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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Micheals (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Micheals comes to the cage accompanied by Bulls On Parade. Jason Santos acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Micheals!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jason Santos!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Micheals tries to sprawl but Santos drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Micheals looks like he's trying to stand up.
Santos trying to mount his opponent but Micheals defends it.
Micheals wants to get back to his feet.
Micheals is defending against the submission attempts here by Santos.
Santos is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Santos is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos looking to ground and pound but Micheals is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santos throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Micheals's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Santos looking to finish with strikes here!
Santos is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Micheals to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Micheals shrugs it off.
Santos looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Santos wants to finish this one by submission but Micheals is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Santos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Micheals is squirming around, avoiding Santos's attempts to control the action.
Santos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Santos throwing strikes here but Micheals is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Santos throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Santos trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Santos won't let Micheals get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Santos there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Santos unloads with some shots from mount but Micheals bucks and avoids them well.
Santos working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Santos moves to the back.
Santos tries to get the hooks in deep but Micheals pushed the leg off.
Santos tightening his grip on Micheals, looking for the choke.
Micheals is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos struggling to keep hold of the position.
Santos lands a shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santos is persistently looking for the submission but Micheals is defending it well.
Santos is looking for the choke from the back position but Micheals is controlling his hands well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Santos dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Santos is looking to clinch.
Santos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Micheals.
Micheals tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Micheals tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Santos.
A slapping leg kick lands for Santos.
Micheals misses with a series of wild punches.
Micheals misses with the combination.
Mike Micheals is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santos shoots in looking for a takedown but Micheals manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Santos's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos misses with a body shot.
Santos closes the distance and clinches up with Micheals, looking for a takedown. Santos pushes Micheals against the cage but Micheals circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Micheals keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Santos plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Santos shoots in and bounces Micheals off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Santos postures up in Micheals's guard and throws a big left but Micheals blocks it.
Santos passes into half guard.
Santos is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Micheals!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos misses with a head shot.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santos wants to control the pace but Micheals is squirming around nicely.
Santos is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Micheals is surviving well by controlling Santos's body position as best he can.
Jason Santos has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Micheals looks a forlorn figure.
Santos is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Micheals can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Micheals tries to buck Santos off but Santos takes his back!
Santos trying to control momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos is looking for the choke from the back position but Micheals is controlling his hands well.
Micheals preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Santos.
Micheals looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Santos's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Santos punches the canvas rather than the man.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Micheals defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Santos closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Micheals quickly recovers to half guard.
Santos stands up out of the half guard.
No luck for Santos with that takedown attempt.
Jason Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Santos.
Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Santos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Micheals is fending him off so far but Santos persists. Nope, Micheals circles away and we're back to standing.
Micheals fails to land with a series of punches.
Santos clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos gets control of Micheals's arms and successfully pulls guard. Santos will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Santos working a defensive guard here.
Santos pushes Micheals off and scrambles back to his feet.
Santos looking to score a takedown here. Micheals is defending well but Santos drives through and ends up in Micheals's guard.
Micheals keeping moving, preventing Santos from controlling successfully.
Santos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Micheals can't keep his opponent in guard - Santos advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos is looking to take a break and control but Micheals is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Santos scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Micheals blocking the ground and pound attempt from Santos.
Santos seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Micheals does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Santos not doing much here.
Micheals is trying to stand back up but Santos is controlling him
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos trying to control the action but Micheals is working from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Santos takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Jason Santos has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Micheals blocks a head kick by Santos.
Santos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mike Micheals has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Santos.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Micheals swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Santos has closed the distance and engaged Micheals in a clinch.
Santos jumps guard but Micheals turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Santos decides to pull guard.
Micheals knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Santos on the ground.
Santos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos wants to sweep but no luck.
Micheals wants to get up but he can't break Santos's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Santos 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.
Santos has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Mike Micheals has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jason Santos wasn't active enough on the ground.
Micheals throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Santos has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Santos!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Natsisiwa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matt Machida has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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208 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Natsisiwa!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machida tries a head kick but it misses.
Machida's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Natsisiwa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Machida scrambles back to his feet.
Kalle Natsisiwa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Natsisiwa connects with a body shot that sends Machida's belly button to the back.
Machida misses with a lunging right hand
and Natsisiwa counters by clinching up.
Machida tries to land knees in the clinch but Natsisiwa avoids the damage to the body.
Natsisiwa managing to block the knees to the body from Machida.
Natsisiwa digs a right hand underneath Machida's ribcage. Machida let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Natsisiwa digs a right hand into Machida's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Machida's gas tank.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Natsisiwa managing to block the knees to the body from Machida.
