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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Dory (ranked 799 p4p, 1289 weight class) and RollBack TheNineteenth (ranked 103 p4p, 164 weight class). RollBack TheNineteenth will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Dory!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, RollBack TheNineteenth!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
TheNineteenth throws a right and a left that Dory avoids nicely.
TheNineteenth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dory was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Dory takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A slow jab from TheNineteenth misses its intended target.
A quick step to the side and Dory tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
TheNineteenth looks to land a right hand but Dory moved out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Dory on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A jab from TheNineteenth does it's job there.
TheNineteenth throws a hook but Dory avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
TheNineteenth misses with a few strikes there.
TheNineteenth bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dory's head.
TheNineteenth throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dory moves out of range as TheNineteenth strikes.
TheNineteenth is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
TheNineteenth throws a lazy uppercut
and Dory counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dory uses good head movement to avoid the hook from TheNineteenth.
Nice defenses there by Dory.
TheNineteenth misses with a straight right.
RollBack TheNineteenth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
TheNineteenth looks to land a combination but Dory avoids it well.
TheNineteenth throws an off balance right hand
letting Dory counter with a right hand.
TheNineteenth misses with an uppercut. Dory saw that one coming.
TheNineteenth swinging wildly here.
Dory quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dory bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dory gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
TheNineteenth rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and TheNineteenth takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dory avoids the body shot from TheNineteenth.
TheNineteenth throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dory counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps TheNineteenth thinking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
TheNineteenth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dory moves away.
TheNineteenth throws a right hand that misses
and Dory counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dory.
Dory stalls.
Dory is stalling here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
TheNineteenth breaks the clinch.
TheNineteenth digs a good hook to Dory's body.
TheNineteenth throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Dory was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from TheNineteenth.
TheNineteenth throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dory sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dory was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
TheNineteenth throws the left hand but Dory avoids the punch easily.
TheNineteenth misses with an uppercut
and Dory counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dory avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dory swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
TheNineteenth misses with an uppercut
and Dory counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps TheNineteenth thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
TheNineteenth swings widly with a right hand
and Dory counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
TheNineteenth throws an off balance right hand
and Dory counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dory defending well as TheNineteenth loads up on a big left hand.
TheNineteenth throws a body punch but Dory moves out of range.
TheNineteenth throws a body punch but Dory moves out of range.
TheNineteenth throws a big shot that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
TheNineteenth throws a body shot but no joy.
TheNineteenth throws a hook but Dory blocks it.
TheNineteenth misses the shot to the body.
Dory is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
RollBack TheNineteenth dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dory walks into a straight right hand from TheNineteenth.
TheNineteenth misses with a hook
and Dory counters with a slapping leg kick.
TheNineteenth lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dory looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
No joy there for TheNineteenth, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
TheNineteenth throws a poor cross that misses
and Dory counters with a lovely straight right hand!
TheNineteenth rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Dory counter with a right hand.
Good exchange - TheNineteenth coming out on top.
TheNineteenth misses with a left hand
and Dory counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
 TheNineteenth is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
TheNineteenth misses the body punch
and Dory counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
TheNineteenth looks to throw the jab but Dory is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Dory misses the target.
TheNineteenth throws a hook to the side of Dory's head but Dory sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dory swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Dory slips a jab from TheNineteenth.
A little feinted left hand from Dory on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dory staying out of range there.
TheNineteenth tests Dory's chin there with a solid looking shot.
TheNineteenth throws the left hand but Dory avoids the punch easily.
TheNineteenth connects with a body shot.
TheNineteenth has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
TheNineteenth misses with a shot to the body
and TheNineteenth takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dory steps to the side to avoid the strikes from TheNineteenth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
TheNineteenth throws a hook but Dory blocks it.
TheNineteenth throws a body shot but no joy.
Dory is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Dory uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from TheNineteenth.
TheNineteenth thuds his right hand into Dory's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
TheNineteenth misses with a hook
and Dory counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dory.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dory throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as TheNineteenth works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
TheNineteenth is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dory 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.
Dory is standing up over TheNineteenth. TheNineteenth looks to escape but Dory dives into side control.
Dory lands a few punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dory trying to control the action but TheNineteenth is working from the bottom.
Dory remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Dory trying to control the position but TheNineteenth is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
TheNineteenth trying to remain calm as Dory controls from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dory throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
TheNineteenth wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Dory moves into full mount!
TheNineteenth is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Dory lands a big shot there that rocks TheNineteenth but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Dory working TheNineteenth over with strikes here.
Dory working for a submission but TheNineteenth is keeping him at bay.
Dory working TheNineteenth over with strikes here.
TheNineteenth is still in real trouble! Can Dory finish him?
Dory postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. TheNineteenth looks a forlorn figure.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Dory dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
TheNineteenth misses the jab.
Dory ducks under a wild hook from TheNineteenth.
Dory quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
TheNineteenth rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Dory to counter with a crisp jab.
TheNineteenth scores with a hook to the body. Dory takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dory with a lazy takedown attempt
and TheNineteenth counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
TheNineteenth misses with a right hand
and Dory counters with a crisp right hand that drops TheNineteenth! Dory lets TheNineteenth back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from TheNineteenth misses the target.
A big right from TheNineteenth misses.
