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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Attila Browne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Grove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Browne's entrance music is You ain't stoppin me. A fine choice. Chris Grove has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Attila Browne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chris Grove!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Browne shoots in for a double leg but Grove sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Grove lands a high kick!
Browne tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grove avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Browne.
Browne shoots in for a double leg but Grove sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Attila Browne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Browne blocks the body kick.
Grove lands with a slapping head kick.
Grove lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Grove throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Browne.
Grove slaps away a takedown attempt from Browne, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Grove throws a head kick but Browne moves out of range.
Grove tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Browne swivels and escapes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Browne shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Grove is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Grove has control of Browne's left arm, preventing Browne from doing any damage.
Grove has a closed guard, preventing Browne from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grove has control of Browne's left arm, preventing Browne from doing any damage.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Chris Grove hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Grove takes the fight into the clinch.
Browne using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grove has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Grove can't break the clinch.
Grove blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grove breaks the clinch.
Browne avoids the head kick by Grove.
Browne fails with the takedown.
Browne throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Grove's waist but Grove gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Browne off to one side.
Nice takedown defense from Grove. No joy for Browne on that attempt.
Browne is breathing heavily.
Grove tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grove throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Browne.
Grove tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Browne closes this distance looking for a takedown but Grove circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Browne as Grove shoots in.
Grove lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Browne backs up against the ropes.
Grove misses with a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Grove.
Browne fails with a takedown attempt.
Browne closes the distance and clinches up with Grove, looking for a takedown. Browne pushes Grove against the ropes but Grove circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Browne shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Grove defends it nicely.
Grove fails with a takedown attempt.
Grove throws a head kick that misses.
Browne shoots in looking for a takedown. Grove tries to sprawl out of it but Browne keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Grove manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Browne fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Grove avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grove scores with a one two! Browne had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Grove.
Grove misses with the combination.
Browne fails to land the takedown.
Grove lands with a kick to the temple. Browne shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Browne shoots in and drives through. Grove sprawls well.
Grove lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Grove throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Browne's head.
Grove throws a nice head kick!
Browne closes the distance and clinches up with Grove, looking for a takedown. Browne pushes Grove against the ropes but Grove circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Browne takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Grove throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
No luck for Browne with that takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grove throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Browne.
Grove tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Browne tries for a takedown but Grove sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grove throws a head kick that misses.
Browne shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Grove defends it nicely.
Grove lands with a slapping head kick.
Grove will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Grove stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Grove wants it to stay on the feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grove pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Browne back to the ropes. Grove follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Browne closes the distance and clinches up with Grove, looking for a takedown. Browne pushes Grove against the ropes but Grove circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Grove as Browne shoots in.
Grove clinches.
Grove pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Grove dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Grove throws a head kick but Browne moves out of range.
Browne shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Grove swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Grove throws a head kick but Browne moves out of range.
Browne shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Grove sprawls well. Grove wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Browne gets slowly back to his feet.
Browne gets tackled into the ropes by Grove. Grove maintains the clinch.
Grove is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Browne connects with a knee to the head.
Grove breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Browne shoots in for a takedown but Grove shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Attila Browne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Browne misses with a takedown attempt - Grove sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Grove misses with a head kick.
Grove swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Grove shoots for a double leg takedown but Browne sprawls well. He's pushed Grove's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Grove misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Browne shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
No luck for Browne with that takedown attempt.
Browne takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Browne tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grove swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grove lands a head kick. Browne smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Grove throws a series of strikes that have Browne backpedaling.
Browne fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Grove has taken the fight to the clinch.
Grove manages to break the clinch.
Browne misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Browne fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Grove throws a head kick that misses.
Grove fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grove looks to land a combination but Browne avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Browne is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Browne shoots in looking for a takedown but Grove manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Browne's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
No luck for Browne with that takedown attempt.
Grove throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Browne blocks a head kick by Grove.
Browne misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Attila Browne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Browne is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grove swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Browne avoids the head kick by Grove.
Browne shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Grove pinned against the ropes. Grove gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Grove lands with an uppercut that bounces Browne off the ropes and back into range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Browne closes this distance looking for a takedown but Grove circles away.
Grove scores with a one two! Browne had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Grove throws a series of punches but Browne avoids them all with ease.
Browne closes the distance and clinches up with Grove, looking for a takedown. Browne pushes Grove against the ropes but Grove circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Grove tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grove falls off balance throwing a combination
and Browne counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Browne.
Grove manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Grove throws a left and a right that both miss
so Browne counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grove manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Browne manages to get himself to full guard.
Browne is edging up against the ropes. He's using the ropes to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Grove pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grove throws a leg kick
and Browne counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Browne tries a knee to the head but Grove blocks it.
Browne lands a knee to the head.
Grove looking for a takedown.
Browne missing with knees to the body.
Grove manages to break the clinch.
Browne shoots in and drives through. Grove sprawls well.
A head kick misses from Grove.
Browne slips a jab and a cross from Grove.
Grove misses with a few strikes there.
Browne shoots in for a double leg but Grove sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Browne is looking to clinch but Grove is avoiding it.
