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TD 40: Hwan Lim - Podogo PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Zhirinovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oleg Dragov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zhirinovsky comes to the cage accompanied by Zhirinovsky and Serega - Murka. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Zhirinovsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oleg Dragov!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragov scores with a jab to the body.
Dragov lands a glancing blow to the side of Zhirinovsky's head.
Zhirinovsky tries for a takedown but Dragov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Zhirinovsky misses with a few strikes there.
Zhirinovsky tries for a takedown but Dragov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Zhirinovsky with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dragov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vladimir Zhirinovsky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zhirinovsky tries for a takedown but Dragov circles away easily
and Dragov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zhirinovsky misses with a takedown attempt
and Dragov counters with a right hand to the body.
Zhirinovsky shoots in but Dragov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Zhirinovsky misses the shot to the body.
Zhirinovsky changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dragov tries to avoid it but Zhirinovsky manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dragov to the ground. Dragov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Zhirinovsky misses with a takedown attempt
and Dragov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zhirinovsky misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Zhirinovsky is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dragov.
Zhirinovsky doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Zhirinovsky takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zhirinovsky shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dragov but Dragov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Zhirinovsky shoots and misses
and Dragov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zhirinovsky with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dragov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zhirinovsky misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dragov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dragov fails with a takedown attempt.
Zhirinovsky misses with a takedown
and Dragov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zhirinovsky shoots in and gets a takedown into Dragov's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zhirinovsky in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Zhirinovsky trying to control but Dragov is working from the bottom.
Zhirinovsky being controlled here momentarily.
Zhirinovsky postures up in Dragov's guard and throws a big left but Dragov blocks it.
Zhirinovsky trying to control but Dragov is working from the bottom.
Dragov lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Zhirinovsky!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragov raining down hammerfists from mount.
Dragov throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Zhirinovsky because Dragov loaded up on that one.
Zhirinovsky holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Dragov tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Zhirinovsky wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Dragov.
Zhirinovsky is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhirinovsky holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Dragov tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Dragov landing punches.
Dragov thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Dragov trying to control but Zhirinovsky is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dragov controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oleg Dragov dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dragov throws a shot from downtown. Zhirinovsky moves away and avoids it.
Zhirinovsky doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Zhirinovsky shoots in for a double leg but Dragov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Zhirinovsky shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dragov as he avoids it easily.
Zhirinovsky throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dragov's waist but Dragov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zhirinovsky off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vladimir Zhirinovsky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zhirinovsky looks to throw the jab but Dragov is out of range.
Zhirinovsky changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dragov tries to avoid it but Zhirinovsky manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dragov to the ground. Dragov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Zhirinovsky shoots in for a takedown but Dragov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Zhirinovsky tries for a takedown but Dragov circles away easily
and Dragov counters with a nice uppercut.
Vladimir Zhirinovsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dragov looks to land a combination but Zhirinovsky avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhirinovsky shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Zhirinovsky takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dragov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dragov wants it to stay on the feet.
Zhirinovsky has his takedown stuffed
and Dragov counters with a straight right hand.
Zhirinovsky takes a jab right on the kisser.
Zhirinovsky takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dragov misses with a series of wild punches.
Zhirinovsky gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Zhirinovsky closes the distance and clinches up with Dragov, looking for a takedown. Zhirinovsky pushes Dragov against the cage but Dragov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhirinovsky shoots in for a takedown but Dragov shows good takedown defense.
Zhirinovsky misses with a takedown attempt
and Dragov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dragov digs a good hook to Zhirinovsky's body.
Zhirinovsky fails with the takedown
and Dragov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dragov tests Zhirinovsky's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zhirinovsky misses with a few strikes there.
Dragov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Zhirinovsky's head.
Zhirinovsky tries for a takedown but Dragov circles away easily
and Dragov counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Zhirinovsky!
Zhirinovsky blocking the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Dragov thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Dragov looking to finish with strikes here!
Dragov looking to ground and pound but Zhirinovsky is blocking nicely.
Dragov scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Dragov trying to control but Zhirinovsky is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragov sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Dragov looking to control but Zhirinovsky is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dragov throwing strikes here but Zhirinovsky is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Dragov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dragov looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oleg Dragov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Zhirinovsky shoots for a takedown but Dragov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dragov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zhirinovsky.
Dragov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zhirinovsky.
Zhirinovsky shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dragov as he jumps to the side.
Dragov looks to land a left hand but Zhirinovsky moved out of range nicely.
Zhirinovsky with a poor takedown
and Dragov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vladimir Zhirinovsky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dragov takes a swing at Zhirinovsky's ribcage but misses.
Zhirinovsky misses with a takedown
and Dragov counters with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zhirinovsky throws a predictable looking body shot
and Zhirinovsky takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zhirinovsky is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dragov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Zhirinovsky misses with a double jab
and Dragov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zhirinovsky thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhirinovsky slips a jab and a cross from Dragov.
