiko counters with a good low kick that Gooderich was not able to check.
Grant Gooderich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boiko with a hook.
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!
Gooderich throws a poor cross that misses
and Boiko counters with a nice uppercut.
Gooderich misses with a hook
and Boiko counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Gooderich.
Gooderich cracks a nice hook into Boiko's ribs.
Gooderich swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Boiko.
Some bone on bone action there as Boiko checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gooderich throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Boiko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gooderich throws a series of punches but Boiko moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Boiko.
Gooderich throws a lazy uppercut
and Boiko counters with a two punch combo.
Gooderich misses with a right hand
and Boiko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gooderich misses with a lunging right hand
and Boiko counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gooderich throws a right hand that misses
and Boiko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gooderich misses with a lunging right hand
and Boiko counters with a thumping low kick.
Gooderich throws a predictable looking body shot
and Boiko counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Left hook, right uppercut from Boiko.
Gooderich throws a chopping leg kick but Boiko manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Boiko is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Boiko avoids the body shot from Gooderich.
Gooderich throws a poor cross that misses
and Boiko counters with a one-two to the body.
Nice shot by Gooderich.
Gooderich misses with an uppercut
and Boiko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gooderich misses with an uppercut
and Boiko counters with a nice uppercut.
Gooderich misses with a right hand
and Boiko counters with a left and a right that stings Gooderich.
Gooderich rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Boiko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gooderich misses with a combination
and Boiko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gooderich throws a lazy uppercut
and Gooderich takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gooderich throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Boiko counters with a left to the body.
Gooderich looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gooderich misses with a right hand
and Boiko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gooderich throws an off balance right hand
and Boiko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gooderich throws a combination that misses
and Boiko counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gooderich's knee momentarily.
Gooderich misses with a right hand
and Boiko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boiko throws a shot to the body.
Gooderich swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Boiko makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Gooderich really felt that one!
Gooderich misses with a lunging right hand
and Boiko counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gooderich rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Boiko counters with a one-two to the body.
Boiko lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gooderich throws a lazy uppercut
and Gooderich takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gooderich throws a lazy head kick
and Boiko counters with a nice uppercut.
Boiko goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gooderich defending well as Boiko loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Gooderich misses
and Boiko counters with a one-two to the body.
That kick from Boiko tenderised Gooderich's leg. Gooderich is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gooderich throws an off balance right hand
and Boiko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gooderich throws an off balance right hand
and Boiko counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gooderich throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gooderich takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gooderich misses with a hook to the body
and Boiko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boiko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gooderich sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gooderich swings widly with a right hand
and Boiko counters with a stiff right hand.
Gooderich misses with a left hand
and Boiko counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gooderich is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Gooderich throws a right hand that misses
and Boiko counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gooderich misses with a left hand
and Boiko counters with a good, hard body kick but Gooderich shrugs it off.
Gooderich throws a lazy uppercut
and Boiko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gooderich misses with a double jab
and Boiko counters with a series of strikes. Gooderich will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Boiko dominated that round.
That's time! Boiko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Boiko lands a head shot.
Gooderich throws a lazy uppercut
and Boiko counters with a nice uppercut.
Gooderich throws a right hand that misses
and Boiko counters with a three punch combo that has Gooderich backing up. Gooderich nods at Boiko to acknowledge the strikes.
Gooderich throws a lazy uppercut
and Boiko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gooderich lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A low kick from Gooderich misses
and Boiko counters with a nice uppercut.
Gooderich falls off balance throwing a combination
and Boiko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ivan Boiko is winning the standup battle so far.
Gooderich connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gooderich throws a right hand that misses
enabling Boiko to counter with a crisp jab.
Gooderich misses with a double jab
and Boiko counters with an inside leg kick.
Gooderich misses with a leg kick
and Boiko counters with a nice body kick.
Gooderich is breathing heavily.
Gooderich swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Boiko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gooderich throws a combination that misses
and Boiko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gooderich is rocked!
Boiko lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gooderich at a distance.
Boiko lands a nice shot that snaps Gooderich's head back.
Gooderich throws a right hand that misses
and Boiko makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Boiko throws a head kick that half lands.
Gooderich is still on wobbly legs! Can Boiko finish him?
Boiko looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Boiko backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Gooderich's temple! It sends Gooderich violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Boiko celebrates and the doctors try to help Gooderich!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Ivan Boiko!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xander Boudewijn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolaj Orlow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boudewijn comes to the cage accompanied by The Streets - Blinded by the Lights. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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26
215 lbs
17 - 9 - 1 |
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23
205 lbs
10 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Xander Boudewijn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolaj Orlow!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orlow throws a good cross that connects.
Boudewijn ducks under a wild hook from Orlow.
Orlow clinches up with Boudewijn and pushes him back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Orlow.
Boudewijn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Orlow pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Orlow on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Boudewijn. Boudewijn obviously looking to wear him down.
Boudewijn throws a nice head kick!
Boudewijn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Orlow instigates a clinch.
Orlow breaks from the clinch.
Boudewijn throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boudewijn attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Orlow's jab looks to have found its range, popping Boudewijn under the eye.
Boudewijn throws a leg kick
and Orlow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A lazy body kick from Boudewijn
and Orlow counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Orlow instigates a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Boudewijn's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Orlow breaks the clinch.
Boudewijn throws a sloppy head kick
and Orlow counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Orlow.
Boudewijn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Orlow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orlow just misses with a punch to the body.
Orlow scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Orlow swats away the attempt to clinch by Boudewijn.
