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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between LC Audet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samak Tiyapairat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tiyapairat is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ram Muay. Samak Tiyapairat has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, LC Audet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samak Tiyapairat!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiyapairat fails with an attempt to clinch.
Audet lands with a right hand.
It looks like Samak Tiyapairat has been cut.
Audet swinging wildly here.
A big right from Audet misses.
Tiyapairat pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Audet circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tiyapairat lands a high kick!
It looks like LC Audet has been cut.
Tiyapairat punishes Audet's body with a nice straight punch.
Audet avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Audet slips under a jab.
Tiyapairat lands with a kick to the temple. Audet shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tiyapairat throws a leg kick that misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Audet.
Tiyapairat scores with a head kick.
Audet is rocked!
A nice leg kick lands there from Tiyapairat.
Oh Audet is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tiyapairat lands with a nice body kick.
Audet seems to have got his legs back now.
Audet is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Audet slips a jab from Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat connects with a stiff jab that staggers Audet - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Samak Tiyapairat!
In his post fight interview, Samak Tiyapairat started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Oil Slick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Monroe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slick comes into the arena with Careful With That Axe Eugene blaring out of the sound system. Monroe is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Simple Man - Lynyrd Skynyrd. 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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Solid boxing
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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
36 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oil Slick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Monroe!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monroe throws a series of punches but Slick moves out of range.
Slick scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Monroe throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Slick.
It looks like Oil Slick has been cut.
Monroe with a jab.
Monroe keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Slick looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Monroe throws a series of strikes that have Slick backpedaling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monroe looks to land a combination but Slick avoids it well.
Slick thuds a left hand into Monroe's body.
Monroe looks to land a right hand but Slick moved out of range.
Slick staying out of range there.
Monroe throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Slick counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Monroe scores with a shot to the body.
Monroe throws a hook but Slick blocks it.
Monroe with a jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Monroe scores with a four punch combination!
Monroe lands a really nice looking cross but Slick seems unphased.
Slick is rocked!
Slick fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Monroe looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Oh Slick is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jab by Slick.
Slick seems to have got his legs back now.
Monroe throws a series of punches but Slick avoids them all with ease.
Monroe misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slick drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Slick feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Monroe's calf.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Slick, right into the meat.
Monroe feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Slick's calf.
Monroe connects with a body shot that sends Slick's belly button to the back.
Monroe misses with a double jab.
Monroe stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Monroe moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jon Monroe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Slick walks into a jab.
Monroe attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Monroe misses with a low kick as Slick jumps back.
Monroe tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Slick takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Monroe stuns Slick with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Monroe tries to land a front kick but Slick steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Monroe avoids the body shot from Slick.
A solid body kick from Monroe.
Slick throws a sloppy head kick and Monroe moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monroe thuds a left hand into Slick's body.
Monroe connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Slick momentarily.
Monroe blocks a low kick nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Monroe as he connects with a hook.
Monroe avoids the head kick by Slick.
Monroe throws a quick inside leg kick.
Monroe throws a body punch but Slick moves out of range.
Monroe throws a series of punches but Slick avoids them all with ease.
Monroe misses with the combination.
Monroe throws a leg kick but Slick sees it coming and moves out of range.
Slick takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Monroe throws a hook but Slick avoids it easily.
Monroe misses with a low kick as Slick jumps back.
Monroe misses with an uppercut
and Slick counters with a nice low kick that buckles Monroe's knee momentarily.
Monroe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Monroe is looking to chop away at Slick's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slick throws a looping overhand right but Monroe ducks down to avoid it.
Monroe takes a kick to the side of the head.
Monroe throws a sloppy head kick and Slick moves out of range easily.
Monroe misses with a wild combination.
A punch combination from Monroe misses.
Monroe throws a sloppy head kick and Slick moves out of range easily.
Jon Monroe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slick shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Monroe bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Slick's head.
Monroe connects with a body shot that sends Slick's belly button to the back.
Monroe feints and then cracks Slick's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Slick down.
A left and a right from Monroe both land. Nice combination.
Oil Slick's cut is getting worse.
Monroe fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Monroe scores with a one two! Slick had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Monroe misses with the combination.
Slick throws a leg kick but Monroe moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slick buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Slick.
Monroe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Slick.
Slick lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Monroe is working the combinations to good effect here.
Monroe displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Slick throws a low kick but Monroe moves out of range easily.
Monroe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Monroe takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Monroe walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Slick checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Slick throws a leg kick but Monroe sees it coming and moves out of range.
Monroe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Monroe fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Slick checks the leg kick nicely there.
Slick avoids the body shot from Monroe.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Monroe misses with a double jab.
Monroe goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Monroe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Slick.
Monroe pivots, looking for a leg kick but Slick is out of range and Monroe settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Monroe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Oil Slick's cut.
That's time! Slick's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Monroe is looking to slow Slick down with leg kicks.
Jon Monroe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Monroe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Monroe misses with the combination.
Monroe lands a right hook to the body.
Slick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Monroe.
