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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Bisping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruslan Kalinin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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260 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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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, Michael Bisping!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ruslan Kalinin!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalinin keeps the fight on the outside.
Kalinin slips a straight right by Bisping.
Bisping misses the jab.
Kalinin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bisping sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kalinin somewhat.
Kalinin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bisping circles away.
Bisping swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bisping gets caught flat footed, as Kalinin shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bisping trying to keep a closed guard but Kalinin is proving a slippery customer.
Kalinin trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bisping's guard.
Kalinin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bisping has his foot on Kalinin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kalinin works his way back into a safe position though.
Kalinin looking to pass the guard.
Bisping looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kalinin passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalinin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bisping looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kalinin is working for a submission of some sort.
Kalinin passes to full mount!
Kalinin is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Bisping can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Bisping is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bisping is working hard here to advance position.
Bisping is controlling an arm, preventing Kalinin from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Bisping has given up his back.
Bisping manages to reverse the position and now he's in Kalinin's guard. Nice work there by Bisping.
Kalinin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bisping defends well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kalinin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bisping defends well.
Bisping would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Kalinin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bisping wants to control from the top but Kalinin keeps moving.
Kalinin looking for a guillotine here but Bisping defends easily.
Kalinin working for a triangle but Bisping defends it easily.
Kalinin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kalinin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bisping gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bisping loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalinin looking for a guillotine here but Bisping defends easily.
Bisping will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kalinin working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Bisping has passed into half guard!
It looks like Bisping is going to stand back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bisping wants to work for an arm triangle but Kalinin is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kalinin misses with some strikes from the bottom.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruslan Kalinin dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bisping thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kalinin is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bisping's half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bisping trying to control but Kalinin postures up.
Bisping is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kalinin pulls his head out easily.
Bisping wants to get back to full guard.
Kalinin is thwarting Bisping's attempts to control the position.
Kalinin is looking for a kimura but Bisping is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kalinin to get the leverage.
Kalinin wants to work for an arm triangle but Bisping is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kalinin is looking to take a break and control but Bisping is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kalinin is looking for a kimura but Bisping is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kalinin to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalinin trying to pass the guard but Bisping defending well.
Bisping is defending against the submission attempts here by Kalinin.
Bisping wants to get back to full guard.
Kalinin is working for a kimura but Bisping is defending it quite comfortably.
Bisping actively working from the bottom here.
Bisping keeping control of the position.
Kalinin blocks the strikes from Bisping.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bisping is looking to control Kalinin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bisping avoid being mounted?
Bisping looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kalinin is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bisping is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kalinin pulls his head out easily.
Bisping is refusing to be controlled, as Kalinin sits in half guard.
Kalinin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bisping is defending against the submission attempts here by Kalinin.
Bisping is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kalinin pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bisping looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bisping trying to control from the bottom.
Bisping looking for submissions off his back.
Kalinin is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bisping blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kalinin.
Kalinin wants to work for an arm triangle but Bisping is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kalinin seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bisping is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bisping throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Kalinin is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bisping sees it coming and defends easily.
Kalinin is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kalinin is looking for a kimura but Bisping is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kalinin to get the leverage.
Kalinin is working for a submission of some sort.
Kalinin blocks the strikes from Bisping.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bisping looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kalinin is looking for a kimura but Bisping is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kalinin to get the leverage.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruslan Kalinin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Bisping connects with a body shot.
Kalinin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kalinin slips a straight right by Bisping.
Kalinin moves out of range as Bisping strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Bisping. Those never looked like landing.
Bisping throws the kick towards the body but Kalinin avoids it.
Kalinin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bisping.
Kalinin closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Bisping's guard.
Ruslan Kalinin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bisping is looking for a triangle but Kalinin pushes his legs off easily.
Kalinin decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Jab from Bisping.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bisping lands a nice shot to the body.
Kalinin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bisping uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kalinin.
Kalinin shoots in looking for a takedown but Bisping manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kalinin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kalinin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bisping is fending him off so far but Kalinin persists. Nope, Bisping circles away and we're back to standing.