Orlow clinches.
Orlow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Orlow breaks the clinch.
Boudewijn throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Orlow throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Orlow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boudewijn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlow swats away the attempt to clinch by Boudewijn.
Good work by Orlow as he checks the leg kick.
Orlow stuns Boudewijn with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Boudewijn closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Boudewijn with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Boudewijn moves away from the strike by Orlow.
Orlow 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boudewijn throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Boudewijn throws a nice inside leg kick.
Boudewijn tries to score with a low kick but Orlow moves his leg out of the way.
Boudewijn tries to clinch but Orlow is having none of it.
Boudewijn tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Boudewijn looks to throw a body kick
and Orlow counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick misses from Boudewijn.
Boudewijn throws a sloppy head kick
and Orlow counters with a good low kick that Boudewijn was not able to check.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolaj Orlow dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Boudewijn walks into a jab.
Orlow avoids the head kick by Boudewijn.
Boudewijn walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Boudewijn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Orlow takes the fight into the clinch.
Orlow is trying to force a seperation but Boudewijn has the dominant position.
Boudewijn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Orlow has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Boudewijn prevents Orlow from breaking the clinch.
Boudewijn blocking some punches.
Boudewijn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Orlow throws a body punch but Boudewijn moves out of range.
Boudewijn misses with a left hand
and Orlow counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Boudewijn misses
and Orlow makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Boudewijn stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Orlow working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Orlow looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Orlow tries to break free but Boudewijn pushes him back against the cage.
Orlow breaks from the clinch.
Boudewijn throws the kick towards the body but Orlow avoids it.
Orlow throws a series of strikes that have Boudewijn backpedaling.
Boudewijn on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Boudewijn tries to keep at a distance but Orlow has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orlow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Orlow breaks from the clinch.
Orlow throws a head kick but Boudewijn moves out of range.
Nikolaj Orlow seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Orlow thows a body shot but no joy.
Orlow has taken the fight to the clinch.
Orlow working hard to break the clinch.
Orlow breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boudewijn takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Orlow clinches up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Orlow as Boudewijn tries to tie him up.
Orlow wants to break free but Boudewijn has control.
Boudewijn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlow misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Boudewijn counters with an outside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Orlow.
Orlow lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A low kick from Boudewijn misses
and Orlow counters with a good, hard body kick but Boudewijn shrugs it off.
Boudewijn throws a lazy head kick
and Orlow counters with a slapping leg kick.
Boudewijn darts in trying to clinch
and Orlow counters with a nice low kick that buckles Boudewijn's knee momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Orlow there.
Boudewijn throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Nikolaj Orlow has been cut.
Orlow connects with a single shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orlow fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Boudewijn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Orlow closes the distance and pushes Boudewijn back into the cage.
Orlow lands a right hand.
Orlow manages to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Orlow throws a body punch but Boudewijn moves out of range.
Boudewijn throws an off balance right hand
and Orlow counters with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolaj Orlow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nikolaj Orlow's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Orlow blocks the body kick.
Orlow has taken the fight to the clinch.
Orlow working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Boudewijn tries to break free but Orlow pushes him back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Boudewijn.
Boudewijn can't break the clinch.
Boudewijn leaning his opponent against the cage.
Orlow misses with a punch on the inside.
Orlow lands with a light punch inside.
Boudewijn taking a breather.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Orlow creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boudewijn breaks the clinch.
Orlow staying out of range there.
Boudewijn avoids the head kick by Orlow.
Orlow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boudewijn moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boudewijn throws a low kick but it's checked well by Orlow.
Boudewijn jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Boudewijn wants to clinch but Orlow slips to the side
and Orlow counters with a stiff right hand.
Orlow lands a nice looking body shot.
Boudewijn tries to land a body kick
and Orlow counters with a left to the body.
Boudewijn misses with a straight left.
Good standup being displayed there by Orlow as he connects with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Orlow. Boudewijn does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boudewijn takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A decent looking cross lands there for Orlow.
Orlow getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orlow scores with a jab to the jaw.
Orlow moves into the clinch successfully.
Orlow works on Boudewijn's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boudewijn tries to break free but Orlow pushes him back against the cage.
Orlow working hard to break the clinch.
Orlow unloads a knee to the mid-section. Boudewijn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Orlow's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A looping hook to the body misses from Orlow. Boudewijn does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlow throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Boudewijn defending well as Orlow loads up on a big left hand.
Orlow lands an overhand right.
Boudewijn throws a sloppy head kick
and Orlow counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Orlow scores with a nice right hand.
Xander Boudewijn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Orlow throws a shot from downtown. Boudewijn moves away and avoids it.
A big left from Orlow misses.
Boudewijn throws a hook to the side of Orlow's head but Orlow sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orlow ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Orlow connects with a body shot that sends Boudewijn's belly button to the back.
Orlow closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Orlow's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Orlow scores with a nice head shot.
Orlow just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boudewijn throws a head kick that misses
letting Orlow counter with a right hand.
Orlow digs a good body shot into Boudewijn's ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nikolaj Orlow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Orlow 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikolaj Orlow!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Larry Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Kalishevski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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181 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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179 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Larry Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Kalishevski!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalishevski throws a sloppy head kick
and Kalishevski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kalishevski throws a sloppy head kick
and Burns counters with a straight right hand.
Burns avoids the head kick by Kalishevski.
Kalishevski swings away with a body shot that misses
and Burns counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Burns takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kalishevski tries a head kick but it misses.
Burns scores with a shot to the body.
