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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dzoko Dzoker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jabari Jelani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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275 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dzoko Dzoker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 39 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jabari Jelani!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dzoker closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dzoker looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jelani is fending him off so far but Dzoker persists. Nope, Jelani circles away and we're back to standing.
Dzoker shoots for a double leg takedown but Jelani sprawls well. He's pushed Dzoker's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jelani bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dzoker's head backwards.
Dzoker will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dzoko Dzoker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dzoker misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jelani fakes the leg kick and cracks Dzoker in the body.
Dzoker slaps away a takedown attempt from Jelani, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jab, jab by Jelani - just one landing.
Jelani misses with a few strikes there.
Dzoker fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jelani wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dzoker has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Dzoko Dzoker has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dzoker misses with a takedown attempt - Jelani sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jelani throws a combination. Dzoker tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dzoker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jelani lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dzoker closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jelani to the mat! Jelani manages to get full guard.
Jelani looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dzoker content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dzoker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dzoker trying to control the position from guard on top but Jelani is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jelani escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dzoker gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jelani looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dzoker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jelani is working an open guard so Dzoker takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Dzoker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jelani counters with a three punch combo that has Dzoker backing up. Dzoker nods at Jelani to acknowledge the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Jelani.
Jelani looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dzoker fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The fighters circling - Jelani throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jelani lands a really nice looking cross but Dzoker seems unphased.
Jelani connects with a body shot.
Dzoker looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Dzoker has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jelani is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dzoker distracts Jelani with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dzoker has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dzoker's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dzoker is in close to Jelani's body, working some short punches and elbows.
It looks like Jabari Jelani has been cut.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dzoker throwing strikes but missing.
Dzoker working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jelani's head.
That has opened up Jabari Jelani's cut even more.
Dzoker slips nicely into half guard.
Jelani is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dzoker is looking to take a break and control but Jelani is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dzoker scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dzoker is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Dzoker wants to take a breather but Jelani is having none of it.
Dzoker content to control rather than advance.
Dzoker works his way into side control.
Dzoker working the ground and pound from side control.
The cut above Jabari Jelani's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jabari Jelani's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dzoko Dzoker!
A relieved looking Dzoko Dzoker thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Jabari Jelani was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll be back !'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Titan Boma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kuzan Aokiji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boma comes into the arena with Evan Jones - Domination blaring out of the sound system. Titan Boma has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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295 lbs
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245 lbs
14 - 7 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 14 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Titan Boma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Kuzan Aokiji!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boma dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Aokiji. That did some damage!
Aokiji misses with a body shot.
Boma stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Aokiji.
Aokiji lands a head shot.
Aokiji takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Aokiji works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Boma throws a series of punches but Aokiji avoids them all with ease.
Aokiji appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Aokiji throws a leg kick but Boma moved away.
A low kick from Boma is predictable there
and Boma takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Titan Boma has been cut.
Boma lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Some bone on bone action there as Boma checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Boma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aokiji was well out of range. Poor timing from Boma.
Boma looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boma on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Aokiji drives through and clinches with Boma against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Boma takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Aokiji cracks Boma with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aokiji gets through Boma's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Aokiji takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Kuzan Aokiji has been cut.
Aokiji misses with a punch to the body.
Aokiji swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aokiji throws a punch but it's blocked by Boma.
Aokiji tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boma avoids it.
Boma blocks an uppercut.
Aokiji using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boma has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Boma pressing his opponent against the cage.
Boma trying to land knees to the body.
Boma trying to land knees to the body.
Boma using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aokiji has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Boma tries to work over Aokiji's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boma avoiding damage as Aokiji throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aokiji throws a punch but it's blocked by Boma.
Aokiji scores a nice knee to the body.
Aokiji throws a punch but it's blocked by Boma.
Boma is working Aokiji over against the cage.
Aokiji letting Boma take a breather here.
Aokiji working aggressively here.
Boma doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aokiji lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Aokiji fails to land.
Boma tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aokiji avoids it.
Aokiji displaying some good clinch control by pressing Boma up against the cage.
Boma taking a breather.
Aokiji struggles to land a body shot inside as Boma controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aokiji landing knees to the body.
Aokiji scores a nice knee to the body.
Boma is trying to maintain a safe position but Aokiji gets an underhook and turns Boma into the cage.
Aokiji misses with a body punch.
Good body shot from Aokiji.
Boma blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aokiji struggles to land a body shot inside as Boma controls his hands.
Boma blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aokiji throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bomas head.
Stalling in the clinch from Boma.
Boma's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Aokiji.
Boma is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Aokiji is keeping busy.
Aokiji makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Aokiji.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Aokiji.
