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SBFC 24 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kolo Cornelius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Jonberg (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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kolo Cornelius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michael Jonberg!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cornelius thuds his right hand into Jonberg's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jonberg has Cornelius up against the cage in a clinch.
Jonberg is looking to control Cornelius's arms but Cornelius gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jonberg has his back to the cage.
Jonberg throws an elbow that misses.
Cornelius using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jonberg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jonberg misses with a knee to the head.
Jonberg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cornelius using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jonberg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cornelius throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jonberg blocks it with crossed arms.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A head punch on the inside from Cornelius fails to land.
Jonberg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cornelius has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cornelius tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Jonberg scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Kolo Cornelius has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cornelius with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jonberg tries a knee to the head but Cornelius blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cornelius blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jonberg blocking some punches.
Cornelius working aggressively here.
Cornelius cracks Jonberg with a nice body shot.
Jonberg lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jonberg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cornelius has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jonberg lands a nice elbow.
Cornelius avoids the elbow strike from Jonberg, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cornelius is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jonberg misses with a knee to the head.
Jonberg landing knees to the head.
Cornelius tries to land a knee to the head but Jonberg blocks with his arms.
Jonberg is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Cornelius.
Jonberg trying to land knees to the body.
Jonberg looking to slow down the pace here.
Cornelius working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jonberg controlling the action here for a moment.
Cornelius taking a breather.
Cornelius lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jonberg backwards.
A hook to the body from Cornelius.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonberg landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Jonberg.
Cornelius avoiding damage as Jonberg throws knees to the body.
Jonberg tries to land a knee to the head but Cornelius blocks with his arms.
Cornelius tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jonberg lands a knee to the head.
Jonberg misses with an elbow over the top.
Nice body punch from Cornelius.
Jonberg looks winded!
Cornelius wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jonberg has him pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Cornelius.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cornelius lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cornelius lands a left hand.
Jonberg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cornelius lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jonberg backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Cornelius.
Cornelius misses with some punches.
Cornelius fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Cornelius fails to land.
Cornelius misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cornelius has a couple of punches blocked by Jonberg.
Jonberg with a knee to the head.
Cornelius lands a nice knee to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jonberg is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cornelius throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jonberg blocks it with crossed arms.
Cornelius lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jonberg looking to throw knees to the head but Cornelius is blocking nicely.
Cornelius gets through Jonberg's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cornelius lands with a left to the head.
Cornelius lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jonberg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jonberg tries to land knees in the clinch but Cornelius avoids the damage to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Cornelius lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
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 Kolo Cornelius will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kolo Cornelius's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jonberg tries to keep at a distance but Cornelius has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cornelius throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jonberg has Cornelius pressed against the cage.
Jonberg tries to land a knee to the head but Cornelius blocks with his arms.
Cornelius has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Jonberg is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cornelius is defending well for now.
Jonberg throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cornelius stalling.
Jonberg tries a knee to the head but Cornelius blocks it.
Jonberg is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cornelius leaning his opponent against the cage.
Jonberg crunches a lovely knee into Cornelius's ribcage.
Cornelius misses with a punch on the inside.
Jonberg landing knees to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonberg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cornelius throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jonberg with a knee to the head.
Cornelius breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jonberg is looking to land body kicks.
Jonberg moves into the clinch.
Jonberg trying to stall but Cornelius improves his position.
Cornelius connects with a knee to the head.
Jonberg throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cornelius blocks it with crossed arms.
Jonberg is breathing heavily.
Jonberg takes a shot to the head.
Cornelius tries a knee to the head but Jonberg blocks it.
Jonberg is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cornelius is keeping busy.
Cornelius tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cornelius is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cornelius scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jonberg taking a breather.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cornelius misses with the head strike.
Jonberg blocking some punches.
Jonberg looking to slow down the pace here.
Jonberg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Cornelius fails to land.
Cornelius lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cornelius gets through Jonberg's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cornelius tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cornelius makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jonberg with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cornelius will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jonberg up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jonberg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cornelius tries to land a knee to the head but Jonberg blocks with his arms.
Cornelius makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cornelius fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jonberg tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jonberg landing knees to the body.
Cornelius lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jonberg backwards.
Jonberg trying to land knees to the body.
Cornelius blocks an elbow strike from Jonberg.
Jonberg throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cornelius blocks it with crossed arms.
Jonberg lands a knee to the head.
