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HFC 92:Bailey vs Odori PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evangelos Ergazakis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marko Perkovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perkovic comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Nema Predaje by Thompson kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Marko Perkovic has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Evangelos Ergazakis's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Evangelos Ergazakis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marko Perkovic!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Perkovic. No joy for Ergazakis on that attempt.
Perkovic digs a good body shot into Ergazakis's ribs.
Perkovic misses with a straight left.
A jab from Perkovic misses.
Perkovic throws a leg kick which misses Ergazakis's front leg but catches the back leg as Ergazakis tries to avoid it.
Ergazakis clinches up against the cage.
Ergazakis 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.
Perkovic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ergazakis tries to clinch but Perkovic moves out of range.
Ergazakis fails with a takedown attempt.
Ergazakis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ergazakis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ergazakis shoots in but Perkovic avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evangelos Ergazakis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ergazakis is looking to clinch.
Ergazakis closes the distance and pushes Perkovic back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ergazakis has a couple of punches blocked by Perkovic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ergazakis will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Perkovic up against the cage.
Perkovic managing to block the knees to the body from Ergazakis.
Perkovic breaks the clinch.
Perkovic cracks Ergazakis with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Ergazakis looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Perkovic finish him?
Ergazakis is rocked!
Perkovic has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Perkovic looks to land a right hand but Ergazakis moved out of range.
Oh Ergazakis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ergazakis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ergazakis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ergazakis seems to have got his legs back now.
Perkovic jabs at Ergazakis's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perkovic drops Ergazakis with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Ergazakis looks back up at him and smiles so Perkovic waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Ergazakis switches off momentarily and Perkovic cracks him with a monster right hand! Ergazakis topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Perkovic dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Perkovic!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marko Perkovic!
Marko Perkovic decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fionn MacCumhaill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Mayflower (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larry Mayflower acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
13 - 8 - 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
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Larry Mayflower!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacCumhaill drives through with a takedown into guard.
MacCumhaill has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
MacCumhaill pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mayflower is keeping the position for now.
Mayflower bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in MacCumhaill's guard.
MacCumhaill looking for a sweep. Not yet MacCumhaill, not yet.
Mayflower stays in close to MacCumhaill's body and controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mayflower drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mayflower jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Mayflower landing some decent shots from guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mayflower's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
MacCumhaill not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mayflower throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mayflower working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayflower controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Let's hope that Mayflower has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mayflower slips nicely into half guard.
MacCumhaill has a hand on Mayflower's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Mayflower takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Mayflower is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. MacCumhaill is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. MacCumhaill flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Mayflower anticipates the leg and manages to get behind MacCumhaill and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Mayflower slips an arm under MacCumhaill chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Mayflower has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Mayflower is squeezing on MacCumhaill like an anaconda would it's prey. MacCumhaill fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Larry Mayflower!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shane Wellman Iv (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kelvin Bang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shane Wellman Iv has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane Wellman Iv!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kelvin Bang!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bang slips under a jab from Wellman Iv.
Wellman Iv misses with a body shot.
Wellman Iv throws a right and a left that Bang avoids nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Wellman Iv. Those never looked like landing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bang.
Wellman Iv swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wellman Iv on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bang darts in and clinches Wellman Iv up against the cage.
Bang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bang takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wellman Iv has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Wreckshop in the buildup to the fight.
Wellman Iv throws a hook but Bang blocks it.
Bang tries to close the distance and clinch but Wellman Iv swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bang throws a head kick but Wellman Iv moves out of range.
Wellman Iv tries a low kick but Bang avoids it.
Bang closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bang lands in his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bang stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wellman Iv swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wellman Iv wants to sweep but no luck.
Bang throws a big right hand that misses.
Wellman Iv controls Bang momentarily but Bang frees himself.
Bang throws a big elbow that misses.
Bang slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Bang postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bang creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Wellman Iv sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Bang controlling the position from side mount.
Wellman Iv tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wellman Iv is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bang connects with a decent elbow.
An elbow from Bang crashes against the mat.
Wellman Iv is trying to work for a sweep but Bang has mounted him!
Bang with a couple of short strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bang thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Wellman Iv slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Bang is taking a breather. Wellman Iv says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Wellman Iv tries to roll over but Bang keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Wellman Iv avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bang.
