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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Ruiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruiz kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is OCTAGON. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oliver Ruiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, John Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Ruiz enables Diaz to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Ruiz manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Ruiz scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Ruiz rushes Diaz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ruiz manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Ruiz 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.
Ruiz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Diaz manages to get himself to full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ruiz is aware though and is defending well.
Ruiz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ruiz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Diaz working for a triangle but Ruiz defends it easily.
Ruiz landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ruiz distracts Diaz with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Diaz looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ruiz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ruiz advances position into side control!
A lull in the action here.
Ruiz scores with a couple of short elbows.
Ruiz lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Diaz down.
Diaz struggling a bit here.
Ruiz passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Diaz!
Ruiz content just to control the position here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ruiz stands up from mount. Strange move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Ruiz's guard.
Ruiz is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Diaz presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Diaz looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruiz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ruiz looking to score a takedown here. Diaz is defending well but Ruiz drives through and ends up in Diaz's guard.
Ruiz postures up and lands a big shot to Diaz's brow.
Ruiz chips away with some ground and pound.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Ruiz from controlling successfully.
Ruiz drops back looking for a leg! Diaz is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Diaz manages to kick Ruiz off! Ruiz jumps back into Diaz's guard.
Diaz is looking for a triangle but Ruiz pushes his legs off easily.
Diaz has his foot on Ruiz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ruiz works his way back into a safe position though.
Diaz wants to sweep here but Ruiz controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ruiz controls the pace.
Diaz has momentary wrist control but Ruiz slips an elbow through the middle.
Ruiz decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Ruiz closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Diaz did well to prevent Ruiz getting side control.
Ruiz is taking a breather. Diaz 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.
Ruiz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ruiz is looking for a kimura but Diaz is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ruiz to get the leverage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ruiz scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ruiz maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Diaz could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Ruiz has cracked it and Diaz is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Ruiz!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Oliver Ruiz!
A very excited looking Oliver Ruiz 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Niklas Nyysonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Niklas Nyysonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniel Ramos!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramos scores with a jab.
Nyysonen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ramos as he jumps to the side.
Nyysonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ramos was well out of range. Poor timing from Nyysonen.
Nyysonen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ramos throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ramos looks to land a combination but Nyysonen avoids it well.
Ramos throws a series of punches but Nyysonen moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Nyysonen misses.
Ramos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nyysonen.
We've been hearing reports that Nyysonen has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Ramos is looking to clinch but Nyysonen is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos throws a right hand that Nyysonen ducks under and follows up with a left that Nyysonen also avoids with ease.
Ramos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ramos on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ramos tries to land a leg kick but Nyysonen saw it coming and moves away.
Nice defenses there by Ramos.
Nyysonen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nyysonen loads up on a big right hand but Ramos slips the punch.
Ramos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nyysonen manages to avoid it.
Nyysonen looks to score with a jab to the body but Ramos is just out of range.
Nyysonen looks to score with a jab to the body but Ramos is just out of range.
Ramos feints the counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nyysonen misses with a wild body shot.
Ramos tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Nyysonen throws a body punch but Ramos moves out of range.
Nyysonen takes a swing at Ramos's ribcage but misses.
Ramos slips a straight right by Nyysonen.
No joy there for Ramos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jab by Ramos.
Nyysonen misses with a straight left.
Ramos feints the counter takedown.
Nyysonen throws a body punch but Ramos moves out of range.
Nyysonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ramos was well out of range. Poor timing from Nyysonen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nyysonen shoots for a takedown but Ramos saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ramos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nyysonen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A little feinted left hand from Nyysonen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nyysonen misses with a left hand
and Ramos counters with a nice double leg into side control. Nyysonen won't be happy with that.
Ramos misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Nyysonen manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ramos wants to control but Nyysonen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nyysonen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nyysonen is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ramos is just riding it out for now. Nyysonen eventually gives up the hold.
Ramos is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nyysonen scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos tries to roll over but Nyysonen keeps him under control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramos blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nyysonen.
