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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dakota Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emmanuel Jung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 13 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dakota Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Emmanuel Jung!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks forces Jung back against the cage and clinches.
Jung tries to break free but Brooks pushes him back against the cage.
Brooks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brooks goes for a double leg but Jung avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Jung continues to drive forward.
Jung throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brooks looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jung takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jung misses with a wild combination.
Jung misses with a few strikes there.
It looked like Brooks was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Jung.
Brooks clinches up against the cage.
Brooks lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jung has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jung can't break the clinch.
A short left from Brooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jung can't break the clinch.
Jung tries to break the clinch but Brooks is controlling the position.
Jung can't break the clinch.
Jung wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jung tries to work over Brooks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jung wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jung tries to break free but Brooks pushes him back against the cage.
Brooks lands with a short shot to the head.
Brooks slows down the pace here.
A frustrated look appears on Jung's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jung wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jung fails to pull guard.
Jung tries to pull guard but Brooks holds him up against the cage and eventually Jung drops back down to his feet.
Brooks prevents Jung from breaking the clinch.
Jung has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Brooks lands a body shot.
Brooks lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jung or not.
Jung can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jung is trying to break the clinch but Brooks is controlling him.
Jung wants to break free but Brooks has control.
Brooks is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jung pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jung misses with some punches.
Brooks turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Brooks stands up.
Brooks rushes Jung and presses him up against the cage.
Brooks landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Brooks leaning against his opponent.
Brooks scores with a shot to the side of Jung's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jung wants to get back to striking at distance but Brooks won't allow it.
Brooks scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brooks turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Brooks manages to end up in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brooks tries for a kimura but Jung is defending well.
Brooks tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Brooks working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dakota Brooks dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jung gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jung keeping moving, preventing Brooks from controlling successfully.
Brooks wanted to stand there but Jung had control of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jung is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jung pushes Brooks off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Jung rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brooks moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jung throws a jab when Brooks was well out of range.
Emmanuel Jung is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brooks shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Brooks trying to control the action but Jung is working from the bottom.
Brooks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jung can do to turn this around?
Brooks is looking for a kimura but Jung is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Brooks to get the leverage.
Jung is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks is trying to control. Jung wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Brooks tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Jung.
Brooks is looking to take a break and control but Jung is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Brooks is looking to advance position but Jung won't allow it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Brooks dives in and scores a takedown into Jung's guard.
Brooks showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Brooks looking to sit in guard and control but Jung gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Brooks controls Jung momentarily but Jung frees himself.
Brooks looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dakota Brooks overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brooks working a defensive guard here.
Jung is looking to work some ground and pound but Brooks has wrist control.
Brooks controls Jung momentarily but Jung frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jung throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brooks works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brooks managing to control the position.
Brooks working a defensive guard here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Brooks thuds his right hand into Jung's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
It looks like Emmanuel Jung has been cut.
Brooks scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jung is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Brooks.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brooks digs a good body shot into Jung's ribs.
Brooks and Jung are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Brooks throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Jung into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Brooks knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dakota Brooks!
A very excited looking Dakota Brooks made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Werner Meier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timothy Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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300 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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300 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Werner Meier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Timothy Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taylor throws a nice looking combination but Meier bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Meier drops down looking for a counter takedown but Taylor sprawls and moves away.
Nice body punch from Taylor.
Meier fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Meier on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meier keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Meier shoots in but Taylor avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meier drives through and clinches with Taylor against the cage.
Taylor lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Taylor should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
The referee is keeping an eye on Taylor - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Meier tries for a takedown but Taylor manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Werner Meier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taylor connects with a knee to the head.
Taylor manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Taylor crunches a lovely knee into Meier's ribcage.
Taylor gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Taylor lands a knee to the body.
Taylor throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Meier blocks it with crossed arms.
Meier jumps guard and drags Taylor to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meier is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Taylor has his hands clasped together but Meier extends and breaks Taylor's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Meier.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Werner Meier!
Timothy Taylor was interviewed post fight and said 'I'd like a remach'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Koichi Kamei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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159 lbs
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Koichi Kamei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, The Pope!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danga de danga de dang - Kamei scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like The Pope has been cut.
Kamei cracks Pope with a good jab.
A cross from Kamei lands.
Kamei steps in with a hook that catches Pope right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Kamei follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Pope looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Koichi Kamei!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iva Hadenov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Theo Te O (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Iva Hadenov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Theo Te O!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hadenov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Te O changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hadenov cracks Te O with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Hadenov has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Te O to stand back up!
Te O is rocked!
It looks like Theo Te O has been cut.
