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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Kourdakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz de Vivar comes to the cage accompanied by Verso Terso. Kourdakov has chosen Sonata Arctica - San Sebastian as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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143 lbs
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141 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergei Kourdakov!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kourdakov misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Diaz de Vivar.
Diaz de Vivar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kourdakov throws a head kick but Diaz de Vivar moves out of range.
Kourdakov cracks Diaz de Vivar with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kourdakov takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kourdakov takes the fight into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kourdakov as Diaz de Vivar tries to tie him up.
Kourdakov throws a punch but it's blocked by Diaz de Vivar.
Diaz de Vivar jumps guard but Kourdakov stands there with Diaz de Vivar around his waist. Diaz de Vivar gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kourdakov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Diaz de Vivar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kourdakov is trying to trip Diaz de Vivar. He has hold of a leg but Diaz de Vivar is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Kourdakov persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kourdakov looking to pass the guard.
Diaz de Vivar wants to sweep here but Kourdakov controlling him for the moment.
Kourdakov wants to control from the top but Diaz de Vivar keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kourdakov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Diaz de Vivar working a defensive guard here.
Diaz de Vivar trying to strike off his back.
Diaz de Vivar looking for a sweep. Not yet Diaz de Vivar, not yet.
Kourdakov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kourdakov passes into half guard.
Diaz de Vivar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kourdakov works his way into full mount!
Diaz de Vivar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kourdakov lands a nice shot to the head.
Kourdakov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kourdakov is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Diaz de Vivar can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
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!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Diaz de Vivar is looking to improve his position but Kourdakov isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kourdakov cracks Diaz de Vivar with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Diaz de Vivar is squirming around, avoiding Kourdakov's attempts to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
BOOM! Kourdakov connects with a massive shot to the dome!
It looks like Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar has been cut.
Kourdakov landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kourdakov scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Diaz de Vivar?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kourdakov dominating with strikes here.
Diaz de Vivar is rocked!
Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar's cut is getting worse.
Kourdakov with the ground and pound from mount.
Oh Diaz de Vivar is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Diaz de Vivar tries to lock up and control but Kourdakov gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Diaz de Vivar seems to have got his legs back now.
Kourdakov tries to control but Diaz de Vivar wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Kourdakov.
Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Diaz de Vivar wants to control but Kourdakov is having none of it.
Kourdakov trying to control but Diaz de Vivar is having none of it.
Diaz de Vivar is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kourdakov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kourdakov landing strikes from the mount and Diaz de Vivar is in trouble!
Jeez, Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sergei Kourdakov!
An out of breath and clearly excited Sergei Kourdakov thanked ACME-Blood Red Q158 Always $30 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jett Jaggers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sven S Svensson (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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147 lbs
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jett Jaggers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sven S Svensson!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svensson throws a head kick that misses.
Jab from Jaggers.
Svensson drops his hands momentarily and Jaggers takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jaggers blocks a head kick by Svensson.
Svensson misses with an uppercut.
A head kick by Svensson misses
and Jaggers counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Svensson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jaggers's hands.
Jaggers cracks Svensson with an open hand slap.
Svensson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jaggers will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Svensson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaggers avoids a kick to the body.
Svensson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jaggers.
Jaggers closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Svensson's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jaggers throwing strikes but missing.
Svensson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jaggers wants to control from the top but Svensson keeps moving.
Jaggers content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaggers working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Svensson looking for a sweep. Not yet Svensson, not yet.
Svensson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Sven S Svensson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Jaggers jabs Svensson right on the nose. Svensson blinks but takes it well.
Svensson misses with a right hand
and Jaggers counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaggers throws a predictable looking body shot
and Svensson counters with a right hand to the body.
Jaggers misses with a body punch
enabling Svensson to counter with a crisp jab.
Svensson punishes Jaggers's body with a nice straight punch.
Svensson throws the kick towards the body but Jaggers avoids it.
Jaggers on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jaggers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Svensson.
Svensson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jaggers.
Nice defenses there by Jaggers.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Svensson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sven S Svensson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaggers blocks a jab.
Svensson throws a poor cross that misses
and Jaggers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jaggers looks to score with a jab to the body but Svensson is just out of range.
Jaggers blocks a head kick by Svensson.
Svensson misses with an uppercut. Jaggers saw that one coming.
Svensson misses with a low kick.
Jaggers is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jaggers throws a lazy uppercut
and Svensson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Svensson misses with a looping right.
Jaggers lands a jab-cross combination.
Svensson misses with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sven S Svensson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Left hook, right uppercut from Svensson.
Jaggers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jaggers defending well as Svensson loads up on a big left hand.
Jaggers closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jaggers lands in his opponent's guard.
Svensson controlling the position.
Svensson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jaggers controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaggers wants to control from the top but Svensson keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Sven S Svensson was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Jaggers thows a body shot but no joy.
Svensson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jaggers takes a step back to recover.
Nice shot by Svensson.
Jaggers misses with a double jab
and Svensson counters with a head kick. That will keep Jaggers thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaggers misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Svensson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jaggers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Svensson.
Svensson misses with a double jab
and Jaggers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Svensson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jaggers.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Svensson throws a wild body kick that Jaggers sees coming a mile off.
Svensson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Svensson looks to throw the jab but Jaggers is out of range.
Jaggers thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensson throws a nice looking combination but Jaggers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Svensson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Svensson misses with a right hand
and Jaggers makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Svensson thows a leg kick but Jaggers checks it
and Jaggers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Svensson lands with a right hand.
Svensson throws a head kick that misses
and Jaggers counters with a nice uppercut.
Svensson lands a nice hook to Jaggers's body. Jaggers takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jaggers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Svensson misses with an uppercut. Jaggers saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svensson misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jaggers. Svensson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Svensson throws the kick towards the body but Jaggers avoids it.
Svensson misses with a series of wild punches.
Jaggers takes a swing at Svensson's ribcage but misses.
Jaggers staying out of range there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Svensson lands a jab-cross combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jaggers takes a swing at Svensson's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sven S Svensson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jaggers looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Svensson is fending him off so far but Jaggers persists. Nope, Svensson circles away and we're back to standing.
Jaggers takes one on the button.
That kick from Svensson tenderised Jaggers's leg. Jaggers is trying to keep his angry face on.
Svensson throws a sloppy head kick and Jaggers moves out of range easily.
Svensson misses with a two punch combination.
Jaggers blocks a jab.
Svensson misses with a body shot
and Jaggers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A cross from Svensson lands.
Sven S Svensson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Svensson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
so Jaggers counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaggers pushes down on Svensson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jaggers looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Jaggers prevents Svensson from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaggers thows a huge punch but Svensson dodges it nicely.