Ramos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nyysonen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nyysonen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ramos defending well though.
Nyysonen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ramos with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nyysonen passes the guard and advances to mount!
Ramos holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Nyysonen tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Daniel Ramos will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nyysonen throws a lazy uppercut
and Ramos counters with a nice double leg into side control. Nyysonen won't be happy with that.
You can see the frustration on Nyysonen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nyysonen sneaks back into half guard.
Nyysonen moves into full guard.
Ramos working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ramos is looking to work some ground and pound but Nyysonen has wrist control.
Ramos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramos lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ramos lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ramos must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Nyysonen wants to sweep here but Ramos controlling him for the moment.
Nyysonen lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nyysonen passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Nyysonen throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Nyysonen sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Ramos is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Nyysonen throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Nyysonen works to advance to full mount. Ramos defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Nyysonen throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Nyysonen looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Nyysonen throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ramos because Nyysonen loaded up on that one.
We've been informed that Ramos has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Ramos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nyysonen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nyysonen throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ramos because Nyysonen loaded up on that one.
Nyysonen thowing shots but they're missing.
Nyysonen has control of Ramos's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Ramos regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Ramos is trying desperately to improve position.
Nyysonen lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Nyysonen controlling his opponent.
Ramos is squirming around, avoiding Nyysonen's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nyysonen landing shots from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ramos holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Nyysonen tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Ramos really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Nyysonen misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Nyysonen looking for a guillotine from mount but Ramos is having none of it.
Ramos is squirming around, avoiding Nyysonen's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos avoids a series of strikes thrown by Nyysonen.
Nyysonen throwing strikes here but Ramos is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Nyysonen is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Nyysonen throwing strikes here but Ramos is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Ramos avoids a series of strikes thrown by Nyysonen.
Poor strikes thrown by Nyysonen there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Nyysonen throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Nyysonen jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Ramos manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Nyysonen in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niklas Nyysonen dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ramos stalks Nyysonen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nyysonen's face. Nyysonen staggers backwards, shaken.
Nyysonen swings for the body but Ramos moves out of range.
Ramos throws a sloppy head kick and Nyysonen moves out of range easily.
A combination from Nyysonen does no damage.
Ramos throws a head kick that misses
and Nyysonen counters with a shoot takedown. Ramos fights it but they end up in guard.
Ramos keeping moving, preventing Nyysonen from controlling successfully.
Nyysonen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nyysonen stopping the sweep attempt from Ramos.
Niklas Nyysonen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nyysonen is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Nyysonen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ramos can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nyysonen trying to control but Ramos is working from the bottom.
Nyysonen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nyysonen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Nyysonen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nyysonen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Nyysonen trying to control but Ramos is working from the bottom.
Nyysonen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
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.
Ramos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nyysonen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ramos keeping moving, preventing Nyysonen from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ramos throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nyysonen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ramos misses with a shot to the body
and Nyysonen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nyysonen throws a body punch but Ramos moves out of range.
A combination from Nyysonen does no damage.
Ramos connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nyysonen. Nyysonen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nyysonen dives in for a single leg takedown but Ramos sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Daniel Ramos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nyysonen misses the shot to the body.
Daniel Ramos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nyysonen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nyysonen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ramos can do to turn this around?
A looping hook to the body misses from Nyysonen. Ramos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nyysonen throws a body shot but no joy.
Ramos tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Sloppy strikes from Ramos. Those never looked like landing.
Nyysonen swings for the body but Ramos moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Ramos's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nyysonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ramos moves away.
Nyysonen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nyysonen misses with a two punch combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nyysonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ramos moves away.
A nice combination there by Nyysonen.
Ramos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nyysonen.
Ramos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nyysonen looks to score with a jab to the body but Ramos is just out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nyysonen misses the body punch
and Ramos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramos tries to clinch there but Nyysonen circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Niklas Nyysonen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nyysonen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Niklas Nyysonen!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Huey Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Last King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by i just want it all. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Huey Freeman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Last King!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freeman manages to get an easy takedown there - catching King on his heels. He'll look to pass King's guard now, I'm sure.
