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Valhalla 2: St. Petersburg PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Unknown Fighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forrewt Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Unknown Fighter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Forrewt Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Griffin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Griffin throws a head kick but Fighter moves out of range.
Fighter shoots for a takedown but Griffin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A head kick misses from Griffin.
Fighter tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Griffin swivels and escapes.
Fighter blocks a head kick by Griffin.
A head kick misses from Griffin.
Griffin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Unknown Fighter has been cut.
Fighter closes the distance and clinches up with Griffin, looking for a takedown. Fighter pushes Griffin against the cage but Griffin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Unknown Fighter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Griffin throws a series of punches but Fighter avoids them all with ease.
Griffin tries a head kick but it misses.
Fighter misses the jab.
Fighter misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Griffin fails to land with a series of punches.
Griffin misses with a series of wild punches.
Griffin throws a head kick that misses
and Fighter counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fighter won't allow Griffin to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter slips nicely into half guard.
Fighter passes to side control.
Fighter tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Fighter is breathing heavily.
Griffin wants to get back to his feet.
Fighter is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Griffin has escaped the position, nice work there.
Griffin is trying to buck Fighter off.
Fighter advances to mount.
Fighter works his way to his opponent's back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fighter has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Griffin! Can he survive? No! He's out! Fighter gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Unknown Fighter!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hammer Fist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Wlison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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270 lbs
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250 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hammer Fist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mick Wlison!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wlison walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Mick Wlison has been cut.
Wlison misses with a takedown
enabling Fist to counter with a crisp jab.
Wlison with a poor takedown
and Fist counters with a nice uppercut.
Fist scores with a jab.
Wlison dives in and grabs Fist's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fist pushes down on Wlison's head and hops out.
Hammer Fist has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mick Wlison.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wlison has a takedown stuffed.
Fist displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fist connects with the punch.
That has opened up Mick Wlison's cut even more.
Fist throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Wlison stumbling backwards into the cage! Wlison bounces back off the cage towards Fist, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Fist lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Fist celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Hammer Fist!
A very excited looking Hammer Fist made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Demon Blood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lawrence Uranium (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Demon Blood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lawrence Uranium!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blood takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Uranium tries to keep at a distance but Blood has taken the fight into the clinch.
Uranium can't get the takedown.
Blood has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Uranium is pressed up against the cage. Blood has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Uranium down to the mat. Uranium avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Blood throws a head kick that misses.
Uranium slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Blood shoots in looking for a takedown but Uranium manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Blood's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Blood takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Blood misses with a low kick as Uranium jumps back.
Blood tries to clinch there but Uranium circles away.
Uranium misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blood tries a head kick but it misses.
Blood misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blood tries a head kick but it misses.
Uranium lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Blood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blood tries to clinch but Uranium moves out of range.
Blood closes the distance but Uranium moves to the side
and Uranium counters with a single leg into guard. Blood didn't expect that.
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.
Uranium is stalling in the full guard.
Blood is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Uranium defends well.
Uranium's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Uranium passes Blood's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Still in half guard, Uranium seems content to control.
Blood knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Uranium on the ground.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Lawrence Uranium was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Uranium moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood tries to close the distance and clinch but Uranium swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blood throws a head kick but Uranium moves out of range.
Blood misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Uranium misses with a jab, cross combination.
Uranium avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Uranium jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Blood gets tackled into the cage by Uranium. Uranium maintains the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Uranium takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Blood is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Blood wants to break the clinch but can't.
Uranium scores with a shoulder strike.
Uranium is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Blood is defending well.
Uranium lands a body shot.
Blood is trying to break free.
Uranium struggles to land a body shot inside as Blood controls his hands.
Blood wants to get back to striking at distance but Uranium won't allow it.
Uranium is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Blood pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Demon Blood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lawrence Uranium.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood is looking for a takedown.
Uranium lands with a right to the head.
Blood looking for a takedown.
