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TD 75: Bitonti - Kovrov PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Serg Popoyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergey Abramov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Popoyan is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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268 lbs
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280 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Serg Popoyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Abramov!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick there by Abramov.
Popoyan is breathing heavily.
Abramov is looking to slow Popoyan down with leg kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No luck for Abramov with that takedown attempt.
Abramov has managed to clinch.
Abramov misses with the head strike.
Popoyan prevents a body shot from Abramov.
Popoyan stops a takedown attempt from Abramov.
Abramov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Abramov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Popoyan.
A good leg kick by Abramov.
Abramov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abramov dives in and scores a takedown into Popoyan's guard.
Abramov is pushing down on Popoyan's leg trying to pass to half guard. Popoyan is fighting to maintain full guard but Abramov has managed to sneak the leg through.
Abramov looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Abramov wants to free his trapped foot but Popoyan is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Sergey Abramov.
Abramov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abramov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Abramov throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Abramov throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Popoyan is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Sergey Abramov!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rex Sedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darius Elerman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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196 lbs
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202 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rex Sedo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Darius Elerman!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elerman takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Darius Elerman has been cut.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Elerman.
Sedo scores with a one two! Elerman had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Elerman misses with a takedown attempt - Sedo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sedo lunges at Elerman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Elerman's hand.
Sedo lands a glancing blow to the side of Elerman's head.
Elerman is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
BOOM! Sedo lands a beautiful left hook that drops Elerman. Elerman tries to recover but Sedo is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Elerman lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rex Sedo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sean Spitteri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandr Nevsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Spitteri might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Before I Forget. Alexandr Nevsky has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sean Spitteri's chin.
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199 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Sean Spitteri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexandr Nevsky!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spitteri misses with a wild combination.
Spitteri clinches.
Spitteri breaks from the clinch.
Spitteri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nevsky.
Spitteri misses with a hook. Nevsky ducked under it nicely.
A big left from Spitteri misses.
Spitteri throws a series of punches but Nevsky avoids them all with ease.
Spitteri looks to land a combination but Nevsky avoids it well.
Spitteri looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Spitteri stuns Nevsky with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Spitteri misses with a series of wild punches.
Spitteri clinches up against the cage.
Nevsky changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Spitteri fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nevsky gets caught napping as Spitteri dives in and scores a takedown. Nevsky manages to retain guard.
Nevsky working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Spitteri.
Spitteri has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Spitteri connects with a couple of short punches.
Spitteri missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Spitteri is looking to work some ground and pound but Nevsky has wrist control.
Spitteri missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nevsky is pulling down on Spitteri's head to control his posture.
Spitteri lands a couple of digs.
Nevsky is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Spitteri postures up in Nevsky's guard and throws a big left but Nevsky blocks it.
Spitteri postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Spitteri knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nevsky on the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nevsky escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Spitteri gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nevsky wants to sweep here but Spitteri controlling him for the moment.
Spitteri drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Spitteri jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Nevsky has Spitteri pulled in close to control his posture.
Nevsky is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Spitteri is trying to stand up here but Nevsky is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nevsky looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Nevsky is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nevsky is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Spitteri has managed to free his arm - good work.
Spitteri regains full guard. Nicely done.
Spitteri tries to strike from the bottom.
Spitteri utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spitteri trying to control the position.
Nevsky trying to control the position from guard on top but Spitteri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Spitteri is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Nevsky drops back looking for a leg! Spitteri is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Spitteri manages to kick Nevsky off! Nevsky jumps back into Spitteri's guard.
Spitteri had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nevsky defends it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nevsky trying to control but Spitteri is working from the bottom.
Nevsky stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Spitteri swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Spitteri dominated that round.
That's time! Spitteri's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Spitteri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sean Spitteri is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Spitteri looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Spitteri looks to throw the jab but Nevsky is out of range.
Spitteri lands a nice shot to the body.
Spitteri shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Nevsky is trying to defend but Spitteri finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Nevsky is looking to improve his position.
Nevsky flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Spitteri sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nevsky defending well though.
Nevsky works his way to full guard. Good work.
Spitteri throwing strikes from guard but Nevsky blocks nicely.
Nevsky controls Spitteri momentarily but Spitteri frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nevsky throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Nevsky has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Nevsky avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nevsky is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Spitteri defends well.
Spitteri scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Nevsky avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Spitteri decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Spitteri scores a takedown into full mount!
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!
Nevsky in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nevsky slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Spitteri is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nevsky blocking the ground and pound attempt from Spitteri.
Nevsky keeping hold of Spitteri's head, controlling as best he can.
Spitteri is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sean Spitteri overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nevsky is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Spitteri's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Spitteri's back!
