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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonid Panteleev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Smith (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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5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leonid Panteleev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Frank Smith!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panteleev connects with a single shot there.
Smith takes one on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Panteleev. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith shoots in for a double leg but Panteleev sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Panteleev throwing a counter right hand but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Panteleev throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Smith on the side of the head.
Smith lands a jab.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Panteleev was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Frank Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Panteleev lands a head shot.
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Panteleev.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oooooh!!! Panteleev has knocked Smith down with a huge combo! Panteleev steps away and waves a wobbly Smith back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Smith is rocked!
It looks like Frank Smith has been cut.
Smith throws a poor cross that misses
and Panteleev counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Leonid Panteleev!
After the big win, Leonid Panteleev made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors GREEN!160 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Craig Paris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Tron (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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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
16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Craig Paris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tony Tron!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tron throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tron looks to score with a jab to the body but Paris is just out of range.
A lazy left from Tron finds it's target.
Tron moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tron tests Paris's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tron throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Paris.
It looks like Craig Paris has been cut.
Tron goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Paris moves out of range as Tron throws a body kick.
As Tron looks to move away, Paris throws a big counter combo bu Tron just gets out of the way.
Paris throws an off balance right hand
and Tron counters with a nice body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paris darts in looking for a takedown but Tron gets double underhooks and turns Paris into the cage.
It seemed like Tron was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Paris takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jab, jab by Paris - just one landing.
Paris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tron was well out of range. Poor timing from Paris.
Craig Paris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paris lands a slapping body shot.
Tron uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paris.
Paris shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Paris trying to control but Tron is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paris is really struggling to control Tron but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Paris trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tron trying to keep a closed guard but Paris is proving a slippery customer.
Paris pushes down on Tron's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Paris is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Paris has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Tron is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tron wants to try and get back to his feet.
Tron working to try and regain half guard.
Paris looking to control but Tron is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Paris throws a sloppy strike and Tron uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Tron has ended up in Paris's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paris bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tron's guard.
Tron trying to control the position.
Tron keeping moving, preventing Paris from controlling successfully.
Paris stops Tron from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tron looking to control.
Paris got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tron has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Paris has managed to get both his arms back between Tron's legs - danger averted.
Paris trying to control but Tron is working from the bottom.
Tron keeping full guard, as Paris tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tron keeping moving, preventing Paris from controlling successfully.
Paris is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Tron tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Paris looking to sit in guard and control but Tron gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Paris working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tron doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Paris is tightening it up a little... Tron has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Tron reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Tron taps out! Nice BJJ there by Paris!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Craig Paris!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Abu Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Just Roll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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195 lbs
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183 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
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Abu Rock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Just Roll!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rock misses with a hook.
Rock scores with a jab to the head.
Rock looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rock on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A head kick misses from Rock.
Rock stuffs the takedown attempt from Roll. Roll gets slowly back to his feet.
Rock misses with a hook. Roll ducked under it nicely.
Rock moves out of range as Roll strikes.
Roll shoots in for a double leg but Rock sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rock throws a big counter combination but Roll scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Roll shoots in and drives through. Rock sprawls well.
Abu Rock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Just Roll.
Rock's corner calls for a 1-2. Rock obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rock getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Roll doesn't manage to clinch there - Rock circles away.
Roll misses with a straight left.
Rock cracks a nice hook into Roll's ribs.
Just Roll seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roll looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Roll looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Roll's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rock connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Roll scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock misses the jab.
Rock scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rock stuffs the takedown.
Rock throws a big counter combination but Roll scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Rock feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rolls jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Roll tries to move into range but Rock moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Roll tries to keep at a distance but Rock has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rock misses with an elbow over the top.
Roll fails to pull guard.
Rock throws an elbow that misses.
Roll is trying to pull guard but Rock has him pressed against the cage.
Rock tries to land knees in the clinch but Roll avoids the damage to the body.
Roll has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Rock uses from the top position.
Rock wants to control from the top but Roll keeps moving.
Rock controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Roll keeping moving, preventing Rock from controlling successfully.
Rock pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Roll is keeping the position for now.
Rock is looking to work some ground and pound but Roll has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rock controls from within his opponent's guard.
Roll wants to improve his position but instead Rock has moved into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rock looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Rock not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roll actively working from the bottom here.
Rock working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Roll is staying active underneath Rock, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Roll is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rock pulls his head out easily.
Roll actively working from the bottom here.
Roll wants to get back to full guard.