Well, if Bang is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Wellman Iv trying to hold on to Bang's head to control him but Bang postures up.
Bang controlling the action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wellman Iv wants to get back to full guard but Bang has mounted him!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kelvin Bang dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
The fighters circling - Wellman Iv throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bang walks into a left hand.
Wellman Iv scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bang blocks a jab.
Wellman Iv swings for the body but Bang moves out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bang.
A head kick misses from Bang.
Bang connects with a right hand. Wellman Iv shakes it off.
Wellman Iv checks a leg kick.
Wellman Iv misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wellman Iv manages to avoid it.
Bang tries to clinch but Wellman Iv moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wellman Iv scores with a jab to the body.
Wellman Iv lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bang throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wellman Iv throws a hook but Bang avoids it easily.
We've been informed that Bang has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Bang fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Shane Wellman Iv is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wellman Iv looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bang connects with a solid leg kick.
Wellman Iv throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wellman Iv uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bang.
Wellman Iv stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wellman Iv wants it to stay on the feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bang.
A quick step to the side and Wellman Iv tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shane Wellman Iv has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kelvin Bang.
Bang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wellman Iv misses with a looping left.
Wellman Iv avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bang checks a leg kick.
Bang misses with a head kick.
It looked like Wellman Iv wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bang connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wellman Iv avoids the head kick by Bang.
Wellman Iv swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shane Wellman Iv is winning the standup battle so far.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bang.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wellman Iv drops his hands momentarily and Bang takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wellman Iv misses with a head kick.
Wellman Iv scores with a jab. Bang acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wellman Iv loads up on a big right hand but Bang slips the punch.
Bang bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kelvin Bang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bang walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bang has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bang or perhaps it was just good defense by Wellman Iv, which made it look bad.
Wellman Iv lands a nice shot to the body.
Wellman Iv bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bang's head.
Bang shoots in and drives through. Wellman Iv sprawls well.
Wellman Iv connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wellman Iv scores with a sloppy right hand. Bang should have avoided that one.
Wellman Iv connects with a single shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wellman Iv is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bang.
Bang lunges at Wellman Iv with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wellman Iv's hand.
Wellman Iv slips a jab and a cross from Bang.
Wellman Iv misses with a leg kick
and Bang counters with a takedown into side control.
Bang creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Wellman Iv sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Bang wants to control but Wellman Iv is keeping him busy.
Wellman Iv tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wellman Iv wants to control but Bang postures up.
Bang has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bang is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Wellman Iv will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Wellman Iv defending against the ground and pound.
Wellman Iv is looking for a sweep.
Bang in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Wellman Iv is trying to improve his position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kelvin Bang will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bang shoots in but no luck this time.
A leg kick checked by Wellman Iv.
Bang bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bang looks for a takedown but Wellman Iv sprawls well.
Bang wants to clinch.
Good exchange - Bang coming out on top.
Bang will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
An attempted straight right counter from Wellman Iv misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wellman Iv scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bang in his tracks.
The fighters circling - Wellman Iv throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bang throws the kick towards the body but Wellman Iv avoids it.
Wellman Iv ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bang on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang moves in looking to clinch but Wellman Iv pushes him off.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wellman Iv.
Wellman Iv misses with a straight right.
Bang shoots in for a double leg but Wellman Iv sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Shane Wellman Iv has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kelvin Bang.
Wellman Iv moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wellman Iv throws a shot from downtown. Bang moves away and avoids it.
Bang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wellman Iv.
Wellman Iv scores with a nice right hand.
Bang goes for a double leg but Wellman Iv avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Wellman Iv continues to drive forward.
Bang closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wellman Iv is being controlled here.
Wellman Iv tries to control but Bang manages to take his back.
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!
Wellman Iv covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Bang scores with punches from the back.
Kelvin Bang is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bang missing with strikes.
Bang throwing sloppy strikes.
I would not like to be Wellman Iv right now.
Wellman Iv is really stuck here.
Bang controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bang looking to break Wellman Iv's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Wellman Iv remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Bang will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Wellman Iv looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Bang trying to control momentarily.
Shane Wellman Iv has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Wellman Iv trying to control the position but Bang manages to sink in the hooks.