Aokiji misses with the head strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Aokiji as Boma tries to tie him up.
Aokiji avoids the elbow strike from Boma, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aokiji taking a breather.
Aokiji throws a knee to the head but misses.
Boma looking to slow down the pace here.
Boma lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boma.
Aokiji has a couple of punches blocked by Boma.
Aokiji lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Boma backwards.
Aokiji avoiding damage.
Boma prevents a body shot from Aokiji.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kuzan Aokiji dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Aokiji avoids the head kick by Boma.
Boma pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aokiji throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boma thinks about countering with a head kick.
Aokiji turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Aokiji thows a leg kick but Boma checks it
and Boma counters with a straight right hand.
A good leg kick by Aokiji.
Aokiji jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boma takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kuzan Aokiji seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boma takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Aokiji closes the distance and pushes Boma back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aokiji misses with a body punch.
Boma is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Aokiji throws a punch but it's blocked by Boma.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aokiji digs a right hand into Boma's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Boma's gas tank.
Boma blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aokiji is working Boma over against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short body shot lands from Aokiji as the two fighters clinch.
Aokiji gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Aokiji tries to land knees in the clinch but Boma avoids the damage to the body.
Boma is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Aokiji throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boma blocks it with crossed arms.
Aokiji is pushing Boma up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Aokiji has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Aokiji misses with the head strike.
Boma scores with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aokiji lands a shoulder strike.
Aokiji fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aokiji.
Aokiji is leaning against Boma and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Aokiji lands with a left to the head.
Aokiji lands with a short shot to the head.
Titan Boma's cut is getting worse.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aokiji swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boma.
Aokiji misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kuzan Aokiji seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right from Aokiji.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Aokiji.
Aokiji lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boma backwards.
Boma blocking some punches.
Aokiji lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boma wants to get back to striking at distance but Aokiji won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aokiji misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boma is trying to push Aokiji away but Aokiji has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Aokiji misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boma escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aokiji bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Boma's head.
Aokiji scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Aokiji works the jab nicely.
Titan Boma's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Aokiji lands with a nice body punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Aokiji.
Aokiji moves out of range of the strikes.
Jab from Aokiji.
Aokiji lands a lovely overhand right.
Good leg kick by Aokiji there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Aokiji pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aokiji is looking to land body kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aokiji misses with a looping right.
Kuzan Aokiji seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Aokiji fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Boma.
Aokiji explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Aokiji lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Aokiji avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aokiji rushes Boma and presses him up against the cage.
Aokiji blocks an elbow strike.
Aokiji scores with a shot to the side of Boma's head.
Jeez, Titan Boma's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Boma slowing the pace effectively.
Aokiji content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A short right from Aokiji on the inside.
Aokiji makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Titan Boma's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kuzan Aokiji!
After winning the bout, Kuzan Aokiji thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Bronson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norman Vizcarra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bronson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Charles Bronson - Youth Attack. Charles Bronson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Norman Vizcarra's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Bronson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Norman Vizcarra!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bronson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bronson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bronson throws a series of punches but Vizcarra moves out of range.
Vizcarra tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bronson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vizcarra.
Bronson throws a good cross that connects.
Bronson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bronson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vizcarra looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bronson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bronson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Contenders in the buildup to the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vizcarra. Bronson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vizcarra lands with a right hand.
Vizcarra gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It looks like Norman Vizcarra has been cut.
Bronson rushes Vizcarra and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vizcarra lands an elbow just above Bronson 's eye.
It looks like Charles Bronson has been cut.
A short body shot lands from Bronson as the two fighters clinch.
Bronson misses with the head strike.
Vizcarra blocks an uppercut.
Bronson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Vizcarra with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bronson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vizcarra pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bronson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bronson lands a nice shot to the body.
Vizcarra looks winded!
Vizcarra working aggressively here.
Bronson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bronson lands a shot to the body.
Vizcarra taking a breather.
Bronson throws a punch but it's blocked by Vizcarra.
Bronson swings wildly with an uppercut but Vizcarra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bronson misses with the head strike.
Bronson misses with a punch to the body.
Bronson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bronson misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bronson.
Vizcarra breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vizcarra with a jab.
Bronson throws a combination. Vizcarra tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Vizcarra steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bronson.
Vizcarra pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
As Vizcarra tries to get set, Bronson tries to push him back and clinch up but Vizcarra manages to avoid the attempt.
Bronson tests Vizcarra's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Bronson misses.
Bronson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vizcarra.
Vizcarra now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Vizcarra misses with a low kick as Bronson jumps back.
Bronson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vizcarra.
A slow jab from Vizcarra misses its intended target.
It looked like Bronson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bronson tries to clinch up but Vizcarra circles away and keeps his distance.