Dory lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
TheNineteenth throws an off balance right hand
and Dory counters with a crisp right that sends TheNineteenth to the canvas! Dory follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Dory!
John Dory thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Azeno Piedbatulo (ranked 2927 p4p, 1880 weight class) and Montrese Andersson (ranked 286 p4p, 193 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Andersson's choice of entrance music: Wax -- Who Is Next. Azeno Piedbatulo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Montrese Andersson's chin.
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Azeno Piedbatulo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Montrese Andersson!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piedbatulo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Piedbatulo looking for a takedown.
Piedbatulo is working for takedown but Andersson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Andersson gets control of Piedbatulo's arms and successfully pulls guard. Andersson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Piedbatulo trying to control the position from guard on top but Andersson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Piedbatulo wants to pass the guard but Andersson is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piedbatulo is working hard here to advance position.
Piedbatulo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Piedbatulo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Piedbatulo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Piedbatulo trying to control the action but Andersson is working from the bottom.
Piedbatulo content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Piedbatulo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Andersson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Piedbatulo postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Piedbatulo cracks Andersson with a big right hand but Andersson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Andersson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Piedbatulo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Piedbatulo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Andersson tries to buck Piedbatulo off but Piedbatulo is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piedbatulo tries to advance to mount but Andersson instead regains half guard.
Piedbatulo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Piedbatulo prevents Andersson from improving his position.
Piedbatulo has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Andersson defend it? Piedbatulo steps over the head and cranks it - Andersson is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Piedbatulo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Azeno Piedbatulo!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Azeno Piedbatulo made sure he mentioned Nevermore Clothing Co, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cestmir Cejka (ranked 3312 p4p, 1624 weight class) and Joao Gabriel (ranked 324 p4p, 200 weight class). Gabriel has chosen Circo das Galinhas as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Joao Gabriel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Cestmir Cejka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao Gabriel!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gabriel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cejka swings widly with a right hand
and Gabriel counters with a single leg into guard. Cejka didn't expect that.
Gabriel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gabriel accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gabriel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cejka works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cejka wants to get back to his feet but Gabriel is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gabriel must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gabriel makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cejka is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gabriel is controlling him.
Gabriel working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cejka's head.
Cejka is looking to stand up but Gabriel isn't so interested in that idea.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gabriel throws a big elbow that misses.
Gabriel is looking to work some ground and pound but Cejka has wrist control.
Gabriel prevents Cejka from getting back to his feet.
Cejka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gabriel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cejka works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gabriel working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gabriel drops back looking for a leg! Cejka is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cejka manages to kick Gabriel off! Gabriel jumps back into Cejka's guard.
Cejka wriggles free and stands up.
Cejka throws a lazy uppercut
so Gabriel counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gabriel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gabriel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cejka wants to stand but Gabriel is controlling the position.
Cejka pushes Gabriel off and gets back to his feet.
Gabriel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cejka.
Gabriel with the counter takedown but Cejka avoids it easily.
Gabriel throws a lazy right hand but Cejka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cejka loads up on a big right hand but Gabriel slips the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cejka missing with a left hand there. Gabriel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gabriel changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Cejka scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cejka stuffs the takedown.
Cejka misses with a series of wild punches.
Gabriel moves away from the strike by Cejka.
Cejka throws an overhand right that lands on Gabriel's shoulder, as Gabriel tries to avoid the shot.
Cejka looks to throw the jab but Gabriel is out of range.
Cejka swings for the body but Gabriel moves out of range.
Cejka misses with an uppercut
and Gabriel decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cejka's guard.
Gabriel missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gabriel accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cejka wriggles free and stands up.
A big left from Cejka misses.
Gabriel looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cejka looks to land a left hand but Gabriel moved out of range nicely.
A shot to the liver by Cejka. Beautiful body shot.
Gabriel tries to keep at a distance but Cejka has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel blocking some punches.
I was talking to Cejka's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Cejka cracks Gabriel with a nice body shot.
Cejka lands with a light punch inside.
Gabriel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cejka.
Gabriel blocks a body shot from Cejka.
Cejka lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gabriel is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cejka gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cejka lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gabriel.
Gabriel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cejka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cejka can't find room to land a body shot as Gabriel controls the action.
Cejka throws a punch but it's blocked by Gabriel.
Cejka tries to throw a body punch but Gabriel avoids it by throwing Cejka back against the cage.
Gabriel is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cejka pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cestmir Cejka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joao Gabriel.
Cejka is struggling to control the position.
Gabriel can't get the takedown.
A right hook to the body lands for Cejka.
Cejka misses with a punch on the inside.
Cejka lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gabriel blocking some punches.
Gabriel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cestmir Cejka dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gabriel misses with a body shot.
Gabriel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gabriel dives in for a single leg takedown but Cejka sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Cejka scores with a punch to the head.
Gabriel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gabriel drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Cejka defends it well.
Cestmir Cejka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cejka throws a hook to the side of Gabriel's head but Gabriel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cejka throws a right hand that Gabriel ducks under and follows up with a left that Gabriel also avoids with ease.
A little jabbing left from Gabriel on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cejka gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gabriel goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cejka prevents it.
Gabriel is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cejka pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cestmir Cejka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joao Gabriel.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cejka is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Cejka tries to work over Gabriel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cejka just leaning against Gabriel, taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cejka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cejka lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cejka throws a head punch that misses.
