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EFC 2: Rise Of Greatness PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Blue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khabib Nurmagomedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khabib Nurmagomedov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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162 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bobby Blue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khabib Nurmagomedov!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blue shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Nurmagomedov's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blue has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Nurmagomedov to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Blue is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Nurmagomedov pulls down on the head and he's put Blue to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Khabib Nurmagomedov!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lazy Lary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Poo Leg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lazy Lary!
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, Poo Leg!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leg shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leg 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.
Leg controlling the action here.
Lary is looking to improve his position.
Leg is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Lary is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Leg trying to control the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Poo Leg hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Leg throws a sloppy head kick
and Lary counters with a series of strikes. Leg will be more careful next time no doubt.
Leg decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Leg with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lary tries to roll over but Leg keeps him under control.
Leg moves nicely into side control.
Lary explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Leg moves into the clinch.
Lary wants to get back to striking at distance but Leg won't allow it.
Leg successfully pulls guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leg looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Leg pushes Lary off and gets back to his feet.
Lary misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lary gets tackled into the cage by Leg. Leg maintains the clinch.
Lary is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Leg.
Lary breaks from the clinch.
Lary misses with a jab, cross combination.
Leg feints and as Lary raises his hands in defense, Leg changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lary is breathing heavily.
Leg gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leg has a takedown stuffed.
Leg feints and as Lary raises his hands in defense, Leg changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lary working for submissions but it's allowed Leg to get to half guard.
Lary looking for submissions off his back.
Lary knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Leg on the ground.
Leg winds up and cracks Lary with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lary is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Leg with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leg works his way into full mount!
Leg has isolated one of Lary's arms. Lary looking to fight him off but Leg twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Poo Leg!
In defeat, Lazy Lary stepped up to the mic, saying 'lucky'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andy Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mendy Ripstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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140 lbs
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andy Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mendy Ripstein!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns circles away from the clinch attempt.
Burns misses with a hook. Ripstein ducked under it nicely.
Burns shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ripstein but Ripstein pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sloppy strikes from Burns. Those never looked like landing.
Burns looks to land a combination but Ripstein avoids it well.
Burns tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ripstein defends well and Burns ends up having to push Ripstein into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Burns jumps guard but Ripstein stands there with Burns around his waist. Burns gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andy Burns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ripstein can't break the clinch.
Ripstein misses with a hook to the ribs.
Burns fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Burns tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ripstein smiles and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns closes the distance and clinches up with Ripstein, looking for a takedown. Burns pushes Ripstein against the cage but Ripstein circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ripstein clinches up with Burns and pushes him back against the cage.
Ripstein is trying to force a seperation but Burns has the dominant position.
Burns jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ripstein walks away with a smile on his face. Burns gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ripstein takes the fight into the clinch.
Ripstein wants to get back to striking at distance but Burns won't allow it.
Ripstein working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ripstein told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ripstein misses with a punch on the inside.
Burns prevents a body shot from Ripstein.
Ripstein wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ripstein looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ripstein controlling the action here for a moment.
Burns fails to pull guard.
Ripstein lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ripstein leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ripstein has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ripstein looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ripstein slows down the pace here.
Ripstein looks winded!
Ripstein is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Burns tries to pull guard but Ripstein won't allow it.
Burns is trying to pull guard but Ripstein has him pressed against the cage.
Ripstein is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ripstein tries to circle away but Burns has him pinned against the cage.
Ripstein can't break the clinch.
Burns tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ripstein just stands there and leans against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Ripstein.
Burns fails to pull guard.
Ripstein manages to break the clinch.
Burns swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mendy Ripstein dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Burns misses the jab.
Ripstein misses with the combination.
Burns throws a combination that misses
and Ripstein connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ripstein leaves Burns with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ripstein has Burns up against the cage in a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Ripstein.
A short body shot lands from Ripstein as the two fighters clinch.
Burns tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ripstein smiles and moves away.
Ripstein moves out of range of the body kick.
Ripstein is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ripstein swings for the body but Burns moves out of range.