Monroe paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Slick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Slick throws a low kick but Monroe avoids it.
Slick throws a looping overhand right but Monroe ducks down to avoid it.
Slick showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Monroe.
Monroe on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Slick. Slick obviously looking to wear him down.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Slick might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Monroe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Monroe pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Slick back to the ropes. Monroe follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Monroe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Slick circles away quickly and effectively.
Jon Monroe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Monroe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Slick.
Monroe on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Monroe fails to land with a series of punches.
Monroe is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Monroe throws a left and a right that both miss
and Slick counters with a left and a right that stings Monroe.
Monroe falls off balance throwing a combination
and Slick counters with a nice kick to the body.
Monroe throws a series of punches but Slick moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Slick.
A telegraphed right hand from Monroe misses the target.
Slick tries a head kick but it misses.
Monroe pivots, looking for a leg kick but Slick is out of range and Monroe settles back down.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Slick.
Slick darts in looking for a takedown but Monroe gets double underhooks and turns Slick into the ropes.
Monroe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Monroe moves out of range of the body kick.
Monroe thuds a left hand into Slick's body.
Some bone on bone action there as Monroe checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Slick misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monroe connects with a single shot there.
Monroe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Monroe lands with a good body shot.
Slick takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Monroe checks a leg kick.
Slick looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Monroe fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Slick avoids a punch combination nicely.
Slick feints and then cracks Monroe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Monroe down.
Slick misses the shot to the body.
Slick lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Slick looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Monroe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Monroe scores with a kick to the body.
Slick takes one to the side of the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Slick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monroe scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Monroe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Slick closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Monroe's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Monroe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Monroe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Slick wants to control from the top but Monroe keeps moving.
Monroe wants to get back to his feet but Slick is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Slick throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slick prevents Monroe from getting back to his feet.
Slick loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Slick throwing strikes from guard but Monroe blocks nicely.
Slick trying to control the position from guard on top but Monroe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slick is looking to advance position but Monroe has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Monroe tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Slick is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Monroe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Oil Slick's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Slick takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Monroe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Monroe looks to land a combination but Slick avoids it well.
Slick is looking to wear down Monroe with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Monroe scores with a head kick. Slick tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Monroe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Monroe throws a leg kick
and Slick counters with a nice low kick that buckles Monroe's knee momentarily.
Monroe catches Slick with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Monroe scores with a push kick.
Slick tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body kick from Slick.
Slick looks for the body kick but Monroe saw that one coming.
Monroe misses with a lunging right hand
and Slick counters with a left to the body.
Monroe tries to bum rush Slick with a series of wild strikes but Slick uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Monroe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Slick throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Monroe tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Slick is in Monroe's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Monroe wants to get back to his feet but Slick is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slick throws an elbow that misses. Monroe uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Slick's guard. Nice move by Monroe!
Slick is trying to control the position but Monroe postures up.
Monroe wants to stand and escape but instead Slick has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Slick postures up in Monroe's guard and throws a big left but Monroe blocks it.
Monroe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Slick throws a big right hand that misses.
Oil Slick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slick throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Monroe wants to stand and escape but Slick is having none of it.
Monroe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Monroe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Slick stops Monroe from standing up.
Slick trying to control the position from guard on top but Monroe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Monroe is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Slick is controlling him.
Slick throwing strikes from guard but Monroe blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monroe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Monroe wants to get back to his feet but Slick is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Slick throws a big right hand that misses.
Slick is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Monroe is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Monroe has escaped and now he's on top!
Monroe wants to stand but Slick has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monroe is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Jon Monroe is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Slick looking to hit a scissor sweep but Monroe is one step ahead there.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Monroe tries to stand but Slick is controlling from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slick looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Monroe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Slick is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Monroe is aware though and is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Oil Slick.
I think Monroe has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Monroe!
A victorious Jon Monroe thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Caeser Augustus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamison Burkina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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14 - 13 - 0 |
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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
16 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Caeser Augustus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jamison Burkina!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burkina is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Augustus fails to land the takedown.
Burkina cracks Augustus with a good jab.
Burkina connects with a right hand. Augustus shakes it off.
Burkina getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Augustus is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burkina lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Augustus circles away quickly and effectively.
Oh Augustus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Augustus loads up on a big right hand but Burkina slips the punch.
Augustus is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Burkina just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Augustus has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jamison Burkina!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grigory Gukepshev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arnie McDougle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gukepshev's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Iron Man. 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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290 lbs
22 - 13 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grigory Gukepshev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arnie McDougle!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDougle lands a nice hook to Gukepshev's body. Gukepshev takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McDougle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McDougle throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
McDougle throws a nice inside leg kick.
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!
McDougle has Gukepshev up against the ropes in a clinch.
McDougle looking to stall.
McDougle lands with a left to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by McDougle as Gukepshev tries to tie him up.
McDougle lands a shot to the body.
McDougle misses with some punches.
McDougle looking to slow down the pace here.
McDougle lands a left hand.
