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MKFC 178 - Rovanpera vs Hardly PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Spazzy Magee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitsi Fili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spazzy Magee had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 137.9lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. 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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140 lbs
13 - 11 - 1 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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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
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Spazzy Magee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mitsi Fili!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fili ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fili lands a jab to Magee's midsection.
Magee takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fili shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Magee eats them both and turns towards Fili to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Magee shoots in but Fili avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Magee misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fili lands with a good body shot.
Fili keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Spazzy Magee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fili walks into a stiff left hand from Magee.
Fili scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Magee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fili is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fili scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Magee fails with a takedown attempt.
Fili throws a combination. Magee tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fili's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Fili duly obliges.
Fili clinches up against the cage.
Fili lands a shoulder strike.
Fili lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Magee backwards.
Magee is rocked!
Fili misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oh Magee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fili misses with a punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Fili.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fili.
Fili escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fili gets in close and tags Magee with a short punch that almost sends Magee to the mat! Oh Magee is in big trouble! He turns his back on Fili, trying to create some distance but Fili rushes him, striking wildly and Magee goes down! The referee tackles Fili into the cage to end the fight! Fili is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mitsi Fili!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ivan ORourke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rey de Chocolate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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143 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
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147 lbs
12 - 10 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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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
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan ORourke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rey de Chocolate!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
de Chocolate throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
ORourke tries to clinch up but de Chocolate circles away and keeps his distance.
ORourke blocks the body kick.
de Chocolate throws a body kick the misses
and ORourke counters with a low kick, right behind de Chocolate 's knee.
ORourke really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
de Chocolate throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and ORourke counters with a head kick.
de Chocolate shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. ORourke defends it nicely.
ORourke lands with a kick to the temple. de Chocolate shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rey de Chocolate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
ORourke scores with a head kick. de Chocolate tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from de Chocolate. ORourke does a little dance to reset his feet.
ORourke lands a big head kick that sends de Chocolate tumbling to the mat! ORourke takes a step backwards and waves de Chocolate back to his feet - he wants the finish!
de Chocolate is rocked!
de Chocolate throws a sloppy body shot
and ORourke counters with a nice leg kick.
de Chocolate is still on wobbly legs! Can ORourke finish him?
ORourke instigates a clinch.
ORourke scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Good body shot from ORourke.
ORourke pushes de Chocolate back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
de Chocolate looks gassed!
ORourke lands with a light punch inside.
ORourke lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
ORourke scores with a shot to the side of de Chocolate's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ORourke creates a bit of space for himself and rocks de Chocolate with a big uppercut! de Chocolate tries to clinch up but ORourke pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples de Chocolate to the mat! de Chocolate covers up and ORourke unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ivan ORourke!
Ivan ORourke very nearly forgot to thank O'Brannigan's Fightwear 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronald Chevalier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Leeroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ronald Chevalier has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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267 lbs
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245 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ronald Chevalier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bruce Leeroy!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chevalier scores with a hook to the body. Leeroy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Chevalier shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Leeroy eats them both and turns towards Chevalier to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Bruce Leeroy has been cut.
Leeroy throws a lazy head kick
and Chevalier counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chevalier throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Leeroy gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Chevalier to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Chevalier is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Chevalier pushing down on Leeroy's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
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.
Chevalier is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Chevalier is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Leeroy has managed to free his arm - good work.
Chevalier keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Leeroy is refusing to be controlled, as Chevalier sits in half guard.
Leeroy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chevalier.
Chevalier thows a huge punch but Leeroy dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chevalier is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Leeroy is just riding it out for now. Chevalier eventually gives up the hold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chevalier is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Leeroy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Leeroy is not content to let Chevalier control the position.
Chevalier is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Leeroy doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Chevalier.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chevalier throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Chevalier missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Chevalier is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Chevalier is working for a kimura but Leeroy is defending it quite comfortably.
Chevalier throwing shots but Leeroy is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chevalier missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Chevalier not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Chevalier seems to be working for a kimura but Leeroy defends the submission attempt.
Chevalier wants to lay and pray for a moment but Leeroy keeps working.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronald Chevalier dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Leeroy's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Chevalier closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Leeroy's guard.
Chevalier thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Chevalier is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Chevalier trying to control but Leeroy is working from the bottom.
Chevalier stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Leeroy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Leeroy can do anything to dispel that myth.
Chevalier is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chevalier thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Chevalier slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Chevalier 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.
Leeroy is trying to control the position but Chevalier postures up.
Chevalier is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Leeroy is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Leeroy has escaped and now he's on top!
Chevalier is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chevalier wants to sweep here but Leeroy controlling him for the moment.
Chevalier bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Leeroy's guard.
Chevalier looking to sit in guard and control but Leeroy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy postures up.
Leeroy trying to control but Chevalier is working from the bottom.
Chevalier wants to sweep but no luck.
Leeroy looking to pass the guard.
Chevalier is looking for a triangle but Leeroy pushes his legs off easily.
Chevalier looking for a sweep. Not yet Chevalier, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy tries to free his leg and advance position but Chevalier is retaining full guard.
Chevalier has a closed guard, preventing Leeroy from standing up.
Chevalier looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chevalier throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Chevalier wants to sweep here but Leeroy controlling him for the moment.
Chevalier wriggles free and stands up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronald Chevalier dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Leeroy's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Chevalier fails to land with a series of punches.
