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HFC 37:Bronson vs Hussain PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between William Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Myles Draiman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes to the cage accompanied by Welcome to the Jungle by Guns and Roses. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, William Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Myles Draiman!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Draiman misses with a straight left.
A decent looking cross lands there for Draiman.
Lee misses with a takedown attempt - Draiman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Draiman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
As Draiman backs away, Lee returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Draiman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lee.
Lee tries to clinch but Draiman is having none of it.
Draiman throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee wants to clinch up but Draiman keeps it at a distance.
Lee gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Draiman throws out the jab.
Lee 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.
Lee takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Draiman lands a right hook to the body.
Draiman scores with a nice strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Lee is predictable there
and Draiman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Draiman connects with a looping right hand.
Myles Draiman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch combination from Lee misses.
Lee scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lee misses with a hook to the body
and Draiman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A punch lands to the side of Draiman 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lee shoots in looking for a takedown but Draiman manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lee's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Draiman misses the shot to the body.
Lee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It seemed like Draiman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lee shoots for a double leg takedown but Draiman sprawls well. He's pushed Lee's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lee has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Draiman finds it's way round the side to connect with Lee's head.
Lee throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Draiman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee shoots in but no luck this time.
Draiman looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Draiman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jab, jab by Draiman - just one landing.
Draiman paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Draiman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lees jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draiman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Draiman blocks a low kick nicely.
Lee will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Draiman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lee seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Lee defending well as Draiman loads up on a big left hand.
Lee tries to clinch up but Draiman circles away and keeps his distance.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Draiman.
Lee throws a big counter combination but Draiman scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Draiman.
Draiman scores with a nice strike.
Draiman might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lee misses with a body kick.
Lee misses with a double jab
letting Draiman counter with a right hand.
Lee fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Draiman avoids it really well and circles away.
Draiman is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lee had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lee wants to take the fight to the mat but Draiman manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draiman breaks the clinch.
Draiman bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lee's head.
A big right from Draiman misses.
Lee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Draiman pushes Lee up against the cage in a clinch.
Lee tries to pull guard but Draiman forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Draiman is working Lee over against the cage.
Draiman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Lee fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Draiman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Draiman moves into the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Lee.
A right hand to the body from Draiman.
Draiman lands a nice shot to the body.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Draiman digs a right hand underneath Lee's ribcage. Lee let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Draiman lands a body punch.
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!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Draiman.
Draiman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draiman cracks Lee with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Draiman has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
The crowd cheers as Draiman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lee doesn't seem phased though.
Lee throws a leg kick
and Draiman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good exchange - Draiman coming out on top.
Draiman lunges at Lee with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lee's hand.
A swing and a miss from Draiman.
Draiman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Draiman lands with a nice body punch.
Donk. Draiman catches Lee right on the button with a cross.
Draiman scores with a shot to the body.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lee closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lee scores with a shoulder strike.
Draiman misses with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee tries to work over Draiman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Draiman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Draiman breaks from the clinch.
Draiman looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
Lee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Myles Draiman dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lee throws a right hand that Draiman ducks under and follows up with a left that Draiman also avoids with ease.
Lee closes the distance looking to clinch
and Draiman counters with a stiff right hand.
Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Draiman works the jab nicely.
Lee fails with the takedown
and Draiman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lee slips under a jab.
A swing and a miss from Draiman.
Draiman connects with a crisp jab.
Lee looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lee darts in trying to clinch
and Draiman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lee misses with a double jab
and Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slow jab from Draiman misses its intended target.
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!
Lee doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Draiman counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draiman lands a nice hook to Lee's body. Lee takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lee moves away from the strike by Draiman.
Lee tries to clinch up.
Draiman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Draiman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lee falls off balance throwing a combination
and Draiman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lee has his takedown stuffed
and Draiman counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Draiman drives through and clinches with Lee against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Draiman.
Draiman misses with a hook to the ribs.
A body shot lands from Draiman.
Draiman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Draiman clinches up with Lee and pushes him back against the cage.
Draiman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Draiman scores with a body shot.
Lee misses with a double jab
and Draiman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Draiman works the jab nicely.
Lee moves forwards but Draiman connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lee is rocked!