Bronson avoids the body shot from Vizcarra.
Bronson blocks a leg kick.
Vizcarra scores with the left hand. Bronson knows he should have avoided that one.
Bronson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Vizcarra closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Charles Bronson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bronson throws a shot from downtown. Vizcarra moves away and avoids it.
Jab from Bronson.
Good exchange - Bronson coming out on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bronson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bronson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bronson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bronson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Bronson misses the target.
Bronson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bronson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vizcarra appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Vizcarra scores with a punch to the head.
Bronson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Vizcarra looks for the body kick but Bronson saw that one coming.
Vizcarra throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vizcarra ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vizcarra on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bronson lands a body shot.
Bronson is looking to clinch but Vizcarra is avoiding it.
Bronson misses with a left hand
and Vizcarra counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bronson swings for the body but Vizcarra moves out of range.
Vizcarra uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bronson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronson lands a slapping body shot.
Bronson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vizcarra circles away quickly and effectively.
Vizcarra throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Vizcarra throws a push kick but Bronson slaps the foot to one side.
Vizcarra misses with a low kick.
Vizcarra throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bronson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Vizcarra.
Vizcarra blocks a head kick by Bronson.
Bronson moves away from the strike by Vizcarra.
A solid body kick from Vizcarra.
Vizcarra uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bronson.
Vizcarra takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bronson tries to clinch but Vizcarra moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bronson tries a head kick but it misses.
Vizcarra swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Vizcarra on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bronson connects with a right hand. Vizcarra shakes it off.
Vizcarra rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bronson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bronson appears to be looking for a big counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Bronson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Vizcarra moves into the clinch.
Vizcarra lands a good knee to the midsection. Bronson won't want to take too many of those.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vizcarra.
Bronson swings wildly with an uppercut but Vizcarra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bronson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Bronson.
Bronson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bronson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vizcarra blocks a body shot from Bronson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bronson.
Vizcarra throws an elbow but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vizcarra misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bronson tries to throw a body punch but Vizcarra avoids it by throwing Bronson back against the cage.
Bronson working aggressively here.
Vizcarra lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bronson backwards.
Bronson lands with a left to the head.
A body shot lands from Bronson.
Vizcarra scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bronson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vizcarra breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vizcarra sizes up Bronson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bronson throws a lazy right hand but Vizcarra sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bronson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bronson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Vizcarra throws out a leg kick but Bronson moves out of range and Vizcarra only half commits.
Vizcarra misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bronson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vizcarra pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice shot lands for Bronson.
Bronson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vizcarra can do to turn this around?
Bronson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Vizcarra moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vizcarra fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bronson misses with a looping right.
Charles Bronson is winning the standup battle so far.
Vizcarra avoids the head kick by Bronson.
Bronson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vizcarra thuds a left hand into Bronson's body.
Vizcarra turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice cross by Bronson.
Vizcarra ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bronson moves away.
Vizcarra walks into a straight right hand from Bronson.
Vizcarra throws a leg kick which misses Bronson's front leg but catches the back leg as Bronson tries to avoid it.
Vizcarra throws a half hearted mid kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Bronson misses its target.
Bronson lands a right hook to the body.
Bronson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bronson scores with a hook.
Bronson cracks Vizcarra with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bronson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vizcarra fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bronson throws a jab but it's blocked by Vizcarra.
Vizcarra lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bronson tried to score with a low kick but Vizcarra checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Bronson misses.
Vizcarra takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The fighters circling - Bronson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bronson misses with a hook.
Bronson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bronson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vizcarra lands an overhand right.
Vizcarra looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bronson lands a lovely overhand right.
Bronson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Vizcarra scores with a jab. Bronson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bronson lands a slapping body shot.
Vizcarra lands with a nice body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vizcarra finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Vizcarra drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice uppercut there from Vizcarra.
That kick from Vizcarra tenderised Bronson's leg. Bronson is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronson moves out of range as Vizcarra throws a body kick.
Vizcarra staying out of range there.
Bronson throws out a loose jab but Vizcarra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bronson throws the left hand but Vizcarra avoids the punch easily.
Vizcarra keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bronson.
Bronson avoids a kick to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Bronson misses its target.
Vizcarra takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bronson throws an overhand right that lands on Vizcarra's shoulder, as Vizcarra tries to avoid the shot.
Bronson throws a looping overhand right but Vizcarra ducks down to avoid it.
Bronson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vizcarra.
Vizcarra shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Vizcarra shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Vizcarra lands a really nice looking cross but Bronson seems unphased.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vizcarra slips a jab from Bronson.
Vizcarra bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bronson's head.
Bronson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Vizcarra steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bronson.
