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CFS 44: Triple Title Night PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Winchester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sam Winchester will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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192 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jake Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sam Winchester!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman dives in and grabs Winchester's left leg, looking for a takedown. Winchester pushes down on Coleman's head and hops out.
Winchester has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Winchester swinging wildly here.
Winchester throws a right hand that Coleman ducks under and follows up with a left that Coleman also avoids with ease.
Coleman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Winchester's waist but Winchester gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Coleman off to one side.
Winchester lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Winchester takes a swing at Coleman's ribcage but misses.
Winchester ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Coleman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Winchester swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Coleman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Winchester lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Winchester getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sam Winchester seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winchester misses with a body shot.
No luck for Coleman with that takedown attempt.
Sam Winchester is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Coleman avoids a kick to the body.
Winchester misses with a two punch combination.
Winchester works the jab nicely.
Nice body punch from Winchester.
Coleman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Coleman is rocked!
Coleman closes the distance and clinches up with Winchester, looking for a takedown. Coleman pushes Winchester against the cage but Winchester circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Oh Coleman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Winchester batters Coleman with a massive right followed by a huge left! Coleman is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Winchester lands a final crushing right hand to drop Coleman to the mat with a gruesome thud! Winchester is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Sam Winchester!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guran Tkeshelashvili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlo Rossi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rossi has chosen Vatican Anthem as his entrance music. Carlo Rossi will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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205 lbs
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Basic striking
Experienced |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Guran Tkeshelashvili!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Carlo Rossi!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rossi tests Tkeshelashvili's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rossi lands with a good body shot.
Tkeshelashvili will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rossi scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Guran Tkeshelashvili has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tkeshelashvili takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rossi cracks Tkeshelashvili with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Carlo Rossi!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vasiliy Khrapov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rosen Lyubenov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khrapov comes into the arena with Rocky road to Dublin (RUS) blaring out of the sound system. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid 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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vasiliy Khrapov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rosen Lyubenov!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khrapov scores with a jab to the body.
Khrapov takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Khrapov lands a nice hook to Lyubenov's body. Lyubenov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A slow jab from Khrapov misses its intended target.
Lyubenov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Khrapov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lyubenov darts in trying to clinch
and Khrapov counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lyubenov's guard now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lyubenov is pulling down on Khrapov's head. It's preventing any offense from Khrapov, at least for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lyubenov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Khrapov lands a couple of elbows.
Khrapov prevents Lyubenov from getting back to his feet.
Khrapov throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyubenov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Khrapov.
Khrapov throws a big elbow that misses.
Khrapov throwing strikes from guard but Lyubenov blocks nicely.
Lyubenov is trying to keep Khrapov in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khrapov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Khrapov stopping the sweep attempt from Lyubenov.
Lyubenov manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lyubenov prevents Khrapov from getting the reversal.
Khrapov wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Lyubenov.
Khrapov's coaches at Red Square Gym have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Khrapov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lyubenov on the ground.
Khrapov really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Khrapov wants to control but Lyubenov is having none of it.
Lyubenov punching from mount but Khrapov doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Lyubenov breaks from Khrapov's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khrapov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lyubenov swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Khrapov is now in Lyubenov's guard. A big mistake from Lyubenov there, giving up the dominant position!
Lyubenov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Khrapov's guard.
Lyubenov scoring with some ground and pound.
Khrapov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Khrapov tries to get out of the position.
Lyubenov wants to control from the top but Khrapov keeps moving.
Lyubenov working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lyubenov controlling from the top position.
Lyubenov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Khrapov's head.
Lyubenov is looking to work some ground and pound but Khrapov has wrist control.
Lyubenov thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lyubenov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khrapov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lyubenov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rosen Lyubenov will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Good standup being displayed there by Lyubenov as he connects with a hook.
Lyubenov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Khrapov lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Lyubenov tries to clinch there but Khrapov circles away.
Lyubenov tries to clinch up
and Lyubenov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lyubenov moves in looking to clinch but Khrapov pushes him off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lyubenov is looking to clinch but Khrapov is avoiding it.
Khrapov throws the left hand but Lyubenov avoids the punch easily.
Khrapov lands with an uppercut that bounces Lyubenov off the cage and back into range.
Khrapov lands with a shot to the body.
Lyubenov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lyubenov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Khrapov tries to avoid it but Lyubenov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Khrapov to the ground. Khrapov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lyubenov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Khrapov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Horrible takedown by Lyubenov or perhaps it was just good defense by Khrapov which made him look bad.
Khrapov misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khrapov connects with a body shot.
Lyubenov lands with a kick to the temple. Khrapov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rosen Lyubenov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lyubenov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Khrapov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khrapov. Lyubenov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lyubenov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lyubenov closes the distance and clinches up with Khrapov, looking for a takedown. Lyubenov pushes Khrapov against the cage but Khrapov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Vasiliy Khrapov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rosen Lyubenov.
Lyubenov moves forwards but Khrapov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Khrapov misses with a body shot.
Lyubenov moves in looking to clinch but Khrapov pushes him off.
Lyubenov tries to close the distance and clinch but Khrapov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lyubenov gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khrapov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Khrapov is in close to Lyubenov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lyubenov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Khrapov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lyubenov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Khrapov throws an elbow that misses. Lyubenov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Khrapov's guard. Nice move by Lyubenov!