Grove looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Browne.
Browne shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Grove sprawls well. Grove wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Browne gets slowly back to his feet.
Grove pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Chris Grove will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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.
Grove misses with a head kick.
Grove throws a head kick that Browne semi-blocks.
Grove has taken the fight to the clinch.
Grove drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Grove breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grove displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Browne.
Chris Grove seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Browne clinches up with Grove and pushes him back against the ropes.
Grove is trying to force a seperation but Browne has the dominant position.
Grove tries to break free but Browne pushes him back against the ropes.
Browne lands a knee to the head.
Browne lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Browne throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Grove blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Browne pulls guard successfully.
Browne looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Browne throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Browne is working an open guard so Grove takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Grove lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Grove tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Browne doesn't manage to clinch there - Grove circles away.
Grove lands a head kick. Browne smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Grove looks to land a combination but Browne avoids it well.
Grove throws a left and a right that both miss
and Browne counters with a shoot takedown. Grove fights it but they end up in guard.
Browne postures up.
Grove is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Browne stopping the sweep attempt from Grove.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grove is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Browne dives into side control.
Browne stands up.
Browne avoids the head kick by Grove.
Grove leaves Browne with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Grove throws a head kick but Browne moves out of range.
Grove keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Grove throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Browne on the side of the head.
Browne fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Grove.
Browne fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Attila Browne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Browne closes the distance and clinches up with Grove, looking for a takedown. Browne pushes Grove against the ropes but Grove circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Grove misses with a series of wild punches.
Browne will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Browne has a takedown stuffed.
Grove keeps the fight on the outside.
Browne tries to score a power double leg takedown but Grove sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Browne somewhat.
Grove moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nice sprawl there from Grove as Browne shoots in.
No joy there for Grove, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Grove.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Browne.
Grove tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Browne shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Grove but Grove pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Browne looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Grove moves into the clinch.
Grove breaks the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Grove as Browne shoots in.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grove scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Browne shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Grove defends it nicely.
Browne tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Grove paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Chris Grove.
I've got Grove winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Chris Grove!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Chris Grove!
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Chris Grove!
Chris Grove wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Jaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Veli Schwarzeneg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Jaa 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 18 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tony Jaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 35 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Veli Schwarzeneg!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schwarzeneg fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Schwarzeneg circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jaa moves in looking to clinch but Schwarzeneg pushes him off.
Veli Schwarzeneg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schwarzeneg clinches with his opponent.
Schwarzeneg is looking for a takedown.
Jaa tries for a takedown but Schwarzeneg manages to get underhooks.
Schwarzeneg turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Jaa is looking to reverse the position.
Schwarzeneg tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Jaa tries to bench press Schwarzeneg off him but Schwarzeneg keeps the position.
Jaa is working to avoid the ground and pound but Schwarzeneg connects with a decent elbow.
Jaa takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schwarzeneg wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jaa keeps working.
Schwarzeneg wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jaa, who protects the arm well.
Schwarzeneg decides to stand back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Schwarzeneg displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jaa.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Jaa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Schwarzeneg.
Jaa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Schwarzeneg's waist but Schwarzeneg gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jaa off to one side.
Jaa is breathing heavily.
Schwarzeneg fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jaa avoids it really well and circles away.
Schwarzeneg takes one on the button.
Jaa shoots in looking for a takedown. Schwarzeneg tries to sprawl out of it but Jaa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Schwarzeneg manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Schwarzeneg shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jaa but Jaa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa fails with the takedown.
Schwarzeneg misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Schwarzeneg fails in his attempt to clinch.
Schwarzeneg shoots in but no luck this time.
Schwarzeneg gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jaa is trying to pull guard but Schwarzeneg has him pressed against the ropes.
Jaa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jaa crunches a lovely knee into Schwarzeneg's ribcage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jaa looking for a takedown.
Schwarzeneg ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Schwarzeneg no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Schwarzeneg looking to control.
Schwarzeneg wants to get back to his feet but Jaa is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Schwarzeneg working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jaa.
Jaa has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Schwarzeneg keeping moving, preventing Jaa from controlling successfully.
Schwarzeneg has an active guard here but Jaa has managed to pass into half guard.
Schwarzeneg wants to get back to his feet.
Schwarzeneg misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Jaa is working for a submission of some sort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaa is thwarting Schwarzeneg's attempts to control the position.
Schwarzeneg wants to stand back up but Jaa manages to pass into side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schwarzeneg pushes Jaa away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Jaa gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Veli Schwarzeneg dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Schwarzeneg wants to clinch up but Jaa keeps it at a distance.
Schwarzeneg fails with the takedown.
Schwarzeneg shoots in looking for a takedown but Jaa manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Schwarzeneg's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Schwarzeneg throws a lazy body kick
and Jaa counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Schwarzeneg looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jaa is fending him off so far but Schwarzeneg persists. Nope, Jaa circles away and we're back to standing.
Tony Jaa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Veli Schwarzeneg.
Jaa shoots for a takedown but Schwarzeneg saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jaa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Schwarzeneg swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jaa shoots in but no luck this time.
Schwarzeneg circles away from the clinch attempt.
