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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hiro Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregor Iordanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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164 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hiro Tanaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gregor Iordanov!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanaka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tanaka lands a left and a right that send Iordanov crashing to the mat, dazed. Tanaka thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Iordanov is rocked!
Iordanov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Iordanov is still on wobbly legs! Can Tanaka finish him?
Tanaka feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Iordanov crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Hiro Tanaka!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damien Roads (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sigurd Vinci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sigurd Vinci has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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214 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
31 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Damien Roads!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sigurd Vinci!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roads avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Roads misses with a hook. Vinci ducked under it nicely.
Vinci takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Vinci rushes Roads and presses him up against the cage.
Vinci doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vinci misses with the head strike.
Roads is trying to stall.
Vinci misses with a hook from the clinch.
Roads taking a breather.
Roads wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinci cracks Roads with a nice body shot.
Roads lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vinci lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Roads looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vinci works on Roads's body with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinci swings wildly with an uppercut but Roads uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vinci tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Roads working hard to break the clinch.
Vinci lands a hook that snaps the head of Roads backwards.
Roads is trying to push Vinci away but Vinci has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Vinci keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Roads's efforts to push away.
Roads manages to break the clinch.
Roads swings for the body but Vinci moves out of range.
Vinci is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A jab from Vinci finds it's way through Roads's defenses.
Vinci avoids the body shot from Roads.
A telegraphed right hand from Roads misses the target.
Vinci tries to counter by closing the distance.
Roads throws a body shot but no joy.
Roads sets himself, and Vinci steps forward looking for the clinch! Roads avoids it this time.
Roads looks to land a left hand but Vinci moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roads swings for the body but Vinci moves out of range.
Vinci clinches up against the cage.
Vinci throws a head punch that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Vinci as Roads tries to tie him up.
Vinci fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vinci tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Roads pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vinci uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Roads.
Vinci moves into range and clinches up with Roads.
Nice body punch from Vinci - that landed with a thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roads is leaning against Vinci and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Vinci working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A shot in the inside from Vinci.
Vinci lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roads.
Vinci works on Roads's body with a couple of short punches.
Vinci lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vinci lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vinci can't find room to land a body shot as Roads controls the action.
Roads blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Vinci on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vinci.
Roads blocks an uppercut.
Vinci lands with a right to the head.
Roads is rocked!
Vinci lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Roads is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vinci drops Roads onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Roads is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
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!
Roads is trying to push Vinci away but Vinci has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Vinci creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Roads with a big uppercut! Roads tries to clinch up but Vinci pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Roads to the mat! Roads covers up and Vinci unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sigurd Vinci!
A relieved looking Sigurd Vinci thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jacque Sirven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piotr Andenowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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145 lbs
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146 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacque Sirven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Piotr Andenowski!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sirven changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Andenowski tries to avoid it but Sirven manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Andenowski to the ground. Andenowski escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sirven dives in and grabs Andenowski's left leg, looking for a takedown. Andenowski pushes down on Sirven's head and hops out.
Andenowski throws a body shot but no joy.
Jacque Sirven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sirven fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacque Sirven. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sirven fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sirven avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sirven shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Sirven looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Andenowski really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sirven. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sirven throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andenowski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sirven.
Sirven missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sirven perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Sirven in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Andenowski tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Sirven!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jacque Sirven!
An out of breath Jacque Sirven 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sarmat Tigiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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250 lbs
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259 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sarmat Tigiev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Smith!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws a head kick that misses
and Tigiev counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Smith thinking.
A combination from Tigiev does no damage.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tigiev.
Smith closes the distance and clinches up with Tigiev, looking for a takedown. Smith pushes Tigiev against the cage but Tigiev circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tigiev.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but Tigiev shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Johnny Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Tigiev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith throws a body kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Tigiev is just out of range.
Smith misses with a kick to the body.
Smith gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tigiev.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Tigiev connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sarmat Tigiev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Smith.