Zhirinovsky misses with a takedown attempt
and Dragov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Zhirinovsky walks into a straight right hand from Dragov.
Dragov tests Zhirinovsky's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zhirinovsky moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Vladimir Zhirinovsky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good exchange - Dragov coming out on top.
Zhirinovsky misses with a wild body shot.
Dragov throws out a loose jab but Zhirinovsky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dragov stuffs the takedown attempt from Zhirinovsky. Zhirinovsky gets slowly back to his feet.
Dragov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Zhirinovsky.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragov misses with a series of wild punches.
Zhirinovsky misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dragov counters with a nice body shot.
Zhirinovsky looks to score with a jab to the body but Dragov is just out of range.
Zhirinovsky looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dragov throws a right hand that Zhirinovsky ducks under and follows up with a left that Zhirinovsky also avoids with ease.
Zhirinovsky has his takedown stuffed
and Dragov counters with a straight right hand.
Zhirinovsky ducks under a wild hook from Dragov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zhirinovsky misses with a takedown
and Dragov counters with a takedown into side control.
Dragov throws a strike aimed at the side of Zhirinovsky's head but Zhirinovsky avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Dragov throws an elbow but Zhirinovsky slips to the side and avoids it well.
Dragov in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Dragov throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Vladimir Zhirinovsky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dragov looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Zhirinovsky is avoiding damage well.
Zhirinovsky is not content to let Dragov control the position.
Dragov tries to stand but Zhirinovsky is controlling his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragov in side control lands a decent elbow.
Oleg Dragov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dragov lands some shots froms side control.
Zhirinovsky takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Dragov wants to control but Zhirinovsky is keeping him busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oleg Dragov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dragov 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oleg Dragov!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr Eko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grymzyk Hryamzyk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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223 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mr Eko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Grymzyk Hryamzyk!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eko closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hryamzyk circles away.
Eko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hryamzyk.
Hryamzyk slaps away a takedown attempt from Eko, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Eko shoots for a double leg takedown but Hryamzyk sprawls well. He's pushed Eko's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Eko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hryamzyk tries to bum rush Eko with a series of wild strikes but Eko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Eko fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hryamzyk avoids it really well and circles away.
Eko fails with the takedown.
Hryamzyk scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hryamzyk misses with a wild combination.
Hryamzyk stalks Eko and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Eko's face. Eko staggers backwards, shaken.
Eko looks for a takedown but Hryamzyk sprawls well.
Eko throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hryamzyk's waist but Hryamzyk gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Eko off to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hryamzyk.
Hryamzyk lands with a good body shot.
Eko tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hryamzyk sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Eko somewhat.
Nice takedown defense from Hryamzyk. No joy for Eko on that attempt.
Eko shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hryamzyk as he jumps to the side.
Eko fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Eko is breathing heavily.
Hryamzyk misses with a two punch combination.
Hryamzyk throws a nice looking combination but Eko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hryamzyk throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Eko changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hryamzyk tries to avoid it but Eko manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hryamzyk to the ground. Hryamzyk escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hryamzyk fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Eko or perhaps it was just good defense by Hryamzyk which made him look bad.
Hryamzyk throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Eko decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hryamzyk's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Eko drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hryamzyk manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Eko has Hryamzyk in his guard.
Eko looking for a sweep. Not yet Eko, not yet.
Hryamzyk really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Eko. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Eko bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hryamzyk's guard.
Eko is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hryamzyk swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eko thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Eko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Eko thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Eko postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hryamzyk is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Eko, into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eko looking for a sweep. Not yet Eko, not yet.
Eko looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Hryamzyk is defending well. Eko quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Hryamzyk has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Eko celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mr Eko!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boubakar JurJok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ali Abdulmagomedmuslimov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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300 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boubakar JurJok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ali Abdulmagomedmuslimov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abdulmagomedmuslimov cracks JurJok with an open hand slap.
Abdulmagomedmuslimov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
JurJok wants to get back to full guard but Abdulmagomedmuslimov has mounted him!
Abdulmagomedmuslimov with the ground and pound from mount.
JurJok can't escape the position.
JurJok wants to hold on but Abdulmagomedmuslimov pushes him away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abdulmagomedmuslimov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Abdulmagomedmuslimov content just to control the position here.
Abdulmagomedmuslimov with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
JurJok is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
JurJok wants to hold on but Abdulmagomedmuslimov pushes him away.
JurJok tries to improve his position but instead Abdulmagomedmuslimov has taken his back!
Abdulmagomedmuslimov doesn't have the hooks in and JurJok manages to turn into his guard.
JurJok throws and elbow that misses. Abdulmagomedmuslimov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in JurJok's guard. Nice move by Abdulmagomedmuslimov!