Jaggers is trying to control the action in half guard but Svensson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Svensson is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Svensson is looking to control Jaggers's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Svensson avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jett Jaggers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref stands the fighters back up. Sven S Svensson was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A head kick misses from Svensson.
Sven S Svensson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jaggers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Svensson.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jaggers.
Svensson thows a leg kick but Jaggers checks it
and Jaggers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Svensson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sven S Svensson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svensson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jaggers checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Svensson ducks under a wild hook from Jaggers.
A slow jab from Svensson misses its intended target.
Svensson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Svensson thows a leg kick but Jaggers checks it
and Jaggers counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jaggers misses the body punch
and Svensson counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Svensson throws a body punch but Jaggers moves out of range.
Jaggers defending well as Svensson loads up on a big left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sven S Svensson.
I've got Svensson 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sven S Svensson!
After the big win, Sven S Svensson made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors ACME-Blood Red Q158 Always $30 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sing Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Li Kao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ali comes to the cage accompanied by One More Time. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sing Ali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Li Kao!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ali connects with a right hand. Kao shakes it off.
Ali lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kao circles away quickly and effectively.
Ali wants to clinch
and Kao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ali ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kao throws a shot to the body.
Kao throws a nice looking combination but Ali bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kao throws a hook but Ali blocks it.
Ali throws a right and a left that Kao avoids nicely.
Ali throws a right and a left that both miss.
A swing and a miss from Ali.
Kao stalks Ali and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ali's face. Ali staggers backwards, shaken.
A left and a right from Ali both land. Nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ali wants to clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ali.
Ali scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kao throws a hook to the side of Ali's head but Ali sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ali moves out of range of the body kick.
Kao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ali.
Ali fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kao manages to avoid it.
Kao stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ali misses with a looping right.
Kao misses with an uppercut. Ali saw that one coming.
Ali avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ali moves away.
Ali clinches.
Ali misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kao trying to control the position but instead, Ali has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kao into the cage.
Ali really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ali makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kao misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali scores with a hook to the body.
Ali tries a body shot but Kao blocks it.
Ali lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ali goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Kao.
Kao lands a hook that snaps the head of Ali backwards.
Kao is trying to push Ali away but Ali has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kao lands a shot to the body.
Kao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ali misses with a body punch.
Kao misses with a body punch.
Ali lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Kao fails to land.
Ali lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kao tries to throw a body punch but Ali avoids it by throwing Kao back against the cage.
Ali blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ali throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kaos head.
Kao is looking to break free of the clinch but Ali has double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ali.
Ali prevents a body shot from Kao.
Kao prevents a body shot from Ali.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kao.
Ali lands a left hand.
Ali lands with a right to the head.
Kao misses with some punches.
Ali struggles to land a body shot inside as Kao controls his hands.
Ali pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ali manages to avoid it.
Ali tries to bum rush Kao with a series of wild strikes but Kao uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kao throws a series of strikes that have Ali backpedaling.
Ali lands a right hook to the body.
Ali tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kao manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kao misses the jab.
Ali throws a nice looking combination but Kao bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ali walks into a jab.
Kao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ali.
The fighters circling - Ali throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali moves away from the strike by Kao.
Ali misses with a wild combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ali tests Kao's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ali blocks a head kick by Kao.
Kao misses with an uppercut.
Kao throws a lazy right hand but Ali sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Kao misses the target.
Kao is looking to land body kicks.
Kao throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kao walks into a stiff left hand from Ali.
Ali uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kao.
Kao throws a poor cross that misses
letting Ali counter with a right hand.
Ali misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sing Ali dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kao looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ali sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kao moves away from the strike by Ali.
Ali looks to land a combination. Kao sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ali throws a jab when Kao was well out of range.
Kao throws a body punch but Ali moves out of range.
Ali connects with a single shot there.
Sing Ali is winning the standup battle so far.
Kao walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ali throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kao on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kao is rocked!
Ali drops Kao with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Kao! Ali dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sing Ali!
Sing Ali managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, ACME-Blood Red Q158 Always $30, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cory Trevor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eriku Landstrimma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trevor kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bounce Wimme Now. Eriku Landstrimma has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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133 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cory Trevor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eriku Landstrimma!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Landstrimma misses with a looping right.
Trevor fails with a takedown attempt.
Trevor does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Trevor shoots in for a takedown but Landstrimma shows good takedown defense.
Trevor scores a takedown into full mount!
Landstrimma is in a horrible position here. Trevor smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Trevor is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Landstrimma has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Landstrimma!
Landstrimma postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Landstrimma missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Landstrimma distracts Trevor with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trevor looking to hit a scissor sweep but Landstrimma is one step ahead there.
Trevor manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Landstrimma manages to get himself to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trevor trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Trevor working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Trevor trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Landstrimma wants to sweep here but Trevor controlling him for the moment.
Trevor passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Trevor misses with the ground and pound.
Trevor tries to advance to mount but Landstrimma instead regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landstrimma wants to get back to full guard.
Trevor works his way into side control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Trevor creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Landstrimma sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The ground and pound from Trevor seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Sloppy strikes there by Trevor.
Landstrimma taking a bit of punishment here - Trevor scoring with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trevor lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Trevor tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Trevor tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landstrimma manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Trevor throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Landstrimma tries to get to full guard but Trevor has control of the leg.
Landstrimma with the active half guard here but Trevor passes nicely into side control.
Trevor working the strikes but Landstrimma uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Trevor passes to full mount!
Trevor lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trevor pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Trevor jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Landstrimma is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Landstrimma and Trevor has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Trevor lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Landstrimma down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Landstrimma can't do much from the bottom here.
Trevor working the ground and pound but Landstrimma is defending the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Landstrimma tries to improve position but can't.
Trevor looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Trevor will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The strikes coming from Trevor are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cory Trevor dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Trevor connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Trevor misses with a head kick.
Trevor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cory Trevor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Landstrimma takes a swing at Trevor's ribcage but misses.
Trevor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Trevor takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Trevor tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Trevor really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Landstrimma avoids a kick to the body.
Trevor ducks under a wild hook from Landstrimma.
Landstrimma keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Landstrimma lands a glancing blow to the side of Trevor's head.
Landstrimma blocks a head kick by Trevor.
Trevor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Landstrimma was well out of range. Poor timing from Trevor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Trevor.
Landstrimma avoids the head kick by Trevor.
Trevor tries for a takedown but Landstrimma sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Eriku Landstrimma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Trevor has his takedown stuffed
and Landstrimma counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cory Trevor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Landstrimma pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Trevor shoots in for a double leg but Landstrimma sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Trevor fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Trevor stuns Landstrimma with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Landstrimma clinches.