Gukepshev looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
McDougle works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDougle stalling the fight.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
McDougle is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Gukepshev has denied him.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Arnie McDougle.
McDougle lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McDougle throws a chopping leg kick but Gukepshev manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Decent striking displayed by McDougle there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McDougle cracks Gukepshev with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gukepshev on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gukepshev throws a right hand that McDougle ducks under and follows up with a left that McDougle also avoids with ease.
McDougle fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gukepshev, pushing him back against the ropes.
McDougle has Gukepshev pressed against the ropes.
McDougle blocks an uppercut.
Gukepshev is trying to break the clinch but McDougle has him pressed against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from McDougle.
McDougle is looking to control Gukepshev's arms but Gukepshev gets an underhook and turns him. Now McDougle has his back to the ropes.
Gukepshev misses with a punch to the body.
Gukepshev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McDougle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McDougle manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gukepshev taking a breather.
McDougle slowing the pace effectively.
McDougle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McDougle wants to stall.
Gukepshev is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
McDougle lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Gukepshev is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on McDougle - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
McDougle misses with a punch on the inside.
Gukepshev manages to break the clinch.
McDougle throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McDougle misses with a kick to the body.
Gukepshev misses the shot to the body.
Gukepshev staying out of range there.
Jab, jab by McDougle - just one landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McDougle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Gukepshev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gukepshev swinging wildly here.
McDougle throws a hook but Gukepshev blocks it.
Gukepshev slips a straight right by McDougle.
McDougle throws a good cross that connects.
Gukepshev throws a lazy uppercut
and McDougle counters with a low kick, right behind Gukepshev 's knee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDougle dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gukepshev. That did some damage!
McDougle has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gukepshev is breathing heavily.
McDougle lands an overhand right.
McDougle scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McDougle feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Gukepshev sprawling to the canvas! Gukepshev rolls over backwards and springs off the ropes and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can McDougle finish him?!
It looks like Grigory Gukepshev has been cut.
McDougle doesn't manage to clinch there - Gukepshev circles away.
Gukepshev blocks a head kick by McDougle.
McDougle drops Gukepshev with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Gukepshev looks back up at him and smiles so McDougle waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Gukepshev is rocked!
McDougle fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gukepshev, pushing him back against the ropes.
Oh Gukepshev is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McDougle dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Gukepshev scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gukepshev seems to have got his legs back now.
McDougle throws a punch but it's blocked by Gukepshev.
McDougle leaning his opponent against the ropes.
McDougle lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gukepshev.
Gukepshev lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McDougle backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnie McDougle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Grigory Gukepshev's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gukepshev clobbers McDougle with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Arnie McDougle has been cut.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from McDougle in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
McDougle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gukepshev swings for the body but McDougle moves out of range.
Gukepshev lands the left hand.
McDougle fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gukepshev checks it well.
McDougle lands a nice hook to Gukepshev's body. Gukepshev takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gukepshev throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McDougle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Gukepshev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McDougle.
Gukepshev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gukepshev throws a right and a left that both miss.
Arnie McDougle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McDougle scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gukepshev doesn't seem bothered though.
Grigory Gukepshev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gukepshev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grigory Gukepshev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McDougle feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Gukepshev sprawling to the canvas! Gukepshev rolls over backwards and springs off the ropes and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can McDougle finish him?!
McDougle throws a powerful right kick. Gukepshev tried to block low but the kick was high! Gukepshev was taken right off of his feet! McDougle jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Arnie McDougle!
Arnie McDougle thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Foles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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24
302 lbs
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275 lbs
23 - 13 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Foles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Stone!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Stone.
Stone fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Foles.
Stone tries a head kick but it misses.
Foles jabs Stone to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Foles wants to clinch.
Foles throws a sloppy head kick and Stone moves out of range easily.
Foles misses with a low kick as Stone jumps back.
Stone lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stone throws a leg kick
and Foles counters with a straight right hand.
Stone throws a leg kick
letting Foles counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Foles sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stone cracks Foles with an open hand slap.
Stone chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stone shoots in looking for a takedown but Foles manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Stone's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Stone moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Foles throws out a leg kick but Stone moves out of range and Foles only half commits.
Stone looks to land a right hand but Foles moved out of range.
A slow jab from Stone misses its intended target.
Foles slips a straight right by Stone.
Stone is looking to chop away at Foles's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foles throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Foles takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stone checks a leg kick.
Stone misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Foles throws a jab but it's blocked by Stone.
Foles pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stone tries to work over Foles's front leg with a kick but Foles checks it.
Foles throws a poor cross that misses
and Stone counters with a shoot takedown. Foles fights it but they end up in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Stone wants to pass the guard but Foles is keeping the position.
Foles knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stone on the ground.
Foles wants to get back to his feet but Stone is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone is working Foles over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Stone wants to pass the guard but Foles is keeping the position.
Stone working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Foles is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Stone is controlling him.
Stone trying to control the position from guard on top but Foles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stone prevents Foles from getting back to his feet.
Stone has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Foles keeping moving, preventing Stone from controlling successfully.