Burns tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ripstein sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Burns somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andy Burns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ripstein throws a series of punches but Burns moves out of range.
Burns is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Burns lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Burns doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ripstein counters with a left and a right that stings Burns.
Burns misses with a lunging right hand
and Ripstein counters with a series of strikes. Burns will be more careful next time no doubt.
Burns shoots for a double leg takedown but Ripstein sprawls well. He's pushed Burns's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns thows a body shot but no joy.
A left and a right from Ripstein both land. Nice combination.
Ripstein uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burns.
Ripstein throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ripstein slips a jab and a cross from Burns.
Burns avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Burns fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ripstein throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Burns looks to score with a jab to the body but Ripstein is just out of range.
Burns shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ripstein as he jumps to the side.
Burns throws a right hand that Ripstein ducks under and follows up with a left that Ripstein also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ripstein is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ripstein darts in and clinches Burns up against the cage.
Ripstein breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Burns throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ripstein was covering up waiting for the punch and Burns finishes the takedown easily into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ripstein is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Burns dives into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Ripstein is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Andy Burns!
In his post fight interview, Andy Burns 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keisuke Takahashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pierre comes to the cage accompanied by Tsunami. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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170 lbs
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184 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jonathan St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Keisuke Takahashi!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takahashi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by St Pierre.
St Pierre takes a jab right on the kisser.
Takahashi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but St Pierre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Takahashi takes a head kick and keeps coming.
St Pierre misses with a head kick.
St Pierre listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Takahashi moves out of range of the body kick from St Pierre.
St Pierre seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Takahashi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Takahashi scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Jonathan St Pierre has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Takahashi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Takahashi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Takahashi tries a low kick but St Pierre avoids it.
Takahashi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits St Pierres jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
St Pierre is rocked!
St Pierre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Oh St Pierre is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Takahashi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Takahashi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Takahashi misses with a jab, cross combination.
St Pierre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Takahashi batters St Pierre with a massive right followed by a huge left! St Pierre is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Takahashi lands a final crushing right hand to drop St Pierre to the mat with a gruesome thud! Takahashi is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Keisuke Takahashi!
The defeated Jonathan St Pierre had this to say: 'That guy is no joke. He caught me, but I promise I will come back stronger and make my way to the title.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steve Buscemi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Galvao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Steve Buscemi has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Steve Buscemi seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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192 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steve Buscemi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andre Galvao!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buscemi throws a right hand that Galvao ducks under and follows up with a left that Galvao also avoids with ease.
Buscemi scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Andre Galvao has been cut.
Buscemi lands a right hook to the body.
Buscemi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Galvao circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from Buscemi.
Galvao tries to clinch
and Buscemi counters with a series of strikes. Galvao will be more careful next time no doubt.
Galvao wants to clinch.
Galvao tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Buscemi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Buscemi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Galvao.
Buscemi lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Galvao tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Buscemi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A combination from Buscemi does no damage.
Buscemi throws out a powerful jab.
Galvao has his takedown stuffed
and Buscemi counters with a three punch combo that has Galvao backing up. Galvao nods at Buscemi to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galvao tries to clinch up.
Buscemi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Galvao tries to clinch up.
Buscemi feints a jab promting Galvao to slip. Buscemi then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Galvao slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Galvao pivots, looking for a leg kick but Buscemi is out of range and Galvao settles back down.
Galvao misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Galvao gets the takedown into side control.
Galvao tries to move into full mount but can't pass Buscemi's legs.
Buscemi is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Galvao is controlling him well.
Buscemi is not content to let Galvao control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buscemi is pushing Galvao's head away, looking to escape. Galvao manages to hold on to the position though.
Buscemi on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Buscemi tries to get out of the position.
Buscemi explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A punch combination from Buscemi misses.
Buscemi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No luck for Galvao with that takedown attempt.
Steve Buscemi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Galvao.
Buscemi misses with a series of wild punches.
Buscemi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Steve Buscemi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Buscemi scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Buscemi.
