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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ludovic Presle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ludovic Presle could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Walter White's chin.
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203 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ludovic Presle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Walter White!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Presle avoids the head kick by White.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Presle throws a big shot that misses.
Presle misses with a right hand
and White counters with a stiff right hand.
Presle cracks White with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Walter White has been cut.
Presle connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends White to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Presle!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ludovic Presle!
Ludovic Presle decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lay Pray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Etan Seeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Pray might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Don't Fear the Reaper- Blue Oyster Cult. Lay Pray has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
16 - 39 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lay Pray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Etan Seeman!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Seeman.
Pray has a takedown stuffed.
Pray changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Seeman tries to avoid it but Pray manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Seeman to the ground. Seeman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pray throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Seeman's waist but Seeman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pray off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lay Pray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pray shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Seeman defends it nicely.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Pray.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seeman struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Seeman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pray tries to score with some ground and pound. Seeman controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Pray trying to control the action but Seeman is working from the bottom.
Seeman trying to remain calm as Pray controls from the top position.
Pray trying to control the position but Seeman is working away.
Pray has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Pray there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pray tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Pray has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Seeman is working to get back to half guard.
Pray content just to control the position here.
Pray tries to control but Seeman wriggling away.
Pray breaks from Seeman's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Pray looking to finish with strikes here!
Pray wants to control the pace but Seeman is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seeman regains half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Seeman slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Pray stopping the sweep attempt from Seeman.
Pray seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Seeman pulls Pray in to control the position.
Pray stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Seeman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Seeman holds on and takes a little breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pray controlling from the top position.
Pray pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Seeman is keeping the position for now.
Seeman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Pray is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Seeman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pray takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Seeman sizes up Pray with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pray drives through with a takedown into Seeman's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lay Pray dominated that round.
That's time! Pray's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Seeman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pray.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Seeman scores with a jab to the body.
Seeman has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Pray is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Seeman lands a body shot.
Seeman punishes Pray's body with a nice straight punch.
Seeman connects with a body shot.
Pray walks into a jab.
Pray takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Seeman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Seeman lands a big uppercut and Pray crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Pray looks OK. Seeman waves Pray back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seeman steps in with a hook that catches Pray right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Seeman follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Pray looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Etan Seeman!
Etan Seeman looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Whos your DADDY?'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jackie Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Makebono Bowen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Makebono Bowen will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jackie Chan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 71 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Makebono Bowen!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowen wants to clinch
and Chan counters with a left to the body.
Chan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
You can see the frustration on Bowen's face as Chan controls the position.
Chan scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Bowen to see if he's OK.
Chan is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Bowen bucks up and tries to throw Chan off but instead Chan has got his back!
Can Bowen hold on?! Chan is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bowen is trapped and Chan is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Chan keeps control of the position easily here as Bowen tries to buck him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan is landing with strikes from the back.
Chan has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Bowen's body.
Chan scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Bowen is looking for a way out.
Chan connects with a big shot to the side of Bowen's head.
Chan landing with strikes.
Chan is riding his opponent, not letting Bowen buck him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Chan lands punches and elbows.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Chan.
Bowen is rocked!
It looks like Makebono Bowen has been cut.
Chan lands a series of strikes from the back and Bowen goes limp! The ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jackie Chan!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hoerkund The Golem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hoerkund The Golem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Castle!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Golem ducks under a wild hook from Castle.
The Golem looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
It looks like Hoerkund The Golem has been cut.
Castle shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The Golem takes a swing at Castle's ribcage but misses.
Castle misses with a body shot.
A jab from The Golem misses.
Castle lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Castle walks into a left hand.
The Golem definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Castle misses the shot to the body.
The Golem misses with a straight left.
The Golem throws out a loose jab but Castle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castle throws an overhand right that lands on The Golem's shoulder, as The Golem tries to avoid the shot.
Castle gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Castle fails in his attempt to clinch.
The Golem throwing a counter right hand but Castle manages to avoid it.
Castle moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Golem missing with a left hand there. Castle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Castle misses with a hook. The Golem ducked under it nicely.