JurJok might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Abdulmagomedmuslimov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
JurJok throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
JurJok is trying to control the position but Abdulmagomedmuslimov postures up.
JurJok has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Abdulmagomedmuslimov doesn't defend quickly enough and JurJok has managed to lock this one up! Can Abdulmagomedmuslimov escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to JurJok on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Boubakar JurJok!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Click Here (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Smokeleaf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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265 lbs
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291 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Brawler
Experienced |
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Click Here!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jesus Smokeleaf!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smokeleaf clinches up against the cage.
Here on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smokeleaf lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Click Here has been cut.
Here drops down looking for an ankle pick but Smokeleaf pulls his leg out and moves away.
Smokeleaf throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smokeleaf clinches up with Here and pushes him back against the cage.
Here takes a knee right on the jaw!
Smokeleaf with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Here goes for a takedown in the clinch but Smokeleaf prevents it.
Smokeleaf lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Here looking to stall.
Here looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Click Here. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smokeleaf.
Click Here's cut is getting worse.
Smokeleaf gets underhooks to prevent Here's takedown attempt.
Nice elbow from Smokeleaf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Here is looking to break free of the clinch but Smokeleaf has double underhooks.
Smokeleaf lands a nice knee to the body.
Smokeleaf landing knees to the head.
Click Here's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Smokeleaf drops Here with a big knee straight up the middle! Here is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Here is rocked!
Here is breathing heavily.
Smokeleaf lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Oh Here is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smokeleaf moves in close and cracks Here with a massive right hand! Here, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Smokeleaf!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jesus Smokeleaf!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock LesnAr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wladimir Pushka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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262 lbs
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260 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brock LesnAr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wladimir Pushka!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LesnAr takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pushka with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
LesnAr gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Pushka lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Left hook, right uppercut from Pushka.
Nice takedown defense from Pushka. No joy for LesnAr on that attempt.
Pushka throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Brock LesnAr has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pushka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pushka clinches up against the cage.
Pushka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pushka connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
LesnAr is breathing heavily.
Pushka lands with a cross.
LesnAr shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pushka as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brock LesnAr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pushka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. LesnAr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pushka has closed the distance and engaged LesnAr in a clinch.
LesnAr drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pushka breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pushka dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on LesnAr. That did some damage!
Nice body kick from Pushka.
Pushka is looking to slow LesnAr down with leg kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pushka gets a clinch.
Pushka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pushka lands with a kick to the ribs.
Pushka moves into the clinch.
Pushka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Pushka.
Pushka instigates a clinch.
Pushka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for LesnAr. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Pushka moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pushka connects with an inside leg kick.
Pushka throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
LesnAr is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pushka moves into range and clinches up with LesnAr.
Pushka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pushka drives through and clinches with LesnAr against the cage.
Pushka gets underhooks to prevent LesnAr's takedown attempt.
Pushka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LesnAr shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pushka as he avoids it easily.
Pushka fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with LesnAr, pushing him back against the cage.
Pushka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pushka lands a high kick!
Pushka drives through and clinches with LesnAr against the cage.
Pushka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pushka is looking to slow LesnAr down with leg kicks.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Pushka! LesnAr is out on his feet! Pushka rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - LesnAr is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! LesnAr is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wladimir Pushka!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Kochergin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirco Crocop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kochergin comes to the cage accompanied by Maksim - Nezhnost. Crocop has chosen Scars of life - Water in my hands as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrew Kochergin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mirco Crocop!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kochergin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Crocop circles away quickly and effectively.
Kochergin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kochergin connects with a looping right hand.
Kochergin misses with a head kick.
Kochergin looks to land a combination but Crocop avoids it well.
Crocop avoids the head kick by Kochergin.
Nice shot by Kochergin.
Kochergin tries a head kick but it misses.
Crocop blocks a jab.
Kochergin moves in looking to clinch but Crocop pushes him off.
Crocop goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kochergin throws a lazy head kick
and Crocop counters with a nice body kick.
Kochergin throws a shot to the body.
Kochergin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kochergin throws a series of punches but Crocop avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Crocop, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kochergin throws a body punch but Crocop moves out of range.
Kochergin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kochergin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Crocop closes the distance and pushes Kochergin back into the cage.
Crocop lands a knee to the body.
Crocop is working Kochergin over against the cage.
Kochergin is breathing heavily.
Crocop can't break the clinch.
Kochergin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Crocop lands a nice knee to the body.
Kochergin prevents Crocop from breaking the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Crocop creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kochergin stalling in the clinch but Crocop improves position.
Crocop working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crocop tries to circle away but Kochergin has him pinned against the cage.
Kochergin taking a breather.
Crocop tries a knee to the head but Kochergin blocks it.
Crocop's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kochergin throws a head kick but Crocop moves out of range.
