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HFC 60:Tsuruta vs Hellmuth Jr PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mush Mouth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Butch Larson (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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234 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mush Mouth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Butch Larson!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larson dodges the punch combination from Mouth.
Larson shoots in but Mouth avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mouth manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Larson on his heels. He'll look to pass Larson's guard now, I'm sure.
Larson keeping full guard, as Mouth tries to pass.
Larson pulls Mouth in to control the position.
Mouth postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mouth won't allow Larson to sweep him here.
Larson looking to control.
Larson keeping full guard, as Mouth tries to pass.
Mouth lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mouth lands a couple of elbows.
Mouth trying to control the position from guard on top but Larson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Larson pulls Mouth in close to his closed guard and prevents Mouth from doing any damage or advancing position.
Mouth missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mouth pushes down on Larson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Larson is looking to improve his position.
Larson preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Mouth is looking to stall here but Larson recovers full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mouth is one step ahead there.
Mouth trying to control but Larson is working from the bottom.
Larson is looking to sweep but instead, Mouth has passed into half guard.
Mouth stalling away here and it's allowed Larson to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Mouth with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mouth won't allow Larson to sweep him here.
Larson trying to strike off his back.
Larson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Larson is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Mouth has his hands clasped together but Larson extends and breaks Mouth's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Larson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Butch Larson!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Liam Reid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hansov Assid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reid comes to the cage accompanied by Johnny Cash - Roughneck. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Good knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Liam Reid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Hansov Assid!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assid with a lazy takedown attempt
and Reid counters by clinching up.
Reid connects with a nasty looking knee right to Assid's face.
Reid is struggling to control the position.
Reid lands a knee to the body.
Assid takes a knee to the side of the body.
Reid putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Assid in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Our sources have told us that Reid has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Reid utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Reid.
Reid is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Reid is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Reid crunches a lovely knee into Assid's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Reid.
Assid tries for a takedown. No joy.
A knee to the head by Reid.
A knee to the head by Reid.
Reid stalling in the clinch.
Reid connects with a nasty looking knee right to Assid's face.
Reid landing knees to the head.
Reid landing knees to the head.
Assid drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Reid gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Liam Reid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hansov Assid.
Reid stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assid looking for a takedown.
Reid working Assid over with knees to the body.
Reid lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reid putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Assid in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Reid is pressed up against the cage. Assid has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Reid down to the mat. Reid avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Reid shoots in and bounces Assid off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Reid tries to stand but Assid is controlling from the bottom.
Assid is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Reid defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assid looking for a sweep. Not yet Assid, not yet.
Reid controls from within his opponent's guard.
Reid stands up and waves to Assid to follow him.
Reid feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Assid kicks Reid off and gets to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reid shoots in and gets a takedown into Assid's guard.
Reid is stalling in the full guard.
Reid seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Assid for as long as he can get away with.
Assid looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Reid dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Reid stuffs the takedown attempt from Assid. Assid gets slowly back to his feet.
Reid decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Reid is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Assid trying to control from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reid controlling the action here.
Assid tries to get to full guard but Reid has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Reid in particular looking to stall.
Reid is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Assid can do to turn this around?
Assid moves into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reid looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Reid throws a strike but Assid rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Assid is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Reid is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Reid has escaped and now he's on top!
Our spies down at at The Highland Way inform us that Assid has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Reid is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Reid would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Assid looking to hit a scissor sweep but Reid is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assid keeps trying to improve his position.
Reid sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Assid has his feet on Reid's thighs here. He's pushed Reid off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Reid screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hansov Assid!
Liam Reid was interviewed post fight and said 'I need to get back home and think about things. This may be it. Thanks to everyone who's helped me on this journey'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paddy Kubiak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kid Cudi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cudi has chosen King Wizard as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Paddy Kubiak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kid Cudi!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kubiak tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cudi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As Kubiak backs off Cudi throws a huge counter combo but Kubiak manages to avoid it all.
Cudi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kubiak on the side of the head.
Kubiak closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cudi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kubiak shoots in for a takedown but Cudi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kubiak tries for a takedown but Cudi circles away easily
and Cudi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cudi shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cudi showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Cudi is thwarting Kubiak's attempts to control the position.
Kubiak throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Cudi is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cudi has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Kubiak defend it? Cudi steps over the head and cranks it - Kubiak is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Cudi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kid Cudi!
Our winner, Kid Cudi, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paddy Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Blitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Millencolin - Happiness For Dogs . Paddy Brown has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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152 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paddy Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Blitz!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blitz staying out of range there.
