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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Maciej Jewtuszko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Maciej Jewtuszko has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maciej Jewtuszko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frankie Campbell!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jewtuszko is looking to clinch.
Jewtuszko wants to clinch up but Campbell keeps it at a distance.
Campbell fails with a takedown attempt.
Campbell shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Campbell stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell trying to mount his opponent but Jewtuszko defends it.
Campbell perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Jewtuszko wants to get back to his feet.
Campbell throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Campbell keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Campbell misses with a body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Campbell avoiding damage as Jewtuszko throws knees to the body.
Jewtuszko creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jewtuszko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jewtuszko throws an elbow but it misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jewtuszko throws an elbow but it misses.
Jewtuszko pushes Campbell back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jewtuszko tries to land a knee to the head but Campbell blocks with his arms.
Campbell pulls guard effortlessly.
Jewtuszko wants to control from the top but Campbell keeps moving.
Campbell is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Campbell has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Jewtuszko doesn't defend quickly enough and Campbell has managed to lock this one up! Can Jewtuszko escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Campbell on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Frankie Campbell!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Micheal Bates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody McKenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McKenzie comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Cody McKenzie kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Micheal Bates!
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, Cody McKenzie!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bates gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bates lands a body punch.
McKenzie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McKenzie tries to circle away but Bates has him pinned against the cage.
McKenzie wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bates tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bates looks to throw an elbow but misses.
McKenzie is pressed up against the cage. Bates has hold of a leg and is looking to drag McKenzie down to the mat. McKenzie avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bates closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bates goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bates tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McKenzie's elbow.
McKenzie avoiding damage as Bates throws knees to the body.
Bates is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McKenzie is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bates tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McKenzie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McKenzie prevents the takedown attempt.
Bates tries a knee to the head but McKenzie blocks it.
Bates goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McKenzie gets underhooks to prevent Bates's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Micheal Bates. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bates tries to work over McKenzie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McKenzie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bates misses with a body punch.
Bates tries a body shot but McKenzie blocks it.
Bates taking a breather.
Bates is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McKenzie is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie is trying to pull guard but Bates turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bates gets through McKenzie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bates keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McKenzie's efforts to push away.
Bates misses with a punch to the body.
McKenzie takes a shot to the head.
Bates goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bates scores with a hook to the body.
McKenzie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bates is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McKenzie is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bates is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McKenzie is defending well for now.
McKenzie has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McKenzie avoiding damage as Bates throws knees to the body.
McKenzie has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
McKenzie tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McKenzie takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bates landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bates is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McKenzie is defending well for now.
Bates gets through McKenzie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bates pushes McKenzie back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
McKenzie has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bates tries to land a knee to the head but McKenzie blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McKenzie wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bates leaning against his opponent.
Bates keeps control of McKenzie as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bates tries to throw a body punch but McKenzie avoids it by throwing Bates back against the cage.
Bates throws an elbow but it misses.
McKenzie is trying to break the clinch but Bates is controlling him.
Bates tries to land knees in the clinch but McKenzie avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bates tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bates looking for a takedown.
McKenzie breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Micheal Bates dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bates closes the distance and clinches.
Micheal Bates has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bates stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
McKenzie avoiding damage as Bates throws knees to the body.
Bates pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
McKenzie has had enough of the clinch but Bates keeps him there for the moment.
McKenzie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bates misses with a punch to the body.
McKenzie is defending well against a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McKenzie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bates missing with knees to the body.
Bates pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
McKenzie avoiding damage as Bates throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bates throws a punch but it's blocked by McKenzie.
Bates misses with some punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bates.
McKenzie is trying to break the clinch but Bates is controlling him.
McKenzie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bates tries to throw a body punch but McKenzie avoids it by throwing Bates back against the cage.
Bates lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bates wants a takedown but no success here.
McKenzie prevents a body shot from Bates.
Bates lands an elbow inside that McKenzie shrugs off.
Bates controlling the action here for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie tries to break free but Bates pushes him back against the cage.
McKenzie avoids a wild elbow strike from Bates.
Bates lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McKenzie.
McKenzie blocks the elbow strike.
McKenzie prevents a body shot from Bates.
Bates misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bates misses with a punch to the body.