Rock working Roll over with strikes.
Rock wants to pass to mount but Roll is defending the position.
Roll looking for submissions off his back.
Roll is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rock pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Roll tries to get to full guard but Rock has control of the leg.
Rock not doing much here.
Roll is refusing to be controlled, as Rock sits in half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Rock trying to mount his opponent but Roll defends it.
Rock is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abu Rock dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Roll scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Roll trying to pass the guard but Rock defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rock tries to get to full guard but Roll has control of the leg.
Roll thows a huge punch but Rock dodges it nicely.
Roll is looking to take a break and control but Rock is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rock is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roll not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Roll thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rock wants to improve his position but Roll is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roll stops Rock from getting back to his feet.
Rock avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Roll.
Just Roll has got the better of the ground game so far.
Roll missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rock wants to get back to full guard.
Rock is trying to maintain the position but Roll is very close to passing his half guard.
Roll missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Roll wants to free his trapped foot but Rock is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Rock catches Roll with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rock displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Roll.
Roll scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Rock tenderised Roll's leg. Roll is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rock displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Roll.
Abu Rock is winning the standup battle so far.
Roll shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Roll was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rock manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Rock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roll can do to turn this around?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roll is not content to let Rock control the position.
Roll keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Roll is trying to get back to full guard.
Rock with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock wants to pass the guard but Roll is defending well.
Roll taking some punishment here, with Rock in his half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rock lands a nice short elbow.
Rock scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rock is trying to control the action in half guard but Roll is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Roll wants to control but Rock is keeping busy.
Rock with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Roll looking for submissions off his back.
Roll tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Rock has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roll regains half guard.
Rock trying to control the action but Roll is working from the bottom.
Rock working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Roll is not content to let Rock control the position.
Roll is looking to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rock is keen to just control but Roll is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Just Roll will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Rock walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Roll checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Roll shoots in for a takedown but Rock shows good takedown defense.
As Roll backs away, Rock returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Rock moves into the clinch successfully.
Roll avoids the elbow strike from Rock, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Roll is looking for a takedown.
Roll is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Abu Rock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Just Roll.
Rock breaks from the clinch.
Rock scores with a sloppy right hand. Roll should have avoided that one.
Rock lands an overhand right.
Nice takedown defense from Rock. No joy for Roll on that attempt.
Rock fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Roll on the side of the head.
Roll misses with a takedown
and Rock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rock has Roll up against the cage in a clinch.
Roll takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rock lands a body punch.
Rock stalling in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rock dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rock seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roll tries to pull guard but Rock forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Roll can't get the takedown.
Roll is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rock is defending well.
Rock is stalling here.
Roll drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rock stalling the fight.
Rock lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rock breaks from the clinch.
Rock lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Roll wants to clinch.
Roll throws a big shot that misses.
Rock missing with a left hand there. Roll was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roll has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rock defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Roll.
Rock swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rock's corner calls for a 1-2. Rock obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rock smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Roll is rocked!
BOOM! Rock lands a beautiful left hook that drops Roll. Roll tries to recover but Rock is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Roll lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abu Rock!
A relieved looking Abu Rock thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Manny Pac Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kristus Koistinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Manny Pac Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Kristus Koistinen!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Junior swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Junior scores with a jab to the head.
A shot to the body from Junior misses
and Koistinen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Junior throws a right hand that Koistinen ducks under and follows up with a left that Koistinen also avoids with ease.
Koistinen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Koistinen's corner calls for a 1-2. Koistinen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Koistinen thumps Junior with a low kick.
Koistinen ducks right into an uppercut from Junior.
Koistinen misses with an uppercut.
Junior seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Koistinen misses with a kick to the body
and Junior counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Junior throws a right and a left that both miss.
Junior misses with a body shot.
Junior scores with a nice strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koistinen misses with an uppercut.
Koistinen tries a low kick but Junior avoids it.
Junior went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Junior moves out of range as Koistinen strikes.
Junior will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Koistinen.
Koistinen defending well as Junior loads up on a big left hand.
Koistinen takes one to the side of the head.
No joy there for Junior, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Junior throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Koistinen knocks Junior to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Junior is rocked!
It looks like Manny Pac Junior has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koistinen is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Junior is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Oh Junior is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Koistinen in side control, throwing shots but Junior defends.
Koistinen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Junior keeps working.
Junior tries to improve position but can't.
Junior is being controlled here.
Koistinen advances to full mount.
Junior seems to have got his legs back now.