Lyubenov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lyubenov stands up from Khrapov's guard - Lyubenov perhaps looking for a knockout.
Lyubenov scores with a head kick. Khrapov tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Khrapov.
Lyubenov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Khrapov throws the left hand but Lyubenov avoids the punch easily.
Khrapov swats away the attempt to clinch by Lyubenov.
A head kick misses from Lyubenov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Lyubenov.
Lyubenov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lyubenov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lyubenov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Khrapov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lyubenov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khrapov.
Lyubenov tries to close the distance and clinch but Khrapov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Khrapov avoids the head kick by Lyubenov.
Khrapov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Khrapov lands a jab to Lyubenov's midsection.
Khrapov misses the shot to the body.
Khrapov connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Khrapov.
Khrapov is looking to wear down Lyubenov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Khrapov stuffs the takedown attempt from Lyubenov. Lyubenov gets slowly back to his feet.
Lyubenov tries to clinch but Khrapov is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khrapov lands a head shot.
Nice takedown defense from Khrapov. No joy for Lyubenov on that attempt.
Lyubenov is breathing heavily.
Khrapov dips to his left and cracks Lyubenov with an uppercut!
Vasiliy Khrapov is winning the standup battle so far.
Lyubenov swinging wildly here.
Lyubenov tries to clinch but Khrapov moves away
and Khrapov counters with a nice right hand that sends Lyubenov toppling to the canvas! Lyubenov scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Khrapov finish him?!
Lyubenov is rocked!
Khrapov sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Lyubenov's defenses. It connects perfectly with Lyubenov's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vasiliy Khrapov!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Quinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Morozov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morozov has chosen Oh, not evening as his entrance music. Dan Quinn could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ivan Morozov's chin.
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22
210 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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204 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dan Quinn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ivan Morozov!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morozov shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Morozov showed some decent athleticism there.
My spies in Lock and Roll Grappling Gym inform me that Morozov has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Quinn wants to control but Morozov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morozov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Quinn's head.
Quinn avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Morozov.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Morozov drops an elbow to the side of Quinn's head.
Quinn on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Quinn tries to get out of the position.
Quinn is trying to maintain the position but Morozov is very close to passing his half guard.
Quinn wants to get back to full guard.
Morozov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Quinn keeping hold of Morozov's head, controlling as best he can.
Morozov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Quinn knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Morozov on the ground.
Quinn is looking to improve his position.
Morozov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morozov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Quinn wants to improve his position but Morozov is controlling well.
Morozov trying to mount his opponent but Quinn defends it.
Morozov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Quinn's head.
Quinn wants to control but Morozov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Quinn tries to roll over but Morozov keeps him under control.
Quinn on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Morozov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Quinn with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Quinn wants to control but Morozov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Quinn is trying to get back to full guard.
Morozov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Quinn looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Morozov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Quinn wants to improve his position but Morozov is controlling well.
Morozov throwing shots but Quinn is blocking nicely.
Quinn avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Morozov.
Quinn avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Morozov.
Morozov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ground and pound from Morozov.
Quinn controlling the position well.
Quinn wants to control but Morozov is keeping busy.
Morozov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Quinn defending well though.
Morozov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Quinn trying to hold on to Morozov's head to control him but Morozov postures up.
Morozov slips a nice elbow through Quinn's hands, connecting with Quinn's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn blocking the ground and pound attempt from Morozov.
Quinn is doing well to control the position and prevent Morozov from advancing to side control.
Quinn trying to control from the bottom.
Morozov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Quinn trying to control but Morozov postures up.
Morozov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Quinn's head.
Quinn trying to hold on to Morozov's head to control him but Morozov postures up.
Morozov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Quinn has managed to free his arm - good work.
Quinn tries to roll over but Morozov keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morozov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Morozov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Quinn wants to control but Morozov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Morozov seems to be working for a kimura but Quinn defends the submission attempt.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Morozov lands a nice short elbow.
Quinn is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morozov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Quinn sees it coming and defends easily.
Quinn controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Quinn is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Morozov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Morozov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Quinn counters with a right hand to the body.
Quinn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Morozov doesn't seem bothered though.
Quinn throws a body punch but Morozov moves out of range.
Quinn just misses with a punch to the body.
Morozov slips a jab from Quinn.
Morozov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Morozov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Quinn counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Morozov is breathing heavily.
Quinn cracks Morozov with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morozov tries for a takedown but Quinn circles away easily
and Quinn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Morozov thinking.
Dan Quinn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Morozov.
Morozov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Quinn lands with a nice body punch.
Quinn lands a nice looking body shot.
Quinn is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Morozov like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Morozov from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Quinn!
Dan Quinn seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between NIkola Mracajac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustav Marailov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mracajac might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Imam misiju jednu,da dignem te na prste i tresnem te o zemlju !!. The crowd seem to be enjoying Marailov's choice of entrance music: Вставай. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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234 lbs
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267 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, NIkola Mracajac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gustav Marailov!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Valeri Chadov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marailov cracks Mracajac with an open hand slap.
Marailov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mracajac dives in and scores a takedown into Marailov's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Marailov working a defensive guard here.
Mracajac throwing strikes but missing.