Wellman Iv tries to roll but Bang sticks to his back.
Wellman Iv turns into Bang and is now in his guard.
Wellman Iv throwing strikes but missing.
Wellman Iv postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kelvin Bang.
I've got Bang 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Shane Wellman Iv!
After the fight, Shane Wellman Iv was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Emre Hussain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Emre Hussain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hussain moves out of range as Barbosa strikes.
Hussain swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hussain drives through with a takedown into guard.
Barbosa keeping moving, preventing Hussain from controlling successfully.
Hussain content to stall in guard here.
Barbosa wants to stand and escape but Hussain is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hussain wants to control from the top but Barbosa keeps moving.
Hussain is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Barbosa is on top in guard.
Barbosa wants to stand but Hussain is controlling his posture from full guard.
Hussain trying to control the position here.
Hussain is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hussain wants to control but Barbosa is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hussain trying to control the pace.
Barbosa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hussain thows a huge punch but Barbosa dodges it nicely.
Hussain 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.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hussain thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussain wants to pass the guard but Barbosa is defending well.
Hussain keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Barbosa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hussain.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hussain lands a leg kick that knocks Barbosa off balance momentarily.
Hussain keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Barbosa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Barbosa is trying to break the clinch but Hussain is controlling him.
Barbosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barbosa works on Hussain's body with a couple of short punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Barbosa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Barbosa misses with the head strike.
Hussain struggles to land a body shot inside as Barbosa controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussain misses with some punches.
Barbosa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hussain backwards.
Hussain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hussain connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hussain looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Daniel Barbosa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hussain fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
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!
The fighters circle momentarily. Hussain darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hussain cracks Barbosa with a good jab.
Hussain dives in and grabs Barbosa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Barbosa pushes down on Hussain's head and hops out.
Hussain misses with a straight left.
Hussain checks a low kick from Barbosa.
Barbosa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hussain thows a left - swing and a miss!
Emre Hussain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbosa tries to land a front kick but Hussain steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hussain throws a front kick aimed at Barbosa's knee but Barbosa avoids it well.
Hussain fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Barbosa on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emre Hussain dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hussain feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Barbosa's calf.
Hussain bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hussain is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barbosa can do to turn this around?
Barbosa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hussain chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barbosa can pounce on him.
Barbosa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Hussain here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Barbosa misses with a two punch combination.
Hussain appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hussain waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barbosa.
Hussain looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Barbosa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hussain has time to react.
Barbosa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hussain throws a shot to the body.
Barbosa takes one on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hussain scores with a nice right hand.
Hussain pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hussain throws an overhand right that lands on Barbosa's shoulder, as Barbosa tries to avoid the shot.
An inside leg kick from Barbosa misses.
Hussain lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa misses with a few strikes there.
Barbosa throws a leg kick that misses.
Hussain drops down looking for a counter takedown but Barbosa sprawls and moves away.
Hussain staying out of range there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hussain. That's going to slow Barbosa down.
Hussain looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hussain thows a leg kick but Barbosa checks it
and Barbosa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barbosa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hussain.
As Hussain backs off Barbosa throws a huge counter combo but Hussain manages to avoid it all.
Good standup being displayed there by Barbosa as he connects with a hook.
It looks like Emre Hussain has been cut.
Hussain throws out a loose jab but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbosa tries to work over Hussain's front leg with a kick but Hussain checks it.
Hussain checks the leg kick.
Barbosa defending well as Hussain loads up on a big left hand.
Barbosa throws out a counter right but Hussain avoids it with no problem.
Barbosa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hussain throws a leg kick but Barbosa sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hussain lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
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!
Barbosa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The fighters circling - Hussain throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hussain scores with a hook to the body. Barbosa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Barbosa tries to clinch but Hussain moves out of range.
Hussain was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Barbosa walks into a left hand.
Nice cross by Hussain.
Barbosa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hussain in his tracks.
Hussain connects with a leg kick. Barbosa looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Barbosa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hussain.
Barbosa has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Hussain lands with a shot to the body.
Hussain closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hussain laying and praying for a moment but Barbosa takes advantage and regains half guard.
Hussain is trying to control the action in half guard but Barbosa is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hussain.
