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BMP 53 (Proctor vs Breneman) PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heinz Doofenshmirtz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jabari Jelani (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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275 lbs
33 - 40 - 1 |
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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
25 - 23 - 1, fighting out of London, Heinz Doofenshmirtz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 40 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jabari Jelani!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doofenshmirtz lands a head kick!
It looks like Jabari Jelani has been cut.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Doofenshmirtz - that will leave a mark!
Nice sprawl there from Doofenshmirtz as Jelani shoots in.
Doofenshmirtz thumps Jelani with a low kick.
Doofenshmirtz works Jelani's body with a nice hook.
Jelani looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jelani shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Doofenshmirtz defends it nicely.
Doofenshmirtz swings for the body but Jelani moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jelani.
Jelani misses the shot to the body.
Jelani falls off balance throwing a combination
and Doofenshmirtz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jelani manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Doofenshmirtz on his heels. He'll look to pass Doofenshmirtz's guard now, I'm sure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doofenshmirtz 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.
Doofenshmirtz is working hard here to advance position.
Doofenshmirtz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jelani manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doofenshmirtz postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Jelani is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Doofenshmirtz, into his guard.
Doofenshmirtz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jelani defends it easily.
Doofenshmirtz pushes a forearm under Jelani's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Jelani is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Heinz Doofenshmirtz!
Heinz Doofenshmirtz seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Jabari Jelani stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'll be back !'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dawid Cpw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dzoko Dzoker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dawid Cpw has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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285 lbs
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302 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dawid Cpw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 19 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dzoko Dzoker!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cpw gets a clinch.
Cpw drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Still in the clinch, Cpw scores with a nice short uppercut.
It looks like Dzoko Dzoker has been cut.
Dzoker has hold of one of Cpw's legs. Cpw is fighting the takedown attempt but Dzoker gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Cpw looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cpw is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dzoker is aware though and is defending well.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dzoker's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dzoker is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cpw will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dzoker has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Cpw to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Dzoker is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Cpw pulls down on the head and he's put Dzoker to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Dawid Cpw!
After winning the bout, Dawid Cpw thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Dzoko Dzoker was interviewed post fight and said 'thanks my sponsors and fans'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Idi Amin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kuzan Aokiji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Amin's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dangerous by Michael Jackson. 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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245 lbs
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World class MT
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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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
30 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Idi Amin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Kuzan Aokiji!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amin tries to clinch there but Aokiji circles away.
Amin closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Aokiji did well to prevent Amin getting side control.
Aokiji is looking for a sweep. Amin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Aokiji is positioning himself well to prevent Amin advancing to mount.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Amin in particular looking to stall.
Amin tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Aokiji.
Still in half guard, Amin seems content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amin seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Aokiji is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amin wants to stand but Aokiji has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Amin misses with a few strikes there.
Amin feints a jab promting Aokiji to slip. Amin then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Aokiji slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Aokiji throws a low kick but Amin avoids it.
Amin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Amin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Idi Amin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Amin closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Aokiji throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aokiji defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Amin.
Amin lunges at Aokiji with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Aokiji's hand.
Aokiji connects with an inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Aokiji.
Amin swings for the body but Aokiji moves out of range.
Amin misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aokiji tries a low kick but Amin avoids it.
Amin darts in looking for a takedown but Aokiji gets double underhooks and turns Amin into the cage.
Aokiji throws a leg kick but Amin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Amin definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kuzan Aokiji is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aokiji scores with the left hand. Amin knows he should have avoided that one.
Aokiji ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Amin moves away.
Aokiji wants to clinch.
Aokiji will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Amin misses the jab.
Aokiji avoids the head kick by Amin.
Amin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aokiji is looking to land body kicks.
Aokiji pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Amin looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Aokiji attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Amin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Aokiji avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amin tries to clinch but Aokiji moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Amin is defended easily by Aokiji.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Idi Amin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Amin throws a sloppy head kick and Aokiji moves out of range easily.
Amin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Aokiji can pounce on him.