Castle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Golem.
The Golem scores with a nice right hand.
It looks like Frank Castle has been cut.
Castle tries to keep at a distance but The Golem has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Golem escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Castle connects with a body shot.
The Golem missing with a left hand there. Castle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Castle takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Castle. The Golem does a little dance to reset his feet.
Castle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The Golem lands with a hook. Castle tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The Golem cracks Castle with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Castle falls to his knees and The Golem doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hoerkund The Golem!
Hoerkund The Golem looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Guuuuuuughhhhhh . . . '.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Titan Boma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tikuana St Regis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boma comes into the arena with Evan Jones - Domination blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Titan Boma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tikuana St Regis !
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Boma.
Boma lands a left and a right that send St Regis crashing to the mat, dazed. Boma thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Tikuana St Regis has been cut.
Boma scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Boma feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends St Regis sprawling to the canvas! St Regis rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Boma finish him?!
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!
Boma with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Boma scores with a hook to the body. St Regis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
St Regis looks winded!
Boma cracks St Regis 's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! St Regis slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Boma can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Titan Boma!
Titan Boma decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard B Riddick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ultimate Brutality (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riddick's entrance music is I Am Hell. A fine choice. Brutality is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGQY2tMo0K4. 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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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard B Riddick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Ultimate Brutality!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riddick connects with a right hand. Brutality shakes it off.
Brutality takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A combination from Riddick does no damage.
Riddick misses with a jab to the body
and Brutality counters with a body kick.
Riddick looks to land a body kick but Brutality moved away.
Brutality throws a low kick but Riddick avoids it.
Richard B Riddick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riddick lands with a nice body kick.
Brutality drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Riddick pushes Brutality off and scrambles back to his feet.
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!
Riddick throws a sloppy head kick and Brutality moves out of range easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Brutality.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brutality looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Brutality is defended easily by Riddick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddick pushes Brutality up against the cage in a clinch.
Riddick lands an elbow inside that Brutality shrugs off.
Riddick using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brutality has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Riddick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brutality misses with a takedown attempt
and Riddick counters with a nice kick to the body.
Richard B Riddick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ultimate Brutality.
Brutality looks winded!
Brutality doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Riddick counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
and Riddick counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Brutality! He's just covering up as Riddick starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard B Riddick!
An out of breath Richard B Riddick thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luis Alberto Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby TupperII (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perez comes to the cage accompanied by Hollywood Undead - Hear Me Now . Bobby TupperII has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Luis Alberto Perez's chin.
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Decent wrestler
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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
28 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luis Alberto Perez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby TupperII!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
TupperII shoots in looking for a takedown but Perez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing TupperII's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Perez throws a sloppy head kick and TupperII moves out of range easily.
TupperII tries to close the distance and clinch up but Perez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
TupperII decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
TupperII seems to be working for a kimura but Perez defends the submission attempt.
TupperII seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Perez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Perez is trying to stand up here but TupperII is controlling him well.
TupperII is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Perez is just riding it out for now. TupperII eventually gives up the hold.
Perez kicks off TupperII and gets to his feet.
Perez closes the distance and clinches.
Perez misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez misses with a hook to the ribs.
TupperII breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
TupperII darts in looking for a takedown but Perez gets double underhooks and turns TupperII into the cage.
Perez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
TupperII shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Perez defends it nicely.
Luis Alberto Perez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby TupperII.
Perez drives through and clinches with TupperII against the cage.
Perez misses with a punch to the body.
Perez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Perez has TupperII pressed against the cage, preventing TupperII from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Perez struggles to land a body shot inside as TupperII controls his hands.
Perez tries to throw a body punch but TupperII avoids it by throwing Perez back against the cage.
TupperII gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Perez manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
TupperII dives in and scores a takedown into Perez's guard.
Perez is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
TupperII is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Perez struggles to land a body shot inside as TupperII controls his hands.
Perez throws an elbow that misses.
Perez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
TupperII tries for a takedown. No joy.