Hussain lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
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. Hussain connects with a nice short shot to Barbosa's temple.
Hussain wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barbosa keeps working.
Hussain is stalling here. Barbosa is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Hussain seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Barbosa has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Hussain struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa decides to stand up, so the ref orders Hussain to his feet.
Barbosa slips a jab from Hussain.
Hussain scores with a nice head shot.
Hussain misses with a low kick.
Some wild striking there from Barbosa.
Hussain throws a looping overhand right but Barbosa ducks down to avoid it.
Hussain misses with an uppercut.
Barbosa appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hussain misses with a hook. Barbosa ducked under it nicely.
Barbosa tries a quick counter leg kick but Hussain is wise to it.
Barbosa slips a jab from Hussain.
Barbosa misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emre Hussain dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Emre Hussain's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Nice straight punches there by Hussain. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hussain.
A left and a right from Barbosa both land. Nice combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hussain.
Barbosa misses with a straight right.
That kick from Barbosa tenderised Hussain's leg. Hussain is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hussain throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Barbosa counter with a right hand.
Barbosa takes one on the button.
Hussain swats away the attempt to clinch by Barbosa.
Hussain misses with a hook. Barbosa ducked under it nicely.
Hussain throws a predictable looking body shot
and Barbosa counters with a nice uppercut.
Barbosa fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbosa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Emre Hussain is winning the standup battle so far.
Barbosa lands a jab-cross combination.
Barbosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hussain.
A little feinted left hand from Hussain on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hussain shoots in but Barbosa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hussain.
Hussain feints and as Barbosa raises his hands in defense, Hussain changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hussain missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hussain trying to control the position from guard on top but Barbosa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hussain throwing strikes from guard but Barbosa blocks nicely.
Hussain controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa wants to stand but Hussain is controlling the position.
Hussain showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hussain loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Hussain throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hussain sizes up Barbosa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussain is looking to slow Barbosa down with leg kicks.
Hussain falls off balance throwing a combination
and Barbosa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barbosa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hussain connects with a right hand. Barbosa shakes it off.
Barbosa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hussain.
Hussain moves out of range of the strikes.
Hussain doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Barbosa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barbosa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hussain jabs Barbosa right on the nose. Barbosa blinks but takes it well.
Barbosa looks to land a right hand but Hussain moved out of range.
Emre Hussain is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Barbosa needs to keep his hands up - Hussain had a free shot at his head there.
Barbosa misses with a leg kick
and Barbosa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barbosa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
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!
Barbosa cracks the inside of Hussain's front leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussain waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barbosa.
Barbosa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Barbosa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barbosa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hussain throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nice shot by Hussain.
Hussain swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hussain avoids the head kick by Barbosa.
Barbosa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hussain.
Despite the aggression on Barbosa's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hussain scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hussain tests Barbosa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barbosa moves out of range as Hussain strikes.
Barbosa throws out a counter right but Hussain avoids it with no problem.
A jab from Barbosa misses.
Daniel Barbosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hussain fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
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 Emre Hussain.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hussain, 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emre Hussain!
Emre Hussain made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'you dont say NUTHIN''.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Bradford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oleg Nemkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oleg Nemkov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sonny Bradford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oleg Nemkov!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nemkov misses with a body shot
and Bradford cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oleg Nemkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nemkov tries a head kick but it misses.
Nemkov throws a low kick but Bradford moves out of range easily.
Bradford stuffs the takedown attempt from Nemkov. Nemkov gets slowly back to his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Bradford misses the target.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Nemkov 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.
Bradford defending well as Nemkov loads up on a big left hand.
Nemkov throws a right hand that Bradford ducks under and follows up with a left that Bradford also avoids with ease.
Nemkov looks to score with a jab to the body but Bradford is just out of range.
Bradford lands a big head kick that sends Nemkov tumbling to the mat! Bradford takes a step backwards and waves Nemkov back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Oleg Nemkov has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nemkov throws out a loose jab but Bradford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nemkov connects with an inside leg kick.
Nemkov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bradford.
Bradford swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nemkov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nemkov is rocked!
Bradford looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Bradford backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Nemkov's temple! It sends Nemkov violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Bradford celebrates and the doctors try to help Nemkov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Sonny Bradford!