Michael Bisping has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ruslan Kalinin.
Kalinin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bisping just misses with a punch to the body.
Bisping misses with a two punch combination.
Kalinin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bisping closes the distance and clinches.
Bisping looking to throw knees to the head but Kalinin is blocking nicely.
Bisping's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bisping misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bisping throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kalinin blocks it with crossed arms.
Kalinin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kalinin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bisping misses with a knee to the head.
Bisping lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kalinin backwards.
Kalinin avoiding damage as Bisping throws knees to the body.
Bisping lands a good knee to the midsection. Kalinin won't want to take too many of those.
Knees to the body from Bisping.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bisping tries to throw a body punch but Kalinin avoids it by throwing Bisping back against the cage.
Bisping tries a knee to the head but Kalinin blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bisping gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kalinin.
Bisping will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kalinin up against the cage.
Bisping throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bisping is trying to break the clinch but Kalinin is controlling him.
Bisping lands a right hand.
Kalinin blocks a body shot from Bisping.
Kalinin is trying to push Bisping away but Bisping has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bisping is stalling here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalinin looking for a takedown.
Bisping scores with a shot to the side of Kalinin's head.
Kalinin drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bisping gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bisping tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bisping throws a punch but it's blocked by Kalinin.
Bisping tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ruslan Kalinin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kalinin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kalinin.
Bisping breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Michael Bisping has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kalinin closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bisping quickly recovers to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Bisping showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kalinin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ruslan Kalinin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mazza Ozcop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sylvester Schwarzenegger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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240 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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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
14 - 8 - 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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sylvester Schwarzenegger!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schwarzenegger gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Schwarzenegger controlling the action here for a moment.
Ozcop misses with a hook to the ribs.
Schwarzenegger lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Mazza Ozcop has been cut.
Ozcop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Schwarzenegger's elbow.
Schwarzenegger tries to land a knee to the head but Ozcop blocks with his arms.
Ozcop misses with a punch to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Schwarzenegger.
Schwarzenegger softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Schwarzenegger scores with a nice short uppercut.
Schwarzenegger crunches a lovely knee into Ozcop's ribcage.
Schwarzenegger tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ozcop escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ozcop throws a push kick but Schwarzenegger slaps the foot to one side.
Ozcop misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Schwarzenegger fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ozcop sprawls well initially but Schwarzenegger persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ozcop wants to improve his position but Schwarzenegger is controlling well.
Schwarzenegger is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarzenegger is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ozcop has managed to free his arm - good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schwarzenegger is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ozcop doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Schwarzenegger.
Still in half guard, Schwarzenegger seems content to control.
Ozcop might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Schwarzenegger is working for a kimura but Ozcop is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ozcop tries to get to full guard but Schwarzenegger has control of the leg.
Ozcop is trying to stand up here but Schwarzenegger is controlling him well.
Schwarzenegger is looking for a kimura here.
Schwarzenegger is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ozcop wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzenegger is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Schwarzenegger wants to work for an arm triangle but Ozcop is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ozcop is defending against the submission attempts here by Schwarzenegger.
Ozcop pushes Schwarzenegger off looking to stand but Schwarzenegger dives back in and keeps control.
Schwarzenegger is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Schwarzenegger is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ozcop doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Schwarzenegger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzenegger wants to work for an arm triangle but Ozcop is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Schwarzenegger is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Schwarzenegger wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ozcop keeps working.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schwarzenegger prevents Ozcop from standing back up.
Schwarzenegger is working for a submission of some sort.
Schwarzenegger is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Sylvester Schwarzenegger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mazza Ozcop'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.
Ozcop throws the kick towards the body but Schwarzenegger avoids it.
Mazza Ozcop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ozcop will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Schwarzenegger takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Schwarzenegger wants to clinch up but Ozcop keeps it at a distance.
Ozcop scores with the left hand. Schwarzenegger knows he should have avoided that one.
Ozcop looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice sprawl there from Ozcop as Schwarzenegger shoots in.