Blood is working for takedown but Uranium is calmly controlling the position for now.
Blood jumps guard but Uranium stands there with Blood around his waist. Blood gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Uranium.
Uranium has picked Blood up - he's going for a ride! Uranium dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Uranium drops an elbow to the side of Blood's head.
Blood trying to control here.
Blood is trying to get back to full guard.
Uranium with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Uranium passes to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uranium has knee on belly and moves into mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Uranium avoids the attempt from Blood to control.
Uranium looking to control and managing it successfully.
Uranium is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Blood is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lawrence Uranium!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Lawrence Uranium waved his t-shirt featuring Cobra Pharmaceuticals (159++ Stamina)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ghiorghos Papadopoulos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chew Bacca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Papadopoulos comes into the arena with Robocop Theme by Basil Polidouris blaring out of the sound system. Bacca has chosen Chewbacca Noise as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Chew Bacca will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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266 lbs
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285 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ghiorghos Papadopoulos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Chew Bacca!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bacca misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bacca moves into the clinch successfully.
Papadopoulos is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bacca pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Papadopoulos has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bacca after a bit of a struggle.
Bacca is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bacca gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Papadopoulos.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ghiorghos Papadopoulos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bacca escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Papadopoulos misses with a takedown attempt - Bacca sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bacca lands a nice hook to Papadopoulos's body. Papadopoulos takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bacca gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bacca wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Papadopoulos has him pressed against the cage.
Bacca manages to break the clinch.
Bacca scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Papadopoulos doesn't seem bothered though.
Papadopoulos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bacca is fending him off so far but Papadopoulos persists. Nope, Bacca circles away and we're back to standing.
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!
No joy there for Bacca, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Papadopoulos slips a jab and a cross from Bacca.
Bacca throws a nice looking combination but Papadopoulos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No joy there for Bacca, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ghiorghos Papadopoulos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Papadopoulos looks for a takedown but Bacca sprawls well.
Bacca lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bacca.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Bacca.
Bacca lands a two punch combo.
Papadopoulos fails with a takedown attempt.
Bacca forces Papadopoulos back against the cage and clinches.
Bacca breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Papadopoulos doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bacca counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Papadopoulos is breathing heavily.
Papadopoulos misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Bacca to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice takedown defense from Bacca. No joy for Papadopoulos on that attempt.
Papadopoulos misses with a takedown
and Bacca connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Papadopoulos misses with a takedown attempt - Bacca sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bacca forces Papadopoulos back against the cage and clinches.
Bacca breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bacca throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bacca sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Some wild striking there from Bacca.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Papadopoulos. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Bacca jabs Papadopoulos right on the nose. Papadopoulos blinks but takes it well.
Nice shot lands for Bacca.
Bacca scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Papadopoulos tries to keep at a distance but Bacca has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bacca has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Papadopoulos tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bacca pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Papadopoulos shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bacca's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Bacca working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Papadopoulos doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Papadopoulos manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bacca is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bacca is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Papadopoulos frees his head nicely. Oh but Bacca has switched to an armbar! Papadopoulos is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Chew Bacca!
Chew Bacca decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tycho Branco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hae Ki Park (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Branco's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Feel Happiness. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tycho Branco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hae Ki Park!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Branco tries to clinch but Park moves out of range.
Branco misses with a low kick.
Branco lands a nice looking kick to the body. Park takes a step back to recover.
Park throws a shot to the body.
Park stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Branco tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Branco.
Branco lands with an uppercut that bounces Park off the cage and back into range.
A good leg kick by Branco.
A solid leg kick lands there for Branco.
Branco throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Park scores with a nice right hand.
Park throws the kick towards the body but Branco avoids it.
Branco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Park.
Park walks forward, straight into a front kick from Branco.
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!
Branco misses with a looping right.
A lazy left from Branco finds it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Branco goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Park throws an overhand right that lands on Branco's shoulder, as Branco tries to avoid the shot.