Perez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Bobby TupperII has been cut.
TupperII throws an elbow that misses.
Perez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite TupperII's efforts to push away.
TupperII tries to pull guard but Perez forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Perez lands an elbow that stopped TupperII in his tracks for a moment.
Perez prevents TupperII from breaking the clinch.
Perez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Perez tries to land a knee to the head but TupperII blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez looking to throw knees to the head but TupperII is blocking nicely.
Perez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
TupperII breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Perez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Perez scores with the left hand. TupperII knows he should have avoided that one.
TupperII shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Perez as he avoids it easily.
TupperII gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
TupperII is trying hard to land a takedown here. Perez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Perez instigates a clinch.
TupperII tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Perez just stands there and leans against the cage.
Perez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but TupperII blocks it with crossed arms.
Perez connects with a nasty looking knee right to TupperII's face.
Perez looking to throw knees to the head but TupperII is blocking nicely.
A frustrated look appears on TupperII's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
TupperII can't get the takedown.
Perez tries to throw a body punch but TupperII avoids it by throwing Perez back against the cage.
Perez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
TupperII prevents a body shot from Perez.
Perez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perez stuffs the takedown attempt from TupperII. TupperII gets slowly back to his feet.
Perez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
TupperII tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
TupperII's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Perez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
TupperII swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
TupperII takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
TupperII on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Perez tries to clinch up.
Perez is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Perez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Alberto Perez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bobby TupperII's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
TupperII tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Perez defends well and TupperII ends up having to push Perez into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A nice combination there by Perez.
Perez feints and then cracks TupperII's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow TupperII down.
TupperII shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Perez pinned against the cage. Perez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Perez wants to clinch up but TupperII keeps it at a distance.
Perez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from TupperII.
TupperII shoots in for a takedown but Perez shows good takedown defense.
Luis Alberto Perez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby TupperII.
TupperII shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perez is trying to stand.
TupperII wants to work for an arm triangle but Perez is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
TupperII wants to control but Perez is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
TupperII trying to mount his opponent but Perez defends it.
Perez looks like he's trying to stand up.
TupperII trying to control from half guard but Perez is working away.
Perez wants to get back to his feet.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw TupperII working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Perez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from TupperII.
TupperII scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Perez wants to get back to his feet.
Perez is not content to let TupperII control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Perez is looking to escape.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
TupperII throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
TupperII is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Perez defends it well.
TupperII seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Perez is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Bobby TupperII!
Bobby TupperII very nearly forgot to thank Vandal Fight Boutique & Laundry (93%) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ales Zhandunka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sasha Grey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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255 lbs
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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
41 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ales Zhandunka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sasha Grey!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhandunka takes a swing at Grey's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Grey! But no joy.
Grey has managed to clinch.
Zhandunka lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Grey tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zhandunka avoids it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Zhandunka as Grey tries to tie him up.
Zhandunka is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zhandunka letting Grey take a breather here.
Grey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grey tries to pull guard but Zhandunka won't allow it.
Zhandunka breaks from the clinch.
Grey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zhandunka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zhandunka is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zhandunka gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Grey to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Grey stands up over Zhandunka, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Zhandunka keeping moving, preventing Grey from controlling successfully.
Zhandunka knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Grey on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grey looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Grey pushing down on Zhandunka's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Zhandunka manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Zhandunka managing to control the position.
Grey loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zhandunka on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Zhandunka tries to get out of the position.
Zhandunka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Grey has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Grey trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Grey throwing strikes from guard but Zhandunka blocks nicely.
Zhandunka seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Zhandunka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Grey is looking to work some ground and pound but Zhandunka has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Grey accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Grey throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Zhandunka connects with a body shot.
Grey fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Zhandunka, pushing him back against the cage.
Grey is struggling to control the position.
Zhandunka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grey fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grey tries to clinch up
and Zhandunka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zhandunka circles away from the clinch attempt
and Zhandunka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Sasha Grey has been cut.
Zhandunka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grey moves to clinch but Zhandunka breaks away
and Zhandunka counters with a stiff right hand.