Ozcop lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Ozcop finds it's way through Schwarzenegger's defenses.
Ozcop looks to throw the jab but Schwarzenegger is out of range.
That kick from Ozcop tenderised Schwarzenegger's leg. Schwarzenegger is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ozcop throws a sloppy head kick and Schwarzenegger moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozcop tries to score with a low kick but Schwarzenegger moves his leg out of the way.
Schwarzenegger tries to clinch up but Ozcop circles away and keeps his distance.
Ozcop lands with a hook. Schwarzenegger tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ozcop throws a low kick but Schwarzenegger moves out of range easily.
Schwarzenegger connects with a single shot there.
Ozcop is looking to score with low kicks.
Schwarzenegger swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ozcop.
Schwarzenegger moves out of range of the body kick from Ozcop.
Ozcop throws a half hearted mid kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schwarzenegger takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ozcop lands a body shot.
Schwarzenegger lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Ozcop falls backwards - clearly groggy! Schwarzenegger dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sylvester Schwarzenegger!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fritzie Zivic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Hades (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hades's choice of entrance music: Bon Jovi: Wanted Dead Or Alive. Sam Hades 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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Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fritzie Zivic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sam Hades!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hades tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zivic was well out of range. Poor timing from Hades.
Hades misses the jab.
Zivic scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Sam Hades has been cut.
Hades slips under a jab.
Hades lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zivic circles away quickly and effectively.
Hades lands with a shot to the body.
Hades throws a leg kick but Zivic sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hades misses the shot to the body.
Zivic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hades paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zivic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zivic checks the leg kick.
Zivic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hades, pushing him back against the cage.
Zivic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zivic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hades has him pressed against the cage.
Zivic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Hades fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Hades.
Hades has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Zivic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zivic misses with a straight right.
Zivic keeps the fight on the outside.
Zivic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hades to score with a decent uppercut.
Zivic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hades.
Zivic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zivic drives through and clinches with Hades against the cage.
Hades tries to throw a body punch but Zivic avoids it by throwing Hades back against the cage.
Zivic struggles to land a body shot inside as Hades controls his hands.
A hook to the body from Zivic.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zivic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hades leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hades throws a head punch that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hades tries to throw a body punch but Zivic avoids it by throwing Hades back against the cage.
Hades is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hades stalling.
Hades looking to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sam Hades.
A lazy left from Hades finds it's target.
Hades connects with a body shot.
Hades keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zivic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zivic gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Zivic misses with a punch on the inside.
Zivic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hades wants to stall.
Zivic swings wildly with an uppercut but Hades uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zivic working aggressively here.
Hades throws a punch but it's blocked by Zivic.
Hades working aggressively here.
Zivic struggles to land a body shot inside as Hades controls his hands.
Zivic prevents a body shot from Hades.
A left hand lands to the body for Zivic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zivic lands with a short shot to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hades takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hades working aggressively here.
Zivic can't find room to land a body shot as Hades controls the action.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Zivic lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hades misses with a body punch.
A bit of stalling here from Hades.
Zivic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zivic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zivic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hades.
Zivic throws a hook but Hades avoids it easily.
Hades lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Fritzie Zivic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sam Hades's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hades throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hades jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hades on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hades is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Zivic rather than just go for the knockout.
Zivic forces Hades back against the cage and clinches.
Hades trying to control the position but instead, Zivic has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hades into the cage.
Hades tries a body shot but Zivic blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hades blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zivic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hades's elbow.
Hades tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Zivic.
Hades misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hades has Zivic pressed against the cage, preventing Zivic from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zivic lands with a right to the head.
Hades is rocked!
Zivic lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Hades to his knees! Zivic keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fritzie Zivic!
Fritzie Zivic was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Remy Growwoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Katchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Remy Growwoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrei Katchenko!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katchenko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Growwoo is looking to clinch but Katchenko is avoiding it.
Growwoo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Remy Growwoo has been cut.
Growwoo tries to clinch up but Katchenko circles away and keeps his distance.