I really don't envy Spitteri right now.
Nevsky is trying to stick to Spitteri's back but Spitteri is turning into Nevsky. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Nevsky's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Spitteri.
Spitteri loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nevsky trying to keep a closed guard but Spitteri is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nevsky avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nevsky has his feet on Spitteri's thighs here. He's pushed Spitteri off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Spitteri screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alexandr Nevsky!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mazza Ozcop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yster Best (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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240 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
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265 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mazza Ozcop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yster Best!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ozcop misses the jab.
Ozcop blocks a low kick nicely.
Best blocks a head kick by Ozcop.
Best throws a poor cross that misses
and Ozcop counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Yster Best has been cut.
Best shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ozcop but Ozcop pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Best fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ozcop lands a big head kick that sends Best tumbling to the mat! Ozcop takes a step backwards and waves Best back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Best is rocked!
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!
Ozcop throws a powerful right kick. Best tried to block low but the kick was high! Best was taken right off of his feet! Ozcop jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mazza Ozcop!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between El Chavo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirk Laputa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kirk Laputa told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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275 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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265 lbs
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Decent elbows
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, El Chavo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kirk Laputa!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laputa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A low kick from Laputa is predictable there
and Chavo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Laputa regains full guard. Nicely done.
Laputa keeping moving, preventing Chavo from controlling successfully.
Chavo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Laputa had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Chavo defends it easily.
Laputa keeping full guard, as Chavo tries to pass.
Laputa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Laputa looking for a guillotine here but Chavo defends easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chavo trying to control but Laputa is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laputa is trying to control the position but Chavo postures up.
Chavo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chavo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Laputa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chavo throwing strikes from guard but Laputa blocks nicely.
Chavo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Laputa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chavo lands a couple of elbows.
Chavo is in close to Laputa's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laputa is looking for a triangle but Chavo pushes his legs off easily.
Chavo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Laputa trying to control the position.
Laputa is looking for a triangle but Chavo pushes his legs off easily.
Laputa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Chavo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Chavo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Chavo trying to control the position from guard on top but Laputa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chavo wants to pass the guard but Laputa is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavo cracks Laputa with a solid left hand.
Chavo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chavo trying to control the position from guard on top but Laputa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Laputa wants to sweep but no luck.
Chavo content to stall in guard here.
Chavo works over Laputa with some ground and pound from guard.
Chavo chips away with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavo passes Laputa's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Chavo throwing shots but Laputa is blocking nicely.
Chavo wants to take a breather but Laputa is having none of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laputa wants to get back to full guard.
Chavo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Laputa knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Laputa is looking to improve his position.
Laputa is refusing to be controlled, as Chavo sits in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chavo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
El Chavo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Chavo checks a leg kick.
Laputa misses with a head kick.
Laputa misses with a body shot.
Laputa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Laputa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Laputa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice body punch from Chavo.
Chavo throws the left hand but Laputa avoids the punch easily.
Chavo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Laputa clinches.
Laputa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Laputa.
Laputa avoids a wild elbow strike from Chavo.
Chavo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Laputa gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Laputa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Laputa lands a nice knee to the body.
Laputa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like El Chavo has been cut.
Laputa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laputa missing with knees to the body.
Laputa lands a right hand.
Laputa stalling.
Laputa tries to land knees in the clinch but Chavo avoids the damage to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Laputa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laputa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Laputa lands an elbow just above Chavo 's eye.
Laputa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
El Chavo's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Laputa tries to land knees in the clinch but Chavo avoids the damage to the body.
Chavo managing to block the knees to the body from Laputa.
Laputa missing with knees to the body.
Laputa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Chavo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Laputa crunches a lovely knee into Chavo's ribcage.
Laputa lands a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laputa misses with an elbow over the top.
Laputa crunches a lovely knee into Chavo's ribcage.
Laputa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Chavo blocks the elbow strike.
Laputa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Laputa scores with a knee to the head.
Jeez, El Chavo's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Kirk Laputa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Laputa gets through Chavo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Laputa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chavo is defending well for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laputa just leaning against Chavo, taking a breather.
Laputa gets underhooks to prevent Chavo's takedown attempt.
Laputa missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laputa landing knees to the body.
Laputa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A bit of stalling here from Laputa.
Laputa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chavo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Laputa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chavo.
Laputa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chavo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laputa scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirk Laputa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on El Chavo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Laputa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at El Chavo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kirk Laputa!
Kirk Laputa seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leandro Podogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis's entrance music is Franz Ferdinand - Ulysses. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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182 lbs
14 - 4 - 1 |
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180 lbs
11 - 4 - 1 |
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Lethal high kicks
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Lethal high kicks
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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
14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Antonio Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leandro Podogo!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Podogo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Podogo's corner calls for a 1-2. Podogo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Podogo misses with a double jab
and Davis counters with a stiff right hand.