Schwarzeneg will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jaa is defended easily by Schwarzeneg.
Jaa throws a head kick that Schwarzeneg semi-blocks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg tries to clinch up
and Jaa finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Schwarzeneg tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jaa sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Schwarzeneg somewhat.
Schwarzeneg shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Schwarzeneg shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jaa defends it nicely.
Schwarzeneg fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jaa wants to clinch up but Schwarzeneg keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa is looking to clinch.
Schwarzeneg fails to land the takedown.
Jaa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jaa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jaa wants it to stay on the feet.
Schwarzeneg drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Jaa is trying to get back to half guard.
Jaa manages to work his way to half guard, despite Schwarzeneg's best efforts.
Jaa has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Schwarzeneg is working away from the top position though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Schwarzeneg stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Jaa to get to his feet.
Tony Jaa is winning the standup battle so far.
Schwarzeneg drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Schwarzeneg is chipping away with strikes.
Veli Schwarzeneg has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jaa seems a little lost for a moment, as Schwarzeneg dominates the positioning.
Jaa is trying to improve his position.
Schwarzeneg throws an elbow but Jaa slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Schwarzeneg working the ground and pound.
Schwarzeneg content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schwarzeneg decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Schwarzeneg shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jaa pinned against the ropes. Jaa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jaa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jaa fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Veli Schwarzeneg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Schwarzeneg shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jaa pinned against the ropes. Jaa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Schwarzeneg shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Jaa moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Schwarzeneg not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Schwarzeneg throwing strikes from guard but Jaa blocks nicely.
Schwarzeneg stands and steps away. Jaa gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg tries for a takedown but Jaa sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jaa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jaa tries to clinch there but Schwarzeneg circles away.
Schwarzeneg has managed to clinch.
Jaa stops a takedown attempt from Schwarzeneg.
Tony Jaa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Veli Schwarzeneg.
Schwarzeneg fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Schwarzeneg drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jaa pulls his leg out and moves away.
Schwarzeneg gets caught flat footed, as Jaa shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Schwarzeneg looking to control.
Jaa with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Schwarzeneg wants to sweep here but Jaa controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Schwarzeneg keeping full guard, as Jaa tries to pass.
Jaa stays in close to Schwarzeneg's body and controls the position.
Jaa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Schwarzeneg swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Schwarzeneg moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg tries to pull guard but Jaa forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Schwarzeneg breaks the clinch.
Schwarzeneg defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jaa.
Nice takedown defense from Jaa. No joy for Schwarzeneg on that attempt.
Schwarzeneg shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jaa as he jumps to the side.
Schwarzeneg circles away from the clinch attempt.
Schwarzeneg fails with the takedown.
Horrible takedown by Jaa or perhaps it was just good defense by Schwarzeneg which made him look bad.
Jaa dives in and grabs Schwarzeneg's left leg, looking for a takedown. Schwarzeneg pushes down on Jaa's head and hops out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Schwarzeneg has Jaa up against the ropes in a clinch.
Schwarzeneg avoiding damage as Jaa throws knees to the body.
Schwarzeneg tries to pull guard but Jaa holds him up against the ropes and eventually Schwarzeneg drops back down to his feet.
Schwarzeneg can't get the takedown.
Schwarzeneg jumps guard.
Schwarzeneg is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jaa won't allow Schwarzeneg to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schwarzeneg can't keep his opponent in guard - Jaa advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Veli Schwarzeneg.
I've got Schwarzeneg winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Veli Schwarzeneg!
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Veli Schwarzeneg!
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Veli Schwarzeneg!
Veli Schwarzeneg wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Lombard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buakaw Por Pramuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buakaw Por Pramuki will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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25
180 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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28
176 lbs
12 - 15 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ricardo Lombard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Buakaw Por Pramuki!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Por Pramuki misses with a wild body shot.
Por Pramuki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lombard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Buakaw Por Pramuki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Por Pramuki lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Ricardo Lombard has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Por Pramuki. Lombard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Por Pramuki drops Lombard with a left and a right! Oh, Lombard is hurt - Por Pramuki dives into side control looking to finish!
Lombard is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Por Pramuki wants to stand but Lombard has his arm trapped.
Por Pramuki working away.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Lombard tries to improve position but can't.
Por Pramuki wants to stand but Lombard is controlling his arm.
Lombard sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Por Pramuki tries to stand and escape but Lombard is controlling the position.
Lombard wants to get back to full guard.
Por Pramuki wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Lombard uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombard tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Por Pramuki wants to stand but Lombard is controlling his posture from full guard.
Lombard manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lombard throws some wild stikes that Por Pramuki manages to avoid easily.
Por Pramuki tries to buck Lombard off but he can't manage it.
Lombard looking to finish Por Pramuki with some ground and pound. This is bad for Por Pramuki!
Por Pramuki is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Lombard has hold of Por Pramuki's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Por Pramuki manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Por Pramuki defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Lombard.
Por Pramuki squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombard unloading with bombs!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Por Pramuki is trying to stand.
Por Pramuki is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Lombard working Por Pramuki over with strikes here.
Lombard putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lombard scoring with strikes but Por Pramuki is staying in there.