Chevalier throws a series of punches but Leeroy avoids them all with ease.
Leeroy throws the kick towards the body but Chevalier avoids it.
Leeroy is looking to clinch but Chevalier is avoiding it.
Leeroy is looking to score with low kicks.
Chevalier tries to bum rush Leeroy with a series of wild strikes but Leeroy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some wild striking there from Chevalier.
Chevalier scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Leeroy doesn't seem bothered though.
Leeroy dodges the punch combination from Chevalier.
Leeroy dodges the punch combination from Chevalier.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leeroy lands a head kick. Chevalier smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Ronald Chevalier has been cut.
Chevalier blocks the body kick.
Chevalier avoids the head kick by Leeroy.
No luck for Chevalier with that takedown attempt.
A slapping body kick lands there for Leeroy.
Ronald Chevalier is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chevalier changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Leeroy looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Chevalier tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leeroy is trying to control Chevalier's posture but Chevalier avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chevalier wants to lay and pray for a moment but Leeroy keeps working.
Chevalier is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Leeroy is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Leeroy is not content to let Chevalier control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chevalier tries to move to mount but Leeroy blocks the move with his legs.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Chevalier is trying to get an arm triangle but Leeroy is defending well.
Leeroy can't do much from the bottom here.
Chevalier grinds an elbow into Leeroy's temple.
Ronald Chevalier is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chevalier is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Leeroy can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chevalier is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Leeroy is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Chevalier wants to control but Leeroy is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Leeroy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Chevalier working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Leeroy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chevalier. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Chevalier trying to control the position but Leeroy is working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ronald Chevalier showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chevalier has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:26
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronald Chevalier!
Ronald Chevalier very nearly forgot to thank Kobra Clothing Inc. 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Uno Louner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Carlson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlson has chosen Rage Against The Machine: Bulls On Parade as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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183 lbs
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174 lbs
12 - 10 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Uno Louner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jamie Carlson !
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Louner loads up on a big right hand but Carlson slips the punch.
Louner with a hook.
Louner checks a low kick from Carlson .
Louner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carlson throws a hook but Louner blocks it.
Carlson misses with an uppercut. Louner saw that one coming.
Carlson jabs at Louner's body.
A telegraphed right hand from Louner misses the target.
Carlson tries to score with a low kick but Louner moves his leg out of the way.
Louner throws an off balance right hand
and Carlson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carlson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carlson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Louner thuds his right hand into Carlson 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Carlson misses with a wild body shot.
Carlson staying out of range there.
Louner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Carlson thuds a left hand into Louner's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carlson lands the left hand.
It looks like Uno Louner has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Louner.
Louner slips under a jab from Carlson .
Carlson has a takedown stuffed.
Louner avoids the body shot from Carlson .
Carlson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Louner was well out of range. Poor timing from Carlson .
Carlson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Louner displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Carlson .
Nice straight punches there by Louner. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Louner.
Carlson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Louner keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Uno Louner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamie Carlson .
Carlson takes one to the chin there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carlson .
Carlson misses the shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Carlson .
Louner scores with a jab. Carlson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Louner missing with a left hand there. Carlson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Louner lands a nice shot that snaps Carlson 's head back.
Louner needs to keep his hands up - Carlson had a free shot at his head there.
Louner stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Carlson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Louner manages to avoid it.
Louner listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Carlson just misses with a punch to the body.
Louner is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Carlson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carlson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Louner moves away.
Louner gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Carlson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Louner keeping moving, preventing Carlson from controlling successfully.
Carlson stopping the sweep attempt from Louner.
Louner avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Carlson trying to control but Louner is working from the bottom.
Louner is looking to stand up but Carlson isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Louner avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Carlson slips nicely into half guard.
Carlson moves into full mount! Louner won't be happy about that!
Carlson throwing strikes here but Louner is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carlson breaks from Louner's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Carlson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Carlson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Louner hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Carlson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Uno Louner's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Carlson works over Louner's head and body with a nice combination.
Carlson throws a body punch but Louner moves out of range.
Carlson shoots in but no luck this time.
Carlson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Louner backs up against the cage.
Carlson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Louner sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Carlson misses with a looping right.
Louner throws out a loose jab but Carlson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carlson thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd cheers as Carlson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Louner doesn't seem phased though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Louner slips a jab and a cross from Carlson .
Louner gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Carlson .
Carlson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carlson throws a body punch but Louner moves out of range.
Carlson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Carlson .
Carlson connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlson throws a sloppy body shot
letting Louner counter with a right hand.
Jamie Carlson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Louner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Carlson slips under a jab.
Carlson misses with a double jab.
Carlson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jamie Carlson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carlson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Louner's head backwards.
Louner lands with a cross.
Louner scores with a sloppy right hand. Carlson should have avoided that one.
Carlson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Carlson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Carlson takes a swing at Louner's ribcage but misses.
Carlson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carlson wants to take a breather but Louner is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louner won't allow Carlson to pass to mount.
Carlson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Carlson is looking to stall here but Louner recovers full guard.
Carlson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Louner is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Louner has escaped and now he's on top!
Carlson trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louner pushing down on Carlson 's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Louner throwing shots but Carlson is blocking nicely.
Louner is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Louner trying to control the position from guard on top but Carlson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carlson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Louner!
Louner is in a horrible position here. Carlson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlson working for a submission but Louner is keeping him at bay.
Carlson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Carlson looking to finish Louner with some ground and pound. This is bad for Louner!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carlson with a couple of short strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carlson scoring with strikes but Louner is staying in there.