Davis slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Podogo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Davis as he avoids it easily.
Davis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Podogo drops his hands momentarily and Davis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Podogo cracks a nice hook into Davis's ribs.
Davis connects with a body shot that sends Podogo's belly button to the back.
Podogo misses with a body shot.
Podogo moves away from the strike by Davis.
Podogo fails with the takedown.
Davis throws an overhand right that lands on Podogo's shoulder, as Podogo tries to avoid the shot.
A swing and a miss from Podogo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Podogo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Podogo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Davis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Podogo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A solid leg kick lands there for Davis.
Podogo darts in and clinches Davis up against the cage.
Podogo jumps guard but Davis stands there with Podogo around his waist. Podogo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Antonio Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leandro Podogo.
Podogo being controlled against the cage.
Davis lands a body shot.
Podogo prevents a body shot from Davis.
Davis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Podogo avoids the body shot from Davis.
Davis connects with a solid leg kick.
Podogo misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Podogo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Podogo throws an off balance right hand
and Davis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Davis tests Podogo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Podogo fails with a takedown attempt.
Davis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Davis stuffs the takedown attempt from Podogo. Podogo gets slowly back to his feet.
Podogo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Davis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Podogo misses with a body punch
and Davis counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Davis blocks a head kick by Podogo.
Davis is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Davis lands a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Davis misses.
Podogo shoots for a takedown but Davis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Podogo slips a jab and a cross from Davis.
Podogo shoots and misses
and Davis counters with a left to the body.
Podogo lands a nice hook to Davis's body. Davis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Davis keeps Podogo at a distance using the push kick.
Davis misses with a head kick.
Leandro Podogo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Podogo tries for a takedown but Davis sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Davis bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Davis circles away from the clinch attempt
and Davis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Podogo wants to clinch.
Podogo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Davis rather than just go for the knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Podogo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Davis but Davis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Davis checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Davis lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Podogo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Podogo closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Davis tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Podogo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Podogo trying to control the position but Davis is working away.
Davis tries to buck Podogo off but Podogo is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Davis dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Davis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Horrible takedown by Podogo or perhaps it was just good defense by Davis which made him look bad.
Podogo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Davis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Podogo's calf.
Podogo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Podogo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Antonio Davis is winning the standup battle so far.
Good standup being displayed there by Davis as he connects with a hook.
Davis takes a swing at Podogo's ribcage but misses.
Podogo tries to clinch up but Davis circles away and keeps his distance.
Davis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Podogo tries to clinch but Davis moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Podogo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Davis is able to avoid easily.
Podogo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Davis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Davis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Podogo's sensitive parts.
Davis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Podogo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Davis's waist but Davis gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Podogo off to one side.
Podogo defending well as Davis loads up on a big left hand.
Davis throws a hook but Podogo avoids it easily.
Podogo ducks under a wild hook from Davis.
Podogo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Davis as he avoids it easily.
Antonio Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leandro Podogo.
Davis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Davis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Podogo has time to react.
Davis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Davis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Podogo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Podogo throws a nice looking combination but Davis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd cheers as Davis lands an impressive looking overhand right. Podogo doesn't seem phased though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davis throws a jab when Podogo was well out of range.
Davis moves out of range as Podogo strikes.
Podogo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
An inside leg kick from Davis misses.
Davis has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Podogo finds it's way round the side to connect with Davis's head.
Podogo shoots in looking for a takedown but Davis manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Podogo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Podogo has his takedown stuffed
and Davis counters with a thumping low kick.
Podogo fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Davis to the ground. Podogo is now in Davis's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Podogo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Davis is keeping the position for now.
Podogo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Davis lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Podogo!
Davis takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Podogo wants to hold on but Davis pushes him away.
Davis controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis tries to control but Podogo wriggling away.
Davis will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Antonio Davis has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Podogo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Davis is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Davis, as that shot connected.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Podogo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Davis scores with a nice strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Podogo moves in looking to clinch but Davis pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Davis dominated that second round.
That's time! Davis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Podogo slips a straight right by Davis.
Podogo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Podogo stuns Davis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Davis lands a nice looking kick to the body. Podogo takes a step back to recover.
Davis lands a jab-cross combination.
Davis stuffs the takedown attempt from Podogo. Podogo gets slowly back to his feet.
Podogo scores with a body shot.
Davis checks a low kick from Podogo.
Podogo is looking to land body kicks.
Podogo moves out of range of the body kick.
Davis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Davis throws a series of punches but Podogo moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Podogo misses with a wild combination.