McKenzie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bates tries to throw a body punch but McKenzie avoids it by throwing Bates back against the cage.
Bates is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McKenzie can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bates tries to throw a body punch but McKenzie avoids it by throwing Bates back against the cage.
Bates struggles to land a body shot inside as McKenzie controls his hands.
Bates gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bates tries to work over McKenzie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McKenzie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bates tries to throw a body punch but McKenzie avoids it by throwing Bates back against the cage.
Bates missing with knees to the body.
Bates looking to throw knees to the head but McKenzie is blocking nicely.
Bates struggles to land a body shot inside as McKenzie controls his hands.
Bates struggles to land a body shot inside as McKenzie controls his hands.
Bates lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McKenzie is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bates lands a right hand.
McKenzie tries to circle away but Bates has him pinned against the cage.
Bates trying to land knees to the body.
McKenzie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McKenzie avoiding damage as Bates throws knees to the body.
Bates tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McKenzie avoids it.
McKenzie wants to break the clinch but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McKenzie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McKenzie looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bates goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Micheal Bates dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A head kick by McKenzie misses
and Bates counters by moving into the clinch.
Bates throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McKenzie blocks it with crossed arms.
Bates lands a body punch in the clinch.
McKenzie looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bates keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McKenzie's efforts to push away.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bates.
Bates struggles to land a body shot inside as McKenzie controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bates tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McKenzie's elbow.
McKenzie tries to circle away but Bates has him pinned against the cage.
Bates has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. McKenzie avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
McKenzie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bates keeps control of McKenzie as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McKenzie avoiding damage as Bates throws knees to the body.
Bates landing knees to the body.
McKenzie dodges an elbow strike from Bates.
McKenzie is looking to break free of the clinch but Bates has double underhooks.
Bates tries to land knees in the clinch but McKenzie avoids the damage to the body.
McKenzie is trying to break the clinch but Bates has him pressed against the cage.
Bates is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McKenzie is defending well for now.
Bates struggles to land a body shot inside as McKenzie controls his hands.
Bates pushes off an throws an elbow but McKenzie leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bates goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on McKenzie's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McKenzie blocks a body shot from Bates.
McKenzie managing to block the knees to the body from Bates.
Bates keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McKenzie's efforts to push away.
Bates tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McKenzie avoids it.
Bates prevents McKenzie from breaking the clinch.
Bates scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bates creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McKenzie's defenses.
Bates tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bates pushes off an throws an elbow but McKenzie leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
McKenzie is trying to break the clinch but Bates has him pressed against the cage.
McKenzie tries to break the clinch but Bates is controlling the position.
McKenzie wants to get back to striking at distance but Bates won't allow it.
Bates misses with a punch to the body.
Bates lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bates is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bates throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bates content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bates gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bates accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McKenzie is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
McKenzie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bates.
McKenzie is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bates stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McKenzie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bates wants to control from the top but McKenzie keeps moving.
Cody McKenzie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Micheal Bates is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bates working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Micheal Bates showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bates, 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:25
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:25
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Micheal Bates!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ali Sarraf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Mcnab (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sarraf's entrance music is The Trooper. A fine choice. Ali Sarraf has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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160 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ali Sarraf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Andy Mcnab!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcnab throws a series of punches but Sarraf moves out of range.
Mcnab dives in and grabs Sarraf's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sarraf pushes down on Mcnab's head and hops out.
Sarraf pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sarraf walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mcnab checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mcnab scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Mcnab has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Sarraf lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mcnab avoids the head kick by Sarraf.
Mcnab throws a sloppy head kick
and Sarraf counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mcnab tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mcnab shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sarraf sprawls well. Sarraf wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mcnab gets slowly back to his feet.
We've been told by Sarraf's head coaches at Russian Fighting Community Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mcnab feints a jab promting Sarraf to slip. Mcnab then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sarraf slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcnab throws a sloppy head kick
and Sarraf counters with a slapping leg kick.
Good work by Mcnab as he checks the leg kick.
Mcnab lands a jab to Sarraf's midsection.
Mcnab swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sarraf cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mcnab tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sarraf takes one to the chin there.
Mcnab throws a head kick that misses.
Sarraf throws a quick counter kick to the body but Mcnab avoids it.