Bronson throws a lazy right hand but Vizcarra sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vizcarra takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Charles Bronson will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A bone on bone clash there as Bronson blocks the leg kick.
Vizcarra takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bronson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bronson avoids a kick to the body.
Nice defenses there by Vizcarra.
A head kick misses from Vizcarra.
A head kick misses from Vizcarra.
Bronson throws out a loose jab but Vizcarra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vizcarra is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bronson misses the shot to the body.
Bronson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vizcarra counters with a left to the body.
Bronson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Vizcarra moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vizcarra misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bronson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Some wild striking there from Bronson.
Vizcarra feints a counter leg kick.
Vizcarra is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson works Vizcarra's body with a nice hook.
Vizcarra is looking to clinch.
Bronson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vizcarra.
Bronson misses with a hook. Vizcarra ducked under it nicely.
Bronson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Vizcarra cracks Bronson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bronson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Vizcarra backs up against the cage.
Vizcarra misses with a body kick.
Vizcarra misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bronson moves into range and clinches up with Vizcarra.
A short body shot lands from Bronson as the two fighters clinch.
Vizcarra blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bronson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bronson misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bronson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bronson managing to block the knees to the body from Vizcarra.
Bronson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Norman Vizcarra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vizcarra doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bronson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vizcarra backwards.
Vizcarra is trying to stall.
Bronson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bronson throws a punch but it's blocked by Vizcarra.
Bronson prevents a body shot from Vizcarra.
Vizcarra is leaning against Bronson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vizcarra obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vizcarra tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vizcarra fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vizcarra gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Vizcarra is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Vizcarra misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vizcarra makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bronson digs a right hand underneath Vizcarra's ribcage. Vizcarra let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Vizcarra has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vizcarra scores a nice knee to the body.
Vizcarra misses with an elbow over the top.
Vizcarra throws an elbow that misses.
Bronson lands with a left to the head.
Bronson lands a body shot.
Charles Bronson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bronson has a couple of punches blocked by Vizcarra.
Vizcarra lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bronson backwards.
Vizcarra blocks a body shot from Bronson.
Vizcarra landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bronson lands with a right to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Bronson.
Bronson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vizcarra tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bronson's elbow.
Vizcarra lands an elbow that stopped Bronson in his tracks for a moment.
Vizcarra blocks a body shot from Bronson.
Vizcarra throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vizcarra blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bronson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vizcarra backwards.
Bronson misses with a punch to the body.
Vizcarra lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bronson backwards.
Vizcarra misses with a knee to the head.
Bronson scores with a nice hook to the head.
A shot in the inside from Bronson.
Bronson throws a punch but it's blocked by Vizcarra.
Bronson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Bronson fails to land.
Bronson working aggressively here.
Bronson has a couple of punches blocked by Vizcarra.
Bronson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vizcarra lands a damaging elbow.
Bronson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A left hand lands to the body for Bronson.
Bronson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Charles Bronson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bronson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vizcarra is rocked!
And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Bronson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bronson 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 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Bronson!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Charles Bronson waved his t-shirt featuring King of Fists's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Petely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Nunez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danny Nunez told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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245 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Petely!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Nunez!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petely pushes Nunez up against the cage in a clinch.
Nunez gets underhooks to prevent Petely's takedown attempt.
Nunez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Petely is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Petely drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Petely. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Petely is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Petely has picked Nunez up - he's going for a ride! Petely dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Petely is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Petely prevents Nunez from standing back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petely is looking for a kimura but Nunez is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Petely to get the leverage.
Petely lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Petely prevents Nunez from standing back up.
Petely missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Petely lands with a punch from half guard.
Nunez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Petely. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Petely not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nunez is trying to stand back up but Petely is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Petely.
Nunez looks like he's trying to stand up.
Nunez is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Petely is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Nunez defends it well.
Petely is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Nunez wants to get back to his feet.
Petely lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nunez is trying to stand up here but Petely is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petely winds up and cracks Nunez with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Petely working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Petely stops Nunez from getting back to his feet.
Petely has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Nunez defend it? Petely steps over the head and cranks it - Nunez is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Petely!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Peter Petely!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between DJ Money (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luiz Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luiz Da Silva will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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230 lbs
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, DJ Money!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luiz Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Silva moves into range and clinches up with Money.
Money fails to pull guard.
Money has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Da Silva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Money backwards.
A right hand to the body from Da Silva.
Still in the clinch, Da Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Money letting Da Silva take a breather here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Da Silva - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Da Silva prevents Money from breaking the clinch.
Money tries to pull guard but Da Silva forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Money fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Da Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Da Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Da Silva lands with a right to the head.
A hook to the body from Da Silva.
Money is breathing heavily.
A nice left hand lands by Da Silva.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Da Silva pressing his opponent against the cage.