Mracajac is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Mracajac in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Marailov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mracajac. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Marailov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mracajac is controlling him.
Mracajac preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mracajac throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marailov wants to sweep here but Mracajac controlling him for the moment.
Mracajac tries to free his leg and advance position but Marailov is retaining full guard.
Mracajac is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Marailov throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mracajac accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Marailov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mracajac is one step ahead there.
Mracajac has gone for a leg lock! Marailov slips out almost immediately though and dives into Mracajac's guard.
Mracajac working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Marailov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Marailov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mracajac throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Marailov escapes and throws Mracajac's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Marailov happy to just control the position for now.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mracajac sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mracajac actively working from the bottom here.
Marailov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Marailov is looking to take a break and control but Mracajac is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mracajac looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mracajac looking for a kimura from the bottom but Marailov passes into side control!
Mracajac tries to improve position but can't.
Mracajac is trying to escape the position but Marailov is controlling the position.
Mracajac tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mracajac is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Mracajac is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Marailov pulls his head out easily.
Mracajac looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mracajac wants to improve his position but Marailov is controlling well.
Mracajac actively working from the bottom here.
Mracajac looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marailov is trying to control the action in half guard but Mracajac is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that NIkola Mracajac will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Marailov lands a jab to the head.
Marailov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marailov has managed to clinch.
Mracajac tries to score a body lock takedown but Marailov shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Marailov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Marailov has Mracajac pressed against the cage.
Marailov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Mracajac tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for NIkola Mracajac. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marailov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Marailov scores with a shot to the side of Mracajac's head.
Marailov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mracajac is rocked!
Mracajac can't get the takedown.
Oh Mracajac is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Marailov pushes Mracajac back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marailov digs a right hand underneath Mracajac's ribcage. Mracajac let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Marailov dips a shoulder and cracks Mracajac with a mighty uppercut! Mracajac falls back against the cage and Marailov unloads with a barrage of strikes! Mracajac is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Marailov screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gustav Marailov!
After winning the bout, Gustav Marailov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Crabby Iron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richmond Finch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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156 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Crabby Iron!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Richmond Finch!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iron swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Iron seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Iron throws a looping overhand right but Finch ducks down to avoid it.
Finch has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Nice defenses there by Iron.
Iron takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Iron is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Finch.
Iron throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Finch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Iron throws a predictable looking body shot
and Finch counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Iron comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Finch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Iron.
Iron clobbers Finch with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Finch throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nice body kick there by Finch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Iron was well out of range. Poor timing from Finch.
Finch closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Finch cracks Iron with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Iron misses with a body shot.
Iron ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Good exchange - Finch coming out on top.
Finch takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A slow jab from Finch misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finch on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Iron lands a right hook to the body.
Iron dips to his left and cracks Finch with an uppercut!
Iron misses with a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Iron.
Iron with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Finch misses with a body kick.
Iron misses with a straight right.
Nice defenses there by Iron.
Finch throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Iron on the side of the head.
Finch ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Iron loads up on a big right hand but Finch slips the punch.
Iron moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Iron. Finch does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Finch misses.
Finch walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iron throws an off balance right hand
and Iron takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Iron misses with an uppercut.
Finch shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Iron lands a lovely overhand right.
Finch is rocked!
Iron pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Iron motions for Finch to come forward. Iron throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circle, before Iron throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Finch's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Iron lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Crabby Iron!
Crabby Iron retains his lightweight title!
A less than humble Crabby Iron misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
In defeat, Richmond Finch stepped up to the mic, saying 'I guess I'll be drowning my sorrows instead of celebrating at tonight's after party. '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bronko Strunz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Brett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Strunz comes to the cage accompanied by Sepultura - Roots Boody Roots. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bronko Strunz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Benny Brett!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strunz lands a leg kick that knocks Brett off balance momentarily.
Strunz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brett throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Strunz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brett misses with a left hand
and Strunz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice uppercut there from Strunz.
Strunz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Brett misses the target.
Strunz lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Benny Brett has been cut.
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!
Strunz throws a sloppy head kick and Brett moves out of range easily.
Brett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Strunz moves away.
Strunz slips under a jab from Brett.
Strunz motions for Brett to come forward. Strunz throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Strunz.
Strunz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A clash of legs there as Strunz blocks the low kick.
Brett takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Brett scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Strunz regains half guard.
Strunz trying to control here.
Brett is working for a submission of some sort.
Brett not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Strunz tries to get to full guard but Brett has control of the leg.
Brett is keen to just control but Strunz is a slippery customer.
Strunz is trying to maintain the position but Brett is very close to passing his half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Strunz's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strunz tries to get to full guard but Brett has control of the leg.
Brett trying to control from half guard but Strunz is working away.
Brett is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Strunz sees it coming and defends easily.
Brett is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Strunz is just riding it out for now. Brett eventually gives up the hold.
Strunz manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brett looking to sit in guard and control but Strunz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Strunz wants to control from the top but Brett keeps moving.
Strunz advances to half guard.
Brett is not content to let Strunz control the position.
Strunz prevents Brett from improving his position.
Strunz has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brett keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Strunz is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Strunz sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Brett tries to reverse the position but Strunz maintains control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Strunz mounts Brett! Really nice guard pass there!