Smith shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Tigiev regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Smith.
Smith throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tigiev works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tigiev is adopting a defensive guard.
Smith throws a strike but Tigiev rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tigiev wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Tigiev is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Tigiev pushes down on Smith's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Tigiev trying to mount his opponent but Smith defends it.
Smith is not content to let Tigiev control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith moves into full guard.
Tigiev engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Tigiev trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tigiev is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tigiev tries to free his leg and advance position but Smith is retaining full guard.
Smith has Tigiev pulled in close to control his posture.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Tigiev is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Smith scores with a body shot.
Smith fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tigiev has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smith is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Tigiev's half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Smith not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Johnny Smith will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Smith lands with a kick to the ribs.
A jab lands there for Smith.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Tigiev was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tigiev moves out of range as Smith strikes.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Johnny Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It looked like Tigiev was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Tigiev loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Tigiev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Smith gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tigiev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tigiev avoids the head kick by Smith.
Tigiev avoids the head kick by Smith.
An attempted straight right counter from Tigiev misses the target.
Smith is looking to land body kicks.
Smith gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Tigiev counters with a nice uppercut.
Smith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Smith shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Smith was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Smith cracks Tigiev with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Smith tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Smith tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Smith has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Tigiev managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Smith.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tigiev struggling a bit here.
Tigiev tries to bench press Smith off him but Smith keeps the position.
Smith tries to move to full mount but Tigiev actually manages to regain half guard.
Tigiev keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Johnny Smith has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tigiev taking some punishment here, with Smith in his half guard.
Tigiev blocking the ground and pound attempt from Smith.
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!
Smith looks to land a strike but Tigiev avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Tigiev utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Smith drops back, looking for a kneebar! Tigiev looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Tigiev looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Tigiev!
Tigiev wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tigiev tries to advance to mount but Smith denies him.
Tigiev trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith being controlled for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Smith is trying to get back to half guard.
Tigiev has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Tigiev trying to control but Smith is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tigiev takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Tigiev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Tigiev slips a straight right by Smith.
Smith swings widly with a right hand
and Tigiev counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tigiev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tigiev connects with a body shot.
Smith dives in and scores a takedown into Tigiev's guard.
Smith cracks Tigiev with a solid left hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smith accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Smith postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith is looking to work some ground and pound but Tigiev has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smith accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Smith drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Tigiev manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Smith has Tigiev in his guard.
Smith is pulling down on Tigiev's head to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tigiev wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Tigiev's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Tigiev stopping the sweep attempt from Smith.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Tigiev from controlling successfully.
Johnny Smith is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tigiev has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two 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.
Smith is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Tigiev wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Tigiev stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smith swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tigiev lands a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smith throws a lazy head kick
and Tigiev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A clash of legs there as Tigiev blocks the low kick.
Smith looks to land a combination but Tigiev avoids it well.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown. Tigiev tries to sprawl out of it but Smith keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tigiev manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tigiev throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tigiev swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sarmat Tigiev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Smith.
Smith throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tigiev.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tigiev as he avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Tigiev misses the target.
Tigiev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sarmat Tigiev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith connects with a body shot that sends Tigiev's belly button to the back.
Tigiev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tigiev. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sarmat Tigiev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
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 Sarmat Tigiev.
Well Smith has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Smith!
After the fight, Johnny Smith was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tural Agaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rasputin Erasmus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Agaev's entrance music is Slavsia, Rus!. A fine choice. Erasmus has chosen Rasputin as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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268 lbs
18 - 10 - 0 |
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32
288 lbs
19 - 11 - 0 |
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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
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tural Agaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rasputin Erasmus!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Erasmus misses with a hook to the body
and Agaev counters with a crisp one two that drops Erasmus! Agaev thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Erasmus to his feet! Erasmus is in big trouble!
Agaev walks into a jab.
It looks like Tural Agaev has been cut.
Erasmus misses with an uppercut
and Agaev counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Rasputin Erasmus has been cut.