King is looking for a triangle but Freeman pushes his legs off easily.
Freeman trying to control but King is working from the bottom.
King wants to stand and escape but Freeman is having none of it.
King is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Freeman advances position into side control!
Freeman is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. King knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Freeman is looking to take a break and control but King is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Freeman looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Freeman wants to lay and pray for a moment but King keeps working.
Freeman thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Freeman tries for a kimura but King is defending well.
King is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Freeman is controlling him well.
Freeman tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Freeman is trying to get an arm triangle but King is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by King, who protects the arm well.
King is pushing Freeman's head away, looking to escape. Freeman manages to hold on to the position though.
Freeman tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Freeman wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by King, who protects the arm well.
Freeman looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
King is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
King tries to buck Freeman off but Freeman is having none of it.
King is trying to get back to his feet.
King is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Freeman's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Freeman is trying for a kimura here. King looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Freeman wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Huey Freeman!
Huey Freeman seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Last King stepped up to the mic, saying 'first of all thanks for the MMATycoon community for having me here., and to the fans., uhmm to my opponent he's just got lucky today., i want to thank you all the people who support the mmatycoon.., i would like to announce that i am retiring.,.,and this is my last fight.,., i never forgrt everythin'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nasko Stefanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonardo Spanky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spanky has chosen Death is Forming- Jay Reatard as his entrance music. Nasko Stefanov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Leonardo Spanky's chin.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Nasko Stefanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leonardo Spanky!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Stefanov.
Stefanov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Spanky stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stefanov throws a leg kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Spanky! But no joy.
Stefanov lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Stefanov misses the shot to the body.
Spanky swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stefanov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Stefanov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Spanky counters with a three punch combo that has Stefanov backing up. Stefanov nods at Spanky to acknowledge the strikes.
Stefanov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stefanov throwing a counter right hand but Spanky manages to avoid it.
Stefanov scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stefanov sizes up Spanky with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Spanky tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stefanov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stefanov scores with a decent looking hook.
Stefanov thuds a left hand into Spanky's body.
Spanky throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stefanov lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spanky steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stefanov.
Spanky fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Stefanov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Flower Power Pillow Fighters Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stefanov. Spanky does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stefanov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spanky.
Stefanov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Spanky doesn't seem bothered though.
Stefanov misses with a straight left.
Spanky throws a counter combo.
Stefanov cracks Spanky with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Spanky.
Stefanov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Spanky makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Spanky pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Spanky misses with a low kick.
Stefanov throws a body shot but no joy.
Spanky throws a counter combo.
A shot to the liver by Stefanov. Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spanky connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Stefanov's hands.
Stefanov dips to his left and cracks Spanky with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stefanov throws a big shot that misses.
Spanky throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Spanky throws a low kick, looking for Stefanov's leg but Stefanov calmly moves out of range.
Stefanov jabs at Spanky's body.
Stefanov looks to land a combination but Spanky avoids it well.
Spanky lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Spanky plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A looping hook to the body misses from Stefanov. Spanky does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stefanov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stefanov feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Stefanov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stefanov scores with a jab.
Spanky throws a shot from downtown. Stefanov moves away and avoids it.
Spanky misses with an attempted mid kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Spanky checks a leg kick.
Stefanov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Stefanov jabs Spanky to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A right-left combo lands from Spanky.
Stefanov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Spanky throws a combination that misses
and Stefanov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stefanov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Spanky backs up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stefanov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A combination from Spanky does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spanky checks a leg kick.
Stefanov tries a low kick but Spanky avoids it.
As Stefanov backs off Spanky throws a huge counter combo but Stefanov manages to avoid it all.
Spanky lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stefanov circles away quickly and effectively.
Spanky misses with a looping right.