Cejka lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cejka working Gabriel over with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Cejka.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gabriel blocks an uppercut.
Cejka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cejka.
Cejka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gabriel looking for a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cejka throws a punch but it's blocked by Gabriel.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cejka takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cejka throws a head punch that misses.
Cejka throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cejka.
Cejka content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Cejka prevents the takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gabriel has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cejka is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gabriel has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cejka avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cejka.
Cejka is pushing Gabriel up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Cejka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gabriel can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cejka lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cejka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gabriel gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Cejka wants to get back to his feet but Gabriel is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gabriel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cejka works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cejka uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Cejka closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cejka has a couple of punches blocked by Gabriel.
Cejka lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Cejka scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cejka stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gabriel tries to score a body lock takedown but Cejka shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cejka can't find room to land a body shot as Gabriel controls the action.
A bit of stalling here from Cejka.
Cejka lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cestmir Cejka has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cejka lands with a right to the head.
Cejka has Gabriel pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Cejka - that landed with a thud.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cestmir Cejka dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Cejka is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cestmir Cejka is winning the standup battle so far.
Cejka throws a looping overhand right but Gabriel ducks down to avoid it.
Gabriel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gabriel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cejka.
Gabriel fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Cejka to the ground. Gabriel is now in Cejka's guard.
Cejka uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Cejka throws a poor cross that misses
and Gabriel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cejka throws a hook to the side of Gabriel's head but Gabriel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gabriel dodges the punch combination from Cejka.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cejka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gabriel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gabriel takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cejka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gabriel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cejka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gabriel will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gabriel closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cejka circles away.
Cestmir Cejka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cejka connects with a crisp jab.
Gabriel staying out of range there.
Cejka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cejka is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cejka throws a hook to the side of Gabriel's head but Gabriel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cejka throws a hook but Gabriel blocks it.
Gabriel shoots and misses
and Cejka counters with a straight right hand.
Cestmir Cejka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joao Gabriel.
Cejka sizes up Gabriel with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gabriel fails with a takedown attempt.
Cejka looks to throw the jab but Gabriel is out of range.
Gabriel slips under a jab from Cejka.
Cejka looks to land a right hand but Gabriel moved out of range.
Gabriel tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Gabriel fails to land the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cejka lands a jab to the nose.
Cejka misses with a hook. Gabriel ducked under it nicely.
Cejka connects with the punch.
Cejka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gabriel is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cejka with a body shot.
Gabriel ducks under a wild hook from Cejka.
Cejka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gabriel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gabriel slips a straight right by Cejka.
Gabriel with the counter takedown but Cejka avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cejka scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cejka tries to close the distance and clinch but Gabriel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gabriel ducks under a wild hook from Cejka.
Gabriel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cejka.
Cejka misses with a straight left.
Cejka misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cejka darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cejka stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cejka wants it to stay on the feet.
Gabriel staying out of range there.
Gabriel is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Cejka throws a big shot that misses.
Cejka throws an off balance right hand
and Gabriel counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Cejka kicks off Gabriel and gets to his feet.
Cejka has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cejka controlling the action here for a moment.
Gabriel has Cejka pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cejka manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Cejka misses with the head strike.
Cestmir Cejka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Cejka avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gabriel.
Gabriel trying to mount his opponent but Cejka defends it.
Cejka is trying to stand up here but Gabriel is controlling him well.
Gabriel throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gabriel seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gabriel is nestled in close to Cejka, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gabriel looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gabriel is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Cejka is just riding it out for now. Gabriel eventually gives up the hold.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cestmir Cejka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cejka, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cestmir Cejka!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adam Orel (ranked 1971 p4p, 2409 weight class) and Aki Kulku (ranked 222 p4p, 267 weight class). Adam Orel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Adam Orel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aki Kulku!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kulku slips a jab from Orel.
Orel throws a right and a left that Kulku avoids nicely.
Orel throws a body shot but no joy.
Kulku fails with a takedown attempt.
Orel lands a nice shot that snaps Kulku's head back.
Orel with a hook.
Kulku keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Orel.
Kulku ducks under a wild hook from Orel.
Kulku fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kulku moves out of range of the strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kulku displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Orel throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kulku changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Orel tries to avoid it but Kulku manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Orel to the ground. Orel escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Adam Orel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aki Kulku.
Orel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Orel clinches up against the cage.
Kulku swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Orel misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Orel fails to land.
Orel misses with a knee strike.
Orel misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Orel lands a right hand.
Orel with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Orel throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kulku working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Orel fails to land.
Orel misses with some punches.
Kulku misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Orel.
Kulku swings wildly with an uppercut but Orel uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Orel.
Orel landing knees to the head.
Kulku has a couple of punches blocked by Orel.
Orel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Orel blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kulku.
Orel misses with a knee strike.
Orel throws a knee to the head but misses.
Orel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Kulku fails to land.
Kulku fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orel lands a nice uppercut.
Kulku blocks an uppercut.
Orel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kulku misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kulku misses with a punch on the inside.
Kulku tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Orel fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Orel.
Kulku gets through Orel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kulku working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kulku tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kulku has a couple of punches blocked by Orel.
Orel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short uppercut from Kulku.
Orel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kulku lands with a left to the head.
Orel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kulku has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kulku misses with the head strike.