Kochergin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crocop is looking to land body kicks.
Crocop dodges the punch combination from Kochergin.
Crocop moves into range and clinches up with Kochergin.
Kochergin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Crocop with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Crocop unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Crocop landing knees to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kochergin takes a shot to the head.
Crocop lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Andrew Kochergin has been cut.
Crocop tries to land a knee to the head but Kochergin blocks with his arms.
Crocop wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kochergin is trying to maintain a safe position but Crocop gets an underhook and turns Kochergin into the cage.
Crocop tries to land knees in the clinch but Kochergin avoids the damage to the body.
Crocop wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kochergin has him pressed against the cage.
Crocop scores a nice knee to the body.
Crocop tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kochergin avoids it.
Crocop tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Crocop misses with a knee to the head.
Crocop with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Crocop avoiding damage as Kochergin throws knees to the body.
Crocop tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Crocop using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kochergin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kochergin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Crocop with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kochergin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Crocop tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kochergin avoids it.
Crocop with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kochergin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Crocop misses with a knee strike.
Crocop wants to break free but Kochergin has control.
Crocop tries to land knees in the clinch but Kochergin avoids the damage to the body.
Crocop is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Crocop looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Crocop stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirco Crocop dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andrew Kochergin'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.
Kochergin tries to clinch up
and Crocop counters with a two punch combo.
Kochergin moves into the clinch.
Crocop missing with knees to the body.
Crocop tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kochergin avoids it.
Crocop tries to land a knee to the head but Kochergin blocks with his arms.
Crocop tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Crocop misses with a knee strike.
Crocop misses with the head strike.
Crocop has had enough of the clinch but Kochergin keeps him there for the moment.
Crocop is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Crocop as Kochergin tries to tie him up.
Mirco Crocop seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Crocop tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kochergin managing to block the knees to the body from Crocop.
Kochergin misses with an elbow strike.
Kochergin taking a breather.
Kochergin missing with knees to the body.
Crocop with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Crocop has had enough of the clinch but Kochergin keeps him there for the moment.
Crocop lands a nice shot to the body.
Crocop misses with the head strike.
Crocop blocks a body shot from Kochergin.
Crocop with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kochergin stalling in the clinch but Crocop improves position.
Crocop lands a knee to the head.
Kochergin avoiding damage as Crocop throws knees to the body.
Kochergin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crocop stalling in the clinch but Kochergin improves position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Crocop tries a knee to the head but Kochergin blocks it.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Crocop. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kochergin.
Kochergin wants to stall.
Crocop with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kochergin blocks a body shot from Crocop.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crocop misses with a knee to the head.
Kochergin is looking to control Crocop's arms but Crocop gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kochergin has his back to the cage.
Crocop breaks the clinch.
Kochergin misses with an uppercut
and Crocop counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kochergin.
Kochergin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kochergin looks to land a right hand but Crocop moved out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kochergin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crocop pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kochergin tries to clinch up but Crocop circles away and keeps his distance.
Kochergin looks to land a left hand but Crocop moved out of range nicely.
A slow jab from Kochergin misses its intended target.
Crocop throws a sloppy head kick and Kochergin moves out of range easily.
Kochergin throws a nice looking combination but Crocop bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kochergin throws a right hand that Crocop ducks under and follows up with a left that Crocop also avoids with ease.
Kochergin connects with a high kick.
Kochergin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Andrew Kochergin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kochergin misses with a body kick.
Kochergin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kochergin misses with a hook. Crocop ducked under it nicely.
Kochergin throws a jab but it's blocked by Crocop.
Kochergin throws a head kick that misses.
Crocop avoids the head kick by Kochergin.
Kochergin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Crocop manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kochergin jabs Crocop right on the nose. Crocop blinks but takes it well.
Crocop avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crocop has managed to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Crocop - that landed with a thud.
Crocop pushes Kochergin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirco Crocop showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Andrew Kochergin's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Crocop.
Crocop blocks a head kick by Kochergin.
Kochergin misses with a head kick.
Kochergin wants to clinch.
Kochergin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Crocop counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Crocop uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kochergin.
Crocop clinches with his opponent.
Kochergin taking a breather.
Crocop misses with a knee to the head.
Crocop pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kochergin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crocop swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Andrew Kochergin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kochergin avoids the head kick by Crocop.
Kochergin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kochergin loads up on a big right hand but Crocop slips the punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kochergin throws a right hand that Crocop ducks under and follows up with a left that Crocop also avoids with ease.
Andrew Kochergin is winning the standup battle so far.
Kochergin throws a leg kick but Crocop checks it.
Crocop throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kochergin's head.
Crocop scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kochergin in his tracks.
Kochergin thows a leg kick but Crocop checks it
and Crocop counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A jab from Kochergin finds it's way through Crocop's defenses.
Kochergin throws a low kick but Crocop avoids it.
