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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Dempsey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jervis Jarvainian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jarvainian is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Pump up the jam. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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265 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Dempsey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jervis Jarvainian!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jarvainian will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jarvainian tries for a takedown but Dempsey sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jarvainian changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dempsey tries to avoid it but Jarvainian manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dempsey to the ground. Dempsey escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jack Dempsey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jervis Jarvainian.
Oooooh!!! Dempsey has knocked Jarvainian down with a huge combo! Dempsey steps away and waves a wobbly Jarvainian back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Jervis Jarvainian has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dempsey lands with a cross.
Jarvainian is rocked!
Dempsey throws a series of punches but Jarvainian moves out of range.
Dempsey misses with a wild combination.
Jarvainian slips a jab and a cross from Dempsey.
Dempsey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jarvainian.
Some wild striking there from Dempsey.
Dempsey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dempsey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jarvainian throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dempsey's waist but Dempsey gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jarvainian off to one side.
A combination from Dempsey does no damage.
Dempsey loads up on a big right hand but Jarvainian slips the punch.
Dempsey digs a good body shot into Jarvainian's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dempsey misses with the combination.
Dempsey misses with a wild combination.
Dempsey connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jarvainian. Jarvainian circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dempsey closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Jarvainian out cold! Jarvainian corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jack Dempsey!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Born (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Kornev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivan Kornev will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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205 lbs
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Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jason Born!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Kornev!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Born fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kornev avoids it really well and circles away.
Born fails with a takedown attempt.
No luck for Born with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Born. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Born fails with a takedown attempt.
Kornev fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Born avoids it really well and circles away.
Kornev throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Born's waist but Born gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kornev off to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kornev closes the distance and clinches up with Born, looking for a takedown. Kornev pushes Born against the cage but Born circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Born.
Kornev should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Kornev looks for a takedown but Born sprawls well.
Kornev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No luck for Born with that takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Born.
Born is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kornev rushes Born and presses him up against the cage.
Born has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kornev avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Born is working for takedown but Kornev is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kornev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kornev misses with a takedown
and Born counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kornev tries to kick Born off but Born keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kornev avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Born.
Born is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kornev tries to kick Born off but Born keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kornev is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Born's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Born's back!
Kornev controlling from the back.
Kornev tries to get the hooks in deep but Born pushed the leg off.
Born defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Kornev's arms.
Born breaks Kornev's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kornev is pulling down on Born's head. It's preventing any offense from Born, at least for the moment.
Born is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Kornev is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Kornev has escaped and now he's on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kornev tries to free his leg and advance position but Born is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jason Born will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Born defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kornev.
Born stuffs the takedown.
Born shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kornev trying to control the position.
Born is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Born drops back, looking for a kneebar! Kornev looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Kornev looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Kornev!
Born wants to control but Kornev postures up.
Born is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Born is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Born has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kornev is working away from the top position though.
Kornev wants to take a breather but Born is having none of it.
Born wants to control but Kornev is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jason Born has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Born changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kornev tries to avoid it but Born manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kornev to the ground. Kornev escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Born takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice body punch from Kornev.
Kornev forces Born back against the cage and clinches.
Born can't get the takedown.
Kornev working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kornev pulls Born into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Born sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kornev's guard.
Born winds up and cracks Kornev with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Born is looking for submissions but instead, Kornev has regained full guard.
Born looking to pass the guard.
Born avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Born trying to control the position from guard on top but Kornev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Born wants to pass the guard but Kornev is keeping the position.
Kornev avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kornev controls Born momentarily but Born frees himself.
Born tries to free his leg and advance position but Kornev is retaining full guard.
Born trying to control but Kornev is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kornev is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Born is aware though and is defending well.
Kornev keeping full guard, as Born tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Born dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Born stuffs the takedown.
Kornev closes the distance and clinches up with Born, looking for a takedown. Kornev pushes Born against the cage but Born circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Born circles away from the clinch attempt.
Born shoots in looking for a takedown. Kornev tries to sprawl out of it but Born keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kornev manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Born keeps the fight on the outside.
Born fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kornev sprawls well initially but Born persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kornev is trying to stand back up but Born is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
Born wants to free his trapped foot but Kornev is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Born winds up and cracks Kornev with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kornev looking for submissions off his back.
Born looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Born prevents Kornev from standing back up.
Born scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Born thows a huge punch but Kornev dodges it nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Born lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Born is working for a submission of some sort.