Aokiji displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Amin.
Aokiji swats away the attempt to clinch by Amin.
Amin dives in and grabs Aokiji's left leg, looking for a takedown. Aokiji pushes down on Amin's head and hops out.
Aokiji circles away from the clinch attempt.
Amin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aokiji looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Aokiji misses with a low kick.
Amin moves out of range as Aokiji throws a body kick.
Amin has a takedown stuffed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Aokiji.
It looks like Idi Amin has been cut.
Amin fails to land the takedown.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Amin.
Aokiji 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.
Aokiji scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Amin doesn't manage to clinch there - Aokiji circles away.
Amin backing away here, and Aokiji unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Amin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aokiji paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aokiji throws a head kick that misses.
Amin takes one on the button.
Aokiji scores with a leg kick.
Aokiji moves into the clinch.
Aokiji lands an uppercut.
Aokiji misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kuzan Aokiji dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Idi Amin'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.
Aokiji slips under a jab from Amin.
Aokiji dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Amin. That did some damage!
Amin tries to keep at a distance but Aokiji has taken the fight into the clinch.
Amin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aokiji blocks an elbow strike.
Amin throws an elbow that misses.
Aokiji tries to land knees in the clinch but Amin avoids the damage to the body.
Aokiji throws a knee to the head but misses.
Aokiji tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Amin avoids it.
Aokiji utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A right hand to the body from Amin.
Aokiji has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amin slows down the pace here.
Amin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Amin. Aokiji shrugs it off though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Aokiji.
Aokiji is looking to land body kicks.
Amin tries to clinch but Aokiji is having none of it.
Amin lands a head kick. Aokiji smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nice takedown defense from Aokiji. No joy for Amin on that attempt.
Aokiji is looking to chop away at Amin's legs.
Aokiji moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Aokiji connects with a solid leg kick.
Aokiji is looking to slow Amin down with leg kicks.
Amin throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Amin checks a low kick from Aokiji.
Amin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Idi Amin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Amin fails with a takedown attempt.
Aokiji throws a sloppy head kick and Amin moves out of range easily.
Amin 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Amin stopping the sweep attempt from Aokiji.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aokiji is pulling down on Amin's head. It's preventing any offense from Amin, at least for the moment.
Amin wants to stand but Aokiji has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Amin trying to control but Aokiji is working from the bottom.
Amin wanted to stand there but Aokiji had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amin decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Aokiji, up you get!
Aokiji feints and then cracks Amin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Amin down.
Aokiji showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Amin.
Aokiji throws an overhand right that lands on Amin's shoulder, as Amin tries to avoid the shot.
Amin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Idi Amin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aokiji tries to clinch but Amin is having none of it.
Amin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Aokiji counters with a stiff right hand.
Aokiji rushes Amin and presses him up against the cage.
Amin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Aokiji softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Amin managing to block the knees to the body from Aokiji.
Aokiji tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Amin avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aokiji throws a head punch that misses.
Amin looking to stall.
Aokiji is looking to control Amin's arms but Amin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Aokiji has his back to the cage.
Aokiji misses with a punch on the inside.
Amin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Amin has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Aokiji after a bit of a struggle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aokiji misses with some punches.
Amin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Aokiji gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Amin takes a shot to the head.
Aokiji throws a knee to the head but misses.
Aokiji throws a punch but it's blocked by Amin.
A short right from Aokiji on the inside.
Amin drops down looking for an ankle pick but Aokiji pulls his leg out and moves away.
Aokiji misses with a straight right.
Amin is looking for a counter combo.
A head kick misses from Aokiji.
Aokiji chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kuzan Aokiji showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Idi Amin's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Aokiji gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Amin to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Aokiji is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Amin presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Aokiji lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Amin blocking some punches.
Aokiji throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Aokiji fails to land.
Aokiji lands an uppercut.
Aokiji works on Amin's body with a couple of short punches.
Aokiji tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Amin avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aokiji fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aokiji lands an elbow inside.