Both fighters circling a little - Crocop finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kochergin slips a jab and a cross from Crocop.
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!
Kochergin connects with a high kick.
Kochergin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mirco Crocop is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kochergin misses with a right hand
and Crocop counters with a good, hard body kick but Kochergin shrugs it off.
Kochergin wants to clinch but Crocop slips to the side
and Crocop counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Crocop slips a straight right by Kochergin.
Crocop throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kochergin throws a right hand that misses
and Crocop counters with a nice body kick.
Kochergin is looking to clinch.
Crocop has taken the fight to the clinch.
Crocop landing knees to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Crocop as Kochergin tries to tie him up.
Kochergin throws a punch but it's blocked by Crocop.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crocop tries a knee to the head but Kochergin blocks it.
Crocop breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crocop walks into a left hand.
Kochergin throws a head kick but Crocop moves out of range.
Kochergin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kochergin avoids the head kick by Crocop.
Andrew Kochergin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kochergin misses with a head kick.
Kochergin tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kochergin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crocop throws a series of punches but Kochergin avoids them all with ease.
Kochergin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kochergin tries to bum rush Crocop with a series of wild strikes but Crocop uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Crocop lands with a nice body punch.
Danga de danga de dang - Crocop scores with a four punch combination!
Kochergin blocks a head kick by Crocop.
Kochergin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Crocop counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Crocop drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kochergin throws a lazy uppercut
and Crocop counters with a body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kochergin wants to clinch up but Crocop keeps it at a distance.
Crocop closes the distance and clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mirco Crocop comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Crocop winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mirco Crocop!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bunny Colvin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Valuev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivan Valuev acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bunny Colvin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Valuev!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colvin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Colvin walks into a stiff left hand from Valuev.
Colvin misses with a body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Valuev.
Valuev throws a series of punches but Colvin moves out of range.
A big left from Valuev misses.
Valuev misses with the combination.
Valuev misses with a double jab
and Colvin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Valuev throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Colvin.
Valuev tries to bum rush Colvin with a series of wild strikes but Colvin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Colvin slips a jab and a cross from Valuev.
Valuev throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Valuev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A right-left combo lands from Valuev.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Colvin tests Valuev's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Ivan Valuev has been cut.
Colvin closes the distance and pushes Valuev back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colvin prevents Valuev from breaking the clinch.
Colvin lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Colvin.
Colvin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Valuev.
Colvin prevents Valuev from breaking the clinch.
Colvin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Valuev's elbow.
Colvin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Valuev looks gassed!
A short left from Colvin.
Good body shot from Colvin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A body shot lands from Colvin.
Colvin cracks Valuev with a nice body shot.
Colvin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Colvin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Valuev backwards.
Colvin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Valuev or not.
Nice body punch from Colvin - that landed with a thud.
Good body shot from Colvin.
Colvin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Colvin lands a nice shot to the body.
Colvin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colvin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Colvin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Valuev.
Colvin lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Colvin.
A hook to the body from Colvin.
Colvin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Colvin lands a nice shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Colvin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Colvin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Colvin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Colvin gets through Valuev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Colvin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Colvin - that landed with a thud.
Colvin scores with a shoulder strike.
Colvin lands a body shot.
Colvin digs a right hand underneath Valuev's ribcage. Valuev let out a lung full of air as it connected.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Colvin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Valuev is rocked!
Colvin creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Valuev! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Colvin.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bunny Colvin!
Bunny Colvin retains his super heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Russian Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Celtic Boston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Celtic Boston was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Russian Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Celtic Boston!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boston shoots in and drives through. Boy sprawls well.
Boston fails with the takedown
and Boy counters with a two punch combo.
Boy cracks Boston with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Boston shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Boy counters by clinching up.
Russian Boy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Celtic Boston.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Boston has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Boy avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Boy.
A short left from Boy.
Boy'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.
Boy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boston misses with a takedown attempt
and Boy counters with a nice right hand that sends Boston toppling to the canvas! Boston scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Boy finish him?!
Boston with a lazy takedown attempt
and Boy counters by clinching up.
Boy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boston scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Boy on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Boy tries to get out of the position.
Boston looks gassed!
Boy pushes Boston off looking to stand but Boston dives back in and keeps control.
Boy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boston drops an elbow to the side of Boy's head.
Boston prevents Boy from standing back up.
Boston thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Boy to regain full guard.
Boy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Boston content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Boy wants to get back to his feet but Boston is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Boston chips away with some ground and pound.
Boston throwing strikes but missing.
Boston throwing strikes but missing.
Boston loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Boston prevents Boy from getting back to his feet.
Boston throws a big right hand that misses.
Boy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Boston on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boston content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Boston stands up over Boy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boston missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Boston throwing strikes from guard but Boy blocks nicely.