Burns shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Burns was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Burns looking to control but Kalishevski is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kalishevski wants to try and get back to his feet.
Burns throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Kalishevski's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Burns working Kalishevski over with strikes here.
Kalishevski trying desperately to get to his feet.
Kalishevski takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Kalishevski wants to get back to his feet.
Burns landing punches.
Kalishevski manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns stalling.
Kalishevski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Burns.
Burns is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Burns is looking to advance position but Kalishevski won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalishevski pushes Burns off looking to stand but Burns dives back in and keeps control.
Burns stalling away here and it's allowed Kalishevski to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Burns working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Burns won't allow Kalishevski to get back to his feet.
Kalishevski can't keep his opponent in guard - Burns advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kalishevski is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Burns seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kalishevski does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Burns uses his free foot to push down on Kalishevski's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Kalishevski.
Burns tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burns can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kalishevski is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Burns dominated that round.
That's time! Burns's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Burns lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kalishevski circles away quickly and effectively.
Kalishevski throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ivan Kalishevski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kalishevski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burns.
Kalishevski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Burns scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kalishevski in his tracks.
Kalishevski connects with a high kick.
Kalishevski tries to clinch but Burns is having none of it.
Burns stuns Kalishevski with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Burns cracks Kalishevski with a good jab.
Kalishevski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kalishevski darts in trying to clinch
and Burns counters with a low kick, right behind Kalishevski 's knee.
Kalishevski throws a head kick but Burns moves out of range.
Kalishevski tries to clinch but Burns moves out of range.
Ivan Kalishevski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kalishevski on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Burns. Burns obviously looking to wear him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burns bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kalishevski's head.
Kalishevski is breathing heavily.
Burns scores with a hook to the body. Kalishevski takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kalishevski takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Burns swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kalishevski.
Burns lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kalishevski at a distance.
Burns fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kalishevski.
Kalishevski takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Burns shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kalishevski eats them both and turns towards Burns to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A lazy left from Burns finds it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kalishevski takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Burns lands a jab to the head.
Burns jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kalishevski takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Burns lands a glancing blow to the side of Kalishevski's head.
Kalishevski is rocked!
Burns closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kalishevski is still on wobbly legs! Can Burns finish him?
Burns lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Kalishevski falls backwards - clearly groggy! Burns dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Larry Burns!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thurston gimme some (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fokk Yu Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Long comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I Wanna Fuck Your Sister kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Thurston gimme some has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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30
325 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
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300 lbs
12 - 6 - 1 |
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Decent elbows
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World class boxer
Powerful |
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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
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thurston gimme some!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fokk Yu Long!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
gimme some misses with a left hand
and Long counters with a left to the body.
Long throws an uppercut from half a mile away. gimme some sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Long lands with a cross.
Long tries to bum rush gimme some with a series of wild strikes but gimme some uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
gimme some moves forwards but Long connects with a nice, crisp jab.
gimme some looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Long fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Long lands with a hook. gimme some tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
gimme some shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Long as he jumps to the side.
gimme some throws a head kick that misses
and Long counters with a lovely shot to the body.
gimme some is breathing heavily.
Long uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before gimme some has time to react.
It looks like Thurston gimme some has been cut.
Long jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
gimme some takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
gimme some closes the distance looking to clinch
and gimme some takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Long circles away from the clinch attempt
and Long counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
gimme some takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Long thuds a left hand into gimme some's body.
Jab by Long.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
gimme some gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Long gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! gimme some is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fokk Yu Long!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chad Ochocinco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mac Gyver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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215 lbs
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chad Ochocinco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mac Gyver!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gyver misses with a hook to the body
and Ochocinco counters with a stiff right hand.
Ochocinco pushes Gyver up against the cage in a clinch.
Gyver takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Mac Gyver has been cut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gyver.
Ochocinco misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gyver misses with a knee strike.
Ochocinco lands with a short shot to the head.
Ochocinco is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gyver is keeping busy.
Ochocinco fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ochocinco swings wildly with an uppercut but Gyver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ochocinco looking to stall.
A bit of stalling here from Ochocinco.
Gyver throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ochocinco blocks an uppercut.
Good body shot from Ochocinco.
Gyver is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ochocinco is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gyver lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gyver struggles to land a body shot inside as Ochocinco controls his hands.
Ochocinco pushes Gyver back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ochocinco managing to block the knees to the body from Gyver.
Ochocinco throws an elbow but it misses.
Gyver missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gyver trying to control the position but instead, Ochocinco has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gyver into the cage.
Still in the clinch, Ochocinco scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gyver is trying to stall.
Gyver lands a shot to the body.
Gyver tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ochocinco avoids it.
Ochocinco misses with an elbow strike.
Gyver's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gyver misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ochocinco taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Gyver pushes Ochocinco back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ochocinco misses with an elbow strike.
Gyver is trying to maintain a safe position but Ochocinco gets an underhook and turns Gyver into the cage.
Gyver blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ochocinco misses with an elbow over the top.
Gyver lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gyver misses with the head strike.
Gyver blocks an uppercut.
Gyver looking to slow down the pace here.
Ochocinco misses with an elbow strike.
Gyver misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ochocinco.
Ochocinco misses with some punches.
Ochocinco blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gyver connects with a knee to the head.
Gyver blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gyver is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gyver.
Ochocinco lands a nice elbow.
Nice body punch from Gyver - that landed with a thud.
Gyver blocks an elbow strike from Ochocinco.
Gyver doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ochocinco misses with a punch on the inside.