Draiman lands a slapping body shot.
Oh Lee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Draiman throws an overhand right that drops Lee like a sack of potatoes! Draiman dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Myles Draiman!
Myles Draiman thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated William Lee had this to say: 'I'll be back stronger than ever.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Solid Capybara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Gonalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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157 lbs
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155 lbs
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Solid Capybara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luis Gonalez!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Illya Tyunina and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Gonalez as Capybara shoots in.
Capybara tries for a takedown but Gonalez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gonalez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gonalez thumps Capybara with a low kick.
Capybara darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Capybara wants to pass to mount but Gonalez is defending the position.
Capybara has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Capybara controlling his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonalez is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Capybara fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Capybara looking to finish Gonalez with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gonalez!
Gonalez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gonalez tries to lock up and control but Capybara gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Capybara is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Capybara breaks from Gonalez's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Capybara breaks from Gonalez's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Capybara looking to control and managing it successfully.
Capybara 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.
Capybara with shots to the head and body - Gonalez looks very uncomfortable down there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Capybara lands a nice shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Capybara cracks Gonalez with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Gonalez is rocked!
Capybara controlling from mount.
Gonalez is still in real trouble! Can Capybara finish him?
Gonalez takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Capybara's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Solid Capybara!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Todd Cannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby McBarz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cannon might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Conquering- Black Moor. The crowd seem to be enjoying McBarz's choice of entrance music: Case - Touch me tease me ft. Foxy Brown and Mary J Blige. 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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181 lbs
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180 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Excellent boxer
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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 St Petersburg, Todd Cannon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby McBarz!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McBarz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cannon.
Cannon feinted with a counter takedown.
McBarz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McBarz lands a two punch combo.
McBarz throws a hook to the side of Cannon's head but Cannon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cannon attempts a counter takedown but McBarz avoids it well and moves away.
Cannon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McBarz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cannon counters with a nice double leg into side control. McBarz won't be happy with that.
Cannon taking a breather here.
Cannon has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
McBarz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBarz is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Cannon is controlling him well.
Cannon advances nicely into full mount.
Cannon sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
McBarz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cannon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
McBarz is desperately trying to improve his position but Cannon has a good base and remains in mount.
Cannon controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cannon pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBarz is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cannon controlling his opponent.
McBarz felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Cannon working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. McBarz turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Cannon off and cradles McBarz's limp body as Cannon celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Todd Cannon!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Todd Cannon made sure he mentioned Mohito Fightwear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Ogard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andretii Kazadorez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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290 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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300 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Ogard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andretii Kazadorez!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kazadorez throws a hook but Ogard blocks it.
Ogard looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Kazadorez swings widly with a right hand
and Ogard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ogard gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kazadorez.
Ogard misses with a lunging right hand
and Kazadorez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ogard seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
No joy there for Kazadorez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It looked like Ogard wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kazadorez throws a right hand that Ogard ducks under and follows up with a left that Ogard also avoids with ease.
Ogard swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A big left from Kazadorez misses.
Ogard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kazadorez catches Ogard napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Ogard to the canvas!
It looks like Ivan Ogard has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kazadorez controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazadorez stands up from Ogard's guard - Kazadorez perhaps looking for a knockout.
Kazadorez finds Ogard's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Ogard flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Kazadorez lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Ogard will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Andretii Kazadorez!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Blitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Darmody (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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152 lbs
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141 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Blitz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Darmody!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darmody circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blitz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Darmody misses with a double jab.
Blitz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blitz avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Darmody does no damage.
A little feinted left hand from Blitz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Darmody tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blitz was well out of range. Poor timing from Darmody.
Darmody throws a sloppy body shot
and Blitz counters with a series of strikes. Darmody will be more careful next time no doubt.
Darmody takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Blitz tries to clinch there but Darmody circles away.
Darmody changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Blitz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Darmody unleashes a big counter combination but Blitz bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Darmody tries a low kick but Blitz avoids it.
Darmody lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blitz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blitz lands a big head kick that sends Darmody tumbling to the mat! Blitz takes a step backwards and waves Darmody back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Darmody is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blitz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Darmody is still on wobbly legs! Can Blitz finish him?
Blitz moves into the clinch successfully.