Nice uppercut there from Erasmus.
Agaev connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Erasmus to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Agaev!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tural Agaev!
A relieved looking Tural Agaev thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shogan Aye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Stapleton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stapleton is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Stick To Your Guns - Against Them All. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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203 lbs
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215 lbs
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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
25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shogan Aye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeremy Stapleton!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stapleton misses with a straight left.
Aye walks forward, straight into a front kick from Stapleton.
Stapleton throws a jab but it's blocked by Aye.
The crowd cheers as Stapleton lands an impressive looking overhand right. Aye doesn't seem phased though.
Stapleton throws an off balance right hand
and Aye counters with a slapping leg kick.
Aye with a poor takedown
letting Stapleton counter with a right hand.
Stapleton lands a right hook to the body.
Aye defending well as Stapleton loads up on a big left hand.
Stapleton throws a body kick that misses.
Aye avoids a punch combination nicely.
A jab from Stapleton does it's job there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aye walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Aye jabs at Stapleton's body.
Aye fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Stapleton.
Jeremy Stapleton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stapleton takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stapleton lands a jab to the head.
Aye avoids the body shot from Stapleton.
Aye is looking to counter punch.
Stapleton lands a jab to the nose.
Stapleton drops Aye with a naaaaasty hook - Aye is in real trouble here! Stapleton dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeremy Stapleton!
During a confident post fight interview, Jeremy Stapleton 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ron Garner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Vogel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Kurt Vogel enters the cage!
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141 lbs
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142 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ron Garner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kurt Vogel!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vogel leaves Garner with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Vogel shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Garner darts in looking for a takedown but Vogel gets double underhooks and turns Garner into the cage.
Vogel gets caught napping as Garner dives in and scores a takedown. Vogel manages to retain guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vogel is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Garner is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Garner with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garner trying to control the position from guard on top but Vogel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vogel wants to stand up but Garner is controlling him.
Vogel preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vogel really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Garner. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Garner throws a big right hand that misses.
Garner trying to control but Vogel is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Garner tries to score a power double leg takedown but Vogel sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Garner somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ron Garner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Vogel. No joy for Garner on that attempt.
Garner has a takedown stuffed.
Garner shoots in looking for a takedown but Vogel manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Garner's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
And Vogel tries to counter it with a takedown but Garner pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ron Garner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vogel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vogel throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Garner was covering up waiting for the punch and Vogel finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Garner wants to sweep but no luck.
Vogel throws a strike but Garner rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Garner stops Vogel from standing up.
Garner drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Garner jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Vogel pushes Garner off and scrambles back to his feet.
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!
Garner shoots in for a takedown but Vogel shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Vogel shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Garner as he jumps to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Garner.
Garner throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vogel's waist but Vogel gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Garner off to one side.
Garner is trying hard to land a takedown here. Vogel sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Vogel shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Garner defends it nicely.
Garner fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Vogel sprawls well initially but Garner persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Vogel has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Garner is on him like a limpet, forcing Vogel back against the cage.
Garner looking for a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vogel is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Vogel jumps guard but Garner stands there with Vogel around his waist. Vogel gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Garner works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vogel wants to stand up but Garner is controlling him.
Garner trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Garner won't allow Vogel to get back to his feet.
Vogel keeping moving, preventing Garner from controlling successfully.
Vogel is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Vogel keeping full guard, as Garner tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kurt Vogel will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Garner.
Garner stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Vogel tries to score a power double leg takedown but Garner sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Vogel somewhat.
Garner scores with a hook.
Garner shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vogel keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Vogel pushes Garner off looking to stand but Garner dives back in and keeps control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garner is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Garner 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.
Vogel avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Garner.
Garner trying to pass the guard but Vogel defending well.
Garner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vogel keeps working.
Garner is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Garner is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two 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.
Vogel keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Garner working Vogel over with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garner is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Vogel doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Garner.