Orel working aggressively here.
Kulku blocking some punches.
Kulku misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulku blocks an uppercut.
Orel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Orel blocking some punches.
Orel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kulku backwards.
Kulku lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Orel.
Kulku blocks an uppercut.
Orel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Orel blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Kulku fails to land.
Kulku tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kulku has a couple of punches blocked by Orel.
Good body shot from Orel.
Kulku swings wildly with an uppercut but Orel uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hand to the body from Orel.
Kulku has a couple of punches blocked by Orel.
Kulku fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kulku swings wildly with an uppercut but Orel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Orel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orel misses with the head strike.
Kulku misses with a short punch on the inside.
Orel is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kulku is keeping busy.
Orel working aggressively here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Orel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Orel swings wildly with an uppercut but Kulku uses good head movement to avoid it.
Orel swings wildly with an uppercut but Kulku uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Orel fails to land.
Orel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kulku lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Orel backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Kulku fails to land.
Kulku blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kulku fails to land.
Orel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kulku misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kulku blocks a body shot from Orel.
Kulku fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kulku fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Orel dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kulku fails with a takedown attempt.
Kulku goes for a double leg but Orel avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Orel continues to drive forward.
Kulku fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Orel avoids it really well and circles away.
Adam Orel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aki Kulku.
Orel stuffs the takedown.
Kulku takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Aki Kulku is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Orel defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kulku.
A swing and a miss from Orel.
Orel lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kulku ducks under a wild hook from Orel.
Orel looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kulku shoots in but Orel avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Orel displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nice sprawl there from Orel as Kulku shoots in.
Nice defenses there by Kulku.
Orel displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kulku.
Orel throws a jab but it's blocked by Kulku.
Kulku shoots in for a takedown but Orel shows good takedown defense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulku shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Orel as he avoids it easily.
Kulku blocks a jab.
Kulku shoots in and drives through. Orel sprawls well.
Orel is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Orel tests Kulku's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Orel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kulku tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Orel swivels and escapes.
Orel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kulku shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Orel defends it nicely.
Orel tries to counter by clinching up but Kulku breaks away and moves out of range.
Kulku's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Orel connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kulku scrambles back to his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Orel misses the target.
Orel swings for the body but Kulku moves out of range.
Orel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kulku can do to turn this around?
Kulku uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Orel.
Orel closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Orel lands a left hand.
Kulku gets through Orel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left hand lands to the body for Orel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kulku throws a head punch that misses.
Orel misses with a knee strike.
Orel throws a head punch that misses.
Orel trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Orel.
Kulku swings wildly with an uppercut but Orel uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Orel fails to land.
Orel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Orel scores with a nice hook to the head.
Orel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kulku misses with a punch on the inside.
Orel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Orel lands with a short shot to the head.
Orel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kulku misses with some punches.
Adam Orel has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Orel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A shot in the inside from Orel.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Orel.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Orel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Orel.
Orel tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Orel misses with the head strike.
Kulku throws a punch but it's blocked by Orel.
Kulku working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kulku lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Orel blocks an uppercut.
Orel tries to land a knee to the head but Kulku blocks with his arms.
Kulku working aggressively here.
Orel with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Orel has a couple of punches blocked by Kulku.
A head punch on the inside from Kulku fails to land.
Orel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kulku blocks it with crossed arms.
Orel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kulku fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kulku.
Orel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kulku blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kulku misses with a punch on the inside.
Orel scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kulku throws a head punch that misses.
Kulku lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Orel tries a body shot but Kulku blocks it.
Orel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch on the inside from Orel fails to land.
Kulku has a couple of punches blocked by Orel.
Kulku swings wildly with an uppercut but Orel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kulku misses with a hook from the clinch.
Orel stalling in the clinch but Kulku improves position.
Orel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kulku misses with the head strike.
Orel blocking some punches.
Orel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kulkus head.
Orel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kulku.
A head punch on the inside from Kulku fails to land.
Kulku misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Orel throws a head punch that misses.
Kulku tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kulku.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Orel dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kulku.
Orel fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kulku looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Orel pushes Kulku up against the cage in a clinch.
Orel blocking some punches.
Kulku misses with a hook from the clinch.
Orel can't find room to land a body shot as Kulku controls the action.
Kulku blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kulku fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Orel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Orel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kulku throws a head punch that misses.
Kulku misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Orel misses with some punches.
Orel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Orel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kulku blocking some punches.
Kulku misses with a punch on the inside.
Orel blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulku misses with some punches.
A knee to the head by Orel.
Kulku misses with some punches.
Orel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kulku blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kulku misses with the head strike.
Orel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Orel working aggressively here.
Orel working aggressively here.
Orel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kulku blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Orel working aggressively here.
Orel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kulku misses with some punches.
Orel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kulku blocking some punches.
Orel throws a head punch that misses.
Kulku working aggressively here.
Kulku misses with the head strike.
Orel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aki Kulku has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orel blocking some punches.
Kulku swings wildly with an uppercut but Orel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Orel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kulku's elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orel lands with a right to the head.
Orel misses with a punch on the inside.
Kulku blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Orel.
A short left from Orel.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kulku.
Orel tries a knee to the head but Kulku blocks it.
Kulku has a couple of punches blocked by Orel.
Kulku throws a head punch that misses.