Koistinen throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Koistinen thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koistinen with good strikes from the mount here!
Koistinen throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Koistinen thowing shots but they're missing.
Junior takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Koistinen's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kristus Koistinen!
After the fight, Kristus Koistinen was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Stampfer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Graves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Graves is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by London Calling. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paul Stampfer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Graves!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graves takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Stampfer scores with a jab to the body.
Graves tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stampfer swivels and escapes.
Graves shoots in but no luck this time.
Stampfer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Graves moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like Alex Graves has been cut.
Stampfer connects with a crisp jab.
Graves fails to land the takedown.
An attempted straight right counter from Stampfer misses the target.
Paul Stampfer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Graves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stampfer cracks Graves with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Stampfer has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Graves to stand back up!
Graves is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Stampfer counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Graves out cold! What a finish! Stampfer is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Paul Stampfer!
Paul Stampfer retains his light heavyweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Paul Stampfer waved his t-shirt featuring GREEN!160's logo in front of the cameras.
The defeated Alex Graves had this to say: 'No way, no way. That crap was stopped too soon!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gary Mead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Schelokov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schelokov is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sirens . Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Gary Mead!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Schelokov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schelokov misses with a looping left.
Schelokov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Schelokov misses with a hook. Mead ducked under it nicely.
Mead throws a body punch but Schelokov moves out of range.
Mead is looking to clinch but Schelokov is avoiding it.
Mead moves in looking to clinch but Schelokov pushes him off.
Schelokov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mead is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Schelokov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Schelokov 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.
Mead throws a low kick but Schelokov moves out of range easily.
Mead has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Mead moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mead missing with knees to the body.
Mead trying to land knees to the body.
Schelokov can't break the clinch.
Schelokov dodges an elbow strike from Mead.
Schelokov lands a body shot.
Mead misses with an elbow strike.
Mead throws an elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schelokov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mead pressing his opponent against the cage.
Schelokov breaks from the clinch.
Schelokov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Gary Mead has been cut.
Schelokov's corner calls for a 1-2. Schelokov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mead has closed the distance and engaged Schelokov in a clinch.
Mead lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Mead.
Schelokov blocks the elbow strike.
Schelokov blocks an elbow strike.
Mead throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Schelokov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mead tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Schelokov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Schelokov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
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!
Mead instigates a clinch.
Mead is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Schelokov is keeping busy.
Mead lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schelokov is trying to break the clinch but Mead is controlling him.
Schelokov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mead manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Schelokov as Mead tries to tie him up.
Mead tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Schelokov's elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Schelokov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Schelokov lands with a light punch inside.
Mead throws an elbow but it misses.
Mead with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mead scores with a hook to the body.
Schelokov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mead wants to clinch up but Schelokov keeps it at a distance.
Schelokov scores with the left hand. Mead knows he should have avoided that one.
Schelokov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Schelokov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mead.
Mead has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Schelokov finds it's way round the side to connect with Mead's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schelokov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Schelokov lands a jab-cross combination.
Mead wants to clinch but Schelokov slips to the side
and Schelokov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mead tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mead is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Schelokov.
Mead fails with an attempt to clinch.
Schelokov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mead is out of range.
A quick step to the side and Mead tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schelokov connects with a jab.
Mead moves in looking to clinch but Schelokov pushes him off.
Mead wants to clinch
and Schelokov counters with a one-two to the body.
Gary Mead's cut is getting worse.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schelokov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mead's head backwards.
Mead is rocked!
Mead doesn't manage to clinch there - Schelokov circles away.
Schelokov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Oh Mead is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mead tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mead seems to have got his legs back now.
Schelokov feints and then cracks Mead's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mead down.
Schelokov lands a left and a right that sends Mead crashing to the canvas! Schelokov dives into mount looking to finish!
A big strike lands for Schelokov! That's really hurt Mead and he's turned his back - Schelokov keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Schelokov jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Schelokov! Alexander Schelokov retains his welterweight title!
A very excited looking Alexander Schelokov 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Angel Toney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Griffiths (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toney comes to the cage accompanied by Korn - Twisted Transistor. Stephen Griffiths has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 15 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Angel Toney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Stephen Griffiths!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffiths misses with a looping right.
Toney misses with a few strikes there.
Toney looking to score a takedown here. Griffiths is defending well but Toney drives through and ends up in Griffiths's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Griffiths has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Toney doesn't defend quickly enough and Griffiths has managed to lock this one up! Can Toney escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Griffiths on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Stephen Griffiths!