Strunz controlling the pace for now.
Strunz trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bronko Strunz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Benny Brett's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Strunz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brett thows a body shot but no joy.
Brett misses with a wild body shot.
Brett has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Strunz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jab by Brett.
Strunz slips a straight right by Brett.
Brett blocks a low kick nicely.
Brett throws a low kick but Strunz avoids it.
Strunz ducks under a wild hook from Brett.
Strunz jabs Brett right on the nose. Brett blinks but takes it well.
Strunz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Strunz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brett. That did some damage!
Brett throws a jab but it's blocked by Strunz.
Strunz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Brett throws a looping overhand right but Strunz ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Strunz.
Brett throws a quick inside leg kick.
Strunz throws a push kick but Brett slaps the foot to one side.
Brett is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Brett has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Strunz.
Brett shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Strunz is trying to defend but Brett finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bronko Strunz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Strunz is trying is best to control the position here.
Brett seems to be working for a kimura but Strunz defends the submission attempt.
Strunz manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Brett keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Strunz misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strunz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Strunz lands a front kick.
Strunz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sloppy strikes from Brett. Those never looked like landing.
Bronko Strunz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Strunz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Brett bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Strunz throws a leg kick but Brett sees it coming and moves out of range.
Brett fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Brett has a takedown stuffed.
Strunz explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Brett is breathing heavily.
Strunz lands an overhand right.
Brett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Strunz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strunz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brett takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Brett fails with a takedown attempt.
Bronko Strunz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benny Brett.
Strunz cracks the inside of Brett's front leg.
Strunz throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Strunz stuns Brett with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Strunz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Strunz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Strunz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Strunz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Strunz throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Brett's head.
Strunz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Strunz throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Brett.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strunz pushes Brett away with a front kick.
Strunz throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Strunz tries a head kick but it misses.
Strunz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brett can do to turn this around?
Strunz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brett manages to avoid it.
Strunz connects with a jab.
Brett throws an off balance right hand
and Strunz counters with a thumping low kick.
The crowd cheers as Strunz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brett doesn't seem phased though.
Strunz cracks a nice hook into Brett's ribs.
Brett tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Strunz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Strunz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brett takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Strunz works Brett's body with a nice hook.
Strunz connects with a leg kick. Brett looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Strunz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brett's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bronko Strunz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Benny Brett's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Strunz lands a leg kick that knocks Brett off balance momentarily.
Strunz scores with a kick to the midsection.
Strunz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Strunz works the jab nicely.
Strunz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Strunz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Brett is defended easily by Strunz.
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!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Strunz - that will leave a mark!
Brett steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Strunz. That one must have hurt.
Strunz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Strunz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brett takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice leg kick lands there from Strunz.
Strunz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brett has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Strunz. That's going to slow Brett down.
Brett's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Strunz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brett takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That has opened up Benny Brett's cut even more.
Brett has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Strunz.
Strunz feints and then cracks Brett's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brett down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Strunz.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strunz lands with a slapping head kick.
Strunz lands with a slapping head kick.
Brett is rocked!
Brett misses with a takedown
and Strunz counters with a leg kick.
Brett is still on wobbly legs! Can Strunz finish him?
Brett looks up at the clock. Bad move! Strunz lands a right hand from hell, dropping Brett. Strunz pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bronko Strunz!
A less than humble Bronko Strunz misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Lindland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Hoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lindland comes into the arena with Sandstorm blaring out of the sound system. Hoe has chosen Ivanhoe theme as his entrance music. Ivan Hoe has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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185 lbs
12 - 2 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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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
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luiz Lindland!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ivan Hoe!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lindland. That did some damage!
Hoe has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Lindland is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Hoe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hoe looks for the body kick but Lindland saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Hoe.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lindland.
Horrible takedown by Hoe or perhaps it was just good defense by Lindland which made him look bad.
Lindland avoids a kick to the body.
Lindland connects with the punch.
Hoe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hoe misses with a hook.
Hoe throws a leg kick but Lindland sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lindland connects with a looping right hand.
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!
Hoe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindland checks a leg kick.
Lindland connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hoe throws a lazy right hand but Lindland sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hoe fails with a takedown attempt.
Lindland circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lindland counters with a head kick that drops Hoe - he's looking to finish, following his stunned foe to the ground!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hoe is looking for a sweep. Lindland is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hoe is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Lindland jumps into side control!
Lindland looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hoe is avoiding damage well.
Lindland lands a nice forearm strike.
Hoe is letting Lindland control him for a moment.
Lindland will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hoe is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindland working the head and body with strikes.
Hoe taking punishment in the form of punches.
Hoe taking a bit of punishment here - Lindland scoring with strikes.
Hoe tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lindland working the ground and pound.
Lindland trying to control the action but Hoe is working from the bottom.
Lindland is working Hoe over with some ground and pound from side control.
Lindland working the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoe is looking for a sweep.
Lindland working away.
Hoe is looking to reverse the position.
Hoe is trying to control Lindland's posture but Lindland avoids it.
Lindland lands a decent elbow from side control.
You can see the frustration on Hoe's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hoe takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Hoe is looking to reverse the position.