Born 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.
Kornev on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kornev slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Born postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Born loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Born wants to pass the guard but Kornev is keeping the position.
Kornev wants to stand and escape but Born is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Born advances position into side control!
Born wants to control but Kornev is keeping him busy.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Born is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kornev has escaped the position, nice work there.
Born working away.
Born lands a few punches from side control.
Jason Born is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Born trying to control the position but Kornev is working away.
Born controls the position.
Born scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kornev to see if he's OK.
Born tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Jason Born overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Born working the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Born has knee on belly momentarily but Kornev bucks him off and regains half guard.
Ivan Kornev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Born is looking to take a break and control but Kornev is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Born showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Born, 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Born!
Jason Born decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Li Junjie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Junjie has chosen Kung Fu Fighting as his entrance music. 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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277 lbs
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255 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aaron Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Li Junjie!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans misses with a series of wild punches.
Evans lands a big right hand that sends Junjie crashing to the mat! Evans stays standing though and waves Junjie back to his feet!
It looks like Li Junjie has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Evans looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Evans takes a kick to the side of the head.
Junjie lands with a kick to the temple. Evans shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Evans misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Evans throws a jab but it's blocked by Junjie.
Some wild striking there from Evans.
Junjie lands a head kick!
Evans throws a combination that misses
and Junjie counters with a head kick that crumples his opponent - he's in a world of trouble! Junjie looks at the referee who does nothing so Junjie lands a crushing right that sends Evans to the floor! This time the ref steps in to end the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Li Junjie!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Akio Funakoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Louie Resto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Funakoshi's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I'll Bring the Fire (a.k.a Let it Rock). Akio Funakoshi is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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179 lbs
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Brawler
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Brawler
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Akio Funakoshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Louie Resto!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Resto slaps away a takedown attempt from Funakoshi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Funakoshi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Resto as he avoids it easily.
Resto misses with a double jab.
Funakoshi is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Resto's half guard.
Funakoshi lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Funakoshi is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Resto is trying to stand up here but Funakoshi is controlling him well.
Funakoshi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funakoshi is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Resto is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Funakoshi misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Funakoshi looking to ground and pound but Resto is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Resto is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Resto avoids a series of strikes thrown by Funakoshi.
Resto wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Funakoshi jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Resto is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Resto and Funakoshi has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funakoshi throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Resto works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Funakoshi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Resto is not content to let Funakoshi control the position.
Funakoshi is stalling here. Resto is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Funakoshi seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Resto has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Funakoshi tries to bench press Resto off him but Resto keeps the position.
Resto decides to stand back up.
Funakoshi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akio Funakoshi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Resto lands a head shot.
Nice sprawl there from Resto as Funakoshi shoots in.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Resto stuffs the takedown.
Funakoshi is breathing heavily.
Oooooh!!! Resto has knocked Funakoshi down with a huge combo! Resto steps away and waves a wobbly Funakoshi back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Resto throws a series of punches but Funakoshi moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Funakoshi or perhaps it was just good defense by Resto which made him look bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Louie Resto dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Resto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Funakoshi is defended easily by Resto.
Louie Resto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Resto throws a right hand that Funakoshi ducks under and follows up with a left that Funakoshi also avoids with ease.
Resto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Funakoshi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Resto misses with a two punch combination.
Funakoshi throws a head kick that misses.
Funakoshi shoots in for a takedown but Resto shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akio Funakoshi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Funakoshi shoots in but Resto avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Resto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Resto misses with a series of wild punches.
Louie Resto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Funakoshi fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Resto bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Resto comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Resto lands with a good body shot.
Resto misses with the combination.
Resto takes the fight into the clinch.
Resto wants to break the clinch but can't.
Resto has had enough of the clinch but Funakoshi keeps him there for the moment.
Resto is trying to break the clinch but Funakoshi is controlling him.
Resto wants to break the clinch but can't.
Resto has had enough of the clinch but Funakoshi keeps him there for the moment.
Funakoshi trying to stall but Resto improves his position.
A frustrated look appears on Resto's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funakoshi prevents Resto from breaking the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Funakoshi.
Resto gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Funakoshi.
Resto has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Funakoshi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Resto is trying to break the clinch but Funakoshi is controlling him.
Funakoshi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Resto's efforts to push away.
Funakoshi has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Resto is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Resto breaks from the clinch.
Resto lunges at Funakoshi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Funakoshi's hand.