Zhandunka looks to land a combination but Grey avoids it well.
Grey takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Zhandunka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhandunka moves into range and connects with a jab.
Grey throws a wild body kick that Zhandunka sees coming a mile off.
Grey has a takedown stuffed.
Ales Zhandunka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sasha Grey.
Grey darts in and clinches Zhandunka up against the cage.
Zhandunka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grey is trying to pull guard but Zhandunka has him pressed against the cage.
Nice elbow from Grey.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zhandunka manages to break the clinch.
Zhandunka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Grey takes one to the side of the head.
Grey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grey tries to close the distance and clinch but Zhandunka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sasha Grey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zhandunka circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ales Zhandunka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sasha Grey's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Grey gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Grey throws a head punch that misses.
Grey tries to stall but Zhandunka uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Grey misses with a knee to the head.
Zhandunka breaks the clinch.
Zhandunka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grey moves away.
Grey tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zhandunka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zhandunka was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Grey tries to clinch up.
As Grey looks to move away, Zhandunka throws a big counter combo bu Grey just gets out of the way.
Zhandunka ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Grey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zhandunka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zhandunka throws a big counter combination but Grey scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Grey tries to clinch but Zhandunka is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grey gets a takedown into half guard.
Zhandunka on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grey is trying to work for a kimura but Zhandunka is defending well.
Zhandunka avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Grey.
Grey wants to control but Zhandunka is keeping him busy.
Zhandunka is trying to get back to full guard.
Zhandunka keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Grey lands with a punch from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grey wants to take a breather but Zhandunka is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Grey passes to full mount!
Zhandunka is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Grey looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Grey throwing strikes here but Zhandunka is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Grey is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Zhandunka can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Grey working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Zhandunka slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Grey thows a huge punch but Zhandunka dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grey throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Zhandunka keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Grey thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Zhandunka's head.
Grey wants to control but Zhandunka is keeping him busy.
Grey throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Grey takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Grey throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Grey sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Zhandunka defending well though.
Grey throwing shots but Zhandunka is blocking nicely.
Zhandunka is holding on to half guard well.
Grey is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grey throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Zhandunka because Grey loaded up on that one.
Grey working the ground and pound effectively.
Zhandunka blocking the ground and pound.
The referee warns Zhandunka that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Grey. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Grey looking to finish with strikes here!
Grey sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Grey scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Grey lands a big shot there that rocks Zhandunka but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sasha Grey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sasha Grey's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Grey tries to close the distance and clinch but Zhandunka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zhandunka connects with a body shot.
Grey is looking to clinch but Zhandunka is avoiding it.
It looked like Zhandunka was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Zhandunka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grey manages to avoid it.
Grey wants to clinch.
Grey is looking to clinch but Zhandunka is avoiding it.
Grey darts in trying to clinch
and Zhandunka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grey rushes Zhandunka and presses him up against the cage.
Zhandunka blocks an uppercut.
Grey tries a knee to the head but Zhandunka blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhandunka breaks from the clinch.
Grey fails to land the takedown.
Grey moves in looking to clinch but Zhandunka pushes him off.
Grey throws a nice looking combination but Zhandunka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grey tries to clinch up but Zhandunka circles away and keeps his distance.
Grey shoots in but Zhandunka avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Grey moves in looking to clinch but Zhandunka pushes him off.
Grey closes this distance looking for a takedown but Zhandunka circles away.
Ales Zhandunka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sasha Grey.
Grey falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zhandunka counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Grey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grey clinches with his opponent.
Grey fails to pull guard.
Grey fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Zhandunka avoiding damage as Grey throws knees to the body.
Zhandunka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grey tries to clinch but Zhandunka moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Zhandunka on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Zhandunka uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Grey has time to react.
Zhandunka has managed to clinch.
Zhandunka manages to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grey shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Zhandunka sprawls well. Zhandunka wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Grey gets slowly back to his feet.
Zhandunka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Zhandunka as he connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grey is looking to clinch but Zhandunka is avoiding it.
Grey has managed to clinch.