Landstrimma pushes Trevor back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Landstrimma.
Landstrimma doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Landstrimma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Landstrimma swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Landstrimma tries to throw a body punch but Trevor avoids it by throwing Landstrimma back against the cage.
Landstrimma tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Landstrimma throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Trevors head.
Landstrimma pulls Trevor into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trevor looking to pass the guard.
Trevor slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Trevor in side control, throwing shots but Landstrimma defends.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landstrimma dodges the ground and pound from Trevor.
Trevor lands a few punches from side control.
Trevor is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Landstrimma knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Landstrimma tries to bench press Trevor off him but Trevor keeps the position.
Trevor tries to score with some ground and pound. Landstrimma controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Trevor working the head with strikes.
Landstrimma manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Trevor is refusing to be controlled, as Landstrimma sits in half guard.
Trevor is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trevor won't allow Landstrimma to pass to mount.
Landstrimma not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Trevor is trying to get back to full guard.
Trevor kicks Landstrimma off and gets back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trevor is looking to land body kicks.
Trevor misses with a low kick as Landstrimma jumps back.
Trevor walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Cory Trevor will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Trevor throws a push kick but Landstrimma slaps the foot to one side.
Trevor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Trevor throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Landstrimma's waist but Landstrimma gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Trevor off to one side.
Trevor looks for the body kick but Landstrimma saw that one coming.
Landstrimma takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Trevor thows a body shot but no joy.
Trevor tries to score a power double leg takedown but Landstrimma sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Trevor somewhat.
Landstrimma moves out of range of the body kick.
Trevor lands a nice leg kick that just misses Landstrimma's sensitive parts.
Trevor ducks under a wild hook from Landstrimma.
Trevor swats away the attempt to clinch by Landstrimma.
Trevor connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trevor manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Landstrimma on his heels. He'll look to pass Landstrimma's guard now, I'm sure.
Trevor passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Trevor throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Trevor creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Landstrimma sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Landstrimma is working to avoid the ground and pound but Trevor connects with a decent elbow.
Landstrimma manages to work his way to half guard, despite Trevor's best efforts.
Trevor tries to pass to full mount but Landstrimma defends it.
Trevor throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landstrimma is looking for a sweep. Trevor is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Trevor sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Landstrimma defending well though.
Trevor wants to work for an arm triangle but Landstrimma is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Landstrimma is trying to get back to full guard.
Landstrimma keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cory Trevor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Landstrimma regains full guard. Nicely done.
Trevor lands a couple of digs.
Trevor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Landstrimma swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Trevor postures up in Landstrimma's guard and throws a big left but Landstrimma blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trevor got a little sloppy there for a moment and Landstrimma has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Trevor has managed to get both his arms back between Landstrimma's legs - danger averted.
Trevor throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Landstrimma striking off his back but it's not causing Trevor any problems.
Trevor looking to pass the guard.
Trevor working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Trevor loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Trevor chips away with some ground and pound.
Trevor with a flurry of punches that miss.
Landstrimma had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Trevor defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Landstrimma manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Trevor really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Eriku Landstrimma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Landstrimma landing shots from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trevor can't escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Landstrimma lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Trevor is rocked!
Trevor slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Oh Trevor is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Landstrimma winds up and cracks Trevor with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Trevor makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Trevor.
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 Cory Trevor.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Trevor, 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Cory Trevor!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harrison has chosen God's Gonna Cut You Down as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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24
197 lbs
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195 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuri Ivanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, William Harrison!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrison tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ivanov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Harrison somewhat.
Harrison punishes Ivanov's body with a nice straight punch.
Harrison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ivanov was well out of range. Poor timing from Harrison.
Ivanov lands with an overhand left.
Harrison avoids the head kick by Ivanov.
A bone on bone clash there as Harrison blocks the leg kick.
Ivanov throws a front kick aimed at Harrison's knee but Harrison avoids it well.
Harrison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ivanov misses with an uppercut.
Ivanov misses with a low kick.
Harrison shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ivanov pinned against the cage. Ivanov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ivanov ducks under a wild hook from Harrison.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison tries for a takedown but Ivanov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Yuri Ivanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Harrison.
Ivanov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harrison stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ivanov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harrison throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ivanov counters with a nice body shot.
Harrison connects with a single shot there.
Ivanov wants to land a leg kick but Harrison is out of range.
Ivanov throws a body kick that misses.
Ivanov throws a body kick that misses.
Harrison shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ivanov sprawls well. Ivanov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Harrison gets slowly back to his feet.
Harrison blocks a head kick by Ivanov.
Ivanov throws a leg kick
and Harrison counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ivanov throws a low kick but Harrison moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov's corner calls for a 1-2. Ivanov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ivanov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ivanov slips under a jab from Harrison.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harrison scores with a nice right hand.
Harrison gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ivanov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ivanov throws a head kick that half lands.
Ivanov thuds his right hand into Harrison's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A jab from Harrison misses.
Ivanov throws a lazy head kick
and Harrison counters with a single leg into guard. Ivanov didn't expect that.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Harrison wants to control from the top but Ivanov keeps moving.
Harrison trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison has gone for a leg lock! Ivanov slips out almost immediately though and dives into Harrison's guard.
Ivanov stopping the sweep attempt from Harrison.
Ivanov tries to stand but Harrison is controlling from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Ivanov has picked Harrison up and slammed him! Harrison can't keep hold of the triangle and Ivanov manages to pass to side control!
Harrison wants to control but Ivanov postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ivanov stands up and beckons Harrison to his feet.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Harrison checks a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ivanov misses with a body kick.
Harrison just misses with a punch to the body.
Ivanov wants to slow Harrison down by chopping away at his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Ivanov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Harrison shoots for a double leg takedown but Ivanov sprawls well. He's pushed Harrison's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Yuri Ivanov is winning the standup battle so far.
Harrison blocks the body kick.
Harrison blocks a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Harrison blocks the leg kick.
Ivanov misses with an uppercut. Harrison saw that one coming.
No joy there for Ivanov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A big left from Harrison misses.
Ivanov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Harrison checks a low kick from Ivanov.
Harrison just misses with a punch to the body.
Harrison throws a shot from downtown. Ivanov moves away and avoids it.
A big left from Harrison misses.
Yuri Ivanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ivanov throws a front kick aimed at Harrison's knee but Harrison avoids it well.
Ivanov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov moves out of range as Harrison strikes.
Ivanov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Harrison's sensitive parts.
Ivanov scores with a nice right hand.
Good shot there by Ivanov.