Branco throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tycho Branco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donk. Branco catches Park right on the button with a cross.
Branco fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Park.
Branco scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Park tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Branco fails with an attempt to clinch.
Branco fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Park manages to avoid it.
Branco throws a body kick that misses
and Park counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Branco displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Park throws out the jab.
Branco thows a body shot but no joy.
Park scoring well with a low kick there.
Branco throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Park.
Branco misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Park moves out of range as Branco strikes.
Some bone on bone action there as Branco checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Branco misses its intended target.
Branco throws a shot from downtown. Park moves away and avoids it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Park.
Branco will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Branco misses with a body kick.
Branco slips under a jab.
Branco swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Park misses with a jab, cross combination.
Park uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Branco.
Branco gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Park counter with a right hand.
Park looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Park checks a low kick from Branco.
Branco swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Branco fakes the leg kick and cracks Park in the body.
Nice body kick from Park.
Park tries to bum rush Branco with a series of wild strikes but Branco uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Branco lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Branco.
Branco attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Branco motions for Park to come forward. Branco throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Branco throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Branco pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Park gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Branco throws the kick towards the body but Park avoids it.
Branco loads up on a big right hand but Park slips the punch.
Park throws a looping overhand right but Branco ducks down to avoid it.
Park throws a body punch but Branco moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Branco turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Branco pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Park takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Branco 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Branco scores with a kick to the midsection.
Park keeps the fight on the outside.
Park fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Branco looks for the body kick but Park saw that one coming.
A nice inside leg kick there by Park. That's going to slow Branco down.
Park uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Branco.
Branco misses with a straight left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Park checks a leg kick.
Branco throws a low kick but Park avoids it.
A combination from Park does no damage.
Park throws a front kick aimed at Branco's knee but Branco avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tycho Branco dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Branco misses the jab.
Branco fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Park looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Branco is looking to clinch.
Branco lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Branco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Park.
Branco moves into the clinch successfully.
Park pressing his opponent against the cage.
Branco on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Branco lands an uppercut.
Park throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Branco is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Park is keeping busy.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Park takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Branco avoids a wild elbow strike from Park.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Branco can't find room to land a body shot as Park controls the action.
Park misses with some punches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Branco stalling.
Park prevents a body shot from Branco.
Park misses with a hook to the ribs.
Branco tries to work over Park's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Park tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Branco avoids it.
Park's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Branco misses with a hook to the ribs.
Branco dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Park scores a nice knee to the body.
Park misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Branco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Park's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Park.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Branco.
Branco stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Branco blocks a body shot from Park.
Branco lands a nice uppercut.
Park with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Branco misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Branco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Branco tries to work over Park's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
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!
Branco throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Still in the clinch, Park scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Branco fails to land.
Branco lands a nice shot to the body.
Branco can't find room to land a body shot as Park controls the action.
Park is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A hook to the body from Branco.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Park using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Branco has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Branco dodges an elbow strike from Park.
Branco lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Park.
Park tries a body shot but Branco blocks it.
Branco tries to throw a body punch but Park avoids it by throwing Branco back against the cage.
Branco missing with knees to the body.
Park misses with a knee strike.
Branco softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Branco is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Park has a couple of punches blocked by Branco.
Branco fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Park crunches a lovely knee into Branco's ribcage.
Park is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Branco is defending well for now.
Tycho Branco has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Branco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Branco struggles to land a body shot inside as Park controls his hands.
Branco misses with a hook from the clinch.
Branco fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Branco blocks the elbow strike.
Branco gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Branco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Branco.
Branco's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Park swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Park stalling.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Branco can't find room to land a body shot as Park controls the action.
Park lands a left hand that snaps the head of Branco backwards.
Park is trying to maintain a safe position but Branco gets an underhook and turns Park into the cage.
Branco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tycho Branco dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Park with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Park throws a leg kick but Branco moved away.