Amin managing to block the knees to the body from Aokiji.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Aokiji.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amin is trying to stall.
Aokiji lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Amin.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Aokiji lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Amin backwards.
Aokiji scores with a shot to the side of Amin's head.
Amin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Amin shoots in for a takedown but Aokiji shows good takedown defense.
Aokiji moves into the clinch.
Aokiji lands a shot to the body.
Aokiji throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short left from Aokiji.
Aokiji throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Amin blocks it with crossed arms.
Aokiji lands with a short shot to the head.
Aokiji working aggressively here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Amin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Aokiji avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Aokiji lands an uppercut.
Idi Amin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kuzan Aokiji seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short left from Aokiji.
Aokiji lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Aokiji's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Aokiji scores with a hook to the body.
Aokiji misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A bit of stalling here from Amin.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Aokiji lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Amin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Aokiji trying to land knees to the body.
Aokiji misses with some punches.
Amin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Amin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Amin tries to stall but Aokiji uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aokiji is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Amin is defending well for now.
Aokiji with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Amin throws a head punch that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Aokiji.
Aokiji lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aokiji throws an elbow that misses.
Amin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aokiji slows down the pace here.
Amin breaks from the clinch.
Aokiji throws a nice outside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Aokiji misses.
Aokiji throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Amin checks the leg kick.
Aokiji doesn't manage to clinch there - Amin circles away.
Aokiji fails in his attempt to clinch.
Amin thinks about countering with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amin is looking to clinch but Aokiji is avoiding it.
Aokiji tries to land a leg kick but Amin saw it coming and moves away.
Nice defenses there by Aokiji.
A little jabbing left from Aokiji on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Aokiji.
Aokiji closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Aokiji throws a head punch that misses.
Aokiji blocks an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aokiji throws a head punch that misses.
Amin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Amin throws a punch but it's blocked by Aokiji.
Aokiji crunches a lovely knee into Amin's ribcage.
Amin is trying to maintain a safe position but Aokiji gets an underhook and turns Amin into the cage.
Aokiji landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Aokiji lands a knee to the body.
Aokiji controlling the action here for a moment.
Aokiji pressing his opponent against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kuzan Aokiji comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Aokiji winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kuzan Aokiji!
A very excited looking Kuzan Aokiji made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrey Arlovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Kovalenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arlovski's entrance music is Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud . A fine choice. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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255 lbs
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260 lbs
60 - 39 - 0 |
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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 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrey Arlovski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
60 - 39 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolai Kovalenko!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arlovski throws a hook to the side of Kovalenko's head but Kovalenko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kovalenko throws a counter combo.
Kovalenko on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Arlovski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kovalenko.
Kovalenko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Arlovski was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kovalenko lands with a nice combination. Arlovski backs away looking to recover.
Arlovski connects with a looping right hand.
Arlovski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kovalenko throws out the jab.
Arlovski was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Arlovski throws a body punch but Kovalenko moves out of range.
A big right from Arlovski misses.
Arlovski bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kovalenko's head.
Andrey Arlovski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kovalenko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arlovski misses with a straight left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kovalenko! But no joy.
Kovalenko blocks a jab.
Kovalenko is looking for the big counter here.
Kovalenko slips under a jab from Arlovski.
Kovalenko misses with a series of wild punches.
Arlovski is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Arlovski misses with a wild combination.
Arlovski drops Kovalenko with a nice combination! Arlovski dives into Kovalenko's guard, looking to finish!
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!
Arlovski would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Kovalenko is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovalenko has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Arlovski has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Arlovski manages to break the clinch.
Arlovski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kovalenko looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Arlovski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kovalenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Arlovski.
Kovalenko tries to bum rush Arlovski with a series of wild strikes but Arlovski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As Kovalenko looks to move away, Arlovski throws a big counter combo but Kovalenko just gets out of the way.
Kovalenko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kovalenko has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kovalenko there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski is looking to chop away at Kovalenko's legs.
Kovalenko takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Arlovski scores with a nice right hand.