Stephen Griffiths 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeffrey Sarpong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konstantin Manison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manison has chosen Wherever I May Roam as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeffrey Sarpong!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Konstantin Manison!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manison tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've been hearing reports that Sarpong has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Manison avoids the head kick by Sarpong.
Sarpong avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sarpong avoids the body shot from Manison.
The fighters circle momentarily. Manison darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Manison catches Sarpong with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sarpong throws a head kick that misses.
Manison swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sarpong slips under a jab from Manison.
Manison misses with a body shot.
Manison slaps away a takedown attempt from Sarpong, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Manison throws a counter combo.
Sarpong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Manison scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sarpong connects with a body shot that sends Manison's belly button to the back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manison checks the leg kick nicely there.
Manison scores with a decent looking hook.
Sarpong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Manison's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Sarpong tenderised Manison's leg. Manison is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sarpong misses with an uppercut. Manison saw that one coming.
Some wild striking there from Manison.
Manison takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jeffrey Sarpong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sarpong fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Manison, pushing him back against the cage.
Manison takes an elbow to the temple.
Sarpong lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Konstantin Manison has been cut.
Sarpong lands a hook that snaps the head of Manison backwards.
Sarpong lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Sarpong.
Manison avoids the elbow strike from Sarpong, against the cage.
Sarpong lands a hook that snaps the head of Manison backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sarpong dives in and scores a takedown into Manison's guard.
Sarpong trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manison wants to stand but Sarpong is controlling the position.
Manison is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Manison working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sarpong.
Sarpong postures up.
Manison tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sarpong scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Sarpong won't allow Manison to sweep him here.
Sarpong wants to pass the guard but Manison is keeping the position.
Sarpong throws an elbow that misses. Manison uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sarpong's guard. Nice move by Manison!
Sarpong wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manison avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Manison works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Sarpong is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Manison's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Manison's back!
Sarpong throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
I really don't envy Manison right now.
Manison keeps trying to improve his position.
Sarpong is trying to stick to Manison's back but Manison is turning into Sarpong. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Sarpong's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Manison.
Sarpong manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Manison manages to get himself to full guard.
Manison not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sarpong scoring with some ground and pound.
Sarpong stands up over Manison, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sarpong stopping the sweep attempt from Manison.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manison has his hands on Sarpong's head, controlling the position.
Manison working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sarpong doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sarpong manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sarpong has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Manison manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sarpong manages to get himself to full guard.
Manison tries to stand but Sarpong is controlling from the bottom.
Manison wants to control from the top but Sarpong keeps moving.
Sarpong throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Manison wanted to stand there but Sarpong had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeffrey Sarpong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Konstantin Manison's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Manison throws a right hand that misses
enabling Sarpong to counter with a crisp jab.
Manison looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Konstantin Manison seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sarpong misses with a hook to the body
and Manison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Manison throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Manison misses with a double jab.
Manison paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sarpong fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Manison swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sarpong lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sarpong slips under a jab from Manison.
Manison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Manison scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Jeffrey Sarpong has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sarpong moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sarpong closes the distance and clinches.
Manison is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sarpong is keeping busy.
Manison blocks a body shot from Sarpong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarpong gets through Manison's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Manison on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sarpong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Konstantin Manison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sarpong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Manison.
Sarpong explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sarpong scores with a sloppy right hand. Manison should have avoided that one.
Sarpong doesn't manage to clinch there - Manison circles away.
Manison throws a looping overhand right but Sarpong ducks down to avoid it.
A combination from Manison does no damage.
Sarpong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Manison.
Manison slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Manison might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sarpong throws a sloppy head kick and Manison moves out of range easily.
Manison blocks a head kick by Sarpong.
Sarpong blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manison misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sarpong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Manison's sensitive parts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sarpong tries to clinch but Manison moves away
and Manison counters with a two punch combo.
Sarpong 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.
Sarpong dips to his left and cracks Manison with an uppercut!
Good leg kick by Sarpong there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Manison pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
No joy there for Manison, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Manison blocks a leg kick.
Sarpong defending well as Manison loads up on a big left hand.
Sarpong punishes Manison's body with a nice straight punch.
Sarpong defending well as Manison loads up on a big left hand.
Sarpong moves away from the strike by Manison.
Sarpong is looking to clinch.
It seemed like Manison was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sarpong throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Manison lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manison misses the jab.
Sarpong thumps Manison with a low kick.
