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DFC 24 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stanislav Guschin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cage kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Basic Element - Rage. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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220 lbs
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BJJ Purple 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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnny Cage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stanislav Guschin!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guschin lands with a good body shot.
Cage fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cage misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cage doesn't manage to clinch there - Guschin circles away.
Cage moves in looking to clinch but Guschin pushes him off.
Cage moves in looking to clinch but Guschin pushes him off.
Cage clinches.
Cage working aggressively here.
Cage misses with a short punch on the inside.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Guschin has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Cage swings wildly with an uppercut but Guschin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guschin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cage misses with a hook from the clinch.
Guschin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Guschin has Cage pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cage manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cage swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Guschin struggles to land a body shot inside as Cage controls his hands.
Guschin has hold of one of Cage's legs. Cage is fighting the takedown attempt but Guschin gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guschin trying to control but Cage is working from the bottom.
Guschin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cage swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Guschin presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Cage misses with a short punch on the inside.
Guschin blocking some punches.
Cage lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Guschin displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cage up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Guschin.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Guschin.
Cage misses with some punches.
Guschin blocking some punches.
Guschin avoiding damage.
Guschin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cage throws a series of punches but Guschin moves out of range.
Cage slips a jab and a cross from Guschin.
Guschin lands a nice looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guschin misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guschin misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Guschin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Guschin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cage.
Cage lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Guschin throws a jab but it's blocked by Cage.
Johnny Cage is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cage closes the distance and clinches.
Cage throws a punch but it's blocked by Guschin.
Guschin blocking some punches.
Cage swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Guschin tries to score a body lock takedown but Cage shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cage is pressed up against the cage. Guschin has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cage down to the mat. Cage avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Johnny Cage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stanislav Guschin.
Cage moves out of range of the strikes.
Cage looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Guschin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cage is looking for a counter combo.
Cage rushes Guschin and presses him up against the cage.
Guschin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Guschin wants a takedown.
Guschin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Guschin has picked Cage up - he's going for a ride! Guschin dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage kicks off Guschin and gets to his feet.
Cage tries to close the distance and clinch but Guschin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cage tries to clinch up.
Guschin shoots in and gets a takedown into Cage's guard.
Guschin prevents Cage from getting back to his feet.
Guschin chips away with some ground and pound.
Cage has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Guschin off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Cage tries to clinch up.
Guschin throws a big shot that misses.
Guschin is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Cage throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Guschin.
A big left from Guschin misses.
Cage is looking for a counter combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guschin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Guschin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cage counters with a series of strikes. Guschin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Guschin throws a body shot but no joy.
Guschin has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guschin tries to score a body lock takedown but Cage shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cage blocks a body shot from Guschin.
Cage working aggressively here.
Cage working aggressively here.
Cage working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cage misses with some punches.
Cage misses with a hook from the clinch.
Guschin has Cage pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Guschin pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Cage tumbling to the mat - Guschin dives into Cage's guard.
Cage pushes Guschin off and scrambles back to his feet.
Cage takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cage throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Guschin.
Cage tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Cage dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Guschin misses with a hook to the body
and Cage counters with a series of strikes. Guschin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Johnny Cage is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cage staying out of range there.
Cage tries to clinch but Guschin is having none of it.
Cage wants to clinch up but Guschin keeps it at a distance.
Cage is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Guschin can do to turn this around?
Guschin clinches.
Guschin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cage tries to clinch up.
Cage doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Guschin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Guschin has managed to clinch.
A short body shot lands from Guschin as the two fighters clinch.
Guschin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guschin misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Cage.
Cage misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Guschin.
Guschin gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Cage regains guard.
Guschin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage has his feet on Guschin's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Cage displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Guschin throws out the jab.
Cage ducks under a wild hook from Guschin.
Cage tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Guschin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Guschin! But no joy.
Cage avoids the body shot from Guschin.
Cage tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Guschin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cage tries to close the distance and clinch up but Guschin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cage clinches up against the cage.
Cage throws a punch but it's blocked by Guschin.
Guschin scores with a shot to the side of Cage's head.
A head punch on the inside from Cage fails to land.
Cage misses with the head strike.
Cage lands a hook that snaps the head of Guschin backwards.
Cage misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Cage fails to land.
Cage swings wildly with an uppercut but Guschin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cage prevents a body shot from Guschin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guschin drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cage pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cage avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guschin throws an overhand right that lands on Cage's shoulder, as Cage tries to avoid the shot.
Cage is looking to clinch but Guschin is avoiding it.
Cage tries to clinch up but Guschin circles away and keeps his distance.
Cage fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Cage.
Cage throws a nice looking combination but Guschin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cage tries to close the distance and clinch but Guschin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cage tries to close the distance and clinch up but Guschin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cage moves in looking to clinch but Guschin pushes him off.
Guschin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cage is fending him off so far but Guschin persists. Nope, Cage circles away and we're back to standing.
Cage throws a big counter combination but Guschin scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Guschin feints and as Cage raises his hands in defense, Guschin changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Guschin prevents Cage from getting back to his feet.
Guschin throws a strike but Cage rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guschin wants to sweep here but Cage controlling him for the moment.
Cage gets to his feet. Guschin looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Cage tries to close the distance and clinch but Guschin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cage slips under a jab from Guschin.
Cage tries to close the distance and clinch up but Guschin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cage tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Guschin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Guschin tries to counter by closing the distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Guschin misses the target.
Cage wants to clinch.
Guschin drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Cage defends it well.
Cage closes the distance but Guschin moves to the side
and Guschin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Guschin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cage was well out of range. Poor timing from Guschin.
Cage appears to be looking for a big counter.
Cage tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cage fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage doesn't manage to clinch there - Guschin circles away.
Guschin jabs at Cage's body.
Cage tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Guschin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Guschin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Guschin lands a nice shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Guschin. Cage does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cage fails in his attempt to clinch.
Guschin feints the counter takedown.
Cage misses with a jab, cross combination.
Guschin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cage fails with an attempt to clinch.
Guschin throws an overhand right that lands on Cage's shoulder, as Cage tries to avoid the shot.
Cage closes the distance and lands a one-two.
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!
Guschin feints and as Cage raises his hands in defense, Guschin changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Guschin distracts Cage with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cage is rocked!
Guschin postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Cage covers up, he's hurt! Guschin keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Guschin and the ref steps in to end the fight! Guschin can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stanislav Guschin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tod Truck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ignat Berkutov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tod Truck looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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175 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tod Truck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ignat Berkutov!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berkutov closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Truck did well to prevent Berkutov getting side control.
Truck punching from the bottom.
Berkutov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Truck with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Truck is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Berkutov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Truck has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Berkutov is working away from the top position though.
Berkutov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Berkutov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Berkutov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Berkutov lands a nice short elbow.
Berkutov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Berkutov lands a nice short elbow.
Truck is rocked!
Truck is breathing heavily.