Carlson with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Carlson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Uno Louner's cut.
That's time! Louner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Carlson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Louner sprawls well initially but Carlson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carlson passes to full mount!
Carlson wants to control the pace but Louner is squirming around nicely.
Carlson looking to finish Louner with some ground and pound. This is bad for Louner!
Carlson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Carlson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Carlson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carlson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Carlson punching from mount but Louner doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Uno Louner's cut is getting worse.
Carlson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Carlson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Louner hang on?
Uno Louner's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Carlson throws some wild stikes that Louner manages to avoid easily.
The referee warns Louner that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jeez, Uno Louner's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Uno Louner's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jamie Carlson !
Jamie Carlson really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that ACME-Blood Red Q158 Always $30 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sub Hero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ariel Levin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hero's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Giant Squid - Panthalassa. Ariel Levin has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sub Hero's chin.
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32
146 lbs
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32
145 lbs
20 - 12 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
Powerful |
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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
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sub Hero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Ariel Levin!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Levin moves away.
Levin moves out of range as Hero strikes.
Hero shoots in for a takedown but Levin shows good takedown defense.
Levin clobbers Hero with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Levin catches Hero with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hero checks a leg kick.
Levin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hero.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hero darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hero needs to keep his hands up - Levin had a free shot at his head there.
Hero is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Levin.
Levin misses with a low kick.
Hero will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hero ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Levin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hero.
Levin connects with a nice looking jab.
Levin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hero.
Levin feints and then cracks Hero's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hero down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hero lunges at Levin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Levin's hand.
Levin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hero throws a jab but it's blocked by Levin.
Levin misses with a leg kick
and Hero counters with a left to the body.
Hero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Levin ducks under a wild hook from Hero.
Levin explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Levin misses with an uppercut.
Hero shoots in and gets a takedown into Levin's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hero trying to control but Levin is working from the bottom.
Levin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Levin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hero forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Levin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hero.
Levin makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Levin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hero trying to control the position from guard on top but Levin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Levin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hero passes into half guard.
Hero frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hero lands with some strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hero throwing strikes here but Levin is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Levin wants to hold on but Hero pushes him away.
Hero with good strikes from the mount here!
Hero raining down shots from the mount!
Levin taking shots to the head.
Hero sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Levin tries to lock up and control but Hero gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hero tries to control but Levin wriggling away.
Hero takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
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!
Levin tries to hold on but Hero pushes him away.
Levin is squirming around, avoiding Hero's attempts to control the action.
Hero lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Levin holds on, trying desperately to control.
Hero 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.
Levin is desperately trying to improve his position but Hero has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sub Hero dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hero avoids the body shot from Levin.
Levin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hero manages to avoid it.
Levin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Levin throws a jab but it's blocked by Hero.
Levin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Levin was well out of range. Poor timing from Hero.
Hero throws a hook but Levin blocks it.
Hero bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hero is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Levin manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hero's best efforts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hero takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hero prevents Levin from improving his position.
Still in half guard, Hero seems content to control.
Levin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hero is working away from the top position though.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hero is looking to take a break and control but Levin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hero slips a jab from Levin.
Hero has a takedown stuffed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Levin shoots in but Hero avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Levin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hero throws a big shot that misses.
Hero closes the distance and clinches up with Levin, looking for a takedown. Hero pushes Levin against the cage but Levin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Levin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Levin changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hero looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
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!
Levin controlling the position.
Levin working the strikes but Hero uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Levin takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Levin looks to land a strike but Hero avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Levin stopping the sweep attempt from Hero.
Levin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Levin preventing the sweep.
Levin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hero swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hero manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Levin is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hero working Levin over with strikes here.
Hero raining down shots from the mount!
Levin is looking to improve his position but Hero isn't that keen on the idea.
Levin in a bad spot here, taking shots to the 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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hero tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sub Hero dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Levin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hero.
Ariel Levin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Levin slips a jab from Hero.
Levin lands the left hand.
Hero misses the jab.
Hero throws a hook but Levin avoids it easily.
Hero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Levin.
Levin throws a head kick but Hero moves out of range.
Levin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hero throws out the jab.
Levin shoots in and drives through. Hero sprawls well.
Levin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A jab from Hero misses.
Hero jabs at Levin's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hero shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Levin sprawls well. Levin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hero gets slowly back to his feet.
Hero closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Levin quickly recovers to half guard.
Hero is trying to work for a kimura but Levin is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hero works his way into full mount!
The referee warns Levin that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Levin is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hero putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ariel Levin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hero prevents Levin from getting the reversal.
Levin tries to lock up and control but Hero gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hero lands a heavy elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hero is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Levin can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hero avoids the attempt from Levin to control.
Hero lands a big elbow.
Hero looking to control and managing it successfully.
Levin is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hero trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hero connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hero scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Levin?
Levin is rocked!
A big strike lands for Hero! That's really hurt Levin and he's turned his back - Hero keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Hero jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sub Hero!
Sub Hero very nearly forgot to thank ACME-Blood Red Q158 Always $30 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rik McRae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Arlovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McRae's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Slipknot - Before I Forget. Arlovski has chosen Sex, God, Sex by the SWANS as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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26
198 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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28
196 lbs
17 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rik McRae!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Arlovski!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McRae with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McRae avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Arlovski tries to clinch up but McRae circles away and keeps his distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from McRae.