Por Pramuki in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Por Pramuki is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Lombard misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Por Pramuki is trying to stand.
Poor strikes thrown by Lombard there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Lombard landing strikes from the mount.
Lombard raining down shots from the mount!
Lombard landing punches.
Por Pramuki wants to try and get back to his feet.
Lombard scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombard breaks from Por Pramuki's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Por Pramuki is rocked!
Lombard has hold of Por Pramuki's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Por Pramuki manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Por Pramuki is still in real trouble! Can Lombard finish him?
Lombard has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Por Pramuki's face.
Por Pramuki is trying to stand up.
Por Pramuki seems to have recovered his senses.
Lombard 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.
Lombard cracks Por Pramuki with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lombard has hold of Por Pramuki's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Por Pramuki manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Por Pramuki defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Lombard.
Por Pramuki taking shots to the head.
Lombard is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Por Pramuki trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Por Pramuki looks winded!
BOOM! Lombard connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Lombard looking to isolate an arm here. Por Pramuki doesn't see it coming and as Lombard extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Lombard!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ricardo Lombard!
After the fight, Ricardo Lombard was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tiger JonesJr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arthur Green has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tiger JonesJr's chin.
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28
178 lbs
13 - 16 - 0 |
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180 lbs
13 - 17 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tiger JonesJr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 17 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arthur Green!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
JonesJr scores with the left hand. Green knows he should have avoided that one.
Green fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with JonesJr, pushing him back against the ropes.
Green has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but JonesJr regains guard immediately.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
JonesJr wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Green trying to control but JonesJr is working from the bottom.
JonesJr controls Green momentarily but Green frees himself.
Green is looking to work some ground and pound but JonesJr has wrist control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
JonesJr keeping moving, preventing Green from controlling successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
JonesJr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Green.
JonesJr lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Green throws a left that rocks JonesJr and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Green dives into side control, looking to finish! Can JonesJr regain composure!
JonesJr is rocked!
It looks like Tiger JonesJr has been cut.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Green wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by JonesJr, who protects the arm well.
Oh JonesJr is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Green lands a strong strike to the head of JonesJr. That's dazed him! Green looking to finish here. JonesJr is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Green lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arthur Green!
During a confident post fight interview, Arthur Green thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Norbert Schwager (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven NZonzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steven NZonzi has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Norbert Schwager's chin.
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27
167 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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31
160 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Dangerous knees
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Norbert Schwager!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Steven NZonzi!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schwager throws a series of strikes that have NZonzi backpedaling.
NZonzi looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Schwager sizes up NZonzi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
No joy there for Schwager, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Schwager defends well against a solid takedown attempt from NZonzi.
NZonzi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Schwager connects with a good right hand that stumbles NZonzi. NZonzi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
NZonzi is rocked!
Steven NZonzi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
NZonzi gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Schwager gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! NZonzi is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Norbert Schwager!
Norbert Schwager bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Augustus Autumn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vic Sotto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Autumn comes to the ring accompanied by Dixie. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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22
179 lbs
4 - 7 - 0 |
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24
155 lbs
7 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Augustus Autumn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vic Sotto!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Autumn wants to clinch but Sotto slips to the side
and Sotto counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sotto scores with a decent looking hook.
Autumn wants to clinch but Sotto slips to the side
and Sotto counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Autumn throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sotto takes a swing at Autumn's ribcage but misses.
A punch lands to the side of Autumn 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sotto paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sotto thows a body shot but no joy.
Autumn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sotto uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sotto is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Autumn rather than just go for the knockout.
Sotto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Autumn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sotto cracks Autumn with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Sotto lands with an uppercut that bounces Autumn off the ropes and back into range.
Sotto circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sotto counters with a stiff right hand.
Autumn is rocked!
Autumn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sotto's sensitive parts.
Sotto misses with a double jab
and Autumn makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sotto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sotto ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sotto scores with the left hand. Autumn knows he should have avoided that one.
Autumn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Autumn wants to clinch but Sotto slips to the side
and Sotto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Autumn drops his hands momentarily and Sotto takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Some wild striking there from Sotto.
Autumn gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sotto.
Autumn tries to clinch but Sotto moves away
and Sotto counters with a crisp one two that drops Autumn! Sotto thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Autumn to his feet! Autumn is in big trouble!
Oh Autumn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A punch combination from Sotto misses.
Sotto scores with a three punch combo!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sotto is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Autumn like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Autumn from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vic Sotto!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chopper Harley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mario Bravo has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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25
180 lbs
6 - 3 - 1 |
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31
180 lbs
21 - 18 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chopper Harley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 18 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mario Bravo!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harley throws a hook to the side of Bravo's head but Bravo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harley tries to clinch but Bravo moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Harley.
Harley attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bravo throws a poor cross that misses
and Harley counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Harley.
Harley tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Harley is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Harley tries to work over Bravo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harley misses with a punch to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Harley.
Bravo blocks an uppercut.
Harley stalling against the ropes.
Harley manages to break the clinch.
Harley closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bravo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harley's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bravo under the eye.
Harley has taken the fight to the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Harley.
Harley looking to slow down the pace here.