Growwoo tries to clinch but Katchenko moves away
and Katchenko counters with a low kick, right behind Growwoo 's knee.
Katchenko swings for the body but Growwoo moves out of range.
A jab from Katchenko finds it's way through Growwoo's defenses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Growwoo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Growwoo tries to clinch but Katchenko is having none of it.
Growwoo tries to clinch but Katchenko is having none of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Growwoo tries to clinch up but Katchenko circles away and keeps his distance.
Katchenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Growwoo moves away.
Growwoo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Growwoo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Growwoo tries to land knees in the clinch but Katchenko avoids the damage to the body.
Growwoo blocks an elbow strike from Katchenko.
Katchenko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Growwoo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Katchenko is keeping busy.
Katchenko connects with a knee to the head.
Growwoo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katchenko tries a knee to the head but Growwoo blocks it.
Growwoo tries to land knees in the clinch but Katchenko avoids the damage to the body.
Growwoo lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Andrei Katchenko has been cut.
Growwoo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Growwoo effectively controlling the action here.
Growwoo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Growwoo lands an elbow just above Katchenko 's eye.
Katchenko gets through Growwoo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Katchenko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Katchenko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Katchenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Growwoo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Katchenko is pushing Growwoo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Growwoo misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katchenko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Katchenko takes an elbow to the forehead.
That has opened up Andrei Katchenko's cut even more.
Katchenko tries to break the clinch but Growwoo is controlling the position.
Growwoo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Katchenko avoids it.
Growwoo lands an elbow that stopped Katchenko in his tracks for a moment.
Katchenko dodges an elbow strike from Growwoo.
Katchenko wants to break free but Growwoo has control.
With the fighters up against the cage, Growwoo throws an elbow but misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Growwoo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Growwoo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Katchenko is defending well for now.
Growwoo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Katchenko.
Growwoo is struggling to control the position.
Katchenko blocks an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katchenko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Katchenko takes an elbow to the forehead.
The cut above Andrei Katchenko's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Katchenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Katchenko feints a jab promting Growwoo to slip. Katchenko then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Growwoo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Growwoo moves in looking to clinch but Katchenko pushes him off.
Growwoo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Katchenko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Remy Growwoo's cut is getting worse.
Growwoo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Growwoo tries to close the distance and clinch but Katchenko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Katchenko swats away the attempt to clinch by Growwoo.
Growwoo closes the distance and pushes Katchenko back into the cage.
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!
Katchenko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Growwoo.
Katchenko dodges an elbow strike from Growwoo.
Katchenko blocks an elbow strike.
Katchenko lands an elbow inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Growwoo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Katchenko creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Growwoo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Katchenko presses Growwoo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Katchenko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Katchenko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Growwoo misses with an elbow strike.
Katchenko wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Growwoo has him pressed against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Growwoo.
Andrei Katchenko's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Andrei Katchenko's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Remy Growwoo!
A relieved looking Remy Growwoo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yevgeni Raduchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Voodoo Hex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Voodoo Hex 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yevgeni Raduchenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Voodoo Hex!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hex swats away the attempt to clinch by Raduchenko.
Hex thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Raduchenko if he has to take too many more of those.
Raduchenko shoots in but Hex avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hex throws a sloppy head kick and Raduchenko moves out of range easily.
Raduchenko lands with a good body shot.
A lazy body kick from Raduchenko
and Hex counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hex throws a looping overhand right but Raduchenko ducks down to avoid it.
Hex missing with a left hand there. Raduchenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hex, right into the meat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hex lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hex working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raduchenko fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Raduchenko jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hex walks away with a smile on his face. Raduchenko gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yevgeni Raduchenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hex throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raduchenko shoots in for a takedown but Hex shows good takedown defense.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Raduchenko is defended easily by Hex.
Raduchenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hex.
Raduchenko thows a body shot but no joy.
Raduchenko moves out of range as Hex strikes.
Hex displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Raduchenko.
Raduchenko's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hex connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Raduchenko scrambles back to his feet.