Vogel tries to kick Garner off but Garner keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Garner missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Garner is working for a submission of some sort.
Garner works his way into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garner lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Vogel is pushing Garner's head away, looking to escape. Garner manages to hold on to the position though.
Garner trying to control the action but Vogel is working from the bottom.
Vogel is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Vogel prevents Garner from moving into mount.
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.
Garner in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Vogel is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ron Garner!
After winning the bout, Ron Garner thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Travis Browne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cannondale Trail (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Browne might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Knock You Out. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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289 lbs
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280 lbs
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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
19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Travis Browne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cannondale Trail!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trail feints a jab promting Browne to slip. Trail then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Browne slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Travis Browne has been cut.
Cannondale Trail seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Browne throws a right hand that misses
and Trail counters with a slapping leg kick.
Browne darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Trail fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Browne looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Browne tests Trail's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Browne slips a jab and a cross from Trail.
Trail looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Trail slips a jab and a cross from Browne.
Browne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trail was well out of range. Poor timing from Browne.
Nice body punch from Browne.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trail throws a body shot but no joy.
Browne swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Trail throws a good cross that connects.
Trail swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It looked like Browne wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Trail tries to move into range but Browne moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
It looks like Cannondale Trail has been cut.
Trail throws a right hand that misses
enabling Browne to counter with a crisp jab.
Browne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Trail.
A quick step to the side and Browne tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Browne misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Browne slips under a jab from Trail.
A little feinted left hand from Browne on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Trail digs a good hook to Browne's body.
Trail throws a poor cross that misses
and Browne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Trail misses with a double jab.
It looked like Browne wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Trail lands a jab to Browne's midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trail wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Trail misses with an uppercut.
Browne swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Browne is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trail pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Browne was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Trail uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Browne.
Trail throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Browne counter with a right hand.
Trail looks to score with a jab to the body but Browne is just out of range.
Browne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Trail throws out the jab.
Browne is looking to counter punch.
Trail jabs at Browne's body.
Browne looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Browne looks to throw the jab but Trail is out of range.
Browne misses with a hook
and Trail counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Trail moves out of range as Browne strikes.
A little jabbing left from Trail on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Trail misses with a jab to the body
and Browne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Browne.
Trail throws a lazy uppercut
and Browne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Browne takes one on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cannondale Trail dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Browne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Trail bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Trail misses with a wild combination.
Browne throwing a counter right hand but Trail manages to avoid it.
Trail misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trail lands with a hook. Browne tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cannondale Trail seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Browne connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Trail's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trail rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Browne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Browne throws the left hand but Trail avoids the punch easily.
Trail let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Browne misses the jab.
Trail misses the shot to the body.
Browne is looking to counter punch.
Browne slips a straight right by Trail.
Browne is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Browne throws the left hand but Trail avoids the punch easily.
Trail swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trail throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice shot lands for Trail.
Travis Browne's cut is getting worse.
Browne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Trail.
Trail keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Browne.
Trail tests Browne's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Browne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Trail throws a hook but Browne blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trail throws a right hand that Browne ducks under and follows up with a left that Browne also avoids with ease.
A jab lands there for Browne.
Trail bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Browne's head.
Travis Browne's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Browne takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Trail lands a left and a right that send Browne crashing to the mat, dazed. Trail thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trail blocks a jab.
Trail swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Trail misses with a right hand
and Browne counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trail with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Browne to score with a decent uppercut.
Trail throws a poor cross that misses
and Browne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Trail staying out of range there.
Trail missing with a left hand there. Browne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Trail swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Browne counter with a right hand.
Browne throws out a loose jab but Trail uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cannondale Trail showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Browne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Trail.
Browne was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Trail throws a right hand that misses
enabling Browne to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Browne defending well as Trail loads up on a big left hand.
Trail misses with a looping right.
Browne connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Browne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Browne takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trail throws a hook but Browne blocks it.
Trail changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Trail uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Browne.