Natsisiwa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Machida pushes off an throws an elbow but Natsisiwa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nice body punch from Natsisiwa.
Machida is breathing heavily.
Natsisiwa breaks the clinch.
Natsisiwa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Natsisiwa throws a series of strikes that have Machida backpedaling.
It looks like Matt Machida has been cut.
Machida on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Natsisiwa lands a right hook to the body.
Machida lands a head kick!
Natsisiwa lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Natsisiwa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Natsisiwa connects with a looping right hand.
Machida throws a leg kick but Natsisiwa moved away.
Machida throws a head kick that misses.
Natsisiwa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Natsisiwa scores with a body shot.
Natsisiwa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Machida is rocked!
Machida takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Natsisiwa works the jab nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Machida takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Machida takes one to the side of the head.
Natsisiwa drops Machida with a beautiful combination! Machida stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Natsisiwa is looking for the KO!
Oh Machida is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Natsisiwa lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Machida falls backwards - clearly groggy! Natsisiwa dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kalle Natsisiwa!
Kalle Natsisiwa 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Pounder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergey Mikhalok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Mikhalok's choice of entrance music: Ты ни при чём?. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Sergey Mikhalok was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Pounder!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Mikhalok!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mikhalok misses the jab.
Mikhalok fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sergey Mikhalok seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mikhalok moves in looking to clinch but Pounder pushes him off.
Pounder takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like Richard Pounder has been cut.
Mikhalok shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
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!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Pounder actively working from the bottom here.
Mikhalok wants to stand up but Pounder has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Pounder slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Pounder is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mikhalok is aware though and is defending well.
Pounder has his foot on Mikhalok's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mikhalok works his way back into a safe position though.
Pounder is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mikhalok is aware though and is defending well.
Mikhalok tries to stand but Pounder is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pounder had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mikhalok defends it easily.
Mikhalok must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pounder working for a triangle but Mikhalok defends it easily.
Pounder bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mikhalok's guard.
Mikhalok keeping moving, preventing Pounder from controlling successfully.
Pounder won't allow Mikhalok to get back to his feet.
Pounder got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mikhalok has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pounder has managed to get both his arms back between Mikhalok's legs - danger averted.
Pounder trying to control but Mikhalok is working from the bottom.
Pounder pushes down on Mikhalok's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pounder passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Mikhalok!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pounder is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Pounder!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Richard Pounder!
Richard Pounder retains his super heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Isaac Gil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bradley Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Johnson's choice of entrance music: Can't Hold Us. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Isaac Gil!
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, Bradley Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gil takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Johnson throws an off balance right hand
and Gil counters with a three punch combo that has Johnson backing up. Johnson nods at Gil to acknowledge the strikes.
Johnson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bradley Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gil bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson misses with an uppercut
letting Gil counter with a right hand.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson lands an overhand right.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gil circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson has managed to clinch.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Gil moved out of range nicely.
Gil blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gil showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Gil avoids them all with ease.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Gil was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Gil moves out of range.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Gil moved out of range.
Johnson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnson lands with an uppercut that bounces Gil off the cage and back into range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gil moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson throws an off balance right hand
and Gil counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Gil avoids nicely.
Johnson closes the distance and pushes Gil back into the cage.
Gil tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Gil.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gil trying to land knees to the body.
Gil missing with knees to the body.
Gil tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
Gil misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Gil creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Johnson's defenses.
Gil missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gil tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.
Gil tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Gil throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but Gil has double underhooks.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gil misses with a knee strike.
Gil using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gil.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gil pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gil misses with an elbow over the top.
Gil using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Gil is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gil tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Gil tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.
Gil throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Johnson dodges an elbow strike from Gil.
Johnson avoiding damage as Gil throws knees to the body.
Gil trying to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gil throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gil throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
A knee to the head by Gil.
Gil missing with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson can't break the clinch.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gil 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 round but I would say that Isaac Gil will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Johnson instigates a clinch.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike.
Knees to the body from Gil.
Gil missing with knees to the body.
Gil tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gil obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gil trying to land knees to the body.
Johnson takes an elbow to the temple.
Gil pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gil is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gil obliges.
Gil looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Gil lands an elbow that stopped Johnson in his tracks for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gil prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
Johnson jumps guard but Gil stands there with Johnson around his waist. Johnson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gil throws an elbow but it misses.
Gil tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Gil landing knees to the head.
Johnson avoiding damage as Gil throws knees to the body.
Johnson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Johnson fails to pull guard.
Isaac Gil has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bradley Johnson.
Johnson avoids a wild elbow strike from Gil.