Money tries to pull guard but Da Silva forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for DJ Money. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice right hand lands inside from Da Silva.
Da Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Da Silva lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Da Silva.
Da Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
Money is rocked!
Da Silva drops Money onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Money is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Oh Money is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Da Silva creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Money's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Money drops to his knees and Da Silva pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luiz Da Silva!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Kovalenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Proctor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nikolai Kovalenko could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Michael Proctor's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
60 - 33 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolai Kovalenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michael Proctor!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovalenko throws a head kick that misses.
Kovalenko turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kovalenko misses with a wild combination.
Kovalenko connects with a body shot that sends Proctor's belly button to the back.
Proctor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kovalenko swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Proctor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kovalenko scores with a hook.
Kovalenko throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kovalenko looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nikolai Kovalenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kovalenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Proctor.
Kovalenko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Proctor moves out of range of the body kick.
Proctor steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kovalenko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovalenko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Proctor counters by clinching up.
Proctor has Kovalenko pressed against the cage.
Proctor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good body shot from Proctor.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Proctor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Proctor working aggressively here.
Kovalenko blocks an uppercut.
Proctor misses with a punch on the inside.
Kovalenko blocking some punches.
Proctor keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kovalenko's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovalenko breaks from the clinch.
A head kick by Proctor misses
and Kovalenko counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Proctor thinking.
Kovalenko lands a head kick. Proctor smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kovalenko lands a jab-cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kovalenko misses with a two punch combination.
A little jabbing left from Proctor on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Proctor avoids the head kick by Kovalenko.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kovalenko. Proctor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kovalenko ducks under a wild hook from Proctor.
Kovalenko throws a head kick that misses.
Proctor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kovalenko misses with a hook to the body
and Proctor counters with a leg kick.
Kovalenko definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kovalenko plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Proctor as he connects with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Proctor.
Kovalenko lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kovalenko cracks Proctor with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kovalenko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kovalenko switches off momentarily and Proctor cracks him with a monster right hand! Kovalenko topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Proctor dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Proctor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Michael Proctor!
Michael Proctor seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Garik Harlamov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dre Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
43 - 24 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Garik Harlamov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dre Parker!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harlamov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Parker counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Harlamov!
Harlamov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Parker decides to stand and escape the position.
Harlamov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Garik Harlamov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parker throws a body punch but Harlamov moves out of range.
Parker throws a quick inside leg kick.
Harlamov fails with the takedown
and Parker counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Harlamov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Parker let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Garik Harlamov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harlamov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harlamov dodges the punch combination from Parker.
Harlamov fails with the takedown.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Parker! But no joy.
Harlamov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Parker sprawls well. Parker wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Harlamov gets slowly back to his feet.
Parker moves to clinch but Harlamov breaks away
and Harlamov counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harlamov cracks Parker with a solid left hand.
Harlamov throwing strikes but missing.
Harlamov looking to sit in guard and control but Parker gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Harlamov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Harlamov has an active guard here but Parker has managed to pass into half guard.
Harlamov has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Parker escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Parker!
Harlamov tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harlamov can't do much from the bottom here.
Parker decides to stand back up.
Parker scores with a punch to the head.
Parker scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Parker throws out a leg kick but Harlamov moves out of range and Parker only half commits.
Harlamov with a poor takedown
letting Parker counter with a right hand.
A head kick lands from Parker that sends Harlamov to the canvas. Harlamov tries to scramble back to his feet but Parker brings him back down into side control.
It looks like Garik Harlamov has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parker decides to stand back up.
Parker gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harlamov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Parker tries to avoid it but Harlamov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Parker to the ground. Parker escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Parker misses with an uppercut.
Harlamov shoots in for a takedown but Parker shows good takedown defense.
Parker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Harlamov fails with a takedown attempt.
Harlamov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Parker as he avoids it easily.
Parker lands a left and a right that sends Harlamov crashing to the canvas! Parker dives into mount looking to finish!
Harlamov is rocked!
Parker trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Oh Harlamov is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Harlamov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dre Parker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Garik Harlamov's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Parker scores with a hook.
Harlamov seems to have got his legs back now.
Dre Parker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Parker slaps away a takedown attempt from Harlamov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Parker stuffs the takedown attempt from Harlamov. Harlamov gets slowly back to his feet.
Parker scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harlamov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Parker sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Garik Harlamov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harlamov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Parker counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harlamov shoots in for a double leg but Parker sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Parker steps into range and cracks Harlamov with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Harlamov flops backwards and Parker dives into his guard looking to finish!
Parker must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Parker decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Harlamov, up you get!
Nice sprawl there from Parker as Harlamov shoots in.