Stefanov connects with a leg kick. Spanky looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Stefanov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Stefanov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spanky manages to avoid it.
Stefanov cracks Spanky with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Spanky moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Spanky misses with a wild combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stefanov scores with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nasko Stefanov dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Spanky throws a looping overhand right but Stefanov ducks down to avoid it.
Spanky takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Spanky throws a combination that misses
and Stefanov counters with a one-two to the body.
Stefanov misses with a straight left.
Stefanov throws a leg kick but Spanky sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Stefanov throws a body shot but no joy.
Despite the aggression on Spanky's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Spanky fails to land with a series of punches.
Spanky connects with a leg kick. Stefanov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Stefanov misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Spanky.
Stefanov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spanky.
Stefanov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Stefanov fails to land with a series of punches.
Spanky thows a body kick. Stefanov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stefanov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Spanky circles away quickly and effectively.
Stefanov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spanky can do to turn this around?
Stefanov jabs Spanky to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Stefanov throws a leg kick
and Spanky counters with a series of strikes. Stefanov will be more careful next time no doubt.
Stefanov misses with a right hand
and Spanky counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Leonardo Spanky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stefanov cracks Spanky with a good jab.
Spanky tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Spanky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice jab there from Spanky.
Spanky on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Stefanov throws a right hand that Spanky ducks under and follows up with a left that Spanky also avoids with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stefanov misses with a left hand
and Spanky counters with a nice low kick that buckles Stefanov's knee momentarily.
Sloppy strikes from Spanky. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spanky ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stefanov misses with a low kick.
Spanky looks to land a left hand but Stefanov moved out of range nicely.
Spanky misses with a few strikes there.
Stefanov looks to land a left hand but Spanky moved out of range nicely.
A little jabbing left from Spanky on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Spanky takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Spanky throws a leg kick that misses.
Stefanov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spanky.
A chopping leg kick lands by Spanky.
Spanky tries to clinch but Stefanov moves away
enabling Stefanov to counter with a crisp jab.
Stefanov misses with a hook. Spanky ducked under it nicely.
Stefanov misses with a jab to the body
and Spanky counters with a three punch combo that has Stefanov backing up. Stefanov nods at Spanky to acknowledge the strikes.
Stefanov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Despite the aggression on Spanky's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spanky attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Stefanov tried to counter with a leg kick but Spanky avoided it.
Spanky slips under a jab.
Spanky unleashes a big counter combination but Stefanov bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Spanky takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Spanky throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stefanov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Spanky uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stefanov.
Stefanov lands a jab to Spanky's midsection.
Stefanov motions for Spanky to come forward. Stefanov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Spanky is looking for the big counter here.
A lazy body kick from Spanky
and Stefanov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Stefanov checks a leg kick nicely.
Nasko Stefanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spanky on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Stefanov misses with a low kick.
Stefanov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Spanky darts in trying to clinch
and Spanky takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stefanov moves away from the strike by Spanky.
Stefanov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Stefanov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Spanky lands a leg kick that knocks Stefanov off balance momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A low kick from Stefanov is predictable there
letting Spanky counter with a right hand.
Stefanov misses with a hook. Spanky ducked under it nicely.
Spanky throws a right and a left that Stefanov avoids nicely.
Spanky throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stefanov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Spanky.
Stefanov punishes Spanky's body with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Nasko Stefanov will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Stefanov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Spanky slips a straight right by Stefanov.
Spanky swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A head kick misses from Spanky.
A little feinted left hand from Stefanov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Spanky throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stefanov 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.
Spanky swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stefanov. Spanky does a little dance to reset his feet.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Spanky 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.
Spanky stalks Stefanov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Stefanov's face. Stefanov staggers backwards, shaken.
Spanky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stefanov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stefanov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Spanky counters with a stiff right hand.
Spanky throws a series of punches but Stefanov moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Spanky blocks the low kick.
Stefanov throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stefanov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stefanov throws a body punch but Spanky moves out of range.