Blitz shoots in for a takedown but Brown shows good takedown defense.
Brown attempts a counter takedown but Blitz avoids it well and moves away.
Blitz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blitz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Brown defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Blitz.
Blitz is looking to clinch but Brown is avoiding it.
Brown 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.
Blitz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Brown throws a hook to the side of Blitz's head but Blitz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blitz slips a jab from Brown.
Blitz is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Brown with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Blitz throws a lazy body kick
and Brown counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Brown seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blitz preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown seems to be looking for submissions.
Blitz is refusing to be controlled, as Brown sits in half guard.
Blitz is trying to maintain the position but Brown is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Blitz is just riding it out for now. Brown eventually gives up the hold.
Brown is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Brown is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Blitz!
Brown looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Blitz keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown looking to control but Blitz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Brown scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Blitz?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Blitz is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Blitz and Brown has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Blitz is trying to get back to his feet.
Brown wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Blitz, who protects the arm well.
Brown tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Brown has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Blitz is trying to control Brown's posture but Brown avoids it.
Brown throws an elbow but Blitz slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Brown tries for a kimura but Blitz is defending well.
Blitz is not content to let Brown control the position.
Blitz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brown. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brown is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Blitz is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paddy Brown dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Blitz moves in looking to clinch but Brown pushes him off.
Blitz just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Brown takes a swing at Blitz's ribcage but misses.
Brown is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Blitz's half guard.
Blitz is controlling Brown's trapped leg to prevent Brown from advancing to side control.
Brown is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Brown wants to lay and pray for a moment but Blitz keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Brown is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blitz can do to turn this around?
Blitz is not content to let Brown control the position.
Brown takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown seems to be looking for submissions.
Blitz is defending against the submission attempts here by Brown.
Brown is keen to just control but Blitz is a slippery customer.
Blitz is looking for a sweep. Brown is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Brown is working for a kimura but Blitz is defending it quite comfortably.
Blitz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Brown is working away from the top position though.
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.
Brown moves nicely into side control.
Brown lands some shots froms side control.
Brown lands a few punches from side control.
Blitz dodges the ground and pound from Brown.
Brown goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Blitz rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Brown's guard! Nice work there by Blitz!
Brown tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Blitz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Paddy Brown overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Blitz wants to stand and escape but instead Brown has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Blitz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brown wants to control from the top but Blitz keeps moving.
Brown pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blitz is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blitz keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brown accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brown accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brown prevents Blitz from getting back to his feet.
Brown trying to control but Blitz is working from the bottom.
Brown passes Blitz's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brown is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Blitz sees it coming and defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paddy Brown dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Blitz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brown has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Brown throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blitz lands with a good body shot.
Good leg kick by Blitz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Brown will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Brown shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Blitz as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown misses with an uppercut. Blitz saw that one coming.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown throws an overhand right that lands on Blitz's shoulder, as Blitz tries to avoid the shot.
John Blitz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blitz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Brown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paddy Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blitz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Brown avoids it really well and circles away.
Brown feinted with a counter takedown.
Blitz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brown connects with a body shot.
Brown's jab looks to have found its range, popping Blitz under the eye.
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt
and Brown counters with a takedown into side control.
Blitz is trying to control Brown's posture but Brown avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown cracks Blitz with a big right hand but Blitz just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Blitz taking a bit of punishment here - Brown scoring with strikes.
Blitz is looking for a sweep.
Brown working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Brown 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blitz is trying to improve his position.
Brown is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Blitz is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown trying to control the position but Blitz is working away.
Brown wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Blitz, who protects the arm well.
You can see the frustration on Blitz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Brown thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
John Blitz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blitz wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Blitz parries the strikes from Brown easily there. Brown is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Blitz to escape.
Brown tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Brown has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Brown working away.
Blitz is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Brown wants to control but Blitz is keeping him busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brown tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paddy Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brown has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paddy Brown!
After the fight, Paddy Brown 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.
John Blitz spoke after the fight, saying 'Have to train my wrestling'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between DropKick Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ulf Ek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murphy's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Warrior's Code. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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223 lbs
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209 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White 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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, DropKick Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ulf Ek!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ek swats away the attempt to clinch by Murphy.
Ek looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice sprawl there from Murphy as Ek shoots in.
Murphy connects with a looping right hand.
Murphy 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.