Gyver lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ochocinco backwards.
Ochocinco scores with a shoulder strike.
Ochocinco misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ochocinco misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gyver.
Gyver wants to stall.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ochocinco just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gyver's brow.
Ochocinco throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gyver looking to stall.
Gyver looking to throw knees to the head but Ochocinco is blocking nicely.
Gyver lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ochocinco lands a nice uppercut.
Ochocinco throws an elbow but it misses.
Gyver tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ochocinco's elbow.
Ochocinco has a couple of punches blocked by Gyver.
Gyver avoids the elbow strike from Ochocinco, against the cage.
Gyver looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ochocinco pushes Gyver back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ochocinco blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short uppercut from Ochocinco.
Gyver can't find room to land a body shot as Ochocinco controls the action.
Gyver presses Ochocinco against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ochocinco gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Gyver.
Ochocinco lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ochocinco misses with an elbow over the top.
Ochocinco is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Gyver using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gyver obliges.
Gyver presses Ochocinco against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ochocinco takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gyver manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gyver works on Ochocinco's body with a couple of short punches.
Ochocinco scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gyver lands a right hand.
Ochocinco misses with an elbow over the top.
Gyver lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gyver.
Ochocinco is breathing heavily.
Gyver landing knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ochocinco throws a punch but it's blocked by Gyver.
Gyver slowing the pace effectively.
Gyver presses Ochocinco against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gyver unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ochocinco lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gyver is struggling to control the position.
Gyver tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gyver lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Gyver.
Gyver lands a left hand.
Gyver missing with knees to the body.
Gyver lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ochocinco backwards.
A short right from Gyver on the inside.
Gyver working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ochocinco lands a hook that snaps the head of Gyver backwards.
Gyver unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ochocinco lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gyver takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ochocinco comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ochocinco swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ochocinco throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gyvers head.
Ochocinco swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gyver lands with a left to the head.
Ochocinco working aggressively here.
Gyver utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mac Gyver dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mac Gyver's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ochocinco swings widly with a right hand
and Gyver moves into the clinch.
Gyver lands a hook that snaps the head of Ochocinco backwards.
Ochocinco blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ochocinco pushes off an throws an elbow but Gyver leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gyver scores with a knee to the head.
Gyver tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ochocinco avoids it.
Ochocinco lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ochocinco misses with an elbow over the top.
Gyver lands an uppercut.
Ochocinco takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ochocinco misses with an elbow strike.
A nice left hand lands by Gyver.
Gyver blocks an elbow strike from Ochocinco.
Ochocinco looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ochocinco tries to work over Gyver's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ochocinco throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short right from Gyver on the inside.
Ochocinco creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gyver is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Ochocinco has denied him.
Gyver swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ochocinco misses with a punch to the body.
Ochocinco misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ochocinco misses with an elbow strike.
Gyver lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gyver taking a breather.
Ochocinco throws a punch but it's blocked by Gyver.
Ochocinco 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.
A hook to the body from Gyver.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gyver softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gyver scores with a knee to the head.
Ochocinco lands an elbow inside.
Gyver taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Gyver lands a hook that snaps the head of Ochocinco backwards.
Gyver lands a left hand.
Gyver is leaning against Ochocinco and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ochocinco throws an elbow that misses.
Gyver's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Nice body punch from Gyver.
Gyver lands a good knee to the midsection. Ochocinco won't want to take too many of those.
Ochocinco throws an elbow that misses.
Gyver lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gyver landing knees to the body.
Gyver taking a breather.
Gyver lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ochocinco backwards.
Ochocinco looking to slow down the pace here.
A body shot lands from Gyver.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gyver.
Mac Gyver seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gyver lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gyver scores with a shot to the side of Ochocinco's head.
Gyver presses Ochocinco against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Come on Gyver - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gyver lands a shoulder strike.
A short left from Gyver.
A body shot lands from Gyver.
A shot in the inside from Gyver.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gyver lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gyver lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gyver working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gyver makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gyver is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ochocinco is keeping busy.
A short body shot lands from Gyver as the two fighters clinch.
Gyver lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gyver gets through Ochocinco's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ochocinco pushes off an throws an elbow but Gyver leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gyver throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gyver avoids the elbow strike from Ochocinco, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gyver.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gyver.
A right handed body shot lands from Gyver.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gyver lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gyver throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ochocincos head.
Gyver is looking to control Ochocinco's arms but Ochocinco gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gyver has his back to the cage.
Gyver using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Gyver.
Ochocinco takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ochocinco looking to slow down the pace here.
Gyver landing knees to the body.
Gyver landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gyver lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ochocinco throws an elbow but misses.
A right hand to the body from Gyver.
Gyver looking to throw knees to the head but Ochocinco is blocking nicely.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gyver.
Gyver working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gyver's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Gyver lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ochocinco gets through Gyver's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gyver stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gyver avoids a wild elbow strike from Ochocinco.
Gyver using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gyver tries to land a knee to the head but Ochocinco blocks with his arms.
Gyver misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ochocinco as Gyver tries to tie him up.
Gyver blocks an elbow strike from Ochocinco.
Gyver scores with a shoulder strike.
Ochocinco misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gyver avoids a wild elbow strike from Ochocinco.
Ochocinco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gyver lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ochocinco lands a right hand.
Gyver lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ochocinco backwards.
Gyver lands a left hand.
Ochocinco working aggressively here.
Ochocinco lands with a light punch inside.
Gyver avoids the elbow strike from Ochocinco, against the cage.