Arlovski takes a swing at McRae's ribcage but misses.
Arlovski misses with a looping right.
McRae swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McRae takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A telegraphed right hand from McRae misses the target.
McRae throws a low kick but it's checked well by Arlovski.
McRae slips a jab and a cross from Arlovski.
McRae moves into range and connects with a jab.
McRae thuds a left hand into Arlovski's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arlovski checks the leg kick.
Arlovski throws a leg kick that misses.
Arlovski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arlovski dives in and scores a takedown into McRae's guard.
McRae working for a triangle but Arlovski defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McRae can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Arlovski controls the pace.
McRae has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Arlovski has passed into side control.
McRae tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Arlovski works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
McRae trying to remain calm as Arlovski controls from the top position.
Arlovski trying to control the action but McRae is working from the bottom.
Arlovski is working McRae over with some ground and pound from side control.
Arlovski working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arlovski trying to control the action but McRae is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski cracks McRae with a big elbow.
Arlovski looks up at the clock and then as McRae takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Arlovski smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
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!
Arlovski cracks McRae with a big elbow.
Arlovski wants to control but McRae is keeping him busy.
Arlovski in side control, throwing shots but McRae defends.
Check out the look on Arlovski's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Arlovski trying to control the position but McRae is working away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Arlovski is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Arlovski slows the pace down.
McRae is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski is chipping away with strikes.
Arlovski is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, McRae has escaped the position, nice work there.
McRae tries to bench press Arlovski off him but Arlovski keeps the position.
McRae looks to move to half guard but instead Arlovski has passed into mount! Damn!
Arlovski with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
McRae is in all sorts of trouble here.
Arlovski dominating with strikes here.
McRae gets back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are battling for position here. McRae manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
McRae is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McRae wants to sweep here but Arlovski controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski trying to control but McRae is working from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jack Arlovski.
No luck for Arlovski with that takedown attempt.
Arlovski throws a lazy uppercut
letting McRae counter with a right hand.
Nice shot lands for McRae.
It looks like Jack Arlovski has been cut.
Arlovski misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Arlovski looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
McRae 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.
McRae throws a hook but Arlovski blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Arlovski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Arlovski's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
McRae throws a hook but Arlovski blocks it.
McRae defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Arlovski.
Rik McRae seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arlovski wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McRae throws a low kick but Arlovski moves out of range easily.
Arlovski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Arlovski scores with a jab to the body.
Arlovski misses with a hook.
Arlovski throws a series of punches but McRae avoids them all with ease.
McRae looks to land a left hand but Arlovski moved out of range nicely.
Arlovski throws a head kick that half lands.
Arlovski throws the left hand but McRae avoids the punch easily.
McRae thows a left - swing and a miss!
McRae misses with a looping left.
Arlovski throws a body punch but McRae moves out of range.
McRae fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Arlovski.
Arlovski lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McRae throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arlovski throws a shot to the body.
Arlovski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Arlovski lands a nice looking body shot.
Arlovski connects with a good right hand that stumbles McRae. McRae circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
McRae ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arlovski moves away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Arlovski.
McRae throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Arlovski lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Arlovski cracks McRae with a good jab.
Arlovski throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Arlovski attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Arlovski missing with a left hand there. McRae was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McRae looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
McRae circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McRae lands a jab to Arlovski's midsection.
McRae motions for Arlovski to come forward. McRae throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McRae throws a leg kick that misses.
McRae jabs Arlovski to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rik McRae is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Arlovski tries to clinch but McRae moves out of range.
Arlovski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McRae stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McRae 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.
Arlovski lands with a hook. McRae tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Arlovski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jack Arlovski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McRae just misses with a punch to the body.
McRae misses with a wild body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McRae takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
McRae misses the shot to the body.
McRae takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McRae on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Arlovski just misses with a punch to the body.
McRae throws a hook but Arlovski blocks it.
McRae avoids a kick to the body.
McRae has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Arlovski finds it's way round the side to connect with McRae's head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McRae checks a leg kick.
Arlovski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arlovski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arlovski connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Arlovski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Arlovski swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Arlovski lands a jab to the head.
McRae defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Arlovski.
The crowd cheers as McRae lands an impressive looking overhand right. Arlovski doesn't seem phased though.
Arlovski thuds his shin into the meat of McRae's side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McRae misses with a body shot.
Arlovski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McRae cracks a nice hook into Arlovski's ribs.
Arlovski tries to move into range but McRae moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Arlovski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McRae was well out of range. Poor timing from Arlovski.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McRae.
McRae moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
McRae keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arlovski throws a chopping leg kick but McRae manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Arlovski changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Arlovski avoids the body shot from McRae.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McRae looks to score with a jab to the body but Arlovski is just out of range.
McRae thows a body shot but no joy.
McRae feints and then cracks Arlovski's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Arlovski down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Arlovski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jack Arlovski'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A shot to the liver by Arlovski. Beautiful body shot.
McRae misses with a body shot.
Arlovski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McRae checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Arlovski throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Arlovski wants to slow McRae down by chopping away at his legs.
Arlovski rushes McRae and presses him up against the cage.
A short right from Arlovski.
Arlovski misses with some punches.
McRae doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McRae scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Arlovski.
McRae can't get the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McRae tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Arlovski avoids it.
McRae creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McRae.
Arlovski misses with a punch on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Arlovski obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McRae scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McRae.