Harley is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Harley struggles to land a body shot inside as Bravo controls his hands.
Bravo prevents Harley from breaking the clinch.
Harley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harley works on Bravo's body with a couple of short punches.
Bravo working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harley working aggressively here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Harley.
Bravo lands with a short shot to the head.
Harley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Harley.
Harley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bravo's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Harley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bravo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harley tries to clinch up.
Harley is looking to clinch.
Harley lands with a straight right. Bravo didn't see that one coming.
Bravo dodges the punch combination from Harley.
Bravo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harley throws a shot from downtown. Bravo moves away and avoids it.
Harley moves in looking to clinch but Bravo pushes him off.
Bravo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harley lands a slapping body shot.
Bravo takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bravo.
Harley lands with a short shot to the head.
Bravo is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Harley is defending well.
Bravo blocks a body shot from Harley.
Harley tries to work over Bravo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bravo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bravo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harley breaks from the clinch.
Harley displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Harley stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bravo is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Harley tries to land a front kick but Bravo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Harley moves out of range as Bravo strikes.
Harley stalks Bravo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bravo's face. Bravo staggers backwards, shaken.
Bravo is still on wobbly legs! Can Harley finish him?
Chopper Harley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bravo gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Harley gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Bravo is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chopper Harley!
Chopper Harley decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Berik Yawoka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hedrig Pokousha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yawoka comes to the ring accompanied by keep running up that hill. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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34
187 lbs
14 - 10 - 1 |
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24
180 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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Brawler
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Berik Yawoka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hedrig Pokousha!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pokousha closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Pokousha has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Yawoka regains guard immediately.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Yawoka trying to control the position.
Pokousha stopping the sweep attempt from Yawoka.
Pokousha working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Yawoka's head.
Yawoka looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Yawoka working for submissions but it's allowed Pokousha to get to half guard.
Pokousha takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Yawoka wants to get back to his feet.
Pokousha throwing shots but Yawoka is blocking nicely.
Pokousha lands with a punch from half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pokousha wants to free his trapped foot but Yawoka is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yawoka is trying to get back to full guard.
Yawoka is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pokousha scores with a couple of nice shots.
Pokousha prevents Yawoka from improving his position.
Pokousha winds up and cracks Yawoka with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ground and pound from Pokousha.
Pokousha is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Pokousha is keen to just control but Yawoka is a slippery customer.
Yawoka wants to improve his position but Pokousha is controlling well.
Yawoka wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pokousha takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Yawoka wants to control but Pokousha is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pokousha slips a nice elbow through Yawoka's hands, connecting with Yawoka's forehead.
Pokousha thows a huge punch but Yawoka dodges it nicely.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yawoka is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pokousha wants to advance to full mount but Yawoka doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Pokousha is stalling in the full guard.
It looks like Pokousha might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Yawoka is trying to keep Pokousha in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pokousha trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yawoka looking for a sweep. Not yet Yawoka, not yet.
Pokousha must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pokousha throwing strikes but missing.
Pokousha pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yawoka is keeping the position for now.
Yawoka working for submissions but it's allowed Pokousha to get to half guard.
Pokousha moves into full mount! Yawoka won't be happy about that!
Yawoka is in a horrible position here. Pokousha smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Pokousha putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Pokousha raining down shots from the mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yawoka bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Pokousha looking for a sweep. Not yet Pokousha, not yet.
Pokousha looking to control.
Pokousha wants to hit a switch here but Yawoka passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Pokousha there!
Yawoka wants to control but instead Pokousha manages to regain half guard.
Yawoka controlling the action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pokousha trying to control but Yawoka postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hedrig Pokousha dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
A right-left combo lands from Pokousha.
Yawoka with a poor takedown
and Pokousha counters by moving into the clinch.
Pokousha lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yawoka or not.
Yawoka can't find room to land a body shot as Pokousha controls the action.
Pokousha leaning against his opponent.
Yawoka has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pokousha avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Yawoka is trying to pull guard but Pokousha has him pressed against the ropes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Berik Yawoka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Still in the clinch, Pokousha scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pokousha manages to pull guard.
Hedrig Pokousha has got the better of the ground game so far.
Yawoka trying to control the position from guard on top but Pokousha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pokousha tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pokousha being controlled here, momentarily.
Pokousha 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yawoka has gone for a leg lock! Pokousha slips out almost immediately though and dives into Yawoka's guard.
Yawoka keeping moving, preventing Pokousha from controlling successfully.
Yawoka has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pokousha can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Yawoka not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yawoka has his hands on Pokousha's head, controlling the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Yawoka looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Yawoka trying to keep a closed guard but Pokousha is proving a slippery customer.
Yawoka has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pokousha can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pokousha scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Pokousha wants to control from the top but Yawoka keeps moving.
Pokousha postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Pokousha trying to control the position from guard on top but Yawoka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pokousha postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pokousha looking to improve position, pressing down on Yawoka's thigh with his hand. Yawoka seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is Pokousha paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! Pokousha's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Yawoka picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Berik Yawoka!
Post fight, Berik Yawoka took to the microphone: 'I take you down I tap you out I help you up and send you home '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cung Le (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harvi Kalaso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Le might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Untouchable . Kalaso has chosen Hank Williams SR. as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cung Le!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 29 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harvi Kalaso!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalaso rushes Le and presses him up against the ropes.