Boy wants to stand but Boston is controlling the position.
Boston chips away with some ground and pound.
Boston working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Boy's head.
Boston throwing strikes but missing.
Boy wants to stand but Boston is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Boston's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Boston missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Boston throwing strikes from guard but Boy blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boston throwing strikes but missing.
Boston postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Boston has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Boy wants to stand and escape but Boston is having none of it.
Boston chips away with some ground and pound.
Boston trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Boston landing some decent shots from guard.
Boston throwing strikes but missing.
Boy wants to stand up but Boston is controlling him.
Boy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Boston.
Boston landing with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boston working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Boston stands up over Boy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Boston thows a big elbow that misses.
Boston thows a big elbow that misses.
Boston postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Boston throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Boston throws a big right hand that misses.
Boston working some strikes from top position.
Boston throwing strikes from guard but Boy blocks nicely.
Boy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boston prevents Boy from getting back to his feet.
Boston thows a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Celtic Boston dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Boston dives in and grabs Boy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Boy pushes down on Boston's head and hops out.
Boston gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Boy counters with a two punch combo.
Boy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Boston fails with a takedown attempt.
Russian Boy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Celtic Boston.
Boston gets tackled into the cage by Boy. Boy maintains the clinch.
Boy holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Boy prevents the takedown attempt.
Boy manages to break the clinch.
Boy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boston shoots in looking for a takedown. Boy tries to sprawl out of it but Boston keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Boy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Boy tries to close the distance and clinch but Boston swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy darts in and clinches Boston up against the cage.
Boy digs a right hand into Boston's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Boston's gas tank.
Boston is breathing heavily.
Boy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Boston wants a takedown but no success here.
Boston has Boy pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Boy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Boy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boston swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boston with a poor takedown
and Boy counters with a nice leg kick.
Russian Boy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boy instigates a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Boy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boy drops Boston with a beautiful combination! Boston stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Boy is looking for the KO!
It looks like Celtic Boston has been cut.
Boy steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Boston is out on his feet! Boy sets himself and nearly takes Boston's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Russian Boy!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eyeonly Fuckwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexsandr Kovrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fuckwell comes to the cage accompanied by call to prayer. 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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194 lbs
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194 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eyeonly Fuckwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexsandr Kovrov!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuckwell misses with a head kick.
Fuckwell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kovrov!
It looks like Eyeonly Fuckwell has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Kovrov.
Kovrov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fuckwell tries a head kick but it misses.
Kovrov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fuckwell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fuckwell lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fuckwell lands a leg kick that knocks Kovrov off balance momentarily.
Kovrov checks a leg kick.
Kovrov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fuckwell misses with a kick to the body.
Fuckwell avoids the head kick by Kovrov.
Fuckwell connects with a solid leg kick.
Fuckwell throws a lazy right hand but Kovrov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kovrov lands with a good body shot.
Fuckwell thows a body kick. Kovrov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuckwell throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kovrov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fuckwell.
Fuckwell connects with a body shot.
Kovrov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A punch combination from Kovrov misses.
Nice body punch from Fuckwell.
Some bone on bone action there as Kovrov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Fuckwell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kovrov looks to land a combination but Fuckwell avoids it well.
Kovrov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kovrov fails to land with a series of punches.
Kovrov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fuckwell.
Fuckwell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fuckwell misses with a head kick.
Kovrov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
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!
Fuckwell swings for the body but Kovrov moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuckwell avoids the head kick by Kovrov.
Fuckwell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fuckwell.
Kovrov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
An inside leg kick from Fuckwell misses.
Fuckwell lands a right hook to the body.
Fuckwell throws a sloppy head kick
and Kovrov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kovrov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fuckwell cracks a nice hook into Kovrov's ribs.
A head kick from Fuckwell lands but Kovrov takes it in his stride.
Fuckwell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fuckwell connects with a crisp jab.
Fuckwell blocks a leg kick.
Fuckwell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice defenses there by Kovrov.
A head kick misses from Kovrov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuckwell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fuckwell tries a head kick but it misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Fuckwell - that will leave a mark!
Nice straight punches there by Kovrov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kovrov.
Kovrov throws a big shot that misses.
Kovrov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kovrov throws out a loose jab but Fuckwell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kovrov moves out of range of the body kick.
Kovrov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fuckwell throws a head kick that misses.
Fuckwell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kovrov at a distance.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fuckwell 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 Kovrov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kovrov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kovrov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kovrov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fuckwell scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fuckwell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuckwell avoids the head kick by Kovrov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fuckwell tries to land a leg kick but Kovrov saw it coming and moves away.
Fuckwell scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fuckwell throws a wild body kick that Kovrov sees coming a mile off.
Kovrov works over Fuckwell's head and body with a nice combination.
Fuckwell is looking to wear down Kovrov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kovrov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kovrov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kovrov misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Fuckwell.