Davis blocks a head kick by Podogo.
Davis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Podogo digs a good hook to Davis's body.
Podogo moves in looking to clinch but Davis pushes him off.
Podogo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Podogo scores with a hook to the body. Davis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Podogo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Davis circles away.
Davis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Podogo lands a right hook to the body.
Podogo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Davis as he jumps to the side.
Leandro Podogo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Antonio Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leandro Podogo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Podogo throws a head kick that misses
and Davis counters with a body kick.
Podogo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Davis scores with a sloppy right hand. Podogo should have avoided that one.
Davis throws a low kick, looking for Podogo's leg but Podogo calmly moves out of range.
Podogo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Davis counter with a right hand.
Davis's corner calls for a 1-2. Davis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Podogo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Davis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Podogo on the side of the head.
Podogo has a takedown stuffed.
Davis takes a swing at Podogo's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis takes a swing at Podogo's ribcage but misses.
Podogo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Podogo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice body punch from Davis.
Podogo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Davis lands a nice shot that snaps Podogo's head back.
Podogo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Podogo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Podogo shoots in for a takedown but Davis shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Davis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Davis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Davis connects with an inside leg kick.
Davis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis works Podogo's body with a nice hook.
Davis lands with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Podogo is looking to clinch but Davis is avoiding it.
Antonio Davis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice body punch from Davis.
Antonio Davis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Podogo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Podogo motions for Davis to come forward. Podogo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Davis lands with a good body shot.
Some wild striking there from Davis.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Davis.
Podogo is looking to slow Davis down with leg kicks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Davis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Davis 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Davis!
After winning the bout, Antonio Davis 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sakke Somali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefan Moks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Somali comes to the cage accompanied by Sakke - Oonhan Suomalainen. Stefan Moks has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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182 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
15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Sakke Somali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stefan Moks!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moks throws a sloppy head kick and Somali moves out of range easily.
Somali ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Moks throws a right hand that Somali ducks under and follows up with a left that Somali also avoids with ease.
Moks chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Somali can pounce on him.
Moks falls off balance throwing a combination
and Somali counters with a thumping low kick.
Moks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Somali. That's going to slow Moks down.
Somali lands with a shot to the body.
A nice combination there by Moks.
Somali bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Somali looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sloppy strikes from Moks. Those never looked like landing.
The fighters circle momentarily. Moks darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Moks swings widly with a right hand
and Somali counters with a low kick, right behind Moks 's knee.
Somali lands a really nice looking cross but Moks seems unphased.
A chopping leg kick lands by Somali.
Somali misses with a body kick.
Somali moves away from the strike by Moks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Somali avoids a punch combination nicely.
Somali lands a slapping body shot.
Somali darts in and clinches Moks up against the cage.
Moks tries to circle away but Somali has him pinned against the cage.
Somali lands with a left to the head.
Somali tries to work over Moks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Somali working aggressively here.
Somali lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Somali goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Somali.
Somali lands a shoulder strike.
Moks is trying to push Somali away but Somali has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moks wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Somali has him pressed against the cage.
Moks is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Moks tries to circle away but Somali has him pinned against the cage.
Somali misses with a punch on the inside.
Somali tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moks's elbow.
A bit of stalling here from Somali.
Moks takes an elbow to the temple.
Somali struggles to land a body shot inside as Moks controls his hands.
Somali misses with a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Somali softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Somali will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Moks up against the cage.
Somali lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Somali lands a body shot in the clinch.
Somali misses with a body punch.
Somali struggles to land a body shot inside as Moks controls his hands.
Somali goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Somali prevents Moks from breaking the clinch.
Somali throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mokss head.
Moks being controlled against the cage.
Somali tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moks's elbow.
Somali misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Somali scores a nice knee to the body.
Somali working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moks.
Somali misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Moks wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Somali has him pressed against the cage.
Moks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Somali swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Moks blocks a body shot from Somali.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Somali.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moks avoiding damage as Somali throws knees to the body.
Moks prevents a body shot from Somali.
Somali tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Moks avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sakke Somali dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Moks fails to land with a series of punches.
Moks throws a series of punches but Somali moves out of range.
Somali delivers a nice body kick.
Somali ducks under a wild hook from Moks.
Moks throws a lazy uppercut
and Somali makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Somali lands a jab to the head.
Moks misses with a hook. Somali ducked under it nicely.
Moks throws a big shot that misses.
Moks swinging wildly here.
Sakke Somali is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Somali moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Moks loads up on a big right hand but Somali slips the punch.
Somali lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Moks backs up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Somali thows a body shot but no joy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Somali.
Moks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Somali moves away.