Arlovski throws a right hand that misses
and Kovalenko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Arlovski lands a lovely overhand right.
Kovalenko is rocked!
Kovalenko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arlovski.
Kovalenko is still on wobbly legs! Can Arlovski finish him?
A combination from Kovalenko does no damage.
Kovalenko seems to have recovered his senses.
Arlovski looks to land a left hand but Kovalenko moved out of range nicely.
Kovalenko is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Arlovski misses with a hook. Kovalenko ducked under it nicely.
Despite the aggression on Kovalenko's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Arlovski closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Kovalenko out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Andrey Arlovski!
Andrey Arlovski got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dre Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moses Stepp (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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40
265 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
34 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dre Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Moses Stepp!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stepp throws a right hand that misses
and Parker counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Moses Stepp has been cut.
Parker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stepp paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Parker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stepp tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Parker was well out of range. Poor timing from Stepp.
Stepp throws the left hand but Parker avoids the punch easily.
Stepp tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Parker is able to avoid easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parker on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stepp. Stepp obviously looking to wear him down.
Parker throws a poor cross that misses
and Stepp counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Parker lands a high kick to the side of Stepp's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Parker dives into guard, looking to finish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stepp is trying to keep Parker in close.
Stepp has his hands on Parker's head, controlling the position.
Stepp looking to hit a scissor sweep but Parker is one step ahead there.
Parker wanted to stand there but Stepp had control of the position.
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.
Stepp trying to control the position here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Stepp scores with a nice right hand.
It looks like Dre Parker has been cut.
Stepp walks into a stiff left hand from Parker.
That has opened up Moses Stepp's cut even more.
Stepp lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stepp lands a nice looking body shot.
Parker lands a jab to the head.
Stepp misses with a hook. Parker ducked under it nicely.
Stepp scores with a leg kick.
Stepp moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Parker goes down! Can Stepp finish him!?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stepp passes into half guard.
Stepp sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Parker defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker is not content to let Stepp control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stepp not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Parker is staying active underneath Stepp, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Stepp controlling the action here.
Stepp thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Stepp trying to control the action but Parker is working from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moses Stepp dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Stepp blocks a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Stepp misses the target.
Parker throws a right hand that misses
and Stepp counters with a nice body shot.
Stepp is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Parker.
Parker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stepp circles away quickly and effectively.
Parker misses with a hook
and Stepp counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stepp stuns Parker with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Stepp dips to his left and cracks Parker with an uppercut!
Stepp misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker throws a hook but Stepp blocks it.
Moses Stepp seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Parker moves out of range as Stepp strikes.
A quick step to the side and Parker tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Parker walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Parker checks a low kick from Stepp.
Stepp misses with a right hand
and Parker counters with a stiff right hand.
Stepp throws a lazy right hand but Parker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Parker throws a big counter combination but Stepp scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Parker blocks a jab.
Parker blocks a leg kick.
Dre Parker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stepp throws a right hand that misses
and Parker counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Stepp!
Stepp is rocked!
Parker is thwarting Stepp's attempts to control the position.
Stepp is still in real trouble! Can Parker finish him?
Parker stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stepp glances at the clock... BAM! Parker nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Stepp crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Stepp is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dre Parker!
During a confident post fight interview, Dre Parker thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Moses Stepp had this to say: 'Never gonna stop gotta kill me first.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Bronson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Winchester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bronson's entrance music is Charles Bronson - Youth Attack. A fine choice. Sam Winchester has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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242 lbs
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235 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
9 - 4 - 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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sam Winchester!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Bronson.
Bronson throws a shot to the body.
Winchester misses with a straight left.
Winchester keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Winchester pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Winchester takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Winchester tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bronson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bronson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Winchester manages to avoid it.
Bronson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Winchester.
Winchester walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bronson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Winchester moves out of range of the strikes.
Bronson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bronson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bronson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bronson throws a hook but Winchester blocks it.
A big left from Bronson misses.