Voodoo Hex is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Raduchenko shoots in but Hex avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hex.
Hex rushes Raduchenko and presses him up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raduchenko fails to pull guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hex tries to throw a body punch but Raduchenko avoids it by throwing Hex back against the cage.
Hex cracks Raduchenko with a nice body shot.
Hex lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Raduchenko backwards.
Raduchenko goes for a takedown attempt but Hex pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Raduchenko moves out of range of the leg kick from Hex.
A low kick from Hex misses
and Raduchenko counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Raduchenko.
Hex missing with a left hand there. Raduchenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Raduchenko closes the distance and clinches up with Hex, looking for a takedown. Raduchenko pushes Hex against the cage but Hex circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hex moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hex misses with a hook. Raduchenko ducked under it nicely.
Raduchenko walks into a left hand.
Hex throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Hex - just one landing.
Raduchenko misses with a wild body shot.
Raduchenko takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hex connects with a leg kick. Raduchenko looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hex fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Raduchenko checks it well.
Raduchenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hex.
Hex throws a big shot that misses.
Hex ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Raduchenko has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hex.
Raduchenko tries to clinch up but Hex circles away and keeps his distance.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Raduchenko. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Hex moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hex lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Raduchenko is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Raduchenko is breathing heavily.
Raduchenko moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Raduchenko fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hex avoids it really well and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raduchenko 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.
Raduchenko closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hex ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raduchenko moves away.
Hex is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Raduchenko tries to clinch but Hex moves out of range.
Hex keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Raduchenko is looking to clinch but Hex is avoiding it.
Hex cracks the inside of Raduchenko's front leg.
Hex dodges the punch combination from Raduchenko.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Raduchenko shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Raduchenko is trying to control the action in half guard but Hex is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Voodoo Hex dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Raduchenko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hex.
Hex throws a hook but Raduchenko blocks it.
Hex throws a low kick but Raduchenko avoids it.
Raduchenko takes the fight into the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hex can't find room to land a body shot as Raduchenko controls the action.
Hex misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raduchenko.
Hex throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Raduchenkos head.
Raduchenko manages to pull guard.
Hex trying to control the position from guard on top but Raduchenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hex really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Raduchenko. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hex avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hex wants to control from the top but Raduchenko keeps moving.
Raduchenko looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hex tries to stand but Raduchenko is controlling from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raduchenko throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Raduchenko is trying to control the position but Hex postures up.
Raduchenko might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Raduchenko is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hex defends well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Raduchenko is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hex is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raduchenko is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Raduchenko tries to pass to full mount but Hex defends it.
Hex is looking for a sweep. Raduchenko is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Raduchenko wants to control but Hex is keeping him busy.
Raduchenko thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
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.
Raduchenko is trying to work for a kimura but Hex is defending well.
Raduchenko landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Raduchenko throwing shots but Hex is blocking nicely.
Raduchenko sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hex defending well though.
Raduchenko missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hex is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Yevgeni Raduchenko dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hex circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hex misses with a double jab.
Hex fails with an attempt to clinch.
Raduchenko misses the shot to the body.
Raduchenko fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A right-left combo lands from Raduchenko.
Hex slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hex scores with a leg kick.
Raduchenko throws a leg kick but Hex sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Raduchenko swings for the body but Hex moves out of range.
Hex throws a head kick that misses.
Raduchenko swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hex counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Raduchenko thinking.
Raduchenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hex.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hex leaves Raduchenko with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Raduchenko moves into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Raduchenko tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yevgeni Raduchenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hex working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Raduchenko tries to pull guard but Hex won't allow it.
Hex is leaning against Raduchenko and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hex tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hex on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hex lands with a left to the head.
Hex digs a right hand underneath Raduchenko's ribcage. Raduchenko let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hex lands a hook that snaps the head of Raduchenko backwards.
Hex avoids the elbow strike from Raduchenko, against the cage.
Hex scores with a shoulder strike.
Hex working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raduchenko fails to pull guard.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hex creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hex lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hex tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Raduchenko fails to pull guard.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hex.