Berkutov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Oh Truck is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Berkutov is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Truck is hurt! He's hurt bad - Berkutov fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Truck from any more punishment! Congratulations to Berkutov! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ignat Berkutov!
A victorious Ignat Berkutov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Zimmerman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antero Vipunen (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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frankie Zimmerman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antero Vipunen!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vipunen lands a glancing blow to the side of Zimmerman's head.
It looks like Frankie Zimmerman has been cut.
Zimmerman looks to clinch
and Vipunen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Vipunen moves out of range as Zimmerman throws a body kick.
Vipunen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Zimmerman misses with a kick to the body.
Vipunen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Vipunen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Zimmerman lands an overhand right.
Zimmerman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zimmerman keeps Vipunen at a distance using the push kick.
A shot to the body from Zimmerman misses
and Vipunen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vipunen moves out of range of the body kick.
Despite the aggression on Vipunen's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vipunen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zimmerman closes the distance and clinches up with Vipunen, looking for a takedown. Zimmerman pushes Vipunen against the cage but Vipunen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice jab there from Vipunen.
Zimmerman throws a leg kick
and Vipunen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Zimmerman looks to score with a jab to the body but Vipunen is just out of range.
Vipunen misses with a body shot.
Zimmerman is looking to land body kicks.
Vipunen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Vipunen defending well as Zimmerman loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zimmerman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Zimmerman sets himself, and Vipunen steps forward looking for the clinch! Zimmerman avoids it this time.
Vipunen moves out of range of the body kick.
Zimmerman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Zimmerman gets a clinch.
Vipunen lands an uppercut.
Vipunen tries to throw a body punch but Zimmerman avoids it by throwing Vipunen back against the cage.
Zimmerman can't find room to land a body shot as Vipunen controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zimmerman.
Vipunen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vipunen lands with a left to the head.
Zimmerman blocking some punches.
Zimmerman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vipunen has a couple of punches blocked by Zimmerman.
Zimmerman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zimmerman.
Zimmerman struggles to land a body shot inside as Vipunen controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vipunen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Vipunen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vipunen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zimmerman misses with a body punch.
Zimmerman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vipunen blocks an uppercut.
Vipunen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zimmerman misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Vipunen.
Frankie Zimmerman's cut is getting worse.
Vipunen has a couple of punches blocked by Zimmerman.
Vipunen lands with a light punch inside.
Zimmerman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zimmerman misses with a punch to the body.
Zimmerman blocks an elbow strike from Vipunen.
Zimmerman scores with a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Zimmerman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vipunen lands a left hand.
Zimmerman tries to work over Vipunen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman tries to work over Vipunen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vipunen blocking some punches.
Zimmerman has a couple of punches blocked by Vipunen.
Zimmerman lands with a light punch inside.
Vipunen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zimmerman prevents a body shot from Vipunen.
Zimmerman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vipunen throws an elbow but misses.
Zimmerman tries a body shot but Vipunen blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zimmerman.
Zimmerman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Zimmerman.
Vipunen blocks an uppercut.
Zimmerman scores with a shoulder strike.
Zimmerman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
It looks like Antero Vipunen has been cut.
Vipunen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vipunen swings wildly with an uppercut but Zimmerman uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman lands a body shot in the clinch.
Vipunen misses with the head strike.
Vipunen tries to throw a body punch but Zimmerman avoids it by throwing Vipunen back against the cage.
Vipunen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zimmerman struggles to land a body shot inside as Vipunen controls his hands.
Zimmerman is working Vipunen over against the cage.
Zimmerman fails to pull guard.
Zimmerman throws a punch but it's blocked by Vipunen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zimmerman.
Zimmerman misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zimmerman.
Zimmerman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vipunen's elbow.
Zimmerman tries to work over Vipunen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zimmerman lands with a light punch inside.
A right hand to the body from Zimmerman.
A short left from Vipunen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Frankie Zimmerman will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Zimmerman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Vipunen throws an overhand right that lands on Zimmerman's shoulder, as Zimmerman tries to avoid the shot.
Vipunen keeps the fight on the outside.
Vipunen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zimmerman.
Zimmerman takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Zimmerman takes a swing at Vipunen's ribcage but misses.
Vipunen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zimmerman closes the distance and clinches.
Frankie Zimmerman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vipunen throws a head punch that misses.
Zimmerman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vipunen backwards.
A short uppercut from Zimmerman.
Vipunen misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zimmerman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zimmerman struggles to land a body shot inside as Vipunen controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zimmerman.
Vipunen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zimmerman tries to throw a body punch but Vipunen avoids it by throwing Zimmerman back against the cage.
Vipunen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vipunen throws an elbow but misses.
Zimmerman misses with a body punch.
Vipunen prevents a body shot from Zimmerman.
Zimmerman scores with a shot to the side of Vipunen's head.
Vipunen tries to work over Zimmerman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vipunen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zimmerman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zimmerman lands a body shot.
Zimmerman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vipunen throws an elbow but it misses.
Zimmerman avoids a wild elbow strike from Vipunen.
Zimmerman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vipunen misses with a body punch.
Zimmerman lands a right hand.
Zimmerman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zimmerman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vipunen backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vipunen misses with some punches.
Vipunen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zimmerman backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zimmerman can't find room to land a body shot as Vipunen controls the action.
Zimmerman can't find room to land a body shot as Vipunen controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zimmerman.
Vipunen misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Zimmerman fails to land.
Zimmerman tries to throw a body punch but Vipunen avoids it by throwing Zimmerman back against the cage.
Vipunen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Zimmerman can't find room to land a body shot as Vipunen controls the action.
Vipunen lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Zimmerman on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Vipunen fails to land.
Zimmerman is working Vipunen over against the cage.
Zimmerman swings wildly with an uppercut but Vipunen uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vipunen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman blocking some punches.
Zimmerman lands a body punch.
Vipunen misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Zimmerman.
Vipunen lands an elbow inside that Zimmerman shrugs off.
Frankie Zimmerman's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Vipunen blocks a body shot from Zimmerman.
Vipunen lands a nice uppercut.
Vipunen lands an elbow inside that Zimmerman shrugs off.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Frankie Zimmerman's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Antero Vipunen!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rory MacAskill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Untamo Kalervo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rory MacAskill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Untamo Kalervo!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalervo throws an overhand right that lands on MacAskill's shoulder, as MacAskill tries to avoid the shot.
MacAskill swings for the body but Kalervo moves out of range.
Kalervo misses with the combination.
MacAskill misses the jab.
Kalervo has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as MacAskill is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Kalervo misses with an uppercut. MacAskill saw that one coming.
MacAskill tries to land a leg kick but Kalervo saw it coming and moves away.
MacAskill swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kalervo has managed to clinch.
Kalervo tries to throw a body punch but MacAskill avoids it by throwing Kalervo back against the cage.
Kalervo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left hand lands to the body for MacAskill.