Funakoshi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Resto moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Funakoshi is rocked!
Resto closes the distance and clinches.
Oh Funakoshi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Resto unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Funakoshi! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Resto is unloading with more strikes now! Funakoshi drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Louie Resto!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Neal Caffrey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilia Nazarkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ilia Nazarkin is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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190 lbs
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190 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Neal Caffrey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ilia Nazarkin!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caffrey staying out of range there.
Caffrey drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Nazarkin is looking to stand up but Caffrey isn't so interested in that idea.
Caffrey with a nice head shot there.
Caffrey throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Caffrey is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Nazarkin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Caffrey. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Caffrey is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Caffrey throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Caffrey is looking to work some ground and pound but Nazarkin has wrist control.
Caffrey with a flurry of punches that miss.
Caffrey gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarkin throws a body punch but Caffrey moves out of range.
Nazarkin dives in and scores a takedown into Caffrey's guard.
Nazarkin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nazarkin trying to control the position from guard on top but Caffrey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Caffrey throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Nazarkin stands and steps away. Caffrey gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Nazarkin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Caffrey.
Caffrey is breathing heavily.
Nazarkin lands a slapping body shot.
Caffrey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nazarkin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nazarkin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Caffrey clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caffrey is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Nazarkin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Caffrey has picked Nazarkin up - he's going for a ride! Caffrey dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Nazarkin is looking to control Caffrey's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nazarkin avoid being mounted?
Nazarkin wants to get back to his feet.
Caffrey is thwarting Nazarkin's attempts to control the position.
Caffrey prevents Nazarkin from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nazarkin wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caffrey wants to advance to full mount but Nazarkin doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Nazarkin wants to stand and escape but Caffrey is having none of it.
Caffrey is fighting to break Nazarkin's control of his arms but Nazarkin is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Nazarkin wants to stand up but Caffrey is controlling him.
Nazarkin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Caffrey tries to free his leg and advance position but Nazarkin is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caffrey throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Caffrey is in close to Nazarkin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nazarkin controls Caffrey momentarily but Caffrey frees himself.
Caffrey stays in close to Nazarkin's body and controls the position.
Caffrey throws a big elbow that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nazarkin trying to control the position here.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ilia Nazarkin wasn't active enough on the ground.
Nazarkin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Caffrey checks it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Neal Caffrey will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Caffrey shoots in and drives through. Nazarkin sprawls well.
Caffrey slips a jab from Nazarkin.
Caffrey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nazarkin.
No joy there for Nazarkin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nazarkin. Caffrey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Caffrey shoots for a double leg takedown but Nazarkin sprawls well. He's pushed Caffrey's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nazarkin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Neal Caffrey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nazarkin.
Nazarkin throws a head kick but Caffrey moves out of range.
Caffrey fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Nazarkin sprawls well initially but Caffrey persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Caffrey is working for a submission of some sort.
Caffrey wants to control but Nazarkin is keeping him busy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caffrey wants to pass to mount but Nazarkin is defending the position.
Caffrey thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Caffrey trying to control the action but Nazarkin is working from the bottom.
Caffrey throwing shots but Nazarkin is blocking nicely.
Nazarkin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Caffrey.
Nazarkin moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Nazarkin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caffrey trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nazarkin pushes Caffrey off and gets back to his feet.
Nazarkin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nazarkin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Caffrey shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nazarkin defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neal Caffrey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Caffrey shoots in for a takedown but Nazarkin shows good takedown defense.
Nazarkin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Caffrey rather than just go for the knockout.
Nazarkin lands a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caffrey takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Caffrey avoids the body shot from Nazarkin.
Nazarkin looks to land a right hand but Caffrey moved out of range.
Caffrey slips a jab from Nazarkin.
Nazarkin throws a jab when Caffrey was well out of range.
Caffrey slips a straight right by Nazarkin.
Caffrey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nazarkin.
Nazarkin fails with the takedown.
Caffrey shoots in but Nazarkin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nazarkin punishes Caffrey's body with a nice straight punch.
Caffrey moves away from the strike by Nazarkin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazarkin throws a head kick that misses.
Nazarkin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Neal Caffrey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caffrey slips under a jab from Nazarkin.
Nazarkin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nazarkin misses with a leg kick.
Nazarkin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Caffrey needs to keep his hands up - Nazarkin had a free shot at his head there.
Caffrey takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nazarkin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Caffrey.