A short right from Cornelius on the inside.
Cornelius with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cornelius on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cornelius fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cornelius throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jonberg with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Michael Jonberg seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jonberg misses with a knee strike.
A short uppercut from Cornelius.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Cornelius on the inside.
Jonberg throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cornelius lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jonberg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cornelius lands with a left to the head.
Cornelius using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jonberg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cornelius with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cornelius leaning against his opponent.
Cornelius misses with a knee strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cornelius looking to throw knees to the head but Jonberg is blocking nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cornelius.
Cornelius lands a left hand.
Jonberg with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kolo Cornelius will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kolo Cornelius's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Cornelius rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jonberg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jonberg instigates a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jonberg blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cornelius.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cornelius misses with a knee strike.
Jonberg missing with knees to the body.
Cornelius works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jonberg misses with a knee strike.
Jonberg takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jonberg obliges.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cornelius connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jonberg's face.
Cornelius misses with some punches.
Cornelius using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jonberg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonberg with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nice body punch from Cornelius - that landed with a thud.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cornelius.
Jonberg is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jonberg's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cornelius lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cornelius.
Jonberg takes a shot to the head.
Cornelius scores with a shoulder strike.
Cornelius stalls.
Cornelius tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cornelius scores with a shot to the side of Jonberg's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cornelius misses with a knee to the head.
Cornelius can't find room to land a body shot as Jonberg controls the action.
Cornelius takes an elbow to the temple.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cornelius creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cornelius blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cornelius slowing the pace effectively.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cornelius lands with a light punch inside.
Cornelius lands an uppercut.
Cornelius managing to block the knees to the body from Jonberg.
Cornelius has a couple of punches blocked by Jonberg.
Jonberg tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jonberg misses with a knee strike.
Cornelius misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cornelius lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cornelius using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jonberg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cornelius tries to work over Jonberg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Cornelius.
Cornelius tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cornelius misses with a knee strike.
Cornelius lands a nice uppercut.
Jonberg using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jonberg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jonberg tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cornelius tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jonberg avoids it.
Cornelius lands a nice uppercut.
Cornelius lands with a short shot to the head.
Jonberg tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cornelius lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cornelius swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cornelius working aggressively here.
Cornelius lands with a short shot to the head.
Cornelius throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jonberg blocks it with crossed arms.
Michael Jonberg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kolo Cornelius is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cornelius avoids the elbow strike from Jonberg, against the cage.
Cornelius lands with a light punch inside.
Jonberg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jonberg misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cornelius.
Jonberg lands a knee to the head.
Jonberg tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cornelius avoids it.
Cornelius on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cornelius as Jonberg tries to tie him up.
Cornelius throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jonbergs head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cornelius's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jonberg gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kolo Cornelius showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cornelius 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kolo Cornelius!
In his post fight interview, Kolo Cornelius started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Valera Kamenskiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrey Kochergin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kamenskiy comes into the arena with The only blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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250 lbs
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269 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Valera Kamenskiy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrey Kochergin!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooh!!! Kochergin has knocked Kamenskiy down with a huge combo! Kochergin steps away and waves a wobbly Kamenskiy back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Kamenskiy is rocked!
It looks like Valera Kamenskiy has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kamenskiy walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Kochergin swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Andrey Kochergin!
After winning the bout, Andrey Kochergin thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Baha Beison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Mahonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Baha Beison has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Baha Beison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Mahonen!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahonen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mahonen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mahonen drives through and clinches with Beison against the cage.
Beison lands a takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Beison thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mahonen working a defensive guard here.
Beison trying to control but Mahonen is working from the bottom.
Beison preventing the sweep.
Mahonen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mahonen wants to control the position but Beison says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Beison trying to control from half guard but Mahonen is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahonen tries to roll over but Beison keeps him under control.
Mahonen is staying active underneath Beison, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mahonen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Beison. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Beison is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Beison thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Beison wants to control but Mahonen is keeping him busy.
Mahonen is trying to get back to full guard.
Beison decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Beison keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beison moves into the clinch.
Mahonen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Beison gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mahonen has Beison pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Beison manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Baha Beison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Mahonen.
Mahonen looks winded!
Beison is trying to push Mahonen away but Mahonen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mahonen gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mahonen is looking to take a break and control but Beison is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Beison is trying to control but can't.
Beison is concentrating on defense, preventing Mahonen from advancing position.