Zhandunka lands a hook that snaps the head of Grey backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Zhandunka breaks the clinch.
Grey walks into a jab.
Grey moves in looking to clinch but Zhandunka pushes him off.
Grey tries to clinch up but Zhandunka circles away and keeps his distance.
Zhandunka connects with a body shot that sends Grey's belly button to the back.
Zhandunka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zhandunka is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Grey shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Zhandunka counters with a right hand to the body.
Grey darts in trying to clinch
and Zhandunka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That has opened up Sasha Grey's cut even more.
Sasha Grey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grey shoots in but no luck this time.
Grey throws a front kick aimed at Zhandunka's knee but Zhandunka avoids it well.
Grey tries to clinch but Zhandunka moves away
and Grey takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grey is looking to clinch.
Ales Zhandunka is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grey tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Zhandunka makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Grey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Grey. Those never looked like landing.
Zhandunka scores with a nice strike.
A shot to the liver by Zhandunka. Beautiful body shot.
Grey wants to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ales Zhandunka showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Zhandunka 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ales Zhandunka!
Ales Zhandunka seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Espiridion Araya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jensen Saint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saint is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bad Company - Holy Water. Jensen Saint is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
11 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Espiridion Araya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 26 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jensen Saint!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Araya's corner calls for a 1-2. Araya obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Araya shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Saint eats them both and turns towards Araya to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Araya scores with a hook to the body. Saint takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Araya listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Araya moves to clinch but Saint breaks away
and Saint counters with a nice uppercut.
Araya ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Araya tries to clinch but Saint is having none of it.
It seemed like Saint was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Araya has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Araya misses with a knee strike.
Araya is working Saint over against the cage.
Araya lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Araya tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saint's elbow.
Araya misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Saint.
Saint doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Saint doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Saint.
Araya lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Saint backwards.
Araya struggles to land a body shot inside as Saint controls his hands.
Saint manages to break the clinch.
Araya throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Saint counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Araya jabs Saint to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Araya throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A solid leg kick lands there for Saint.
Araya throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've been hearing reports that Araya has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Araya misses with a low kick as Saint jumps back.
Saint tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Araya scores with a spinning back kick!
Araya throws a good cross that connects.
Araya is looking to wear down Saint with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Araya tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Saint manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Saint! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Araya misses with a double jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saint misses the shot to the body.
Araya clinches with his opponent.
Saint misses with a body punch.
Saint has a couple of punches blocked by Araya.
A head punch on the inside from Araya fails to land.
Araya fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Araya misses with a hook from the clinch.
Saint gets through Araya's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Araya tries to land knees in the clinch but Saint avoids the damage to the body.
Araya cracks Saint with a nice body shot.
Araya gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Araya lands a right hand that snaps the head of Saint backwards.
Araya avoiding damage.
Araya really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Araya is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Saint is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Araya - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nice body punch from Saint.
Knees in the clinch landing for Araya.
Araya is trying to stall.
Araya's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Saint avoiding damage as Araya throws knees to the body.
Saint stalling the fight.
Araya lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Saint backwards.
Saint is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Araya is keeping busy.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Araya misses with the head strike.
A knee to the head by Araya.
Araya misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Araya throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Saint blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice body punch from Saint.
Saint taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Araya trying to land knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Araya scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Saint.
Araya misses with the head strike.
Araya tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saint's elbow.
Araya looking to stall.
Saint blocks the elbow strike.
Saint tries a body shot but Araya blocks it.
Araya scores with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Araya fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Saint.
Saint lands with a left to the head.
Araya lands with a light punch inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Araya takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Espiridion Araya dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Saint walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Araya misses with a head kick.
Saint was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Araya bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Espiridion Araya is winning the standup battle so far.
Araya cracks Saint with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Araya throws a head kick that misses
and Saint counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Saint just misses with a punch to the body.
Saint will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Araya tries a head kick but it misses.
Araya dodges the punch combination from Saint.
Saint throws a right and a left that Araya avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Araya misses with a right hand
and Saint connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Saint ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Araya moves away.