Nazarkin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nazarkin loads up on a big right hand but Caffrey slips the punch.
Caffrey tries for a takedown but Nazarkin circles away easily
and Nazarkin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ilia Nazarkin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Caffrey slips under a jab.
A jab from Nazarkin misses.
Nazarkin just misses with a punch to the body.
Nazarkin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Caffrey has a takedown stuffed.
Nazarkin looks to throw the jab but Caffrey is out of range.
Nazarkin keeps the fight on the outside.
Nazarkin misses with a wild body shot.
Nazarkin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The fighters circling - Nazarkin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Caffrey has Nazarkin up against the cage in a clinch.
Caffrey gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nazarkin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarkin tries to break the clinch but Caffrey is controlling the position.
Caffrey lands a takedown into guard.
Nazarkin wants to control the position but Caffrey says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Caffrey lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nazarkin is trying to maintain the position but Caffrey is very close to passing his half guard.
Nazarkin is trying to get back to full guard.
Caffrey misses with a head shot. Nazarkin uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caffrey postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Caffrey with a flurry of punches that miss.
Caffrey trying to control but Nazarkin is working from the bottom.
Caffrey working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nazarkin keeping moving, preventing Caffrey from controlling successfully.
Caffrey trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caffrey loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nazarkin wants to get back to his feet but Caffrey is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Nazarkin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nazarkin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Neal Caffrey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Caffrey throws a strike but Nazarkin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Nazarkin wants to control from the top but Caffrey keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caffrey avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nazarkin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nazarkin trying to control but Caffrey is working from the bottom.
Nazarkin wanted to stand there but Caffrey had control of the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ilia Nazarkin has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Caffrey drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Caffrey postures up and lands a big shot to Nazarkin's brow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Neal Caffrey showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Caffrey 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Neal Caffrey!
In his post fight interview, Neal Caffrey started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Ribero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Lost in the Echo. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carlos Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andre Ribero!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribero tries for a takedown but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ribero showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Ribero misses with a takedown
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carlos Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Ribero.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ribero dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ribero is defended easily by Johnson.
A jab lands there for Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribero slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Johnson leaves Ribero with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by Ribero or perhaps it was just good defense by Johnson which made him look bad.
Sloppy strikes from Johnson. Those never looked like landing.
Good shot there by Johnson.
Ribero shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Ribero bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnson lands with a right hand.
Ribero wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Ribero shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Johnson defends it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson scores with a nice strike.
Ribero shoots for a takedown but Johnson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ribero dives in and grabs Johnson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes down on Ribero's head and hops out.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Carlos Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson scores with a jab. Ribero acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ribero looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Johnson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ribero looks gassed!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson stalks Ribero and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ribero's face. Ribero staggers backwards, shaken.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Johnson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Johnson scores with a nice head shot.
Ribero shoots in but Johnson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Johnson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ribero back to the cage. Johnson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Ribero is trying desperately to land a takedown but Johnson is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Ribero.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ribero.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ribero will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Carlos Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Ribero.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ribero throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Johnson's waist but Johnson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ribero off to one side.
Johnson tries to bum rush Ribero with a series of wild strikes but Ribero uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Ribero moves out of range.
Ribero has his takedown stuffed
and Johnson counters with a three punch combo that has Ribero backing up. Ribero nods at Johnson to acknowledge the strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ribero will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Johnson connects with a jab.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Ribero avoids it well.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Johnson. Those never looked like landing.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ribero counters by moving into the clinch.
Ribero drags the fight down to the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Johnson is looking to stand up but Ribero won't let him.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Ribero keeps moving.
Johnson is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Ribero has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Johnson is looking to defend but Ribero has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Johnson! Ribero pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Johnson taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Andre Ribero!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Hope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Braulio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matthew Hope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Braulio Silva!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Hope drives through with a takedown into Silva's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hope lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hope preventing the sweep.
Silva working for a triangle but Hope defends it easily.
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Silva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hope defends it easily.
Hope trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva wants to sweep here but Hope controlling him for the moment.
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!
Silva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hope is looking to improve his position.
Hope actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hope is defending against the submission attempts here by Silva.
Hope is defending against the submission attempts here by Silva.
Silva landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Silva is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Hope is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Braulio Silva!
An out of breath Braulio Silva thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giovanni Passerini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson comes to the cage accompanied by Mary had a little lamb. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Giovanni Passerini!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Passerini ducks under a wild hook from Tyson.