Mahonen stops Beison from getting back to his feet.
Beison trying to control here.
Mahonen is looking for a kimura but Beison is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mahonen to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beison is trying is best to control the position here.
Beison gets back to full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Beison wants to stand but Mahonen is controlling the position.
Beison looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Beison is looking to sinch up a triangle. Mahonen throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Beison's body to avoid the submission. Beison has instead reached around Mahonen's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Beison arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Baha Beison!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cesar Sampaio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Kolpakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kolpakov comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Alisa - Aerobica kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cesar Sampaio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolai Kolpakov!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sampaio avoids the body shot from Kolpakov.
Kolpakov throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Sampaio to counter with a crisp jab.
A punch combination from Kolpakov misses.
Sampaio fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sampaio plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kolpakov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sampaio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kolpakov throws a sloppy head kick and Sampaio moves out of range easily.
Sampaio tries to clinch up.
Kolpakov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sampaio holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sampaio keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kolpakov's efforts to push away.
Kolpakov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sampaio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sampaio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolpakov wants to land a leg kick but Sampaio is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Sampaio.
Kolpakov misses with a right hand
and Sampaio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kolpakov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kolpakov throws a big shot that misses.
Sampaio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sampaio avoids the body shot from Kolpakov.
Kolpakov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kolpakov misses with a leg kick
and Sampaio counters by moving into the clinch.
Kolpakov is trying to break the clinch but Sampaio is controlling him.
Kolpakov tries to break free but Sampaio pushes him back against the cage.
Kolpakov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolpakov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Good work by Sampaio as he checks the leg kick.
Sampaio fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kolpakov, pushing him back against the cage.
Kolpakov manages to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sampaio tries to clinch but Kolpakov moves away
and Kolpakov counters with a nice uppercut.
Kolpakov throws an off balance right hand
and Sampaio counters with a big head kick but Kolpakov shrugs it off.
Kolpakov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sampaio counters with a head kick that wobbles Kolpakov - left then right he sways and one more bomb from Sampaio sends him down. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cesar Sampaio!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Carlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otter Odder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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216 lbs
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200 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Carlsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Otter Odder!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Igor Prikhodko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Odder closes the distance and clinches up with Carlsson, looking for a takedown. Odder pushes Carlsson against the cage but Carlsson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Odder is looking to clinch but Carlsson is avoiding it.
Carlsson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Odder's waist but Odder gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Carlsson off to one side.
Odder changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Carlsson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Carlsson regains half guard.
Odder really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Carlsson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Odder not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Odder is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Carlsson tries to get to full guard but Odder has control of the leg.
Carlsson trying to control here.
Carlsson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Carlsson.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Odder showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlsson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Odder is aware though and is defending well.
Carlsson looking for a guillotine here but Odder defends easily.
Carlsson looking for a guillotine here but Odder defends easily.
Odder wants to pass the guard but Carlsson is keeping the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carlsson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Odder got a little sloppy there for a moment and Carlsson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Odder has managed to get both his arms back between Carlsson's legs - danger averted.
Odder trying to control but Carlsson is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlsson looking for a guillotine here but Odder defends easily.
Odder pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Carlsson is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Odder trying to control but Carlsson is working from the bottom.
Odder stays in close to Carlsson's body and controls the position.
Odder tries to free his leg and advance position but Carlsson is retaining full guard.
Odder trying to control but Carlsson is working from the bottom.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Otter Odder wasn't active enough on the ground.
Odder moves in looking to clinch but Carlsson pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Odder moves to clinch but Carlsson breaks away
and Carlsson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Odder prevents a takedown attempt there.
Carlsson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Odder just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Carlsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Odder fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Odder scores with a shot to the side of Carlsson's head.
Odder digs a right hand into Carlsson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Carlsson's gas tank.
Carlsson is breathing heavily.
Odder tries to land a knee to the head but Carlsson blocks with his arms.
A nice right hand lands inside from Odder.
Carlsson tries to pull guard but Odder won't allow it.
Odder lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Carlsson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Odder.
Odder working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Carlsson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Odder walks away with a smile on his face. Carlsson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Odder tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carlsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Odder tries to clinch but Carlsson is having none of it.
Odder feints and then cracks Carlsson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Carlsson down.
Carlsson has taken the fight to the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carlsson jumps guard but Odder turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Odder softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Odder pulls guard.
Carlsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Odder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Odder is pulling down on Carlsson's head to control his posture.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Odder wants to stand and escape but Carlsson is having none of it.
Odder tries to land a sweep but no joy.
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 David Carlsson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Carlsson tries to keep at a distance but Odder has taken the fight into the clinch.
Carlsson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Odder struggles to land a body shot inside as Carlsson controls his hands.
Odder lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Odder is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Carlsson is defending well for now.
Carlsson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Odder pulls his leg out and moves away.
Odder wants to clinch.
Odder closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Odder drives through and clinches with Carlsson against the cage.
Odder throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Odder decides to pull guard.
Carlsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Odder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carlsson is looking to pass into half guard but Odder pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Odder is in guard.
Carlsson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Odder defends well.
Odder got a little sloppy there for a moment and Carlsson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Odder has managed to get both his arms back between Carlsson's legs - danger averted.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Odder trying to control but Carlsson is working from the bottom.
Odder slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlsson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Odder gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carlsson has his foot on Odder's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Odder works his way back into a safe position though.
Odder showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Carlsson can't keep his opponent in guard - Odder advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Carlsson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Odder stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Odder is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Carlsson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Carlsson is not content to let Odder control the position.
Carlsson wants to control but Odder is keeping busy.
Odder moves nicely into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Odder trying to control the position but Carlsson is working away.
Carlsson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Odder trying to control but Carlsson postures up.
Carlsson is looking for a kimura but Odder is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Carlsson to get the leverage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carlsson is keen to just control but Odder is a slippery customer.
Carlsson is stalling here. Odder is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Carlsson seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Odder has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Odder in side control, just content to control the action for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otter Odder showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Odder connects with an inside leg kick.
David Carlsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carlsson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Crunch! Odder slams his shin into Carlsson's torso.
Odder tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carlsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Odder pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Carlsson back to the cage. Odder follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Odder darts in and clinches Carlsson up against the cage.
Odder goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Odder lands a damaging elbow.
Odder stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Odder pulls guard successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlsson stands and throws Odder's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Carlsson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Odder manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Carlsson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Odder defends it well.
Carlsson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Odder defends it well.
Odder tries to roll over but Carlsson keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odder controlling the position well.
Odder tries to get to full guard but Carlsson has control of the leg.
Carlsson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Carlsson is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlsson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Odder is just riding it out for now. Carlsson eventually gives up the hold.
Odder makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Odder.
Carlsson preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlsson won't allow Odder to get back to his feet.
Odder is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Odder pulls Carlsson in close to his closed guard and prevents Carlsson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Carlsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Odder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Odder is looking to stand up but Carlsson isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Carlsson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Odder swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Otter Odder comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Odder has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Otter Odder!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Almaz Method (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Almaz Method has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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161 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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26
164 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Almaz Method!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nick Smith!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Method swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Method fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Smith sprawls well initially but Method persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Method tries to pass to full mount but Smith defends it.
Smith regains full guard. Nicely done.
Smith looking to hit a scissor sweep but Method is one step ahead there.
Smith is trying to keep Method in close.
Smith has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Method can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Smith looking for a sweep. Not yet Smith, not yet.
Smith working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Method doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Method manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Method!
Smith stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt.
Smith drives through with a takedown into Method's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Smith tries to free his leg and advance position but Method is retaining full guard.
Smith content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Method preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Smith is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Nick Smith wasn't active enough on the ground.
Method displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Smith.
Almaz Method has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Smith.
Smith dives in and grabs Method's left leg, looking for a takedown. Method pushes down on Smith's head and hops out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt
and Method counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Method.
Smith looking to control.
Smith has his feet on Method's thighs here. He's pushed Method off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Method screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nick Smith!
Nick Smith made sure to mention his sponsor, Unique Wear and Custom Design in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jame Call (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Babcock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Call comes into the arena with Rainin Men blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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210 lbs
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213 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jame Call!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kyle Babcock!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babcock throws an overhand right that lands on Call's shoulder, as Call tries to avoid the shot.
Babcock feints and as Call raises his hands in defense, Babcock changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Babcock loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Call is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Babcock is controlling him.
Babcock tries to free his leg and advance position but Call is retaining full guard.
Call keeping moving, preventing Babcock from controlling successfully.
Call escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Babcock gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Babcock trying to control but Call is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Babcock accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babcock throwing strikes but missing.