Hadenov throws an overhand right that has Te O reeling! Hadenov follows up with more punches and Te O is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Iva Hadenov!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jake Parkinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thor Odenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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168 lbs
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jake Parkinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thor Odenson!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Odenson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Odenson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Parkinson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Parkinson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Odenson - the referee stops the clock and Parkinson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Odenson. Parkinson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Odenson pushes Parkinson away with a front kick.
Odenson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Parkinson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Odenson throws a body punch but Parkinson moves out of range.
Parkinson feinted with a counter takedown.
Odenson connects with a solid leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Odenson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Odenson 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.
Parkinson feinted with a counter takedown.
Odenson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Odenson throws a leg kick which misses Parkinson's front leg but catches the back leg as Parkinson tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Odenson throws a leg kick but Parkinson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Parkinson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Parkinson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Odenson.
Odenson misses with a low kick.
Parkinson attempts a counter takedown but Odenson avoids it well and moves away.
Good leg kick by Odenson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Odenson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Parkinson is out of range and Odenson settles back down.
Parkinson attempts a counter takedown but Odenson avoids it well and moves away.
Odenson connects with a solid leg kick.
Odenson scores with a leg kick.
Parkinson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Parkinson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odenson rushes Parkinson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Parkinson really is a fat lump.
Odenson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Odenson prevents the takedown attempt.
Parkinson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Odenson after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Parkinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Odenson breaks from the clinch.
A clash of legs there as Parkinson blocks the low kick.
Parkinson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Parkinson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Odenson. Odenson obviously looking to wear him down.
Odenson forces Parkinson back against the cage and clinches.
Odenson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parkinson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Odenson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Odenson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Odenson scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Jake Parkinson has been cut.
Odenson lands an elbow inside.
Parkinson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Parkinson is breathing heavily.
Parkinson wants to take the fight to the mat but Odenson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Odenson scores with a nice hook to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Odenson is pushing Parkinson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Odenson continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Parkinson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Odenson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Parkinson is trying to drag Odenson to the mat but Odenson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Odenson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Odenson lands a body shot.
Odenson crunches a lovely knee into Parkinson's ribcage.
Odenson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
We've been informed that Odenson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Odenson breaks the clinch.
A good leg kick by Odenson.
Odenson throws a nice inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Odenson lands with a kick to the ribs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Odenson.
A solid leg kick lands there for Odenson.
Parkinson needs to keep his hands up - Odenson had a free shot at his head there.
Odenson scoring well with a low kick there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Odenson.
Parkinson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thor Odenson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jake Parkinson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Odenson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Odenson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Parkinson's sensitive parts.
A solid leg kick lands there for Odenson.
Odenson throws a low kick but Parkinson moves out of range easily.
Odenson scoring well with a low kick there.
Odenson throws out a loose jab but Parkinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Odenson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Parkinson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Thor Odenson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Odenson is looking to slow Parkinson down with leg kicks.
Odenson misses with a low kick.
Odenson throws a chopping leg kick but Parkinson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Odenson tries to work over Parkinson's front leg with a kick but Parkinson checks it.
Parkinson feinted with a counter takedown.
Parkinson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A slapping leg kick lands for Odenson.
Odenson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Odenson works the jab nicely.
Nice body punch from Odenson.
Odenson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Odenson scores with a spinning back kick!
A solid leg kick lands there for Odenson.
Parkinson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parkinson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Odenson gets a clinch.
Parkinson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Odenson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Odenson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Thor Odenson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Odenson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Odenson.
Odenson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Odenson tried to score with a low kick but Parkinson checks it.
Odenson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Parkinson tries to counter with a takedown but Odenson is quick to defend against it.
Odenson motions for Parkinson to come forward. Odenson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Parkinson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Odenson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Parkinson feinted with a counter takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Odenson is looking to chop away at Parkinson's legs.
Parkinson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Odenson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Odenson connects with a solid leg kick.
Odenson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parkinson.
Odenson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Parkinson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Odenson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Parkinson checks a low kick from Odenson.
Parkinson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Parkinson checks a low kick from Odenson.
Odenson wants to slow Parkinson down by chopping away at his legs.
Parkinson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Odenson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Parkinson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Odenson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Odenson scoring well with a low kick there.
Odenson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Odenson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Odenson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Parkinson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Odenson.
Odenson connects with a leg kick. Parkinson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Odenson misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thor Odenson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jake Parkinson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Odenson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parkinson.
Odenson throws a low kick, looking for Parkinson's leg but Parkinson calmly moves out of range.
Parkinson moves out of range of the leg kick from Odenson.
Parkinson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Odenson throws a leg kick which misses Parkinson's front leg but catches the back leg as Parkinson tries to avoid it.
Odenson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Odenson thumps Parkinson with a low kick.
Odenson misses with the body kick
and Parkinson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Odenson won't be happy with that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parkinson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Odenson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Parkinson tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Odenson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Odenson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Parkinson has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Parkinson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Odenson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Odenson is trying to get back to half guard.