A victorious Sonny Bradford 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Dao Sonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rashid Magomedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sonnen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sure to be sure. Magomedov has chosen Chris Brown - See You Again Feat. Tyga & Wiz Khalifa 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.
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dao Sonnen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rashid Magomedov!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sonnen sizes up Magomedov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Magomedov shoots and misses
letting Sonnen counter with a right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sonnen.
Rashid Magomedov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sonnen rushes Magomedov and presses him up against the cage.
Magomedov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Magomedov lands a left hand.
Sonnen 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.
Magomedov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sonnen smiles and moves away.
Dao Sonnen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rashid Magomedov.
Sonnen closes the distance and clinches.
Sonnen tries to land knees in the clinch but Magomedov avoids the damage to the body.
Sonnen lands a body punch.
Sonnen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sonnen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sonnen tries a body shot but Magomedov blocks it.
Magomedov tries to pull guard but Sonnen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sonnen lands with a right to the head.
Magomedov tries a knee to the head but Sonnen blocks it.
Sonnen pushes Magomedov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sonnen prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen scores with a shoulder strike.
Magomedov tries to pull guard but Sonnen holds him up against the cage and eventually Magomedov drops back down to his feet.
Come on Sonnen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sonnen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Magomedov is rocked!
Sonnen stalling the fight.
Magomedov is still on wobbly legs! Can Sonnen finish him?
Sonnen pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Magomedov! Sonnen unloads with more strikes and Magomedov sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dao Sonnen!
During a confident post fight interview, Dao Sonnen thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Derek Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francisco Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris comes to the cage accompanied by Not again - You all ready dropped?. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Derek Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Francisco Costa!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costa jabs at Harris's body.
Harris forces Costa back against the cage and clinches.
Costa jumps guard and drags Harris to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Costa keeping moving, preventing Harris from controlling successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Costa holds on and takes a little breather.
Costa being controlled here, momentarily.
Harris won't allow Costa to sweep him here.
Harris controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Costa lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris trying to keep a closed guard but Costa is proving a slippery customer.
Harris keeping full guard, as Costa tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris is adopting a defensive guard.
Costa looking to pass the guard.
Harris has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Costa trying to control the position from guard on top but Harris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harris is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Costa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harris swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Costa is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Harris is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Harris is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Costa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Harris has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Harris wants to control from the top but Costa keeps moving.
Costa is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Costa looking for a guillotine here but Harris defends easily.
Harris controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Costa escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Harris gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Costa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Harris doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Harris manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Costa is on top in guard.
Costa won't allow Harris to sweep him here.
Costa trying to control but Harris is working from the bottom.
Costa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costa slips nicely into half guard.
Harris trying to hold on to Costa's head to control him but Costa postures up.
Costa wants to free his trapped foot but Harris is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Harris is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Costa's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Costa's back!
Harris trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Costa doesn't escape.
Costa tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Harris tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Costa tries to hold on but Harris postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harris controlling the position easily from mount.
Harris trying to control but Costa is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francisco Costa dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Harris doesn't manage to clinch there - Costa circles away.
Costa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Costa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harris moves away.
Harris is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harris moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromCosta.
Harris takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Harris moves into range and clinches up with Costa.
Harris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Costa misses with a right hand
and Harris counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch but Costa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harris takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Costa looks to land a body kick but Harris moved away.
Harris throws a body punch but Costa moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris tries to clinch there but Costa circles away.
Harris closes the distance but Costa moves to the side
and Costa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Costa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Costa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Costa connects with the punch.
Harris fails with an attempt to clinch.
Costa swings widly with a right hand
and Harris counters with a series of strikes. Costa will be more careful next time no doubt.
Harris is looking to clinch but Costa is avoiding it.
Costa with the counter takedown but Harris avoids it easily.
Costa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harris moves away.
Costa circles away from the clinch attempt
and Costa counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris moves in looking to clinch but Costa pushes him off.
Harris is looking to clinch but Costa is avoiding it.
Harris closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The fighters circle momentarily. Costa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris fails in his attempt to clinch.
Costa drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Harris defends it well.
Harris gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Harris pushes Costa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harris using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Harris.