Kalaso with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kalaso is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kalaso tries to break the clinch but Le is controlling the position.
Le is struggling to control the position.
Kalaso pushes off an throws an elbow but Le leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Le looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Le lands a hook that snaps the head of Kalaso backwards.
Kalaso breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kalaso clinches up against the ropes.
Le lands a nice elbow.
Kalaso wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Le landing knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Le scores a nice knee to the body.
Le misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Le.
Kalaso working aggressively here.
Kalaso scores with a shoulder strike.
Le goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Le lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le blocks an elbow strike from Kalaso.
Le lands an elbow just above Kalaso 's eye.
Kalaso misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Le.
Kalaso pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Le just misses with a punch to the body.
Kalaso closes the distance and clinches.
Kalaso looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Le stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Le lands with a right to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Le.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Le.
Le digs a right hand underneath Kalaso's ribcage. Kalaso let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kalaso creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Le is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A short left from Le.
Le landing knees to the body.
Kalaso looks winded!
Le using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kalaso has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Le managing to block the knees to the body from Kalaso.
Le working Kalaso over with knees to the body.
Kalaso missing with knees to the body.
Kalaso's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harvi Kalaso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick from Kalaso misses.
Kalaso changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Le tries to avoid it but Kalaso manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Le to the ground. Le escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Le drives through and clinches with Kalaso against the ropes.
Le trying to land knees to the body.
Le keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kalaso's efforts to push away.
Le lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Le lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kalaso takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short left from Le.
Kalaso tries a body shot but Le blocks it.
Le is working Kalaso over against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kalasos head.
Kalaso is trying to stall.
Le putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kalaso in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Kalaso.
Kalaso with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Le.
A short right from Le on the inside.
Kalaso can't break the clinch.
Le lands a knee to the head.
Kalaso is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Kalaso tries to work over Le's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Le throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
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 body shot lands from Le.
Le using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Le throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kalasos head.
Le lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kalaso backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Le.
Kalaso takes a shot to the head.
Le tries a body shot but Kalaso blocks it.
Le lands with a left to the head.
Kalaso wants to get back to striking at distance but Le won't allow it.
Le comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Le lands a right hand.
Le tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kalaso avoids it.
Le lands a shoulder strike.
Kalaso is looking to control Le's arms but Le gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kalaso has his back to the ropes.
Le connects with a knee to the head.
Kalaso is rocked!
Le lands a big right hand that drops Kalaso! The killer instinct kicks in and Le finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Le!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cung Le!
Cung Le very nearly forgot to thank HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tauno Palo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uno Louner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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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
38 - 23 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tauno Palo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Uno Louner!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palo misses with an uppercut. Louner saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Louner.
Palo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Louner.
A cross from Palo lands.
Palo ducks under a wild hook from Louner.
Louner closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Palo quickly recovers to half guard.
Palo tries to kick Louner off but Louner keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Palo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Palo.
Louner trying to control but Palo is working from the bottom.
Palo wants to sweep here but Louner controlling him for the moment.
Louner tries to free his leg and advance position but Palo is retaining full guard.
Louner with a flurry of punches that miss.
Louner working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Palo wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palo is trying to keep Louner in close.
We're going to have a standup here because Tauno Palo wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
That kick from Palo tenderised Louner's leg. Louner is trying to keep his angry face on.
Palo throws a series of punches but Louner avoids them all with ease.
Palo misses with a wild combination.
Palo feints and then cracks Louner's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Louner down.
Louner shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Palo pinned against the ropes. Palo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Palo misses with a wild combination.
Palo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Louner.
Louner's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Palo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Louner scrambles back to his feet.
Tauno Palo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Louner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Palo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Louner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Louner throws a shot from downtown. Palo moves away and avoids it.
Palo avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palo throws a shot to the body.
Palo takes a swing at Louner's ribcage but misses.
Palo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Louner misses with a wild body shot.
A shot to the body from Palo misses
and Louner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Louner thows a body shot but no joy.
Palo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Louner lands a glancing blow to the side of Palo's head.
Palo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Louner on the side of the head.
A slow jab from Palo misses its intended target.
Palo tries to clinch there but Louner circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Louner. Palo does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Louner is defended easily by Palo.
Palo swings for the body but Louner moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palo connects with a body shot that sends Louner's belly button to the back.
Palo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Louner takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Palo is looking to wear down Louner with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Louner throws a hook but Palo avoids it easily.
Palo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Louner's head.
Palo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Louner.
Good leg kick by Palo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Palo tries to bum rush Louner with a series of wild strikes but Louner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Palo tests Louner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Louner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Palo manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Louner misses its intended target.
Palo swinging wildly here.
An inside leg kick lands from Palo.
Louner missing with a left hand there. Palo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Palo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Palo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Louner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Palo tries to close the distance and clinch but Louner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Palo looks to land a right hand but Louner moved out of range.
Nice shot lands for Louner.
Louner looks to land a combination. Palo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Palo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Louner throws a lazy right hand but Palo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Palo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Louner if he has to take too many more of those.