Call looking for a sweep. Not yet Call, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Babcock stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Call swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Babcock postures up and lands a big shot to Call's brow.
Babcock postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Call will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Call keeping moving, preventing Babcock from controlling successfully.
Call utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Call on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Call tries to get out of the position.
Call is breathing heavily.
Call keeping moving, preventing Babcock from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babcock postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Call is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Babcock, into his guard.
Babcock keeping moving, preventing Call from controlling successfully.
Babcock has his foot on Call's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Call works his way back into a safe position though.
Babcock throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Call distracts Babcock with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Babcock looking to hit a scissor sweep but Call is one step ahead there.
Call wants to control from the top but Babcock keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Call throwing strikes from guard but Babcock blocks nicely.
Babcock has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Babcock has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Call is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Babcock.
Babcock manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Babcock is looking for a sweep. Call is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Babcock wants to control but Call is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Babcock looking for submissions off his back.
Babcock trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Call seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Babcock does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Babcock slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Call with a flurry of punches that miss.
Call postures up and lands a big shot to Babcock's brow.
Call has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Babcock is trying to control the position but Call postures up.
Call stays in close to Babcock's body and controls the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Babcock escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Call gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Call controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Babcock dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Call with a hook.
Babcock missing with a left hand there. Call was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Babcock moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Call gets caught flat footed, as Babcock shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Babcock trying to control but Call is working from the bottom.
Babcock throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Call works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Babcock in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Babcock is looking to work some ground and pound but Call has wrist control.
Babcock throws an elbow that misses. Call uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Babcock's guard. Nice move by Call!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Call postures up.
Call cracks Babcock with a solid left hand.
Call avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Babcock throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Babcock is trying to keep Call in close.
Call content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Babcock had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Call defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Call wants to stand but Babcock has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Babcock throws his legs up looking for a submission but Call uses it to pass to side control.
Call moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Babcock wants to control but Call postures up.
Call wants to control but Babcock is keeping him busy.
Babcock takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Babcock struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Call lands some shots froms side control.
Babcock tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Babcock takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Call grinds an elbow into Babcock's temple.
Babcock regains half guard.
Babcock looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Call is taking a breather. Babcock says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Babcock tries to roll over but Call keeps him under control.
Call is looking to take a break and control but Babcock is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Call content to control rather than advance.
Babcock manages to get to full guard.
Call not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Babcock wants to sweep here but Call controlling him for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Babcock is looking for a triangle here but Call uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Call lands a nice forearm strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jame Call will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Babcock fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Call closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Babcock's guard.
Babcock is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Call defends well.
Babcock is looking to sweep but instead, Call has passed into half guard.
Babcock tries to get to full guard but Call has control of the leg.
Babcock tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Call has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Call fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babcock tries to hold on but Call postures up.
Kyle Babcock has got the better of the ground game so far.
Babcock takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Babcock can't escape the position.
Call lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Babcock regains half guard.
Babcock has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Call escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Call!
Call lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Babcock taking punishment in the form of punches.
Call trying to control the action but Babcock is working from the bottom.
Babcock tries to buck Call off but Call is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Call in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Babcock tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Babcock can't do much from the bottom here.
Babcock tries to buck Call off but Call is having none of it.
Call controls the position.
Babcock tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Call wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Babcock is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Call moves into full mount!
Babcock tries to hold on but Call pushes him away.
Call landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babcock is trying desperately to improve position.
Call working Babcock over with strikes here.
Call takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Babcock is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Call cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babcock is in a horrible position here. Call smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Call unloading with bombs!
Babcock in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Call wants to control the pace but Babcock is squirming around nicely.
Call raining down shots from the mount!
Babcock gets back to half guard.
Call is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Babcock is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Call pulls his head out easily.
Babcock on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jame Call showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Call 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 29:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jame Call!
An out of breath and clearly excited Jame Call thanked Reaper Combatwear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tim Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Debtman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jake Debtman struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 146.1lbs 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. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tim Justice!
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, Jake Debtman!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Debtman scores with a takedown into Justice's guard.
Debtman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Debtman scoring with some ground and pound.
Debtman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Justice works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Debtman has gone for a leg lock! Justice slips out almost immediately though and dives into Debtman's guard.
Justice loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Justice tries to free his leg and advance position but Debtman is retaining full guard.
Justice throws a strike but Debtman rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Debtman wants to control from the top but Justice keeps moving.