Mcnab misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sarraf throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mcnab moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcnab decides to pull guard.
Sarraf controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mcnab wants to stand but Sarraf is controlling the position.
Sarraf has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sarraf is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sarraf continues to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcnab is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Mcnab is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Mcnab is looking to clinch.
Mcnab tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sarraf swivels and escapes.
As Mcnab backs away, Sarraf returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Ali Sarraf has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andy Mcnab.
Mcnab shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sarraf pinned against the cage. Sarraf gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sarraf half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mcnab checks a leg kick.
Mcnab dives in for a single leg takedown but Sarraf sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Sarraf thinks about countering with a body kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sarraf.
Mcnab misses with a two punch combination.
Mcnab's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mcnab duly obliges.
Mcnab forces Sarraf back against the cage and clinches.
Mcnab tries a knee to the head but Sarraf blocks it.
Mcnab manages to break the clinch.
A clash of legs there as Mcnab blocks the low kick.
Mcnab wants to counter the offense by Sarraf and move into the clinch position.
A head kick misses from Sarraf.
Sarraf stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sarraf wants it to stay on the feet.
Mcnab closes the distance and clinches up with Sarraf, looking for a takedown. Mcnab pushes Sarraf against the cage but Sarraf circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Andy Mcnab will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mcnab shoots in but no luck this time.
Mcnab misses with a few strikes there.
Mcnab has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sarraf.
Sarraf leaves Mcnab with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sarraf swats away the attempt to clinch by Mcnab.
Mcnab misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sarraf throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mcnab tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sarraf swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mcnab misses with a takedown
and Sarraf connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ali Sarraf has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andy Mcnab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sarraf.
Mcnab misses with a takedown
and Sarraf counters with a left and a right that stings Mcnab.
Ali Sarraf is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sarraf keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mcnab throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sarraf makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mcnab is breathing heavily.
Mcnab lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sarraf at a distance.
Mcnab shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sarraf defends it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcnab ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sarraf throws an overhand right that lands on Mcnab's shoulder, as Mcnab tries to avoid the shot.
Mcnab lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Mcnab misses with a head kick.
Sarraf throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mcnab looks for a takedown but Sarraf sprawls well.
Mcnab throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sarraf stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Good work by Mcnab as he checks the leg kick.
Mcnab lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Mcnab tries to clinch up but Sarraf circles away and keeps his distance.
Sarraf swats away the attempt to clinch by Mcnab.
A little feinted left hand from Sarraf on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarraf feints and then cracks Mcnab's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mcnab down.
Mcnab throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sarraf counters with a nice body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sarraf. That's going to slow Mcnab down.
Mcnab moves out of range of the leg kick from Sarraf.
Andy Mcnab is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mcnab fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sarraf swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mcnab fails with a takedown attempt.
Sarraf feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Mcnab is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sarraf sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
As Mcnab backs away, Sarraf returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sarraf, right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcnab shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sarraf sprawls well. Sarraf wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mcnab gets slowly back to his feet.
Sarraf fires out a quick counter leg kick but Mcnab just manages to avoid it.
Sarraf is looking to chop away at Mcnab's legs.
Mcnab goes for a double leg but Sarraf avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sarraf continues to drive forward.
Sarraf dodges the punch combination from Mcnab.
A solid body kick from Sarraf.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sarraf throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mcnab throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sarraf.
Ali Sarraf is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice takedown defense from Sarraf. No joy for Mcnab on that attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ali Sarraf dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Mcnab tries to clinch but Sarraf is having none of it.
Sarraf defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mcnab.
Sarraf lands a glancing blow to the side of Mcnab's head.
Sarraf is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mcnab can do to turn this around?
Mcnab is looking to clinch.
Mcnab throws a head kick but Sarraf moves out of range.
Sarraf is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sarraf displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mcnab.
Mcnab throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sarraf counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcnab throws out a loose jab but Sarraf uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sarraf quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Sarraf lands with a kick to the ribs.
Mcnab takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sarraf tries to sprawl but Mcnab drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Mcnab is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarraf is looking to control Mcnab's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sarraf avoid being mounted?
Mcnab passes into side control, despite Sarraf's attempt to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sarraf tries to buck Mcnab off but Mcnab is having none of it.
