HFC 53:Klimov vs Ranieri PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Mumba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Shewmaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Mumba
vs
Shewmaker

210 cm
21
270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
28
289 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joseph Mumba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Frank Shewmaker!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shewmaker takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Shewmaker throws a looping overhand right but Mumba ducks down to avoid it.
Mumba moves out of range as Shewmaker throws a body kick.
Shewmaker misses with a few strikes there.
Mumba throws a shot from downtown. Shewmaker moves away and avoids it.
Shewmaker wants to clinch up but Mumba keeps it at a distance.
Mumba is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Shewmaker.
Mumba blocks a head kick by Shewmaker.
Shewmaker just misses with a punch to the body.
Shewmaker ducks right into an uppercut from Mumba.
Shewmaker tries to clinch there but Mumba circles away.

Mumba gets the takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Shewmaker's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
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!
Shewmaker regains half guard.
Mumba takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Shewmaker is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mumba seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Shewmaker does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mumba connects with a nice short shot to Shewmaker's temple.
Mumba 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.
Mumba slips a nice elbow through Shewmaker's hands, connecting with Shewmaker's forehead.
Shewmaker on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mumba knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shewmaker on the ground.
Ground and pound from Mumba.
Mumba is thwarting Shewmaker's attempts to control the position.
Mumba winds up and cracks Shewmaker with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mumba looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mumba slips a nice elbow through Shewmaker's hands, connecting with Shewmaker's forehead.
Mumba seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mumba winds up and cracks Shewmaker with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mumba looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Shewmaker with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Shewmaker has hold of Mumba's hands but Mumba slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mumba lands with a punch from half guard.
Mumba is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mumba throwing shots but Shewmaker is blocking nicely.
Mumba is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Mumba lands with a punch from half guard.
Shewmaker on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mumba landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fighters are battling for position here. Shewmaker manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Mumba showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Shewmaker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mumba with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mumba chips away with some ground and pound.
Shewmaker being controlled here, momentarily.

Shewmaker looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Mumba passes into half guard.
Mumba landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Mumba working the head and body with strikes.
Mumba lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mumba scores with a big shot! Shewmaker's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Shewmaker! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joseph Mumba!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Curran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Done Carvalho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randy Curran has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Curran
vs
Carvalho

193 cm
23
254 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
235 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randy Curran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Done Carvalho!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carvalho blocks a jab.
Curran avoids the head kick by Carvalho.
Carvalho tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Curran paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carvalho misses with a series of wild punches.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Curran.
Carvalho throws a shot from downtown. Curran moves away and avoids it.
Carvalho lands with a good body shot.
Carvalho tries to clinch up but Curran circles away and keeps his distance.
Carvalho walks into a stiff left hand from Curran.
Carvalho throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curran circles away from the clinch attempt
and Curran counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Curran takes a swing at Carvalho's ribcage but misses.
Carvalho takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
An inside leg kick from Carvalho misses.
Curran is looking to counter with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Curran throws a push kick but Carvalho slaps the foot to one side.
The fighters circling - Curran throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Carvalho bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Carvalho throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Curran.
Carvalho is looking to clinch.
Curran swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Carvalho wants to clinch up but Curran keeps it at a distance.

Carvalho has managed to clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Carvalho.
A short left from Curran.
Curran misses with a body punch.
Curran goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Curran lands a hook that snaps the head of Carvalho backwards.
Curran lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Carvalho is rocked!
Curran lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Carvalho to his knees! Curran keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randy Curran!
Our winner, Randy Curran, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Radoslaw Tomaszewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shawn Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Tomaszewski
vs
Jones

192 cm
20
204 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
23
185 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