Kulku pushes Orel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kulku misses with some punches.
Kulku misses with the head strike.
Orel blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Orel fails to land.
A short left from Orel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulku blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Orel lands a hook that snaps the head of Kulku backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kulku.
Kulku misses with some punches.
Kulku misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kulku blocking some punches.
Orel blocking some punches.
Orel working aggressively here.
Kulku blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Orel blocking some punches.
Kulku misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Orel.
Kulku blocking some punches.
Orel lands with a light punch inside.
Kulku has a couple of punches blocked by Orel.
Kulku throws a head punch that misses.
Orel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kulku blocking some punches.
Kulku swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Orel scores with a shoulder strike.
Adam Orel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kulku.
Kulku throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Orels head.
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!
Kulku misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kulku scores with a shot to the side of Orel's head.
A head punch on the inside from Kulku fails to land.
Orel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Orel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Orel.
Orel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Kulku.
Orel has a couple of punches blocked by Kulku.
Kulku working aggressively here.
Orel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Adam Orel.
Well Orel 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Orel!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Kaspersky (ranked 978 p4p, 2106 weight class) and Hobert Nye (ranked 124 p4p, 240 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nikolai Kaspersky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hobert Nye!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nye misses with a straight right.
Kaspersky drops down looking for a counter takedown but Nye sprawls and moves away.
Nice uppercut there from Kaspersky.
Kaspersky connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nye. Nye circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nye throws a body punch but Kaspersky moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Kaspersky.
Kaspersky checks a leg kick.
Kaspersky uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nye.
Kaspersky gets the takedown into side control.
We've been hearing that Kaspersky has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Nye struggling a bit here.
Kaspersky lands some shots froms side control.
Nye throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kaspersky trying to control the position but Nye is working away.
Kaspersky cracks Nye with a big elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nye is trying to control Kaspersky's posture but Kaspersky avoids it.
Kaspersky working the body and head with strikes.
Kaspersky lands some shots froms side control.
You can see the frustration on Nye's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nye might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kaspersky haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Kaspersky is staying tight to Nye's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Nye tries to buck Kaspersky off but Kaspersky is having none of it.
Nye wants to control but Kaspersky postures up.
Kaspersky lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Kaspersky wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nye keeps working.
Nye is trying to control Kaspersky's posture but Kaspersky avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nye is looking for a sweep.
Nye has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Who's going to make the next move?
Kaspersky in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Kaspersky staying calm.
Nye can't do much from the bottom here.
Kaspersky scoring with punches from side control.
Kaspersky wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nye keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nye taking punishment in the form of punches.
Nye is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kaspersky lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Kaspersky working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nye is looking for a sweep.
Kaspersky lands a decent elbow from side control.
Nye is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kaspersky connects with a decent elbow.
Kaspersky scores with a couple of short elbows.
Nye wants to control but Kaspersky postures up.
Nye is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Kaspersky is staying active.
Nye sneaks back into half guard.
Kaspersky lands strikes from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaspersky seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Well, if Kaspersky is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Nye wants to control but Kaspersky is keeping busy.
Kaspersky with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Nye is pressing down on Kaspersky's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Nye tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nye looking for a guillotine here but Kaspersky defends easily.
Kaspersky showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Kaspersky throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nye works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Kaspersky dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Kaspersky has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nye finds it's way round the side to connect with Kaspersky's head.
Kaspersky cracks Nye with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nye misses with a leg kick
and Kaspersky decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Nye's guard.
Kaspersky is fighting to break Nye's control of his arms but Nye is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Nye working a defensive guard here.
Kaspersky engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kaspersky postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nye trying to keep a closed guard but Kaspersky is proving a slippery customer.
Nye utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kaspersky showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Nye is controlling Kaspersky's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nye trying to control the position.
Kaspersky stands up over Nye, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kaspersky trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nye controls Kaspersky momentarily but Kaspersky frees himself.
Kaspersky engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kaspersky preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nye is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nye changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kaspersky looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Kaspersky is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nye can do to turn this around?
Nye working away.
Nye trying to control the position but Kaspersky is working away.
Nye working away.
Nye wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kaspersky keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaspersky tries to buck Nye off but Nye is having none of it.
Kaspersky has one of Nye's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Kaspersky can't do much from the bottom here.
Kaspersky tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kaspersky is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Nye off and has taken his back!
Kaspersky is hanging on to Nye's back as he tries to escape.
Nye just trying to survive but Kaspersky is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaspersky trying to control momentarily.
Nye trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Kaspersky.
Kaspersky lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Kaspersky.
Kaspersky is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Kaspersky gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Kaspersky gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Kaspersky apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Nye loads up on a big right hand but Kaspersky slips the punch.
Kaspersky staying out of range there.
Kaspersky tries to clinch up but Nye circles away and keeps his distance.
Nye throws a counter combo.
No joy there for Kaspersky, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kaspersky moves out of range as Nye strikes.
Nye swinging wildly here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Kaspersky dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Nye wants to clinch
and Kaspersky counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Nye being controlled here, momentarily.
Kaspersky is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nye trying to strike off his back.
Kaspersky throws a big elbow that misses.
Kaspersky trying to control but Nye is working from the bottom.
Nye has his hands on Kaspersky's head, controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nye can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kaspersky controls the pace.