Park takes one to the side of the head.
Branco connects with the punch.
Branco throws a quick inside leg kick.
Branco throws a looping overhand right but Park ducks down to avoid it.
Branco takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice body punch from Branco.
Branco is looking to clinch.
Tycho Branco is winning the standup battle so far.
Branco misses with a straight left.
Branco tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Park paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Park uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Branco.
Park takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Park keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Branco.
A bone on bone clash there as Park blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Branco throws a low kick but Park avoids it.
Park misses with a left hand
and Branco counters with a leg kick.
Branco throws a leg kick that misses.
Branco throws a low kick but Park avoids it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Park. That's going to slow Branco down.
Park looks to land a left hand but Branco moved out of range nicely.
Branco tries to clinch but Park is having none of it.
Branco tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Park uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Branco.
Park misses with a body kick.
Branco misses with a few strikes there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Park checks a leg kick.
Park throws a half hearted mid kick.
Branco is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Park.
Park thows a body shot but no joy.
Hae Ki Park has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Branco throws a big shot that misses.
Branco throws a leg kick but Park moved away.
Branco thows a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Branco misses.
Branco bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Park slips under a jab from Branco.
Branco throws a series of punches but Park moves out of range.
Branco misses with a hook
and Park cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Branco throws a head kick that misses.
Park scores with a kick 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!
Park pushes Branco away with a front kick.
Branco fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Park swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Park ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Branco moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Park takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Branco moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Park looks to throw the jab but Branco is out of range.
Branco throws out a loose jab but Park uses good head movement to avoid it.
Park uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Branco.
Park keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Branco throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Park tries a head kick but it misses.
Park throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Branco scores with a spinning back kick!
Park misses with a leg kick
and Branco counters with a stiff right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Branco.
Park misses with a wild body shot.
Branco avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Branco moves out of range of the body kick from Park.
Branco throws a quick inside leg kick.
Park tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Park uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Branco.
Jab from Park.
Decent striking displayed by Branco there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Branco throws out a loose jab but Park uses good head movement to avoid it.
Branco connects with the punch.
Good leg kick by Branco there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Branco thumps Park with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Branco pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Branco throws a leg kick but Park checks it.
Tycho Branco is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Park clobbers Branco with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Branco feints and then cracks Park's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Park down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tycho Branco showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Branco 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tycho Branco!
Tycho Branco gave a mention to PEGASUS FIGHT WEAR ( $ 7 and Laundering 90% ) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Derrick Rankinstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brus Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rankinstein comes into the arena with Going Back To Cali by LL Cool J blaring out of the sound system. Li has chosen Blue Bob - Go Get Some as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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147 lbs
15 - 6 - 0 |
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147 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Derrick Rankinstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brus Li!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Li gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Rankinstein counters with a straight right hand.
Li closes the distance and clinches.
Rankinstein tries to land knees in the clinch but Li avoids the damage to the body.
Li is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rankinstein is keeping busy.
Li tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rankinstein avoids it.
Li is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rankinstein trying to land knees to the body.
Li blocks a body shot from Rankinstein.
Rankinstein blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Li avoiding damage as Rankinstein throws knees to the body.
Rankinstein stalling against the cage.
Li tries to land a knee to the head but Rankinstein blocks with his arms.
Rankinstein is trying to push Li away but Li has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Li with a knee to the head.
It looks like Derrick Rankinstein has been cut.
Li throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rankinstein blocks it with crossed arms.
Rankinstein trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rankinstein managing to block the knees to the body from Li.
Rankinstein swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Li tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rankinstein avoids it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rankinstein.
Nice body punch from Li.
Rankinstein blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Li takes an elbow to the temple.
Li tries to land a knee to the head but Rankinstein blocks with his arms.
Li is stalling here.
Rankinstein misses with a knee strike.
Li trying to land knees to the body.
Li working Rankinstein over with knees to the body.
Rankinstein manages to break the clinch.