Trail wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Trail avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Trail looks to land a combination but Browne avoids it well.
An attempted straight right counter from Browne misses the target.
Trail tries a head kick but it misses.
Travis Browne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trail throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Trail has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Trail uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Browne.
Trail jabs at Browne's body.
Browne showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Trail.
Browne's corner calls for a 1-2. Browne obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trail throws an overhand right that lands on Browne's shoulder, as Browne tries to avoid the shot.
Browne misses with a straight left.
Trail misses with a lunging right hand
letting Browne counter with a right hand.
Trail dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Browne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A countering left hand to the body from Trail misses.
Trail misses with a right hand
and Browne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Trail darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Trail throws a poor cross that misses
and Browne counters with a stiff right hand.
Browne staying out of range there.
Trail works the jab nicely.
Jeez, Travis Browne's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
A swing and a miss from Browne.
Trail doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Trail swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Browne to counter with a crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cannondale Trail comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Trail has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cannondale Trail!
As Cannondale Trail got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I would like to thank God for tonight, I hope my opponent is healthy. Fighting here is an honor'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eugeniy Akulenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastian Shot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akulenko comes to the cage accompanied by Cowboys From Hell. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Sebastian Shot enters the cage!
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160 lbs
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eugeniy Akulenko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sebastian Shot!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shot takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Akulenko slips a jab from Shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Akulenko misses its target.
Akulenko connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Shot misses with a two punch combination.
Shot steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Akulenko.
Akulenko has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Casino in the buildup to the fight.
Akulenko with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Shot to score with a decent uppercut.
Shot has his takedown stuffed
and Akulenko holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Akulenko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shot drops down looking for an ankle pick but Akulenko pulls his leg out and moves away.
Eugeniy Akulenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akulenko throws a hook but Shot avoids it easily.
Shot takes one to the chin there.
Akulenko connects with a good right hand that stumbles Shot. Shot circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akulenko will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jab by Akulenko.
A slow jab from Shot misses its intended target.
Shot moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shot on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Shot avoids a kick to the body.
Akulenko clinches.
Shot blocking some punches.
Shot stalling in the clinch but Akulenko improves position.
Shot is trying to force a seperation but Akulenko has the dominant position.
Shot tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Akulenko smiles and moves away.
Eugeniy Akulenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sebastian Shot.
Akulenko staying out of range there.
Akulenko scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Shot misses with an uppercut
and Akulenko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice shot by Shot.
Shot tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Shot sizes up Akulenko with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A big right from Akulenko misses.
Eugeniy Akulenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Akulenko scores with a hook to the body. Shot takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akulenko connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akulenko misses with a hook
and Shot makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Akulenko throws a one two combo.
Akulenko throws out a loose jab but Shot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shot chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The fighters circling - Akulenko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shot swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Akulenko misses with an uppercut. Shot saw that one coming.
Akulenko misses with a low kick.
Akulenko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A lazy left from Akulenko finds it's target.
Akulenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shot.
Shot was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Shot throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Akulenko counters with a nice leg kick.
Shot throws out a powerful jab.
Shot misses with a left hand
and Akulenko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Akulenko dodges the punch combination from Shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akulenko throws a body punch but Shot moves out of range.
Akulenko is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Shot steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Akulenko. That one must have hurt.
Shot takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Shot throws a lazy right hand but Akulenko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Akulenko misses with an uppercut.
Akulenko on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Akulenko throws a poor cross that misses
and Shot counters with a stiff right hand.
Shot misses with an uppercut.
Akulenko doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Akulenko.
Shot lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Shot fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Akulenko avoids it really well and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shot closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Shot swings for the body but Akulenko moves out of range.
Akulenko throws a quick inside leg kick.
Shot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Akulenko manages to avoid it.
Shot has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Shot there as he acknowledges the shot.
Shot swings widly with a right hand
and Akulenko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Akulenko tests Shot's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shot misses with a looping left.