Sarraf is trying to work for a sweep but Mcnab has mounted him!
Mcnab can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sarraf is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mcnab unloads with some shots from mount but Sarraf bucks and avoids them well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcnab tries to control but Sarraf wriggling away.
Sarraf wants to hold on but Mcnab pushes him away.
Sarraf can't escape the position.
Mcnab throws some wild stikes that Sarraf manages to avoid easily.
Mcnab looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sarraf is squirming around, avoiding Mcnab's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sarraf is trying to reverse the position but instead Mcnab has taken his back - oops!
Sarraf biding his time here by controlling the hands, looking to escape.
Mcnab tries to get the hooks in deep but Sarraf pushed the leg off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andy Mcnab comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mcnab 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andy Mcnab!
A victorious Andy Mcnab 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Bo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juan Sanchez has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with King Bo's chin.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, King Bo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Juan Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez fails with the takedown.
Bo misses with a two punch combination.
Sanchez unleashes a big counter combination but Bo bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sanchez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bo somewhat.
Bo tries to bum rush Sanchez with a series of wild strikes but Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bo throws a big shot that misses.
Bo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sanchez defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez doesn't manage to clinch there - Bo circles away.
Sanchez dives in and grabs Bo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bo pushes down on Sanchez's head and hops out.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bo as he avoids it easily.
King Bo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Sanchez.
A head kick misses from Sanchez.
No joy there for Bo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sanchez's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Sanchez's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Bo throws a nice looking combination but Sanchez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bo clinches with his opponent.
Sanchez jumps guard but Bo stands there with Sanchez around his waist. Sanchez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanchez.
Bo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bo is stalling here.
Bo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bo darts in and clinches Sanchez up against the cage.
Bo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sanchez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bo has him pressed against the cage.
Sanchez tries to score a body lock takedown but Bo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sanchez is fighting off a takedown attempt but Bo is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Sanchez to the mat. Sanchez regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Sanchez being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bo gets to his feet. Sanchez looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sanchez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice takedown defense from Sanchez. No joy for Bo on that attempt.
Bo instigates a clinch.
Sanchez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bo has a couple of punches blocked by Sanchez.
Bo manages to break the clinch.
Bo looks for a takedown but Sanchez sprawls well.
Bo gets a clinch.
Bo just leaning against Sanchez, taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sanchez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bo clinches with his opponent.
Sanchez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bo.
Bo working aggressively here.
Bo avoiding damage.
Sanchez is trying to pull guard but Bo has him pressed against the cage.
Bo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sanchez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bo is defending well for now.
Bo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bo clinches up with Sanchez and pushes him back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sanchez prevents it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sanchez pulls his leg out and moves away.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bo or perhaps it was just good defense by Sanchez, which made it look bad.
Bo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bo wants it to stay on the feet.
A counter left hand to the body from Bo misses its target.
Bo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bo is breathing heavily.
Sanchez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sanchez shoots in looking for a takedown. Bo tries to sprawl out of it but Sanchez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bo shoots in for a takedown but Sanchez shows good takedown defense.
Bo throws a series of punches but Sanchez avoids them all with ease.
Bo has been working on his balance at , so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Sanchez.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sanchez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bo swivels and escapes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Bo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sanchez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sanchez counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Bo! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Sanchez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Sanchez!
In defeat, King Bo stepped up to the mic, saying 'fuck this i m going to heavyweight'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ivar Johansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clovis Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivar Johansson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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168 lbs
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177 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivar Johansson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Clovis Patterson!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patterson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Patterson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Johansson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Johansson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Johansson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Johansson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Johansson goes for a double leg but Patterson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Patterson continues to drive forward.
Johansson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Patterson looks for the body kick but Johansson saw that one coming.
Patterson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Johansson managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Patterson.
Johansson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Patterson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Johansson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Patterson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johansson wants to control but Patterson postures up.
Patterson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Patterson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Patterson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Patterson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Johansson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Patterson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Johansson trying his best to control but Patterson has mounted him.
Johansson is in a horrible position here. Patterson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Patterson lands with some strikes.
Patterson punching from mount but Johansson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee warns Johansson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Patterson dominating with strikes here.