Li fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rankinstein slips a straight right by Li.
Li on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rankinstein lunges at Li with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Li's hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Li. Rankinstein does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rankinstein has a takedown stuffed.
Rankinstein dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Li. That did some damage!
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!
Li throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rankinstein misses with a double jab.
Li throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Li fails to land with a series of punches.
Li scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Li misses with a low kick.
Li lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rankinstein jabs at Li's body.
Li misses with an uppercut.
Rankinstein is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rankinstein scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rankinstein stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Li.
A jab from Rankinstein does it's job there.
Rankinstein tests Li's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rankinstein has Li up against the cage in a clinch.
Li on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Li misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Li tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rankinstein can't find room to land a body shot as Li controls the action.
Li using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rankinstein has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rankinstein pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rankinstein misses with a wild body shot.
Li misses with an uppercut.
Brus Li is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Li lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Li throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rankinstein counters with a right hand to the body.
Brus Li seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rankinstein connects with a single shot there.
Li uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rankinstein.
Rankinstein throws a right hand that Li ducks under and follows up with a left that Li also avoids with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Li misses with a hook. Rankinstein ducked under it nicely.
Rankinstein misses with a series of wild punches.
Li lands a big head kick that sends Rankinstein to the canvas! Li follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brus Li!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Angelo Smokeleaf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tatsuo Nakano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nakano has chosen Disturbed - Decadance as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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219 lbs
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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
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Angelo Smokeleaf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tatsuo Nakano!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smokeleaf cracks Nakano with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Smokeleaf throws a head kick that misses.
Smokeleaf lands with a good body shot.
Smokeleaf is looking to slow Nakano down with leg kicks.
Nakano misses with a takedown attempt
and Smokeleaf makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Smokeleaf lands a big head kick that sends Nakano tumbling to the mat! Smokeleaf takes a step backwards and waves Nakano back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Tatsuo Nakano has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smokeleaf throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nakano takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Smokeleaf works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakano tries for a takedown but Smokeleaf circles away easily
and Smokeleaf finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Nakano looks gassed!
Smokeleaf feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Nakano collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Angelo Smokeleaf!
A very excited looking Angelo Smokeleaf made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vevrin Betlach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Biff Rydberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Betlach might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Higher Ground. Biff Rydberg struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 136.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145 lbs
28 - 11 - 0 |
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150 lbs
14 - 3 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vevrin Betlach!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Biff Rydberg!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Betlach tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rydberg is able to avoid easily.
Rydberg just misses with a punch to the body.
Rydberg slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Betlach throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rydberg.
Betlach throws out a leg kick but Rydberg moves out of range and Betlach only half commits.
Betlach ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rydberg moves away.
Rydberg misses with a double jab.
Betlach misses with the body kick
and Rydberg counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rydberg lands a two punch combo.
Some bone on bone action there as Rydberg checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rydberg stuns Betlach with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Betlach attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Betlach swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rydberg checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Betlach connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Betlach shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Betlach ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rydberg moves away.
Betlach throws a front kick that sends Rydberg stumbling back into the cage.
Rydberg lands a jab.
Betlach lands a head kick!
Biff Rydberg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rydberg swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Betlach counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rydberg ducks under a wild hook from Betlach.
Betlach throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Betlach throws a low kick but Rydberg moves out of range easily.
Rydberg throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Betlach ducks under a wild hook from Rydberg.
Betlach tests Rydberg's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Betlach feints a jab promting Rydberg to slip. Betlach then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rydberg slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Betlach takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Betlach tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Betlach misses with a looping right.
Betlach misses the jab.
Rydberg misses with a few strikes there.
Rydberg avoids a kick to the body.
Betlach misses with a body kick.
Betlach misses the shot to the body.
Rydberg has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Betlach tries to throw a body punch but Rydberg avoids it by throwing Betlach back against the cage.