Palo takes one on the button.
Louner listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Palo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Louner.
Palo slips under a jab.
Louner checks the leg kick nicely there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Louner moves out of range of the body kick from Palo.
Louner misses with an uppercut. Palo saw that one coming.
Palo just misses with a punch to the body.
Palo's corner calls for a 1-2. Palo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tauno Palo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Palo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Palo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Louner misses with a looping left.
Louner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice body kick from Palo.
Louner swinging wildly here.
Louner takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A swing and a miss from Louner.
Palo darts in and clinches Louner up against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Palo.
Louner is trying to break the clinch but Palo has him pressed against the ropes.
Palo has Louner pressed against the ropes, preventing Louner from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Knees to the body from Palo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Palo breaks from the clinch.
Louner is breathing heavily.
Palo dodges the punch combination from Louner.
Palo misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palo lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Uno Louner has been cut.
Palo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Louners jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tauno Palo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Palo.
Louner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Palo misses with a wild body shot.
Louner 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.
Palo throws a shot from downtown. Louner moves away and avoids it.
Palo defending well as Louner loads up on a big left hand.
Louner moves out of range as Palo throws a body kick.
Palo blocks a jab.
Palo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Louner looks to land a left hand but Palo moved out of range nicely.
Palo throws a head kick but Louner moves out of range.
Palo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Palo doesn't manage to clinch there - Louner circles away.
Tauno Palo is winning the standup battle so far.
Palo cracks the inside of Louner's front leg.
Palo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Palo scores with a nice right hand.
Palo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louner missing with a left hand there. Palo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Louner moves out of range of the body kick from Palo.
Palo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Louner if he has to take too many more of those.
A good leg kick by Palo.
Palo misses the shot to the body.
Palo fails to land with a series of punches.
Louner throws a hook but Palo avoids it easily.
Palo misses with a body kick.
Palo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Louner just misses with a punch to the body.
Louner keeps the fight on the outside.
Louner throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Palo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A punch combination from Louner misses.
Louner walks forward, straight into a front kick from Palo.
Palo misses with a wild combination.
Palo fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louner misses with a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Palo.
Tauno Palo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Palo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Palo looks to throw the jab but Louner is out of range.
Louner on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Louner's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Palo jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Louner misses with a combination
and Palo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Palo misses with a hook
and Louner counters with a left and a right that stings Palo.
Palo looks for the body kick but Louner saw that one coming.
A shot to the liver by Palo. Beautiful body shot.
Louner takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Palo scores with a shot to the body.
Palo avoids the body shot from Louner.
Louner missing with a left hand there. Palo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Louner misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Louner misses with a straight right.
Louner blocks a leg kick.
Louner throws a looping overhand right but Palo ducks down to avoid it.
Louner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Palo.
Louner misses with a two punch combination.
Louner doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Palo throws a leg kick but Louner sees it coming and moves out of range.
Palo ducks under a wild hook from Louner.
Palo needs to keep his hands up - Louner had a free shot at his head there.
Palo misses with a double jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Palo.
Louner looks to throw the jab but Palo is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Palo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Palo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Louner in his tracks.
Louner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Palo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tauno Palo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Uno Louner's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Palo is looking to clinch.
Palo throws a nice looking combination but Louner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Palo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Louner's calf.
Palo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Louner takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Louner blocks a head kick by Palo.
Louner throws a hook but Palo avoids it easily.
Palo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Palo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Louner. Louner circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Louner misses with an uppercut
and Palo makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Louner really felt that one!
Louner throws a nice looking combination but Palo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A left lands for Palo.
Palo misses with a few strikes there.
Louner has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Palo.
Palo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Palo misses with a low kick.
Palo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
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!
Some wild striking there from Louner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Palo tries to bum rush Louner with a series of wild strikes but Louner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Louner connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A big left from Palo misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Palo misses the target.
Palo misses with a body shot.
Palo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Louner moves away.
Palo lands a body shot.
Louner misses with a straight left.
Palo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Palo looks for the body kick but Louner saw that one coming.
Palo moves out of range as Louner strikes.
Louner keeps the fight on the outside.
Palo misses with a hook. Louner ducked under it nicely.
Palo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palo thows a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Louner misses its intended target.
Palo walks into a jab.
Good shot there by Palo.
Palo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Louner slips a jab from Palo.
Louner shoots for a double leg takedown but Palo sprawls well. He's pushed Louner's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Palo misses with a looping right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Louner misses with a two punch combination.
Louner throws a series of punches but Palo avoids them all with ease.
Louner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Palo thuds his shin into the meat of Louner's side.
Louner lands a high kick!
Palo lands with a good body shot.
Louner throws a shot from downtown. Palo moves away and avoids it.
Louner swinging wildly here.
Palo scores with a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louner takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nice shot by Palo.
Palo throws a right hand that Louner ducks under and follows up with a left that Louner also avoids with ease.
Louner gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Palo cracks Louner with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Palo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Palo throws a front kick that sends Louner stumbling back into the ropes.
Palo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Louner.
Palo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Palo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Palo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Louner at a distance.
Louner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Palo.