Lindland controlling the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hoe tries to buck Lindland off but Lindland is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lindland scoring with punches and elbows.
Hoe is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Hoe's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lindland scoring with punches and elbows.
Hoe can't do much from the bottom here.
Hoe is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lindland lands a nice forearm strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lindland controlling the position.
Lindland trying to control the action but Hoe is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luiz Lindland dominated that round.
That's time! Lindland's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lindland takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hoe misses with a body kick.
Lindland is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Lindland works over Hoe's head and body with a nice combination.
Hoe pushes Lindland away with a front kick.
Hoe thumps Lindland with a low kick.
Hoe misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheers as Hoe lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lindland doesn't seem phased though.
Lindland is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hoe.
A head kick by Hoe misses
and Lindland counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Luiz Lindland is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoe misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoe misses with a straight right.
Hoe darts in looking for a takedown but Lindland gets double underhooks and turns Hoe into the cage.
Hoe is working for takedown but Lindland is calmly controlling the position for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hoe.
Hoe is working for takedown but Lindland is calmly controlling the position for now.
Luiz Lindland has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Hoe.
Lindland lands an uppercut.
Hoe is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lindland lands a nice uppercut.
Lindland is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lindland prevents Hoe from breaking the clinch.
Lindland is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Our sources have told us that Lindland has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Lindland tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hoe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindland leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hoe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hoe tries a head kick but it misses.
Hoe darts in looking for a takedown but Lindland gets double underhooks and turns Hoe into the cage.
Lindland escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hoe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hoe misses with a body kick.
Lindland fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hoe manages to avoid it.
Hoe throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lindland's waist but Lindland gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hoe off to one side.
Hoe looks to land a left hand but Lindland moved out of range nicely.
Lindland tests Hoe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoe pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hoe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hoe throws a head kick but Lindland moves out of range.
Lindland clobbers Hoe with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hoe throws out a loose jab but Lindland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hoe tries to clinch
and Lindland counters with a straight right hand.
Hoe looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Luiz Lindland is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice body kick from Hoe.
Lindland takes one to the side of the head.
Hoe thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lindland if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lindland blocks a head kick by Hoe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoe misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hoe misses with a hook
and Lindland makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lindland blocks the body kick.
Nice sprawl there from Lindland as Hoe shoots in.
Lindland lands with a nice combination. Hoe backs away looking to recover.
Hoe scores with a leg kick.
Hoe shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hoe is breathing heavily.
Lindland tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
That kick from Hoe tenderised Lindland's leg. Lindland is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hoe throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ivan Hoe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoe with a poor takedown
and Lindland counters with an outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Luiz Lindland will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hoe doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Lindland to counter with a crisp jab.
Lindland uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hoe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hoe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lindland paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Luiz Lindland is winning the standup battle so far.
Hoe needs to keep his hands up - Lindland had a free shot at his head there.
Hoe is rocked!
Lindland walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Hoe drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Lindland swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Hoe's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luiz Lindland!
Luiz Lindland retains his welterweight title!
Our winner, Luiz Lindland, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Ivan Hoe stepped up to the mic, saying 'No hos for Hoe tonight...'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vanapa Animai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vviktung Bolski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Animai comes to the cage accompanied by Here comes the hotstepper. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vanapa Animai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vviktung Bolski!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolski fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Animai to the ground. Bolski is now in Animai's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bolski postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Animai throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Animai wants to sweep here but Bolski controlling him for the moment.
Bolski connects with a couple of short punches.
Animai had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bolski defends it easily.
Bolski scoring with punches to the head and body.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bolski got a little sloppy there for a moment and Animai has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bolski has managed to get both his arms back between Animai's legs - danger averted.
Bolski wants to control from the top but Animai keeps moving.
Animai working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bolski.
Bolski makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Animai working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bolski.
Animai working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bolski.
Bolski engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Animai working for a triangle but Bolski defends it easily.
Animai keeping moving, preventing Bolski from controlling successfully.
Bolski stopping the sweep attempt from Animai.
Bolski lands a couple of digs.
Animai had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bolski defends it easily.
Bolski trying to control the position from guard on top but Animai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Animai working for a triangle but Bolski defends it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bolski lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bolski postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bolski scoring with some ground and pound.
Animai is looking for a triangle but Bolski pushes his legs off easily.
Animai might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bolski working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bolski is in close to Animai's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bolski landing with the ground and pound.
Animai keeping moving, preventing Bolski from controlling successfully.
Bolski must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bolski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bolski is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolski connects with a couple of short punches.
Bolski landing some decent shots from guard.
Bolski avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Animai can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bolski controls the pace.
Bolski trying to control the position from guard on top but Animai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bolski stands up over Animai, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bolski postures up and lands a big shot to Animai's brow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Animai isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Bolski stacks Animai on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Bolski!
Animai is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Check out the look on Bolski's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Animai tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bolski wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bolski creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Animai sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Animai is looking to improve his position.
Bolski keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Animai looking for submissions off his back.
Bolski stalling.
Animai tries to get to full guard but Bolski has control of the leg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Animai is refusing to be controlled, as Bolski sits in half guard.
Bolski seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Animai has hold of Bolski's hands but Bolski slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vviktung Bolski dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Animai fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Animai closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bolski circles away.