Hex taking a breather.
Hex lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hex lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hex creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hex lands a left hand.
Raduchenko tries to pull guard but Hex holds him up against the cage and eventually Raduchenko drops back down to his feet.
Hex pushes Raduchenko back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hex lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hex lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hex lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hex works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hex lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hex creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hex pushes Raduchenko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hex works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hex throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hex.
Hex lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hex lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A body shot lands from Hex.
A right handed body shot lands from Hex.
Hex taking a breather.
Hex goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Raduchenko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oooooh!!! Hex has knocked Raduchenko down with a huge combo! Hex steps away and waves a wobbly Raduchenko back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Raduchenko is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hex lands with a thumping leg kick.
Oh Raduchenko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hex cracks Raduchenko with a hook to the temple - Raduchenko is on wobbly legs here! Hex swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Raduchenko falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Hex wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Voodoo Hex!
An intense looking Voodoo Hex took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'FUCK THE WORLD WOOOOOOOOO!!!!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brian Nielsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alistair Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Nielsen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bulls On Parade by Rage Against The Machine. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brian Nielsen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alistair Overeem!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overeem with a hook.
Nielsen avoids a kick to the body.
Overeem throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nielsen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Overeem swings for the body but Nielsen moves out of range.
Nielsen looks to land a left hand but Overeem moved out of range nicely.
Overeem works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Overeem pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Overeem. Nielsen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Overeem with a jab.
A big right from Nielsen misses.
Nielsen lands a glancing blow to the side of Overeem's head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Overeem.
Overeem defending well as Nielsen loads up on a big left hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Overeem.
Alistair Overeem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nielsen. Overeem does a little dance to reset his feet.
Overeem sizes up Nielsen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nielsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Overeem pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Overeem tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nielsen misses with a right hand
and Overeem counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nielsen's knee momentarily.
Nielsen swings widly with a right hand
and Overeem counters with a left to the body.
Overeem walks into a jab.
Overeem misses with a straight right.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Overeem.
Overeem misses with a head kick.
Nielsen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Overeem's head.
Overeem throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Overeem misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overeem lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nielsen at a distance.
Nielsen throws a series of punches but Overeem moves out of range.
A big right from Nielsen misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Overeem.
Overeem ducks under a wild hook from Nielsen.
Overeem scores with a one two! Nielsen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Overeem dodges the punch combination from Nielsen.
Overeem misses with a double jab.
Overeem lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Overeem throws a leg kick which misses Nielsen's front leg but catches the back leg as Nielsen tries to avoid it.
A combination from Overeem does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen scores with a jab.
Overeem scores with a head kick. Nielsen tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Nielsen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Overeem turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nielsen checks a low kick from Overeem.
Overeem will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nielsen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Danga de danga de dang - Nielsen scores with a four punch combination!
Nielsen misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Overeem.
Nielsen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Overeem counters with a nice leg kick.
Overeem lands with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Overeem with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Overeem is just out of range.
Overeem uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nielsen.
Overeem with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Overeem.
Nielsen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice cross by Nielsen.
Overeem throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab from Overeem finds it's way through Nielsen's defenses.
Overeem explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Overeem ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nielsen moves out of range of the strikes.
Nielsen throws the left hand but Overeem avoids the punch easily.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Alistair Overeem dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nielsen blocks the body kick.
Nielsen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nielsen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nielsen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Overeem avoids the body shot from Nielsen.
Overeem moves away from the strike by Nielsen.
Overeem dodges the punch combination from Nielsen.
Overeem on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Overeem looks to score with a jab to the body but Nielsen is just out of range.
Nielsen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Overeem uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nielsen.
Overeem listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nielsen throws a lazy right hand but Overeem sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem missing with a left hand there. Nielsen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nielsen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Overeem.
Overeem slips a jab from Nielsen.
Overeem throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Overeem.
Nielsen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice body kick from Overeem.
A jab from Overeem misses.