Spanky takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Stefanov connects with a leg kick. Spanky looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Spanky takes a jab right on the kisser.
Spanky keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stefanov.
Spanky is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Stefanov thuds a left hand into Spanky's body.
Spanky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stefanov.
Stefanov backing away here, and Spanky unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Stefanov throws a body shot but no joy.
Spanky avoids the body shot from Stefanov.
Spanky misses with a hook
and Stefanov counters with an outside leg kick.
Stefanov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Spanky circles away quickly and effectively.
Nasko Stefanov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stefanov throws a right hand that misses
and Spanky counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Stefanov crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Spanky - the referee stops the clock and Stefanov gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Spanky. Stefanov manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Spanky jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stefanov misses with a right hand
and Spanky counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
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!
Spanky misses with a wild combination.
Stefanov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Spanky counters with a two punch combo.
Stefanov misses with a combination
and Spanky counters with a one-two to the body.
Stefanov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stefanov gets tackled into the cage by Spanky. Spanky maintains the clinch.
Spanky breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stefanov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Spanky throws a right hand that Stefanov ducks under and follows up with a left that Stefanov also avoids with ease.
Stefanov looks to land a left hand but Spanky moved out of range nicely.
Spanky displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stefanov throws out the jab.
Stefanov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Spanky! But no joy.
Spanky slips a straight right by Stefanov.
Stefanov throws a shot to the body.
Spanky has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Stefanov swings for the body but Spanky moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Spanky there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Stefanov throws a leg kick
and Spanky counters with a two punch combo.
Stefanov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nasko Stefanov is winning the standup battle so far.
Stefanov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stefanov throws out a loose jab but Spanky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spanky is looking for the big counter here.
Spanky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spanky throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stefanov.
Spanky scoring well with a low kick there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stefanov throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice cross by Stefanov.
Spanky takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Stefanov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Spanky. Spanky circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Stefanov throws the left hand but Spanky avoids the punch easily.
Stefanov throws a right hand that Spanky ducks under and follows up with a left that Spanky also avoids with ease.
Spanky doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Leonardo Spanky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Spanky throws a hook but Stefanov blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Leonardo Spanky.
I think Stefanov 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nasko Stefanov!
Nasko Stefanov really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Arcticus University: London logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Wick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baruch Yehuda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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28
273 lbs
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258 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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Wick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Baruch Yehuda!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wick moves in looking to clinch but Yehuda pushes him off.
Wick misses with a few strikes there.
It seemed like Yehuda was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yehuda looks to throw the jab but Wick is out of range.
Yehuda swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yehuda throws a series of punches but Wick moves out of range.
Wick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yehuda scores with a nice strike.
Wick fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yehuda now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Wick takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wick connects with a single shot there.
Yehuda walks into a left hand.
That kick from Wick tenderised Yehuda's leg. Yehuda is trying to keep his angry face on.
Yehuda rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wick moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wick instigates a clinch.
A short right from Yehuda.
Wick is trying to pull guard but Yehuda has him pressed against the cage.
Yehuda swings wildly with an uppercut but Wick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wick pulls guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Wick's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Yehuda is looking to stand up but Wick won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yehuda must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wick manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Yehuda manages to get himself to full guard.
Yehuda pulls Wick in close to prevent any damage.
Wick works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Wick looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Wick is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wick prevents Yehuda from improving his position.
Wick throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wick is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Wick is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Yehuda sees it coming and defends easily.
Yehuda wants to control but Wick is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wick has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Yehuda is controlling Wick's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Wick is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Yehuda has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wick is working away from the top position though.
Wick works his way into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wick controlling his opponent.
Wick wants to finish this one by submission but Yehuda is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Wick.
Wick dominating with strikes here.
Wick controlling his opponent.
Wick avoids the attempt from Yehuda to control.
Wick working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Wick takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Yehuda is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Wick locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Yehuda is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Wick!