Ochocinco throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gyver connects with a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ochocinco pushes off an throws an elbow but Gyver leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ochocinco pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ochocinco is struggling to control the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gyver.
Ochocinco pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mac Gyver showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mac Gyver's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Gyver lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ochocinco moves into range and clinches up with Gyver.
Gyver avoiding damage as Ochocinco throws knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Gyver scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ochocinco lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gyver backwards.
Gyver's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ochocinco pushes off an throws an elbow but Gyver leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gyver looking to slow down the pace here.
Gyver blocks the elbow strike.
Ochocinco looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ochocinco misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gyver is looking to control Ochocinco's arms but Ochocinco gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gyver has his back to the cage.
Ochocinco gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gyver lands a right hand.
Ochocinco is looking to control Gyver's arms but Gyver gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ochocinco has his back to the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gyver lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gyver wants to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ochocinco.
Ochocinco blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ochocinco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ochocinco stalling in the clinch but Gyver improves position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gyver.
A short body shot lands from Gyver as the two fighters clinch.
Ochocinco misses with some punches.
Ochocinco pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gyver blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gyver blocks an elbow strike from Ochocinco.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Gyver dodges an elbow strike from Ochocinco.
Gyver lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ochocinco backwards.
A right hand to the body from Gyver.
A short uppercut from Gyver.
Gyver will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ochocinco up against the cage.
Gyver throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ochocinco blocks it with crossed arms.
Gyver looking to throw knees to the head but Ochocinco is blocking nicely.
Ochocinco throws an elbow that misses.
Ochocinco lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gyver backwards.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gyver - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Gyver misses with a knee to the head.
Gyver is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ochocinco lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ochocinco blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ochocinco lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gyver creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ochocinco throws an elbow but misses.
Ochocinco misses with an elbow strike.
Nice body punch from Gyver.
The referee calls for Gyver to work.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ochocinco.
Gyver throws a punch but it's blocked by Ochocinco.
Gyver blocks the elbow strike.
Ochocinco blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gyver with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gyver misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ochocinco throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ochocinco comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gyver tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ochocinco makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A knee to the head by Gyver.
Ochocinco stalling.
Gyver is working Ochocinco over against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ochocinco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gyver is defending well for now.
Gyver with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ochocinco pushes Gyver back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gyver throws a head punch that misses.
Gyver is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ochocinco is keeping busy.
Ochocinco throws an elbow but it misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ochocinco as Gyver tries to tie him up.
Ochocinco lands a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Ochocinco scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ochocinco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chad Ochocinco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gyver landing knees to the head.
Ochocinco pushes Gyver back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ochocinco creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gyver's defenses.
Ochocinco creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gyver is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ochocinco lands a nice elbow.
Nice body punch from Ochocinco.
A short left from Ochocinco.
Ochocinco comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gyver looking to throw knees to the head but Ochocinco is blocking nicely.
Gyver takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ochocinco trying to control the position but instead, Gyver has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ochocinco into the cage.
Gyver throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gyver dodges an elbow strike from Ochocinco.
Ochocinco lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Gyver.
A head punch on the inside from Gyver fails to land.
Mac Gyver is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ochocinco throws a head punch that misses.
Ochocinco swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ochocinco takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short left from Ochocinco.
Gyver can't find room to land a body shot as Ochocinco controls the action.
Ochocinco throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gyver can't find room to land a body shot as Ochocinco controls the action.
A right hand to the body from Gyver.
Ochocinco misses with an elbow over the top.
Gyver with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ochocinco throws a punch but it's blocked by Gyver.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Chad Ochocinco.
I think Gyver 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 26:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mac Gyver!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Igor Svetnela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeshi Kusimuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Svetnela's entrance music is Angel of Death by Slayer. A fine choice. Kusimuki comes into a darkened arena with his song building. National Anthem Of Japan kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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29
195 lbs
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23
190 lbs
15 - 3 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Igor Svetnela!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Takeshi Kusimuki!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svetnela moves into range and connects with a jab.
Takeshi Kusimuki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kusimuki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Svetnela can pounce on him.
Svetnela lands with a kick to the temple. Kusimuki shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kusimuki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Svetnela.
Kusimuki throws a lazy right hand but Svetnela sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Svetnela throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kusimuki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kusimuki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kusimuki falls off balance throwing a combination
and Svetnela counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kusimuki tries to clinch up but Svetnela circles away and keeps his distance.
Svetnela throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kusimuki.
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.
Kusimuki misses with an uppercut
and Svetnela connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Svetnela jabs Kusimuki to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Svetnela takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kusimuki throws a combination that misses
and Svetnela holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Svetnela.
Svetnela leaning against his opponent.
Nice body punch from Kusimuki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kusimuki as Svetnela tries to tie him up.
A head punch on the inside from Svetnela fails to land.
Kusimuki tries to throw a body punch but Svetnela avoids it by throwing Kusimuki back against the cage.
Svetnela being controlled against the cage.
Svetnela lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Svetnela blocks a body shot from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki tries to stall but Svetnela uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kusimuki.
Svetnela lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kusimuki backwards.
Kusimuki tries to throw a body punch but Svetnela avoids it by throwing Kusimuki back against the cage.
Kusimuki working aggressively here.
Kusimuki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Svetnela.
Svetnela avoids a wild elbow strike from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Svetnela throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Svetnela pushes off an throws an elbow but Kusimuki leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kusimuki misses with a punch to the body.