Johansson tries to hold on but Patterson postures up.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Patterson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Patterson has eaten all the pies!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Patterson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Patterson punching from mount but Johansson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Patterson is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Johansson to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Johansson shrugs it off.
Johansson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Patterson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Patterson lands with some strikes.
Patterson looking to finish with strikes here!
Johansson wants to hold on but Patterson pushes him away.
Patterson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Patterson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Patterson lands with some strikes.
Johansson tries to lock up and control but Patterson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Johansson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Johansson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Johansson tries to get out of the position.
Patterson raining down hammerfists from mount.
Johansson wants to control but Patterson is having none of it.
Patterson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Patterson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Johansson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Patterson with the ground and pound from mount.
Patterson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Johansson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Patterson throwing strikes here but Johansson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Patterson throws some wild stikes that Johansson manages to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Patterson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Patterson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Patterson looking to control but Johansson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Patterson looks winded!
Johansson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Patterson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Johansson swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Johansson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Patterson.
Johansson is trying to escape the mount.
Johansson sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Patterson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clovis Patterson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Patterson misses with a takedown attempt - Johansson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Johansson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Patterson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Johansson slips a straight right by Patterson.
Johansson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Patterson misses the shot to the body.
An inside leg kick from Patterson misses.
Johansson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Johansson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Patterson's waist but Patterson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Johansson off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivar Johansson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patterson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Johansson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Johansson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Johansson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Patterson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Johansson wants to control but Patterson is keeping busy.
Clovis Patterson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Patterson trying to control from half guard but Johansson is working away.
The fighters are battling for position here. Johansson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Patterson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Patterson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johansson is keeping the position for now.
Johansson trying to keep a closed guard but Patterson is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Patterson throwing strikes from guard but Johansson blocks nicely.
Johansson is trying to keep Patterson in close.
Patterson throws a strike but Johansson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Johansson works over Patterson with some ground and pound from guard.
Johansson connects with a couple of short punches.
Patterson looking for a guillotine here but Johansson defends easily.
Johansson trying to control but Patterson is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Patterson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Johansson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Johansson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Patterson is breathing heavily.
Johansson wants to control from the top but Patterson keeps moving.
Patterson lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Patterson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Patterson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Johansson chips away with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Johansson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Johansson is working Patterson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We've been hearing that Johansson has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Patterson keeping moving, preventing Johansson from controlling successfully.
Johansson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Johansson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Johansson trying to control but Patterson is working from the bottom.
Johansson with a nice head shot there.
Johansson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Patterson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Johansson controls the pace.
Johansson is working Patterson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Johansson throws a big elbow that misses.
Patterson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Clovis Patterson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Johansson looks for a takedown but Patterson sprawls well.
Patterson moves into the clinch.
Johansson managing to block the knees to the body from Patterson.
Johansson avoiding damage as Patterson throws knees to the body.
Patterson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johansson avoids it.
Johansson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Patterson trying to control the position but instead, Johansson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Patterson into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johansson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Patterson has a couple of punches blocked by Johansson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson blocks an elbow strike from Johansson.
Johansson misses with an elbow over the top.
Patterson blocks an elbow strike.
Patterson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Patterson can't get the takedown.
Johansson avoids the elbow strike from Patterson, against the cage.
Patterson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Patterson avoids the elbow strike from Johansson, against the cage.
Johansson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Patterson works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Patterson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johansson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Johansson working a defensive guard here.
Patterson wants to pass the guard but Johansson is keeping the position.
Patterson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Patterson lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Johansson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Patterson is one step ahead there.
Patterson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Johansson keeping moving, preventing Patterson from controlling successfully.
Patterson with a nice head shot there.
Patterson postures up in Johansson's guard and throws a big left but Johansson blocks it.
Patterson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Johansson working a defensive guard here.
Patterson throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson is looking to work some ground and pound but Johansson has wrist control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Patterson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Johansson trying to control the position.
Patterson won't allow Johansson to sweep him here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ivar Johansson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Patterson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Johansson is trying to get back to full guard.
Johansson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Patterson is working away from the top position though.
Patterson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
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. Patterson connects with a nice short shot to Johansson's temple.
Clovis Patterson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson wants to control but Patterson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Patterson lands a nice short elbow.