Foles will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Foles wants to stand up but Stone is controlling him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stone accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stone is looking to work some ground and pound but Foles has wrist control.
Stone wants to control from the top but Foles keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone throws a big right hand that misses.
Stone stops Foles from standing up.
Stone missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Foles wriggles free and stands up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Foles.
Foles throws a sloppy head kick and Stone moves out of range easily.
Foles on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stone. Stone obviously looking to wear him down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stone.
Stone throws a leg kick but Foles sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Foles tries to clinch but Stone moves away
and Stone counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Stone dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Stone fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Foles.
Foles looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Foles blocks a jab.
Stone tries to land a front kick but Foles steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Foles scores with a hook.
Stone lands a nice leg kick that just misses Foles's sensitive parts.
Stone shoots in and gets a takedown into Foles's guard.
Foles wants to stand but Stone is controlling the position.
Stone looking to pass the guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stone wants to control from the top but Foles keeps moving.
Stone postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foles wants to get back to his feet but Stone is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Stone in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stone lands a couple of elbows.
Stone tries to free his leg and advance position but Foles is retaining full guard.
Stone trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Foles has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Stone off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
A low kick from Stone misses
and Foles counters with a left to the body.
Foles checks a leg kick.
Stone dives in for a single leg takedown but Foles sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Foles is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Stone avoids a wild elbow strike from Foles.
Foles throws an elbow that misses.
Stone blocks an elbow strike from Foles.
Stone tries to throw a body punch but Foles avoids it by throwing Stone back against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Stone.
Stone dodges an elbow strike from Foles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone throws a head punch that misses.
Stone tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Foles's elbow.
Stone is looking to take this one to the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stone is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Foles is defending well.
Nick Foles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Stone.
Stone blocks an elbow strike from Foles.
Stone wants a takedown but no success here.
Foles lands an uppercut.
Foles tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stone avoids it.
Stone has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Foles avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Stone lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Foles.
Foles pushes off an throws an elbow but Stone leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Stone works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Foles.
It looks like Sean Stone has been cut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Foles.
Stone managing to block the knees to the body from Foles.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Foles throws an elbow but misses.
Foles lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short right from Stone on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stone doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stone blocks the elbow strike.
Foles working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Stone on the inside.
Foles with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Foles working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Foles putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Stone in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Stone is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Foles misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Foles lands an elbow inside.
Stone is working for takedown but Foles is calmly controlling the position for now.
Stone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Foles pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Foles tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Foles scores with a hook to the body.
Foles gets through Stone's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stone's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Foles lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That has opened up Sean Stone's cut even more.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foles tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stone's elbow.
Stone drops down looking for an ankle pick but Foles pulls his leg out and moves away.
Stone slips a jab and a cross from Foles.
Stone takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sean Stone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Foles cracks Stone with an open hand slap.
Foles misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stone tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Foles defends well and Stone ends up having to push Foles into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Foles is pressed up against the ropes. Stone has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Foles down to the mat. Foles avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Stone wants to slow Foles down by chopping away at his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Foles dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sean Stone's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
No luck for Stone with that takedown attempt.
Stone throws a leg kick but Foles moved away.
Stone changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Foles throws a head kick but Stone moves out of range.
Stone goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stone throws a body kick that misses
and Foles counters with a nice body shot.
Foles throws a head kick but Stone moves out of range.
Foles throws a sloppy head kick and Stone moves out of range easily.
Stone misses with a low kick as Foles jumps back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foles avoids the head kick by Stone.
Foles misses with a right hand
and Foles takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stone throws a leg kick that misses.
Foles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stone manages to avoid it.
Foles on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Stone shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Foles sprawls well. Foles wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Stone gets slowly back to his feet.
Nick Foles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Foles tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Stone scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foles is looking to escape.
Stone not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stone is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Foles sees it coming and defends easily.
Stone lands strikes from half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Foles tries to kick Stone off but Stone keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Stone trying to control the action but Foles is working from the bottom.
Stone seems to be working for a kimura but Foles defends the submission attempt.
Foles is trying to stand back up but Stone is controlling him
Stone thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Foles's head.
Foles tries to kick Stone off but Stone keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Stone is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Stone winds up and cracks Foles with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Foles is looking to escape.
Stone working Foles over with strikes.
Foles wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stone trying to control from half guard but Foles is working away.
Stone missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Stone throwing shots but Foles is blocking nicely.
Stone wants to take a breather but Foles is having none of it.
Foles is looking to escape.
Foles has hold of Stone's hands but Stone slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Foles keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Foles wants to get back to his feet.
Stone is nestled in close to Foles, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Foles wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Stone wants to lay and pray for a moment but Foles keeps working.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Stone. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Stone takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Foles tries to kick Stone off but Stone keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Stone landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Stone is taking a breather. Foles says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Stone landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Stone passes to side control.
Stone throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Foles is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Stone working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Stone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Stone has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Stone!