Somali avoids the body shot from Moks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Somali looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Somali slips a jab and a cross from Moks.
Somali scores with a kick to the body.
Moks is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Moks is breathing heavily.
Somali digs a good body shot into Moks's ribs.
Moks's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Somali connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Moks scrambles back to his feet.
Somali lands with a kick to the ribs.
Moks avoids a punch combination nicely.
Somali lands a leg kick that knocks Moks off balance momentarily.
Somali lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moks throws a series of punches but Somali moves out of range.
Moks throws a lazy head kick
and Somali counters with a leg kick.
Somali misses with a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Somali.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Somali - that will leave a mark!
A slow jab from Moks misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moks walks forward, straight into a front kick from Somali.
Moks is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Somali is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Moks can do to turn this around?
Somali instigates a clinch.
Sakke Somali has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Somali scores with a shoulder strike.
Somali lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Moks is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Somali can't find room to land a body shot as Moks controls the action.
Somali is leaning against Moks and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Moks has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Somali.
Somali lands with a short shot to the head.
Moks blocking some punches.
Moks is trying to push Somali away but Somali has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Somali digs a right hand into Moks's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Moks's gas tank.
Somali utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moks can't break the clinch.
Somali lands a left hand.
Somali lands a nice elbow.
Moks wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Somali throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Somali throws a head punch that misses.
Somali goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Somali tries a body shot but Moks blocks it.
Somali misses with an elbow over the top.
Somali lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moks wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Somali lands a body shot in the clinch.
Somali digs a right hand underneath Moks's ribcage. Moks let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Somali's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Moks thows a left - swing and a miss!
Moks lands a nice looking body shot.
Somali uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Moks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Somali fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Moks, pushing him back against the cage.
Somali lands an uppercut.
Somali landing knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Somali can't find room to land a body shot as Moks controls the action.
Moks prevents a body shot from Somali.
Somali stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sakke Somali dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Moks's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Somali connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Moks scrambles back to his feet.
Moks looks to land a left hand but Somali moved out of range nicely.
Moks throws a series of punches but Somali avoids them all with ease.
Somali thumps Moks with a low kick.
Moks avoids the head kick by Somali.
Moks misses with a head kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Somali scores with a four punch combination!
A jab from Moks misses.
Moks thows a body shot but no joy.
Somali is looking to clinch.
Somali feints and then cracks Moks's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Moks down.
Somali chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Moks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moks throws a sloppy head kick and Somali moves out of range easily.
Somali is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Somali throws a nice inside leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Somali. Beautiful body shot.
Moks takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Somali cracks the inside of Moks's front leg.
Somali thumps Moks with a low kick.
Somali cracks the inside of Moks's front leg.
Somali fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Moks.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Moks crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Somali - the referee stops the clock and Moks gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Somali. Moks manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Somali throws a combination. Moks tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Somali cracks the inside of Moks's front leg.
Somali punishes Moks's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moks takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Somali lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Somali lands a front kick.
Moks takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Somali scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Moks on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Somali. Somali obviously looking to wear him down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Somali.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Somali, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Somali feints and then cracks Moks's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Moks down.
Somali lands a nice shot to the body.
Somali moves into range and clinches up with Moks.
Somali misses with a hook to the ribs.
Somali's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Moks's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Moks goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Somali throws a quick inside leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Somali.
Somali scores with a leg kick.
Somali darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Stefan Moks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moks scores with a three punch combo!
Somali connects with a body shot that sends Moks's belly button to the back.
An inside leg kick lands from Somali.
An inside leg kick lands from Somali.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Moks does no damage.
Moks takes a kick to the side of the head.
Moks uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Somali has time to react.
Somali works the jab nicely.
Somali has Moks up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice elbow from Somali.
Somali misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Somali.
Somali lands a nice elbow.
Moks prevents a body shot from Somali.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Somali.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moks can't break the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Somali creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Moks wants to break free but Somali has control.
A head punch on the inside from Somali fails to land.
A short right from Somali on the inside.
Somali misses with the head strike.
Moks wants to break free but Somali has control.
Somali working aggressively here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Somali lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Somali lands a left hand.
Stefan Moks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Somali tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sakke Somali showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Somali 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sakke Somali!
Sakke Somali bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Potter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Katchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Potter comes to the cage accompanied by All you need is love. 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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217 lbs
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222 lbs
14 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Potter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrei Katchenko!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potter jabs at Katchenko's body.
Potter checks a leg kick.
Katchenko throws a lazy head kick
and Potter counters with a stiff right hand.
Katchenko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Potter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Potter connects with a right hand. Katchenko shakes it off.
It looks like Andrei Katchenko has been cut.
Potter throws a one two combo.