MacAskill creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kalervo's defenses.
MacAskill working some nice short punches in the clinch.
MacAskill scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kalervo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with MacAskill's elbow.
Kalervo lands an elbow just above MacAskill 's eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from MacAskill.
Kalervo tries to work over MacAskill's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Our sources have told us that MacAskill has been working on his elbows in the gym.
MacAskill misses with a shot to the kidneys.
MacAskill throws a punch but it's blocked by Kalervo.
MacAskill misses with a body punch.
Kalervo tries to land knees in the clinch but MacAskill avoids the damage to the body.
MacAskill looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kalervo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kalervo lands a damaging elbow.
Kalervo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from MacAskill.
MacAskill lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kalervo backwards.
Kalervo misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kalervo.
MacAskill breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kalervo misses the shot to the body.
It looked like MacAskill wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
MacAskill slips a straight right by Kalervo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kalervo. MacAskill does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacAskill pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
MacAskill stuns Kalervo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kalervo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kalervo lands a slapping body shot.
MacAskill misses with a hook.
MacAskill finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kalervo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kalervo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kalervo misses with a hook.
Kalervo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
MacAskill looks to land a body kick but Kalervo moved away.
Kalervo wants to counter the offense by MacAskill and move into the clinch position.
The fighters circling - MacAskill throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
MacAskill slips a straight right by Kalervo.
Kalervo throws a lazy uppercut
and MacAskill counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kalervo misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from MacAskill on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacAskill misses with a looping left.
MacAskill misses with a low kick.
Kalervo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kalervo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
MacAskill throws a push kick but Kalervo slaps the foot to one side.
MacAskill loads up on a big right hand but Kalervo slips the punch.
Kalervo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A swing and a miss from MacAskill.
Kalervo swings for the body but MacAskill moves out of range.
MacAskill tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kalervo moves out of range of the body kick from MacAskill.
Kalervo misses the shot to the body.
Kalervo needs to keep his hands up - MacAskill had a free shot at his head there.
MacAskill missing with a left hand there. Kalervo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kalervo is looking for the big counter here.
MacAskill just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalervo 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.
Kalervo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. MacAskill sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Kalervo.
Kalervo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract MacAskill.
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!
MacAskill throws out a loose jab but Kalervo uses good head movement to avoid it.
MacAskill misses with a hook.
Kalervo throws out a counter right but MacAskill avoids it with no problem.
Kalervo moves out of range as MacAskill strikes.
Kalervo misses with the combination.
MacAskill ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kalervo moves away.
MacAskill connects with a crisp jab.
Kalervo lands a right hook to the body.
MacAskill looks to score with a jab to the body but Kalervo is just out of range.
MacAskill pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rory MacAskill dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
MacAskill fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kalervo manages to avoid it.
MacAskill misses with a body shot.
MacAskill fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kalervo manages to avoid it.
MacAskill throws a solid leg kick but Kalervo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at MacAskill.
MacAskill moves away from the strike by Kalervo.
It looked like MacAskill was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kalervo.
Kalervo misses with an uppercut
enabling MacAskill to counter with a crisp jab.
Kalervo just misses with a punch to the body.
MacAskill avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
MacAskill slips under a jab from Kalervo.
MacAskill throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kalervo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacAskill throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kalervo.
Kalervo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
MacAskill moves out of range as Kalervo strikes.
A quick step to the side and MacAskill tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
MacAskill throws the left hand but Kalervo avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalervo misses with a straight left.
Rory MacAskill is winning the standup battle so far.
MacAskill misses with a body shot
and Kalervo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kalervo lands with an overhand left.
Kalervo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
MacAskill takes a swing at Kalervo's ribcage but misses.
Kalervo stuns MacAskill with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kalervo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kalervo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kalervo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
MacAskill throws a hook but Kalervo blocks it.
MacAskill throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Kalervo counter with a right hand.
MacAskill lunges at Kalervo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kalervo's hand.
MacAskill throws a leg kick
and Kalervo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
MacAskill feints a jab promting Kalervo to slip. MacAskill then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kalervo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacAskill throws a hook to the side of Kalervo's head but Kalervo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kalervo throws a shot from downtown. MacAskill moves away and avoids it.
MacAskill takes a swing at Kalervo's ribcage but misses.
Kalervo is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
MacAskill tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kalervo was well out of range. Poor timing from MacAskill.
Kalervo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and MacAskill cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
MacAskill moves out of range as Kalervo strikes.
Kalervo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kalervo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but MacAskill moves away.
MacAskill appears to be looking for a big counter.
MacAskill throws a quick inside leg kick.
MacAskill lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kalervo takes a step back to recover.
MacAskill throws a hook to the side of Kalervo's head but Kalervo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kalervo throws an off balance right hand
and MacAskill counters with a stiff right hand.
MacAskill uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kalervo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacAskill connects with a nice looking jab.
Kalervo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kalervo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from MacAskill.
MacAskill misses with an uppercut.
Kalervo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from MacAskill with a body shot.
Kalervo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kalervo connects with a body shot.
Kalervo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
MacAskill misses the body punch
and Kalervo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kalervo cracks a nice hook into MacAskill's ribs.
MacAskill's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kalervo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! MacAskill scrambles back to his feet.
MacAskill has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from MacAskill there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kalervo fails to land with a series of punches.
MacAskill throws out a loose jab but Kalervo uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from MacAskill misses.
Kalervo misses with an uppercut.
Kalervo tests MacAskill's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kalervo takes one to the chin there.
Kalervo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract MacAskill.
MacAskill misses with a kick to the body
and Kalervo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps MacAskill thinking.
Kalervo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kalervo moves out of range as MacAskill throws a body kick.
MacAskill lands a lovely overhand right.
MacAskill throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
MacAskill sets himself, and Kalervo steps forward looking for the clinch! MacAskill avoids it this time.
MacAskill swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kalervo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
MacAskill 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Untamo Kalervo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
MacAskill throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kalervo.
Kalervo scores with a jab to the jaw.
MacAskill with a jab.
MacAskill throws a quick inside leg kick.
MacAskill steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kalervo.
Kalervo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
MacAskill walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kalervo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kalervo wants to counter with a clinch but MacAskill pushes him away.
Kalervo scores with a jab to the head.
MacAskill connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kalervo's hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kalervo darts in and clinches MacAskill up against the cage.
Kalervo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kalervo tries to work over MacAskill's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
MacAskill swings wildly with an uppercut but Kalervo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kalervo misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalervo working MacAskill over with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for MacAskill.
MacAskill misses with an elbow strike.
Kalervo misses with the head strike.
Kalervo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kalervo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. MacAskill is defending well for now.
MacAskill throws an elbow but it's blocked.
MacAskill wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kalervo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with MacAskill's elbow.
MacAskill has a couple of punches blocked by Kalervo.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kalervo.
MacAskill misses with an elbow strike.
Kalervo takes a shot to the head.