Darmody throws a head punch that misses.
Blitz is looking for a takedown.
Blitz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blitz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Darmody swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Darmody misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blitz.
Blitz lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Darmody crumples to the floor! Blitz milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). John Blitz!
John Blitz gave a mention to Mohito Fightwear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
James Darmody was interviewed post fight and said 'I blame God for this loss. He wasn't with me tonight, he usually is, but he must be mad at me or something, I dunno'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Piet Kriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vaino Siitaari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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195 lbs
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185 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Piet Kriel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vaino Siitaari!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Siitaari swings for the body but Kriel moves out of range.
Kriel throws a hook but Siitaari avoids it easily.
Kriel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Siitaari moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A little jabbing left from Siitaari on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Siitaari throws a body shot but no joy.
Siitaari looks to throw the jab but Kriel is out of range.
Kriel looks for the body kick but Siitaari saw that one coming.
It seemed like Siitaari was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kriel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Siitaari.
Siitaari tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kriel scores with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kriel wants to clinch but Siitaari slips to the side
and Siitaari counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kriel trying to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Siitaari accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kriel looking to control.
Siitaari content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Siitaari controls from within his opponent's guard.
Let's hope that Siitaari has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Siitaari content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Kriel has locked up a guillotine! Kriel's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Siitaari is holding on here and Kriel must be using up a lot of energy. Siitaari has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Kriel gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Piet Kriel!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kid Cudi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miues Rafki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cudi comes to the cage accompanied by King Wizard. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kid Cudi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miues Rafki!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cudi scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Rafki tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cudi has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Rafki is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Cudi yanks on the arm and Rafki is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Cudi.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kid Cudi!
Kid Cudi bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rafal Zamana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Jensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Zamana might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Modestep - Show Me A Sign. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rafal Zamana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brian Jensen!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zamana scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jensen gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jensen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Our spies down at at MMA tranning center /w 160nutrition inform us that Jensen has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Jensen has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Zamana should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Jensen has tightened it up now! Zamana should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Brian Jensen!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrey Arlovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Butch Larson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arlovski's entrance music is Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud . A fine choice. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrey Arlovski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Butch Larson!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arlovski connects with a good right hand that stumbles Larson. Larson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Butch Larson has been cut.
Larson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Larson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Arlovski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Arlovski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Arlovski drops Larson with a big left hand and mounts him. Larson is in big trouble!
Larson is rocked!
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!
Arlovski controlling from the full mount.
Larson is still in real trouble! Can Arlovski finish him?
Larson tries to reverse the position but Arlovski maintains control.
Larson tries to hold on but Arlovski postures up.
Larson seems to have recovered his senses.
Arlovski tries to control but Larson wriggling away.
Arlovski wants to get back to his feet but Larson is holding on tight.
Larson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Arlovski can't control as he wanted to and Larson manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larson is trying to get back to full guard.
Larson looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Arlovski pushes past his half guard into mount!
Larson looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Larson is looking to improve his position but Arlovski isn't that keen on the idea.
Larson tries to hold on but Arlovski pushes him away.
Larson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Larson tries to hold on but Arlovski pushes him away.
Larson has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski content just to control the position here.
Larson is desperately trying to improve his position but Arlovski has a good base and remains in mount.
Arlovski knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Larson on the ground.
Larson holds on for dear life, controlling Arlovski's posture momentarily.
Larson wants to hold on but Arlovski pushes him away.
Arlovski gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Larson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Larson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Arlovski counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Larson badly! Arlovski follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Larson out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Arlovski finished him against the cage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Andrey Arlovski!
Andrey Arlovski really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Mohito Fightwear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vinny Bronson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emre Hussain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Vinny Bronson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Emre Hussain!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hussain closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hussain is trying to trip Bronson. He has hold of a leg but Bronson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Hussain persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Bronson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bronson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hussain loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hussain throws a big right hand that misses.
Hussain postures up and lands a big shot to Bronson's brow.
Bronson has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Hussain doesn't defend quickly enough and Bronson has managed to lock this one up! Can Hussain escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Bronson on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Vinny Bronson!
Vinny Bronson retains his welterweight title!
After the big win, Vinny Bronson made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Mohito Fightwear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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