Murphy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murphy. Ek does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ek is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Murphy misses with a body shot
and Ek decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Murphy's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Ek keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Murphy's head.
My spies in Academy of Arse Whoopers inform me that Ek has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Ek keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Murphy's head.
Ek is in close to Murphy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ek seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Ek stopping the sweep attempt from Murphy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ek sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ek is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ek not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ek with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ek not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ek is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ek is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ek prevents Murphy from getting back to his feet.
Ek scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ek's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is looking to stand up but Ek isn't so interested in that idea.
Ek in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ek with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Murphy is rocked!
Ek drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ek jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ek's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ek landing some decent shots from guard.
Oh Murphy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ek scoring with some ground and pound.
Ek postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Murphy covers up, he's hurt! Ek keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Ek and the ref steps in to end the fight! Ek can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ulf Ek!
Ulf Ek thanked the fans post fight for their support.
DropKick Murphy was interviewed post fight and said 'That was a wicked pisser.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Oleg Nemkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Lopez (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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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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oleg Nemkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Frank Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nemkov misses with a two punch combination.
Nemkov dives in and grabs Lopez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lopez pushes down on Nemkov's head and hops out.
Lopez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nemkov.
Nemkov avoids the body shot from Lopez.
Lopez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nemkov's head.
Nemkov throws a combination that misses
and Lopez counters with a thumping low kick.
Nemkov throws a series of punches but Lopez avoids them all with ease.
Lopez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nemkov takes a swing at Lopez's ribcage but misses.
Lopez is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Nemkov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice body punch from Lopez.
Nemkov throws a head kick that misses
and Lopez counters with a nice body shot.
Nemkov misses with a two punch combination.
No joy there for Nemkov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nemkov misses with a combination
and Lopez makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Nemkov really felt that one!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez cracks Nemkov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nemkov misses with the combination.
Frank Lopez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nemkov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nemkov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lopez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nemkov misses with a hook to the body
and Lopez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lopez lands a really nice looking cross but Nemkov seems unphased.
Nemkov throws a series of punches but Lopez moves out of range.
Nemkov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lopez is looking for a sweep. Nemkov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nemkov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Lopez is trying to control but can't.
Nemkov is trying to control the action in half guard but Lopez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lopez is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez is looking to improve his position.
Nemkov is working for a kimura but Lopez is defending it quite comfortably.
Lopez is trying to get back to full guard.
Lopez regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lopez wants to stand but Nemkov is controlling the position.
Nemkov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lopez looking for a sweep. Not yet Lopez, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nemkov engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nemkov wants to pass the guard but Lopez is keeping the position.
Nemkov postures up in Lopez's guard and throws a big left but Lopez blocks it.
Lopez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nemkov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lopez keeping moving, preventing Nemkov from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nemkov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lopez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nemkov doesn't seem bothered though.
A shot to the liver by Lopez. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nemkov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nemkov checks a leg kick nicely.
Nemkov misses with an uppercut. Lopez saw that one coming.
Nemkov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lopez connects with an inside leg kick.
Nemkov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lopez's waist but Lopez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nemkov off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oleg Nemkov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lopez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lopez dodges the punch combination from Nemkov.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lopez.
Nemkov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lopez at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nemkov scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Lopez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lopez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
It looks like Frank Lopez has been cut.
Nemkov lands with a shot to the body.
Nemkov scores with a nice strike.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nemkov.
Lopez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice cross by Lopez.
Lopez moves away from the strike by Nemkov.
Oleg Nemkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nemkov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lopez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lopez wants it to stay on the feet.
Nemkov misses with a wild body shot.
A nice side step and Lopez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lopez throws a series of punches but Nemkov moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lopez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nemkov throws a combination that misses
and Lopez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lopez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nemkov throws a jab but it's blocked by Lopez.
Lopez scores with a hook.
Oleg Nemkov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lopez misses with a series of wild punches.
Nemkov shoots and misses
and Lopez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oleg Nemkov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lopez throws a head kick that misses.
Lopez throws a series of punches but Nemkov avoids them all with ease.
Nemkov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lopez works Nemkov's body with a nice hook.
Lopez tries a low kick but Nemkov avoids it.
Lopez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nemkov just misses with a punch to the body.
Nemkov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nemkov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nemkov scores with a shot to the body.
Nemkov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A combination from Nemkov does no damage.
Lopez shapes to counter with a head kick.
Nemkov walks into a stiff left hand from Lopez.
Lopez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nemkov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lopez lands with a good body shot.