Potter throws a lazy uppercut
and Katchenko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Potter throws the left hand but Katchenko avoids the punch easily.
Katchenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Potter lands a jab to the nose.
Potter throws a jab when Katchenko was well out of range.
Potter throws the left hand but Katchenko avoids the punch easily.
Katchenko walks into a left hand.
Potter lands with a shot to the body.
Potter looks to score with a jab to the body but Katchenko is just out of range.
Potter takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Katchenko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Potter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Katchenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Potter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Potter lands with a good body shot.
Katchenko scores with a hook to the body. Potter takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Potter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Potter avoids the head kick by Katchenko.
Katchenko tries to clinch up.
Katchenko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Potter.
A looping hook to the body misses from Potter. Katchenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Katchenko moves forwards but Potter connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Potter walks into a straight right hand from Katchenko.
Potter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Katchenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Potter.
Potter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Katchenko manages to avoid it.
Katchenko avoids the body shot from Potter.
Katchenko misses with a few strikes there.
Katchenko takes one on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potter thuds a left hand into Katchenko's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Katchenko avoids the body shot from Potter.
Potter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Katchenko scores with a three punch combo!
Potter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Katchenko.
Katchenko lands a nice leg kick that just misses Potter's sensitive parts.
Potter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Potter misses with a lunging right hand
and Katchenko counters with a left to the body.
Potter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Katchenko tries a head kick but it misses.
Katchenko avoids the body shot from Potter.
A leg kick checked by Potter.
Katchenko lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Katchenko blocks a jab.
Potter throws a jab when Katchenko was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katchenko takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Potter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Katchenko manages to avoid it.
Katchenko with a hook.
Katchenko tries to land a body kick
letting Potter counter with a right hand.
Potter looks to score with a jab to the body but Katchenko is just out of range.
Katchenko throws a head kick but Potter moves out of range.
Potter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Katchenko moves away.
Katchenko throws a right hand that Potter ducks under and follows up with a left that Potter also avoids with ease.
Andrei Katchenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Potter keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Katchenko tries to clinch but Potter is having none of it.
A shot to the liver by Katchenko. Beautiful body shot.
Potter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Katchenko moves away.
Katchenko with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Potter to score with a decent uppercut.
Potter jabs Katchenko right on the nose. Katchenko blinks but takes it well.
Katchenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Katchenko swinging wildly here.
Potter lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Katchenko needs to keep his hands up - Potter had a free shot at his head there.
Potter connects with a good right hand that stumbles Katchenko. Katchenko circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Katchenko is looking to clinch but Potter is avoiding it.
Potter throws a right hand that Katchenko ducks under and follows up with a left that Katchenko also avoids with ease.
Katchenko throws out a leg kick but Potter moves out of range and Katchenko only half commits.
No joy there for Potter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Katchenko doesn't manage to clinch there - Potter circles away.
Potter misses with a looping right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Katchenko ducks under a wild hook from Potter.
Katchenko misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Katchenko misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Potter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andrei Katchenko's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Katchenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Potter.
Potter has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Potter there as he acknowledges the shot.
Katchenko misses with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Potter. Katchenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Katchenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Katchenko scores with a nice strike.
Potter lands with an overhand left.
Katchenko misses with a low kick as Potter jumps back.
A leg kick checked by Potter.
Potter blocks a head kick by Katchenko.
Katchenko throws a series of punches but Potter moves out of range.
Potter keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Potter on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Potter connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Katchenko throws a nice looking combination but Potter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Potter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Katchenko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potter misses with a lunging right hand
and Katchenko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Katchenko gets a clinch.
Katchenko looking to stall.
Katchenko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Potter lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Katchenko lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Katchenko tries to land knees in the clinch but Potter avoids the damage to the body.
Potter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Potter tries to circle away but Katchenko has him pinned against the cage.
Katchenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Potter throws a lazy uppercut
and Katchenko counters with a low kick, right behind Potter 's knee.
Potter keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd cheers as Potter lands an impressive looking overhand right. Katchenko doesn't seem phased though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Potter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Katchenko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Katchenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potter swings for the body but Katchenko moves out of range.
Potter takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Katchenko takes one to the side of the head.
Katchenko tries to close the distance and clinch but Potter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Katchenko scores with a head kick. Potter tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Potter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Katchenko throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Katchenko throws a series of punches but Potter avoids them all with ease.
Potter looks to land a right hand but Katchenko moved out of range.
Potter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Potter changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Potter throws a series of punches but Katchenko moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Potter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Potter throws a series of punches but Katchenko avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potter dodges the punch combination from Katchenko.
Potter lands with a good body shot.
Potter lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Andrei Katchenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Potter misses with a wild body shot.