Buscemi misses with a two punch combination.
Buscemi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Galvao at a distance.
Buscemi slips a straight right by Galvao.
Buscemi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Buscemi lands the left hand.
Buscemi misses with a few strikes there.
Galvao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Galvao fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Buscemi avoids it really well and circles away.
Buscemi swinging wildly here.
Buscemi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galvao tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Buscemi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Galvao is looking to clinch.
Buscemi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Buscemi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A nice combination there by Buscemi.
Buscemi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Galvao moves away.
A left and a right from Buscemi both land. Nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Buscemi catches Galvao with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Buscemi avoids a punch combination nicely.
A nice combination there by Buscemi.
Steve Buscemi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Galvao is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Buscemi blocks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Buscemi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andre Galvao's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Buscemi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Galvao closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Buscemi quickly recovers to half guard.
Galvao frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Galvao has hold of Buscemi's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Buscemi manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Galvao tries to control but Buscemi wriggling away.
Galvao punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buscemi defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Galvao.
Galvao works his way to his opponent's back.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Galvao's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Galvao is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Buscemi knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Buscemi for a finish.
Andre Galvao has got the better of the ground game so far.
Galvao controlling from the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galvao throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Buscemi!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Galvao looking for the choke but no joy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buscemi prevents Galvao from getting a body triangle.
Galvao looking for the RNC.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buscemi is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Galvao.
Buscemi holding both Galvao 's hands and preventing any damage.
Galvao is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Buscemi won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Galvao off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Andre Galvao!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Time Bomb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raiko Keskkula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bomb's entrance music is Dha Werda Verda. A fine choice. Time Bomb could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Raiko Keskkula's chin.
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280 lbs
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280 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Time Bomb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raiko Keskkula!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keskkula looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Keskkula catches Bomb with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Time Bomb has been cut.
Keskkula will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Keskkula throws a right hand that Bomb ducks under and follows up with a left that Bomb also avoids with ease.
Keskkula fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bomb manages to avoid it.
Bomb avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bomb looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Keskkula misses with the combination.
Bomb definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bomb staying out of range there.
Bomb steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Keskkula.
Keskkula lands a really nice looking cross but Bomb seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomb tries for a takedown but Keskkula sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Keskkula scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bomb is breathing heavily.
Keskkula connects with a single shot there.
Raiko Keskkula seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keskkula lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bomb at a distance.
Keskkula shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Keskkula lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keskkula lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Bomb out cold! Bomb is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Raiko Keskkula!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kublai Congo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emory Majors (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Congo comes to the cage accompanied by Lil' Jamal- Genetic For Terror. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
34 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Kublai Congo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Emory Majors!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Majors digs a good body shot into Congo's ribs.
Congo throws a combination that misses
and Majors counters with a two punch combo.
Congo moves away from the strike by Majors.
Majors shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Congo as he jumps to the side.
Majors throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Congo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Congo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Majors scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Majors shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Congo sprawls well. Congo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Majors gets slowly back to his feet.
Majors looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Congo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kublai Congo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emory Majors.
A jab from Congo misses.
Majors closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Majors looks to throw a body kick
and Congo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Majors throws a combination that misses
and Congo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Majors thinking.
Majors looks winded!
Congo throws a lazy uppercut
and Majors counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Majors working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Majors got a little sloppy there for a moment and Congo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Majors has managed to get both his arms back between Congo's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Majors wants to get up but he can't break Congo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Majors throws a big elbow that misses.
Congo has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Congo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Majors.
Majors is looking to work some ground and pound but Congo has wrist control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Majors loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Congo working a defensive guard here.
Majors throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Congo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Majors doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Congo is tightening it up a little... Majors has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Majors reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Majors taps out! Nice BJJ there by Congo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Kublai Congo!
An out of breath Kublai Congo 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Boris Cekada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Claude Cedric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Cedric's choice of entrance music: Lil Wayne - Troublemaker f. Young Money . 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
47 - 19 - 2, fighting out of London, Boris Cekada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jean Claude Cedric!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cekada changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheers as Cedric lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cekada doesn't seem phased though.
