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GFC 8: Fury PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between McDiaz ez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Babis Valyras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Babis Valyras looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, McDiaz ez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Babis Valyras!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valyras shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and ez counters by moving into the clinch.
ez gets underhooks to prevent Valyras's takedown attempt.
Valyras looks winded!
ez just leaning against Valyras, taking a breather.
ez decides to pull guard.
Valyras got a little sloppy there for a moment and ez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Valyras has managed to get both his arms back between ez's legs - danger averted.
ez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Valyras is one step ahead there.
ez is working hard here to advance position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valyras drops back looking for a leg! ez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and ez manages to kick Valyras off! Valyras jumps back into ez's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ez controls Valyras momentarily but Valyras frees himself.
ez working for a triangle but Valyras defends it easily.
ez is trying to control the position but Valyras postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Valyras wants to pass the guard but ez is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
ez is trying to keep Valyras in close.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Valyras moves in looking to clinch but ez pushes him off.
Valyras tries to score a power double leg takedown but ez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Valyras somewhat.
Valyras has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as ez is landing a low percentage of strikes.
McDiaz ez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Babis Valyras.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Valyras paws at him with a jab and circles away.
ez stuffs the takedown attempt from Valyras. Valyras gets slowly back to his feet.
ez is looking to clinch but Valyras is avoiding it.
Valyras drops down looking to force a counter takedown but ez defends it well.
ez rushes Valyras and presses him up against the cage.
ez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Valyras is keeping busy.
ez is trying to maintain a safe position but Valyras gets an underhook and turns ez into the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Valyras has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by ez after a bit of a struggle.
ez tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valyras is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
ez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
ez rushes Valyras and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
ez can't get the takedown.
ez fails to pull guard.
Valyras misses with a hook from the clinch.
ez manages to break the clinch.
ez tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Valyras defends well and ez ends up having to push Valyras into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Valyras throws a fast counter high kick but ez manages to duck under it in time.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from ez.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
ez fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
McDiaz ez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Valyras stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Valyras wants it to stay on the feet.
Valyras shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with ez but ez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
ez wants to clinch up but Valyras keeps it at a distance.
ez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Valyras counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Valyras shoots in looking for a takedown but ez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Valyras's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
ez lands with a slapping head kick.
Valyras dives in and grabs ez's left leg, looking for a takedown. ez pushes down on Valyras's head and hops out.
McDiaz ez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Babis Valyras.
ez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Valyras avoids it really well and circles away.
Valyras is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
ez gets a takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ez is trying to control. Valyras wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
ez is trying to work for a kimura but Valyras is defending well.
ez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Valyras can do to turn this around?
ez is keen to just control but Valyras is a slippery customer.
ez uses his free foot to push down on Valyras's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Valyras.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Valyras has given up his back here.
ez has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Valyras has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
ez struggling to keep hold of the position.
ez lands with a hammerfist to the side of Valyras's head.
ez biding his time, controlling Valyras.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valyras is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if ez gets his way!
Will ez go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
McDiaz ez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Valyras tries to break free.
ez is looking to control Valyras but Valyras is wriggling around and keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Valyras wants to escape the position.
Valyras has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from ez.
ez is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Valyras trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
ez could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
ez wants to control but Valyras is keeping busy.
ez has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Valyras has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
McDiaz ez dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
ez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Valyras manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
No luck for ez with that takedown attempt.
ez tries to clinch but Valyras moves out of range.
ez misses with the combination.
McDiaz ez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
ez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Valyras swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Valyras tries a head kick but it misses.
ez dives in for a single leg takedown but Valyras sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Valyras takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from ez.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for McDiaz ez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A low kick from Valyras is predictable there
and ez counters with a three punch combo that has Valyras backing up. Valyras nods at ez to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valyras throws the kick towards the body but ez avoids it.
ez shoots for a double leg takedown but Valyras sprawls well. He's pushed ez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Valyras misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
ez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
ez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
ez misses with a takedown attempt - Valyras sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Valyras gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ez trying to control the position but instead, Valyras has worked for underhooks and has pushed ez into the cage.
ez wants to break free but Valyras has control.
ez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
ez checks a low kick from Valyras.
ez shoots for a takedown but Valyras saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
ez sets himself, and Valyras steps forward looking for the clinch! ez avoids it this time.