Harlamov dives in for a single leg takedown but Parker sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A punch combination from Parker misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harlamov misses with a takedown attempt - Parker sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harlamov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Parker as he jumps to the side.
Harlamov avoids the head kick by Parker.
Harlamov appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Harlamov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Parker drops Harlamov with a left and a right! Oh, Harlamov is hurt - Parker dives into side control looking to finish!
Garik Harlamov's cut is getting worse.
Harlamov tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Parker presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Parker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Parker avoids the attempt from Harlamov to control.
Harlamov is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harlamov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Harlamov manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Harlamov actively working from the bottom here.
Harlamov actively working from the bottom here.
Harlamov actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parker decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Harlamov shoots in but Parker avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harlamov shoots and misses
and Parker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harlamov dives in and grabs Parker's left leg, looking for a takedown. Parker pushes down on Harlamov's head and hops out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Parker lunges at Harlamov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Harlamov's hand.
Parker keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice takedown defense from Parker. No joy for Harlamov on that attempt.
Parker is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Parker moves into the clinch.
Parker breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dre Parker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Garik Harlamov's cut.
That's time! Harlamov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Parker throws a head kick but Harlamov moves out of range.
Parker looks to throw a body kick
so Harlamov counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Harlamov cracks Parker with a solid left hand.
Harlamov is looking to work some ground and pound but Parker has wrist control.
Harlamov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Harlamov prevents Parker from getting back to his feet.
Harlamov postures up and lands a big shot to Parker's brow.
Harlamov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harlamov drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Parker manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Harlamov has Parker in his guard.
Parker got a little sloppy there for a moment and Harlamov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Parker has managed to get both his arms back between Harlamov's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harlamov working for a triangle but Parker defends it easily.
Harlamov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harlamov throws his legs up looking for a submission but Parker uses it to pass to side control.
Parker has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Harlamov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Parker as he avoids it easily.
Parker lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Parker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harlamov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Parker counters with a straight right hand.
Parker throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Harlamov on the side of the head.
Dre Parker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice sprawl there from Parker as Harlamov shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Garik Harlamov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A combination from Parker does no damage.
Harlamov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Parker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Parker looks to throw a body kick
and Harlamov counters with a nice double leg into side control. Parker won't be happy with that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harlamov working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harlamov throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Parker works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Harlamov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Harlamov wants to pass the guard but Parker is defending well.
Harlamov throws a strike but Parker avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Harlamov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Parker works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Garik Harlamov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harlamov won't allow Parker to get back to his feet.
Harlamov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Harlamov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Harlamov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Harlamov postures up in Parker's guard and throws a big left but Parker blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Harlamov is looking to work some ground and pound but Parker has wrist control.
Parker is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Harlamov is controlling him.
Harlamov tries to free his leg and advance position but Parker is retaining full guard.
Harlamov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Parker is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Harlamov is controlling him.
Harlamov throws a strike but Parker rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Harlamov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dre Parker is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Parker gets to his feet - Harlamov follows without any prompting.
Left hook, right uppercut from Parker.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dre Parker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Parker 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 26:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 26:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dre Parker!
Dre Parker thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenalemodisa Mabogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boogie Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mabogo's entrance music is 3 Doors Down - Duck and Run. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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212 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 22 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kenalemodisa Mabogo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boogie Knight!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Knight, as that shot connected.
Horrible takedown attempt by Mabogo or perhaps it was just good defense by Knight, which made it look bad.
A head kick misses from Knight.
Knight throws a combination that misses
and Mabogo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Knight's corner calls for a 1-2. Knight obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Knight misses with a combination
and Mabogo counters with a head kick.
Mabogo blocks a low kick nicely.
Mabogo is looking to counter the offense by Knight and move into the clinch.
Knight lands with an overhand left.
Mabogo moves into range and clinches up with Knight.
Knight trying to land knees to the body.
Knight stalling in the clinch.
Mabogo struggles to land a body shot inside as Knight controls his hands.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Knight 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.
Knight misses with a hook to the ribs.
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!
Knight on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knight breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mabogo moves into range and clinches up with Knight.
Mabogo cracks Knight with a nice body shot.
Knight swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mabogo swings wildly with an uppercut but Knight uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Knight.
Mabogo managing to block the knees to the body from Knight.
I was talking to Mabogo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Knight is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Mabogo is defending well.
Knight has a couple of punches blocked by Mabogo.
Knight on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knight goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knight is looking for a takedown.
Knight wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mabogo has him pressed against the cage.
Mabogo scores with a shot to the side of Knight's head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Knight.
Knight misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mabogo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mabogo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Knight is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mabogo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kenalemodisa Mabogo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boogie Knight.