KnockOut

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Radoslaw Tomaszewski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shawn Jones!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tomaszewski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tomaszewski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tomaszewski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones shoots and misses
enabling Tomaszewski to counter with a crisp jab.
Tomaszewski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jones stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jones tries to bum rush Tomaszewski with a series of wild strikes but Tomaszewski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tomaszewski pinned against the cage. Tomaszewski gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Radoslaw Tomaszewski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shawn Jones.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomaszewski scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jones is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tomaszewski.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jones shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Tomaszewski is trying to stand back up but Jones is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones is just content to waste time from the top position. Tomaszewski takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Tomaszewski on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tomaszewski tries to get out of the position.
Tomaszewski keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones trying to stand up but can't free himself from Tomaszewski's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control but Tomaszewski is working from the bottom.
Tomaszewski has a closed guard, preventing Jones from standing up.
Jones throws a strike but Tomaszewski rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Tomaszewski got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jones has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tomaszewski has managed to get both his arms back between Jones's legs - danger averted.
Jones pulls Tomaszewski in close to prevent any damage.
Jones will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jones looking for a guillotine here but Tomaszewski defends easily.
Tomaszewski wants to stand and escape but instead Jones has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Jones won't allow Tomaszewski to get back to his feet.
Jones wants to control from the top but Tomaszewski keeps moving.
Tomaszewski knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jones on the ground.
Jones looking to sit in guard and control but Tomaszewski gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jones is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Jones escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tomaszewski gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tomaszewski preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones is trying to control the position but Tomaszewski postures up.

Jones is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tomaszewski has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jones is trying to keep Tomaszewski in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Radoslaw Tomaszewski dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Tomaszewski displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tomaszewski misses with a two punch combination.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt - Tomaszewski sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tomaszewski throws a big counter combination but Jones scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Radoslaw Tomaszewski is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones darts in trying to clinch
and Tomaszewski counters with a series of strikes. Jones will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tomaszewski as he jumps to the side.
Radoslaw Tomaszewski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomaszewski keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt - Tomaszewski sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Radoslaw Tomaszewski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shawn Jones.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tomaszewski sprawls well. Tomaszewski wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt - Tomaszewski sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jones.
Nice uppercut lands for Tomaszewski. That snapped Jones's head back.

Tomaszewski drops Jones with a beautiful combination! Jones stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Tomaszewski is looking for the KO!

Jones is rocked!

It looks like Shawn Jones has been cut.
Jones glances at the clock... BAM! Tomaszewski nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Jones crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Jones is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Radoslaw Tomaszewski!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gus Spencer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maui Wowie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wowie has chosen Dont bogart that joint as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Spencer
vs
Wowie

182 cm
29
192 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

185 cm
23
202 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Perkele!
Machine Fight Gear

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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gus Spencer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maui Wowie!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wowie ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wowie clobbers Spencer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've been hearing reports that Spencer has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.

Spencer scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Wowie bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Wowie throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Spencer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spencer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wowie.
A jab from Wowie misses.
Spencer jabs Wowie right on the nose. Wowie blinks but takes it well.
Wowie fails to land with a series of punches.
Spencer tries to counter by clinching up but Wowie breaks away and moves out of range.
Spencer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Spencer looks to land a right hand but Wowie moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spencer. Wowie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wowie connects with a crisp jab.
Wowie works Spencer's body with a nice hook.
Wowie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Spencer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wowie.
It seemed like Wowie was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wowie.
Jab, jab by Wowie - just one landing.
Spencer ducks under a wild hook from Wowie.
Spencer throws a good cross that connects.
Wowie getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wowie clobbers Spencer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Spencer is rocked!
Spencer switches off momentarily and Wowie cracks him with a monster right hand! Spencer topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Wowie dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Wowie!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Maui Wowie!
Maui Wowie gave a mention to Machine Fight Gear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
84%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Balbus Michael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baeddan MacAuliffe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MacAuliffe comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Notorious by Duran Duran kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be a great matchup!