Valyras misses with a body kick.
ez has a takedown stuffed.
Valyras fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but ez avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Valyras enables ez to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Valyras manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Valyras is wriggling around but ez manages to pass to half guard.
ez is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Valyras doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time ez.
ez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ez slows the pace down in half guard.
Valyras is staying active underneath ez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Valyras looks like he's trying to stand up.
Babis Valyras has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McDiaz ez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
ez wants to control but Valyras is keeping him busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to McDiaz ez.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for ez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... McDiaz ez!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andy Robredo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buddy Elf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Buddy Elf enters the cage!
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265 lbs
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BJJ White 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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andy Robredo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Buddy Elf!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elf walks into a left hand.
Robredo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Elf on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Robredo clinches up against the cage.
Robredo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Elf jumps guard and drags Robredo to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Robredo stopping the sweep attempt from Elf.
Robredo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Elf manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Robredo manages to get himself to full guard.
Elf postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elf is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Elf postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Robredo is trying to control the position but Elf postures up.
Elf trying to control but Robredo is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robredo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Elf makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Elf 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.
Robredo has momentary wrist control but Elf slips an elbow through the middle.
Robredo wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Elf is now in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Elf lands a nice short elbow.
Robredo wants to control but Elf is keeping busy.
Elf is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elf lands strikes from half guard.
Elf seems to be working for a kimura but Robredo defends the submission attempt.
Robredo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Elf on the ground.
Robredo tries to roll over but Elf keeps him under control.
Elf wants to work for an arm triangle but Robredo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robredo is looking to get back to full guard here but Elf has managed to pass to side control instead.
Robredo struggling a bit here.
Robredo is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elf cracks Robredo with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Robredo wants to control but Elf postures up.
Elf in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Robredo is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Elf's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Elf! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Robredo has tapped! This one is allllll over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Buddy Elf!
A victorious Buddy Elf thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin McAdams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kevin McAdams has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Mason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kevin McAdams!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mason shoots in for a double leg but McAdams sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
McAdams gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mason counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mason.
McAdams avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mason chips away with some ground and pound.
McAdams is looking to cinch up a triangle. Mason throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to McAdams's body to avoid the submission. McAdams has instead reached around Mason's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! McAdams arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Kevin McAdams!
Kevin McAdams decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dahl Haas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haas comes to the cage accompanied by Ten Typ Mes - Trze'a było. Greg Ward has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Dahl Haas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Greg Ward!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ward fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Haas connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ward's hands.
Ward looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Haas is fending him off so far but Ward persists. Nope, Haas circles away and we're back to standing.
Ward shoots in but no luck this time.
Dahl Haas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Greg Ward.
Ward takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Haas 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.
Ward shoots in for a takedown but Haas shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A counter left hand to the body from Haas misses its target.
Haas swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ward.
Haas misses with a hook. Ward ducked under it nicely.
Haas misses with an uppercut. Ward saw that one coming.
Ward has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ward there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ward gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ward is rocked!
Haas lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Ward head around and knocks him out cold! Haas hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dahl Haas!
A very excited looking Dahl Haas 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Khabib Nurmagomedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Goga Revishvili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khabib Nurmagomedov had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 146.3lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Khabib Nurmagomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Goga Revishvili!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Revishvili tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nurmagomedov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nurmagomedov shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Revishvili is trying to defend but Nurmagomedov finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Nurmagomedov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nurmagomedov moves into full mount! Revishvili won't be happy about that!
Nurmagomedov scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Revishvili?
Nurmagomedov is landing with some decent strikes but Revishvili is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Revishvili is working to get back to half guard.
Nurmagomedov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Nurmagomedov punishing his opponent with strikes.
Revishvili is rocked!
We've been hearing that Nurmagomedov has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Nurmagomedov postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Revishvili looks a forlorn figure.
Revishvili is still in real trouble! Can Nurmagomedov finish him?
Nurmagomedov unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Revishvili wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Nurmagomedov celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khabib Nurmagomedov!