Rydberg looking to throw knees to the head but Betlach is blocking nicely.
Rydberg with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rydberg tries to land knees in the clinch but Betlach avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rydberg.
Rydberg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rydberg blocking some punches.
Betlach pushes Rydberg back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Betlach wants to break free but Rydberg has control.
Betlach blocks an uppercut.
Rydberg tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice left hand lands by Rydberg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Betlach dodges an elbow strike from Rydberg.
Rydberg keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Betlach's efforts to push away.
Betlach breaks from the clinch.
Betlach lands a leg kick that knocks Rydberg off balance momentarily.
Betlach fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Betlach bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rydberg's head.
Rydberg throws a shot from downtown. Betlach moves away and avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rydberg slips under a jab from Betlach.
Betlach scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Betlach takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Vevrin Betlach will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rydberg tries to clinch up.
Rydberg wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Betlach ducks right into an uppercut from Rydberg.
Rydberg throws a combination that misses
and Betlach counters with a body kick that stops Rydberg in his tracks momentarily.
Betlach uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rydberg.
Betlach tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rydberg is able to avoid easily.
Betlach lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rydberg blocks a head kick by Betlach.
Betlach swats away the attempt to clinch by Rydberg.
A big right from Rydberg misses.
Betlach with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rydberg to score with a decent uppercut.
Betlach pushes Rydberg away with a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Betlach.
A solid leg kick lands there for Betlach.
Betlach takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Betlach goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rydberg throws an overhand right that lands on Betlach's shoulder, as Betlach tries to avoid the shot.
Betlach scores with a leg kick.
Betlach throws a half hearted mid kick.
Betlach lands a leg kick that knocks Rydberg off balance momentarily.
Rydberg lands with an overhand left.
Betlach throws a chopping leg kick but Rydberg manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A lazy left from Rydberg finds it's target.
Betlach dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rydberg. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Betlach throws a nice inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Betlach misses its intended target.
A telegraphed right hand from Rydberg misses the target.
Rydberg 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.
Rydberg throws a jab but it's blocked by Betlach.
Rydberg misses with a looping left.
Jab from Rydberg.
A thudding body kick lands there by Betlach!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Betlach lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rydberg has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rydberg and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Betlach lands a glancing blow to the side of Rydberg's head.
Rydberg tries to close the distance and clinch up but Betlach swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Betlach circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rydberg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Betlach manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Betlach lands a glancing blow to the side of Rydberg's head.
Donk. Betlach catches Rydberg right on the button with a cross.
Rydberg takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rydberg tries to clinch up but Betlach circles away and keeps his distance.
Rydberg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Betlach paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rydberg thows a body shot but no joy.
Betlach slips under a jab from Rydberg.
Rydberg takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rydberg's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A big right from Rydberg misses.
Vevrin Betlach is winning the standup battle so far.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Betlach.
Rydberg blocks a leg kick.
Betlach throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Betlach bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Betlach throws a leg kick which misses Rydberg's front leg but catches the back leg as Rydberg tries to avoid it.
Betlach keeps Rydberg at a distance using the push kick.
Rydberg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Betlach.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Rydberg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Betlach misses with a straight left.
Rydberg lands a jab to Betlach's midsection.
Betlach uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rydberg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rydberg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rydberg ducks right into an uppercut from Betlach.
A thudding body kick lands there by Betlach!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vevrin Betlach dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Betlach fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rydberg is out of range.
Betlach swings for the body but Rydberg moves out of range.
Betlach is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Betlach connects with an inside leg kick.
Rydberg looks to land a right hand but Betlach moved out of range.
Rydberg fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Betlach on the side of the head.
A jab from Rydberg finds it's way through Betlach's defenses.
Betlach lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rydberg is looking to clinch but Betlach is avoiding it.
Rydberg moves out of range of the body kick.
Rydberg has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Betlach.
Rydberg checks a leg kick nicely.
Betlach throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rydberg moves out of range of the strikes.