Kusimuki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Svetnela avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kusimuki leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short uppercut from Svetnela.
A right handed body shot lands from Kusimuki.
A right hand to the body from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki presses Svetnela against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Svetnela pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Svetnela working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Svetnela throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Svetnela avoids the elbow strike from Kusimuki, against the cage.
Svetnela digs a right hand into Kusimuki's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kusimuki's gas tank.
Kusimuki misses with the head strike.
Svetnela blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Kusimuki.
Svetnela works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kusimuki.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kusimuki.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kusimuki.
Kusimuki lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Svetnela or not.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kusimuki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Svetnela stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeshi Kusimuki dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kusimuki tries to close the distance and clinch but Svetnela swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kusimuki closes the distance but Svetnela moves to the side
and Svetnela counters with a big head kick but Kusimuki shrugs it off.
Kusimuki fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Svetnela misses with a double jab
and Kusimuki counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kusimuki throws a combination that misses
and Svetnela counters with a good, hard body kick but Kusimuki shrugs it off.
Svetnela misses with a head kick.
Kusimuki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Svetnela throws a front kick aimed at Kusimuki's knee but Kusimuki avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Svetnela throws a lazy uppercut
and Kusimuki counters with a right hand to the body.
Kusimuki shoots in looking for a takedown. Svetnela tries to sprawl out of it but Kusimuki keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Svetnela manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kusimuki wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svetnela lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Svetnela throws the left hand but Kusimuki avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kusimuki misses the body punch
and Svetnela makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Donk. Kusimuki catches Svetnela right on the button with a cross.
Svetnela throws a lazy uppercut
and Kusimuki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Svetnela throws a poor cross that misses
and Kusimuki counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A nice leg kick lands there from Svetnela.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeshi Kusimuki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kusimuki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Svetnela keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kusimuki.
Svetnela misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kusimuki throws a right hand that misses
and Svetnela counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Svetnela keeps the fight on the outside.
Igor Svetnela is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kusimuki swings for the body but Svetnela moves out of range.
Svetnela feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kusimukis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kusimuki lands with a nice body punch.
Svetnela throws a leg kick
and Kusimuki counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Svetnela thinking.
Kusimuki tries to clinch
and Svetnela counters with a head kick. That will keep Kusimuki thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svetnela circles away from the clinch attempt
and Svetnela counters by clinching up.
Kusimuki tries to throw a body punch but Svetnela avoids it by throwing Kusimuki back against the cage.
Svetnela trying to stall but Kusimuki improves his position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Svetnela stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kusimuki blocking some punches.
Svetnela blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kusimuki takes an elbow to the temple.
Svetnela works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kusimuki lands a left hand.
Kusimuki leaning against his opponent.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Svetnela creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Svetnela taking a breather.
Kusimuki trying to stall but Svetnela improves his position.
Kusimuki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Svetnela is trying to maintain a safe position but Kusimuki gets an underhook and turns Svetnela into the cage.
Kusimuki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kusimuki throws a punch but it's blocked by Svetnela.
Kusimuki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Svetnela stalling in the clinch but Kusimuki improves position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Svetnela obliges.
A short body shot lands from Svetnela as the two fighters clinch.
Kusimuki digs a right hand underneath Svetnela's ribcage. Svetnela let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kusimuki scores with a hook to the body.
Svetnela missing with knees to the body.
Kusimuki misses with some punches.
Svetnela doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Takeshi Kusimuki seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kusimuki lands a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kusimuki makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kusimuki throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Svetnela letting Kusimuki take a breather here.
Kusimuki misses with a punch to the body.
Kusimuki throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kusimuki avoiding damage.
Svetnela fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kusimuki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Svetnela has Kusimuki pressed against the cage.
Kusimuki is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Svetnela trying to stall but Kusimuki improves his position.
Kusimuki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Svetnela lands a shoulder strike.
Svetnela taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Svetnela blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeshi Kusimuki really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kusimuki tries to clinch but Svetnela moves out of range.
Kusimuki just misses with a punch to the body.
Svetnela throws a lazy uppercut
and Kusimuki counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Svetnela prevents a body shot from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Svetnela makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Svetnela dodges an elbow strike from Kusimuki.
Svetnela lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kusimuki avoids the elbow strike from Svetnela, against the cage.
Svetnela lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Svetnela lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kusimuki blocks a body shot from Svetnela.
Kusimuki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hand to the body from Kusimuki.
Svetnela throws a punch but it's blocked by Kusimuki.
Kusimuki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kusimuki digs a right hand into Svetnela's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Svetnela's gas tank.
Kusimuki stalling the fight.
Svetnela pushes Kusimuki back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kusimuki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Svetnela doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Svetnela avoids a wild elbow strike from Kusimuki.
With the fighters up against the cage, Svetnela throws an elbow but misses.
Kusimuki lands a right hand.
Kusimuki being controlled against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Svetnela just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kusimuki's brow.
Kusimuki managing to block the knees to the body from Svetnela.
Kusimuki misses with a punch on the inside.
Svetnela prevents a body shot from Kusimuki.
Svetnela tries to stall but Kusimuki uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Svetnela throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kusimukis head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kusimuki throws an elbow but it misses.
Svetnela blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Svetnela pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kusimuki misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Kusimuki - that landed with a thud.
Kusimuki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kusimuki is working Svetnela over against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Svetnela just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kusimuki's brow.
Kusimuki is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Svetnela takes a shot to the head.
Kusimuki slows down the pace here.
A short body shot lands from Kusimuki as the two fighters clinch.