MacAskill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
MacAskill wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kalervo has him pressed against the cage.
Kalervo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kalervo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalervo swings wildly with an uppercut but MacAskill uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kalervo blocks the elbow strike.
Kalervo scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
MacAskill lands a shoulder strike.
MacAskill lands with a short head shot on the inside.
MacAskill tries to throw a body punch but Kalervo avoids it by throwing MacAskill back against the cage.
Kalervo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kalervo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kalervo struggles to land a body shot inside as MacAskill controls his hands.
MacAskill lands an elbow inside.
MacAskill throws an elbow that misses.
MacAskill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kalervo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
MacAskill lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kalervo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kalervo avoids a wild elbow strike from MacAskill.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacAskill can't find room to land a body shot as Kalervo controls the action.
Kalervo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
MacAskill misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kalervo lands an elbow that stopped MacAskill in his tracks for a moment.
Kalervo throws a head punch that misses.
Rory MacAskill has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kalervo throws a head punch that misses.
Kalervo misses with a short punch on the inside.
MacAskill tries a body shot but Kalervo blocks it.
Kalervo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
MacAskill lands a nice uppercut.
Kalervo misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Kalervo fails to land.
Kalervo avoids the elbow strike from MacAskill, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kalervo.
MacAskill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
MacAskill tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
MacAskill is trying to break the clinch but Kalervo is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalervo misses with a hook to the ribs.
MacAskill is trying to break free.
MacAskill blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from MacAskill.
MacAskill struggles to land a body shot inside as Kalervo controls his hands.
MacAskill is leaning against Kalervo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
MacAskill misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kalervo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot in the inside from Kalervo.
MacAskill tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
MacAskill pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kalervo misses with a two punch combination.
Kalervo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with MacAskill, pushing him back against the cage.
Kalervo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
MacAskill swings away with an uppercut that misses.
MacAskill is trying to break free.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Untamo Kalervo.
Well Kalervo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Untamo Kalervo!
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Untamo Kalervo!
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Untamo Kalervo!
Untamo Kalervo wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wrestling Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tommy Bruce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wrestling Man!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Man's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bruce wants to stand but Man is controlling the position.
Man engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Bruce can't keep his opponent in guard - Man advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Man not doing much here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bruce fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bruce tries to clinch but Man moves out of range.
Man bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Man controlling the position.
Man's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce wants to get back to his feet.
Man happy to just control the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bruce pushes Man away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Man gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Man content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
That's four 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.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bruce tries to clinch but Man moves away
and Man counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Bruce!
Bruce is being controlled here.
Man tries to advance to mount but can't.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Man prevents Bruce from escaping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wrestling Man dominated that round.
That's time! Bruce's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Man shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bruce as he avoids it easily.
Bruce seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Nice sprawl there from Bruce as Man shoots in.
Man doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bruce counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tommy Bruce has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wrestling Man.
Bruce gets caught flat footed, as Man shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Man content to stall in guard here.
Bruce is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Man is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wrestling Man has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Man sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bruce's guard.
Man controlling the action here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bruce is trying to stand.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bruce keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bruce fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bruce darts in trying to clinch
and Man counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Man.
Bruce being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
More stalling from Man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bruce wants to get back to his feet but Man is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Man content to stall in guard here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Man shoots in and bounces Bruce off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Man controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wrestling Man showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Man.
You can see the frustration on Bruce's face as Man controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bruce is trying to buck Man off.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Man dives in and scores a takedown into Bruce's guard.
Wrestling Man is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man controls from within his opponent's guard.
Let's hope that Man has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Man with more of the same as he continues to hold on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Man controlling from the top position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Man has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Man closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Man lands in his opponent's guard.
Bruce can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Man controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tommy Bruce has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Man is continuing to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wrestling Man comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Man 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Wrestling Man!
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Wrestling Man!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Wrestling Man!
Wrestling Man wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Butch Harris Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Des James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Engine no 9. This should be a great matchup!
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225 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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220 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Butch Harris Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Des James!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris Jr takes the fight into the clinch.
Harris Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
James tries to clinch up.
Harris Jr is looking to counter punch.
Harris Jr drives through and clinches with James against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Harris Jr as James tries to tie him up.
James tries to pull guard but Harris Jr holds him up against the cage and eventually James drops back down to his feet.
Harris Jr tightens his grip and picks James up, before dumping him to the ground. James manages to land in guard.
Harris Jr cracks James with a solid left hand.
James told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James is working an open guard so Harris Jr takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Harris Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but James moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Harris Jr lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as James backs up against the cage.
It looks like Des James has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harris Jr gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James tries to score a body lock takedown but Harris Jr shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
James is fighting off a takedown attempt but Harris Jr is just too persistent for him and manages to trip James to the mat. James regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Harris Jr got a little sloppy there for a moment and James has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Harris Jr has managed to get both his arms back between James's legs - danger averted.
Harris Jr controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris Jr seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down James for as long as he can get away with.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Harris Jr scores with a push kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
James wants to get back to striking at distance but Harris Jr won't allow it.
Harris Jr stalls.
James looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
James pulls guard successfully.
Harris Jr's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Harris Jr's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Harris Jr is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris Jr sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed James's guard.
Harris Jr seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Harris Jr looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks James with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harris Jr sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Harris Jr has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Butch Harris Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Des James's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
James doesn't succeed with the takedown
and James takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Butch Harris Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harris Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Harris Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harris Jr drives through and clinches with James against the cage.
Harris Jr is trying to trip James. He has hold of a leg but James is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Harris Jr persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Harris Jr controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Harris Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that James can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James is striking off his back. Harris Jr thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris Jr stands up and beckons James to join him on the feet.
James closes the distance and clinches.
Harris Jr lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
James is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Harris Jr jumps into side control!
Harris Jr staying calm.
James takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris Jr connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused James some visible discomfort.
Harris Jr controlling the position from side mount.
Harris Jr lands a nice forearm strike.
Harris Jr controlling from side mount.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Harris Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris Jr lands an elbow.
Harris Jr controlling the position.
Butch Harris Jr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four 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.
Harris Jr creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Harris Jr stands up and beckons James to his feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
James fails to pull guard.
Harris Jr manages to pull guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
James preventing the sweep.
Harris Jr looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Butch Harris Jr dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Des James's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
James shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Harris Jr but Harris Jr pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Harris Jr moves into the clinch.
James jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Harris Jr walks away with a smile on his face. James gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Harris Jr has managed to clinch.
Harris Jr turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Harris Jr manages to end up in side control.
Harris Jr has control of an arm but James manages to advance to Harris Jr's back!
Harris Jr manages to reverse the position and now he's in James's guard. Nice work there by Harris Jr.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris Jr stays in close to James's body and controls the position.
Harris Jr advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris Jr controls the position.
Harris Jr lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear James down.
Harris Jr tries for a kimura but James is defending well.
Harris Jr taking a breather here.