During a confident post fight interview, Sean Stone thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Memento Mori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baraka Simengwa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simengwa has chosen Afande Sele feat Ditto - Darubini kali as his entrance music. The key to victory for Memento Mori has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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29
197 lbs
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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
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Memento Mori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Baraka Simengwa!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simengwa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mori swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Simengwa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Simengwa.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mori.
Mori connects with a nice looking jab.
Simengwa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Simengwa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mori circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mori swings for the body but Simengwa moves out of range.
Simengwa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Simengwa avoids the body shot from Mori.
Mori takes a swing at Simengwa's ribcage but misses.
Donk. Mori catches Simengwa right on the button with a cross.
Simengwa wants to clinch
and Mori counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mori misses with the head strike.
Mori creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Simengwa's defenses.
Mori breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mori jabs Simengwa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mori throws out a leg kick but Simengwa moves out of range and Mori only half commits.
Simengwa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mori swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mori clinches with his opponent.
A short uppercut from Mori.
Mori tries to throw a body punch but Simengwa avoids it by throwing Mori back against the ropes.
Simengwa tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mori smiles and moves away.
Mori clinches.
A shot in the inside from Mori.
Simengwa tries to pull guard but Mori holds him up against the ropes and eventually Simengwa drops back down to his feet.
Mori stops a takedown attempt from Simengwa.
Memento Mori has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Baraka Simengwa.
Simengwa tries for a takedown. No joy.
Simengwa manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Simengwa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mori is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Simengwa has his foot on Mori's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mori works his way back into a safe position though.
Simengwa looking to control but Mori passes into half guard.
Simengwa moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mori landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Simengwa working for a triangle but Mori defends it easily.
Mori throws a big elbow that misses.
Simengwa escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mori gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simengwa is trying to control the position but Mori postures up.
Simengwa pushes a forearm under Mori's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Mori is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Baraka Simengwa!
Baraka Simengwa really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Just Fight (Everything 7$) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grigori Rasputin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ole Solseng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rasputin comes into the arena with Symphony of Destruction blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Solseng's choice of entrance music: Iron Horse - Hero of the Day. Grigori Rasputin had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Grigori Rasputin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ole Solseng!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rasputin lands a head kick. Solseng smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Ole Solseng has been cut.
Rasputin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Solseng manages to avoid it.
Rasputin looks for the body kick but Solseng saw that one coming.
Solseng misses with a leg kick
and Rasputin counters by clinching up.
Solseng taking a breather.
Rasputin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rasputin prevents Solseng from breaking the clinch.
Solseng is trying to force a seperation but Rasputin has the dominant position.
Solseng lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rasputin backwards.
Solseng stalling.
Solseng can't break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rasputin as Solseng tries to tie him up.
Rasputin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Solseng misses with a short punch on the inside.
Solseng breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rasputin checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasputin blocks the body kick.
Rasputin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Rasputin.
Ole Solseng seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rasputin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Solseng misses with a wild body shot.
Rasputin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Solseng.
Solseng throws a leg kick that misses.
Solseng tries a head kick but it misses.
Solseng pushes Rasputin away with a front kick.
Rasputin throws out a powerful jab.
Rasputin misses with a head kick.
Solseng uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rasputin.
A head kick misses from Solseng.
Solseng throws a lazy uppercut
and Rasputin counters with a big head kick but Solseng shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rasputin avoids the head kick by Solseng.
Rasputin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Solseng showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rasputin.
Rasputin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Solseng leaves Rasputin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rasputin lands an overhand right.
Rasputin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rasputin throws a big shot that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Solseng.
Rasputin tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solseng misses with a kick to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Solseng. That's going to slow Rasputin down.
Rasputin shoots in looking for a takedown but Solseng manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rasputin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grigori Rasputin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rasputin takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rasputin is breathing heavily.
Solseng looks to land a body kick but Rasputin moved away.
Solseng misses with a head kick.
Solseng lands with a kick to the temple. Rasputin shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rasputin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Solseng lands a jab to the nose.
Rasputin throws a sloppy head kick and Solseng moves out of range easily.
Rasputin sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Rasputin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Solseng thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rasputin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Solseng throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Solseng connects with a right hand. Rasputin shakes it off.
Rasputin throws a head kick but Solseng moves out of range.
Solseng takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rasputin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rasputin fails with a takedown attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Solseng.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rasputin lands with an uppercut that bounces Solseng off the ropes and back into range.
Rasputin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rasputin misses with an attempted mid kick.
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 Grigori Rasputin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ole Solseng's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Solseng.
Solseng fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rasputin is out of range.
Solseng tries to bum rush Rasputin with a series of wild strikes but Rasputin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Solseng lands a head kick!
It looks like Grigori Rasputin has been cut.
Solseng pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Solseng misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rasputin wants to clinch.
Solseng staying out of range there.
Solseng blocks a head kick by Rasputin.
Rasputin dips to his left and cracks Solseng with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solseng throws the kick towards the body but Rasputin avoids it.
Ole Solseng seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Solseng misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Solseng connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Solseng motions for Rasputin to come forward. Solseng throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Solseng throws a front kick aimed at Rasputin's knee but Rasputin avoids it well.