Ivanov tries to land a body kick
and Harrison counters with a stiff right hand.
Harrison avoids a kick to the body.
Harrison moves in looking to clinch but Ivanov pushes him off.
Harrison shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Harrison is trying to control the action in half guard but Ivanov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ivanov is trying to maintain the position but Harrison is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison seems to be looking for submissions.
Ivanov is defending against the submission attempts here by Harrison.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harrison seems to be working for a kimura but Ivanov defends the submission attempt.
Ivanov is trying to maintain the position but Harrison is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison is looking to pass Ivanov's guard but actually Ivanov recovers to full guard.
Harrison wants to pass the guard but Ivanov is keeping the position.
Harrison throws a strike but Ivanov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov wants to control from the top but Harrison keeps moving.
Ivanov is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Harrison is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Ivanov stands and steps away. Harrison gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Harrison shoots in for a takedown but Ivanov shows good takedown defense.
Harrison scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ivanov doesn't seem bothered though.
A leg kick checked by Harrison.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ivanov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harrison.
Ivanov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ivanov pushes Harrison away with a front kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harrison with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Ivanov dominated that second round.
That's time! Ivanov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Ivanov misses with a head kick.
Ivanov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Harrison's calf.
Harrison moves out of range of the body kick.
Harrison throws a looping overhand right but Ivanov ducks down to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ivanov 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 Harrison has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Harrison and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ivanov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Harrison avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ivanov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Harrison throws the left hand but Ivanov avoids the punch easily.
Harrison loads up on a big right hand but Ivanov slips the punch.
Ivanov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Harrison throws a shot from downtown. Ivanov moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ivanov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harrison throws out the jab.
Yuri Ivanov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ivanov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Harrison under the eye.
Ivanov gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Harrison to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ivanov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Harrison on the ground.
Ivanov pulls Harrison in close to prevent any damage.
Harrison throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Harrison has gone for a leg lock! Ivanov slips out almost immediately though and dives into Harrison's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov is in close to Harrison's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Harrison is trying to keep Ivanov in close.
Harrison working for a triangle but Ivanov defends it easily.
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!
Ivanov decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Ivanov throws a hook to the side of Harrison's head but Harrison sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison doesn't manage to clinch there - Ivanov circles away.
Ivanov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harrison.
Ivanov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Harrison's calf.
Ivanov lands a leg kick that knocks Harrison off balance momentarily.
Ivanov slaps away a takedown attempt from Harrison, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Harrison scores a takedown into full mount!
William Harrison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harrison goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Ivanov is on top in guard.
Ivanov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov wants to control from the top but Harrison keeps moving.
Ivanov won't allow Harrison to sweep him here.
Ivanov looking to pass the guard.
Harrison has an active guard here but Ivanov has managed to pass into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ivanov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ivanov looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The fighters are battling for position here. Harrison manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yuri Ivanov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ivanov, 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuri Ivanov!
A relieved looking Yuri Ivanov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mike Cope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Biff Rydberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cope's entrance music is I Against I. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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147 lbs
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144 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Cope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Biff Rydberg!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rydberg closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cope takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cope tries to score with a low kick but Rydberg moves his leg out of the way.
Cope scores with a hook to the body. Rydberg takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mike Cope seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rydberg lands with a cross.
Rydberg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cope connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cope misses with a body shot.
Rydberg throws an overhand right that lands on Cope's shoulder, as Cope tries to avoid the shot.
Cope pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cope tried to score with a low kick but Rydberg checks it.
Cope fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cope keeps the fight on the outside.
Cope throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rydberg sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rydberg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rydberg misses with a shot to the body
and Cope counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Cope 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rydberg throws out a loose jab but Cope uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rydberg keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cope.
Cope scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cope throws a right hand that misses
and Rydberg counters by clinching up.
Cope avoiding damage as Rydberg throws knees to the body.
Rydberg tries a body shot but Cope blocks it.
Cope blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cope can't break the clinch.
Rydberg lands a shot to the body.
Rydberg throws a head punch that misses.
Rydberg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rydberg stops a takedown attempt from Cope.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cope tries to circle away but Rydberg has him pinned against the cage.
Rydberg lands a damaging elbow.
Rydberg tries to throw a body punch but Cope avoids it by throwing Rydberg back against the cage.
Rydberg lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cope backwards.
Cope wants to take the fight to the mat but Rydberg manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Cope has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cope wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cope avoiding damage as Rydberg throws knees to the body.
Rydberg pushes off an throws an elbow but Cope leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rydberg tries to work over Cope's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice elbow from Rydberg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rydberg throws an elbow that misses.
Rydberg can't find room to land a body shot as Cope controls the action.
Cope blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rydberg misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cope tries to pull guard but Rydberg won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Cope. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rydberg lands an elbow inside that Cope shrugs off.
Rydberg keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cope's efforts to push away.
Rydberg tries to work over Cope's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rydberg lands with a left to the head.
Rydberg lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cope takes an elbow to the temple.
Rydberg throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Copes head.
Rydberg trying to land knees to the body.
Cope lands a shoulder strike.
Cope jumps guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Rydberg is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Rydberg preventing the sweep.
Cope will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cope has Rydberg pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rydberg trying to control the position from guard on top but Cope is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Biff Rydberg dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rydberg scores with a nice right hand.
Cope slips under a jab from Rydberg.
Rydberg misses with a body shot.
Rydberg lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cope at a distance.
Rydberg throws a shot from downtown. Cope moves away and avoids it.
Cope swings for the body but Rydberg moves out of range.
Rydberg pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rydberg jabs at Cope's body.
Cope misses with a wild body shot.
Rydberg moves in looking to clinch but Cope pushes him off.
Rydberg scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cope cracks Rydberg with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rydberg throws a shot from downtown. Cope moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cope throws a leg kick which misses Rydberg's front leg but catches the back leg as Rydberg tries to avoid it.
Cope steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rydberg.
Cope is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rydberg.
Cope uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rydberg.
Rydberg slips under a jab from Cope.
Cope keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rydberg cracks Cope with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A telegraphed right hand from Cope misses the target.
Cope throws a chopping leg kick but Rydberg manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Biff Rydberg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cope shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rydberg loads up on a big right hand but Cope slips the punch.
Rydberg takes a swing at Cope's ribcage but misses.
Cope slips under a jab.
Rydberg on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cope avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rydberg blocks a jab.
A jab lands there for Cope.
Rydberg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cope misses with a low kick.
Rydberg tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cope swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A lazy body kick from Cope
and Rydberg counters with a nice uppercut.
Cope lands with a straight right. Rydberg didn't see that one coming.
Rydberg looks to land a left hand but Cope moved out of range nicely.