Justice knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Debtman on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Debtman postures up and lands a big shot to Justice's brow.
Debtman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Justice is keeping the position for now.
Debtman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Debtman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Debtman with a nice head shot there.
Justice is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Debtman landing some decent shots from guard.
Debtman sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Debtman has gone for a leg lock! Justice slips out almost immediately though and dives into Debtman's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Justice accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Debtman looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Justice is defending well. Debtman quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Justice has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Debtman celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jake Debtman!
Jake Debtman 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Maxim Semenov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrzej Wilk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Semenov's entrance music is Krovostok-Biography. A fine choice. Wilk has chosen The Prodigy- Run With The Wolfs as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maxim Semenov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrzej Wilk!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilk misses with a body shot.
Wilk misses with a few strikes there.
Semenov forces Wilk back against the cage and clinches.
Semenov dodges an elbow strike from Wilk.
Semenov can't break the clinch.
Semenov wants to break free but Wilk has control.
A frustrated look appears on Semenov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wilk misses with an elbow over the top.
Wilk lands with a light punch inside.
Semenov blocks an elbow strike.
Wilk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Semenov backwards.
Semenov is trying to break the clinch but Wilk has him pressed against the cage.
Semenov can't break the clinch.
Semenov manages to break the clinch.
Semenov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wilk.
Wilk checks the leg kick.
A lazy left from Wilk finds it's target.
Wilk lands a glancing blow to the side of Semenov's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilk catches Semenov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Semenov connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oooooh!!! Wilk has knocked Semenov down with a huge combo! Wilk steps away and waves a wobbly Semenov back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Semenov is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Semenov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wilk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Semenov is looking to clinch.
Jab, jab by Wilk - just one landing.
Semenov wants to clinch but Wilk slips to the side
and Wilk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wilk moves into range and clinches up with Semenov.
Wilk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice jab there from Wilk.
Semenov wants to clinch.
Wilk connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wilk 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.
Semenov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Semenov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilk shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Semenov eats them both and turns towards Wilk to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Maxim Semenov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A clash of legs there as Wilk blocks the low kick.
Wilk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Semenov manages to avoid it.
Semenov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Semenov swings for the body but Wilk moves out of range.
Jab from Semenov.
Wilk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Semenov connects with a high kick.
Wilk rushes Semenov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Semenov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Semenov is trying to force a seperation but Wilk has the dominant position.
Semenov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Semenov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wilk scores with a punch to the head.
Wilk cracks Semenov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Semenov defending well as Wilk loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilk clinches up against the cage.
Semenov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wilk stalling against the cage.
Semenov avoids a wild elbow strike from Wilk.
Semenov wants to get back to striking at distance but Wilk won't allow it.
Wilk lands a nice uppercut.
Wilk pushes Semenov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Semenov is trying to push Wilk away but Wilk has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Semenov blocks an elbow strike.
A short uppercut from Wilk.
A frustrated look appears on Semenov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Semenov is trying to break the clinch but Wilk is controlling him.
Wilk stalls.
Semenov is trying to push Wilk away but Wilk has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Semenov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A solid leg kick lands there for Semenov.
Wilk rushes Semenov and presses him up against the cage.
Semenov blocks an elbow strike from Wilk.
Wilk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Semenov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wilk stalls.
Semenov is trying to break the clinch but Wilk is controlling him.
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!
Wilk taking a breather.
Semenov wants to break the clinch but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Semenov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Semenov is trying to break the clinch but Wilk has him pressed against the cage.
Semenov tries to break free but Wilk pushes him back against the cage.
Semenov can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrzej Wilk dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Semenov misses with a double jab.
Wilk circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wilk getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wilk circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wilk counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wilk checks a low kick from Semenov.
Wilk uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Semenov has time to react.
A jab from Wilk misses.
Semenov is looking to chop away at Wilk's legs.
Wilk blocks a leg kick.
Semenov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wilk moves away.
Semenov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilk keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Semenov drives through and clinches with Wilk against the cage.
Semenov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wilk lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Semenovs head.
Semenov is trying to push Wilk away but Wilk has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Semenov breaks the clinch.
Wilk throws a looping overhand right but Semenov ducks down to avoid it.
Wilk throws a right and a left that Semenov avoids nicely.
Wilk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice cross by Wilk.
Semenov tries to clinch up but Wilk circles away and keeps his distance.
Wilk instigates a clinch.