Gil throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gil misses with an elbow over the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gil is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.
Gil tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gil with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gil is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.
Gil with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johnson jumps guard but Gil turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gil misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Gil with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Johnson gets control of Gil's arms and successfully pulls guard. Johnson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Johnson wants to stand up but Gil is controlling him.
Johnson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gil.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gil trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Johnson wants to stand up but Gil is controlling him.
Gil tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
Gil wants to stand but Johnson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Gil throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gil won't allow Johnson to get back to his feet.
Gil pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johnson is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gil accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gil with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gil in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gil throws a big elbow that misses.
Gil wants to get up but he can't break Johnson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Gil trying to move into half guard but instead Johnson has managed to sweep!
Johnson tries to stand but Gil is controlling from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Isaac Gil has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Johnson misses with a double jab
and Gil counters with a left to the body.
Gil keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Isaac Gil dominated that second round.
That's time! Gil's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gil moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bradley Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gil uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nice defenses there by Gil.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Nice defenses there by Gil.
Johnson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gil on the side of the head.
A shot to the body from Johnson misses
and Gil moves into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gil just misses with a elbow thrown towards Johnson's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gil throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gil throws an elbow but misses.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but Gil turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gil creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Johnson's defenses.
Gil missing with knees to the body.
Gil lands a damaging elbow.
Gil using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gil misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Gil utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Johnson avoids the elbow strike from Gil, against the cage.
Gil tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson avoiding damage as Gil throws knees to the body.
Gil landing knees to the body.
Gil landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gil using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gil tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gil is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.
Gil prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
Gil with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gil with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gil tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Johnson working hard to break the clinch.
Gil misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Isaac Gil has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Johnson takes an elbow to the temple.
Gil creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Gil.
Johnson avoids the elbow strike from Gil, against the cage.
Gil tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Johnson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Gil.
Johnson is trying to push Gil away but Gil has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gil throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gil creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Johnson's defenses.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Gil.
Gil tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gil trying to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gil just misses with a elbow thrown towards Johnson's brow.
Gil throws an elbow that misses.
Gil throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gil missing with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gil misses with a knee to the head.
Johnson jumps guard and drags Gil to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Bradley Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Isaac Gil is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gil with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
Isaac Gil showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gil, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Isaac Gil!
Our winner, Isaac Gil, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Archie Cummings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Wilczy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Archie Cummings has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Archie Cummings!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jan Wilczy!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilczy checks a leg kick.
Archie Cummings seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cummings throws a head kick that misses.
Cummings misses with a looping left.
Cummings fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wilczy checks it well.
Wilczy motions for Cummings to come forward. Wilczy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Wilczy misses its intended target.
Wilczy scores with a leg kick.
Wilczy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wilczy moves out of range as Cummings strikes.
Cummings looks to land a combination. Wilczy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wilczy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cummings.
Wilczy slips under a jab from Cummings.
Cummings misses the jab.
Cummings misses with an uppercut
and Wilczy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wilczy lands with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cummings throws a hook to the side of Wilczy's head but Wilczy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cummings.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cummings on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wilczy with a hook.
Wilczy connects with a leg kick. Cummings looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wilczy looks to land a right hand but Cummings moved out of range.
Wilczy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cummings thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cummings is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Wilczy's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Wilczy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cummings checks the leg kick.
Cummings lands the left hand.
Cummings throws a jab when Wilczy was well out of range.
Cummings misses with a series of wild punches.
Wilczy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cummings's sensitive parts.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A slow jab from Cummings misses its intended target.
Cummings checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cummings misses with a hook.
Wilczy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cummings feints and then cracks Wilczy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wilczy down.
Wilczy misses with a straight left.
Cummings feints and then cracks Wilczy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wilczy down.
Wilczy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cummings connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wilczy scrambles back to his feet.
Cummings is looking to slow Wilczy down with leg kicks.
Cummings lands an overhand right.
Cummings chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wilczy can pounce on him.
Cummings misses the shot to the body.
Wilczy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cummings swings for the body but Wilczy moves out of range.
Cummings darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cummings throws out a loose jab but Wilczy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cummings throws an off balance right hand
and Wilczy counters with a low kick, right behind Cummings 's knee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilczy misses with a body kick.
Cummings rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wilczy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A jab from Wilczy misses.
Wilczy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cummings.
Cummings walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wilczy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wilczy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cummings throws a shot from downtown. Wilczy moves away and avoids it.
Cummings throws a head kick but Wilczy moves out of range.
Wilczy lunges at Cummings with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cummings's hand.
Wilczy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cummings fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cummings tries a head kick but it misses.