Nye wants to improve his position but instead Kaspersky has moved into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nye is controlling Kaspersky's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Kaspersky lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kaspersky working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kaspersky keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Nye is controlling Kaspersky's trapped leg to prevent Kaspersky from advancing to side control.
Nye wants to control but Kaspersky is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kaspersky working the head and body with strikes.
Nye wants to control but Kaspersky is keeping busy.
Nye throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Kaspersky content to control rather than advance.
Nikolai Kaspersky is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nye trying to hold on to Kaspersky's head to control him but Kaspersky postures up.
Nye is controlling Kaspersky's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Kaspersky controlling the pace.
Nikolai Kaspersky overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nye is looking to improve his position.
Still in half guard, Kaspersky seems content to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Nye is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kaspersky fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nye walks into a jab.
Nye fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nye throws a hook to the side of Kaspersky's head but Kaspersky sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nye misses with a left hand
enabling Kaspersky to counter with a crisp jab.
Nye throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kaspersky sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kaspersky drops down looking for a counter takedown but Nye sprawls and moves away.
Kaspersky lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nye looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kaspersky is fending him off so far but Nye persists. Nope, Kaspersky circles away and we're back to standing.
Kaspersky drops down looking for a counter takedown but Nye sprawls and moves away.
Nye misses with a looping right.
Kaspersky drops down looking for a counter takedown but Nye sprawls and moves away.
Nye tries to move into range but Kaspersky moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nye throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kaspersky cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nye misses with a hook. Kaspersky ducked under it nicely.
Kaspersky tries to counter with a takedown but Nye is quick to defend against it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaspersky throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nye swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Nye. Kaspersky does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nikolai Kaspersky is winning the standup battle so far.
Kaspersky is looking to clinch but Nye is avoiding it.
Kaspersky moves forwards but Nye connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nye throws a poor cross that misses
and Kaspersky counters with a straight right hand.
Nye throws a head kick that misses.
Kaspersky appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kaspersky scores with a body shot.
Hobert Nye has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Kaspersky enables Nye to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kaspersky manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Kaspersky wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kaspersky working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nye.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nikolai Kaspersky showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kaspersky 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikolai Kaspersky!
A relieved looking Nikolai Kaspersky thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Klasson (ranked 1270 p4p, 2495 weight class) and Hiroshi Gomi (ranked 102 p4p, 165 weight class). Gomi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Wasureranneyo- Yakan Hikou. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vincent Klasson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hiroshi Gomi!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gomi has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A slow jab from Gomi misses its intended target.
Klasson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gomi tries to bum rush Klasson with a series of wild strikes but Klasson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Klasson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gomi has time to react.
Vincent Klasson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Klasson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gomi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Klasson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Gomi sprawls and moves away.
Klasson gets the takedown into side control.
Klasson prevents Gomi from escaping the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gomi tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Klasson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Gomi is surviving well by controlling Klasson's body position as best he can.
Gomi is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Gomi defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Klasson.
Gomi defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Klasson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi wants to get back to his feet.
Klasson is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Gomi has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Gomi is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Klasson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gomi is looking to escape.
Gomi wants to get back to his feet.
Klasson working for a guillotine from mount but Gomi is in no mood to give up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Klasson working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Gomi squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Klasson looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Klasson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gomi is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Klasson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Gomi is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Gomi wants to try and get back to his feet.
Gomi is squirming around, avoiding Klasson's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Klasson looking for a guillotine from mount but Gomi is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi trying desperately to get to his feet.
Klasson working for a submission but Gomi is keeping him at bay.
Gomi is trying to stand.
Klasson is trying to take his opponent's back.
Klasson working for a guillotine from mount but Gomi is in no mood to give up.
Gomi is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Klasson has hold of Gomi's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Gomi manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Gomi is trying to stand up.
Klasson wants to finish this one by submission but Gomi is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Klasson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klasson looking to control but Gomi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
You get the feeling that Gomi really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Klasson takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Gomi is trying to shake Klasson off. He's managed it and has hopped back to his feet! Klasson won't be happy about giving up the dominant position.
Decent striking displayed by Gomi there.
Klasson has his takedown stuffed
letting Gomi counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Klasson shoots and misses
and Gomi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Klasson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gomi to the mat! Gomi manages to get full guard.
Klasson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gomi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gomi wants to stand up but Klasson is controlling him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Klasson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gomi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Klasson scores with a nice head shot.
Klasson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Klasson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gomi lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Klasson backs up against the cage.
Hiroshi Gomi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Klasson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Klasson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gomi.
Gomi throws out a counter right but Klasson avoids it with no problem.
Klasson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Klasson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Klasson cracks Gomi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Klasson misses with a two punch combination.
Gomi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Klasson ducks under a wild hook from Gomi.
Klasson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Klasson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gomi misses the shot to the body.
Gomi takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klasson defending well as Gomi loads up on a big left hand.
Gomi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Klasson throws out a powerful jab.
Gomi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Klasson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gomi might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Gomi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Klasson.
Klasson throws a lazy body kick
and Gomi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gomi dodges the punch combination from Klasson.
Gomi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Klasson scores with a hook.
Gomi moves out of range of the strikes.
Gomi throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi throws a hook to the side of Klasson's head but Klasson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gomi.
Gomi throws an overhand right that lands on Klasson's shoulder, as Klasson tries to avoid the shot.