Semenov blocks an elbow strike from Wilk.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wilk just misses with a elbow thrown towards Semenov's brow.
Semenov wants to get back to striking at distance but Wilk won't allow it.
Wilk keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Semenov's efforts to push away.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wilk.
Semenov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wilk has him pressed against the cage.
Semenov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Semenov misses with the combination.
Semenov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilk throws a shot to the body.
Semenov wants to clinch.
Semenov misses with a looping right.
Semenov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wilk counters by moving into the clinch.
Semenov tries to break free but Wilk pushes him back against the cage.
Andrzej Wilk seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wilk lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wilk pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wilk throws an elbow but misses.
Wilk lands a hook that snaps the head of Semenov backwards.
Semenov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wilk dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Semenov avoids the elbow strike from Wilk, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Semenov has had enough of the clinch but Wilk keeps him there for the moment.
Semenov tries to circle away but Wilk has him pinned against the cage.
Wilk lands a right hand that snaps the head of Semenov backwards.
Semenov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Semenov is trying to break the clinch but Wilk is controlling him.
Semenov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Semenov tries to circle away but Wilk has him pinned against the cage.
Semenov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wilk has him pressed against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Wilk - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Semenov is trying to break the clinch but Wilk has him pressed against the cage.
Semenov is trying to force a seperation but Wilk has the dominant position.
Semenov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Semenov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Semenov tries to break free but Wilk pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilk pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wilk pushes off an throws an elbow but Semenov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wilk prevents Semenov from breaking the clinch.
A short right from Wilk on the inside.
Semenov is trying to break free.
Semenov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wilk has him pressed against the cage.
A short left from Wilk.
Semenov can't break the clinch.
Wilk lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Semenov working hard to break the clinch.
Wilk lands a left hand.
Semenov tries to break free but Wilk pushes him back against the cage.
Wilk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Semenov.
Semenov tries to circle away but Wilk has him pinned against the cage.
Semenov is trying to break free.
Semenov is looking to break free of the clinch but Wilk has double underhooks.
A bit of stalling here from Wilk.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrzej Wilk 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.
Wilk digs a good body shot into Semenov's ribs.
Wilk moves into the clinch.
Semenov can't break the clinch.
Wilk effectively controlling the action here.
Wilk lands a left hand.
Semenov blocks the elbow strike.
A nice left hand lands by Wilk.
Wilk taking a breather.
Semenov working hard to break the clinch.
Semenov is looking to break free of the clinch but Wilk has double underhooks.
Wilk throws an elbow that misses.
Semenov is looking to break free of the clinch but Wilk has double underhooks.
Wilk has Semenov pushed against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wilk throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Semenov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Semenov tries to clinch there but Wilk circles away.
Semenov misses with a low kick.
Semenov misses with a head kick.
Semenov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wilk slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Semenov takes one to the chin there.
Semenov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Semenov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wilk cracks Semenov with an open hand slap.
Semenov throws a nice looking combination but Wilk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wilk tries to bum rush Semenov with a series of wild strikes but Semenov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Semenov wants to clinch up but Wilk keeps it at a distance.
Wilk scores with a punch to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A chopping leg kick lands by Semenov.
Semenov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilk rushes Semenov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Semenov avoids a wild elbow strike from Wilk.
Semenov is trying to break the clinch but Wilk has him pressed against the cage.
Wilk looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wilk misses with an elbow strike.
Semenov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wilk has him pressed against the cage.
Wilk prevents Semenov from breaking the clinch.
A short uppercut from Wilk.
Semenov is trying to break the clinch but Wilk has him pressed against the cage.
Wilk prevents Semenov from breaking the clinch.
Semenov wants to get back to striking at distance but Wilk won't allow it.
Wilk throws an elbow but it misses.
Semenov has had enough of the clinch but Wilk keeps him there for the moment.
Wilk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wilk pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wilk lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wilk throws an elbow but misses.
Wilk lands a hook to the side of the head.
Semenov is looking to break free of the clinch but Wilk has double underhooks.
Semenov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Semenov letting Wilk take a breather here.
Wilk lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wilk pushes off an throws an elbow but Semenov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wilk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Semenovs head.
Wilk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wilk throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Wilk.
Wilk stalling the fight.
A short uppercut from Wilk.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilk gets through Semenov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wilk.
Wilk pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Semenov is trying to break the clinch but Wilk is controlling him.