An inside leg kick from Wilczy misses.
Cummings scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cummings rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wilczy counters with an inside leg kick.
Wilczy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wilczy scores with a spinning back kick!
Cummings is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilczy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cummings throws a leg kick
and Wilczy counters with a nice body kick.
Cummings throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wilczy counters with a stiff right hand.
Wilczy connects with the punch.
It looks like Archie Cummings has been cut.
Cummings on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cummings uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilczy.
Wilczy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wilczy lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cummings keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wilczy throws a body punch but Cummings moves out of range.
Wilczy misses with a wild body shot.
Wilczy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Cummings throws a front kick aimed at Wilczy's knee but Wilczy avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Wilczy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Archie Cummings's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Good work by Cummings as he checks the leg kick.
Wilczy lands with a shot to the body.
Cummings 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.
Wilczy thumps Cummings with a low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wilczy checks a leg kick.
A jab from Cummings misses.
Cummings throws an off balance right hand
and Wilczy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cummings's knee momentarily.
Nice shot by Cummings.
Donk. Cummings catches Wilczy right on the button with a cross.
Cummings lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cummings misses with a body shot.
Jab from Wilczy.
Jan Wilczy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cummings throws a right hand that misses
and Wilczy counters with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wilczy just misses with a punch to the body.
Wilczy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cummings misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Cummings.
Cummings cracks Wilczy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wilczy throws a sloppy head kick and Cummings moves out of range easily.
Wilczy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cummings throws a body punch but Wilczy moves out of range.
Wilczy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cummings's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wilczy under the eye.
Cummings throws a jab but it's blocked by Wilczy.
Cummings throws a leg kick but Wilczy moved away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cummings.
Cummings throws a lazy uppercut
and Wilczy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cummings is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cummings misses with a left hand
and Wilczy counters with a slapping leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Cummings checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cummings 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilczy throws a leg kick but Cummings checks it.
Wilczy looks to land a right hand but Cummings moved out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cummings with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wilczy to score with a decent uppercut.
Wilczy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cummings throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Wilczy to counter with a crisp jab.
Cummings throws the left hand but Wilczy avoids the punch easily.
Wilczy connects with a body shot that sends Cummings's belly button to the back.
Wilczy checks a leg kick nicely.
Cummings throws a head kick that misses
and Wilczy counters with a nice body kick.
Wilczy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cummings.
Wilczy cracks Cummings with an open hand slap.
Archie Cummings's cut is getting worse.
Cummings fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wilczy is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wilczy. Cummings does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wilczy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cummings misses the jab.
Cummings misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wilczy throws a sloppy head kick and Cummings moves out of range easily.
Cummings looks to throw the jab but Wilczy is out of range.
Cummings tries to land a body kick
and Wilczy counters with a solid body kick.
The crowd cheers as Wilczy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cummings doesn't seem phased though.
A good leg kick by Wilczy.
Cummings needs to keep his hands up - Wilczy had a free shot at his head there.
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!
Wilczy tries a head kick but it misses.
Wilczy ducks under a wild hook from Cummings.
Wilczy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Cummings might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Wilczy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wilczy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cummings doesn't seem bothered though.
Wilczy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cummings was well out of range. Poor timing from Wilczy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cummings looks to score with a jab to the body but Wilczy is just out of range.
Cummings moves out of range as Wilczy throws a body kick.
Wilczy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wilczy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cummings chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wilczy can pounce on him.
Wilczy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That kick from Wilczy tenderised Cummings's leg. Cummings is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wilczy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cummings throws a right hand that misses
and Wilczy counters with an inside leg kick.
Cummings on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Archie Cummings's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilczy checks a leg kick nicely.
Cummings throws a head kick that misses.
Wilczy thows a body kick. Cummings tries to catch it but that hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Wilczy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Archie Cummings's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Wilczy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cummings under the eye.
Jab by Cummings.
Wilczy is looking to land body kicks.
Wilczy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wilczy moves away from the strike by Cummings.
Cummings throws a lazy right hand but Wilczy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Cummings. Those never looked like landing.
Wilczy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wilczy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That kick from Wilczy tenderised Cummings's leg. Cummings is trying to keep his angry face on.
Decent striking displayed by Cummings there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cummings keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wilczy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cummings moves away.
Wilczy throws a jab when Cummings was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cummings throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wilczy.
Wilczy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cummings.
Cummings throws a low kick but Wilczy moves out of range easily.
Wilczy tried to score with a low kick but Cummings checks it.
Wilczy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wilczy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cummings.
Cummings moves out of range of the leg kick from Wilczy.