Kusimuki misses with a knee to the head.
Kusimuki throws an elbow that misses.
Kusimuki lands a left hand that snaps the head of Svetnela backwards.
Svetnela holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Kusimuki.
Svetnela gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Svetnela just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kusimuki's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kusimuki scores with a hook to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kusimuki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kusimuki lands a shot to the body.
Kusimuki lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Svetnela or not.
Kusimuki dodges an elbow strike from Svetnela.
Kusimuki comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kusimuki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Good body shot from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kusimuki lands with a light punch inside.
Kusimuki digs a right hand underneath Svetnela's ribcage. Svetnela let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kusimuki dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kusimuki lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Kusimuki.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kusimuki lands with a light punch inside.
Kusimuki lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kusimuki.
A short right from Kusimuki.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki digs a right hand into Svetnela's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Svetnela's gas tank.
Kusimuki lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki works on Svetnela's body with a couple of short punches.
Svetnela's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kusimuki lands a left hand that snaps the head of Svetnela backwards.
Kusimuki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice body punch from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki lands a nice uppercut.
Kusimuki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Svetnela.
Kusimuki scores with a shot to the side of Svetnela's head.
Stalling in the clinch from Kusimuki.
A shot in the inside from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki lands a body punch.
Kusimuki lands a body shot in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kusimuki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kusimuki slows down the pace here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kusimuki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeshi Kusimuki dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kusimuki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Svetnela manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kusimuki tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Svetnela connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Svetnela.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Svetnela lands a jab to Kusimuki's midsection.
Kusimuki falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Svetnela counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kusimuki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Svetnela manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kusimuki tries to clinch up but Svetnela circles away and keeps his distance.
Kusimuki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
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.
Kusimuki throws a big shot that misses.
Kusimuki looks to score with a jab to the body but Svetnela is just out of range.
Kusimuki moves out of range of the leg kick from Svetnela.
Kusimuki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Svetnela counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Svetnela lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kusimuki at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svetnela throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kusimuki on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Igor Svetnela has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Svetnela is looking to score with low kicks.
Kusimuki misses with a body shot
and Kusimuki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four 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.
Kusimuki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kusimuki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kusimuki looks to score with a jab to the body but Svetnela is just out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kusimuki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Svetnela paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Svetnela takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Igor Svetnela showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kusimuki 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 46:49
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 46:49
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takeshi Kusimuki!
Takeshi Kusimuki is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between I Shiv (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Bull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shiv's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Calcutta. Bull has chosen do it as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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150 lbs
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157 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, I Shiv!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Roy Bull!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bull misses with an uppercut
and Shiv counters with a nice leg kick.
No joy there for Bull, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shiv tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bull throws a lazy right hand but Shiv sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shiv. Bull does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Shiv 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 Bull has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bull and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bull throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shiv counters with a straight right hand.
Roy Bull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bull throws a jab but it's blocked by Shiv.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Shiv misses with a kick to the body.
Shiv misses the body punch
and Bull counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shiv clinches.
Bull misses with some punches.
Bull breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bull misses with a double jab
and Shiv counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull looks to land a combination but Shiv avoids it well.
Bull lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Shiv tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bull scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Shiv looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Shiv thows a body shot but no joy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bull misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
I Shiv dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Shiv dodges the punch combination from Bull.
Shiv closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shiv lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shiv.
Bull swings wildly with an uppercut but Shiv uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bull misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shiv blocks an uppercut.
Shiv breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Shiv.
I Shiv is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shiv motions for Bull to come forward. Shiv throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bull walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bull misses with an uppercut
and Shiv counters with a low kick, right behind Bull 's knee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bull swings widly with a right hand
and Shiv counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Shiv swats away the attempt to clinch by Bull.
Shiv scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shiv misses with a jab to the body
and Bull counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bull moves out of range of the body kick from Shiv.
Shiv with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four 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.
Shiv throws a leg kick
and Bull counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Shiv doesn't manage to clinch there - Bull circles away.
Shiv connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shiv fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
I Shiv dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Bull misses with a hook
and Shiv makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Shiv throws a push kick but Bull slaps the foot to one side.
Shiv scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bull throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull swings away with a body shot that misses
and Shiv makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bull is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bull misses with a hook. Shiv ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bull throws a predictable looking body shot
and Shiv counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Shiv moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bull misses with a hook
and Shiv counters with a thumping low kick.
Bull swings widly with a right hand
and Shiv makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Roy Bull has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull swats away the attempt to clinch by Shiv.
Bull stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shiv.
I Shiv is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shiv tries to clinch but Bull is having none of it.
I Shiv is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Shiv is looking to land body kicks.
Bull misses with a lunging right hand
and Shiv counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Shiv.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bull misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bull lands a nice uppercut.
Shiv gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Shiv lands a nice elbow.
Bull swings wildly with an uppercut but Shiv uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bull has a couple of punches blocked by Shiv.
And that's the end of the fight!
I Shiv showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shiv 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... I Shiv!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Rampage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Mugabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mugabe has chosen The Zimbabwean National Anthem as his entrance music. Rob Mugabe will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Mike Rampage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rob Mugabe!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mugabe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rampage.
Mugabe checks a low kick from Rampage.
Rampage looks to score with a jab to the body but Mugabe is just out of range.
Mugabe misses with a looping left.
Rob Mugabe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rampage drives through with a takedown into Mugabe's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Mugabe is looking to stand up but Rampage isn't so interested in that idea.