A head kick by Solseng misses
and Rasputin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rasputin keeps control of Solseng as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Solseng misses with some punches.
Solseng lands a hook that snaps the head of Rasputin backwards.
Solseng is trying to break the clinch but Rasputin has him pressed against the ropes.
Solseng lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rasputin backwards.
Still in the clinch, Rasputin scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Solseng creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rasputin throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solseng letting Rasputin take a breather here.
Rasputin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A frustrated look appears on Rasputin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Solseng misses with a punch to the body.
Rasputin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rasputin misses with some punches.
Rasputin has been working on his balance at The Exiled BJJ and Wrestling, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Solseng.
The referee calls for Rasputin to work.
Rasputin swings wildly with an uppercut but Solseng uses good head movement to avoid it.
Solseng lands with a right to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rasputin.
Solseng lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Good body shot from Rasputin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rasputin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Solseng struggles to land a body shot inside as Rasputin controls his hands.
Solseng lands a nice shot to the body.
Solseng blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Solseng throws a punch but it's blocked by Rasputin.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Solseng lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Solseng is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rasputin can't find room to land a body shot as Solseng controls the action.
The referee calls for Solseng to work.
Solseng working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Solseng is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Solseng blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rasputin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rasputin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Solseng lands a right hand.
Rasputin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Solseng backwards.
Ole Solseng seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Solseng lands a hook that snaps the head of Rasputin backwards.
Solseng has a couple of punches blocked by Rasputin.
Solseng working aggressively here.
Rasputin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Solseng throws a leg kick but Rasputin checks it.
Solseng throws a head kick but Rasputin moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Solseng takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Solseng tries a head kick but it misses.
Solseng throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ole Solseng showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Solseng chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Solseng drops his hands momentarily and Rasputin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Solseng throws a head kick that half lands.
Solseng throws a head kick that misses.
Solseng lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Solseng throws a body punch but Rasputin moves out of range.
Rasputin looks for the body kick but Solseng saw that one coming.
Rasputin lands a nice looking body shot.
Rasputin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Solseng. Solseng obviously looking to wear him down.
Rasputin thuds his right hand into Solseng's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Solseng misses with a kick to the body.
Solseng misses with a hook
enabling Rasputin to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice shot lands for Rasputin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solseng avoids the head kick by Rasputin.
Rasputin is looking to score with low kicks.
Rasputin swings for the body but Solseng moves out of range.
Rasputin lands a head kick. Solseng smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Rasputin throws a sloppy head kick and Solseng moves out of range easily.
Solseng scores with a sloppy right hand. Rasputin should have avoided that one.
Rasputin connects with a single shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rasputin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rasputin blocks a jab.
Solseng goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Solseng throws a good cross that connects.
Rasputin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin throws a head kick but Solseng moves out of range.
Solseng takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Solseng throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Solseng tries to work over Rasputin's front leg with a kick but Rasputin checks it.
Solseng looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rasputin looks to land a body kick but Solseng moved away.
Solseng throws a head kick but Rasputin moves out of range.
Crunch! Rasputin slams his shin into Solseng's torso.
Solseng takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Solseng throws a sloppy head kick and Rasputin moves out of range easily.
Rasputin slips under a jab.
Rasputin walks into a jab.
Rasputin cracks Solseng with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin misses with a head kick.
Ole Solseng is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Solseng keeps the fight on the outside.
Solseng pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Solseng throws a sloppy head kick and Rasputin moves out of range easily.
Rasputin looks for the body kick but Solseng saw that one coming.
Rasputin scores with a spinning back kick!
Rasputin looks to land a body kick but Solseng moved away.
A cross from Rasputin lands.
Solseng misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rasputin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Solseng feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rasputin's calf.
A head kick misses from Solseng.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solseng has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rasputin.
Solseng blocks the body kick.
Solseng lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rasputin takes a step back to recover.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Solseng misses with a head kick.
Solseng keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rasputin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rasputin misses with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rasputin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rasputin lands with a kick to the ribs.
Rasputin lands a leg kick that knocks Solseng off balance momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grigori Rasputin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rasputin 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johann Joensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Parvati Mellia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mellia is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by KMA - Pommeja. Parvati Mellia has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johann Joensen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Parvati Mellia!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mellia.
We've been informed that Mellia has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Joensen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mellia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Joensen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab from Mellia misses.
Joensen tries to clinch but Mellia moves away
and Mellia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Johann Joensen has been cut.
Mellia stuns Joensen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Joensen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mellia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mellia swats away the attempt to clinch by Joensen.
Mellia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mellia works Joensen's body with a nice hook.
Johann Joensen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the liver by Mellia. Beautiful body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch combination from Joensen misses.
Joensen instigates a clinch.
Joensen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mellia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mellia leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Joensen misses with some punches.
Come on Mellia - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Joensen leaning against his opponent.
Joensen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mellia avoids it.
Joensen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Joensen lands a good knee to the midsection. Mellia won't want to take too many of those.