Harris dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
I was talking to Harris's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Costa tries to score a body lock takedown but Harris shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Harris just leaning against Costa, taking a breather.
Harris lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris lands a nice uppercut.
Harris tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Costa avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harris.
Harris lands a left hand that snaps the head of Costa backwards.
Costa tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Harris smiles and moves away.
Costa lands with an overhand left.
Costa swings away with a body shot that misses
and Harris counters with a nice body shot.
Costa digs a good hook to Harris's body.
Costa tries to clinch but Harris moves out of range.
Harris slips a straight right by Costa.
Costa stalks Harris and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Harris's face. Harris staggers backwards, shaken.
Francisco Costa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Costa lands a glancing blow to the side of Harris's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Costa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Costa throws a lazy right hand but Harris sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harris takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Costa just misses with a punch to the body.
Harris is looking to clinch but Costa is avoiding it.
Costa unleashes a big counter combination but Harris bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Harris wants to clinch
and Costa counters with a left to the body.
Derek Harris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Costa lands a nice shot that snaps Harris's head back.
Costa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Harris takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Costa looks for the body kick but Harris saw that one coming.
Harris is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Costa drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Harris defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francisco Costa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Harris thumps Costa with a low kick.
Harris fails with an attempt to clinch.
Costa flicks out a counter leg kick but Harris steps away.
Costa lands with a right hand.
Harris gets tackled into the cage by Costa. Costa maintains the clinch.
Harris using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Harris working aggressively here.
Harris scores with a nice hook to the head.
Costa wants a takedown.
Costa lands with a right to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harris.
Harris is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Costa is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harris.
Costa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Costa takes a shot to the head.
Derek Harris has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harris tries to clinch there but Costa circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Harris fails in his attempt to clinch.
Costa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Harris to counter with a crisp jab.
Harris uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Costa.
It looked like Harris wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Harris doesn't manage to clinch there - Costa circles away.
Costa wants to clinch up but Harris keeps it at a distance.
Harris tries to clinch up.
Costa misses with a jab to the body
and Harris counters with a straight right hand.
Harris pushes Costa up against the cage in a clinch.
Harris tries to land knees in the clinch but Costa avoids the damage to the body.
Harris breaks the clinch.
Harris tries to clinch up but Costa circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries to move into range but Costa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch but Costa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harris gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Harris throws a punch but it's blocked by Costa.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Costa jumps guard but Harris turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Costa drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Derek Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Francisco Costa.
Costa drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Harris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harris misses with a punch on the inside.
Costa is looking to take this one to the mat.
Costa is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Costa misses with a hook to the ribs.
A knee to the head by Harris.
Costa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Costa fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Costa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Costa blocks an elbow strike.
Harris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Costa manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Harris controls from within his opponent's guard.
Costa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Harris can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Derek Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Costa can't keep his opponent in guard - Harris advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Harris is taking a breather. Costa says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costa is looking to escape.
Harris controlling the pace.
Costa wants to get back to full guard.
Harris content to control rather than advance.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Harris.
Costa is pressing down on Harris's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Harris looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Harris continues to hold on tight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Derek Harris showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Costa 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Francisco Costa!
An out of breath Francisco Costa thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Derek Harris stepped up to the mic, saying 'I dont have excuse, gym rat beat me.. Whatever, i will fight again and soon!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stones Mahones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bragi Ragnarson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mahones's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, This Is My BOOMSTICK. Ragnarson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Pretender. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
17 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Stones Mahones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bragi Ragnarson!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahones misses with a body shot.
Ragnarson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mahones's head.
Ragnarson with a nice cross.
Ragnarson throws an overhand right that lands on Mahones's shoulder, as Mahones tries to avoid the shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ragnarson.
A good leg kick by Ragnarson.
Mahones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ragnarson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ragnarson misses with the combination.
Mahones tries to clinch up.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mahones.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mahones misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ragnarson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ragnarson misses with a body shot.
Ragnarson throws a front kick aimed at Mahones's knee but Mahones avoids it well.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ragnarson.
Ragnarson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
It looked like Mahones was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ragnarson.
Mahones has been working on his boxing with his coaches at WIGGLEBOTTOM'S in the buildup to the fight.
Mahones moves out of range as Ragnarson throws a body kick.