Jumping up and down and very excited, John Wick waved his t-shirt featuring Mohito Fightwear's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robert Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Myles Draiman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes into the arena with Paradise City by Guns N' Roses blaring out of the sound system. This should be a great matchup!
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Robert Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Myles Draiman!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draiman lands the left hand.
Lee takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Draiman darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Draiman drops Lee with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Lee looks back up at him and smiles so Draiman waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Lee is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Draiman fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Lee out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Myles Draiman!
A victorious Myles Draiman thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Robert Lee had this to say: 'On any given day...I will kill him next time'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Droppa Cleveland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evandro Guedes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Droppa Cleveland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Evandro Guedes!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cleveland misses with a straight right.
Cleveland throws an overhand right that lands on Guedes's shoulder, as Guedes tries to avoid the shot.
Guedes clinches with his opponent.
Guedes scores with a shoulder strike.
Guedes is working Cleveland over against the cage.
Cleveland is breathing heavily.
Guedes throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Guedes works on Cleveland's body with a couple of short punches.
Guedes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Clevelands head.
Nice body punch from Guedes - that landed with a thud.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Guedes.
A left hand lands to the body for Guedes.
Guedes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cleveland ducks into an uppercut from Guedes and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Evandro Guedes!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Greg Clegane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald Trump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Greg Clegane has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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328 lbs
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300 lbs
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Greg Clegane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Donald Trump!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clegane scores with a nice right hand.
It looks like Donald Trump has been cut.
A jab lands there for Clegane.
Trump misses with a hook
and Trump takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Trump scores with a hook.
Clegane sends Trump crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Clegane is motioning to the referee to let Trump up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trump throws a head kick that misses.
Trump moves into range and clinches up with Clegane.
Clegane working hard to break the clinch.
Trump's coach down at Barbell Brigade was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Trump's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Trump goes for a takedown in the clinch but Clegane prevents it.
Trump fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trump misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Trump.
Trump scores with a nice hook to the head.
Clegane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clegane takes a shot to the head.
Trump throws a punch but it's blocked by Clegane.
Trump goes for a takedown attempt but Clegane pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Clegane misses with a jab, cross combination.
Trump throws a sloppy head kick
letting Clegane counter with a right hand.
Trump pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Clegane is looking to counter punch.
Clegane 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.
Trump has his takedown stuffed
and Clegane counters with a crisp right hand that drops Trump! Clegane lets Trump back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
That has opened up Donald Trump's cut even more.
Greg Clegane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donald Trump.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trump with a poor takedown
and Clegane makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Trump looks winded!
Clegane throws a monster overhand right that drops Trump! Clegane follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Greg Clegane!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Greg Clegane made sure he mentioned Voodoo Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
The defeated Donald Trump had this to say: 'I may have lost this fight, but I am not a loser, I am a winner!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zak Rosenstock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rosenstock's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Megadeath - Symphony of Destruction. Cruz has chosen My Way - Limpbizkit as his entrance music. Zak Rosenstock is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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185 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zak Rosenstock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rosenstock lands a jab to Cruz's midsection.
Rosenstock manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Cruz on his heels. He'll look to pass Cruz's guard now, I'm sure.
Cruz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cruz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cruz looking to control.
Rosenstock has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cruz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rosenstock is aware though and is defending well.
Rosenstock is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Cruz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rosenstock defends well.
Cruz has his foot on Rosenstock's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rosenstock works his way back into a safe position though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rosenstock is one step ahead there.
Cruz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rosenstock gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosenstock wanted to stand there but Cruz had control of the position.
Rosenstock sitting in guard here, content to control.
Cruz pushes a forearm under Rosenstock's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Rosenstock is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rafael Cruz!
Rafael Cruz looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Respect to Zac Rosenstock, he is a great fighter and a great striker, but I am the best in this division. Vova Klimov, gimme a shot at that belt!'.
In defeat, Zak Rosenstock stepped up to the mic, saying 'Vova was always going to be a tough fight, i'll be back.. better than ever!'.
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