Fuckwell with a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fuckwell darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fuckwell connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kovrov's hands.
Fuckwell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fuckwell misses with an uppercut.
Fuckwell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Eyeonly Fuckwell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eyeonly Fuckwell's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
The fighters circling - Fuckwell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fuckwell is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kovrov thows a left - swing and a miss!
A solid leg kick lands there for Fuckwell.
Nice body punch from Fuckwell.
Fuckwell lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fuckwell staying out of range there.
Fuckwell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fuckwell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fuckwell throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kovrov's head.
Kovrov throws a sloppy head kick and Fuckwell moves out of range easily.
Fuckwell chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A head kick misses from Fuckwell.
Fuckwell misses with a low kick as Kovrov jumps back.
Fuckwell throws a head kick that half lands.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fuckwell.
Eyeonly Fuckwell is winning the standup battle so far.
Good standup being displayed there by Fuckwell as he connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fuckwell throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuckwell lands a lovely overhand right.
Fuckwell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kovrov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kovrov moves out of range as Fuckwell throws a body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Kovrov. Those never looked like landing.
A head kick from Fuckwell lands but Kovrov takes it in his stride.
Fuckwell 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.
Fuckwell feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kovrov's calf.
Kovrov slips a jab from Fuckwell.
Kovrov fails to land with a series of punches.
Kovrov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fuckwell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kovrov.
Fuckwell slips a jab and a cross from Kovrov.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fuckwell.
Alexsandr Kovrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fuckwell keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kovrov. Fuckwell does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovrov blocks a head kick by Fuckwell.
Fuckwell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fuckwell lands a nice shot that snaps Kovrov's head back.
Kovrov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kovrov duly obliges.
Eyeonly Fuckwell's cut is getting worse.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kovrov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fuckwell moves out of range as Kovrov strikes.
A head kick misses from Fuckwell.
Fuckwell lands with a hook. Kovrov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kovrov throws a head kick but Fuckwell moves out of range.
Kovrov missing with a left hand there. Fuckwell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fuckwell looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kovrov lands a jab to Fuckwell's midsection.
Kovrov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kovrov is breathing heavily.
Fuckwell swinging wildly here.
Fuckwell walks into a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovrov throws a nice looking combination but Fuckwell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kovrov throws a sloppy head kick and Fuckwell moves out of range easily.
Kovrov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fuckwell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fuckwell lands a head shot.
Fuckwell cracks the inside of Kovrov's front leg.
Kovrov takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kovrov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kovrov fails to land with a series of punches.
Kovrov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fuckwell lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A head kick from Fuckwell lands but Kovrov takes it in his stride.
Fuckwell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fuckwell throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Alexsandr Kovrov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fuckwell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuckwell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fuckwell throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kovrov connects with a body shot that sends Fuckwell's belly button to the back.
Kovrov swings for the body but Fuckwell moves out of range.
Kovrov misses the jab.
Kovrov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fuckwell misses with a straight right.
Fuckwell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kovrov. That did some damage!
Fuckwell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kovrov blocks a jab.
Fuckwell throws out a leg kick but Kovrov moves out of range and Fuckwell only half commits.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good shot there by Kovrov.
Fuckwell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kovrov tries to move into range but Fuckwell moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fuckwell gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eyeonly Fuckwell dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Eyeonly Fuckwell's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Fuckwell scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fuckwell scoring well with a low kick there.
Kovrov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kovrov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fuckwell.
Fuckwell blocks a jab.
Fuckwell connects with a high kick.
Fuckwell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fuckwell scoring well with a low kick there.
Fuckwell avoids the head kick by Kovrov.
Fuckwell misses with a wild combination.
Fuckwell motions for Kovrov to come forward. Fuckwell throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A nice combination there by Kovrov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kovrov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fuckwell is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kovrov sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Fuckwell's defenses. It connects perfectly with Fuckwell's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alexsandr Kovrov!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yo Hwan Lim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leandro Podogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Leandro Podogo acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yo Hwan Lim!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leandro Podogo!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Podogo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Podogo scores with a nice body kick.
Lim takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Leandro Podogo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lim scores with a jab. Podogo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Podogo misses with a head kick.
Lim cracks Podogo with a right hand to the side of the head.
An inside leg kick from Lim misses.
Podogo throws a head kick that misses
and Lim counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Podogo throws a leg kick
and Lim counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lim keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Podogo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Podogo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lim has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Podogo.
Lim misses with a wild body shot.
Podogo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lim manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lim misses with a straight right.
Lim just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Lim misses the target.
Podogo shoots in and drives through. Lim sprawls well.
Podogo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lim counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Podogo throws a sloppy head kick and Lim moves out of range easily.
Podogo is looking to slow Lim down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Podogo is looking to clinch.