Lopez lands a slapping body shot.
Lopez looks to score with a jab to the body but Nemkov is just out of range.
Nemkov fails with the takedown.
Nemkov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nemkov throws a series of punches but Lopez avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A cross from Lopez lands.
Lopez swinging wildly here.
Nemkov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lopez.
Nemkov misses with a body shot.
Nemkov misses with a body kick.
Nemkov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lopez manages to avoid it.
Nemkov tries for a takedown but Lopez circles away easily
and Lopez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lopez throws a series of strikes that have Nemkov backpedaling.
Nemkov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lopez counters with a thumping low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nemkov tries to bum rush Lopez with a series of wild strikes but Lopez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lopez throws a series of strikes that have Nemkov backpedaling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nemkov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lopez was well out of range. Poor timing from Nemkov.
Lopez tries to score with a low kick but Nemkov moves his leg out of the way.
A little feinted left hand from Nemkov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nemkov looks to land a combination but Lopez avoids it well.
Lopez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lopez's corner calls for a 1-2. Lopez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Frank Lopez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lopez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nemkov.
Lopez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nemkov throws a lazy right hand but Lopez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lopez is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No joy there for Nemkov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lopez scores with a leg kick.
Nemkov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Lopez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Frank Lopez's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nemkov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lopez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A jab from Nemkov misses.
Nemkov takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lopez looks to score with a jab to the body but Nemkov is just out of range.
Lopez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nemkov moves away.
Nemkov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nemkov checks a leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Nemkov. Beautiful body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nemkov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nemkov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nemkov misses the shot to the body.
Lopez slaps away a takedown attempt from Nemkov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nemkov swings widly with a right hand
and Lopez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nemkov thinking.
Nemkov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lopez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nemkov.
Nemkov misses with an uppercut.
Nemkov throws an overhand right that lands on Lopez's shoulder, as Lopez tries to avoid the shot.
Nemkov walks into a jab.
Nemkov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nemkov scores with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lopez moves out of range of the leg kick from Nemkov.
A nice side step and Lopez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nemkov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nemkov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nemkov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lopez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nemkov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lopez moves away.
Oleg Nemkov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nemkov just misses with a punch to the body.
Lopez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nemkov closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lopez can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lopez wants to control but Nemkov postures up.
Nemkov tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Nemkov working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lopez regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nemkov is looking to take a break and control but Lopez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nemkov wants to work for an arm triangle but Lopez is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Nemkov is looking for a kimura here.
Lopez has a hand on Nemkov's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Nemkov takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Nemkov lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lopez hang on?
Lopez regains half guard.
Lopez makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lopez.
Lopez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nemkov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lopez controls Nemkov momentarily but Nemkov frees himself.
Nemkov 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nemkov trying to control but Lopez is working from the bottom.
Lopez trying to control the position.
Nemkov prevents Lopez from getting back to his feet.
Lopez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lopez wants to sweep but no luck.
Nemkov pushing down on Lopez's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Lopez tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Lopez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Nemkov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Nemkov's back!
Frank Lopez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nemkov prevents Lopez from getting a body triangle.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Frank Lopez.
I've got Lopez 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Lopez!
A relieved looking Frank Lopez 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Devon Bailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyrie Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyrie Perry struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 208.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. 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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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Devon Bailey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Kyrie Perry!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bailey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Perry.
Perry throws a right and a left that Bailey avoids nicely.
We've been informed that Perry has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bailey, as that shot connected.
Bailey throws a solid leg kick but Perry takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bailey.
Perry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bailey moves away.
It looked like Bailey wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Perry is defended easily by Bailey.
Perry walks into a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bailey feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Perrys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bailey misses with a body shot.
Perry drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bailey defends it well.
Jab, jab by Perry - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perry looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Perry takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A jab from Bailey misses.
Bailey lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bailey connects with a single shot there.
Perry staying out of range there.
Bailey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bailey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Perry slips a jab from Bailey.
Perry feints the counter takedown.
Bailey paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bailey throws a hook but Perry avoids it easily.
Perry cracks Bailey with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Perry shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Bailey wants to improve his position but Perry is controlling well.
Bailey is concentrating on defense, preventing Perry from advancing position.
Bailey is looking for a sweep. Perry is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bailey keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bailey wants to improve his position but Perry is controlling well.
Perry not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bailey is concentrating on defense, preventing Perry from advancing position.
Bailey keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey manages to get to full guard.