After the fight, Khabib Nurmagomedov was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dongstae Friend (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Ferrell (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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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
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dongstae Friend!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Will Ferrell!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferrell tries to keep at a distance but Friend has taken the fight into the clinch.
Friend pulls guard effortlessly.
Friend keeping moving, preventing Ferrell from controlling successfully.
Ferrell stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Ferrell shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Friend pinned against the cage. Friend gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ferrell has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Friend is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Friend looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferrell looking for submissions off his back.
Friend 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrell is looking for a sweep. Friend is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Friend passes the guard and advances to mount!
Friend tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ferrell is looking to get to half guard.
Ferrell keeps trying to improve his position.
Friend trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Friend unloads with some shots from mount but Ferrell bucks and avoids them well.
Friend looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrell is trying to stand up.
Ferrell is trying to escape the mount.
Friend wants to take Ferrell's back here but Ferrell is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Friend sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ferrell tries to hold on but Friend pushes him away.
Ferrell is controlling an arm, preventing Friend from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Friend takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ferrell wants to control but Friend is having none of it.
Friend controlling from the full mount.
Ferrell wants to control but Friend is having none of it.
Ferrell is looking to improve his position but Friend isn't that keen on the idea.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ferrell wants to hold on but Friend pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dongstae Friend dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ferrell.
Friend is not content to let Ferrell control the position.
Friend is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Ferrell is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Friend is trying to escape the mount.
Ferrell controlling the pace for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Friend regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrell lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ferrell wants to control but Friend is keeping him busy.
Friend tries to roll over but Ferrell keeps him under control.
Friend is trying to maintain the position but Ferrell is very close to passing his half guard.
Friend is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ferrell can do to turn this around?
Ferrell is taking a breather. Friend 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.
Friend is trying to maintain the position but Ferrell is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ferrell lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ferrell not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ferrell works his way into side control.
Friend can't do much from the bottom here.
Ferrell creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrell working away.
Ferrell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Friend keeps working.
Friend is looking to regain half guard here but Ferrell keeps moving and retains side control.
Friend manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Ferrell passes to full mount!
Friend tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ferrell postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Friend looks a forlorn figure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Friend is in a horrible position here. Ferrell smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Friend is trying desperately to improve position.
Ferrell lands a couple of good shots and Friend has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Will Ferrell has got the better of the ground game so far.
Friend defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Ferrell's arms.
Ferrell is punishing Friend with strikes - can he finish him?!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Ferrell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Ferrell misses with a takedown attempt
and Friend moves into the clinch.
Friend gets control of Ferrell's arms and successfully pulls guard. Friend will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Friend holds on and takes a little breather.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ferrell stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Friend gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ferrell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ferrell tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Friend smiles and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferrell tries to close the distance and clinch but Friend swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ferrell closes the distance and clinches up with Friend, looking for a takedown. Ferrell pushes Friend against the cage but Friend circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Friend attempts a counter takedown but Ferrell avoids it well and moves away.
Dongstae Friend has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Will Ferrell.
Friend gets a clinch.
Ferrell misses with an elbow over the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Friend jumps guard and drags Ferrell to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Friend wants to sweep here but Ferrell controlling him for the moment.
Ferrell wants to stand but Friend is controlling his posture from full guard.
Ferrell missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ferrell trying to control the position from guard on top but Friend is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Friend is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Friend controlling the action here.
Friend is thwarting Ferrell's attempts to control the position.
Well, if Friend is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Friend seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Ferrell wants to control but Friend is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friend wants to control but Ferrell is keeping him busy.
Ferrell tries to get to full guard but Friend has control of the leg.
Friend looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Friend seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Ferrell for as long as he can get away with.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Friend fails with the takedown.
Ferrell is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Friend throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ferrell's waist but Ferrell gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Friend off to one side.
Friend shoots in but Ferrell avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ferrell tries to clinch up.
Ferrell shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ferrell trying to control the position from guard on top but Friend is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Friend could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Friend looking for a sweep. Not yet Friend, not yet.
Ferrell trying to control the position from guard on top but Friend is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Friend pulls Ferrell in close to his closed guard and prevents Ferrell from doing any damage or advancing position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Friend has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dongstae Friend showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Friend 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dongstae Friend!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gilbert De La Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Frank Castle has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Castle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gilbert De La Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De La Cruz gets a takedown into half guard.