Mike Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyson blocks a head kick by Passerini.
Passerini throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Passerini throws a sloppy head kick and Tyson moves out of range easily.
Passerini uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tyson.
Tyson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Passerini counters with a thumping low kick.
A left lands for Tyson.
Tyson throws out a loose jab but Passerini uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Passerini.
Tyson fails with a takedown attempt.
Tyson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tyson throws an off balance right hand
and Passerini counters with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Passerini tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Passerini tries a head kick but it misses.
Passerini scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tyson misses with a hook.
Tyson throws a right hand that Passerini ducks under and follows up with a left that Passerini also avoids with ease.
Passerini uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tyson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Passerini scores with a head kick. Tyson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Passerini lands with a kick to the temple. Tyson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Passerini misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Passerini uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tyson.
A big left from Passerini misses.
Tyson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Passerini's head backwards.
Passerini throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tyson's head.
Tyson thows a body shot but no joy.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sloppy strikes from Tyson. Those never looked like landing.
Passerini throws a sloppy head kick and Tyson moves out of range easily.
Passerini takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Passerini's head.
Passerini misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Tyson misses the target.
Tyson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Passerini.
Passerini uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tyson.
Tyson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Passerini counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tyson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Tyson throws a poor cross that misses
and Passerini counters with an outside leg kick.
Tyson throws the left hand but Passerini avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Passerini needs to keep his hands up - Tyson had a free shot at his head there.
Passerini throws a sloppy head kick and Tyson moves out of range easily.
Tyson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Passerini.
Tyson avoids the head kick by Passerini.
Passerini looks to score with a jab to the body but Tyson is just out of range.
Tyson avoids the head kick by Passerini.
Tyson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Passerini moves out of range of the strikes.
Passerini avoids the body shot from Tyson.
Tyson blocks a head kick by Passerini.
Passerini displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tyson throws out the jab.
Tyson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tyson avoids the head kick by Passerini.
Passerini throws a head kick but Tyson moves out of range.
Tyson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Passerini.
Tyson lands a big uppercut and Passerini crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Passerini looks OK. Tyson waves Passerini back to his feet!
Passerini is rocked!
Passerini looks gassed!
Tyson throws a big shot that misses.
Passerini is still on wobbly legs! Can Tyson finish him?
Tyson cracks a nice hook into Passerini's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Passerini.
Passerini moves out of range as Tyson strikes.
Tyson throws out a loose jab but Passerini uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Passerini.
Tyson loads up on a big right hand but Passerini slips the punch.
Tyson misses the jab.
Tyson misses the jab.
Tyson closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Passerini out cold! Passerini corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mike Tyson!
Mike Tyson tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Jairo Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Jairo Velasquez will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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245 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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188 cm
26
255 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marcelo Martinez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Jairo Velasquez!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velasquez tries to clinch but Martinez is having none of it.
Velasquez slips a straight right by Martinez.
Velasquez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martinez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Velasquez.
Martinez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Velasquez was well out of range. Poor timing from Martinez.
Velasquez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Velasquez lands a head shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Velasquez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Martinez misses with a wild body shot.
Martinez misses the shot to the body.
Velasquez misses with a body shot.
Velasquez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Martinez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Velasquez moves into range and clinches up with Martinez.
Velasquez pressing his opponent against the cage.
Martinez is trying to force a seperation but Velasquez has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martinez's elbow.
Martinez throws a head punch that misses.
Velasquez prevents Martinez from breaking the clinch.
Velasquez lands a hook that snaps the head of Martinez backwards.
A short uppercut from Velasquez.
Velasquez lands a nice shot to the body.
Velasquez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martinez's elbow.
Velasquez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Velasquez lands with a light punch inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Velasquez.
Martinez is breathing heavily.
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!
A left hand lands to the body for Velasquez.
Velasquez is struggling to control the position.
Velasquez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Martinez backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez stalling against the cage.
Velasquez lands with a light punch inside.
Velasquez drops Martinez onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Martinez is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
It looks like Marcelo Martinez has been cut.
Velasquez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Martinez backwards.
Martinez is rocked!
Velasquez has Martinez pressed against the cage. Martinez drops his hands and Velasquez takes advantage by unloading with a massive hook that sends Martinez tumbling to the canvas! Velasquez rains down with more punches but Martinez was already out! That's a highlight reel knockout for Velasquez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Jairo Velasquez!
John Jairo Velasquez is the new super heavyweight champion!
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