Espiridion Araya is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Araya swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Saint counters with a stiff right hand.
Saint backs away from a small jab... but Araya lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Saint crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Araya with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Espiridion Araya!
Espiridion Araya decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Kulakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaqen Hghar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kulakov comes into the arena with Lube-Shparu blaring out of the sound system. Hghar has chosen Funky Polak - Pamiętaj as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 33 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Viktor Kulakov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jaqen Hghar!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hghar misses the shot to the body.
Kulakov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kulakov looks to land a combination but Hghar avoids it well.
Hghar with a nice cross.
Kulakov throws a hook to the side of Hghar's head but Hghar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kulakov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hghar thuds a left hand into Kulakov's body.
Hghar with a hook.
Hghar avoids the body shot from Kulakov.
Hghar jabs at Kulakov's body.
Kulakov throws out a powerful jab.
Hghar throws an overhand right that lands on Kulakov's shoulder, as Kulakov tries to avoid the shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hghar misses with a shot to the body
and Hghar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hghar works the jab nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kulakov.
Hghar misses with a left hand
and Kulakov counters with a series of strikes. Hghar will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hghar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hghar throws out a loose jab but Kulakov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kulakov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A jab from Kulakov finds it's way through Hghar's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulakov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hghar is rocked!
Kulakov misses with a wild body shot.
Hghar is still on wobbly legs! Can Kulakov finish him?
Kulakov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hghar throws out the jab.
Hghar seems to have recovered his senses.
Hghar throws a nice looking combination but Kulakov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kulakov appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kulakov fails to land with a series of punches.
Kulakov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kulakov throws a hook but Hghar blocks it.
Kulakov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hghar.
Hghar works Kulakov's body with a nice hook.
Kulakov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hghar looks to throw the jab but Kulakov is out of range.
Kulakov lands a jab.
Hghar shoots in looking for a takedown. Kulakov tries to sprawl out of it but Hghar keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kulakov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hghar jabs Kulakov right on the nose. Kulakov blinks but takes it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hghar shoots in but no luck this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kulakov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hghar was well out of range. Poor timing from Kulakov.
Sloppy strikes from Hghar. Those never looked like landing.
A little feinted left hand from Kulakov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hghar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kulakov throws a series of punches but Hghar moves out of range.
Hghar throws an overhand right that lands on Kulakov's shoulder, as Kulakov tries to avoid the shot.
A combination from Hghar does no damage.
As Hghar looks to move away, Kulakov throws a big counter combo bu Hghar just gets out of the way.
Hghar throws an overhand right that lands on Kulakov's shoulder, as Kulakov tries to avoid the shot.
Kulakov with a hook.
Good exchange - Kulakov coming out on top.
Hghar slips under a jab.
A jab from Kulakov misses.
Hghar lands a nice shot to the body.
Hghar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kulakov to score with a decent uppercut.
Kulakov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hghar has time to react.
Nice body punch from Hghar.
A jab-cross combination lands for Hghar and sends Kulakov crashing to the mat! Hghar follows him down to the mat - Kulakov regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Kulakov is rocked!
It looks like Viktor Kulakov has been cut.
Hghar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Oh Kulakov is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hghar wants to pass the guard but Kulakov is defending well.
Hghar is looking to take a break and control but Kulakov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hghar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kulakov seems to have got his legs back now.
Kulakov tries to kick Hghar off but Hghar keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hghar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kulakov kicks Hghar off and gets back to his feet.
Kulakov scores with a one two! Hghar had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hghar misses with a wild body shot.
Hghar looks to score with a jab to the body but Kulakov is just out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Hghar. Those never looked like landing.
Kulakov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hghar misses with an uppercut.
Jaqen Hghar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kulakov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hghar slips a jab from Kulakov.
Hghar misses with an uppercut. Kulakov saw that one coming.
Hghar throws a poor cross that misses
and Kulakov counters with a left and a right... And another left! Hghar is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Viktor Kulakov!
Viktor Kulakov retains his middleweight title!
A very excited looking Viktor Kulakov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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