Odenson prevents Parkinson from improving position.
Parkinson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Odenson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Odenson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Parkinson has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Odenson is looking for a sweep.
Jake Parkinson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Odenson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
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The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Odenson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Parkinson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Odenson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Odenson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Parkinson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Odenson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Odenson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Parkinson attempts a counter takedown but Odenson avoids it well and moves away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Odenson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Parkinson feinted with a counter takedown.
Thor Odenson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Odenson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Thor Odenson.
I've got Odenson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 25:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 26:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thor Odenson!
A victorious Thor Odenson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunna Mushu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomas Te O (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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270 lbs
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269 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gunna Mushu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tomas Te O!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mushu lands a big head kick that sends Te O tumbling to the mat! Mushu takes a step backwards and waves Te O back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Tomas Te O has been cut.
Mushu throws a head kick that misses.
Te O tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Mushu could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Mushu and Te O are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Mushu throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Te O into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Mushu knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Gunna Mushu!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timmy Te O (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrew Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Timmy Te O!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Te O wants a takedown.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but Te O blocks it.
Johnson jumps into guard, dragging Te O to the mat.
Te O decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Johnson, up you get!
Johnson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Johnson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Johnson tries to stand but Te O controls the position and pulls Johnson into his guard.
Johnson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Te O on the ground.
Johnson trying to control but Te O is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson is really struggling to control Te O but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson trying to move into half guard but instead Te O has managed to sweep!
Johnson is trying to keep Te O in close.
Te O gets to his feet - Johnson follows without any prompting.
Johnson moves into the clinch.
Te O is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Johnson can't fight it off and eventually Te O manages to take the fight to the floor. Johnson looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Te O gets to his feet - Johnson follows without any prompting.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Te O gets caught flat footed, as Johnson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Te O is looking to stand up but Johnson isn't so interested in that idea.
Te O pushes Johnson off and scrambles back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Te O checks it.
Te O is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Te O changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Te O tries to sprawl but Johnson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Te O wants to get back to his feet.
Te O is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Johnson wants to control but Te O is keeping him busy.
Johnson stops Te O from getting back to his feet.
Te O kicks off Johnson and gets to his feet.
Johnson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Te O's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Te O keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Te O pushes Johnson off and scrambles back to his feet.
Johnson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Te O explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Johnson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Johnson swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Timmy Te O will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Johnson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Te O has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Johnson is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Te O tries to score a body lock takedown but Johnson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Te O has Johnson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Johnson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Te O looking for a takedown.
Andrew Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Timmy Te O.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Te O has clasped his hands together around Johnson's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Te O stands up and beckons Johnson to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Te O gets caught flat footed, as Johnson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Te O pushes Johnson off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Te O was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Johnson throws a head kick but Te O moves out of range.
Johnson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Te O's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but Te O is retaining full guard.
Johnson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Te O manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Johnson pulls guard.
Te O decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Johnson, up you get!
Johnson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Te O tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Johnson is in Te O's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Te O kicks Johnson off and gets to his feet.
Johnson feints and as Te O raises his hands in defense, Johnson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Te O wriggles free and stands up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson has Te O up against the cage in a clinch.
Te O tries to score a body lock takedown but Johnson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Johnson turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Timmy Te O has got the better of the ground game so far.
Te O throws Johnson to one side and escapes!
Johnson gets a clinch.
Te O works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Te O gets to his feet. Johnson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Andrew Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Te O enables Johnson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Te O manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Te O has his feet on Johnson's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Johnson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Te O makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timmy Te O showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Johnson moves into the clinch.
Johnson trying to control the position but instead, Te O has worked for underhooks and has pushed Johnson into the cage.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Te O can't get the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson stalling against the cage.
Te O tries for a takedown but Johnson manages to get underhooks.
Te O changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Johnson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Andrew Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Timmy Te O.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Te O tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Johnson is in Te O's guard.
Te O utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Te O has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Johnson off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Johnson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson darts in and clinches Te O up against the cage.
Te O is looking for a takedown.
Johnson has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Te O clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Johnson wants to control but Te O manages to buck him off and is now in Johnson's guard! Nice work there by Te O!
Te O gets to his feet - Johnson follows without any prompting.
Johnson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Te O kicks off Johnson and gets to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Te O manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Te O has picked Johnson up - he's going for a ride! Te O dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Te O stands up out of the half guard.
Johnson takes the fight into the clinch.
Te O changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Johnson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a head kick but Te O moves out of range.
Te O changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Johnson clinches with his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Te O drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johnson can't break the clinch.
Te O has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Te O has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Johnson is trying to keep an underhook but Te O manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Te O decides to return to a standing position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Timmy Te O.
I've got Te O winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timmy Te O!
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