Sarpong buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sarpong just misses with a punch to the body.
Manison swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sarpong is looking to clinch.
Sarpong tries to clinch up.
Manison swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sarpong decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Manison blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sarpong.
Sarpong wants to free his trapped foot but Manison is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Manison is trying to control but can't.
Sarpong throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sarpong throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sarpong missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manison wants to improve his position but Sarpong is controlling well.
Sarpong frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Manison is desperately trying to improve his position but Sarpong has a good base and remains in mount.
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!
Sarpong in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jeffrey Sarpong overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Manison in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Manison wants to hold on but Sarpong pushes him away.
Sarpong with a couple of short strikes.
Sarpong lands a big elbow.
Sarpong scoring with strikes but Manison is staying in there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Manison can't escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sarpong in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Manison is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeffrey Sarpong dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sarpong moves in looking to clinch but Manison pushes him off.
Manison is still on wobbly legs! Can Sarpong finish him?
Sarpong darts in and clinches Manison up against the cage.
Manison wants to get back to striking at distance but Sarpong won't allow it.
Manison seems to have recovered his senses.
Manison's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That has opened up Konstantin Manison's cut even more.
Manison blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sarpong missing with knees to the body.
Sarpong keeps control of Manison as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sarpong scores with a nice hook to the head.
The cut above Konstantin Manison's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Sarpong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jeffrey Sarpong has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Manison swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sarpong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sarpong looks to land a body kick but Manison moved away.
Sarpong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Manison lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sarpong circles away quickly and effectively.
Manison swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sarpong.
Manison throws a right and a left that both miss.
Manison stuffs the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sarpong.
Sarpong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manison.
Konstantin Manison is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sarpong moves forwards but Manison connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sarpong changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Manison tries to avoid it but Sarpong manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Manison to the ground. Manison escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sarpong throws a leg kick but Manison sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sarpong tries to clinch up but Manison circles away and keeps his distance.
Sarpong tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Manison manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sarpong misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Manison counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sarpong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sarpong doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sarpong takes a swing at Manison's ribcage but misses.
Sarpong throws an overhand right that lands on Manison's shoulder, as Manison tries to avoid the shot.
Sarpong delivers a nice body kick.
Decent striking displayed by Manison there.
Sarpong is looking to slow Manison down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sarpong slips a jab and a cross from Manison.
Manison pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice straight punches there by Manison. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Manison.
Manison takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sarpong digs a good body shot into Manison's ribs.
Manison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sarpong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sarpong takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sarpong is looking to clinch but Manison is avoiding it.
Jab by Sarpong.
Manison throws the left hand but Sarpong avoids the punch easily.
Sarpong cracks the inside of Manison's front leg.
Jab, jab by Sarpong - just one landing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sarpong.
Manison ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sarpong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Manison swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarpong avoids a punch combination nicely.
Manison takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sarpong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Manison.
Manison will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sarpong tries to clinch but Manison moves out of range.
Manison takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sarpong slips under a jab.
Sarpong looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Manison is fending him off so far but Sarpong persists. Nope, Manison circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeffrey Sarpong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Manison's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Manison duly obliges.
Manison misses with a wild combination.
Sarpong is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarpong throws out a loose jab but Manison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sarpong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sarpong dodges the punch combination from Manison.
Sarpong lands with a 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!
Manison avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sarpong misses the jab.
Sarpong feints and then cracks Manison's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Manison down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sarpong.
Sarpong shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Manison as he jumps to the side.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sarpong darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sarpong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Manison's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Konstantin Manison just about did enough to take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Manison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sarpong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sarpong is looking to slow Manison down with leg kicks.
Manison takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Manison throws the left hand but Sarpong avoids the punch easily.
Manison lands a nice looking body shot.
Manison misses with a looping left.
Sarpong tries to clinch but Manison moves out of range.
Sarpong tries to clinch up.
Manison looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Manison throws a series of punches but Sarpong moves out of range.
Manison throws the left hand but Sarpong avoids the punch easily.
Manison misses with a wild combination.
Sarpong is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sarpong shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Manison but Manison pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Manison checks the leg kick nicely there.
It seemed like Manison was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sarpong lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarpong changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sarpong pushes Manison up against the cage in a clinch.
Sarpong keeps control of Manison as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sarpong prevents a body shot from Manison.
Manison blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sarpong creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Manison prevents a body shot from Sarpong.
Sarpong gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Sarpong.