De La Cruz is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Castle has managed to free his arm - good work.
De La Cruz maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Castle could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but De La Cruz has cracked it and Castle is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by De La Cruz!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gilbert De La Cruz!
Gilbert De La Cruz got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Billy Bailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lord Guvner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Billy Bailey has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Billy Bailey seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Bailey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lord Guvner!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bailey jabs Guvner right on the nose. Guvner blinks but takes it well.
Bailey lands with a good body shot.
Bailey clinches.
Bailey lands a right hand that snaps the head of Guvner backwards.
Bailey lands a left hand.
Guvner is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bailey is keeping busy.
Bailey lands with a right to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Guvner tries to throw a body punch but Bailey avoids it by throwing Guvner back against the cage.
Bailey lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Guvner looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bailey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Guvner looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Guvner throws a head kick that misses
and Bailey moves into the clinch.
Bailey lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Guvner.
I was talking to Bailey's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Guvner looks winded!
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!
Bailey working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bailey digs a right hand into Guvner's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Guvner's gas tank.
Bailey lands a left hand.
Bailey scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bailey avoiding damage.
Bailey scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey scores with a hook to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Bailey.
Bailey breaks from the clinch.
Guvner tries to keep at a distance but Bailey has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Bailey as the two fighters clinch.
Bailey lands with a right to the head.
Bailey lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Guvner backwards.
Bailey lands a shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bailey.
Bailey lands a hook that snaps the head of Guvner backwards.
Nice body punch from Bailey - that landed with a thud.
Bailey lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bailey drops Guvner onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Guvner is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Guvner is rocked!
Bailey lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Guvner backwards.
Guvner is still on wobbly legs! Can Bailey finish him?
Bailey lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Guvner to his knees! Bailey keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Bailey!
After winning the bout, Billy Bailey thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kizeal Ingram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasily Tymoshenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tymoshenko has chosen Hearts On Fire as his entrance music. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kizeal Ingram!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vasily Tymoshenko !
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tymoshenko fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ingram is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Ingram on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ingram scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ingram keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A shot to the body from Ingram misses
and Tymoshenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tymoshenko throws a hook but Ingram avoids it easily.
Tymoshenko lands a high kick!
Ingram scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tymoshenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ingram throws out the jab.
Tymoshenko looks to land a right hand but Ingram moved out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Ingram misses the target.
Ingram loads up on a big right hand but Tymoshenko slips the punch.
Ingram uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tymoshenko .
Kizeal Ingram seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ingram jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ingram moves out of range of the body kick from Tymoshenko .
Tymoshenko throws a leg kick but Ingram checks it.
Tymoshenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ingram manages to avoid it.
Ingram walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tymoshenko .
Ingram throws a right and a left that both miss.
A left lands for Tymoshenko .
Ingram pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ingram lands with a straight right. Tymoshenko didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ingram moves away from the strike by Tymoshenko .
Tymoshenko closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tymoshenko tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ingram swivels and escapes.
Ingram uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tymoshenko .
Ingram throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tymoshenko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ingram throws a front kick that sends Tymoshenko stumbling back into the cage.
Tymoshenko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ingram.
Ingram showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tymoshenko .
Tymoshenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ingram.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tymoshenko - that will leave a mark!
Ingram misses with a few strikes there.
Ingram takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tymoshenko takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tymoshenko moves out of range of the body kick from Ingram.
Tymoshenko was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Tymoshenko looks to land a right hand but Ingram moved out of range.
Tymoshenko punishes Ingram's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tymoshenko with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ingram to score with a decent uppercut.
Tymoshenko takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tymoshenko blocks the body kick.
Tymoshenko misses with a head kick.
Tymoshenko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ingram throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kizeal Ingram is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ingram misses the jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tymoshenko , right into the meat.
Ingram has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tymoshenko finds it's way round the side to connect with Ingram's head.
Tymoshenko misses with an uppercut.
Ingram throws a series of punches but Tymoshenko avoids them all with ease.
Ingram drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tymoshenko takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ingram scores with a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Tymoshenko blocks the leg kick.
Ingram lunges at Tymoshenko with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tymoshenko 's hand.