Bolski looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Animai!
Animai tries to buck Bolski off but Bolski is having none of it.
Animai is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bolski connects with a decent elbow.
Animai tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Animai manages to get back to half guard.
Animai looking for submissions off his back.
Bolski drops an elbow to the side of Animai's head.
Animai is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bolski winds up and cracks Animai with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Vviktung Bolski has got the better of the ground game so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bolski lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Animai wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Animai has hold of Bolski's hands but Bolski slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Animai is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bolski pulls his head out easily.
Bolski prevents Animai from improving his position.
Bolski lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bolski drops an elbow to the side of Animai's head.
The fighters are battling for position here. Animai manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bolski's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bolski lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bolski working some strikes from top position.
Bolski controls from within his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bolski distracts Animai with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Animai had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bolski defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolski connects with a couple of short punches.
Bolski trying to control but Animai is working from the bottom.
Bolski keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Animai's head.
Bolski wants to control from the top but Animai keeps moving.
Animai working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bolski doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bolski manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Animai has momentary wrist control but Bolski slips an elbow through the middle.
Bolski working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Animai's head.
Animai looking for a triangle here. Bolski is fighting it but it looks tight! Animai pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Bolski is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Vanapa Animai!
Vanapa Animai gave a mention to Black Belt Nutrition #=========||=========# in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dyllz Tahere (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tahere comes to the cage accompanied by Bob Marley - One Love. McDonald has chosen Machine Head - Locust as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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275 lbs
12 - 1 - 0 |
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World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dyllz Tahere!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tony McDonald!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for McDonald.
McDonald has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Tahere throws a front kick aimed at McDonald's knee but McDonald avoids it well.
Good exchange - McDonald coming out on top.
McDonald misses with a low kick as Tahere jumps back.
Tahere throws a nice outside leg kick.
McDonald throws a jab when Tahere was well out of range.
Tahere on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McDonald. McDonald obviously looking to wear him down.
McDonald throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tahere fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McDonald tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McDonald, as that shot connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tahere misses with a leg kick.
McDonald wants to clinch.
McDonald checks a leg kick.
McDonald lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tahere misses with a kick to the body.
Tahere throws a low kick but McDonald moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Some bone on bone action there as McDonald checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
McDonald throws a low kick, looking for Tahere's leg but Tahere calmly moves out of range.
That kick from McDonald tenderised Tahere's leg. Tahere is trying to keep his angry face on.
McDonald looks to land a right hand but Tahere moved out of range.
Tahere has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Kebab House in the buildup to the fight.
McDonald motions for Tahere to come forward. McDonald throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tahere ducks under a wild hook from McDonald.
Tahere misses with a low kick.
McDonald throws a head kick that misses.
Tahere throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
McDonald throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McDonald throws a hook but Tahere blocks it.
Tahere defending well as McDonald loads up on a big left hand.
McDonald avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McDonald looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McDonald finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tahere counters with a nice leg kick.
Tahere throws a solid leg kick but McDonald takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tahere.
Tony McDonald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tahere dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McDonald. That did some damage!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tahere takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McDonald is looking to score with low kicks.
Some bone on bone action there as McDonald checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tahere scores with the left hand. McDonald knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Tony McDonald has been cut.
McDonald tries to move into range but Tahere moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tahere looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Crunch! Tahere slams his shin into McDonald's torso.
Tahere throws a sloppy head kick and McDonald moves out of range easily.
Tahere looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tahere moves out of range of the leg kick from McDonald.
Tahere throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tahere lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McDonald moves forwards but Tahere connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tahere checks a leg kick.
Tahere checks a leg kick nicely.
Tahere fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McDonald.
Tahere clinches.
McDonald tries a knee to the head but Tahere blocks it.
Tahere lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McDonald taking a breather.
McDonald tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tahere lands with a right to the head.
Tahere has a couple of punches blocked by McDonald.
McDonald landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tahere has a couple of punches blocked by McDonald.
McDonald with an attempt at a knee that misses.
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 on the inside from Tahere fails to land.
Tahere misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tahere.
Tahere managing to block the knees to the body from McDonald.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tahere misses with a body punch.
Tahere lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McDonald backwards.
Tahere has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A bit of stalling here from McDonald.
Tahere tries a body shot but McDonald blocks it.
Tahere can't find room to land a body shot as McDonald controls the action.
McDonald breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McDonald dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tahere. That did some damage!
McDonald staying out of range there.
McDonald throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tahere misses with a body kick.
McDonald on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tahere. Tahere obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tahere throws a wild body kick that McDonald sees coming a mile off.
A low kick from Tahere misses
and McDonald counters with a low kick, right behind Tahere 's knee.
Tahere has closed the distance and engaged McDonald in a clinch.
McDonald's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dyllz Tahere dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tony McDonald's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tahere tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tahere misses with a head kick.
McDonald's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tahere throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tahere fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tahere tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McDonald throws a leg kick but Tahere sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tahere tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McDonald was well out of range. Poor timing from Tahere.
A head kick from Tahere lands but McDonald takes it in his stride.
Tahere uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McDonald.
Tahere misses with a head kick.
Tahere connects with an inside leg kick.
McDonald fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tahere misses with a wild body shot.