That's two 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.
Harris Jr tries for a kimura but James is defending well.
James is looking to reverse the position.
Harris Jr decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Harris Jr has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
James fails to land the takedown.
Butch Harris Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Des James.
James takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harris Jr clinches.
Butch Harris Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harris Jr is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
James tries to pull guard but Harris Jr won't allow it.
Harris Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harris Jr circles away from the clinch attempt
and Harris Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Harris Jr there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
James gets tackled into the cage by Harris Jr. Harris Jr maintains the clinch.
Harris Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harris Jr rushes James and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
James wants a takedown but no success here.
James wants a takedown.
Harris Jr has hold of one of James's legs. James is fighting the takedown attempt but Harris Jr gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harris Jr is pushing down on James's leg trying to pass to half guard. James is fighting to maintain full guard but Harris Jr has managed to sneak the leg through.
Harris Jr controlling the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Butch Harris Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Harris Jr 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Butch Harris Jr!
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Butch Harris Jr!
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Butch Harris Jr!
Butch Harris Jr wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yegor Pokrovskii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pari Jakh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Pari Jakh was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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20
250 lbs
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220 lbs
0 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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Granite chin |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yegor Pokrovskii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pari Jakh!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jakh fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pokrovskii shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jakh holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pokrovskii has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Jakh uses from the top position.
Pokrovskii pushes Jakh off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Pokrovskii tries to land a leg kick but Jakh saw it coming and moves away.
Jakh shoots for a double leg takedown but Pokrovskii sprawls well. He's pushed Jakh's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice takedown defense from Jakh. No joy for Pokrovskii on that attempt.
Jakh shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pokrovskii's guard.
Pokrovskii has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Jakh has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jakh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pokrovskii will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yegor Pokrovskii. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pokrovskii clinches up with Jakh and pushes him back against the cage.
Pokrovskii breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pokrovskii shoots for a takedown but Jakh saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nice takedown defense from Jakh. No joy for Pokrovskii on that attempt.
Jakh moves into range and clinches up with Pokrovskii.
Jakh lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Yegor Pokrovskii has been cut.
Jakh blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jakh escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pokrovskii slaps away a takedown attempt from Jakh, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jakh looks for a takedown but Pokrovskii sprawls well.
Jakh tries to clinch there but Pokrovskii circles away.
Pokrovskii tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Jakh manages to circle out of the way.
Pokrovskii could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Jakh gets a double leg takedown into Pokrovskii's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jakh trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jakh being controlled here momentarily.
Pokrovskii looking for a sweep. Not yet Pokrovskii, not yet.
Jakh trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pokrovskii looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Jakh scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jakh is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Pokrovskii is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Pokrovskii has escaped and now he's on top!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pokrovskii decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Jakh closes the distance and clinches up with Pokrovskii, looking for a takedown. Jakh pushes Pokrovskii against the cage but Pokrovskii circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pokrovskii drops down looking for a counter takedown but Jakh sprawls and moves away.
Pokrovskii avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jakh fails with a takedown attempt.
Jakh tries to clinch up but Pokrovskii circles away and keeps his distance.
Jakh stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jakh wants it to stay on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pokrovskii shoots in looking for a takedown. Jakh tries to sprawl out of it but Pokrovskii keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jakh manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jakh fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pokrovskii forces Jakh back against the cage and clinches.
Pokrovskii pulls guard effortlessly.
Jakh with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jakh won't allow Pokrovskii to sweep him here.
Jakh throwing strikes but missing.
Jakh stopping the sweep attempt from Pokrovskii.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yegor Pokrovskii dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yegor Pokrovskii's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pokrovskii wants to clinch
and Jakh counters with a one-two to the body.
Jakh looks for a takedown but Pokrovskii sprawls well.
Pokrovskii swats away the attempt to clinch by Jakh.
Jakh moves into the clinch.
Jakh breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pokrovskii closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pokrovskii gets control of Jakh's arms and successfully pulls guard. Pokrovskii will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Jakh tries to free his leg and advance position but Pokrovskii is retaining full guard.
Jakh wants to control from the top but Pokrovskii keeps moving.
Jakh must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pokrovskii wants to sweep here but Jakh controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pokrovskii is working hard here to advance position.
Pokrovskii escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jakh gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pokrovskii keeping moving, preventing Jakh from controlling successfully.
Pokrovskii working a defensive guard here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jakh has a takedown stuffed.
Pokrovskii stuffs the takedown.
Yegor Pokrovskii has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pari Jakh.
Jakh is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pokrovskii with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jakh counters with a three punch combo that has Pokrovskii backing up. Pokrovskii nods at Jakh to acknowledge the strikes.
Pokrovskii looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jakh is fending him off so far but Pokrovskii persists. Nope, Jakh circles away and we're back to standing.
Pari Jakh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A low kick from Pokrovskii misses
and Jakh counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pokrovskii misses with a takedown attempt - Jakh sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jakh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jakh tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pokrovskii stuffs the takedown.
Jakh's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jakh duly obliges.
Pokrovskii connects with a high kick.
Jakh fails with a takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jakh.
Pokrovskii tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jakh defends well and Pokrovskii ends up having to push Jakh into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Pokrovskii circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jakh just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromPokrovskii.
Jakh shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pokrovskii sprawls well. Pokrovskii wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jakh gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jakh doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pokrovskii closes the distance and clinches up with Jakh, looking for a takedown. Pokrovskii pushes Jakh against the cage but Jakh circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jakh throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pokrovskii's waist but Pokrovskii gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jakh off to one side.
Pokrovskii dives in for a single leg takedown but Jakh sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pokrovskii misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jakh shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Pokrovskii napping and manages to drive through into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pari Jakh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yegor Pokrovskii'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jakh tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pokrovskii swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pokrovskii leaves Jakh with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pokrovskii dives in and grabs Jakh's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jakh pushes down on Pokrovskii's head and hops out.
Jakh leaves Pokrovskii with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
As Pokrovskii backs off Jakh throws a huge counter combo but Pokrovskii manages to avoid it all.
Jakh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pokrovskii paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jakh looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Pokrovskii!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jakh in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Yegor Pokrovskii overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pokrovskii is looking to regain half guard here but Jakh keeps moving and retains side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jakh stands up.
Jakh fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jakh shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Pokrovskii tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Jakh manages to move to mount!
Pokrovskii regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pokrovskii wants to control but Jakh is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pokrovskii has one foot on Jakh's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Yegor Pokrovskii is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pokrovskii moves into the clinch.
Jakh is pressed up against the cage. Pokrovskii has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jakh down to the mat. Jakh avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yegor Pokrovskii. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pokrovskii tries to keep at a distance but Jakh has taken the fight into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Jakh scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jakh tries to pull guard but Pokrovskii won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pokrovskii jumps guard but Jakh turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Pokrovskii has Jakh pressed against the cage, preventing Jakh from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jakh is trying to pull guard but Pokrovskii turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jakh tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jakh lands a body shot.