Arlovski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
McRae lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McRae has a couple of punches blocked by Arlovski.
Arlovski can't break the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Arlovski.
McRae's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McRae tries to land knees in the clinch but Arlovski avoids the damage to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Arlovski's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Arlovski pushes McRae back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arlovski lands with a short shot to the head.
Arlovski lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Arlovski - that landed with a thud.
Arlovski manages to break the clinch.
Arlovski checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
McRae moves forwards but Arlovski connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Arlovski connects with a single shot there.
Arlovski throws a head kick that McRae semi-blocks.
An inside leg kick lands from Arlovski.
Arlovski lands with an uppercut that bounces McRae off the cage and back into range.
Arlovski takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski misses with a low kick as McRae jumps back.
Arlovski motions for McRae to come forward. Arlovski throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Arlovski.
Arlovski landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Arlovski working away.
Check out the look on Arlovski's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Arlovski lands a few punches from side control.
McRae is rocked!
McRae struggling a bit here.
Oh McRae is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Arlovski wants to control but McRae is keeping him busy.
Arlovski is working McRae over with some ground and pound from side control.
McRae takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McRae is working to avoid the ground and pound but Arlovski connects with a decent elbow.
Arlovski wants to lay and pray for a moment but McRae keeps working.
McRae sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski trying to control the pace.
McRae wants to get back to full guard.
Arlovski is keen to just control but McRae is a slippery customer.
Rik McRae has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arlovski is working for a kimura but McRae is defending it quite comfortably.
McRae is refusing to be controlled, as Arlovski sits in half guard.
McRae seems to have got his legs back now.
McRae is trying to get back to full guard.
Arlovski trying to control the action but McRae is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Arlovski landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Arlovski moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from McRae.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Arlovski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Arlovski has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Arlovski!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Biggie Smalls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaban Demidov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smalls's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Notorious B.I.G. - Somebody 's Gotta Die. Kaban Demidov will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Biggie Smalls!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kaban Demidov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smalls uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Demidov.
Demidov is looking to clinch.
A head kick from Demidov lands but Smalls takes it in his stride.
A big right from Smalls misses.
Smalls takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Smalls scores with a jab.
It looks like Kaban Demidov has been cut.
A combination from Demidov does no damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smalls looks to score with a jab to the body but Demidov is just out of range.
Demidov lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Biggie Smalls has been cut.
Demidov is looking to clinch.
Demidov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smalls takes a swing at Demidov's ribcage but misses.
Demidov throws a low kick but Smalls moves out of range easily.
Demidov wants to clinch but Smalls slips to the side
letting Smalls counter with a right hand.
Smalls tries to score a power double leg takedown but Demidov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Smalls somewhat.
Demidov misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smalls misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Demidov.
Demidov lands a big head kick that sends Smalls tumbling to the mat! Demidov takes a step backwards and waves Smalls back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Smalls is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smalls scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Oh Smalls is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Demidov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smalls avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smalls seems to have got his legs back now.
Demidov is looking to clinch.
Smalls keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smalls jabs Demidov right on the nose. Demidov blinks but takes it well.
Demidov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smalls digs a good body shot into Demidov's ribs.
Demidov looks gassed!
Smalls fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Demidov to the ground. Smalls is now in Demidov's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Smalls trying to control the position from guard on top but Demidov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smalls accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Demidov keeping moving, preventing Smalls from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Biggie Smalls just wasn't active enough.
Smalls dodges the punch combination from Demidov.
Kaban Demidov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smalls checks a low kick from Demidov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smalls cracks a nice hook into Demidov's ribs.
Demidov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smalls swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kaban Demidov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smalls throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jab from Smalls.
Smalls throws a jab when Demidov was well out of range.
Smalls lands with a good body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Smalls throws a left that rocks Demidov and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Smalls dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Demidov regain composure!
Demidov is rocked!
Smalls lands a huge shot from side control! Demidov is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Biggie Smalls!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Syete Gabilog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Radon Randell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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178 lbs
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183 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Syete Gabilog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Radon Randell!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Randell lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Syete Gabilog has been cut.
Gabilog closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Randell throws a head kick but Gabilog moves out of range.
Randell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gabilog moves out of range of the body kick from Randell.
Randell moves into the clinch.
Randell is pressed up against the cage. Gabilog has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Randell down to the mat. Randell avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gabilog keeps the fight on the outside.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gabilog checks a leg kick.
Nice body kick from Randell.
Gabilog closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Randell did well to prevent Gabilog getting side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Randell avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gabilog.
Randell pushes Gabilog off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randell is looking to land body kicks.
Gabilog fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gabilog moves out of range as Randell strikes.
Gabilog keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gabilog looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Gabilog thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Randell is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Gabilog wants to take a breather but Randell is having none of it.
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.
Gabilog missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Randell avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gabilog.
Gabilog thows a huge punch but Randell dodges it nicely.
Randell is holding on to half guard well.
Randell is not content to let Gabilog control the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Randell swings for the body but Gabilog moves out of range.
Gabilog lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randell misses with a straight left.
A decent looking cross lands there for Randell.
A solid leg kick lands there for Randell.
Gabilog scores a takedown into full mount!
Gabilog misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Gabilog throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Randell because Gabilog loaded up on that one.
Randell wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Gabilog.
Randell is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Gabilog there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Gabilog throws some wild stikes that Randell manages to avoid easily.