McDonald moves out of range as Tahere throws a body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Tahere checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tahere shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald misses the shot to the body.
McDonald fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tahere has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tahere throws a head kick but McDonald moves out of range.
Dyllz Tahere is winning the standup battle so far.
Tahere throws a leg kick but McDonald moved away.
McDonald throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A good leg kick by McDonald.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Tahere here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
A nice leg kick lands there from McDonald.
Tahere throws a leg kick but McDonald sees it coming and checks it nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from McDonald.
Tahere takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tahere throws a low kick, looking for McDonald's leg but McDonald calmly moves out of range.
McDonald throws a good cross that connects.
Tahere lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tahere fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice defenses there by McDonald.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tahere lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McDonald circles away quickly and effectively.
McDonald checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
McDonald wants to land a leg kick but Tahere is out of range.
Tahere scores with a jab to the jaw.
McDonald drives through and clinches with Tahere against the cage.
Tahere misses with the head strike.
McDonald tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McDonald misses with a knee to the head.
McDonald tries to land a knee to the head but Tahere blocks with his arms.
Tahere wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McDonald has him pressed against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tahere throws a punch but it's blocked by McDonald.
McDonald manages to break the clinch.
McDonald fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tahere is out of range.
Tahere tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McDonald was well out of range. Poor timing from Tahere.
McDonald tries a low kick but Tahere avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tahere tries to clinch but McDonald is having none of it.
Tahere misses with a low kick.
Tahere avoids the head kick by McDonald.
Tahere walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tahere scores with a leg kick.
Tahere blocks a head kick by McDonald.
McDonald takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Tahere thows a leg kick but McDonald checks it
and McDonald counters with a stiff right hand.
Tahere wants to land a leg kick but McDonald is out of range.
Tahere scoring well with a low kick there.
Tahere lands with a slapping head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tahere.
McDonald misses with a hook
and Tahere counters with an outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tahere throws a sloppy head kick and McDonald moves out of range easily.
Tahere takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald throws a leg kick but Tahere checks it.
McDonald finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tahere punishes McDonald's body with a nice straight punch.
McDonald avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
McDonald misses with a low kick as Tahere jumps back.
McDonald throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tahere counters with a leg kick.
McDonald wants to slow Tahere down by chopping away at his legs.
Tahere scores with a jab to the head.
Tahere throws a quick head kick that skims the top of McDonald's head.
McDonald checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
McDonald lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tahere fails in his attempt to clinch.
McDonald throws a leg kick but Tahere checks it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tahere, as that shot connected.
McDonald throws a leg kick
enabling Tahere to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dyllz Tahere dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tony McDonald's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tahere throws a low kick but McDonald moves out of range easily.
A head kick from McDonald lands but Tahere takes it in his stride.
McDonald tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tahere checks the leg kick nicely there.
McDonald throws a body kick that misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McDonald lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tahere has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tahere and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tahere moves out of range of the leg kick from McDonald.
McDonald takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tahere tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tahere throws a wild body kick that McDonald sees coming a mile off.
McDonald motions for Tahere to come forward. McDonald throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tahere throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tahere feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McDonald's calf.
A clash of legs there as Tahere blocks the low kick.
Tahere lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tahere tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tahere is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McDonald.
Tahere throws a jab but it's blocked by McDonald.
McDonald fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tahere is out of range.
Tahere has managed to clinch.
McDonald tries a knee to the head but Tahere blocks it.
McDonald misses with a knee to the head.
McDonald is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tahere has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Tahere makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tahere.
McDonald tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tahere.
Tahere working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tahere working aggressively here.
Tahere misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tahere is defending well for now.
Tahere struggles to land a body shot inside as McDonald controls his hands.
Tahere lands a left hand that snaps the head of McDonald backwards.
Tahere struggles to land a body shot inside as McDonald controls his hands.
Tahere fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McDonald tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dyllz Tahere has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tahere working aggressively here.
McDonald misses with a knee strike.
Tahere looking to stall.
Tahere throws a head punch that misses.
Tahere just leaning against McDonald, taking a breather.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McDonald tries to stall but Tahere uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
McDonald blocks an uppercut.
McDonald keeps control of Tahere as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A body shot lands from Tahere.
McDonald with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McDonald takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald wants to stall.
Tahere softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McDonald pushes off an throws an elbow but Tahere leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tahere holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tahere manages to break the clinch.
Tahere moves out of range as McDonald strikes.
McDonald walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tahere checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tahere, right into the meat.
Tahere tries to clinch but McDonald is having none of it.
Tahere feints and then cracks McDonald's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McDonald down.
McDonald takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
McDonald tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tahere manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tahere throws a hook but McDonald avoids it easily.
McDonald keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tahere scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tahere checks the leg kick.
McDonald pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick from Tahere lands but McDonald takes it in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tahere has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tahere there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tahere goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tahere fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McDonald checks a low kick from Tahere.
McDonald motions for Tahere to come forward. McDonald throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McDonald checks a low kick from Tahere.
McDonald misses with a hook. Tahere ducked under it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A leg kick checked by Tahere.
Tahere throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A low kick from McDonald misses
and Tahere counters by clinching up.