Bronson darts in and clinches Winchester up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bronson.
Bronson swings wildly with an uppercut but Winchester uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bronson misses with a punch on the inside.
Bronson misses with a body punch.
Bronson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winchester is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bronson is defending well for now.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bronson.
Bronson misses with a body punch.
Bronson tries to throw a body punch but Winchester avoids it by throwing Bronson back against the cage.
Bronson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short left from Bronson.
Bronson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bronson lands a right hand.
Bronson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Winchester's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Bronson.
Bronson lands a nice shot to the body.
Winchester looks winded!
Bronson lands a hook that snaps the head of Winchester backwards.
Winchester effectively controlling the action here.
Bronson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bronson avoiding damage as Winchester throws knees to the body.
Winchester is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bronson is defending well for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bronson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Winchester is rocked!
Winchester throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bronson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronson lands a nice uppercut.
Winchester is still on wobbly legs! Can Bronson finish him?
Bronson pushes Winchester against the cage. Bronson is working some dirty boxing. Bronson pushes off with a quick right hook! Winchester goes down! Winchester tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Bronson moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charles Bronson!
A very excited looking Charles Bronson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wladyslaw Raginis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cron Spliffton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cron Spliffton is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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265 lbs
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213 lbs
21 - 11 - 0 |
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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
23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wladyslaw Raginis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cron Spliffton!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spliffton lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Spliffton connects with a crisp jab.
Raginis connects with a jab.
It looks like Cron Spliffton has been cut.
Spliffton moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Spliffton has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Raginis tries to move into range but Spliffton moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Raginis darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Spliffton is defending against the submission attempts here by Raginis.
Spliffton keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Raginis is keen to just control but Spliffton is a slippery customer.
Spliffton blocking the ground and pound attempt from Raginis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raginis throws a strike but Spliffton avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Spliffton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Raginis.
Raginis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Raginis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Spliffton keeping moving, preventing Raginis from controlling successfully.
Spliffton keeping full guard, as Raginis tries to pass.
Spliffton wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Raginis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Raginis distracts Spliffton with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raginis has gone for a leg lock! Spliffton slips out almost immediately though and dives into Raginis's guard.
Spliffton slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Spliffton won't allow Raginis to sweep him here.
Raginis escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Spliffton gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Spliffton got a little sloppy there for a moment and Raginis has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Spliffton has managed to get both his arms back between Raginis's legs - danger averted.
Raginis seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Raginis working for a triangle but Spliffton defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raginis is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Raginis seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Spliffton does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Raginis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Spliffton blocking the ground and pound attempt from Raginis.
Raginis is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Raginis misses with a head shot. Spliffton uses the momentum to regain guard.
Raginis with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raginis trying to control the position from guard on top but Spliffton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Raginis throwing strikes but missing.
Spliffton is pulling down on Raginis's head. It's preventing any offense from Raginis, at least for the moment.
Raginis 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.
Raginis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Raginis wants to pass the guard but Spliffton is keeping the position.
Raginis with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wladyslaw Raginis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cron Spliffton's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Raginis misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Spliffton on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Spliffton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Raginis throws a lazy head kick
and Spliffton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Raginis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spliffton can do to turn this around?
A jab from Spliffton does it's job there.
Spliffton scores with a nice body kick.
Spliffton throws a front kick that sends Raginis stumbling back into the cage.
Raginis misses with a takedown
and Spliffton counters with a nice leg kick.
Spliffton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Spliffton scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Raginis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Spliffton moves into the clinch successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Spliffton as Raginis tries to tie him up.
Raginis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Raginis misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Spliffton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spliffton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Raginis wants to break free but Spliffton has control.
Raginis working hard to break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Spliffton.
Spliffton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spliffton is working Raginis over against the cage.
Spliffton tries to throw a body punch but Raginis avoids it by throwing Spliffton back against the cage.
Spliffton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Spliffton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Raginis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Raginis blocks a body shot from Spliffton.
Raginis has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Spliffton avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Raginis tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wladyslaw Raginis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Spliffton.