Mellia misses with some punches.
Joensen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Joensen wants to get back to striking at distance but Mellia won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joensen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Mellia on the inside.
I was talking to Joensen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Joensen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Joensen struggles to land a body shot inside as Mellia controls his hands.
Joensen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mellia has him pressed against the ropes.
Joensen is trying to break the clinch but Mellia has him pressed against the ropes.
Mellia has a couple of punches blocked by Joensen.
Mellia is struggling to control the position.
Joensen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mellia blocks an uppercut.
Joensen stalling the fight.
Joensen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joensen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mellia misses with a lunging right hand
and Joensen counters with a stiff right hand.
Mellia moves away from the strike by Joensen.
Mellia punishes Joensen's body with a nice straight punch.
A jab from Mellia misses.
Joensen is looking to clinch but Mellia is avoiding it.
Mellia cracks Joensen with a good jab.
Joensen tries to close the distance and clinch but Mellia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Joensen tries to clinch but Mellia moves away
and Mellia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Joensen works Mellia's body with a nice hook.
Mellia misses with a straight left.
Some wild striking there from Joensen.
Joensen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joensen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Joensen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mellia throws out the jab.
Donk. Joensen catches Mellia right on the button with a cross.
Joensen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mellia.
Joensen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A shot to the liver by Mellia. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd cheers as Mellia lands an impressive looking overhand right. Joensen doesn't seem phased though.
Joensen is rocked!
Mellia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Joensen.
Oh Joensen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mellia connects with a single shot there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Joensen wants to clinch up but Mellia keeps it at a distance.
Mellia connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Parvati Mellia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johann Joensen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Joensen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mellia counters with a huge right that knocks Joensen out cold! Mellia is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Parvati Mellia!
Parvati Mellia is the new lightweight champion!
Parvati Mellia decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
Johann Joensen spoke after the fight, saying 'Lets go again boy! It's game time!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between August Beach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beach kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators - If This Ain't Love. Emelianenko has chosen Enea Vollare Mezzo as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, August Beach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fedor Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beach is looking to score with low kicks.
We've been told by Beach's head coaches at The Beast that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Beach works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Emelianenko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Beach.
Beach fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Emelianenko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Emelianenko misses with a few strikes there.
A jab from Beach misses.
Emelianenko jabs Beach to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Beach tries to work over Emelianenko's front leg with a kick but Emelianenko checks it.
Beach ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Emelianenko moves away.
Beach looks to land a left hand but Emelianenko moved out of range nicely.
We've been informed that Emelianenko has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Emelianenko slips under a jab.
Beach keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Beach is just out of range.
Beach ducks under a wild hook from Emelianenko.
Beach misses with a body shot.
Beach blocks a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emelianenko changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Beach throws a body punch but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Beach takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Emelianenko tries to bum rush Beach with a series of wild strikes but Beach uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Emelianenko moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Emelianenko loads up on a big right hand but Beach slips the punch.
Beach throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Emelianenko.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Beach, right into the meat.
Beach with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Emelianenko to score with a decent uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emelianenko looks to land a right hand but Beach moved out of range.
Beach blocks a jab.
Emelianenko moves out of range of the body kick.
Beach jabs at Emelianenko's body.
Emelianenko tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Beach defends well and Emelianenko ends up having to push Beach into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Emelianenko lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Beach can't find room to land a body shot as Emelianenko controls the action.
Beach prevents a takedown attempt there.
Beach lands with a right to the head.
Beach misses with some punches.
Beach is defending well against a takedown attempt.
August Beach has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fedor Emelianenko.
Emelianenko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Beach tries to throw a body punch but Emelianenko avoids it by throwing Beach back against the ropes.
Emelianenko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Emelianenko breaks from the clinch.
Beach throws a nice outside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Beach.
Emelianenko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Emelianenko avoids the body shot from Beach.
Beach looks to land a left hand but Emelianenko moved out of range nicely.
Beach misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Emelianenko.
A telegraphed right hand from Emelianenko misses the target.
Beach lands a right hook to the body.
Beach chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Emelianenko misses with a wild body shot.
Beach throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Emelianenko takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Beach but Beach pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Emelianenko fails with the takedown.
Emelianenko looks winded!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Beach.
Beach lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Beach jabs Emelianenko to the body, keeping him at a distance.
August Beach is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A decent looking cross lands there for Beach.
Beach throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Emelianenko stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beach fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Emelianenko.
Beach scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A decent looking cross lands there for Beach.
Beach fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Beach scores with a shot to the body.
Beach is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Beach.
Emelianenko takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Beach feints and then cracks Emelianenko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Emelianenko down.
Beach is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Beach lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Emelianenko at a distance.
Beach forces Emelianenko back against the ropes and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beach scores with a shoulder strike.
Beach lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Beach lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Beach.
Beach swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Beach lands a right hand.
Beach pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Beach misses the shot to the body.
Emelianenko throws a hook but Beach blocks it.