Cummings fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wilczy.
Cummings throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wilczy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wilczy throws a head kick that misses.
Cummings misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Cummings misses the target.
Wilczy throws a body punch but Cummings moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cummings throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wilczy slips under a jab from Cummings.
Wilczy tries to score with a low kick but Cummings moves his leg out of the way.
Wilczy lands with a nice body punch.
Wilczy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice straight punches there by Wilczy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wilczy.
Wilczy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilczy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cummings misses with a low kick.
Wilczy connects with a leg kick. Cummings looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wilczy checks a leg kick.
A big right from Cummings misses.
Wilczy throws a low kick but Cummings avoids it.
Wilczy takes a swing at Cummings's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilczy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cummings was well out of range. Poor timing from Wilczy.
Wilczy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cummings rather than just go for the knockout.
Wilczy is looking to land body kicks.
Wilczy lands a body shot.
Cummings pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cummings ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wilczy moves away.
Wilczy misses with a leg kick.
Cummings tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wilczy moves out of range of the strikes.
Wilczy misses with a double jab.
Wilczy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wilczy connects with the punch.
Cummings will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wilczy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wilczy moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilczy lands a nice looking body kick.
Wilczy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wilczy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cummings throws out the jab.
Cummings throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cummings checks the leg kick.
Cummings checks the leg kick.
Cummings throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice uppercut lands for Cummings. That snapped Wilczy's head back.
A jab from Cummings misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cummings throws a right hand that misses
and Wilczy counters with a right hand to the body.
Cummings bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wilczy's head backwards.
Archie Cummings has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cummings will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Wilczy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jan Wilczy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wilczy has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Wilczy!
An out of breath Jan Wilczy thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hardcore Legend Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Channell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Legend Jr comes to the cage accompanied by New Lil Wayne 2012 Carter 5 leak. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hardcore Legend Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Keith Channell!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Legend Jr scores with a leg kick.
Legend Jr doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Channell counters with a thumping low kick.
Legend Jr shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Channell counters with a nice low kick that buckles Legend Jr's knee momentarily.
Hardcore Legend Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Channell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Legend Jr's sensitive parts.
Legend Jr is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Legend Jr shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Channell pinned against the cage. Channell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hardcore Legend Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Legend Jr doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Channell counters with a straight right hand.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Channell.
Legend Jr is looking to clinch but Channell is avoiding it.
Legend Jr misses with a leg kick.
Legend Jr gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Channell counters with a stiff right hand.
Legend Jr misses with a straight right.
Legend Jr dives in and grabs Channell's left leg, looking for a takedown. Channell pushes down on Legend Jr's head and hops out.
Channell lands a head shot.
Channell lands a big right hand that sends Legend Jr crashing to the mat! Channell stays standing though and waves Legend Jr back to his feet!
Legend Jr is rocked!
Channell throws a quick head kick that knocks Legend Jr silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Channell is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Keith Channell!
A very excited looking Keith Channell 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Outfuh Blood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vergil Cry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Outfuh Blood has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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184 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Outfuh Blood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vergil Cry!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cry throws a shot from downtown. Blood moves away and avoids it.
Blood getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Blood throws a nice looking combination but Cry bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cry throws a shot from downtown. Blood moves away and avoids it.
Cry wants to clinch.
Cry takes the fight into the clinch.
Cry manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cry tries to pull guard but Blood holds him up against the cage and eventually Cry drops back down to his feet.
Blood lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cry.
Blood can't find room to land a body shot as Cry controls the action.
Blood lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cry.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blood misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blood softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Blood tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cry struggles to land a body shot inside as Blood controls his hands.
Stalling in the clinch from Blood.
Blood digs a right hand underneath Cry's ribcage. Cry let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cry scores with a nice hook to the head.
Blood misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from Cry.
Cry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blood misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blood tries to break the clinch but Cry is controlling the position.
Cry pulls guard.
Blood has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Cry is proving hard to escape from.
Blood trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cry has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Blood can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cry looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Blood wants to stand but Cry has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Blood preventing the sweep.
Blood wants to get up but he can't break Cry's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Cry throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Blood would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Cry is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cry has a closed guard, preventing Blood from standing up.
Cry is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Cry seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Blood does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cry is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Blood is staying active underneath Cry, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cry stops Blood from getting back to his feet.
Cry is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Blood controlling Cry's posture.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blood wants to stand up but Cry is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Outfuh Blood dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The fighters circling - Blood throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cry moves out of range of the strikes.
Cry fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Blood avoids it really well and circles away.
Blood scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cry wants to clinch.
Blood gets a clinch.