Rydberg throws a combination that misses
and Betlach makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rydberg blocks a head kick by Betlach.
Rydberg scores with a shot to the body.
Betlach throws an overhand right that lands on Rydberg's shoulder, as Rydberg tries to avoid the shot.
Rydberg misses with a wild body shot.
Betlach throws a push kick but Rydberg slaps the foot to one side.
Rydberg gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rydberg throws a head punch that misses.
Rydberg tries a body shot but Betlach blocks it.
Rydberg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Rydberg fails to land.
Betlach managing to block the knees to the body from Rydberg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Betlach struggles to land a body shot inside as Rydberg controls his hands.
Rydberg blocks an uppercut.
Rydberg misses with a hook to the ribs.
Betlach misses with the head strike.
Betlach is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rydberg looking to throw knees to the head but Betlach is blocking nicely.
Betlach blocks the elbow strike.
Rydberg looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rydberg lands an elbow inside that Betlach shrugs off.
Betlach presses Rydberg against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rydberg tries to throw a body punch but Betlach avoids it by throwing Rydberg back against the cage.
Betlach wants to break free but Rydberg has control.
Rydberg letting Betlach take a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Betlach tries to work over Rydberg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Betlach blocks the elbow strike.
Rydberg lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rydberg keeps control of Betlach as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Betlach blocks an elbow strike.
Rydberg misses with a body punch.
Rydberg throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rydberg prevents Betlach from breaking the clinch.
Rydberg tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Betlach avoids it.
Rydberg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Betlach's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rydberg missing with knees to the body.
Rydberg throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rydberg misses with a body punch.
Betlach misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Rydberg.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rydberg blocking some punches.
Rydberg throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Betlach.
Rydberg tries to land knees in the clinch but Betlach avoids the damage to the body.
Betlach managing to block the knees to the body from Rydberg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Biff Rydberg really dominated that round.
That's time! Betlach's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rydberg moves out of range of the body kick.
Vevrin Betlach seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Betlach tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rydberg has managed to clinch.
Betlach blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Betlach tries to work over Rydberg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rydberg lands a good knee to the midsection. Betlach won't want to take too many of those.
Betlach breaks from the clinch.
Rydberg 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.
Betlach sizes up Rydberg with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Betlach throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Betlach pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rydberg is out of range and Betlach settles back down.
Betlach pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rydberg connects with a body shot.
Rydberg rushes Betlach and presses him up against the cage.
A short right from Rydberg on the inside.
Betlach pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Betlach tries to work over Rydberg's front leg with a kick but Rydberg checks it.
Betlach throws a low kick, looking for Rydberg's leg but Rydberg calmly moves out of range.
Betlach swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Betlach takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Betlach.
Betlach throws a head kick but Rydberg moves out of range.
Rydberg moves out of range of the leg kick from Betlach.
Betlach doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rydberg is looking to clinch but Betlach is avoiding it.
A shot to the liver by Rydberg. Beautiful body shot.
Rydberg swings for the body but Betlach moves out of range.
Betlach fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rydberg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rydberg slips under a jab.
Rydberg avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rydberg throws a shot from downtown. Betlach moves away and avoids it.
Rydberg takes a swing at Betlach's ribcage but misses.
Rydberg sizes up Betlach with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Betlach lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rydberg lands a jab to Betlach's midsection.
A punch combination from Betlach misses.
Betlach throws a low kick, looking for Rydberg's leg but Rydberg calmly moves out of range.
Rydberg thows a left - swing and a miss!
Betlach takes a swing at Rydberg's ribcage but misses.
A good leg kick by Betlach.
Betlach moves away from the strike by Rydberg.
Betlach thows a body shot but no joy.
Betlach throws a jab when Rydberg was well out of range.
Betlach walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rydberg checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rydberg missing with a left hand there. Betlach was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Betlach misses with a kick to the body.
Betlach lands a leg kick that knocks Rydberg off balance momentarily.