Louner scores with a nice head shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Palo, right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palo lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Palo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Palo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Palo misses with a straight left.
Some wild striking there from Louner.
Palo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Louner's sensitive parts.
Palo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Palo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Palo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Louner checks it well.
Louner looks to score with a jab to the body but Palo is just out of range.
Palo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Louner throws a combination. Palo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Palo connects with a leg kick. Louner looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Palo throws a sloppy body shot
and Louner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tauno Palo clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Uno Louner's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A slow jab from Louner misses its intended target.
Palo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Palo lands a glancing blow to the side of Louner's head.
Palo lands a jab to Louner's midsection.
Palo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Louner. That did some damage!
Louner throws a head kick but Palo moves out of range.
Palo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Louner is trying hard to land a takedown here. Palo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Palo scores with a decent looking hook.
Louner has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Palo lands a lovely overhand right.
Louner misses with an uppercut. Palo saw that one coming.
Palo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Louner fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab from Louner misses.
Louner has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Louner there as he acknowledges the shot.
Louner is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Louner takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Louner misses with a few strikes there.
Palo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Louner can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louner throws out a leg kick but Palo moves out of range and Louner only half commits.
Louner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Palo.
Palo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Louner fails to land with a series of punches.
Louner walks into a jab.
Palo closes the distance and clinches.
Palo lands a right hand.
Palo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Louner tries to break the clinch but Palo is controlling the position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Palo.
Louner wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Palo lands with a right to the head.
Palo misses with an elbow strike.
Palo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Palo gets through Louner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Louner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palo tries to throw a body punch but Louner avoids it by throwing Palo back against the ropes.
Palo lands with a short shot to the head.
Louner is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Palo to keep the fight standing.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Louner.
Palo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Palo.
Palo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Louner is looking to break free of the clinch but Palo has double underhooks.
Palo is looking to control Louner's arms but Louner gets an underhook and turns him. Now Palo has his back to the ropes.
A short right from Palo on the inside.
Louner fails to pull guard.
Tauno Palo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Uno Louner.
Palo misses with a knee strike.
Palo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Palo misses with a straight left.
Louner misses the shot to the body.
Louner scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Palo doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louner avoids the body shot from Palo.
Palo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Louner.
Louner throws out a powerful jab.
Louner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Palo.
Louner has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Palo.
Palo closes the distance and clinches.
Palo stops a takedown attempt from Louner.
Louner jumps guard.
Louner has a closed guard, preventing Palo from standing up.
Palo gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Palo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Palo. Louner does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palo moves out of range as Louner strikes.
No joy there for Louner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Palo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Palo 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.
Palo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Palo misses with a double jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Palo. That snapped Louner's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Palo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Louner. Palo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Louner checks a low kick from Palo.
Palo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Palo tries a low kick but Louner avoids it.
Louner misses with a series of wild punches.
Palo misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tauno Palo had his way with Uno Louner in that round.
The cut man is working on Uno Louner's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A slow jab from Louner misses its intended target.
Palo moves into the clinch successfully.
Palo prevents the takedown attempt.
Palo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tauno Palo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A body shot lands from Palo.
Palo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Louner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Palo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Louner backwards.
Louner tries to pull guard but Palo forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Palo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Louner.
Tauno Palo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Uno Louner.
Palo lands a body shot.
Louner managing to block the knees to the body from Palo.
Louner is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Palo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Palo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Louner wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Palo has him pressed against the ropes.
Palo lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Louner tries for a takedown. No joy.
A frustrated look appears on Louner's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Louner tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Palo smiles and moves away.
Palo scores with a kick to the body.
Louner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A good leg kick by Palo.
Louner walks into a stiff left hand from Palo.
Palo cracks the inside of Louner's front leg.
Palo cracks the inside of Louner's front leg.
Some wild striking there from Palo.
Louner throws a body punch but Palo moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louner moves out of range of the body kick from Palo.
Nice defenses there by Palo.
Louner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Louner has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Palo.
Palo thumps Louner with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Palo keeps Louner at a distance using the push kick.
Palo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Louner misses with a hook. Palo ducked under it nicely.
Palo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Louner listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Palo lands with a shot to the body.
Louner takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Louner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Palo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Louner doesn't seem bothered though.
Palo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Louner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Palo.
A punch combination from Palo misses.
Louner checks a leg kick nicely.
Palo lands a slapping body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Palo misses the target.
Louner throws a lazy right hand but Palo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Louner misses with a body shot.
Louner defending well as Palo loads up on a big left hand.
Palo lands with a right hand.
Palo dodges the punch combination from Louner.
Palo has managed to clinch.
Louner is trying to drag Palo to the mat but Palo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Louner misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Palo obliges.
Palo with a knee to the head.
Palo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Louner's face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Louner takes a knee right on the jaw!
The referee calls for Palo to work.
Palo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Palo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Louner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Palo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Uno Louner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Louner misses the jab.
Palo slips a straight right by Louner.
Louner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Palo.
Palo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Louner manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tauno Palo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Palo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Tauno Palo!
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Tauno Palo!
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Tauno Palo!
Tauno Palo wins by unanimous decision!
Tauno Palo is the new welterweight champion!
A very excited looking Tauno Palo 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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