Cry tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cry wants to stall.
Blood has a couple of punches blocked by Cry.
Cry blocks a body shot from Blood.
Blood lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cry tries to pull guard but Blood holds him up against the cage and eventually Cry drops back down to his feet.
Outfuh Blood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vergil Cry.
Cry has hold of one of Blood's legs. Blood is fighting the takedown attempt but Cry gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cry looking to sit in guard and control but Blood gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cry 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.
Blood is looking to stand up but Cry won't let him.
Blood won't allow Cry to sweep him here.
Blood wants to stand but Cry is controlling his posture from full guard.
Blood has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cry manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Blood is trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood is looking to improve his position but Cry isn't that keen on the idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cry thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Cry looking to control but Blood is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood wants to control but Cry is having none of it.
Blood regains half guard.
Cry stalling away here and it's allowed Blood to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Cry throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cry tries to free his leg and advance position but Blood is retaining full guard.
Blood has Cry pulled in close to control his posture.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cry working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
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 Outfuh Blood will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Cry drops his hands momentarily and Blood takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Blood avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cry clinches with his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Blood fails to land.
Cry is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Blood pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Blood stalling in the clinch but Cry improves position.
Cry works on Blood's body with a couple of short punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Blood is trying to push Cry away but Cry has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Blood working aggressively here.
Blood working aggressively here.
Cry tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Blood smiles and moves away.
Blood lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cry on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cry fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cry was well out of range. Poor timing from Blood.
Cry moves in looking to clinch but Blood pushes him off.
Cry throws a jab when Blood was well out of range.
Blood tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cry manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blood throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cry throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cry tries for a takedown but Blood sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Outfuh Blood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vergil Cry.
Cry tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Blood counter with a right hand.
Blood misses with a wild body shot.
Cry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cry has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cry lands with a right to the head.
Cry changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Blood fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Cry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blood.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cry shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Blood napping and manages to drive through into side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cry is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Blood knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Cry trying to control the position but Blood is working away.
Blood is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood parries the strikes from Cry easily there. Cry is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Blood to escape.
Blood knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cry on the ground.
Blood parries the strikes from Cry easily there. Cry is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Blood to escape.
Cry tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Vergil Cry has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cry wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Blood, who protects the arm well.
Blood struggling a bit here.
Vergil Cry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cry is trying to get an arm triangle but Blood is defending well.
Blood manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vergil Cry.
I think Blood has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vanapa Animai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarmo Puustinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Animai's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Here comes the hotstepper. Vanapa Animai is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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212 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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vanapa Animai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarmo Puustinen!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Animai shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Puustinen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Animai doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Puustinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Animai shoots and misses
and Puustinen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vanapa Animai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Animai tries for a takedown but Puustinen circles away easily
and Puustinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Animai shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Puustinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Animai takes one on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Animai with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Puustinen counter with a right hand.
Animai with a poor takedown
and Puustinen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Puustinen avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Animai with a lazy takedown attempt
and Puustinen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Animai is breathing heavily.
Animai misses with a takedown
and Puustinen counters with a huge left! Animai is in big trouble! He's backing up but Puustinen isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Animai from any more damage. A dominating finish by Puustinen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jarmo Puustinen!
An out of breath and clearly excited Jarmo Puustinen thanked Fight Night Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Rivers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ha Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Aaron Rivers has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Aaron Rivers seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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195 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aaron Rivers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ha Young!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivers looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A head kick misses from Rivers.
Nice cross by Young.
Young circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rivers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rivers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Young.
Young lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Young connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rivers's hands.
Rivers slips under a jab from Young.
Ha Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Young. Rivers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rivers doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Young counters with a shoot takedown. Rivers fights it but they end up in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Rivers wants to control the position but Young says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Young takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rivers misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young lands with a punch from half guard.
Rivers is staying active underneath Young, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rivers looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rivers is looking to improve his position.
Young passes the guard and advances to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Young with shots to the head and body - Rivers looks very uncomfortable down there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Young in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Young in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Rivers has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Young breaks from Rivers's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Rivers is rocked!
Young postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Rivers out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Young goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ha Young!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Haigh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manu Tuilagi (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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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Haigh!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Manu Tuilagi!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuilagi slips a jab from Haigh.
Haigh connects with a jab.
Haigh throws a body punch but Tuilagi moves out of range.
Haigh throws a body punch but Tuilagi moves out of range.
Haigh misses with a wild combination.
Haigh lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Tuilagi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Haigh throws a looping overhand right but Tuilagi ducks down to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Haigh.
Haigh looks to land a left hand but Tuilagi moved out of range nicely.