Perry looking to sit in guard and control but Bailey gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Perry striking off his back but it's not causing Bailey any problems.
Bailey wants to pass the guard but Perry is keeping the position.
Bailey controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Perry thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bailey trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Perry looks to land a left hand but Bailey moved out of range nicely.
Devon Bailey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bailey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Perry.
Bailey fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Perry misses with a few strikes there.
Bailey is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Bailey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Perry.
Perry throws a lazy right hand but Bailey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Perry shoots in looking for a takedown but Bailey manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Perry's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Devon Bailey dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bailey takes a swing at Perry's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Perry on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Bailey.
Perry slips a jab from Bailey.
Bailey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Perry can do to turn this around?
Perry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bailey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bailey was well out of range. Poor timing from Perry.
Perry slips a straight right by Bailey.
Perry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A quick step to the side and Bailey tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perry cracks Bailey with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bailey works the jab nicely.
Bailey connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bailey comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bailey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey lands a slapping body shot.
Bailey throws a body punch but Perry moves out of range.
Perry is breathing heavily.
Bailey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Perry.
Bailey connects with a jab.
Perry takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bailey cracks Perry with an open hand slap.
Bailey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Perry takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Perry ducks under a wild hook from Bailey.
Bailey works the jab nicely.
Bailey connects with an inside leg kick.
Bailey lands a jab.
Bailey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Perry.
Perry is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bailey with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bailey comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Perry has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bailey.
Bailey cracks Perry with a good jab.
Perry looks to score with a jab to the body but Bailey is just out of range.
Bailey ducks under a wild hook from Perry.
Bailey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perry was well out of range. Poor timing from Bailey.
It seemed like Perry was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bailey ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A shot to the liver by Bailey. Beautiful body shot.
Bailey lands with a nice body punch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bailey.
Bailey throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bailey lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey throws a body punch but Perry moves out of range.
Bailey throws a body shot but no joy.
Devon Bailey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bailey connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Devon Bailey is winning the standup battle so far.
Perry slips a jab from Bailey.
Bailey comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Perry will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Perry blocks a jab.
Bailey throws out a powerful jab.
Bailey works Perry's body with a nice hook.
Bailey lands with a nice body punch.
Bailey fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bailey takes a swing at Perry's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Bailey! Perry is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Devon Bailey!
Devon Bailey bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
In defeat, Kyrie Perry stepped up to the mic, saying 'What can I say, He had the better night and gameplan. I am still an elite in this division and willing to prove it against anyone. Thanks you all for coming out and supporting me and king of the Beach. '.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kotetsu Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcel Capuchin (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 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kotetsu Yamamoto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcel Capuchin!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Capuchin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yamamoto attempts a counter takedown but Capuchin avoids it well and moves away.
Yamamoto slips a straight right by Capuchin.
Yamamoto gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Capuchin.
Capuchin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yamamoto counters with a takedown into side control.
An elbow from Yamamoto crashes against the mat.
Capuchin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Yamamoto. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
An elbow from Yamamoto crashes against the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Capuchin can't do much from the bottom here.
Yamamoto lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
We've been hearing that Yamamoto has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The strikes coming from Yamamoto are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Yamamoto misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto throws an elbow but Capuchin slips to the side and avoids it well.
Yamamoto lands a few punches from side control.
Capuchin on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Check out the look on Yamamoto's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Yamamoto is looking to take a break and control but Capuchin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Yamamoto sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Capuchin is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Yamamoto sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Capuchin is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Yamamoto landing a few strikes.
Capuchin wants to control but Yamamoto postures up.
Capuchin sneaks back into half guard.
Yamamoto is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Capuchin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto throws a strike but Capuchin avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Yamamoto postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Yamamoto working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Yamamoto advances position into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Capuchin managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Yamamoto.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yamamoto throws an elbow but Capuchin slips to the side and avoids it well.
Yamamoto throws an elbow but Capuchin slips to the side and avoids it well.
Check out the look on Yamamoto's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Capuchin is looking to regain half guard here but Yamamoto keeps moving and retains side control.
Yamamoto working the body and head with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Capuchin some visible discomfort.
Capuchin is holding Yamamoto down, trying to stall.
Yamamoto creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Capuchin sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Yamamoto working the ground and pound.
Yamamoto fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Yamamoto tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Yamamoto creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Capuchin sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Capuchin avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Yamamoto.
Yamamoto tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Yamamoto fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Capuchin takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Yamamoto working the ground and pound.