Ragnarson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ragnarson throws a combination that misses
and Mahones counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ragnarson lands a front kick.
Ragnarson misses with a hook.
Mahones appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Some wild striking there from Ragnarson.
Bragi Ragnarson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahones listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mahones misses the shot to the body.
Mahones backing away here, and Ragnarson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Mahones checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ragnarson looks to score with a jab to the body but Mahones is just out of range.
Mahones blocks a low kick nicely.
It looked like Mahones wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ragnarson throws a right hand that misses
and Mahones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ragnarson has managed to clinch.
Ragnarson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mahones misses with a punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Mahones as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Mahones on the inside.
Ragnarson misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahones misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mahones.
Ragnarson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ragnarson scores with a hook to the body.
Mahones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mahones misses with the head strike.
Mahones blocks a body shot from Ragnarson.
Mahones tries to throw a body punch but Ragnarson avoids it by throwing Mahones back against the cage.
Mahones has a couple of punches blocked by Ragnarson.
Mahones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ragnarson prevents a body shot from Mahones.
Ragnarson is working Mahones over against the cage.
Mahones scores with a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ragnarson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ragnarson misses with a punch on the inside.
Ragnarson blocks an uppercut.
Ragnarson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big right from Mahones misses.
Mahones takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahones needs to keep his hands up - Ragnarson had a free shot at his head there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ragnarson scores with a jab to the body.
Mahones defending well as Ragnarson loads up on a big left hand.
Ragnarson throws a chopping leg kick but Mahones manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mahones stuns Ragnarson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mahones checks a leg kick.
Mahones on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ragnarson. Ragnarson obviously looking to wear him down.
Ragnarson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mahones holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Mahones scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from Ragnarson.
Ragnarson throws a punch but it's blocked by Mahones.
Mahones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mahones lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bragi Ragnarson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ragnarson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mahones checks a leg kick.
It looked like Mahones was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ragnarson.
Bragi Ragnarson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ragnarson. That's going to slow Mahones down.
Ragnarson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ragnarson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ragnarson throws the left hand but Mahones avoids the punch easily.
Mahones chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ragnarson can pounce on him.
Ragnarson thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mahones crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ragnarson - the referee stops the clock and Mahones gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ragnarson. Mahones manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ragnarson misses with a shot to the body
and Mahones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnarson clinches.
Ragnarson blocks the elbow strike.
Ragnarson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mahones working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahones lands an elbow inside that Ragnarson shrugs off.
Mahones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ragnarson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mahones pushes Ragnarson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ragnarson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ragnarson is struggling to control the position.
Mahones can't find room to land a body shot as Ragnarson controls the action.
Ragnarson dodges an elbow strike from Mahones.
Ragnarson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mahones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mahones struggles to land a body shot inside as Ragnarson controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Mahones fails to land.
Mahones lands a nice uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mahones just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ragnarson's brow.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Ragnarson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Mahones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ragnarson throws a head punch that misses.
Mahones scores with a shot to the side of Ragnarson's head.
Ragnarson has a couple of punches blocked by Mahones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarson misses with a body punch.
Ragnarson pushes Mahones back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mahones throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Ragnarson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ragnarson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ragnarson prevents a body shot from Mahones.
Mahones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mahones scores with a shoulder strike.
Ragnarson lands with a short shot to the head.
Mahones can't find room to land a body shot as Ragnarson controls the action.
Ragnarson has a couple of punches blocked by Mahones.
Ragnarson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ragnarson.
Mahones misses with a punch on the inside.
Ragnarson avoiding damage as Mahones throws knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Ragnarson fails to land.
Mahones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ragnarson has Mahones pushed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahones takes a shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Mahones.
Mahones blocks an uppercut.
Mahones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mahones misses with the head strike.
Mahones misses with the head strike.
Mahones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ragnarson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ragnarson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ragnarson misses with the head strike.
Mahones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mahones has a couple of punches blocked by Ragnarson.
Ragnarson lands a shot to the body.
Mahones softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mahones can't find room to land a body shot as Ragnarson controls the action.
Mahones throws a head punch that misses.
Mahones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ragnarson's elbow.
Nice body punch from Ragnarson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarson tries to stall but Mahones uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mahones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mahones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ragnarson's elbow.