Cekada gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cedric utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cekada looking to slow down the pace here.
Cekada tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cedric's elbow.
Cekada takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Boris Cekada has been cut.
Cedric is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cekada avoids a wild elbow strike from Cedric.
A body shot lands from Cekada.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cedric is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cekada is defending well for now.
Cedric lands with a light punch inside.
Cekada tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cedric's elbow.
Cekada can't break the clinch.
Cedric pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cekada tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cedric blocks a body shot from Cekada.
Cedric scores a nice knee to the body.
Cedric scores with a shot to the side of Cekada's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cekada misses with a body punch.
Cekada struggles to land a body shot inside as Cedric controls his hands.
Cedric with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cedric working aggressively here.
Cedric lands with a light punch inside.
Cekada tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cekada tries to work over Cedric's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cekada tries to circle away but Cedric has him pinned against the cage.
Cekada leaning against his opponent.
Cedric looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cekada can't find room to land a body shot as Cedric controls the action.
Cekada struggles to land a body shot inside as Cedric controls his hands.
Cekada misses with some punches.
Cedric lands an elbow inside that Cekada shrugs off.
Cekada looking to stall.
A right hook to the body lands for Cekada.
Cedric misses with an elbow strike.
Cedric pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cekada blocking some punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cedric.
Cedric creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cekada's defenses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cedric throws an elbow but misses.
Cekada blocks an elbow strike.
Cekada goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cekada misses with a body punch.
Cekada manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cekada is trying to stall.
Cekada goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cedric lands an elbow inside that Cekada shrugs off.
Cedric lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cekada backwards.
Cedric blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cedric lands with a light punch inside.
Cekada working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cekada's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cekada dodges an elbow strike from Cedric.
Cekada blocks an uppercut.
Cekada wants to stall.
Cekada seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Cedric is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Cedric lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cekada backwards.
Cedric using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cekada has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cedric tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cedric creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cedric tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cekada doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A body shot lands from Cekada.
Cedric trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cedric looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cekada pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cekada swings for the body but Cedric moves out of range.
Cekada throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cedric tried to score with a low kick but Cekada checks it.
Cekada throws out a leg kick but Cedric moves out of range and Cekada only half commits.
Cedric takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cedric lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nice uppercut there from Cedric.
Boris Cekada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cedric takes a swing at Cekada's ribcage but misses.
Cekada closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cekada lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cedric blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cekada misses with a body punch.
Cekada managing to block the knees to the body from Cedric.
Cekada doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cekada is working Cedric over against the cage.
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 Boris Cekada will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Boris Cekada's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cedric misses with a body shot.
Cedric connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cekada has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Cekada scores with a jab to the body.
Cekada misses with a low kick.
Cedric tries to close the distance and clinch but Cekada swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cedric pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cedric lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cekada misses with a double jab
and Cedric counters with a head kick.
Cedric moves away from the strike by Cekada.
A slapping body kick lands there for Cedric.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cedric looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cedric gets tackled into the cage by Cekada. Cekada maintains the clinch.
Cedric with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A body shot lands from Cekada.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cedric tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cekada avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cedric.
Cekada trying to control the position but instead, Cedric has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cekada into the cage.
Cekada tries a body shot but Cedric blocks it.
Cekada blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cekada tries a body shot but Cedric blocks it.
Cedric looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cekada swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cekada.
Cedric connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cekada's face.
Cekada stalling in the clinch but Cedric improves position.
Cekada goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cekada presses Cedric against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cedric working Cekada over with knees to the body.
Cedric blocks a body shot from Cekada.
Cedric prevents a body shot from Cekada.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cedric using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cekada has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cekada tries to throw a body punch but Cedric avoids it by throwing Cekada back against the cage.
Cedric misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cekada.
Cedric throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cedric just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cekada's brow.
Cekada misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cekada's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cekada closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Cekada.