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!
Cope throws a jab when Rydberg was well out of range.
Rydberg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rydberg lands a slapping body shot.
Rydberg wants to clinch
and Cope counters with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rydberg waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cope.
Cope throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rydberg on the side of the head.
Rydberg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cope moves away.
Cope scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rydberg doesn't seem bothered though.
Cope misses the shot to the body.
Rydberg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cope.
Cope just misses with a punch to the body.
Rydberg blocks a low kick nicely.
Cope moves out of range of the strikes.
Rydberg fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rydberg tests Cope's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cope fails to land the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rydberg tests Cope's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rydberg throws a hook but Cope avoids it easily.
Cope defending well as Rydberg loads up on a big left hand.
Cope avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cope misses with a kick to the body.
Good shot there by Cope.
Rydberg checks a leg kick.
Cope pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rydberg avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rydberg defending well as Cope loads up on a big left hand.
Rydberg tries to close the distance and clinch but Cope swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cope cracks a nice hook into Rydberg's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Biff Rydberg will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Rydberg keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice jab there from Cope.
Rydberg looks to land a left hand but Cope moved out of range nicely.
Cope is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rydberg.
Cope slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cope throws a hook but Rydberg avoids it easily.
Rydberg wants to clinch up but Cope keeps it at a distance.
Cope looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Rydberg avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cope lands a couple of elbows.
Cope trying to control but Rydberg is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cope won't allow Rydberg to get back to his feet.
Rydberg utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cope 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.
Cope keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rydberg's head.
Cope postures up.
Cope content to stall in guard here.
Rydberg has momentary wrist control but Cope slips an elbow through the middle.
Cope postures up.
Biff Rydberg 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cope accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cope pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rydberg is keeping the position for now.
Cope throws a strike but Rydberg rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Cope is pulling down on Rydberg's head. It's preventing any offense from Rydberg, at least for the moment.
Rydberg passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rydberg trying to control the position but Cope is working away.
A lull in the action here as Rydberg stalls from top position.
Cope pushes Rydberg away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Rydberg gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rydberg working away.
Cope is trying to improve his position.
Cope is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Rydberg off and has taken his back!
Oooh a big shot gets through from Cope. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Rydberg tries to escape the position.
Cope gets his hands free as Rydberg looks to control.
Mike Cope has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rydberg is trapped and Cope is scoring with shots to the head and body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Cope showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rydberg 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Biff Rydberg!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Betoli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chingiz Akayev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Betoli comes to the cage accompanied by Mario theme. Akayev has chosen the lamentations of women as his entrance music. Mario Betoli has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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282 lbs
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275 lbs
13 - 2 - 4 |
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Solid boxing
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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
35 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mario Betoli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 4, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chingiz Akayev!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Betoli takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Akayev misses the shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Akayev, right into the meat.
Akayev is looking to slow Betoli down with leg kicks.
Akayev misses with a wild body shot.
Akayev looks to land a body kick but Betoli moved away.
Betoli takes one to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akayev takes a swing at Betoli's ribcage but misses.
Betoli shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Akayev napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Akayev dodges the ground and pound from Betoli.
Akayev is looking to regain half guard here but Betoli keeps moving and retains side control.
Betoli is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Akayev is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Akayev is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Betoli tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Akayev gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Akayev tries to get to full guard but Betoli has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Akayev gets full guard.
Akayev working for a triangle but Betoli defends it easily.
Akayev has his foot on Betoli's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Betoli works his way back into a safe position though.
Betoli wants to control from the top but Akayev keeps moving.
Akayev wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akayev keeping moving, preventing Betoli from controlling successfully.
Betoli trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Akayev working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Betoli doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Betoli manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Akayev is trying to control the position but Betoli postures up.
Betoli trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Akayev working a defensive guard here.
Betoli looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Betoli sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Akayev's guard.
Akayev wants to get back to full guard.
Akayev regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Betoli.
Akayev is trying to control the position but Betoli postures up.
Betoli throws a strike but Akayev rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Akayev looking to improve position, pressing down on Betoli's thigh with his hand. Betoli seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is Akayev paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! Akayev's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Betoli picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Mario Betoli!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thor Davi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demian Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davi comes to the cage accompanied by Darude - Sandstorm. Maia has chosen Vida Bandida as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thor Davi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Demian Maia!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Davi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Demian Maia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maia lands a jab to Davi's midsection.
Maia closes this distance looking for a takedown but Davi circles away.
Maia staying out of range there.
Davi tries to score with a low kick but Maia moves his leg out of the way.
Maia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Davi.
Maia on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Davi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Maia is out of range and Davi settles back down.
Davi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davi wants to clinch.
Maia misses with an uppercut.
Davi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maia misses with a hook.
Davi swings for the body but Maia moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia avoids a kick to the body.
Davi scoring well with a low kick there.
Maia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Davi.
Davi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Maia.
Maia fails with a takedown attempt.
Maia checks a leg kick.
Maia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Davi throws a leg kick
and Maia counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Maia checks a leg kick nicely.
Maia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maia swats away the attempt to clinch by Davi.
Maia just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Davi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Davi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Maia.
Maia avoids the body shot from Davi.
Maia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maia clinches up against the cage.
Davi can't find room to land a body shot as Maia controls the action.
Davi missing with knees to the body.
Davi lands a knee to the head.
Maia softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Maia lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Davi backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maia.
A right hook to the body lands for Maia.
Davi misses with a knee to the head.
Davi works on Maia's body with a couple of short punches.
Davi lands with a left to the head.
Maia scores with a hook to the body.
Maia avoiding damage as Davi throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Davi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Davi tries a knee to the head but Maia blocks it.
Maia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Davi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maia lands a shoulder strike.
Maia is looking to break free of the clinch but Davi has double underhooks.
Davi taking a breather.
Maia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Davi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Maia managing to block the knees to the body from Davi.
Maia blocks a body shot from Davi.
Davi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maia is defending well for now.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Maia's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maia prevents a body shot from Davi.
A short uppercut from Davi.
A short right from Davi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Maia.
Thor Davi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demian Maia.
Davi avoiding damage as Maia throws knees to the body.
Maia can't get the takedown.
Still in the clinch, Davi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Davi prevents a body shot from Maia.
Davi is struggling to control the position.
Davi prevents the takedown attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maia is trying to pull guard but Davi has him pressed against the cage.
Maia throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Davi 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.
Thor Davi dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The fighters circle momentarily. Maia darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Maia throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Davi's waist but Davi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Maia off to one side.
Davi defending well as Maia loads up on a big left hand.
Maia missing with a left hand there. Davi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Davi misses the shot to the body.