Overeem feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nielsens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Overeem tries to work over Nielsen's front leg with a kick but Nielsen checks it.
Overeem scores with a leg kick.
Overeem 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.
A combination from Overeem does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The fighters circling - Nielsen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Overeem throws a right and a left that both miss.
Overeem keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Overeem misses with a jab, cross combination.
Overeem throws a low kick but Nielsen avoids it.
Nielsen walks into a jab.
Nielsen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nielsen tries to bum rush Overeem with a series of wild strikes but Overeem uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nielsen looks to land a right hand but Overeem moved out of range.
Overeem throws a right hand that misses
and Nielsen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nielsen lands a jab to the head.
Overeem walks into a jab.
Overeem throws the kick towards the body but Nielsen avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Overeem. Those never looked like landing.
Nielsen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The fighters circling - Nielsen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nielsen misses with an uppercut. Overeem saw that one coming.
Nielsen misses with a hook.
Nielsen swings for the body but Overeem moves out of range.
Nielsen throws a hook but Overeem avoids it easily.
Overeem throws a body kick that misses.
Overeem uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nielsen.
Nielsen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nielsen takes a swing at Overeem's ribcage but misses.
Nielsen misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Overeem - that will leave a mark!
Nielsen throws an overhand right that lands on Overeem's shoulder, as Overeem tries to avoid the shot.
Overeem throws a head kick but Nielsen moves out of range.
No joy there for Overeem, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nielsen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nielsen throws a jab when Overeem was well out of range.
Overeem lands a nice looking body shot.
Nielsen connects with a body shot.
Overeem pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nielsen misses with a hook.
Nielsen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Overeem sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nielsen pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Overeem back to the cage. Nielsen follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Nielsen dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A big right from Nielsen misses.
Overeem with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nielsen takes one to the chin there.
Nielsen misses with a double jab
and Overeem counters with an inside leg kick.
Nielsen lands with a cross.
Nielsen looks to land a right hand but Overeem moved out of range.
Nielsen misses with a looping left.
Overeem steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nielsen.
A big left from Nielsen misses.
Overeem clobbers Nielsen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Overeem throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nielsen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Overeem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nielsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Overeem was well out of range. Poor timing from Nielsen.
Overeem is looking to slow Nielsen down with leg kicks.
Nielsen will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Overeem fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nielsen.
Overeem lands a body shot.
Overeem swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nielsen misses with a wild body shot.
Nielsen avoids the body shot from Overeem.
Overeem lands a glancing blow to the side of Nielsen's head.
Nielsen scores with a nice right hand.
Nielsen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nielsen ducks under a wild hook from Overeem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overeem ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alistair Overeem seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nielsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Overeem.
A left and a right from Nielsen both land. Nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nielsen misses with a body shot.
Nielsen throws out a loose jab but Overeem uses good head movement to avoid it.
Overeem ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Overeem pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Overeem takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Overeem lands a nice hook to Nielsen's body. Nielsen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Overeem fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nielsen manages to avoid it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Overeem.
A head kick misses from Overeem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overeem ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Overeem bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A clash of legs there as Nielsen blocks the low kick.
Nielsen throws a body punch but Overeem moves out of range.
Overeem is looking to land body kicks.
Overeem throws a right hand that Nielsen ducks under and follows up with a left that Nielsen also avoids with ease.
Overeem throws a wild body kick that Nielsen sees coming a mile off.
Nielsen blocks a head kick by Overeem.
Overeem ducks under a wild hook from Nielsen.
No joy there for Overeem, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Overeem throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nielsen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overeem throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Overeem scores with a kick to the body.
Nielsen throws the left hand but Overeem avoids the punch easily.
Nielsen scores with a body shot.
Nielsen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nielsen jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
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!
Overeem avoids the body shot from Nielsen.
Nielsen misses with a body shot.
Nielsen throws a jab but it's blocked by Overeem.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jab from Overeem.
A combination from Overeem does no damage.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Alistair Overeem just about did enough to take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nielsen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Overeem sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Overeem throws a leg kick but Nielsen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nielsen misses with a hook. Overeem ducked under it nicely.