Johansson is staying active underneath Patterson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Patterson throws a strike but Johansson avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Patterson trying to control the position from guard on top but Johansson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Patterson throwing strikes from guard but Johansson blocks nicely.
Johansson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Patterson is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johansson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Patterson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Johansson keeping moving, preventing Patterson from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clovis Patterson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Patterson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 26:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 26:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clovis Patterson!
An out of breath Clovis Patterson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stafford Bolton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Barrientos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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160 lbs
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162 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Stafford Bolton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shawn Barrientos!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barrientos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bolton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barrientos scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Stafford Bolton has been cut.
Barrientos throws a hook but Bolton blocks it.
Barrientos closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Barrientos lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bolton looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bolton is rocked!
Bolton throws a lazy uppercut
and Barrientos counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shawn Barrientos!
Shawn Barrientos gave a mention to Sully's Bar & Grill in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Connor MacManus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timo Skottilaine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Connor MacManus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Timo Skottilaine!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skottilaine tries a head kick but it misses.
MacManus tries to counter with a takedown but Skottilaine is quick to defend against it.
MacManus tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Skottilaine swivels and escapes.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Skottilaine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've been hearing reports that MacManus has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
MacManus stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
MacManus pulls guard successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skottilaine looking to sit in guard and control but MacManus gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
MacManus trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
MacManus postures up.
MacManus lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacManus slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
MacManus wants to control from the top but Skottilaine keeps moving.
Skottilaine trying to keep a closed guard but MacManus is proving a slippery customer.
MacManus chips away with some ground and pound.
MacManus is working Skottilaine over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Skottilaine is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
MacManus looking to pass the guard.
Skottilaine being controlled here, momentarily.
Skottilaine really doesn't want to stay on the ground with MacManus. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Skottilaine keeping moving, preventing MacManus from controlling successfully.
MacManus scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacManus wants to control from the top but Skottilaine keeps moving.
Skottilaine has MacManus pulled in close to control his posture.
MacManus won't allow Skottilaine to sweep him here.
MacManus wants to control from the top but Skottilaine keeps moving.
MacManus cracks Skottilaine with a solid left hand.
MacManus postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
MacManus content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
MacManus's corner is telling him to maintain position.
MacManus slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
MacManus working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
MacManus taking a breather here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Skottilaine can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skottilaine might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control MacManus haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Skottilaine tries to bench press MacManus off him but MacManus keeps the position.
MacManus lands a decent elbow from side control.
MacManus in side control, just content to control the action for now.
MacManus wants to control but Skottilaine is keeping him busy.
MacManus lands a nice forearm strike.
MacManus landing a few strikes.
MacManus trying to control the position but Skottilaine is working away.
MacManus is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Skottilaine has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacManus trying to control the action but Skottilaine is working from the bottom.
Skottilaine is trying to get back to half guard.
Skottilaine keeps trying to improve his position.
MacManus in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Skottilaine is being controlled here.
MacManus has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
MacManus tries to advance to mount but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
MacManus in side control, just content to control the action for now.
MacManus landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Connor MacManus dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
MacManus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Skottilaine.
MacManus clinches up with Skottilaine and pushes him back against the cage.
MacManus turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Skottilaine is trying to control MacManus's posture but MacManus avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Skottilaine is not content to let MacManus control the position.
Skottilaine is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skottilaine is being controlled here.
MacManus trying to control the action but Skottilaine is working from the bottom.
Skottilaine regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skottilaine wants to control but MacManus is keeping busy.
MacManus performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
MacManus wants to free his trapped foot but Skottilaine is holding on for dear life with his legs.
MacManus controlling the pace.
Skottilaine is looking for a sweep. MacManus is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Skottilaine is in trouble now - MacManus has advanced to mount!
MacManus takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacManus scores with a couple of good head shots there.
MacManus lands a big shot there that rocks Skottilaine but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Skottilaine wants to control but MacManus is having none of it.
MacManus lands a big shot there that rocks Skottilaine but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
MacManus controlling from the full mount.
MacManus landing strikes, looking to finish!
Skottilaine is rocked!
MacManus postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Skottilaine badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of MacManus around the waist but MacManus pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! MacManus is the winner by TKO! MacManus jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Connor MacManus!