Yamamoto in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Yamamoto creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Capuchin sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Yamamoto scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Capuchin to see if he's OK.
Capuchin is not content to let Yamamoto control the position.
Yamamoto is chipping away with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamamoto throws an elbow but Capuchin slips to the side and avoids it well.
Capuchin avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Yamamoto.
Yamamoto misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kotetsu Yamamoto dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Capuchin clinches.
Yamamoto blocking some punches.
Yamamoto drags the fight down to the ground.
Yamamoto looking for a sweep. Not yet Yamamoto, not yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Yamamoto is on top in guard.
Yamamoto trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Capuchin is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Capuchin trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Capuchin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Yamamoto throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Capuchin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Capuchin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Capuchin has momentary wrist control but Yamamoto slips an elbow through the middle.
Yamamoto loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Yamamoto scoring with some ground and pound.
Yamamoto wants to pass the guard but Capuchin is keeping the position.
Yamamoto loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Yamamoto throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Yamamoto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Capuchin can do to turn this around?
Yamamoto throws a strike but Capuchin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Yamamoto lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Capuchin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yamamoto accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Yamamoto throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto with a nice head shot there.
Yamamoto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Capuchin is keeping the position for now.
Yamamoto lands a couple of digs.
Yamamoto chips away with some ground and pound.
Capuchin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Yamamoto prevents Capuchin from getting back to his feet.
Yamamoto advances to half guard.
Yamamoto is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
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!
Yamamoto slips a nice elbow through Capuchin's hands, connecting with Capuchin's forehead.
Yamamoto missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Capuchin is not content to let Yamamoto control the position.
Capuchin felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capuchin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto 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.
Yamamoto looks to land a strike but Capuchin avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Yamamoto is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Yamamoto landing with the ground and pound.
Capuchin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Yamamoto.
Capuchin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Yamamoto lands a couple of digs.
Yamamoto throwing strikes but missing.
Yamamoto postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Yamamoto loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto postures up in Capuchin's guard and throws a big left but Capuchin blocks it.
Yamamoto wants to control from the top but Capuchin keeps moving.
Yamamoto forces his way into half guard.
Yamamoto missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Yamamoto thows a huge punch but Capuchin dodges it nicely.
Yamamoto missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Yamamoto thows a huge punch but Capuchin dodges it nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yamamoto lands with a punch from half guard.
Yamamoto missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yamamoto thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kotetsu Yamamoto dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Yamamoto needs to keep his hands up - Capuchin had a free shot at his head there.
Capuchin tries to clinch but Yamamoto moves out of range.
Yamamoto feinted with a counter takedown.
Capuchin throws a series of punches but Yamamoto moves out of range.
Yamamoto changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Capuchin looks to land a left hand but Yamamoto moved out of range nicely.
Yamamoto swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Capuchin moves into the clinch.
Come on Yamamoto - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Capuchin lands a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Capuchin can't find room to land a body shot as Yamamoto controls the action.
Yamamoto lands with a left to the head.
Capuchin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yamamoto blocking some punches.
A short right from Capuchin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto tries a body shot but Capuchin blocks it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Capuchin working aggressively here.
Yamamoto taking a breather.
Yamamoto blocking some punches.
Capuchin lands a body shot.
Capuchin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yamamoto blocking some punches.
Capuchin struggles to land a body shot inside as Yamamoto controls his hands.
Yamamoto can't find room to land a body shot as Capuchin controls the action.
Capuchin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yamamoto tries for a takedown but Capuchin manages to get underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Capuchin.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Capuchin.
Capuchin misses with a punch on the inside.
Yamamoto successfully pulls guard.
Capuchin trying to control the position from guard on top but Yamamoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Capuchin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Capuchin manages to get himself to full guard.
Yamamoto throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Yamamoto throws a strike but Capuchin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamamoto wants to improve his position but instead Capuchin has moved into half guard.
Yamamoto is pressing down on Capuchin's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kotetsu Yamamoto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yamamoto lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Yamamoto throws a big right hand that misses.
Yamamoto stands up over Capuchin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto advances to half guard.
Capuchin is not content to let Yamamoto control the position.
Yamamoto missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Yamamoto is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Capuchin regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto working some strikes from top position.
Yamamoto passes Capuchin's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Capuchin taking some punishment here, with Yamamoto in his half guard.
Yamamoto working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Yamamoto not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Yamamoto lands strikes from half guard.