Spliffton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Spliffton prevents the takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Raginis prevents a body shot from Spliffton.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Spliffton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spliffton is pressed up against the cage. Raginis has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Spliffton down to the mat. Spliffton avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Raginis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Wladyslaw Raginis has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spliffton stuns Raginis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Spliffton drops Raginis with a left and a right! Oh, Raginis is hurt - Spliffton dives into side control looking to finish!
Spliffton controlling the position.
Raginis tries to bench press Spliffton off him but Spliffton keeps the position.
Spliffton happy to just control the position for now.
You can see the frustration on Raginis's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raginis is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Raginis is trying to control Spliffton's posture but Spliffton avoids it.
Raginis tries to improve position but can't.
Raginis is working hard here to advance position.
Raginis can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Raginis manages to get back to half guard.
Raginis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Raginis fails with a takedown attempt.
Spliffton appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Spliffton connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Raginis's hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cron Spliffton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Raginis drops his hands momentarily and Spliffton takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Raginis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Spliffton.
Raginis looks to land a left hand but Spliffton moved out of range nicely.
Raginis throws a body punch but Spliffton moves out of range.
Cron Spliffton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Raginis throws a body shot but no joy.
Raginis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Raginis goes for a double leg but Spliffton avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Spliffton continues to drive forward.
Spliffton scores with a sloppy right hand. Raginis should have avoided that one.
Spliffton throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Spliffton works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters circling a little - Spliffton finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Spliffton throws a leg kick which misses Raginis's front leg but catches the back leg as Raginis tries to avoid it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Spliffton scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spliffton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Raginis.
Raginis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spliffton cracks Raginis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Spliffton moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Raginis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Spliffton is fending him off so far but Raginis persists. Nope, Spliffton circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wladyslaw Raginis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spliffton throws a nice head kick!
Raginis is rocked!
Spliffton circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Raginis drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Spliffton follows Raginis to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cron Spliffton!
Cron Spliffton 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 Sami Hyypia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giovanni Rocket (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hyypia comes to the cage accompanied by Al Bowlly - Hang out the stars in Indiana. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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41
301 lbs
37 - 20 - 1 |
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242 lbs
17 - 2 - 0 |
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World class boxer
KO power |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
37 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Sami Hyypia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Giovanni Rocket!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hyypia throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Rocket slips under a jab from Hyypia.
Rocket has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Rocket throws a hook but Hyypia avoids it easily.
Hyypia thows a body kick. Rocket tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hyypia sends Rocket crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Hyypia is motioning to the referee to let Rocket up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Hyypia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hyypia throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hyypia cracks Rocket on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Rocket falls backwards against the cage. Hyypia follows up with more strikes that drop Rocket to his knees. Hyypia keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Rocket! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sami Hyypia!
Sami Hyypia decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Garik Harlamov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Vladimirovich (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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275 lbs
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250 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
44 - 28 - 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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Vladimirovich!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vladimirovich throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Harlamov drops down looking for a counter takedown but Vladimirovich sprawls and moves away.
Vladimirovich misses with a body shot.
Harlamov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Vladimirovich.
Harlamov trying to remain calm as Vladimirovich controls from the top position.
Vladimirovich landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Vladimirovich has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Harlamov tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Vladimirovich wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Harlamov can't do much from the bottom here.
Vladimirovich scoring with punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harlamov tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Vladimirovich wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Harlamov is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Harlamov tries to improve position but can't.
Vladimirovich trying to control the position but Harlamov is working away.
Harlamov is trying to get back to half guard.
Vladimirovich is staying tight to Harlamov's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Harlamov is trying to get back to half guard.
Harlamov seems a little lost for a moment, as Vladimirovich dominates the positioning.
Harlamov tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Vladimirovich wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Harlamov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harlamov is not content to let Vladimirovich control the position.
Harlamov has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Harlamov is trying to improve his position.
Vladimirovich landing a few strikes.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Harlamov is trying to control Vladimirovich's posture but Vladimirovich avoids it.