Timo Skottilaine spoke after the fight, saying 'Vittusaatanaperkele!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dmitry Kulik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksey Markov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dmitry Kulik has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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300 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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300 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dmitry Kulik!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksey Markov!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Markov.
It looks like Dmitry Kulik has been cut.
Markov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kulik looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Markov scores with a punch to the head.
Markov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kulik back to the cage. Markov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Markov lands a big right hand that sends Kulik crashing to the mat! Markov stays standing though and waves Kulik back to his feet!
Kulik is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Markov throws an uppercut from hell that sends Kulik clean off his feet! He's out cold! Markov stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aleksey Markov! Aleksey Markov retains his super heavyweight title!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zell Dincht (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Genaro Capotella (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Capotella is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Scampia 167. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Genaro Capotella enters the cage!
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190 lbs
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194 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Zell Dincht!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Genaro Capotella!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dincht scores with a hook.
It looks like Genaro Capotella has been cut.
Dincht throws a head kick that misses
and Capotella counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circling - Dincht throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As Dincht backs off Capotella throws a huge counter combo but Dincht manages to avoid it all.
Dincht misses with a hook. Capotella ducked under it nicely.
Capotella throws a counter combo.
Dincht throws an off balance right hand
and Capotella counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dincht slips a jab from Capotella.
Dincht pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Capotella misses with an uppercut
and Dincht cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Capotella lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Capotella moves out of range as Dincht strikes.
Capotella swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dincht throws a predictable looking body shot
and Capotella counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Capotella scores with a jab to the body.
Dincht throws a predictable looking body shot
and Capotella counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dincht buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Dincht.
Dincht connects with a right hand. Capotella shakes it off.
Dincht lands with a thumping leg kick.
Capotella slips a straight right by Dincht.
Capotella has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Dincht scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Capotella sizes up Dincht with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dincht looks to score with a jab to the body but Capotella is just out of range.
Capotella lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Capotella avoids the body shot from Dincht.
Capotella ducks under a wild hook from Dincht.
Capotella scores with a jab to the head.
Capotella misses the jab.
Good leg kick by Dincht there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Capotella misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dincht appears to be looking for a big counter.
Dincht thows a leg kick but Capotella checks it
and Capotella counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capotella blocks a jab.
Capotella walks into a left hand.
Capotella blocks a low kick nicely.
Dincht misses with a looping right.
Capotella looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dincht throws a poor cross that misses
and Capotella counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Capotella pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dincht moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dincht looks to land a right hand but Capotella moved out of range.
Capotella let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Dincht throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Capotella misses with the combination.
Dincht throws a chopping leg kick but Capotella manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
It seemed like Capotella was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A lazy left from Dincht finds it's target.
Capotella bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Capotella throws a lazy uppercut
and Dincht counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dincht lands with a thumping leg kick.
Capotella slips under a jab from Dincht.
A nice side step and Capotella releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zell Dincht dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Genaro Capotella's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Capotella dodges the punch combination from Dincht.
Dincht thumps Capotella with a low kick.
Dincht cracks Capotella with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Zell Dincht is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from Dincht.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dincht throws a leg kick that is checked
and Capotella counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Capotella rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dincht counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dincht fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Capotella on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dincht. Dincht obviously looking to wear him down.
Capotella avoids the body shot from Dincht.
Dincht dips to his left and cracks Capotella with an uppercut!
Dincht slips a jab from Capotella.
Dincht swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dincht tries to clinch up but Capotella circles away and keeps his distance.
Good shot there by Capotella.
Dincht misses with a combination
and Capotella counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dincht punishes Capotella's body with a nice straight punch.
Zell Dincht seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Capotella listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dincht swings widly with a right hand
and Capotella counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dincht lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Capotella chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dincht can pounce on him.
Dincht loads up on a big right hand but Capotella slips the punch.
Dincht lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Capotella circles away quickly and effectively.
Capotella's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Capotella ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dincht moves away.
An inside leg kick lands from Dincht.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capotella swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dincht counters with a good low kick that Capotella was not able to check.
A low kick from Dincht is predictable there
and Capotella counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dincht throws a hook but Capotella blocks it.
Dincht rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Capotella counter with a right hand.