Gabilog looking to finish with strikes here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Randell wants to control but Gabilog is having none of it.
Randell is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Randell is squirming around, avoiding Gabilog's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Radon Randell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Syete Gabilog's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gabilog misses with a takedown attempt - Randell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Randell lands an overhand right.
Gabilog looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Randell connects with a solid leg kick.
Randell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Randell throws a leg kick which misses Gabilog's front leg but catches the back leg as Gabilog tries to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Randell, as that shot connected.
Randell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Randell feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gabilog's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randell throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Randell clinches.
Randell has clasped his hands together around Gabilog's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The ground and pound from Randell seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
An elbow from Randell crashes against the mat.
Randell cracks Gabilog with a big elbow.
Gabilog is trying to escape the position but Randell is controlling the position.
Gabilog parries the strikes from Randell easily there. Randell is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Gabilog to escape.
Gabilog knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Randell on the ground.
Gabilog tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Randell wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Randell moves into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randell unloads with some shots from mount but Gabilog bucks and avoids them well.
A nice elbow there by Randell.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Randell tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Randell throwing strikes here but Gabilog is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Randell misses with a head shot.
Gabilog is bucking up trying to escape but Randell cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Randell raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gabilog wants to control but Randell is having none of it.
Randell thowing shots but they're missing.
Randell trying to control but Gabilog is having none of it.
Gabilog takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Randell pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Randell lands a big shot there that rocks Gabilog but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randell landing strikes from the mount.
Syete Gabilog's cut is getting worse.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Randell tries to control but Gabilog wriggling away.
Radon Randell has got the better of the ground game so far.
Randell lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gabilog hang on?
Gabilog is rocked!
Randell unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Gabilog wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Randell celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Radon Randell!
Radon Randell very nearly forgot to thank ACME-Blood Red Q158 Always $30 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Peeta Mellark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tico Cortez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tico Cortez has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Peeta Mellark's chin.
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145 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peeta Mellark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tico Cortez!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mellark ducks under a wild hook from Cortez.
Cortez thows a body shot but no joy.
Mellark throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cortez tries to clinch but Mellark moves out of range.
Cortez misses with a hook.
Cortez lands a leg kick that knocks Mellark off balance momentarily.
Cortez throws a nice looking combination but Mellark bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mellark thuds his right hand into Cortez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cortez misses with an uppercut.
Cortez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mellark. Mellark obviously looking to wear him down.
Cortez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mellark counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cortez misses with a hook. Mellark ducked under it nicely.
Cortez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mellark looks to land a left hand but Cortez moved out of range nicely.
Cortez moves out of range of the strikes.
Cortez on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mellark chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cortez needs to keep his hands up - Mellark had a free shot at his head there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cortez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mellark.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mellark scoring well with a low kick there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cortez. Mellark does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mellark throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cortez misses with a looping right.
Cortez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mellark scoring well with a low kick there.
Mellark lands a lovely overhand right.
Mellark throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cortez cracks the inside of Mellark's front leg.
Cortez throws a head kick but Mellark moves out of range.
Mellark feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cortez's calf.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mellark. Cortez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cortez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mellark uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cortez.
Cortez checks the leg kick.
Mellark tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cortez was well out of range. Poor timing from Mellark.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mellark tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cortez was well out of range. Poor timing from Mellark.
Mellark swings for the body but Cortez moves out of range.
Cortez just misses with a punch to the body.
Mellark misses with a wild body shot.
Cortez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mellark moves away.
Cortez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cortez jabs Mellark to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mellark throws a shot to the body.
Mellark ducks under a wild hook from Cortez.
Mellark scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cortez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mellark scores with a hook to the body. Cortez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mellark throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Cortez moves out of range of the body kick.
Cortez avoids the head kick by Mellark.
Cortez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Mellark there.
Cortez looks to land a right hand but Mellark moved out of range.
Cortez defending well as Mellark loads up on a big left hand.
Mellark is looking to wear down Cortez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cortez 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 Mellark has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mellark and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mellark.
Mellark misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cortez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cortez throws a leg kick but Mellark sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice body punch from Cortez.
Cortez misses with a straight right.
Cortez is looking to slow Mellark down with leg kicks.
Cortez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mellark.
Mellark missing with a left hand there. Cortez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cortez works the jab nicely.
The fighters circling - Cortez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cortez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mellark throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Mellark.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mellark misses the shot to the body.
Cortez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mellark.
Cortez moves in looking to clinch but Mellark pushes him off.
Cortez throws a poor cross that misses
and Mellark makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Mellark.
Cortez misses with a series of wild punches.
Cortez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mellark on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cortez. Cortez obviously looking to wear him down.
Mellark moves out of range of the body kick.
Cortez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mellark. Mellark obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mellark throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cortez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cortez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mellark, pushing him back against the cage.
Mellark throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mellark fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Peeta Mellark will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Cortez moves in looking to clinch but Mellark pushes him off.
Mellark lands a body shot.
Mellark lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cortez takes a step back to recover.
Cortez tries a head kick but it misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mellark.
Mellark feints and then cracks Cortez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cortez down.
Mellark throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mellark lands with an uppercut that bounces Cortez off the cage and back into range.
Mellark lands a nice shot to the body.
Mellark avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mellark blocks a jab.
Cortez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mellark ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cortez looks to throw the jab but Mellark is out of range.
Mellark scores with a jab to the body.
Mellark misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mellark misses with a kick to the body.