Cekada is trying to stall.
Boris Cekada has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cedric creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cedric working aggressively here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cedric.
Cedric lands a shoulder strike.
Cedric throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cedric utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cedric prevents Cekada from breaking the clinch.
Cekada is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cekada blocks a body shot from Cedric.
Nice body punch from Cedric.
Cedric lands a right hand.
Cekada misses with a body punch.
Cedric lands an elbow inside that Cekada shrugs off.
Cedric landing knees to the head.
Cekada misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cekada looking to stall.
Cedric lands an elbow inside.
Cekada misses with a punch to the body.
Cekada breaks from the clinch.
Cekada takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cekada misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cedric lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cekada takes a step back to recover.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cekada misses with a body shot.
Cekada has Cedric up against the cage in a clinch.
Cedric tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cekada's elbow.
Cekada can't break the clinch.
Cedric misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cekada.
Cekada tries to stall but Cedric uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cedric lands a damaging elbow.
Cedric scores with a shot to the side of Cekada's head.
Cekada can't find room to land a body shot as Cedric controls the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cekada blocks a body shot from Cedric.
Cedric creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cekada's defenses.
Cekada's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Cekada looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Claude Cedric showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Boris Cekada's cut.
That's time! Cekada's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Cedric scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice defenses there by Cedric.
Cekada is looking to wear down Cedric with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cedric lands a nice shot that snaps Cekada's head back.
Cedric fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cekada.
Cekada fails to land with a series of punches.
Cedric tries to close the distance and clinch but Cekada swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cedric tries to clinch there but Cekada circles away.
Cekada looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cedric avoids the body shot from Cekada.
Cedric cracks Cekada with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cedric connects with a leg kick. Cekada looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cekada blocks a head kick by Cedric.
A left lands for Cedric.
Cedric scores with a head kick.
Cekada walks into a left hand.
Cekada pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cekada throws a head kick that misses.
Cedric keeps Cekada at a distance using the push kick.
Cekada has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cedric.
A good leg kick by Cedric.
Cedric buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cedric scores with a nice strike.
Cekada instigates a clinch.
Cedric lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cedric lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cedric prevents Cekada from breaking the clinch.
Cekada misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cekada wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cedric tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cedric has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Cedric softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cedric lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cekada softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cedric lands with a left to the head.
Cekada can't break the clinch.
Cekada swings wildly with an uppercut but Cedric uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cekada lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cekada lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cedric backwards.
Cedric tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cekada avoids it.
Cedric is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cekada is defending well for now.
Cedric lands an uppercut.
Cedric is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cekada is defending well for now.
Cekada on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cekada is trying to maintain a safe position but Cedric gets an underhook and turns Cekada into the cage.
Cedric looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cekada takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cekada can't find room to land a body shot as Cedric controls the action.
Cedric lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cekada backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cekada misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cekada misses with a body punch.
Cedric prevents a body shot from Cekada.
Cedric tries to land knees in the clinch but Cekada avoids the damage to the body.
Cedric lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cekada backwards.
Cedric tries a knee to the head but Cekada blocks it.
Cekada controlling the action here for a moment.
Cedric scores with a shot to the side of Cekada's head.
Good body shot from Cekada.
Cekada is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cekada on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cekada blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cedric works on Cekada's body with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cekada struggles to land a body shot inside as Cedric controls his hands.
Cedric lands an elbow just above Cekada 's eye.
A short right from Cedric.
Cedric creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cedric gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cedric blocks a body shot from Cekada.
Cekada can't break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cekada is trying to maintain a safe position but Cedric gets an underhook and turns Cekada into the cage.
A short right from Cedric on the inside.
Cekada tries to throw a body punch but Cedric avoids it by throwing Cekada back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cekada has Cedric pushed against the cage.
Cekada doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cekada looking to slow down the pace here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jean Claude Cedric comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cedric has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jean Claude Cedric!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jean Claude Cedric waved his t-shirt featuring Diamond Nutrition 160q's logo in front of the cameras.
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