Jakh pulls Pokrovskii into guard.
Pokrovskii throwing strikes but missing.
Jakh bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pokrovskii's guard.
Jakh engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pokrovskii is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Jakh wants to get up but he can't break Pokrovskii's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pokrovskii looking for subs off his back but Jakh has passed one foot through into half guard.
Jakh thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pari Jakh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jakh has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Pari Jakh!
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Pari Jakh!
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Pari Jakh!
Pari Jakh wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ali Muhammed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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26
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sam Peterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ali Muhammed!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson digs a good hook to Muhammed's body.
Peterson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Some wild striking there from Peterson.
Muhammed shoots in looking for a takedown. Peterson tries to sprawl out of it but Muhammed keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Peterson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Muhammed.
Peterson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Muhammed sprawls and moves away.
Peterson misses with a two punch combination.
Peterson misses with a wild combination.
Muhammed uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peterson.
Muhammed shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Peterson sprawls well. Peterson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Muhammed gets slowly back to his feet.
Sam Peterson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ali Muhammed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muhammed shoots in for a takedown but Peterson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Peterson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Muhammed pushes Peterson up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muhammed is looking to take this one to the mat.
Muhammed lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Peterson.
Muhammed makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Muhammed misses with a short punch on the inside.
Peterson is fighting off a takedown attempt but Muhammed is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Peterson to the mat. Peterson regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Muhammed stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Peterson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Muhammed missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Muhammed distracts Peterson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Peterson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Muhammed is looking to work some ground and pound but Peterson has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peterson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson wants to stand but Muhammed is controlling the position.
Muhammed wants to control from the top but Peterson keeps moving.
Peterson being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Muhammed shoots in for a takedown but Peterson shows good takedown defense.
Peterson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Muhammed shoots in for a takedown but Peterson shows good takedown defense.
Muhammed is looking to clinch but Peterson is avoiding it.
Sam Peterson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Peterson looks to land a combination but Muhammed avoids it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Peterson. Muhammed shrugs it off though.
Peterson misses with a few strikes there.
Peterson is breathing heavily.
Muhammed tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Peterson defends well and Muhammed ends up having to push Peterson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muhammed shoots in but Peterson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Peterson lands with a shot to the body.
Muhammed darts in looking for a takedown but Peterson gets double underhooks and turns Muhammed into the cage.
No luck for Muhammed with that takedown attempt.
Peterson feinted with a counter takedown.
Peterson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Muhammed throws a right hand that Peterson ducks under and follows up with a left that Peterson also avoids with ease.
Peterson tries to bum rush Muhammed with a series of wild strikes but Muhammed uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Muhammed will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Peterson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Peterson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Muhammed shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Peterson as he avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muhammed ducks right into an uppercut from Peterson.
Peterson scores with a head kick.
Peterson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peterson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Muhammed moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Muhammed looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Muhammed on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Muhammed shoots in and drives through. Peterson sprawls well.
Peterson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Muhammed fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Muhammed takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Muhammed is defended easily by Peterson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Peterson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Peterson lands a leg kick that knocks Muhammed off balance momentarily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Muhammed.
Peterson throws a combination that misses
and Muhammed counters with a left and a right that stings Peterson.
Muhammed avoids a punch combination nicely.
Peterson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Muhammed's calf.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muhammed shoots in looking for a takedown but Peterson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Muhammed's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Muhammed looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sam Peterson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ali Muhammed.
Muhammed looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Muhammed is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muhammed thows a huge punch but Peterson dodges it nicely.
Muhammed wants to pass to mount but Peterson is defending the position.
Muhammed has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Muhammed not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Muhammed is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Peterson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Muhammed.
Peterson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Muhammed.
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.
Muhammed missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Peterson is trying to stand up here but Muhammed is controlling him well.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Muhammed is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Muhammed throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Muhammed is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Peterson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Muhammed.
Muhammed is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muhammed trying to advance position but Peterson counters by regaining guard.
Muhammed postures up in Peterson's guard and throws a big left but Peterson blocks it.
Muhammed tries to free his leg and advance position but Peterson is retaining full guard.
Muhammed is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Peterson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Peterson has escaped and now he's on top!
Muhammed manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A punch combination from Peterson misses.
A combination from Peterson does no damage.
Muhammed moves into range and clinches up with Peterson.
Muhammed breaks the clinch.
Muhammed has a takedown stuffed.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Muhammed gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Peterson is looking to break free of the clinch but Muhammed has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ali Muhammed showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Muhammed goes for a double leg but Peterson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Peterson continues to drive forward.
Muhammed tries to clinch up but Peterson circles away and keeps his distance.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Muhammed crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Peterson - the referee stops the clock and Muhammed gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Peterson. Muhammed manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Peterson is looking to wear down Muhammed with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Some wild striking there from Peterson.
Muhammed is trying hard to land a takedown here. Peterson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Peterson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Muhammed.
Muhammed dodges the punch combination from Peterson.
Ali Muhammed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peterson lands a slapping body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson lands a leg kick that knocks Muhammed off balance momentarily.
Nice takedown defense from Peterson. No joy for Muhammed on that attempt.
Sam Peterson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ali Muhammed.
Peterson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Muhammed.
Peterson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson lands with an overhand left.
Peterson swinging wildly here.
Muhammed fails with the takedown
and Peterson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A punch combination from Peterson misses.
Peterson lands with an overhand left.
Peterson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Muhammed shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Peterson pinned against the cage. Peterson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Muhammed closes the distance and clinches up with Peterson, looking for a takedown. Muhammed pushes Peterson against the cage but Peterson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson scores with a push kick.
Peterson lands with a slapping head kick.
Muhammed shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Peterson as he jumps to the side.
Peterson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Muhammed shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Peterson pinned against the cage. Peterson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muhammed stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Peterson.
Muhammed shoots and misses
and Peterson counters with a two punch combo.
Peterson throws a nice head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muhammed dives in for a single leg takedown but Peterson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Peterson scores with a sloppy right hand. Muhammed should have avoided that one.
Peterson misses with a few strikes there.
Muhammed on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Muhammed or perhaps it was just good defense by Peterson, which made it look bad.
Sam Peterson is winning the standup battle so far.
Peterson scores with a one two! Muhammed had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Muhammed takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Peterson lands a jab to the head.
Peterson misses with a wild combination.
Muhammed is trying hard to land a takedown here. Peterson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson lands a jab to Muhammed's midsection.
Peterson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Peterson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Muhammed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Muhammed fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Muhammed's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Muhammed fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Peterson lands a two punch combo.
Muhammed throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Peterson's waist but Peterson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Muhammed off to one side.
Muhammed takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Peterson pushes Muhammed away with a front kick.
Ali Muhammed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sam Peterson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Peterson throws a one two combo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Peterson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Peterson 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Sam Peterson!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Sam Peterson!