Ingram steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tymoshenko .
Ingram appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ingram misses with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ingram throws a sloppy body shot
and Tymoshenko counters with a left to the body.
Ingram moves forwards but Tymoshenko connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tymoshenko feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Ingram sprawling to the canvas! Ingram rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Tymoshenko finish him?!
Ingram is rocked!
It looks like Ingram has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Ingram leaves his chin hanging out and Tymoshenko seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Ingram crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vasily Tymoshenko !
Vasily Tymoshenko spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mr Universe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silvio Petrucci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silvio Petrucci will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mr Universe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Silvio Petrucci!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrucci thows a left - swing and a miss!
Petrucci throws a body shot but no joy.
Universe went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Petrucci misses with a series of wild punches.
Petrucci throws a jab but it's blocked by Universe.
Petrucci misses with a straight left.
Petrucci missing with a left hand there. Universe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petrucci. Universe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petrucci smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Universe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A shot to the liver by Universe. Beautiful body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrucci waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Universe.
Petrucci looks to throw the jab but Universe is out of range.
Universe swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Petrucci throws a right and a left that Universe avoids nicely.
Petrucci will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrucci cracks Universe with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Universe throws a head kick but Petrucci moves out of range.
Universe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Petrucci loads up on a big right hand but Universe slips the punch.
As Petrucci looks to move away, Universe throws a big counter combo but Petrucci just gets out of the way.
Universe darts in and clinches Petrucci up against the cage.
Petrucci is pushing Universe up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Petrucci stalling in the clinch.
Petrucci receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Petrucci tries to work over Universe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice elbow from Universe.
Petrucci wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Universe has him pressed against the cage.
Universe managing to block the knees to the body from Petrucci.
Universe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Petrucci avoids it.
Universe creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Petrucci's defenses.
It looks like Silvio Petrucci has been cut.
Universe controlling the action here for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Universe breaks from the clinch.
Petrucci shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And Universe counters with a quick kick to the body but Petrucci blocks it.
Universe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Petrucci lands a nice looking body shot.
Petrucci throws a hook but Universe blocks it.
Petrucci just misses with a punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Universe misses with a double jab
and Petrucci counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Universe looks to score with a jab to the body but Petrucci is just out of range.
Universe has managed to clinch.
Universe comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Petrucci looking to stall.
Petrucci wants a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrucci's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Universe slips a jab and a cross from Petrucci.
Universe was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Petrucci lands with a good body shot.
Universe looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Universe takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Universe tries a head kick but it misses.
Universe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrucci.
Universe misses with a head kick.
Petrucci jabs at Universe's body.
A jab from Petrucci misses.
Petrucci connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Petrucci misses with a hook
and Universe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Petrucci throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Universe tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Petrucci manages to circle out of the way.
Universe throws a right and a left that Petrucci avoids nicely.
Universe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petrucci.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrucci throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrucci drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Universe bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Petrucci's guard.
Petrucci has his foot on Universe's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Universe works his way back into a safe position though.
Universe showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Petrucci throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Universe decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Petrucci, up you get!
Universe lands a jab to Petrucci's midsection.
Universe swings for the body but Petrucci moves out of range.
Universe misses the jab.
Petrucci throws a body punch but Universe moves out of range.
Universe is looking to wear down Petrucci with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Petrucci will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silvio Petrucci dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Silvio Petrucci's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Petrucci moves out of range as Universe strikes.
Petrucci keeps the fight on the outside.
Petrucci misses with a hook.
Universe just misses with a punch to the body.
Universe throws a nice looking combination but Petrucci bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Petrucci cracks a nice hook into Universe's ribs.
Petrucci misses with the combination.
Universe tries to clinch up.
Universe tries to clinch but Petrucci is having none of it.
Petrucci swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Universe moves out of range of the strikes.
Left hook, right uppercut from Universe.
Petrucci fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Universe manages to avoid it.
Universe closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Universe blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Universe lands a shot to the body.
Universe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Petrucci blocks an elbow strike from Universe.
Universe throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Universe as Petrucci tries to tie him up.
Universe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Petrucci avoids it.