Nice body punch from Mellark.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cortez - that will leave a mark!
Cortez throws an overhand right that lands on Mellark's shoulder, as Mellark tries to avoid the shot.
Mellark misses the shot to the body.
Mellark moves forwards but Cortez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mellark throws a right and a left that Cortez avoids nicely.
Cortez avoids a kick to the body.
Cortez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mellark blocks a jab.
Mellark throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cortez.
Cortez misses with a looping left.
Cortez misses with a right hand
and Mellark counters with a straight right hand.
Mellark lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mellark stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cortez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mellark thows a body shot but no joy.
Good leg kick by Mellark there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cortez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A clash of legs there as Mellark blocks the low kick.
Mellark looks for the body kick but Cortez saw that one coming.
Mellark lands a nice shot to the body.
Mellark fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cortez manages to avoid it.
Cortez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mellark.
Good work by Mellark as he checks the leg kick.
Cortez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mellark throws a body punch but Cortez moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mellark.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mellark.
A good leg kick by Cortez.
Cortez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mellark scores with a jab to the body.
Cortez lands a head kick!
Cortez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mellark.
Cortez thows a body shot but no joy.
Cortez misses with a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Cortez blocks the leg kick.
Mellark takes a swing at Cortez's ribcage but misses.
Mellark misses with a body kick.
Cortez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mellark has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mellark avoids the head kick by Cortez.
Mellark fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cortez misses with a left hand
and Mellark makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mellark lands with a kick to the ribs.
Mellark scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cortez doesn't seem bothered though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mellark swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cortez tries to clinch but Mellark moves out of range.
Cortez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mellark uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cortez.
Mellark ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cortez moves away.
Mellark throws a looping overhand right but Cortez ducks down to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cortez avoids the body shot from Mellark.
Mellark blocks a leg kick.
Mellark pushes Cortez away with a front kick.
Cortez tries to clinch up but Mellark circles away and keeps his distance.
Cortez pushes Mellark up against the cage in a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cortez misses with a punch to the body.
Cortez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cortez presses Mellark against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mellark is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
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 Peeta Mellark will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Cortez tries a head kick but it misses.
Cortez lands with an uppercut that bounces Mellark off the cage and back into range.
Cortez swings for the body but Mellark moves out of range.
Cortez misses with a hook. Mellark ducked under it nicely.
Mellark throws a jab when Cortez was well out of range.
Cortez throws an off balance right hand
and Mellark counters with a right hand to the body.
Mellark comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mellark throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Cortez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mellark throws a body punch but Cortez moves out of range.
Mellark avoids the body shot from Cortez.
Mellark moves out of range of the body kick.
Mellark moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cortez has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Mellark.
Cortez misses with a looping left.
Cortez throws a leg kick but Mellark moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mellark closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cortez throws a sloppy head kick and Mellark moves out of range easily.
Cortez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cortez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mellark cracks Cortez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cortez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Peeta Mellark is winning the standup battle so far.
Mellark connects with a body shot.
Mellark takes one on the button.
Mellark scores with a kick to the body.
Mellark ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cortez moves away.
Mellark scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mellark looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mellark with a nice cross.
Cortez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mellark moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mellark uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cortez.
Mellark scores with a kick to the midsection.
Mellark scores with a jab.
Mellark checks a low kick from Cortez.
Mellark cracks Cortez with a good jab.
Cortez throws a wild body kick that Mellark sees coming a mile off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cortez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cortez throws a head kick but Mellark moves out of range.
Mellark ducks under a wild hook from Cortez.
Cortez tries to clinch but Mellark moves out of range.
Mellark throws a body kick that misses.
Cortez loads up on a big right hand but Mellark slips the punch.
Mellark connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cortez momentarily.
Mellark misses with a wild body shot.
Mellark scores with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mellark takes a swing at Cortez's ribcage but misses.
Mellark will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mellark punishes Cortez's body with a nice straight punch.
Cortez misses with a leg kick
and Mellark counters with a nice leg kick.
Mellark ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mellark connects with a body shot that sends Cortez's belly button to the back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mellark. Cortez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tico Cortez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mellark jabs Cortez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mellark wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cortez avoids a kick to the body.
Mellark cracks the inside of Cortez's front leg.
Jab by Mellark.
Mellark lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cortez takes a step back to recover.
A big left from Cortez misses.
Peeta Mellark is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mellark.
An inside leg kick lands from Mellark.
Cortez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mellark under the eye.
Mellark blocks the body kick.
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!
Cortez misses with a looping left.
A combination from Mellark does no damage.
Mellark throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mellark lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cortez at a distance.
Mellark scores with a jab to the jaw.
A slow jab from Cortez misses its intended target.
Cortez looks to throw the jab but Mellark is out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mellark thows a body shot but no joy.
Cortez misses with a low kick.
Mellark lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cortez at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peeta Mellark showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mellark, 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Peeta Mellark!
Peeta Mellark 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Seppo Rovanpera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Hardly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rovanpera comes to the cage accompanied by Die Antwoord - Enter The Ninja. Hardly has chosen Eminem- Not Afraid as his entrance music. Dan Hardly has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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173 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seppo Rovanpera!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Hardly!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardly connects with a solid leg kick.
Hardly takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hardly ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hardly checks a low kick from Rovanpera.
Hardly misses the jab.
Rovanpera looks to land a body kick but Hardly moved away.