Tuilagi scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haigh is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Tuilagi tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tuilagi has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Tuilagi cracks Haigh with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Haigh is working to avoid the ground and pound but Tuilagi connects with a decent elbow.
Haigh takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Tuilagi thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Tuilagi cracks Haigh with a big right hand but Haigh just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Haigh tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tuilagi wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tuilagi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Haigh keeps working.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haigh takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuilagi connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Haigh some visible discomfort.
Haigh manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Tuilagi wants to control but Haigh is keeping busy.
Tuilagi won't allow Haigh to pass to mount.
Tuilagi is doing well to control the position and prevent Haigh from advancing to side control.
Tuilagi is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haigh sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tuilagi defending well though.
Tuilagi missing with punches from the bottom.
Haigh is trying to control the action in half guard but Tuilagi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tuilagi is trying is best to control the position here.
Haigh is thwarting Tuilagi's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuilagi might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Haigh haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Manu Tuilagi hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Haigh scores with the left hand. Tuilagi knows he should have avoided that one.
Haigh misses with a straight right.
A low kick from Tuilagi misses
and Haigh counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tuilagi thinking.
Haigh missing with a left hand there. Tuilagi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tuilagi moves out of range of the strikes.
Tuilagi fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Haigh to the ground. Tuilagi is now in Haigh's guard.
Haigh seems keen to control Tuilagi's posture.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tuilagi's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haigh bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tuilagi's guard.
Tuilagi can't keep his opponent in guard - Haigh advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haigh trying to control from Tuilagi's half guard. Tuilagi has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Tuilagi has control of Haigh's left arm, preventing Haigh from doing any damage.
Tuilagi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Haigh defends well.
Tuilagi is trying to keep Haigh in close.
Tuilagi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Haigh manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tuilagi throws a big right hand that misses.
Haigh not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manu Tuilagi dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tuilagi moves to clinch but Haigh breaks away
and Haigh counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Haigh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tuilagi moves away.
Tuilagi tries to clinch but Haigh moves out of range.
Haigh lands an overhand right.
Tuilagi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haigh.
Tuilagi looks for a takedown but Haigh sprawls well.
Haigh blocks a low kick nicely.
Tuilagi misses with a takedown attempt - Haigh sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A shot to the liver by Haigh. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haigh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Haigh gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Haigh is looking to stand back up but Tuilagi counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Haigh.
Haigh is trying to stand.
Haigh looking for submissions off his back.
Haigh wants to improve his position but Tuilagi is controlling well.
Tuilagi trying to control from half guard but Haigh is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haigh is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tuilagi's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tuilagi's back!
You can see the frustration on Tuilagi's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Haigh missing with strikes.
Tuilagi has hold of Haigh's arm. He needs to escape this position sooner or later but for now he's happy enough to control the position and prevent the submission attempts.
Tuilagi preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Haigh.
Tuilagi tries to escape the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tuilagi trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Haigh throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Haigh is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Tuilagi knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Tuilagi for a finish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haigh gets his hands free as Tuilagi looks to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuilagi can't escape the position.
Haigh missing with strikes from the back.
I really don't envy Tuilagi right now.
Haigh throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Haigh gets his hands free as Tuilagi looks to control.
Tuilagi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Haigh misses with an elbow to the head.
Haigh missing with strikes.
Haigh is hanging on to Tuilagi's back as he tries to escape.
Haigh struggling to land strikes to the head as Tuilagi covers up.
Tuilagi tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Tuilagi is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haigh wants to control but Tuilagi has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Haigh prevents Tuilagi from improving his position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tuilagi trying to hold on to Haigh's head to control him but Haigh postures up.
Tuilagi is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Haigh missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tuilagi slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Haigh postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
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 John Haigh will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tuilagi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tuilagi throws a body punch but Haigh moves out of range.
Tuilagi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Haigh getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Haigh misses with a straight left.
Tuilagi misses with a hook. Haigh ducked under it nicely.
Tuilagi drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Haigh is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tuilagi is aware though and is defending well.
Tuilagi trying to control the position from guard on top but Haigh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tuilagi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Haigh trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haigh working for submissions but it's allowed Tuilagi to get to half guard.
Haigh is looking to control Tuilagi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Haigh avoid being mounted?
Haigh is not content to let Tuilagi control the position.
Tuilagi prevents Haigh from improving his position.
Tuilagi is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Haigh doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Tuilagi.
Haigh is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuilagi prevents Haigh from improving his position.
Tuilagi content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Haigh is concentrating on defense, preventing Tuilagi from advancing position.
Tuilagi drops an elbow to the side of Haigh's head.