Sarpong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Manison is defending well for now.
Manison swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Manison blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Manison's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Manison tries to stall but Sarpong uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sarpong pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Manison on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarpong works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Manison is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Manison is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sarpong tries to throw a body punch but Manison avoids it by throwing Sarpong back against the cage.
Sarpong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Manison is defending well for now.
Sarpong missing with knees to the body.
Sarpong misses with a knee to the head.
Sarpong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Manison has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Manison blocks an elbow strike.
Sarpong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Manison avoids it.
Manison avoiding damage as Sarpong throws knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Manison takes a swing at Sarpong's ribcage but misses.
Sarpong lands a nice hook to Manison's body. Manison takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Manison.
Sarpong throws a shot from downtown. Manison moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manison missing with a left hand there. Sarpong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Manison throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sarpong looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sarpong!
Sarpong fails in his attempt to clinch.
That kick from Sarpong tenderised Manison's leg. Manison is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sarpong tries to close the distance and clinch but Manison swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sarpong buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Manison throws a series of punches but Sarpong avoids them all with ease.
Sarpong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Manison.
Manison thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sarpong tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Manison manages to circle out of the way.
Sarpong takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Manison gets tackled into the cage by Sarpong. Sarpong maintains the clinch.
Sarpong has a couple of punches blocked by Manison.
Sarpong misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarpong looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Manison is trying to break the clinch but Sarpong has him pressed against the cage.
Sarpong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Manison has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Manison blocks the elbow strike.
Sarpong trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sarpong creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sarpong.
Sarpong pushes off an throws an elbow but Manison leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sarpong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Manison staying out of range there.
Manison lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Sarpong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Manison swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sarpong misses with a head kick.
Manison misses with a hook. Sarpong ducked under it nicely.
Sarpong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeffrey Sarpong had his way with Konstantin Manison in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Sarpong misses with a hook to the body
and Manison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sarpong. That's going to slow Manison down.
Sarpong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sarpong throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sarpong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Manison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sarpong manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Manison.
Sarpong throws a good cross that connects.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manison throws the left hand but Sarpong avoids the punch easily.
A big right from Manison misses.
No joy there for Manison, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sarpong.
Sarpong looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sarpong cracks the inside of Manison's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manison throws a shot from downtown. Sarpong moves away and avoids it.
Sarpong bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Manison's head backwards.
Manison misses with an uppercut. Sarpong saw that one coming.
Sarpong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sarpong lands with an uppercut that bounces Manison off the cage and back into range.
Manison misses with a few strikes there.
Sarpong tries to clinch up but Manison circles away and keeps his distance.
A leg kick checked by Manison.
Sarpong looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sarpong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manison moves away.
As Sarpong backs off Manison throws a huge counter combo but Sarpong manages to avoid it all.
Sarpong uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Manison has time to react.
Sarpong moves into range and clinches up with Manison.
Sarpong keeps control of Manison as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sarpong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Manison misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manison lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sarpong listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sarpong misses with a takedown attempt - Manison sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Manison loads up on a big right hand but Sarpong slips the punch.
Manison throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Manison misses with a few strikes there.
Manison throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sarpong feinted with a counter takedown.
Sarpong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Manison stalks Sarpong and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sarpong's face. Sarpong staggers backwards, shaken.
Manison misses with an uppercut. Sarpong saw that one coming.
Sarpong lands a leg kick that knocks Manison off balance momentarily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sarpong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manison throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sarpong moves away from the strike by Manison.
Manison lands an overhand right.
Manison takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Manison throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Konstantin Manison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Manison swats away the attempt to clinch by Sarpong.
Sarpong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Manison throws a counter combo.
Sarpong tries to clinch but Manison is having none of it.
Manison scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sarpong in his tracks.
Sarpong avoids a punch combination nicely.
Manison takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sarpong fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Manison.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarpong connects with a high kick.
Sarpong misses with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sarpong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sarpong scoring well with a low kick there.
Jeffrey Sarpong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Manison avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Manison throws a counter combo.
Manison swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sarpong misses with a straight right.
Sarpong throws the kick towards the body but Manison avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Manison on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sarpong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sarpong takes a swing at Manison's ribcage but misses.
Sarpong ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Manison takes one to the chin there.
Sarpong moves into range and clinches up with Manison.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jeffrey Sarpong.
I think Sarpong has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 49:46
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 50:45
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeffrey Sarpong!
Jeffrey Sarpong retains his middleweight title!
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