Michael
vs
MacAuliffe

178 cm
22
150 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

175 cm
22
159 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Balbus Michael!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Baeddan MacAuliffe!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michael connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Michael dips to his left and cracks MacAuliffe with an uppercut!
MacAuliffe will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
It looked like Michael was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from MacAuliffe.
Michael misses with a straight right.
MacAuliffe shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Michael but Michael pushes him off and we're back to square one.
MacAuliffe takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Michael on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
MacAuliffe takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
MacAuliffe is looking to land body kicks.
And Michael counters with a quick kick to the body but MacAuliffe blocks it.
Michael checks a leg kick.
MacAuliffe looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Michael lands a really nice looking cross but MacAuliffe seems unphased.

MacAuliffe is rocked!
MacAuliffe fails with the takedown
and Michael counters with a nice body shot.
MacAuliffe is still on wobbly legs! Can Michael finish him?
Balbus Michael has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Baeddan MacAuliffe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Michael moves into range and connects with a jab.
MacAuliffe takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Michael.
Michael throws a perfectly timed hook that sends MacAuliffe crashing down! MacAuliffe tries to stagger back to his feet but Michael just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused MacAuliffe asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Balbus Michael!
Balbus Michael bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
78%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peterson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Fivefold - Not The Only One. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Machida
vs
Peterson

185 cm
23
205 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

190 cm
21
215 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Lyoto Machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Machida has a takedown stuffed.
Machida misses with the combination.
A nice inside leg kick there by Machida. That's going to slow Peterson down.
Peterson throws the left hand but Machida avoids the punch easily.
Peterson wants to clinch up but Machida keeps it at a distance.
Machida slips under a jab from Peterson.

Peterson darts in and clinches Machida up against the cage.
Peterson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Peterson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machida blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Peterson working aggressively here.
Peterson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Peterson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Peterson misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Peterson misses with the head strike.
Machida tries to throw a body punch but Peterson avoids it by throwing Machida back against the cage.
Peterson misses with a hook from the clinch.

Machida pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Peterson rushes Machida and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Machida blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Machida pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Peterson doesn't manage to clinch there - Machida circles away.
Peterson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Machida swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Machida lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Peterson at a distance.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Machida.
Machida keeps the fight on the outside.

Machida closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Peterson quickly recovers to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Machida wants to lay and pray for a moment but Peterson keeps working.
Machida trying to control the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Machida passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Peterson!
Machida lands a couple of good shots and Peterson has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Machida slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Peterson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Machida. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Machida is looking to control Peterson but Peterson is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Peterson trying to get back to his feet but Machida is in full control for now.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Peterson is trying to get back to his feet but Machida has full control of the position and if anything, Peterson has just worked his way into a worse spot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida cracks Peterson with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Peterson from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Machida scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Peterson is looking for a way out.
Machida has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Peterson's body.
Machida wants to control but Peterson is keeping busy.
Peterson is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Peterson looking very determined here, making life difficult for Machida.
Peterson is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Machida 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.
Machida has good solid back control here.
Peterson is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Machida lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Machida.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson is trapped and Machida is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Machida connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Peterson to escape the position.
Machida lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Machida has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Peterson! Can he survive? No! He's out! Machida gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Lyoto Machida!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fionn MacCumhaill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Clegane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fionn MacCumhaill has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

MacCumhaill
vs
Clegane

225 cm
26
300 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

225 cm
28
328 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Last Minute Power Clothing
Voodoo Nutrition

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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fionn MacCumhaill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Greg Clegane!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacCumhaill grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Clegane takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! MacCumhaill cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Fionn MacCumhaill!
A relieved looking Fionn MacCumhaill thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

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FIGHT
RATING
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Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrey Arlovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Mayflower (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arlovski comes to the cage accompanied by Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud . Andrey Arlovski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Arlovski
vs
Mayflower

193 cm
23
255 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

181 cm
24
242 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Powerful

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)
KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Larry Mayflower!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arlovski throws a jab when Mayflower was well out of range.
Mayflower is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Arlovski scores with a hook.

It looks like Larry Mayflower has been cut.
Arlovski misses with an uppercut. Mayflower saw that one coming.
A big left from Arlovski misses.
Mayflower takes a swing at Arlovski's ribcage but misses.
Mayflower keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arlovski throws a good cross that connects.
Mayflower with a lazy takedown attempt
and Arlovski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Arlovski throws a poor cross that misses
and Mayflower counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Arlovski cracks Mayflower with a big right hand and Mayflower goes down!