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Sam Peterson!
Sam Peterson wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Spanky Edgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Koreshkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edgar comes to the cage accompanied by Kick In The Door. Alexander Koreshkov is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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164 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Spanky Edgar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Koreshkov!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edgar misses with a straight left.
We've been hearing reports that Edgar has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Edgar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Koreshkov.
Koreshkov gets caught flat footed, as Edgar shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Koreshkov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Edgar defends well.
Koreshkov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Koreshkov working for a triangle but Edgar defends it easily.
Edgar has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Edgar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koreshkov has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Edgar working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koreshkov pulls Edgar in close to his closed guard and prevents Edgar from doing any damage or advancing position.
Edgar won't allow Koreshkov to get back to his feet.
Edgar trying to control the position from guard on top but Koreshkov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Edgar sitting in guard here, content to control.
Koreshkov working a defensive guard here.
Koreshkov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Edgar manages to get himself to full guard.
Koreshkov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Koreshkov wants to control from the top but Edgar keeps moving.
Koreshkov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edgar is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Koreshkov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Koreshkov trying to control but Edgar is working from the bottom.
Koreshkov slips nicely into half guard.
Koreshkov thows a huge punch but Edgar dodges it nicely.
Koreshkov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Koreshkov wants to free his trapped foot but Edgar is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Edgar is staying active underneath Koreshkov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Koreshkov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Edgar is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Koreshkov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koreshkov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Koreshkov has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Koreshkov landing strikes, looking to finish!
Edgar is in all sorts of trouble here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Edgar tries to lock up and control but Koreshkov gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Koreshkov lands a couple of good shots and Edgar has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Koreshkov throwing sloppy strikes.
Well, with Koreshkov on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Edgar is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Koreshkov has the hooks in. Edgar is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Koreshkov throwing sloppy strikes.
Koreshkov keeps control of the position as Edgar tries to break free.
Koreshkov throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Koreshkov has Edgar flattened out and is raining down punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koreshkov is punishing Edgar with some ground and pound.
Koreshkov scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Edgar is looking for a way out.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koreshkov lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Koreshkov is looking to control Edgar but Edgar is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Edgar covering up well under a series of strikes from Koreshkov.
Edgar is trying to remain composed but Koreshkov is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Koreshkov misses with a punch to the head.
Koreshkov has Edgar flattened out and is raining down punches.
Edgar rolls, trying to escape but Koreshkov keeps control of the position.
Koreshkov working for the choke.
Edgar can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Koreshkov dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Edgar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Koreshkov stuffs the takedown.
Edgar darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Edgar looks to land a combination but Koreshkov avoids it well.
And Koreshkov tries to counter it with a takedown but Edgar pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Edgar takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sloppy strikes from Edgar. Those never looked like landing.
Edgar gets caught flat footed, as Koreshkov shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Koreshkov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Koreshkov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Koreshkov throws a big elbow that misses.
Koreshkov tries to free his leg and advance position but Edgar is retaining full guard.
Koreshkov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Koreshkov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Koreshkov wants to control from the top but Edgar keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koreshkov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Edgar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Koreshkov on the ground.
Koreshkov throws a big right hand that misses.
Edgar keeping full guard, as Koreshkov tries to pass.
Koreshkov is in close to Edgar's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Koreshkov stopping the sweep attempt from Edgar.
Edgar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Edgar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Koreshkov.
Edgar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Koreshkov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Koreshkov passes Edgar's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Koreshkov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koreshkov winds up and cracks Edgar with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Koreshkov with the ground and pound but Edgar uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Edgar on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Edgar tries to get out of the position.
Koreshkov scoring with some ground and pound.
Edgar trying to control the position.
Koreshkov throws a big elbow that misses.
Koreshkov works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Koreshkov misses with a head shot. Edgar uses the momentum to regain guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Koreshkov preventing the sweep.
Edgar can't keep his opponent in guard - Koreshkov advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Edgar is refusing to be controlled, as Koreshkov sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edgar tries to get to full guard but Koreshkov has control of the leg.
Koreshkov trying to control the action but Edgar is working from the bottom.
Koreshkov uses his free foot to push down on Edgar's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Edgar.
Edgar is bucking up trying to escape but Koreshkov cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Koreshkov connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Koreshkov there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Koreshkov landing strikes from the mount and Edgar is in trouble!
Edgar is rocked!
Koreshkov lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Oh Edgar is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big strike lands for Koreshkov! That's really hurt Edgar and he's turned his back - Koreshkov keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Koreshkov jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Koreshkov!
Our winner, Alexander Koreshkov, 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Rico Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hotaka Yoshida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoshida has chosen Arsone as his entrance music. Rico Cole has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Rico Cole!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hotaka Yoshida!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cole throws an overhand right that lands on Yoshida's shoulder, as Yoshida tries to avoid the shot.
Yoshida looks to throw the jab but Cole is out of range.
Hotaka Yoshida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Yoshida.
We've been informed that Yoshida 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.
Cole throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cole misses with an uppercut. Yoshida saw that one coming.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yoshida.
Cole connects with a crisp jab.
Cole has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Yoshida thuds his right hand into Cole's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cole throws out a loose jab but Yoshida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yoshida throws a leg kick
and Cole counters with a straight right hand.
Cole throws a low kick but Yoshida moves out of range easily.
Yoshida rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cole counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cole feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Yoshidas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cole throws out a leg kick but Yoshida moves out of range and Cole only half commits.
Yoshida gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cole makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yoshida tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cole is able to avoid easily.
Yoshida misses with a low kick.
It looked like Cole was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Yoshida.
Yoshida throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Yoshida throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cole checks the leg kick.
Cole misses the shot to the body.
Cole defending well as Yoshida loads up on a big left hand.
Yoshida throws a lazy head kick
and Cole counters with a nice body shot.
A head kick misses from Yoshida.
Yoshida throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cole's head.
Yoshida takes one to the chin there.
Cole is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Yoshida takes one on the button.
Yoshida misses with a leg kick.
Cole walks into a stiff left hand from Yoshida.
Cole ducks under a wild hook from Yoshida.
Cole is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cole.
Yoshida throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yoshida throws a head kick that misses.
Cole moves out of range of the strikes.
Yoshida shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Cole is trying to defend but Yoshida finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Cole is positioning himself well to prevent Yoshida advancing to mount.
Cole regains full guard. Nicely done.
Yoshida drops back looking for a leg! Cole is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cole manages to kick Yoshida off! Yoshida jumps back into Cole's guard.
Cole controls Yoshida momentarily but Yoshida frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida 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.
Yoshida tries to free his leg and advance position but Cole is retaining full guard.
Yoshida engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Yoshida is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Yoshida is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Cole will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cole trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cole keeping moving, preventing Yoshida from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Cole is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A head kick misses from Yoshida.
Cole attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Yoshida misses with a leg kick
and Yoshida takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cole takes a swing at Yoshida's ribcage but misses.