Universe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Petrucci avoiding damage as Universe throws knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Petrucci lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Petrucci managing to block the knees to the body from Universe.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Universe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Petrucci avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrucci breaks the clinch.
Petrucci shoots in and drives through. Universe sprawls well.
Universe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Petrucci throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Universe stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Universe on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Petrucci looks to throw the jab but Universe is out of range.
Universe wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Silvio Petrucci seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrucci scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Petrucci connects with the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Universe. Petrucci does a little dance to reset his feet.
Universe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Universe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petrucci throws out the jab.
Universe takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Universe takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Some wild striking there from Petrucci.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrucci bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Universe's head backwards.
Petrucci uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Universe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Petrucci manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Petrucci throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Universe moves into the clinch successfully.
Petrucci has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Universe seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Petrucci can turn it around.
Petrucci is trying to break the clinch but Universe is controlling him.
Petrucci looking to stall.
Petrucci avoiding damage as Universe throws knees to the body.
Petrucci on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Petrucci tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Universe's elbow.
Universe is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Universe prevents a body shot from Petrucci.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Universe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Petrucci.
Universe keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Petrucci's efforts to push away.
Petrucci lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Petrucci is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Universe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Universe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A punch combination from Universe misses.
Silvio Petrucci seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Petrucci misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petrucci. Universe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petrucci throws a body punch but Universe moves out of range.
Universe swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Petrucci moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrucci throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Universe's waist but Universe gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Petrucci off to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silvio Petrucci showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Silvio Petrucci's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Petrucci throws a lazy right hand but Universe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mr Universe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Petrucci, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Universe staying out of range there.
Petrucci slips under a jab from Universe.
Petrucci throws the kick towards the body but Universe avoids it.
Universe wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Universe takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A shot to the body from Petrucci misses
and Universe counters with a left and a right that stings Petrucci.
Nice defenses there by Universe.
Petrucci misses with a left hand
and Universe counters with a left to the body.
Universe lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Universe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Petrucci moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Universe drives through and clinches with Petrucci against the cage.
A hook to the body from Petrucci.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrucci tries for a takedown but Universe manages to get underhooks.
Mr Universe has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Petrucci creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrucci misses with a body punch.
Petrucci doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Universe breaks the clinch.
Petrucci fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Universe manages to avoid it.
Petrucci moves out of range of the body kick from Universe.
Nice defenses there by Universe.
Petrucci takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Petrucci getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Petrucci throws out a loose jab but Universe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Universe throws a big counter combination but Petrucci scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Universe misses with the combination.
Universe gets a clinch.
Petrucci is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Universe is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrucci blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Universe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Petrucci avoids it.
Petrucci avoiding damage as Universe throws knees to the body.
Petrucci misses with a body punch.
Petrucci drops down looking for an ankle pick but Universe pulls his leg out and moves away.
Universe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petrucci manages to avoid it.
Universe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Petrucci to score with a decent uppercut.
Petrucci dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Universe drives through and clinches with Petrucci against the cage.
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!
Petrucci is looking to take this one to the mat.
Mr Universe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Silvio Petrucci.
Universe lands an elbow inside that Petrucci shrugs off.
Universe crunches a lovely knee into Petrucci's ribcage.
Petrucci takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Petrucci avoiding damage as Universe throws knees to the body.
Petrucci avoiding damage as Universe throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Universe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Universe is pushing Petrucci up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Universe lands with a short shot to the head.
Petrucci blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Petrucci has had enough of the clinch but Universe keeps him there for the moment.
Petrucci stalling in the clinch but Universe improves position.
Universe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Petrucci lands a slapping body shot.
Universe tries a head kick but it misses.
Mr Universe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Universe fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Petrucci lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Universe tries to bum rush Petrucci with a series of wild strikes but Petrucci uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Universe slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrucci jabs Universe to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Universe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Universe appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Petrucci takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrucci tries to work over Universe's front leg with a kick but Universe checks it.
Petrucci misses with a hook.
Petrucci moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Universe pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Petrucci! But no joy.
Some wild striking there from Universe.
Silvio Petrucci is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Universe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some wild striking there from Universe.
Petrucci scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mr Universe showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Petrucci has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Silvio Petrucci!
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