Gomi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Klasson.
Klasson throws a head kick but Gomi moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Klasson missing with a left hand there. Gomi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gomi avoids the head kick by Klasson.
Gomi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Klasson throws a lazy right hand but Gomi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gomi throws a series of punches but Klasson avoids them all with ease.
Klasson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Klasson lands a nice looking body shot.
Gomi walks into a jab.
A jab from Gomi misses.
Gomi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gomi connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klasson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Klasson throws a shot from downtown. Gomi moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Klasson does it's job there.
A slow jab from Klasson misses its intended target.
Klasson misses with a hook to the body
and Gomi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gomi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gomi throws a right hand that Klasson ducks under and follows up with a left that Klasson also avoids with ease.
Gomi slips a straight right by Klasson.
Gomi connects with a body shot.
Klasson throws a poor cross that misses
and Gomi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gomi throws a lazy right hand but Klasson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Klasson throws a shot to the body.
Klasson feints and then cracks Gomi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gomi down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gomi misses with a hook. Klasson ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomi misses with an uppercut. Klasson saw that one coming.
Klasson lands a two punch combo.
Klasson feints and as Gomi raises his hands in defense, Klasson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gomi wants to stand up but Klasson is controlling him.
Gomi pushes Klasson off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Hiroshi Gomi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gomi misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gomi lands with an overhand left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Vincent Klasson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Klasson throws a hook to the side of Gomi's head but Gomi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Klasson slips under a jab from Gomi.
Klasson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gomi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gomi just misses with a punch to the body.
Klasson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gomi.
Klasson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Klasson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gomi has time to react.
Gomi misses with a few strikes there.
Klasson lands with a cross.
Gomi throws out a loose jab but Klasson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gomi lands a nice looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomi needs to keep his hands up - Klasson had a free shot at his head there.
Klasson throws a hook but Gomi avoids it easily.
Klasson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gomi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Klasson fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klasson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gomi sprawls well initially but Klasson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gomi has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Klasson is on him like a limpet, forcing Gomi back against the cage.
Klasson tries to score a body lock takedown but Gomi shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gomi stops a takedown attempt from Klasson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vincent Klasson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The referee is keeping an eye on Klasson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Gomi wants to break free but Klasson has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi is trying to force a seperation but Klasson has the dominant position.
Klasson breaks the clinch.
Gomi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Klasson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Klasson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Klasson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Klasson throws a looping overhand right but Gomi ducks down to avoid it.
It seemed like Gomi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Klasson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gomi.
Klasson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Klasson feinted with a counter takedown.
Gomi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gomi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Klasson swinging wildly here.
Gomi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Klasson misses with a body shot.
Klasson missing with a left hand there. Gomi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gomi looks to land a left hand but Klasson moved out of range nicely.
Gomi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Klasson at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Gomi misses the target.
Gomi throws a looping overhand right but Klasson ducks down to avoid it.
Klasson attempts a counter takedown but Gomi avoids it well and moves away.
Gomi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Klasson!
Gomi tests Klasson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Klasson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gomi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Klasson somewhat.
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!
Klasson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gomi napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gomi wants to get back to his feet.
Gomi throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Gomi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Klasson swings widly with a right hand
and Gomi counters with a nice uppercut.
Hiroshi Gomi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gomi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hiroshi Gomi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Klasson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vincent Klasson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Eklund (ranked 785 p4p, 2179 weight class) and George Tucker (ranked 100 p4p, 238 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Lethal high kicks
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hugo Eklund!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, George Tucker!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eklund looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Eklund connects with an inside leg kick.
Eklund scores with a nice body kick.
Jab by Eklund.
A head kick misses from Eklund.
Tucker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tucker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Eklund.
Tucker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sloppy strikes from Eklund. Those never looked like landing.
Eklund misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Tucker misses.
Eklund misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tucker gets caught napping as Eklund dives in and scores a takedown. Tucker manages to retain guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eklund being controlled here momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Eklund is one step ahead there.
Eklund wants to control from the top but Tucker keeps moving.
Eklund wants to pass the guard but Tucker is keeping the position.
Tucker has Eklund pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eklund looking to pass the guard.
Tucker is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tucker keeping moving, preventing Eklund from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tucker crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Eklund - the referee stops the clock and Tucker gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Eklund. Tucker manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Eklund fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Eklund.
Eklund throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Eklund takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Eklund throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Tucker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A nice leg kick lands there from Eklund.
Eklund shoots in and drives through. Tucker sprawls well.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tucker! But no joy.
Eklund with a nice cross.
A big left from Eklund misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eklund scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Eklund cracks Tucker with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A head kick misses from Eklund.
Eklund throws an overhand right that lands on Tucker's shoulder, as Tucker tries to avoid the shot.
Tucker is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Eklund throws a nice head kick!
Tucker takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tucker slips under a jab from Eklund.
Eklund swings widly with a right hand
and Tucker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A chopping leg kick lands by Eklund.
Eklund lands a high kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A cross from Eklund lands.
We've been told by Eklund's head coaches at The Tank Factory that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eklund throws a lazy body kick
and Tucker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
 It looks like Hugo Eklund has been cut.
Eklund connects with a single shot there.
Eklund throws a sloppy head kick and Tucker moves out of range easily.
Tucker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Eklund scoring well with a low kick there.