Semenov is looking to break free of the clinch but Wilk has double underhooks.
Semenov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Semenov tries to bum rush Wilk with a series of wild strikes but Wilk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Semenov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice defenses there by Semenov.
Wilk closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilk lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Semenov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wilk lands with a right to the head.
Wilk has Semenov pressed against the cage, preventing Semenov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wilk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Semenov backwards.
Semenov is trying to push Wilk away but Wilk has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrzej Wilk really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Semenov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wilk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Semenov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wilk looks to land a left hand but Semenov moved out of range nicely.
Wilk throws a right hand that Semenov ducks under and follows up with a left that Semenov also avoids with ease.
Semenov 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.
Wilk darts in and clinches Semenov up against the cage.
Wilk working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wilk throws an elbow but it misses.
Semenov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wilk scores with a shoulder strike.
Wilk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Semenov tries to break free but Wilk pushes him back against the cage.
Semenov being controlled against the cage.
Wilk misses with an elbow strike.
Wilk is stalling here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Semenov blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wilk throws an elbow but misses.
Wilk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Semenov backwards.
Semenov can't break the clinch.
Semenov is trying to push Wilk away but Wilk has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Semenov tries to break the clinch but Wilk is controlling the position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wilk just misses with a elbow thrown towards Semenov's brow.
Wilk stalls.
Wilk throws an elbow that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wilk.
Wilk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Semenovs head.
Wilk lands with a light punch inside.
Wilk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Semenov backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Semenov manages to break the clinch.
Wilk scores with the left hand. Semenov knows he should have avoided that one.
Oh Semenov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wilk lands with a cross.
Andrzej Wilk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Semenov tries to work over Wilk's front leg with a kick but Wilk checks it.
Semenov throws a low kick but Wilk avoids it.
Semenov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wilk is able to avoid easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Semenov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A jab lands there for Wilk.
Maxim Semenov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Semenov gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Semenov tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Wilk is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Semenov buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Semenov!! Semenov is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Wilk throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrzej Wilk!
Andrzej Wilk is the new featherweight champion!
A relieved looking Andrzej Wilk 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Summerfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Makosi Karolczak (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bob Summerfield!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Makosi Karolczak!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Summerfield throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Summerfield has managed to clinch.
Karolczak avoiding damage as Summerfield throws knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Summerfield.
Summerfield lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Makosi Karolczak has been cut.
Summerfield is leaning against Karolczak and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Summerfield pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Summerfield looks to land a combination. Karolczak sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Karolczak throws out a leg kick but Summerfield moves out of range and Karolczak only half commits.
Karolczak shoots in and drives through. Summerfield sprawls well.
Karolczak is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karolczak bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Karolczak on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Summerfield. Summerfield obviously looking to wear him down.
Summerfield drives through and clinches with Karolczak against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Summerfield.
Summerfield lands with a right to the head.
Summerfield breaks from the clinch.
Karolczak tries to keep at a distance but Summerfield has taken the fight into the clinch.
Karolczak is trying to force a seperation but Summerfield has the dominant position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Karolczak throws an elbow but misses.
Summerfield lands a body punch in the clinch.
Karolczak looks winded!
Karolczak takes a shot to the head.
Karolczak looking to stall.
Summerfield gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Summerfield cracks Karolczak with a nice body shot.
Summerfield is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Good body shot from Summerfield.
A hook to the body from Summerfield.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Summerfield lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Summerfield lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Summerfield lands an uppercut.
Summerfield lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Karolczak takes a knee to the side of the body.
Summerfield lands with a short shot to the head.
Summerfield putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Karolczak in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Summerfield presses Karolczak against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Summerfield tries to land a knee to the head but Karolczak blocks with his arms.
Summerfield lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Karolczak.
Summerfield creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Karolczak's defenses.
A body shot lands from Summerfield.
Summerfield lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Karolczak is rocked!
Summerfield breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That kick from Summerfield tenderised Karolczak's leg. Karolczak is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Summerfield moves into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Summerfield.
Summerfield scores with a hook to the body.
Summerfield pushes Karolczak back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Summerfield works on Karolczak's body with a couple of short punches.
Summerfield escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bob Summerfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Summerfield connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Karolczak is still on wobbly legs! Can Summerfield finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Summerfield circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Karolczak tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Summerfield wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bob Summerfield!
Bob Summerfield retains his light heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Bob Summerfield 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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