Capuchin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yamamoto thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Capuchin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Yamamoto sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Capuchin defending well though.
Capuchin on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Yamamoto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Capuchin keeps working.
Capuchin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Yamamoto thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Capuchin's head.
Yamamoto missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Kotetsu Yamamoto did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Capuchin is looking to clinch.
Capuchin wants to clinch.
Yamamoto cracks Capuchin with a good jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Capuchin moves to clinch but Yamamoto breaks away
letting Yamamoto counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto throws out a loose jab but Capuchin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yamamoto avoids the body shot from Capuchin.
Yamamoto half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Capuchin misses with a left hand
and Capuchin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yamamoto moves away from the strike by Capuchin.
Capuchin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Capuchin doesn't manage to clinch there - Yamamoto circles away.
Capuchin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yamamoto manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto scores with a jab to the body.
Capuchin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yamamoto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yamamoto attempts a counter takedown but Capuchin avoids it well and moves away.
Capuchin cracks Yamamoto with a good jab.
Capuchin tries to clinch up
and Yamamoto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Capuchin scores with a jab. Yamamoto acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Yamamoto takes a swing at Capuchin's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capuchin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Yamamoto works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Yamamoto is looking to clinch but Capuchin is avoiding it.
Capuchin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Capuchin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yamamoto ducks under a wild hook from Capuchin.
Yamamoto appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Capuchin 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.
Yamamoto shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Capuchin wants to control but Yamamoto is keeping busy.
Capuchin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Capuchin's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Yamamoto lands a nice short elbow.
Yamamoto is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yamamoto not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Capuchin is positioning himself well to prevent Yamamoto advancing to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kotetsu Yamamoto had his way with Marcel Capuchin in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Yamamoto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yamamoto changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Capuchin tries to clinch up
and Yamamoto counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Capuchin misses with a hook. Yamamoto ducked under it nicely.
Yamamoto appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Capuchin wants to clinch
and Yamamoto counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamamoto throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Capuchin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Capuchin tries to get to full guard but Yamamoto has control of the leg.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Capuchin can do anything to dispel that myth.
Yamamoto is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Capuchin!
Yamamoto lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Yamamoto throwing strikes but Capuchin recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Yamamoto controlling the pace.
Capuchin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto lands with a punch from half guard.
Yamamoto looks to land a strike but Capuchin avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Marcel Capuchin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto postures up in Capuchin's guard and throws a big left but Capuchin blocks it.
Yamamoto throws a big right hand that misses.
Yamamoto with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yamamoto accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Yamamoto looking to pass the guard.
Yamamoto keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Capuchin's head.
Yamamoto in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Yamamoto is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Yamamoto is looking to work some ground and pound but Capuchin has wrist control.
Yamamoto loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Yamamoto throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto lands a couple of elbows.
Yamamoto chips away with some ground and pound.
Yamamoto trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Yamamoto working some strikes from top position.
Capuchin is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Yamamoto chips away with some ground and pound.
Yamamoto lands a couple of elbows.
Yamamoto throws an elbow that misses. Capuchin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Yamamoto's guard. Nice move by Capuchin!
Yamamoto manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Capuchin manages to get himself to full guard.
Yamamoto loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Yamamoto throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Capuchin has momentary wrist control but Yamamoto slips an elbow through the middle.
Yamamoto throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Yamamoto is in close to Capuchin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Yamamoto throws a big right hand that misses.
Yamamoto scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Yamamoto landing with the ground and pound.
Yamamoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Capuchin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Capuchin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto works over Capuchin with some ground and pound from guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kotetsu Yamamoto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Yamamoto, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 50:45
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 50:45
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kotetsu Yamamoto!
Kotetsu Yamamoto retains his featherweight title!
Kotetsu Yamamoto took some time post fight to say the following; 'We are NJPW!!!'.
In defeat, Marcel Capuchin stepped up to the mic, saying 'He bit me when the ref wasn't looking! Look at these bite marks!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kristian Johansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evandro Guedes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kristian Johansson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Evandro Guedes!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johansson wants to land a leg kick but Guedes is out of range.
Guedes is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Johansson with a body shot.
Johansson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Guedes on the side of the head.
Johansson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Guedes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Johansson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Evandro Guedes has been cut.
Johansson tries to clinch but Guedes moves out of range.
Guedes misses with a right hand
and Johansson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johansson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Guedes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Johansson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Guedes moves away.
Guedes appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Guedes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Guedes misses with a body shot.