Tuilagi slips a nice elbow through Haigh's hands, connecting with Haigh's forehead.
Tuilagi working the head and body with strikes.
Tuilagi lands with a punch from half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haigh looking for submissions off his back.
Tuilagi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Haigh is just riding it out for now. Tuilagi eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuilagi is trying to control. Haigh wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tuilagi winds up and cracks Haigh with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Tuilagi wants to pass the guard but Haigh is defending well.
Tuilagi works his way into full mount!
Tuilagi working the ground and pound effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haigh wants to control but Tuilagi is having none of it.
Haigh slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Haigh moves into full guard.
Haigh had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tuilagi defends it easily.
Tuilagi 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tuilagi wants to control from the top but Haigh keeps moving.
Tuilagi works a leg free and moves into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manu Tuilagi really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Haigh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tuilagi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Haigh scores with a shot to the side of Tuilagi's head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Haigh creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Haigh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A punch combination from Haigh misses.
Haigh misses with an uppercut.
Tuilagi changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Haigh looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Haigh is looking for a sweep.
Haigh is not content to let Tuilagi control the position.
Haigh regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuilagi prevents Haigh from standing back up.
Haigh wants to improve his position but Tuilagi is controlling well.
Tuilagi wants to control but Haigh is keeping him busy.
Tuilagi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tuilagi working Haigh over with strikes.
Haigh is trying to get back to full guard.
Tuilagi winds up and cracks Haigh with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Tuilagi is nestled in close to Haigh, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tuilagi controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuilagi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Haigh's head.
Tuilagi keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Tuilagi throwing shots but Haigh is blocking nicely.
Haigh is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tuilagi pulls his head out easily.
Tuilagi lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tuilagi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Haigh keeps working.
Haigh is looking to improve his position.
Tuilagi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Haigh's head.
Manu Tuilagi has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuilagi drops an elbow to the side of Haigh's head.
Tuilagi is looking for a kimura here.
Haigh wants to get back to full guard.
Tuilagi lands with a punch from half guard.
Tuilagi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Tuilagi working over Haigh with some ground and pound. Haigh looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tuilagi slips a nice elbow through Haigh's hands, connecting with Haigh's forehead.
Tuilagi is keen to just control but Haigh is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuilagi working Haigh over with strikes.
Haigh wants to control but Tuilagi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tuilagi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Haigh keeps working.
Tuilagi is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Haigh has managed to free his arm - good work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tuilagi prevents Haigh from standing back up.
Haigh has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tuilagi is working away from the top position though.
Tuilagi is looking for a kimura here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tuilagi passes to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manu Tuilagi dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Haigh punishes Tuilagi's body with a nice straight punch.
Tuilagi darts in and clinches Haigh up against the cage.
The referee calls for Tuilagi to work.
Haigh swings wildly with an uppercut but Tuilagi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tuilagi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tuilagi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tuilagi shoots for a takedown but Haigh saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuilagi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haigh.
Haigh lands an overhand right.
John Haigh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tuilagi shoots for a double leg takedown but Haigh sprawls well. He's pushed Tuilagi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Haigh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haigh waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tuilagi.
Haigh misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tuilagi blocks a jab.
Tuilagi staying out of range there.
Tuilagi lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Haigh backs up against the cage.
John Haigh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tuilagi slips under a jab.
John Haigh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuilagi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haigh throws out the jab.
Tuilagi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Haigh.
John Haigh is winning the standup battle so far.
Haigh stuffs the takedown attempt from Tuilagi. Tuilagi gets slowly back to his feet.
John Haigh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manu Tuilagi.
Haigh lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tuilagi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Haigh swinging wildly here.
Haigh throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haigh misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Haigh loads up on a big right hand but Tuilagi slips the punch.
Haigh throws the left hand but Tuilagi avoids the punch easily.
Tuilagi ducks under a wild hook from Haigh.
Tuilagi feints and as Haigh raises his hands in defense, Tuilagi changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tuilagi trying to control the position from guard on top but Haigh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Haigh looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tuilagi is one step ahead there.
Tuilagi throws a strike but Haigh rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haigh in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Haigh wants to stand but Tuilagi has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Tuilagi manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Tuilagi prevents Haigh from getting the reversal.
Manu Tuilagi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tuilagi lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tuilagi looking to secure an arm triangle but Haigh defends it well.
Haigh flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
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 John Haigh.
I think Tuilagi 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 47:48
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 47:48
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manu Tuilagi!
Manu Tuilagi is the new welterweight champion!
Manu Tuilagi made sure to mention his sponsor, Gojira Industries in his post fight interview.
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