Nielsen misses the jab.
Nielsen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Overeem throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nielsen misses with a double jab.
Nielsen misses with a few strikes there.
A shot to the liver by Nielsen. Beautiful body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nielsen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nielsen slips a jab from Overeem.
Overeem turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nielsen swings widly with a right hand
and Overeem counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Overeem bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Overeem throws a push kick but Nielsen slaps the foot to one side.
Overeem is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nielsen.
Overeem misses with a hook. Nielsen ducked under it nicely.
Overeem ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nielsen moves away.
A big left from Nielsen misses.
Nielsen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Overeem, right into the meat.
Nielsen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Overeem keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Nielsen misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overeem scores with a nice strike.
Overeem slips a jab from Nielsen.
Nielsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Overeem was well out of range. Poor timing from Nielsen.
Overeem throws a series of punches but Nielsen avoids them all with ease.
Nielsen moves out of range as Overeem throws a body kick.
Nielsen defending well as Overeem loads up on a big left hand.
Overeem fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nielsen manages to avoid it.
Overeem throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Overeem scores with a shot to the body.
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!
Overeem dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nielsen. That did some damage!
Nielsen throws a hook but Overeem blocks it.
Overeem lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen misses with a series of wild punches.
Nielsen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Overeem looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Overeem throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Overeem throws a shot to the body.
Nielsen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A slow jab from Nielsen misses its intended target.
Nielsen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Overeem lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nielsen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Overeem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overeem scores with a jab.
Nielsen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nielsen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nielsen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Overeem lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Overeem.
Nielsen takes one to the side of the head.
Overeem lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Overeem misses with a straight left.
Overeem's corner calls for a 1-2. Overeem obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of 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!
Overeem is looking to land body kicks.
Overeem steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nielsen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nielsen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nielsen throws a hook but Overeem avoids it easily.
Overeem misses with a body kick.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Alistair Overeem dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Overeem pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Overeem misses with an uppercut.
Nielsen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Overeem misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Overeem throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nielsen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nielsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nielsen lands a slapping body shot.
Overeem slips a jab and a cross from Nielsen.
Overeem moves out of range of the strikes.
Nielsen works the jab nicely.
Overeem tries to work over Nielsen's front leg with a kick but Nielsen checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nielsen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Overeem digs a good body shot into Nielsen's ribs.
Nielsen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Overeem.
A head kick misses from Overeem.
Overeem's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nielsen under the eye.
Overeem with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nielsen to score with a decent uppercut.
Overeem drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jab by Nielsen.
The fighters circle momentarily. Overeem darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nielsen avoids the head kick by Overeem.
Nielsen connects with a nice looking jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overeem throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nielsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Nielsen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nielsen, as that shot connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Overeem lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nielsen scores with the left hand. Overeem knows he should have avoided that one.
Nielsen misses with a left hand
letting Overeem counter with a right hand.
Overeem works Nielsen's body with a nice hook.
Overeem lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nielsen's sensitive parts.
Overeem throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nielsen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good shot there by Overeem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overeem throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nielsen.
Nielsen scores with a body shot.
Nielsen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A jab from Overeem misses.
Nielsen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Overeem ducks right into an uppercut from Nielsen.
Nielsen moves out of range as Overeem strikes.
A cross from Overeem lands.
Nielsen thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Overeem.
Overeem looks to land a body kick but Nielsen moved away.
Brian Nielsen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Overeem.
Overeem looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nielsen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Overeem throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Overeem scores with a push kick.
Alistair Overeem is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nielsen throws a body punch but Overeem moves out of range.
That kick from Overeem tenderised Nielsen's leg. Nielsen is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Overeem takes one to the chin there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nielsen 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.
Nielsen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nielsen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Overeem has time to react.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Brian Nielsen.
Well Overeem 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 47:48
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 47:48
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alistair Overeem! Alistair Overeem retains his middleweight title!
Alistair Overeem very nearly forgot to thank Reaper Combatwear 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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