Capotella throws a body shot but no joy.
Capotella pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Capotella misses with a two punch combination.
Dincht throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Capotella looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dincht lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dincht throws a low kick, looking for Capotella's leg but Capotella calmly moves out of range.
Dincht looks to land a left hand but Capotella moved out of range nicely.
Dincht looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Capotella swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dincht misses with an attempted mid kick.
The fighters circling - Dincht throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dincht steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Capotella.
Dincht swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Capotella swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dincht closes the distance looking to clinch
and Capotella counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Zell Dincht will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Genaro Capotella's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Dincht feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Capotellas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A swing and a miss from Dincht.
Capotella throws out a counter right but Dincht avoids it with no problem.
Capotella misses with a straight right.
Dincht misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Capotella! But no joy.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dincht. That's going to slow Capotella down.
A thudding body kick lands there by Dincht!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Capotella throws a right hand that misses
and Dincht counters with a stiff right hand.
Dincht lands a leg kick that knocks Capotella off balance momentarily.
Dincht feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Capotella's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dincht misses with a lunging right hand
and Capotella counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dincht looks to throw the jab but Capotella is out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Dincht.
Dincht walks into a jab.
Dincht throws a sloppy head kick and Capotella moves out of range easily.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Capotella might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Dincht has got the better of the exchanges.
Dincht throws a front kick that sends Capotella stumbling back into the cage.
Some bone on bone action there as Capotella checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
It seemed like Capotella was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dincht looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Capotella - just one landing.
Capotella avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Capotella scores with a jab to the body.
Capotella looks to land a right hand but Dincht moved out of range.
A good leg kick by Dincht.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dincht ducks under a wild hook from Capotella.
It looked like Dincht wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dincht thows a leg kick but Capotella checks it
and Capotella counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Capotella slips a jab from Dincht.
Dincht swings widly with a right hand
and Capotella counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dincht misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dincht takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dincht tries a low kick but Capotella avoids it.
Capotella with a jab.
Dincht misses with a low kick as Capotella jumps back.
Dincht throws a lazy uppercut
and Capotella cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dincht swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Dincht as he connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dincht misses with a leg kick.
Capotella looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dincht misses with a series of wild punches.
Dincht misses with a leg kick
letting Capotella counter with a right hand.
Genaro Capotella has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Capotella misses with a straight right.
Dincht throwing a counter right hand but Capotella manages to avoid it.
Dincht tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Capotella displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dincht throws out the jab.
Zell Dincht is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Capotella ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
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 Zell Dincht.
Well Dincht has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zell Dincht!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joel Laston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rico Verhoeven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rico Verhoeven 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joel Laston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rico Verhoeven!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laston pushes Verhoeven up against the cage in a clinch.
Verhoeven scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Laston swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Verhoeven has a couple of punches blocked by Laston.
A head punch on the inside from Laston fails to land.
A short right from Verhoeven.
Laston tries a body shot but Verhoeven blocks it.
Laston doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
I was talking to Laston's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Verhoeven tries a body shot but Laston blocks it.
Laston tries to work over Verhoeven's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Laston fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Laston tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Laston misses with a punch to the body.
Verhoeven prevents a body shot from Laston.
Verhoeven lands a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Verhoeven misses with a punch to the body.
Laston tries to throw a body punch but Verhoeven avoids it by throwing Laston back against the cage.
Verhoeven struggles to land a body shot inside as Laston controls his hands.
Verhoeven lands a shoulder strike.
Verhoeven cracks Laston with a nice body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Verhoeven creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laston lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laston misses with some punches.
Laston lands a hook that snaps the head of Verhoeven backwards.
Verhoeven scores with a hook to the body.
Laston tries to throw a body punch but Verhoeven avoids it by throwing Laston back against the cage.
Verhoeven is leaning against Laston and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Laston is breathing heavily.
Verhoeven scores with a shot to the side of Laston's head.
A shot in the inside from Verhoeven.
A shot in the inside from Verhoeven.
Laston is rocked!
Verhoeven throws a big uppercut that drops Laston! More strikes from Verhoeven and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Laston lies dazed against the cage as Verhoeven celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rico Verhoeven!
During a confident post fight interview, Rico Verhoeven thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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