Knight misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Knight blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mabogo keeps control of Knight as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Knight fails to land.
Knight is trying to force a seperation but Mabogo has the dominant position.
A right hand to the body from Knight.
Mabogo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Knight after a bit of a struggle.
Knight blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mabogo prevents a body shot from Knight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mabogo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Boogie Knight has been cut.
Mabogo tries a body shot but Knight blocks it.
Knight misses with a body punch.
Knight scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Knight.
Mabogo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mabogo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mabogo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Knight.
Knight is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Mabogo is defending well.
Knight works on Mabogo's body with a couple of short punches.
Knight manages to break the clinch.
Mabogo blocks a head kick by Knight.
Knight pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mabogo back to the cage. Knight follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knight gets tackled into the cage by Mabogo. Mabogo maintains the clinch.
Knight content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mabogo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knight goes for a takedown attempt but Mabogo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Knight throws a right hand that misses
and Mabogo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Knight fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knight breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Knight looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mabogo is looking to clinch.
Knight throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mabogo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mabogo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mabogo has Knight pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Knight manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mabogo can't find room to land a body shot as Knight controls the action.
Mabogo is pressed up against the cage. Knight has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mabogo down to the mat. Mabogo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mabogo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Knight counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mabogo is looking to clinch but Knight is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Boogie Knight will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Boogie Knight's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mabogo clinches.
Knight with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mabogo looking for a takedown.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mabogo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Knight's brow.
Knight manages to break the clinch.
Knight throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Knight lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Knight swats away the attempt to clinch by Mabogo.
Mabogo tries to close the distance and clinch but Knight swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knight swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mabogo slips under a jab from Knight.
Mabogo is looking to clinch but Knight is avoiding it.
Knight let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Knight lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mabogo backs up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knight with a jab.
Knight looks to land a combination but Mabogo avoids it well.
Mabogo tries to close the distance and clinch but Knight swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Knight misses with a few strikes there.
Mabogo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knight swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Knight tries to keep at a distance but Mabogo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mabogo blocks a body shot from Knight.
Mabogo working Knight over with knees to the body.
Knight connects with a knee to the head.
Knight has Mabogo pressed against the cage.
Knight tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Knight scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mabogo lands a shoulder strike.
Kenalemodisa Mabogo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mabogo misses with a punch to the body.
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!
Mabogo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mabogo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knight has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mabogo tries a knee to the head but Knight blocks it.
Knight tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knight takes an elbow to the temple.
Mabogo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knight's elbow.
Knight works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Mabogo keeping moving, preventing Knight from controlling successfully.
Mabogo is looking for a triangle here but Knight uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Mabogo manages to get back to half guard.
Mabogo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Knight is controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mabogo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mabogo.
Mabogo trying to keep a closed guard but Knight is proving a slippery customer.
Mabogo wants to sweep here but Knight controlling him for the moment.
Mabogo is working hard here to advance position.
Mabogo pulls Knight in to control the position.
Mabogo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Knight trying to control but Mabogo is working from the bottom.
Knight pushes down on Mabogo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mabogo gets back to full guard.
Mabogo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Knight is one step ahead there.
Knight looking to pass the guard.
Mabogo keeping moving, preventing Knight from controlling successfully.
Knight throws a big elbow that misses.
Knight postures up.
Mabogo wants to sweep but no luck.
Knight wants to control from the top but Mabogo keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boogie Knight showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Boogie Knight's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A punch combination from Knight misses.
Mabogo moves in looking to clinch but Knight pushes him off.
Mabogo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Knight tries to keep at a distance but Mabogo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Knight lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mabogo prevents a body shot from Knight.
Mabogo tries a knee to the head but Knight blocks it.
Knight scores with a shot to the side of Mabogo's head.
Knight has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mabogo after a bit of a struggle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mabogo avoiding damage as Knight throws knees to the body.
Knight stalling in the clinch but Mabogo improves position.
A right handed body shot lands from Mabogo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mabogo has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Knight regains guard immediately.
Knight being controlled here, momentarily.
Mabogo trying to control the position from guard on top but Knight is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Knight tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Knight working a defensive guard here.
Knight wants to sweep but no luck.
Mabogo trying to control the position from guard on top but Knight is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mabogo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Knight swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Knight wants to sweep here but Mabogo controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mabogo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Knight preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mabogo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Mabogo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Knight keeps working.
Mabogo throws a strike aimed at the side of Knight's head but Knight avoids it well.
Knight is looking for a sweep.
Mabogo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Knight keeps working.
Knight tries to improve position but can't.
Mabogo wants to control but Knight is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mabogo trying to control the position but Knight is working away.
Kenalemodisa Mabogo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mabogo controls the position from side control.