Johansson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Guedes.
Guedes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johansson is looking to clinch.
Guedes looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guedes has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Johansson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johansson feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Guedes sprawling to the canvas! Guedes rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Johansson finish him?!
Guedes is rocked!
That has opened up Evandro Guedes's cut even more.
Johansson closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Guedes out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kristian Johansson!
Kristian Johansson retains his super heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Kristian Johansson 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomomi Tsuruta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Hellmuth Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phil Hellmuth Jr has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tomomi Tsuruta's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tomomi Tsuruta!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Phil Hellmuth Jr!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsuruta moves out of range of the strikes.
Hellmuth Jr lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Tomomi Tsuruta has been cut.
Hellmuth Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Tsuruta counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tsuruta.
Hellmuth Jr is pulling down on Tsuruta's head. It's preventing any offense from Tsuruta, at least for the moment.
Hellmuth Jr tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hellmuth Jr is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hellmuth Jr managing to control the position.
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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tsuruta accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tsuruta postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hellmuth Jr is adopting a defensive guard.
Tsuruta throwing strikes but missing.
Hellmuth Jr pulls Tsuruta in close to prevent any damage.
Tsuruta scoring with some ground and pound.
Tsuruta lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tsuruta with a nice head shot there.
Tsuruta scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta cracks Hellmuth Jr with a solid left hand.
Tsuruta wants to control from the top but Hellmuth Jr keeps moving.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hellmuth Jr can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hellmuth Jr not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hellmuth Jr wants to sweep here but Tsuruta controlling him for the moment.
Tsuruta is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tsuruta landing some decent shots from guard.
We've been hearing that Tsuruta has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Hellmuth Jr trying to control the position.
Tsuruta 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.
Tsuruta throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tsuruta is working Hellmuth Jr over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hellmuth Jr looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hellmuth Jr looking to control.
Tsuruta trying to control but Hellmuth Jr is working from the bottom.
Tsuruta throwing strikes from guard but Hellmuth Jr blocks nicely.
Tsuruta landing some decent shots from guard.
Hellmuth Jr pulls Tsuruta in close to prevent any damage.
Tsuruta postures up in Hellmuth Jr's guard and throws a big left but Hellmuth Jr blocks it.
Hellmuth Jr trying to keep a closed guard but Tsuruta is proving a slippery customer.
Hellmuth Jr seems keen to control Tsuruta's posture.
Tsuruta distracts Hellmuth Jr with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta wants to pass the guard but Hellmuth Jr is keeping the position.
Hellmuth Jr controls Tsuruta momentarily but Tsuruta frees himself.
Hellmuth Jr managing to control the position.
Hellmuth Jr keeping moving, preventing Tsuruta from controlling successfully.
Hellmuth Jr is controlling Tsuruta's posture.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tsuruta loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hellmuth Jr keeping moving, preventing Tsuruta from controlling successfully.
Tsuruta postures up in Hellmuth Jr's guard and throws a big left but Hellmuth Jr blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomomi Tsuruta dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tomomi Tsuruta's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tsuruta slips a straight right by Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tsuruta's head backwards.
Tsuruta staying out of range there.
Tsuruta shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hellmuth Jr! But no joy.
Tsuruta gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A big right from Hellmuth Jr misses.
Tsuruta's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hellmuth Jr connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tsuruta scrambles back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hellmuth Jr lands a big uppercut and Tsuruta crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Tsuruta looks OK. Hellmuth Jr waves Tsuruta back to his feet!
Tsuruta is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hellmuth Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Oh Tsuruta is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A looping hook to the body misses from Hellmuth Jr. Tsuruta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tsuruta seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hellmuth Jr lands a big right hand that sends Tsuruta crashing to the mat! Hellmuth Jr stays standing though and waves Tsuruta back to his feet!
Horrible takedown attempt by Tsuruta or perhaps it was just good defense by Hellmuth Jr, which made it look bad.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hellmuth Jr! But no joy.
Hellmuth Jr misses the jab.
A quick step to the side and Tsuruta tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hellmuth Jr lands a big right hand that sends Tsuruta crashing to the mat! Hellmuth Jr stays standing though and waves Tsuruta back to his feet!
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!
Hellmuth Jr finds Tsuruta's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Tsuruta flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Hellmuth Jr lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Tsuruta will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Phil Hellmuth Jr!
Phil Hellmuth Jr is the new heavyweight champion!
Phil Hellmuth Jr spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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RATING
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