Demian Maia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maia swings for the body but Davi moves out of range.
Davi thows a body kick. Maia tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Davi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Maia takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Davi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Maia, pushing him back against the cage.
Davi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maia blocks it with crossed arms.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maia presses Davi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hand to the body from Maia.
Maia is breathing heavily.
Davi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Maia's face.
It looks like Demian Maia has been cut.
Maia misses with a punch on the inside.
Maia misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Maia's face.
Maia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Davi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maia is defending well for now.
Maia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Davi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Maia.
Davi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Maia has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Davi uses from the top position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Davi trying to control the position from guard on top but Maia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Davi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Davi looking to pass the guard.
Maia had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Davi defends it easily.
Davi throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Maia is keeping the position for now.
Davi cracks Maia with a solid left hand.
Maia looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Davi landing with the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davi lands a couple of elbows.
Maia 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.
Davi trying to control but Maia is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davi looking to pass the guard.
Davi is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Maia is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Maia has escaped and now he's on top!
Maia throws a big elbow that misses.
Davi wants to sweep here but Maia controlling him for the moment.
Davi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Maia sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Davi's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Maia is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Davi defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davi is looking to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maia wants to free his trapped foot but Davi is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thor Davi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Demian Maia'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. 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.
Maia throws a series of punches but Davi moves out of range.
Good work by Maia as he checks the leg kick.
Maia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Davi.
Maia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Davi loads up on a big right hand but Maia slips the punch.
Davi lands a really nice looking cross but Maia seems unphased.
Thor Davi is winning the standup battle so far.
Davi connects with a single shot there.
Davi loads up on a big right hand but Maia slips the punch.
Maia throws a lazy head kick
and Maia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters circle momentarily. Davi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Maia blocks a jab.
Davi connects with the punch.
Maia cracks the inside of Davi's front leg.
Davi is looking to score with low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Davi throws a low kick but Maia moves out of range easily.
Davi feints and then cracks Maia's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Maia down.
Davi misses with a hook to the body
and Maia decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Davi's guard.
Davi working for a triangle but Maia defends it easily.
Davi looking for a guillotine here but Maia defends easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maia trying to control the position from guard on top but Davi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Davi has his foot on Maia's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Maia works his way back into a safe position though.
Demian Maia has got the better of the ground game so far.
Maia stopping the sweep attempt from Davi.
Maia slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maia tries to advance to mount but Davi denies him.
The strikes coming from Maia are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Demian Maia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia is putting a hurting on Davi here, landing some big shots from side control.
Davi gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Davi moves into full guard.
Maia advances position into side control!
Davi is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Maia misses with the ground and pound.
Maia thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davi sneaks back into half guard.
Maia thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Davi regains full guard. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maia sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Davi's guard.
Maia not landing any meaningful shots this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Maia thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Davi's head.
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 Thor Davi.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Davi, 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thor Davi!
Thor Davi gave a mention to ACME-Blood Red Q158 Always $30 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sami Vasara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremey Toney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toney is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Let's Scrap. 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 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sami Vasara!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeremey Toney!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasara misses with a low kick.
Vasara pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sami Vasara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A bone on bone clash there as Toney blocks the leg kick.
Vasara throws a body punch but Toney moves out of range.
Vasara swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Toney counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Toney seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Vasara does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Toney missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Toney throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Toney not doing much here.
Vasara wants to get back to full guard.
Toney works his foot free and advances to mount.
Toney pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasara bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Toney is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Vasara looking to sit in guard and control but Toney gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Toney throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vasara is pulling down on Toney's head. It's preventing any offense from Toney, at least for the moment.
Vasara looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toney pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vasara is keeping the position for now.
Toney sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Toney with a flurry of punches that miss.
Toney throws a big right hand that misses.
Toney trying to control but Vasara is working from the bottom.
Toney passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Toney is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Toney is looking to take a break and control but Vasara is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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.
Toney lands an elbow.
Vasara is looking to reverse the position.
Toney wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vasara keeps working.
Vasara regains half guard there - taking advantage of Toney's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Toney missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vasara keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Toney trying to control from half guard but Vasara is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toney tries to pass to full mount but Vasara defends it.
Vasara trying to control here.
Toney lands strikes from half guard.
Toney not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Vasara is looking for a sweep. Toney is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Toney has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Toney content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vasara preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Toney prevents Vasara from standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremey Toney dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Toney throws out a loose jab but Vasara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Toney throws a head kick that half lands.
Toney moves out of range as Vasara throws a body kick.
Toney tries to clinch but Vasara is having none of it.
Toney throws a head kick that misses.
Vasara's corner calls for a 1-2. Vasara obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Toney finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Toney avoids a kick to the body.
Toney finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Vasara looks to land a left hand but Toney moved out of range nicely.
Vasara throws a body kick the misses
and Toney connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vasara thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vasara tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vasara misses with a leg kick.
Vasara misses with a jab to the body
and Toney counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vasara misses with a head kick.
Toney takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toney blocks a low kick nicely.
Vasara looks to land a right hand but Toney moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by Toney.
Toney blocks a head kick by Vasara.
Jab, jab by Toney - just one landing.
Vasara misses with an attempted mid kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Toney.
Vasara lands with a shot to the body.
Sami Vasara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vasara walks into a left hand.
Toney closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Toney gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Vasara misses the shot to the body.
Toney tried to score with a low kick but Vasara checks it.
Vasara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vasara misses with a low kick.
Vasara throws the left hand but Toney avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasara pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A punch lands to the side of Toney 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Toney moves into the clinch.
Toney throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vasaras head.
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!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Vasara prevents a body shot from Toney.
Toney tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Toney fails to land.
Toney tries a body shot but Vasara blocks it.
Vasara throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Toney blocks it with crossed arms.
Toney lands with a light punch inside.
Toney tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Toney tries to land knees in the clinch but Vasara avoids the damage to the body.
Toney has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Toney misses with a body punch.
Vasara looking to stall.
Toney lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vasara or not.
Toney misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toney tries a body shot but Vasara blocks it.
Vasara throws a punch but it's blocked by Toney.
Toney misses with a punch to the body.
Vasara wants to break free but Toney has control.
Vasara prevents a body shot from Toney.
Toney goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vasara blocking some punches.
Toney lands a nice uppercut.
Toney doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Toney misses with some punches.
Toney lands a nice uppercut.
Vasara has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Toney throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Vasara blocks an uppercut.
Toney lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Toney.
Vasara looking to throw knees to the head but Toney is blocking nicely.
Toney lands a hook that snaps the head of Vasara backwards.
Toney scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasara is trying to stall.