Emelianenko on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Emelianenko is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Emelianenko misses with an uppercut
and Beach counters with a low kick, right behind Emelianenko 's knee.
Beach thows a body shot but no joy.
Emelianenko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beach fails to land with a series of punches.
Beach thows a body shot but no joy.
Beach takes a swing at Emelianenko's ribcage but misses.
Beach lands a nice looking kick to the body. Emelianenko takes a step back to recover.
Beach is looking to wear down Emelianenko with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Beach tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Emelianenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Beach.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
August Beach dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Beach.
Beach throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Beach lands a really nice looking cross but Emelianenko seems unphased.
Beach lands a nice looking body shot.
Good leg kick by Beach there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Emelianenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beach moves out of range of the strikes.
Emelianenko feints and as Beach raises his hands in defense, Emelianenko changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beach has his hands on Emelianenko's head, controlling the position.
Emelianenko postures up.
Emelianenko wants to pass the guard but Beach is keeping the position.
Emelianenko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beach pulls Emelianenko in to control the position.
Emelianenko working some strikes from top position.
Emelianenko drops back looking for a leg! Beach is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Beach manages to kick Emelianenko off! Emelianenko jumps back into Beach's guard.
Beach pulls Emelianenko in to control the position.
Beach controls Emelianenko momentarily but Emelianenko frees himself.
Emelianenko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko looking to pass the guard.
Emelianenko postures up.
Emelianenko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Beach swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Emelianenko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Beach works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Emelianenko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Beach is trying to control the position but Emelianenko postures up.
Beach working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Emelianenko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Beach works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Emelianenko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Emelianenko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Beach preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Beach preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Beach preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Emelianenko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Emelianenko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Emelianenko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Emelianenko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko is looking to work some ground and pound but Beach has wrist control.
Emelianenko is in close to Beach's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Emelianenko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Emelianenko landing with the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Emelianenko postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Emelianenko makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Emelianenko throws a big right hand that misses.
Emelianenko throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Emelianenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A big right from Emelianenko misses.
Emelianenko walks into a jab.
Emelianenko throws a body punch but Beach moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Beach.
Beach swings for the body but Emelianenko moves out of range.
A nice combination there by Beach.
Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Beach as he jumps to the side.
Beach staying out of range there.
Horrible takedown by Emelianenko or perhaps it was just good defense by Beach which made him look bad.
Beach lands a nice shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Beach, as that shot connected.
Emelianenko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Beach misses with a straight left.
Emelianenko misses the shot to the body.
Beach clinches up against the ropes.
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!
Emelianenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Beach tries to work over Emelianenko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Emelianenko.
Beach lands a right hand that snaps the head of Emelianenko backwards.
Beach swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Beach swings wildly with an uppercut but Emelianenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Emelianenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Beach manages to break the clinch.
Good shot there by Beach.
Beach misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Emelianenko.
Beach turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Beach uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko lands a body shot.
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!
Emelianenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Beach lands with a nice body kick.
Beach scores with a sloppy right hand. Emelianenko should have avoided that one.
A nice leg kick lands there from Beach.
Beach lands with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Beach swivels and escapes.
August Beach has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fedor Emelianenko.
Beach throws a body punch but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Emelianenko will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Emelianenko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Beach.
Emelianenko tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Beach lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A chopping leg kick lands by Beach.
Emelianenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Beach with a nice cross.
Beach bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Beach throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Beach ducks under a wild hook from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Beach. Beach obviously looking to wear him down.
Emelianenko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Beach throws a leg kick which misses Emelianenko's front leg but catches the back leg as Emelianenko tries to avoid it.
Beach with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
August Beach is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beach connects with an inside leg kick.
Emelianenko walks into a stiff left hand from Beach.
Beach scores with a kick to the midsection.
Emelianenko tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beach. Emelianenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beach throws out a leg kick but Emelianenko moves out of range and Beach only half commits.
Emelianenko's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Emelianenko looks to throw the jab but Beach is out of range.
Emelianenko on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Emelianenko walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Beach lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Emelianenko lands with a straight right. Beach didn't see that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Emelianenko misses its intended target.
Beach lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Emelianenko misses with a jab to the body
and Beach counters with an outside leg kick.
Emelianenko fails to land with a series of punches.
Emelianenko scores with a nice strike.
Beach throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beach lands a nice looking kick to the body. Emelianenko takes a step back to recover.
Emelianenko has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Beach.
Emelianenko throws a hook but Beach avoids it easily.
Beach fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Emelianenko has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Emelianenko swats away the attempt to clinch by Beach.
Beach scores with a sloppy right hand. Emelianenko should have avoided that one.
Beach feints and then cracks Emelianenko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Emelianenko down.
Emelianenko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Beach. Beach obviously looking to wear him down.
Beach misses with a shot to the body
and Emelianenko counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Beach!
Beach is trying to improve his position.
An elbow from Emelianenko crashes against the mat.
Fedor Emelianenko has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beach struggling a bit here.
And that's the end of the fight!
August Beach showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Beach 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... August Beach!
Our winner, August Beach, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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