Mugabe scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Rampage rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mugabe counters with a right hand to the body.
Rampage keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mugabe on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mugabe throws a lazy uppercut
and Rampage counters with a stiff right hand.
Rampage has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mugabe finds it's way round the side to connect with Rampage's head.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Rampage.
Mugabe is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Rampage stalls from top position.
Mugabe stops Rampage from passing to mount.
Rampage happy to just control the position for now.
Rampage throws an elbow but Mugabe slips to the side and avoids it well.
Mugabe really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rampage. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rampage working the ground and pound.
Rampage throws an elbow but Mugabe slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rampage throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Mugabe taking a bit of punishment here - Rampage scoring with strikes.
Mugabe avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Rampage.
Mugabe tries to escape but Rampage is in control.
Rampage in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Mugabe is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Rampage has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Mugabe is letting Rampage control him for a moment.
Rampage 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.
Rampage throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rampage wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mugabe keeps working.
Mugabe avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Rampage.
Rampage lands a few punches from side control.
Mugabe takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The ground and pound from Rampage seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rampage throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Mugabe works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Rampage is pressing down on Mugabe's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mugabe is holding on for now.
Rampage is thwarting Mugabe's attempts to control the position.
Mugabe is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rampage scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rampage throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rampage not doing much here.
Rampage tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mugabe knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Rampage dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mugabe loads up on a big right hand but Rampage slips the punch.
Rampage cracks the inside of Mugabe's front leg.
Rampage will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mugabe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rampage scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Rampage not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rampage slips a nice elbow through Mugabe's hands, connecting with Mugabe's forehead.
Rampage trying to pass the guard but Mugabe defending well.
Rampage throws a strike but Mugabe avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Rampage looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rampage wants to control from the top but Mugabe keeps moving.
Rampage throwing strikes from guard but Mugabe blocks nicely.
Rampage throwing strikes but missing.
Mugabe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rampage lands a couple of elbows.
Mugabe controls Rampage momentarily but Rampage frees himself.
Rampage is in close to Mugabe's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mugabe keeping moving, preventing Rampage from controlling successfully.
Mugabe trying to keep a closed guard but Rampage is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rampage scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mugabe wants to stand and escape but Rampage is having none of it.
Rampage tries to free his leg and advance position but Mugabe is retaining full guard.
Rampage trying to control but Mugabe is working from the bottom.
Rampage postures up in Mugabe's guard and throws a big left but Mugabe blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rampage working some strikes from top position.
Rampage trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mugabe wants to stand up but Rampage is controlling him.
Mugabe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mugabe wants to sweep but no luck.
Mugabe wants to get back to his feet but Rampage is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mugabe is breathing heavily.
Rampage wants to control from the top but Mugabe keeps moving.
Mugabe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four 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.
Rampage trying to control but Mugabe is working from the bottom.
Rampage working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rampage wants to control from the top but Mugabe keeps moving.
Rampage loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rampage looking to sit in guard and control but Mugabe gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rampage pulls Mugabe in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Rampage dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mugabe misses with a body shot.
Mugabe uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rampage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rampage blocks a jab.
Rampage shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rampage connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mugabe moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mugabe thows a body shot but no joy.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mugabe!
Mugabe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mugabe lands an overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rampage tests Mugabe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mugabe takes one to the chin there.
Mugabe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mugabe takes a swing at Rampage's ribcage but misses.
Rampage steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mugabe.
Mugabe misses with a hook
and Rampage counters with a single leg into guard. Mugabe didn't expect that.
Mugabe not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rampage loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rampage with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mugabe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rampage chips away with some ground and pound.
Rampage trying to control but Mugabe is working from the bottom.
Rampage postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mugabe wants to get back to his feet but Rampage is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mugabe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rampage lands a couple of elbows.
Rampage throwing strikes from guard but Mugabe blocks nicely.
Rampage passes Mugabe's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Rampage missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mugabe blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rampage.
Rampage tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mugabe knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rampage is nestled in close to Mugabe, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mugabe regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Rampage.
Rampage in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mugabe has momentary wrist control but Rampage slips an elbow through the middle.
Mugabe pulls Rampage in close to prevent any damage.
Rampage distracts Mugabe with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mugabe keeping moving, preventing Rampage from controlling successfully.
Mike Rampage is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rampage slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Rampage works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Mugabe looks like he's trying to stand up.
Rampage with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rampage has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mike Rampage.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rampage, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Rampage!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksi Borga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazaki Fujita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borga comes to the cage accompanied by People In Planes - Last Man Standing. Fujita has chosen Metallica-Enter Sandman as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksi Borga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kazaki Fujita!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borga scores with the left hand. Fujita knows he should have avoided that one.
Aleksi Borga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fujita misses with a series of wild punches.
Borga throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fujita stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Borga pushes Fujita up against the cage in a clinch.
Fujita goes for a takedown in the clinch but Borga prevents it.
Fujita lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Borga backwards.
Fujita lands with a right to the head.
Fujita wants a takedown but no success here.
Borga lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fujita or not.
Borga blocks a body shot from Fujita.
Borga effectively controlling the action here.
Fujita drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Borga gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Aleksi Borga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kazaki Fujita.
Borga lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fujita looks gassed!
Borga lands an uppercut.
Borga is pressed up against the cage. Fujita has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Borga down to the mat. Borga avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Borga scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Borga throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fujita stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujita moves out of range of the strikes.
Borga cracks Fujita's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Fujita slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Borga can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aleksi Borga!
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