Toney lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vasara backwards.
Toney lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Toney tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Toney fails to land.
Toney tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Toney goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Toney misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vasara's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Toney swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Vasara.
Vasara connects with a nice looking jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vasara misses with a head kick.
Toney throws a leg kick that misses.
Vasara throws out a powerful jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremey Toney showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Vasara misses with a straight left.
Toney fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Toney takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vasara throws a push kick but Toney slaps the foot to one side.
Vasara throws a sloppy body shot
and Toney counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Vasara taking a breather.
Toney tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Toney tries a body shot but Vasara blocks it.
Toney tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Toney misses with a body punch.
Toney misses with a punch on the inside.
Toney lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vasara tries to land a knee to the head but Toney blocks with his arms.
Toney tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vasara's elbow.
Vasara blocks a body shot from Toney.
Toney lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Sami Vasara has been cut.
Vasara tries to land a knee to the head but Toney blocks with his arms.
Vasara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toney throws a nice head kick!
Vasara throws a shot from downtown. Toney moves away and avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Vasara misses the target.
Vasara lands a nice shot that snaps Toney's head back.
Toney takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Vasara checks the leg kick nicely there.
Toney cracks Vasara with a right hand to the side of the head.
Vasara connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Toney throws a head kick but Vasara moves out of range.
Toney checks a low kick from Vasara.
Vasara takes a kick to the side of the head.
Vasara goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Vasara walks into a left hand.
A big right from Vasara misses.
Vasara attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toney slips a jab and a cross from Vasara.
That kick from Vasara tenderised Toney's leg. Toney is trying to keep his angry face on.
Toney motions for Vasara to come forward. Toney throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Toney checks a low kick from Vasara.
A head kick misses from Vasara.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vasara looks to land a right hand but Toney moved out of range.
Vasara defending well as Toney loads up on a big left hand.
Toney tries to clinch but Vasara is having none of it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vasara darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Toney scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Toney just misses with a punch to the body.
Vasara stalks Toney and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Toney's face. Toney staggers backwards, shaken.
Vasara takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Toney fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vasara manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toney lands a right hook to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vasara.
Toney lands with a nice body punch.
Toney throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vasara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vasara swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vasara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Toney was well out of range. Poor timing from Vasara.
Toney throws a head kick that Vasara semi-blocks.
Sami Vasara is winning the standup battle so far.
Toney throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Toney tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vasara avoids the body shot from Toney.
Vasara swings for the body but Toney moves out of range.
Toney throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Toney steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Vasara. That one must have hurt.
Vasara looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasara takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vasara throws a nice looking combination but Toney bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vasara takes a swing at Toney's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vasara. Toney does a little dance to reset his feet.
A clash of legs there as Toney blocks the low kick.
Vasara throws an off balance right hand
and Toney counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Toney has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vasara.
A punch combination from Toney misses.
Toney fails with the takedown.
Vasara defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Toney.
Toney takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vasara scores with a kick to the body.
Toney tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vasara stuns Toney with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Sami Vasara did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Sami Vasara's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Vasara is looking to slow Toney down with leg kicks.
Toney takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vasara lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Toney misses with a low kick.
Vasara cracks Toney with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Vasara punishes Toney's body with a nice straight punch.
Toney tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vasara paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Toney chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vasara can pounce on him.
Toney checks a low kick from Vasara.
Toney throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vasara misses with a body kick.
Vasara throws a front kick aimed at Toney's knee but Toney avoids it well.
Toney misses with a leg kick.
Vasara tries to work over Toney's front leg with a kick but Toney checks it.
Toney fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasara has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vasara there as he acknowledges the shot.
Vasara fakes the leg kick and cracks Toney in the body.
Vasara throws a sloppy head kick
and Toney counters with a leg kick.
Vasara misses with a straight left.
Vasara tries a low kick but Toney avoids it.
A slow jab from Vasara misses its intended target.
Vasara misses with an attempted mid kick.
Toney looks to throw the jab but Vasara is out of range.
Vasara pivots, looking for a leg kick but Toney is out of range and Vasara settles back down.
Vasara slips a straight right by Toney.
Vasara throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vasara swinging wildly here.
Vasara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Toney.
Toney's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasara stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Toney.
Vasara dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vasara swings for the body but Toney moves out of range.
Toney avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Vasara looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Toney checks a low kick from Vasara.
Toney tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vasara swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vasara tried to score with a low kick but Toney checks it.
Vasara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Toney moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vasara on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Vasara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Toney fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vasara.
Toney fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vasara.
Toney displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vasara throws out the jab.
A leg kick checked by Toney.
Toney throws a shot from downtown. Vasara moves away and avoids it.
Vasara scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Toney ducks under a wild hook from Vasara.
Vasara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Toney.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vasara.
Vasara lands a jab to the head.
Vasara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Toney manages to avoid it.
Vasara throws a nice looking combination but Toney bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Toney tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vasara lands a two punch combo.
Toney throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toney throws a head kick that Vasara semi-blocks.
Vasara fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Toney is out of range.
Toney listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Toney looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vasara moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Vasara throws a hook but Toney blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vasara scores with a jab.
Vasara has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Toney.
Toney throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vasara scores with a head kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Toney blocks the leg kick.
Vasara slips a straight right by Toney.
A left lands for Toney.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sami Vasara had his way with Jeremey Toney in that round.
The cut man is working on Sami Vasara's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Toney throws a low kick but Vasara moves out of range easily.
Vasara avoids the head kick by Toney.
Vasara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Toney.
A big right from Toney misses.
Toney staying out of range there.
Vasara connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vasara looks to throw the jab but Toney is out of range.
Vasara lands with a right hand.
Toney is looking to chop away at Vasara's legs.
Vasara lands a body shot.
Toney drives through and clinches with Vasara against the cage.
Toney misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vasara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vasara tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vasara trying to control the position but instead, Toney has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vasara into the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Toney.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Toney.
Toney misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vasara takes an elbow to the temple.
Vasara looking to stall.
Toney misses with a hook from the clinch.
Toney swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Toney digs a right hand into Vasara's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vasara's gas tank.
Vasara tries to land a knee to the head but Toney blocks with his arms.
Vasara is pushing Toney up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Toney tries to work over Vasara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Toney lands a left hand.
Vasara wants to get back to striking at distance but Toney won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toney keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vasara's efforts to push away.
Toney lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Toney lands a body punch.
Toney misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Toney tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vasara's elbow.
Toney misses with a punch to the body.
Vasara tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Toney tries to work over Vasara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vasara with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short body shot lands from Toney as the two fighters clinch.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Toney managing to block the knees to the body from Vasara.