Betlach connects with a solid leg kick.
Betlach chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rydberg keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rydberg with a hook.
Rydberg misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Betlach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Betlach defending well as Rydberg loads up on a big left hand.
A swing and a miss from Rydberg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Betlach takes a swing at Rydberg's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Biff Rydberg will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Rydberg blocks a leg kick.
Betlach throws a series of punches but Rydberg avoids them all with ease.
Betlach pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rydberg misses with a body shot.
Rydberg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Betlach.
Rydberg rushes Betlach and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rydberg tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Betlach avoids it.
Betlach working aggressively here.
Betlach wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rydberg is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Betlach lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rydberg backwards.
Rydberg lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Betlach backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Betlach pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rydberg displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Betlach throws out the jab.
Rydberg lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Betlach throws a hook but Rydberg blocks it.
Rydberg lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rydberg lands a slapping body shot.
Rydberg tries to clinch but Betlach is having none of it.
Betlach needs to keep his hands up - Rydberg had a free shot at his head there.
Rydberg throws a lazy uppercut
and Betlach counters with an outside leg kick.
Betlach tried to score with a low kick but Rydberg checks it.
Rydberg waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Betlach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Betlach is looking to land body kicks.
Rydberg is looking to clinch.
Betlach misses with a body shot
and Rydberg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Rydberg misses.
Betlach fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rydberg checks it well.
Rydberg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Betlach.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Betlach throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rydberg.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Betlach - that will leave a mark!
Betlach misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rydberg.
Betlach throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rydberg sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rydberg lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Betlach at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rydberg blocks a leg kick.
A big left from Rydberg misses.
Betlach throws a low kick but Rydberg avoids it.
Betlach scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rydberg in his tracks.
Rydberg takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice takedown defense from Rydberg. No joy for Betlach on that attempt.
Betlach lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rydberg misses with a wild body shot.
Betlach misses with a body shot.
Betlach connects with a jab.
Rydberg avoids a punch combination nicely.
Betlach connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Betlach lands a nice shot that snaps Rydberg's head back.
Rydberg scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Betlach throws a head kick but Rydberg moves out of range.
Betlach moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rydberg throws a looping overhand right but Betlach ducks down to avoid it.
Rydberg scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Betlach misses with a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rydberg changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick from Betlach lands but Rydberg takes it in his stride.
Betlach throws the left hand but Rydberg avoids the punch easily.
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 Vevrin Betlach.
I think Betlach 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 48:48
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 49:47
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Vevrin Betlach!
Vevrin Betlach retains his bantamweight title!
Vevrin Betlach 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christiano Smokeleaf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guntur Llaripukinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smokeleaf comes to the cage accompanied by Clawfinger Biggest & the Best. Llaripukinen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Elvis Presley - True Love Travels On A Gravel Road. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Christiano Smokeleaf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Guntur Llaripukinen!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Smokeleaf misses.
Llaripukinen throws the left hand but Smokeleaf avoids the punch easily.
Llaripukinen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Llaripukinen swinging wildly here.
Smokeleaf looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Smokeleaf throws a left and a right that both miss
and Llaripukinen counters with a crisp one two that drops Smokeleaf! Llaripukinen thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Smokeleaf to his feet! Smokeleaf is in big trouble!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Llaripukinen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Llaripukinen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A shot to the liver by Llaripukinen. Beautiful body shot.
Smokeleaf looks to score with a jab to the body but Llaripukinen is just out of range.
Llaripukinen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Llaripukinen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Llaripukinen wants it to stay on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Llaripukinen. Smokeleaf does a little dance to reset his feet.
Llaripukinen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Crack! Llaripukinen connects with the perfect overhand right and Smokeleaf falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Llaripukinen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Guntur Llaripukinen!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Guntur Llaripukinen waved his t-shirt featuring Cobra Pharmaceuticals (159++ Stamina)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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