Potter wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Katchenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Potter is just out of range.
Potter ducks under a wild hook from Katchenko.
Potter misses with the combination.
Katchenko looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Katchenko throws a half hearted mid kick.
Katchenko gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Katchenko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Potter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Katchenko.
Potter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Katchenko.
Good standup being displayed there by Katchenko as he connects with a hook.
Katchenko lands with an uppercut that bounces Potter off the cage and back into range.
Katchenko doesn't manage to clinch there - Potter circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Potter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Katchenko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Katchenko throws a right hand that Potter ducks under and follows up with a left that Potter also avoids with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Katchenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Katchenko missing with a left hand there. Potter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Katchenko is looking to clinch.
Potter fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Katchenko looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A head kick misses from Katchenko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Andrei Katchenko will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Andrei Katchenko's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Katchenko takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Potter fails to land with a series of punches.
Katchenko cracks a nice hook into Potter's ribs.
Katchenko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A head kick misses from Katchenko.
Katchenko misses with a body kick.
Katchenko ducks under a wild hook from Potter.
Potter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Katchenko tries to clinch up.
Katchenko swinging wildly here.
Katchenko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Potter needs to keep his hands up - Katchenko had a free shot at his head there.
Katchenko loads up on a big right hand but Potter slips the punch.
Katchenko has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A swing and a miss from Potter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katchenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Potter throws out the jab.
Potter lands with an overhand left.
Katchenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Potter.
Katchenko tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Potter cracks a nice hook into Katchenko's ribs.
Katchenko misses with a few strikes there.
Potter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Katchenko misses with a right hand
and Katchenko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Katchenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Potter.
Potter chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Katchenko can pounce on him.
Katchenko keeps Potter at a distance using the push kick.
Potter scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Katchenko throws a sloppy head kick and Potter moves out of range easily.
Potter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Katchenko circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katchenko with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Potter missing with a left hand there. Katchenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Katchenko takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Katchenko slips a straight right by Potter.
Potter blocks a head kick by Katchenko.
Potter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Katchenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Potter.
Potter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Katchenko throws a sloppy head kick and Potter moves out of range easily.
Katchenko clinches.
Katchenko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Potter avoids the elbow strike from Katchenko, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Potter as the two fighters clinch.
Katchenko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Katchenko lands an elbow just above Potter 's eye.
Potter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Katchenko prevents Potter from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Katchenko has him pressed against the cage.
Katchenko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Katchenko wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Potter tries to break the clinch but Katchenko is controlling the position.
Katchenko pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Potter blocks an elbow strike from Katchenko.
Katchenko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Potter avoids the body shot from Katchenko.
Katchenko dodges the punch combination from Potter.
Potter misses with a few strikes there.
Katchenko moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right from Potter.
Potter wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Katchenko working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katchenko throws a punch but it's blocked by Potter.
Potter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Potter scores with a shoulder strike.
Katchenko looking to slow down the pace here.
Katchenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Katchenko just misses with a elbow thrown towards Potter's brow.
Potter is trying to push Katchenko away but Katchenko has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Potter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Katchenko is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Potter just leaning against Katchenko, taking a breather.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Potter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Potter lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Katchenko or not.
Potter avoids a wild elbow strike from Katchenko.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Potter showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Potter has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Potter!
A victorious Harry Potter thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Bitonti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexsandr Kovrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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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
13 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Anthony Bitonti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexsandr Kovrov!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovrov misses with a head kick.
Kovrov throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Anthony Bitonti has been cut.
Bitonti feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bitonti trying to control but Kovrov is working from the bottom.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bitonti trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kovrov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bitonti.
Bitonti stands up over Kovrov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bitonti working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bitonti is looking to work some ground and pound but Kovrov has wrist control.
Bitonti throwing strikes from guard but Kovrov blocks nicely.
Bitonti tries to free his leg and advance position but Kovrov is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovrov keeping moving, preventing Bitonti from controlling successfully.
Bitonti tries to free his leg and advance position but Kovrov is retaining full guard.
Kovrov wants to get back to his feet but Bitonti is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bitonti seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Bitonti trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bitonti 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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kovrov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovrov throws a right hand that Bitonti ducks under and follows up with a left that Bitonti also avoids with ease.
Kovrov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kovrov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kovrov misses with a wild body shot.
Bitonti is looking to slow Kovrov down with leg kicks.
Bitonti throws a leg kick but Kovrov checks it.
Bitonti gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A frustrated look appears on Kovrov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bitonti drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kovrov pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bitonti. Kovrov shrugs it off though.
Kovrov scores with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bitonti throws a leg kick which misses Kovrov's front leg but catches the back leg as Kovrov tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovrov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bitonti.