Vasara prevents a body shot from Toney.
Toney softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vasara misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Toney.
Vasara is trying to break free.
Toney throws a punch but it's blocked by Vasara.
Toney misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasara is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Toney is keeping busy.
Toney lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vasara backwards.
Vasara wants to stall.
Toney misses with a body punch.
Vasara blocks a body shot from Toney.
Toney throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vasaras head.
Toney works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Toney unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vasara lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Vasara misses with a knee strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Toney.
Vasara can't break the clinch.
Toney lands a hook that snaps the head of Vasara backwards.
Vasara prevents a body shot from Toney.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Toney.
Vasara takes an elbow to the forehead.
Toney misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toney throws a punch but it's blocked by Vasara.
Toney lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Toney lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vasara backwards.
Toney misses with a punch to the body.
Toney has a couple of punches blocked by Vasara.
Toney goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vasara is pushing Toney up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Toney has a couple of punches blocked by Vasara.
Vasara looking to throw knees to the head but Toney is blocking nicely.
Toney throws a head punch that misses.
Toney swings away with an uppercut that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short right from Toney on the inside.
Jeremey Toney seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Toney.
Vasara scores with a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Toney.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremey Toney comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Toney 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 47:48
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 47:49
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremey Toney!
Jeremey Toney is the new lightweight champion!
Jeremey Toney very nearly forgot to thank xXx - Voodoo Labs - 159+ Energy - $45 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paco Da Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexey Rykov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Da Man might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Tenacious D - Beelzeboss. Alexey Rykov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paco Da Man!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexey Rykov!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rykov has a takedown stuffed.
Da Man staying out of range there.
Rykov scores with a body shot.
Da Man misses with a straight right.
Rykov fails with the takedown.
Da Man swinging wildly here.
Rykov misses with an uppercut. Da Man saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Rykov.
Rykov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rykov thows a body shot but no joy.
Rykov cracks Da Man with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Da Man uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rykov.
Rykov throws a body punch but Da Man moves out of range.
Rykov misses with a body shot.
Da Man moves out of range as Rykov strikes.
Rykov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Da Man takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Man fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rykov manages to avoid it.
Da Man moves away from the strike by Rykov.
Rykov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A jab lands there for Rykov.
Da Man tries to close the distance and clinch but Rykov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rykov lands a glancing blow to the side of Da Man's head.
Da Man is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rykov.
Da Man swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A leg kick checked by Rykov.
Da Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Da Man steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rykov.
Da Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alexey Rykov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Da Man.
Da Man takes a swing at Rykov's ribcage but misses.
Rykov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Da Man's hands.
Da Man throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rykov jabs Da Man to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Da Man connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Rykov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Da Man misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rykov.
Rykov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rykov misses with a hook.
Da Man fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rykov manages to avoid it.
Rykov looks to land a left hand but Da Man moved out of range nicely.
Da Man feints and then cracks Rykov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rykov down.
Da Man throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Rykov misses its intended target.
Da Man avoids the body shot from Rykov.
Da Man missing with a left hand there. Rykov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rykov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Da Man.
Da Man misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Da Man slips under a jab.
Da Man looks to land a left hand but Rykov moved out of range nicely.
Da Man stuffs the takedown attempt from Rykov. Rykov gets slowly back to his feet.
Paco Da Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexey Rykov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Man moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rykov throws a jab when Da Man was well out of range.
Rykov tests Da Man's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A left and a right from Rykov both land. Nice combination.
Rykov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Da Man counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rykov looks to land a left hand but Da Man moved out of range nicely.
Rykov 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.
Rykov throws a lazy right hand but Da Man sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rykov staying out of range there.
Da Man throws a low kick, looking for Rykov's leg but Rykov calmly moves out of range.
Rykov throws the left hand but Da Man avoids the punch easily.
Rykov scores with a shot to the body.
Da Man loads up on a big right hand but Rykov slips the punch.
Rykov ducks under a wild hook from Da Man.
Rykov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Da Man can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Da Man bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Da Man misses the target.
Da Man just misses with a punch to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Da Man.
Rykov gets tackled into the cage by Da Man. Da Man maintains the clinch.
Rykov swings wildly with an uppercut but Da Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rykov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rykov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rykov.
Da Man thuds a left hand into Rykov's body.
Rykov looks gassed!
Nice shot lands for Da Man.
Rykov throws a series of strikes that have Da Man backpedaling.
Da Man getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Da Man takes a swing at Rykov's ribcage but misses.
Da Man connects with a single shot there.
Da Man tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rykov tries to keep at a distance but Da Man has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paco Da Man dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rykov throws a looping overhand right but Da Man ducks down to avoid it.
Rykov slips under a jab from Da Man.
Da Man avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Da Man uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rykov.
Nice uppercut there from Rykov.
Da Man steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rykov.
Rykov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Da Man was well out of range. Poor timing from Rykov.
Da Man tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rykov was well out of range. Poor timing from Da Man.
Rykov misses the shot to the body.
Rykov misses with a body shot.
Da Man tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rykov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Da Man slips under a jab.
Da Man takes a jab right on the kisser.
Da Man lands a jab to the nose.
Rykov 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.
Paco Da Man is winning the standup battle so far.
Da Man throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Da Man displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rykov throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Rykov misses.
Rykov lands a nice shot to the body.
Rykov 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.
Da Man connects with a leg kick. Rykov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rykov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rykov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rykov is breathing heavily.
Rykov scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Da Man punishes Rykov's body with a nice straight punch.
Da Man connects with a body shot that sends Rykov's belly button to the back.
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!
Rykov fails with a takedown attempt.
Rykov misses the shot to the body.
Rykov ducks under a wild hook from Da Man.
Da Man tests Rykov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Da Man dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rykov. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Man punishes Rykov's body with a nice straight punch.
Da Man throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rykov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Da Man looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Da Man shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Da Man was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Da Man punishing his opponent with strikes.
Da Man lands with some strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
BOOM! Da Man connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Rykov is in all sorts of trouble here.
Da Man sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rykov is squirming around, avoiding Da Man's attempts to control the action.
Da Man lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rykov hang on?
Da Man lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rykov hang on?
BOOM! Da Man connects with a massive shot to the dome!
It looks like Alexey Rykov has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rykov tries to hold on but Da Man postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Man connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That has opened up Alexey Rykov's cut even more.
Da Man working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The cut above Alexey Rykov's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Da Man tries to control but Rykov wriggling away.
Da Man lands a heavy elbow.
Alexey Rykov's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Alexey Rykov's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Paco Da Man!
Paco Da Man retains his heavyweight title!
Our winner, Paco Da Man, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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