Mayflower 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!
Mayflower throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Mayflower is still in real trouble! Can Arlovski finish him?
Mayflower punching from the bottom - just letting Arlovski know he's still in a fight.
Mayflower seems to have recovered his senses.
Mayflower trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

Arlovski stands up and waves to Mayflower to follow him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayflower throws a body shot but no joy.
Arlovski scores with a jab to the head.

That has opened up Larry Mayflower's cut even more.
We've been told by Arlovski's head coaches at McElias (Russian Bears TM) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Arlovski throws out a loose jab but Mayflower uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arlovski throws a hook but Mayflower avoids it easily.
Mayflower rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Arlovski counters with a big uppercut that knocks Mayflower off his feet! Arlovski dives into side control looking to finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mayflower tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Arlovski wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Mayflower manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Arlovski wants to stand up but Mayflower has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Mayflower has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Mayflower looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mayflower tries to roll over but Arlovski keeps him under control.
Mayflower desperately trying to maintain half guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Arlovski lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mayflower at a distance.
Arlovski is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mayflower looks winded!
Arlovski lands a jab.

The cut above Larry Mayflower's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayflower takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Arlovski keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Larry Mayflower's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Arlovski loads up on a big right hand but Mayflower slips the punch.
And Mayflower tries to counter it with a takedown but Arlovski pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Arlovski stuffs the takedown.
Mayflower is trying hard to land a takedown here. Arlovski sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Andrey Arlovski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Larry Mayflower.

Arlovski catches Mayflower napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Mayflower to the canvas!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Larry Mayflower's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Andrey Arlovski!
Andrey Arlovski took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.

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hype
A | B

pop
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A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vova Klimov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Ranieri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ranieri has chosen Eminem – Kings Never Die as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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.

Klimov
vs
Ranieri

181 cm
22
195 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

186 cm
30
190 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Unity Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vova Klimov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Ranieri!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klimov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ranieri throws a counter combo.
Klimov scores with a punch to the head.
Klimov missing with a left hand there. Ranieri was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ranieri tries to counter by closing the distance.
Klimov looks to land a combination but Ranieri avoids it well.
Ranieri tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ranieri displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Klimov throws out the jab.
Ranieri is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Ranieri takes one to the side of the head.
Klimov throws a jab when Ranieri was well out of range.
Ranieri steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Klimov.
A combination from Klimov does no damage.
Ranieri tries to counter with a clinch but Klimov shakes him off and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ranieri gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ranieri uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Klimov.
Ranieri steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Klimov.
Klimov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klimov falls off balance throwing a combination

and Ranieri holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ranieri jumps guard but Klimov turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ranieri keeps control of Klimov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ranieri misses with a knee to the head.
Klimov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ranieri backwards.

Klimov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Klimov.
Klimov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ranieri uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Klimov.
Vova Klimov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ranieri avoids the body shot from Klimov.
Ranieri is looking for the big counter here.
Klimov looks to land a combination but Ranieri avoids it well.
Ranieri tries to counter by closing the distance.
Klimov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klimov misses with a straight right.
Ranieri is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A big right from Klimov misses.
Ranieri tries to counter by closing the distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Klimov cracks Ranieri with a right hand to the side of the head.
Klimov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ranieri.
Klimov loads up on a big right hand but Ranieri slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Klimov. Ranieri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Klimov takes a swing at Ranieri's ribcage but misses.
Ranieri gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ranieri moves out of range as Klimov strikes.
Ranieri throws a counter combo.
Good shot there by Klimov.

Ranieri is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klimov cracks Ranieri with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vova Klimov!
Vova Klimov retains his middleweight title!
As Vova Klimov got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Will tell all to my fans . Now I'm going to fight in another organization but I will go back to HFC .'.