Nice sprawl there from Cole as Yoshida shoots in.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Cole walks into a straight right hand from Yoshida.
Cole swings for the body but Yoshida moves out of range.
Yoshida shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rico Cole has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hotaka Yoshida.
Yoshida jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rico Cole will probably get the nod.
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.
Nice defenses there by Cole.
Cole scores with a decent looking hook.
Yoshida uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cole.
Cole lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yoshida misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Cole on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yoshida lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cole's sensitive parts.
Yoshida darts in looking for a takedown but Cole gets double underhooks and turns Yoshida into the cage.
Yoshida 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.
Yoshida is stalling in the full guard.
Yoshida won't allow Cole to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoshida trying to control but Cole is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida advances to half guard.
Cole is not content to let Yoshida control the position.
Cole won't allow Yoshida to pass to mount.
Yoshida is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Cole reverses the position - he's now on top in Yoshida's guard.
Cole controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cole content to stall in guard here.
Cole loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cole trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yoshida is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Yoshida pulls Cole in close to his closed guard and prevents Cole from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cole tries to stand but Yoshida is controlling from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A leg kick checked by Cole.
Cole misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yoshida.
Yoshida pushes Cole away with a front kick.
Cole pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yoshida is out of range and Cole settles back down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yoshida, right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cole manages to avoid it.
Cole keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cole checks a leg kick.
Cole misses with a body shot.
Yoshida misses with a hook
and Cole counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cole misses with a body shot.
Yoshida takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Some bone on bone action there as Cole checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cole looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Decent striking displayed by Cole there.
Cole swings for the body but Yoshida moves out of range.
Cole scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cole misses with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yoshida tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cole is able to avoid easily.
Yoshida scores with a leg kick.
Yoshida misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rico Cole dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A leg kick checked by Cole.
Cole tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yoshida was well out of range. Poor timing from Cole.
A bone on bone clash there as Cole blocks the leg kick.
Cole throwing a counter right hand but Yoshida manages to avoid it.
Yoshida shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Yoshida showed some decent athleticism there.
Yoshida is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Cole is just riding it out for now. Yoshida eventually gives up the hold.
Yoshida seems to be looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cole keeping hold of Yoshida's head, controlling as best he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, if Yoshida is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Cole wants to improve his position but Yoshida is controlling well.
Yoshida is looking to take a break and control but Cole is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Yoshida is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cole defends it well.
Yoshida trying to control from half guard but Cole is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cole wants to improve his position but Yoshida is controlling well.
Yoshida uses his free foot to push down on Cole's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Cole.
Cole is squirming around, avoiding Yoshida's attempts to control the action.
Yoshida tries to push Cole's head away but Cole is holding on tight.
Yoshida has hold of Cole's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Cole manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Yoshida avoids the attempt from Cole to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole has given up his back.
I really don't envy Cole right now.
Yoshida not allowing Cole to control his hands.
Yoshida is looking for the choke from the back position but Cole is controlling his hands well.
Yoshida is persistently looking for the submission but Cole is defending it well.
Yoshida looking for the choke but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole tries to escape the position.
Yoshida working for the choke.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cole wants to control his opponent's hands but Yoshida gets his hands free.
Yoshida looking for the choke from the back.
Cole trying to control but not successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yoshida patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Cole preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Yoshida.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hotaka Yoshida really 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.
Yoshida throws a one two combo.
Cole connects with a solid leg kick.
Cole changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yoshida throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cole sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cole connects with a crisp jab.
Cole throws a combination. Yoshida tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Yoshida tried to score with a low kick but Cole checks it.
Yoshida looks for the body kick but Cole saw that one coming.
Yoshida is looking to chop away at Cole's legs.
Yoshida throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A leg kick checked by Cole.
A counter left hand to the body from Cole misses its target.
Yoshida rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Cole to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yoshida looks for a takedown but Cole sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Cole.
Nice takedown defense from Cole. No joy for Yoshida on that attempt.
Yoshida digs a good hook to Cole's body.
Cole just misses with a punch to the body.
Yoshida is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Yoshida rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cole counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cole cracks Yoshida with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cole misses with a wild body shot.
Cole missing with a left hand there. Yoshida was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yoshida lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Yoshida dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cole. That did some damage!
Cole moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cole misses with a hook. Yoshida ducked under it nicely.
A cross from Yoshida lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yoshida throws a right and a left that Cole avoids nicely.
Cole uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yoshida.
Donk. Cole catches Yoshida right on the button with a cross.
Cole displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Yoshida.
Rico Cole has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hotaka Yoshida.
Yoshida takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cole dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yoshida looks to land a body kick but Cole moved away.
Cole is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yoshida.
Cole lands with a hook. Yoshida tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Yoshida closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Yoshida lands in his opponent's guard.
Hotaka Yoshida has got the better of the ground game so far.
Yoshida looking to sit in guard and control but Cole gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole wants to control from the top but Yoshida keeps moving.
Yoshida seems keen to control Cole's posture.
Yoshida working a defensive guard here.
Cole wanted to stand there but Yoshida had control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Yoshida controlling Cole's posture.
Yoshida has a closed guard, preventing Cole from standing up.
Yoshida not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cole wants to pass the guard but Yoshida is keeping the position.
Cole would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rico Cole had his way with Hotaka Yoshida in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Yoshida manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Cole on his heels. He'll look to pass Cole's guard now, I'm sure.
Yoshida has gone for a leg lock! Cole slips out almost immediately though and dives into Yoshida's guard.
Yoshida is trying to keep Cole in close.
Yoshida controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoshida controls Cole momentarily but Cole frees himself.
Yoshida controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida has a closed guard, preventing Cole from standing up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Yoshida holds on and takes a little breather.
Cole wants to stand but Yoshida has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Yoshida trying to control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two 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.
A swing and a miss from Yoshida.
Yoshida takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cole throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yoshida slips under a jab from Cole.
Yoshida throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Cole was covering up waiting for the punch and Yoshida finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Cole looking for a guillotine here but Yoshida defends easily.
Cole is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Cole is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida pushes down on Cole's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Yoshida seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cole does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Yoshida is pressing down on Cole's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cole is holding on for now.
Yoshida is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Cole trying to control from the bottom.
Yoshida with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cole won't allow Yoshida to pass to mount.
Cole wants to improve his position but Yoshida is controlling well.
Yoshida wants to take a breather but Cole is having none of it.
Cole is looking to control Yoshida's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cole avoid being mounted?
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yoshida shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cole as he avoids it easily.
Yoshida misses with a head kick.
Rico Cole is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yoshida pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cole connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Yoshida closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cole throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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 Rico Cole.
I think Cole 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 for Rico Cole!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Rico Cole!
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Rico Cole!
Rico Cole wins by unanimous decision!
Rico Cole retains his lightweight title!
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