Tucker takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tucker on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Eklund tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tucker swivels and escapes.
Tucker follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Nice cross by Eklund.
Eklund shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Tucker wants to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hugo Eklund dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hugo Eklund's cut.
That's time! Eklund's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Eklund moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Eklund throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Tucker counter with a right hand.
Eklund tries to work over Tucker's front leg with a kick but Tucker checks it.
Tucker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Eklund - that will leave a mark!
A head kick misses from Eklund.
Eklund scores with a nice head shot.
Tucker has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Eklund.
Eklund misses with a hook.
It seemed like Tucker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eklund misses with a few strikes there.
Eklund throws a sloppy head kick
letting Tucker counter with a right hand.
 Eklund is rocked!
A low kick from Eklund is predictable there
and Tucker counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). George Tucker!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Prokop Pustik (ranked 2532 p4p, 1571 weight class) and Tarik Oren (ranked 275 p4p, 184 weight class). Oren has chosen La Caution - Thé à la Menthe as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Prokop Pustik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tarik Oren!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Oren.
We've been hearing reports that Pustik has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Pustik connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
 It looks like Tarik Oren has been cut.
Pustik misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oren.
Pustik misses the jab.
Oren misses with a leg kick
enabling Pustik to counter with a crisp jab.
Pustik throws an off balance right hand
and Oren finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Pustik wants to clinch
and Oren cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pustik rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Oren counters with a stiff right hand.
Oren throws out a powerful jab.
Pustik is rocked!
Pustik misses with a lunging right hand
and Oren counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Pustik out cold! What a finish! Oren 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 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tarik Oren!
Tarik Oren took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'This victory was in honor of my training partner Andre Koefti.
You beat him by decision in FFT Strikers Vs Grapplers on 2023-04-30.
But he was obese and depressed. Andre is my brother and I came to avenge him!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexandria OcasioCortez (ranked 2331 p4p, 2016 weight class) and Butch Frewin (ranked 255 p4p, 230 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Frewin's choice of entrance music: Billy the Squid's Water Pistol by The Neptunas. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexandria OcasioCortez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Butch Frewin!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OcasioCortez tries to clinch there but Frewin circles away.
OcasioCortez is looking to clinch.
Frewin throws a big shot that misses.
OcasioCortez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Frewin has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
OcasioCortez tries to clinch up.
OcasioCortez drives through and clinches with Frewin against the cage.
Frewin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Frewin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Frewin lands a left hand that snaps the head of OcasioCortez backwards.
A shot in the inside from Frewin.
OcasioCortez takes a shot to the head.
Frewin lands with a right to the head.
OcasioCortez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Frewin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frewin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A bit of stalling here from Frewin.
OcasioCortez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Frewin avoids the elbow strike from OcasioCortez, against the cage.
Frewin lands with a light punch inside.
Frewin lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Frewin.
Frewin gets through OcasioCortez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frewin lands with a light punch inside.
OcasioCortez misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Frewin.
OcasioCortez throws an elbow that misses.
Frewin digs a right hand into OcasioCortez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on OcasioCortez's gas tank.
OcasioCortez is breathing heavily.
Frewin is working OcasioCortez over against the cage.
Frewin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Frewin is pushing OcasioCortez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Frewin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Frewin lands a left hand.
Frewin blocks the elbow strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Frewin.
Frewin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short body shot lands from Frewin as the two fighters clinch.
Our sources have told us that OcasioCortez has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Frewin lands a hook that snaps the head of OcasioCortez backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Frewin.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Frewin.
Frewin lands a right hand that snaps the head of OcasioCortez backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frewin lands with a light punch inside.
A nice left hand lands by Frewin.
Frewin scores with a shot to the side of OcasioCortez's head.
OcasioCortez is rocked!
A short uppercut from Frewin.
Oh OcasioCortez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Frewin lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops OcasioCortez to his knees! Frewin keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Butch Frewin!
Butch Frewin bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Thorgard (ranked 198 p4p, 938 weight class) and Paulius Zurauskas (ranked 26 p4p, 114 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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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Magnus Thorgard!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 23 - 0, fighting out of London, Paulius Zurauskas!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zurauskas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thorgard.
Thorgard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zurauskas looks to score with a jab to the body but Thorgard is just out of range.
Thorgard misses with a combination
and Thorgard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zurauskas throws a leg kick but Thorgard moved away.
Thorgard lands a really nice looking cross but Zurauskas seems unphased.
Thorgard moves away from the strike by Zurauskas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zurauskas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've been hearing reports that Thorgard has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Thorgard shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Zurauskas tries to get to full guard but Thorgard has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorgard is looking to stall here but Zurauskas recovers full guard.
Zurauskas is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Zurauskas keeping moving, preventing Thorgard from controlling successfully.
Zurauskas is trying to control the position but Thorgard postures up.
Thorgard throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Thorgard controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Thorgard connects with a couple of short punches.
Zurauskas keeping moving, preventing Thorgard from controlling successfully.
Zurauskas had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Thorgard defends it easily.
Thorgard working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Our spies down at at Deathsquad inform us that Zurauskas has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Thorgard throws a big right hand that misses.
Zurauskas pushes a forearm under Thorgard's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Thorgard is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Paulius Zurauskas!
After winning the bout, Paulius Zurauskas 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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