Mahones misses with a punch on the inside.
Mahones using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mahones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mahones working aggressively here.
Mahones cracks Ragnarson with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ragnarson swings wildly with an uppercut but Mahones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ragnarson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ragnarson tries to clinch up.
Mahones seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Ragnarson fakes the leg kick and cracks Mahones in the body.
Ragnarson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mahones throws a big counter combination but Ragnarson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bragi Ragnarson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ragnarson lands a really nice looking cross but Mahones seems unphased.
Mahones rushes Ragnarson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ragnarson swings wildly with an uppercut but Mahones uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hook to the body lands for Mahones.
Mahones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mahones lands a shot to the body.
Mahones misses with some punches.
Ragnarson swings wildly with an uppercut but Mahones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ragnarson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahones stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mahones scores with a shoulder strike.
Mahones lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ragnarson.
Ragnarson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mahones misses with some punches.
Mahones lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ragnarson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ragnarson throws a head punch that misses.
Mahones lands with a right to the head.
Mahones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mahones lands a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mahones.
Mahones lands a body shot.
Still in the clinch, Mahones scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mahones lands with a left to the head.
Ragnarson is rocked!
Mahones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ragnarson is still on wobbly legs! Can Mahones finish him?
Ragnarson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ragnarson seems to have recovered his senses.
Mahones drops Ragnarson onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Ragnarson is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right hand to the body from Mahones.
Mahones tries to work over Ragnarson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mahones lands an uppercut.
Mahones landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ragnarson misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mahones.
Mahones dips a shoulder and cracks Ragnarson with a mighty uppercut! Ragnarson falls back against the cage and Mahones unloads with a barrage of strikes! Ragnarson is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Mahones screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stones Mahones!
Stones Mahones bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Devon Bailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bon Odori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Devon Bailey is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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210 lbs
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216 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Devon Bailey!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bon Odori!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bailey lands with a straight right. Odori didn't see that one coming.
Bailey's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bailey duly obliges.
Bailey wants to clinch up but Odori keeps it at a distance.
Odori shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bailey eats them both and turns towards Odori to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Devon Bailey has been cut.
A slow jab from Odori misses its intended target.
Odori looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bailey misses with a body shot.
Odori throws a leg kick
and Bailey counters with a three punch combo that has Odori backing up. Odori nods at Bailey to acknowledge the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Odori throws a body kick that misses.
Odori throws a jab when Bailey was well out of range.
Bailey cracks Odori with a good jab.
Bon Odori seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bailey throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Odori counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bailey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Odori was well out of range. Poor timing from Bailey.
A solid body kick from Odori.
Odori pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Odori - that will leave a mark!
That kick from Odori tenderised Bailey's leg. Bailey is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bailey avoids the body shot from Odori.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bailey takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Odori moves out of range as Bailey throws a body kick.
Odori throws a body shot but no joy.
Odori throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bailey.
Odori takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Odori misses with a head kick.
A big left from Bailey misses.
Bailey swings widly with a right hand
and Odori cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Odori misses with a body kick.
Odori with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Odori tries to land a front kick but Bailey steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bailey was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bailey takes one on the button.
Odori motions for Bailey to come forward. Odori throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Odori throws a body punch but Bailey moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Odori comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Odori lands with a good body shot.
A head kick by Odori misses
and Bailey counters with a nice low kick that buckles Odori's knee momentarily.
Bailey misses with a hook. Odori ducked under it nicely.
Bailey lands a slapping body shot.
Bailey throws out a powerful jab.
Bailey throws a quick inside leg kick.
Odori connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Odori tests Bailey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Odori throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Odori throws a lazy body kick
letting Bailey counter with a right hand.
Odori is rocked!
Odori misses with a looping left.
Odori avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Odori feints a counter leg kick.
Bailey lands with an uppercut that bounces Odori off the cage and back into range.
Odori is still on wobbly legs! Can Bailey finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bailey - that will leave a mark!
Odori just misses with a punch to the body.
Odori is aggressively charging in as Bailey backs up avoiding any damage. Bailey tosses out a jab and Odori runs right into it face first! Odori is out cold! Bailey dropped down on all fours and is barking in Odori's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Devon Bailey!
Devon Bailey retains his light heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Devon Bailey thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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