Lim takes a swing at Podogo's ribcage but misses.
Lim misses with a looping left.
Podogo tries a head kick but it misses.
Podogo shoots in but no luck this time.
Lim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Podogo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Podogo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lim is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Podogo tries for a takedown but Lim circles away easily
and Lim counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Yo Hwan Lim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leandro Podogo.
Podogo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Yo Hwan Lim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Podogo shoots in and drives through. Lim sprawls well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Podogo throws a head kick that misses.
Good work by Lim as he checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leandro Podogo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Podogo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lim checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Podogo moves away from the strike by Lim.
Podogo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lim bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Podogo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lim avoids it really well and circles away.
Podogo is looking to slow Lim down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Podogo lands a leg kick that knocks Lim off balance momentarily.
Podogo throws a looping overhand right but Lim ducks down to avoid it.
Podogo slips under a jab from Lim.
Podogo cracks Lim with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Podogo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Podogo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lim checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Podogo dives in and grabs Lim's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lim pushes down on Podogo's head and hops out.
Podogo lands a high kick!
Lim catches Podogo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lim lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lim with a jab.
Podogo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Podogo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lim manages to avoid it.
Podogo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lim has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Podogo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lim rather than just go for the knockout.
Nice shot by Lim.
Lim tries to land a leg kick but Podogo saw it coming and moves away.
Podogo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Podogo is defended easily by Lim.
Yo Hwan Lim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leandro Podogo.
Podogo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lim's calf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Podogo misses with a right hand
and Lim counters with a low kick, right behind Podogo 's knee.
Lim displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Podogo.
Podogo throws out a powerful jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leandro Podogo 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.
Podogo checks a leg kick nicely.
Podogo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Podogo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lim tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Podogo fails to land the takedown.
Lim scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Podogo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Lim there.
Podogo misses with a head kick.
Podogo lands a head kick!
Lim thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lim fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Podogo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Horrible takedown by Podogo or perhaps it was just good defense by Lim which made him look bad.
Yo Hwan Lim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leandro Podogo.
Lim misses with an uppercut. Podogo saw that one coming.
Podogo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lim counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Podogo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lim connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lim misses with a looping left.
Podogo just misses with a punch to the body.
Podogo shoots in for a double leg but Lim sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Podogo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lim.
Lim scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Podogo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lim sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Podogo.
Podogo shoots in but Lim avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lim looks to land a right hand but Podogo moved out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Podogo moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yo Hwan Lim clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Podogo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lim.
Podogo throws a hook to the side of Lim's head but Lim sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Podogo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lim finds it's way round the side to connect with Podogo's head.
Podogo throws a hook but Lim avoids it easily.
Lim connects with a solid leg kick.
Lim misses with a low kick.
Lim stuns Podogo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Podogo throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Lim makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lim dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Podogo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Podogo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Podogo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lim. That did some damage!
Lim moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lim swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Podogo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lim throws a shot from downtown. Podogo moves away and avoids it.
Lim throws out a loose jab but Podogo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Podogo scores with a hook to the body. Lim takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Podogo.
Lim is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Podogo looks for the body kick but Lim saw that one coming.
Podogo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Podogo throws the kick towards the body but Lim avoids it.
Podogo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lim avoids it really well and circles away.
Podogo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Podogo throws a front kick aimed at Lim's knee but Lim avoids it well.
Lim waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Podogo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lim checks a leg kick.
Podogo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lim has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lim keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lim bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lim feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Podogos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yo Hwan Lim had his way with Leandro Podogo in 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Lim tests Podogo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Podogo looks to land a body kick but Lim moved away.
Podogo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A solid body kick from Podogo.
Lim lands with a nice body punch.
Podogo wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lim jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lim moves out of range of the body kick from Podogo.
Podogo shoots in looking for a takedown but Lim manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Podogo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lim throws a jab but it's blocked by Podogo.
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.
Lim throws a hook but Podogo blocks it.
Podogo delivers a nice body kick.
Lim throws a low kick but Podogo moves out of range easily.
Podogo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lim counters with a right hand to the body.
Lim missing with a left hand there. Podogo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Podogo throws a front kick that sends Lim stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Podogo shoots in for a takedown but Lim shows good takedown defense.
Good exchange - Lim coming out on top.
Podogo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lim's waist but Lim gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Podogo off to one side.
Yo Hwan Lim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leandro Podogo.
Podogo is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Lim scores with a shot to the body.
Lim defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Podogo.
Lim throws a hook to the side of Podogo's head but Podogo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lim, right into the meat.
Lim connects with a body shot.
Lim changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lim throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That kick from Lim tenderised Podogo's leg. Podogo is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lim throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Podogo on the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yo Hwan Lim showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lim 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 48:47
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 48:47
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yo Hwan Lim!
Yo Hwan Lim is the new welterweight champion!
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