Hardly looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hardly gets caught flat footed, as Rovanpera shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hardly pulls Rovanpera in close to prevent any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rovanpera trying to control the position from guard on top but Hardly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hardly is controlling Rovanpera's posture.
Rovanpera throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardly trying to control the position here.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Dan Hardly.
Rovanpera is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hardly 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.
Hardly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rovanpera.
Hardly connects with a solid leg kick.
Rovanpera wants to clinch
and Rovanpera takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hardly cracks the inside of Rovanpera's front leg.
Rovanpera blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardly tries to land a front kick but Rovanpera steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hardly will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hardly just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick by Rovanpera misses
and Hardly counters with a left to the body.
Rovanpera moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rovanpera tried to score with a low kick but Hardly checks it.
Rovanpera explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hardly stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rovanpera.
A bone on bone clash there as Hardly blocks the leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rovanpera.
Hardly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardly fails with the takedown.
Hardly ducks under a wild hook from Rovanpera.
Rovanpera throws the kick towards the body but Hardly avoids it.
Rovanpera bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hardly closes the distance and clinches.
Rovanpera works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Rovanpera tries to free his leg and advance position but Hardly is retaining full guard.
Rovanpera looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hardly not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rovanpera preventing the sweep.
Hardly keeping moving, preventing Rovanpera from controlling successfully.
Rovanpera wants to pass the guard but Hardly is keeping the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rovanpera throws a sloppy head kick and Hardly moves out of range easily.
A jab from Hardly finds it's way through Rovanpera's defenses.
Hardly thows a body shot but no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardly lands with a kick to the ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A clash of legs there as Rovanpera blocks the low kick.
Rovanpera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rovanpera tries to clinch but Hardly moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Seppo Rovanpera will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rovanpera throws a jab when Hardly was well out of range.
Hardly will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hardly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rovanpera thows a body shot but no joy.
Hardly connects with a leg kick. Rovanpera looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rovanpera throws a wild body kick that Hardly sees coming a mile off.
Hardly moves out of range of the leg kick from Rovanpera.
Rovanpera throws a jab when Hardly was well out of range.
Hardly scores with a body shot.
Nice body kick from Hardly.
Hardly dives in and grabs Rovanpera's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rovanpera pushes down on Hardly's head and hops out.
Hardly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rovanpera swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hardly counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rovanpera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rovanpera works Hardly's body with a nice hook.
Hardly ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hardly just misses with a punch to the body.
Rovanpera tries to clinch but Hardly moves out of range.
Rovanpera waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hardly.
Hardly stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hardly wants it to stay on the feet.
Hardly checks a low kick from Rovanpera.
Hardly throws a good cross that connects.
Rovanpera takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rovanpera throws a sloppy body shot
and Hardly counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rovanpera lands a slapping body shot.
Hardly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rovanpera moves away.
Rovanpera checks a leg kick.
Hardly lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hardly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rovanpera moves away.
Rovanpera throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hardly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rovanpera.
Hardly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rovanpera is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Hardly's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Hardly changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hardly is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rovanpera rather than just go for the knockout.
Rovanpera stuffs the takedown attempt from Hardly. Hardly gets slowly back to his feet.
Rovanpera fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rovanpera lands with a good body shot.
Rovanpera chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hardly can pounce on him.
Rovanpera tries to land a front kick but Hardly steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rovanpera. Hardly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rovanpera avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hardly lands with a good body shot.
Rovanpera shoots in for a takedown but Hardly shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seppo Rovanpera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown by Rovanpera or perhaps it was just good defense by Hardly which made him look bad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rovanpera moves out of range of the leg kick from Hardly.
Rovanpera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hardly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hardly is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hardly throws a low kick but Rovanpera avoids it.
Hardly defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rovanpera.
Hardly turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardly works Rovanpera's body with a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardly scores with the left hand. Rovanpera knows he should have avoided that one.
Hardly swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Hardly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hardly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hardly shoots in but no luck this time.
Hardly checks a leg kick nicely.
Rovanpera connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rovanpera tried to score with a low kick but Hardly checks it.
Rovanpera throws a series of punches but Hardly avoids them all with ease.
Hardly dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rovanpera. That did some damage!
Rovanpera throws a body punch but Hardly moves out of range.
Hardly scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rovanpera shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hardly defends it nicely.
Hardly lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardly thuds a left hand into Rovanpera's body.
Rovanpera fails to land the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hardly fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hardly is looking to slow Rovanpera down with leg kicks.
Rovanpera takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Horrible takedown by Rovanpera or perhaps it was just good defense by Hardly which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seppo Rovanpera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rovanpera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardly was well out of range. Poor timing from Rovanpera.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rovanpera takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hardly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rovanpera is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rovanpera takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rovanpera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rovanpera tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rovanpera misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hardly feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rovanpera's calf.
Hardly scores with a shot to the body.
Hardly tries to score with a low kick but Rovanpera moves his leg out of the way.
Rovanpera takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rovanpera takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Rovanpera moves out of range as Hardly throws a body kick.
Hardly throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hardly tries to score with a low kick but Rovanpera moves his leg out of the way.
Hardly has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rovanpera throws a lazy body kick
and Hardly counters with a good low kick that Rovanpera was not able to check.
Hardly lands a big head kick that sends Rovanpera to the canvas! Hardly follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Hardly!
Dan Hardly is the new welterweight champion!
After winning the bout, Dan Hardly thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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