Tahere throws a punch but it's blocked by McDonald.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dyllz Tahere clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Tony McDonald's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tahere throws a front kick aimed at McDonald's knee but McDonald avoids it well.
Tahere lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tahere avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tahere gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tahere doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McDonald avoiding damage.
Tahere tries to work over McDonald's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McDonald tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tahere gets through McDonald's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tahere lands a shot to the body.
McDonald tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McDonald is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Tahere misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McDonald blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Tahere fails to land.
Tahere lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tahere lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McDonald throws a knee to the head but misses.
McDonald with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McDonald tries to stall but Tahere uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tahere throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tahere can't find room to land a body shot as McDonald controls the action.
Tahere breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tahere lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McDonald takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tahere throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tahere dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McDonald. That did some damage!
McDonald misses with a low kick.
McDonald throws a leg kick
and Tahere connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tahere lands a nice looking kick to the body. McDonald takes a step back to recover.
Tahere lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tahere tries to work over McDonald's front leg with a kick but McDonald checks it.
Tahere with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tahere connects with a solid leg kick.
Tahere lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
McDonald is rocked!
That has opened up Tony McDonald's cut even more.
McDonald throws a leg kick but Tahere sees it coming and checks it nicely.
McDonald throws out a leg kick but Tahere moves out of range and McDonald only half commits.
McDonald looks to land a right hand but Tahere moved out of range.
Tahere scoring well with a low kick there.
McDonald takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
McDonald takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McDonald moves out of range of the body kick from Tahere.
McDonald staying out of range there.
Tahere has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tahere manages to break the clinch.
Tahere has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McDonald.
Tahere throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A chopping leg kick lands by McDonald.
Tahere throws a wild body kick that McDonald sees coming a mile off.
Tahere throws a low kick but McDonald avoids it.
McDonald slips a straight right by Tahere.
An inside leg kick from McDonald misses.
McDonald throws an overhand right that lands on Tahere's shoulder, as Tahere tries to avoid the shot.
Tahere lands a leg kick that knocks McDonald off balance momentarily.
A slow jab from McDonald misses its intended target.
Tahere on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tahere throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tahere scores with a head kick. McDonald tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald wants to land a leg kick but Tahere is out of range.
Tahere misses with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tahere throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tahere throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McDonald on the side of the head.
Tahere is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McDonald.
McDonald fails with an attempt to clinch.
McDonald is looking to clinch but Tahere is avoiding it.
McDonald lunges at Tahere with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tahere's hand.
McDonald throws a quick inside leg kick.
McDonald motions for Tahere to come forward. McDonald throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tahere 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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McDonald throws a head kick that misses.
A jab from Tahere misses.
Tahere is looking to land body kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dyllz Tahere had his way with Tony McDonald in that round.
The cut man is working on Tony McDonald'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. This is the final round!
Tahere shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Some bone on bone action there as McDonald checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tahere throws a leg kick but McDonald sees it coming and checks it nicely.
McDonald tries to clinch up.
Tahere feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McDonald's calf.
Tahere moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McDonald throws a leg kick that misses.
McDonald throws a sloppy head kick and Tahere moves out of range easily.
McDonald lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Good shot there by Tahere.
Tahere misses with a low kick.
Tahere punishes McDonald's body with a nice straight punch.
McDonald walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tahere checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
McDonald 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.
The fight stays on the outside here - McDonald looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald instigates a clinch.
McDonald misses with a knee strike.
A head punch on the inside from Tahere fails to land.
Tahere tries a body shot but McDonald blocks it.
McDonald avoiding damage.
McDonald throws a punch but it's blocked by Tahere.
Tahere is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McDonald can do to turn this around?
Tahere scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tahere goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tahere stalling in the clinch but McDonald improves position.
Tahere pushes McDonald back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tahere wants to get back to striking at distance but McDonald won't allow it.
McDonald is trying to stall.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tony McDonald has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tahere lands an uppercut.
Tahere stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
McDonald lands a good knee to the midsection. Tahere won't want to take too many of those.
Tahere tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McDonald's elbow.
Tahere scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McDonald crunches a lovely knee into Tahere's ribcage.
McDonald prevents a body shot from Tahere.
Tahere fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tahere tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McDonald has Tahere pressed against the cage, preventing Tahere from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McDonald tries a knee to the head but Tahere blocks it.
McDonald swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McDonald is trying to force a seperation but Tahere has the dominant position.
Dyllz Tahere is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from McDonald.
McDonald throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tahere blocks it with crossed arms.
McDonald prevents a body shot from Tahere.
A right hook to the body lands for Tahere.
Tahere blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McDonald letting Tahere take a breather here.
McDonald is trying to stall.
McDonald throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Tahere fails to land.
McDonald lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McDonald scores with a knee to the head.
McDonald blocks an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
McDonald with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tahere blocks a body shot from McDonald.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tahere trying to control the position but instead, McDonald has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tahere into the cage.
A shot in the inside from Tahere.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McDonald misses with a knee strike.
Tahere stalling against the cage.
McDonald working aggressively here.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tony McDonald.
Well Tahere 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 49:46
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 49:46
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dyllz Tahere!
Dyllz Tahere retains his heavyweight title!
Dyllz Tahere thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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