Harlamov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Vladimirovich slows the pace down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harlamov can't do much from the bottom here.
Harlamov tries to buck Vladimirovich off but Vladimirovich is having none of it.
Harlamov sneaks back into half guard.
Vladimirovich is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Vladimirovich in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Harlamov tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Vladimirovich!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Vladimir Vladimirovich!
In his post fight interview, Vladimir Vladimirovich started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Proctor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Breneman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Proctor had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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285 lbs
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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
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michael Proctor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adam Breneman!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Proctor stuffs the takedown.
Proctor looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Proctor throws a jab when Breneman was well out of range.
Breneman changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Proctor looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Proctor stops Breneman from passing to mount.
Breneman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Proctor keeps working.
Proctor dodges the ground and pound from Breneman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Proctor is not content to let Breneman control the position.
Breneman scores with punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breneman throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Proctor pushes Breneman away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Breneman gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Breneman trying to control the action but Proctor is working from the bottom.
Proctor tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Breneman lands a decent elbow from side control.
Breneman prevents Proctor from escaping the position.
Breneman in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Breneman fails to land a wild elbow strike.
A lull in the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Breneman crashes against the mat.
Breneman throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Proctor is letting Breneman control him for a moment.
Proctor wants to get back to his feet but Breneman drags him back down.
Breneman misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Breneman throws an elbow but Proctor slips to the side and avoids it well.
Breneman throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Breneman throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Breneman in side control, throwing shots but Proctor defends.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Proctor can't do much from the bottom here.
Breneman tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Breneman tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Proctor tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Breneman wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Breneman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Proctor keeps working.
Breneman tries for a kimura but Proctor is defending well.
Proctor is positioning himself to get back to 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.
Breneman taking a breather here.
Sloppy strikes there by Breneman.
Proctor is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Proctor is trying to get back to half guard.
Breneman tries to move into full mount but can't pass Proctor's legs.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Proctor wants to get back to his feet but Breneman drags him back down.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Breneman fails to land with a series of punches.
A counter left hand to the body from Proctor misses its target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Breneman dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice straight punches there by Breneman. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Breneman.
Breneman has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Proctor is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Proctor takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Breneman lands with a nice combination. Proctor backs away looking to recover.
Breneman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Breneman goes for a double leg but Proctor avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Proctor continues to drive forward.
Breneman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Proctor tries to avoid it but Breneman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Proctor to the ground. Proctor escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Breneman shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Breneman tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Proctor defends well and Breneman ends up having to push Proctor into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Michael Proctor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Breneman.
Breneman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Breneman has a takedown stuffed.
Proctor walks into a stiff left hand from Breneman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breneman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A little feinted left hand from Proctor on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Breneman tries to clinch up.
Nice sprawl there from Proctor as Breneman shoots in.
Breneman misses with a two punch combination.
It looked like Proctor wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Adam Breneman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Breneman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Proctor pinned against the cage. Proctor gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
An attempted straight right counter from Proctor misses the target.
Proctor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Breneman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Proctor counter with a right hand.
Breneman with a poor takedown
and Proctor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Breneman shoots in for a double leg but Proctor sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Breneman with a poor takedown
and Proctor counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breneman tries to score a power double leg takedown but Proctor sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Breneman somewhat.
An attempted straight right counter from Proctor misses the target.
Breneman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Breneman has a takedown stuffed.
Breneman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Proctor stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Proctor wants it to stay on the feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Breneman shoots in for a takedown but Proctor shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Breneman tries to score a power double leg takedown but Proctor sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Breneman somewhat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Proctor smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Breneman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Proctor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Proctor keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Proctor throwing a counter right hand but Breneman manages to avoid it.
Breneman doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Proctor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Breneman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Proctor counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Breneman out cold! What a finish! Proctor is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Michael Proctor!
Michael Proctor retains his super heavyweight title!
Michael Proctor looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I knew I would knock him out, who's next?'.
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