Bitonti throws a leg kick which misses Kovrov's front leg but catches the back leg as Kovrov tries to avoid it.
Bitonti fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kovrov throws a lazy head kick
and Bitonti counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kovrov is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bitonti scores with a nice body kick.
Kovrov misses with a kick to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bitonti has taken the fight to the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short left from Bitonti.
Bitonti lands with a left to the head.
Bitonti is looking to take this one to the mat.
Bitonti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kovrov is trying to break free.
Bitonti misses with a punch to the body.
Bitonti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bitonti lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kovrov is trying to push Bitonti away but Bitonti has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kovrov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bitonti has Kovrov pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kovrov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Bitonti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kovrov is trying to break the clinch but Bitonti has him pressed against the cage.
Kovrov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bitonti drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kovrov blocks a body shot from Bitonti.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bitonti tries to score a body lock takedown but Kovrov shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bitonti tries to work over Kovrov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Bitonti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Bitonti's cut.
That's time! Bitonti's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kovrov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A bone on bone clash there as Kovrov blocks the leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kovrov crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bitonti - the referee stops the clock and Kovrov gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bitonti. Kovrov manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kovrov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kovrov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bitonti drives through and clinches with Kovrov against the cage.
Kovrov wants to break free but Bitonti has control.
Bitonti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bitonti has a couple of punches blocked by Kovrov.
Bitonti working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bitonti struggles to land a body shot inside as Kovrov controls his hands.
Kovrov blocking some punches.
Bitonti throws a head punch that misses.
Bitonti working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitonti scores with a hook to the body.
Bitonti is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bitonti gets through Kovrov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kovrov tries to circle away but Bitonti has him pinned against the cage.
Bitonti is working Kovrov over against the cage.
Bitonti misses with the head strike.
Bitonti stalls.
Kovrov is trying to break free.
Bitonti will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kovrov up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bitonti has a couple of punches blocked by Kovrov.
Bitonti goes for a takedown attempt but Kovrov pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kovrov connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kovrov connects with a body shot that sends Bitonti's belly button to the back.
Kovrov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bitonti blocks a head kick by Kovrov.
Bitonti avoids the head kick by Kovrov.
Kovrov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bitonti.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bitonti.
Kovrov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bitonti is out of range.
A clash of legs there as Bitonti blocks the low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bitonti closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kovrov quickly recovers to half guard.
Bitonti uses his free foot to push down on Kovrov's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Kovrov.
Bitonti landing strikes from the mount and Kovrov is in trouble!
Bitonti goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Kovrov is on top in guard.
Bitonti looking for a guillotine here but Kovrov defends easily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bitonti tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bitonti is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bitonti escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kovrov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kovrov trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bitonti's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kovrov won't allow Bitonti to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Bitonti dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Bitonti's cut.
That's time! Bitonti's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Kovrov throws a series of strikes that have Bitonti backpedaling.
Bitonti ducks under a wild hook from Kovrov.
Bitonti takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Anthony Bitonti's cut is getting worse.
Kovrov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bitonti misses with a kick to the body.
Kovrov moves away from the strike by Bitonti.
Bitonti fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bitonti dodges the punch combination from Kovrov.
Kovrov throws a nice head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bitonti dodges the punch combination from Kovrov.
Kovrov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bitonti fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kovrov sprawls well initially but Bitonti persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bitonti is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
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.
Bitonti is pressing down on Kovrov's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kovrov is holding on for now.
Kovrov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bitonti.
Bitonti working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bitonti is looking to advance position but Kovrov won't allow it.
Bitonti is trying to control the action in half guard but Kovrov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Anthony Bitonti is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bitonti sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kovrov pushes Bitonti off looking to stand but Bitonti dives back in and keeps control.
Bitonti content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Anthony Bitonti.
Kovrov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bitonti connects with a jab.
Bitonti feints and then cracks Kovrov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kovrov down.
Bitonti throws a good cross that connects.
Bitonti dives in and grabs Kovrov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kovrov pushes down on Bitonti's head and hops out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bitonti throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bitonti moves in looking to clinch but Kovrov pushes him off.
Kovrov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bitonti slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kovrov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alexsandr Kovrov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bitonti blocks a head kick by Kovrov.
Kovrov takes a swing at Bitonti's ribcage but misses.
Kovrov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bitonti circles away quickly and effectively.
Bitonti closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kovrov prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Bitonti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bitonti keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kovrov's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bitonti drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kovrov pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bitonti scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bitonti swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kovrov.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bitonti clinches with his opponent.
Bitonti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Bitonti showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bitonti, 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Bitonti!
During a confident post fight interview, Anthony Bitonti thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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