Mabogo wants to control but Knight is keeping him busy.
Knight is trying to get back to half guard.
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.
Mabogo taking a break here but Knight is having none of it and regains half guard.
Mabogo is looking to take a break and control but Knight is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mabogo trying to control from Knight's half guard. Knight has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Mabogo has gone for a leg lock! Knight slips out almost immediately though and dives into Mabogo's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Knight trying to control the position from guard on top but Mabogo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Boogie Knight just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Boogie Knight's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Mabogo tries for a takedown but Knight sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Knight wants to clinch up but Mabogo keeps it at a distance.
Knight changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mabogo tries to avoid it but Knight manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mabogo to the ground. Mabogo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mabogo closes the distance but Knight moves to the side
and Knight counters with a thumping low kick.
Boogie Knight seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mabogo avoids the head kick by Knight.
Mabogo wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Knight will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mabogo is looking to counter the offense by Knight and move into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mabogo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mabogo moves in looking to clinch but Knight pushes him off.
Knight is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Knight throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mabogo counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight misses with a looping right.
Knight swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mabogo clinches up with Knight and pushes him back against the cage.
Mabogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Knight is defending well for now.
Mabogo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knight wants to break free but Mabogo has control.
Knight is looking to take this one to the mat.
Knight is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kenalemodisa Mabogo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boogie Knight.
Knight is trying to maintain a safe position but Mabogo gets an underhook and turns Knight into the cage.
Knight is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mabogo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Knight is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Mabogo wants to take the fight to the mat but Knight manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Mabogo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mabogo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knight's elbow.
Knight goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mabogo trying to land knees to the body.
Knight wants to break free but Mabogo has control.
Mabogo lands an elbow that stopped Knight in his tracks for a moment.
Knight tries to throw a body punch but Mabogo avoids it by throwing Knight back against the cage.
Knight has a couple of punches blocked by Mabogo.
Mabogo is leaning against Knight and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mabogo is leaning against Knight and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mabogo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knight blocks a body shot from Mabogo.
Mabogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Knight is defending well for now.
Knight is looking to control Mabogo's arms but Mabogo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Knight has his back to the cage.
Knight throws a head punch that misses.
Mabogo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Knight's face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mabogo obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mabogo.
Mabogo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mabogo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mabogo can't find room to land a body shot as Knight controls the action.
Mabogo misses with some punches.
Mabogo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mabogo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mabogo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knight is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mabogo is defending well for now.
Mabogo pushes Knight back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mabogo throws an elbow that misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Mabogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Knight is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mabogo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mabogo obliges.
A head punch on the inside from Knight fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knight.
Knight with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mabogo.
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!
Mabogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Knight avoids it.
Mabogo is working for takedown but Knight is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mabogo trying to land knees to the body.
Mabogo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Mabogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Knight avoids the damage to the body.
Mabogo lands with a right to the head.
Mabogo tightens his grip and picks Knight up, before dumping him to the ground. Knight manages to land in guard.
Mabogo stays in close to Knight's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenalemodisa Mabogo had his way with Boogie Knight in that round.
The cut man is working on Boogie Knight's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A head kick by Knight misses
and Mabogo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Knight thinking.
Mabogo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Knight manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mabogo darts in and clinches Knight up against the cage.
Knight lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knight working hard to break the clinch.
Knight lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Knight wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Knight misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mabogo missing with knees to the body.
Mabogo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mabogo lands an elbow inside that Knight shrugs off.
Mabogo misses with a knee strike.
Knight blocks an elbow strike.
Mabogo blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Knight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knight working hard to break the clinch.
Mabogo keeps control of Knight as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Knight misses with a punch to the body.
Mabogo lands a shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Mabogo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Knight misses with a punch on the inside.
Knight lands a shoulder strike.
Knight is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mabogo is defending well for now.
Knight is looking for a takedown.
Mabogo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Knight misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mabogo lands a knee to the head.
Kenalemodisa Mabogo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mabogo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Knight is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Knight blocking some punches.
Mabogo tries a body shot but Knight blocks it.
Knight tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knight misses with a punch to the body.
Knight avoids a wild elbow strike from Mabogo.
Knight with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mabogo working aggressively here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mabogo.
Knight holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Knight breaks the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mabogo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Knight looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mabogo tries to close the distance and clinch but Knight swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mabogo with a jab.
Mabogo tries to clinch up.
Knight pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mabogo moves in looking to clinch but Knight pushes him off.
Mabogo tries to clinch up.
Mabogo throws a powerful right kick. Knight tried to block low but the kick was high! Knight was taken right off of his feet! Mabogo jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kenalemodisa Mabogo!
Kenalemodisa Mabogo retains his super heavyweight title!
Kenalemodisa Mabogo was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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