Akulenko seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Akulenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shot throws out the jab.
Akulenko scores with a jab to the head.
Shot tries to close the distance and clinch but Akulenko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shot uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Akulenko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eugeniy Akulenko 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.
A low kick from Shot misses
and Akulenko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shot slips a straight right by Akulenko.
Akulenko sets himself, and Shot steps forward looking for the clinch! Akulenko avoids it this time.
Akulenko misses with an uppercut
and Shot counters with a nice double leg into side control. Akulenko won't be happy with that.
Akulenko sneaks out the side door and pushes Shot away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Eugeniy Akulenko is winning the standup battle so far.
Shot slips under a jab from Akulenko.
Akulenko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Akulenko paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akulenko misses with a hook to the body
and Shot cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Akulenko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shot can do to turn this around?
Akulenko throws a hook to the side of Shot's head but Shot sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shot is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A slow jab from Shot misses its intended target.
Shot misses with an uppercut. Akulenko saw that one coming.
Akulenko connects with a nice looking jab.
Akulenko swings for the body but Shot moves out of range.
Akulenko scores with a punch to the head.
Akulenko misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shot pivots, looking for a leg kick but Akulenko is out of range and Shot settles back down.
Akulenko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Akulenko swings for the body but Shot moves out of range.
Shot throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Akulenko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Akulenko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shot counters with a nice uppercut.
Akulenko misses with a hook.
Shot blocks a jab.
Akulenko on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Shot misses with a straight right.
Shot uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Akulenko.
Shot throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Akulenko throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Akulenko misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akulenko scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shot doesn't seem bothered though.
Akulenko dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shot. That did some damage!
Akulenko scores with a nice right hand.
Shot throws a hook but Akulenko blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab from Akulenko.
A big left from Akulenko misses.
Shot throws a right hand that misses
and Akulenko counters with a one-two to the body.
Shot walks forward, straight into a front kick from Akulenko.
Shot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akulenko.
Shot misses with a series of wild punches.
Akulenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shot.
Donk. Shot catches Akulenko right on the button with a cross.
Shot misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akulenko gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Akulenko scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shot looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Akulenko lands a nice uppercut.
Akulenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shot misses with the head strike.
Akulenko digs a right hand into Shot's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shot's gas tank.
Shot tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Akulenko landing knees to the head.
Akulenko unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Shot is trying to break the clinch but Akulenko is controlling him.
Akulenko lands a hook that snaps the head of Shot backwards.
Shot struggles to land a body shot inside as Akulenko controls his hands.
Akulenko creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Shot's defenses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Akulenko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shot wants to stall.
Akulenko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Shot has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akulenko lands with a left to the head.
Akulenko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Akulenko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Akulenko lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shot backwards.
Akulenko prevents a body shot from Shot.
Akulenko lands a damaging elbow.
Akulenko scores a nice knee to the body.
Akulenko lands a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Akulenko as the two fighters clinch.
Eugeniy Akulenko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Shot pulls guard.
Shot wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Akulenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Shot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shot keeping full guard, as Akulenko tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eugeniy Akulenko dominated that second 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.
Akulenko lands with a thumping leg kick.
Shot smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
An inside leg kick lands from Shot.
A jab from Akulenko misses.
Akulenko thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Shot if he has to take too many more of those.
Akulenko clinches with his opponent.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Akulenko.
Akulenko prevents the takedown attempt.
Shot is trying to push Akulenko away but Akulenko has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shot misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Akulenko.
A right hook to the body lands for Akulenko.
Shot tries for a takedown but Akulenko manages to get underhooks.
Akulenko lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Akulenko lands a hook to the side of the head.
Akulenko lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shot scores with a hook to the body.
Akulenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Shot.
Akulenko lands a nice uppercut.
Akulenko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Akulenko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Shot takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Akulenko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Akulenko lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shot is rocked!
Shot lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Shot is still on wobbly legs! Can Akulenko finish him?
Akulenko connects with a knee to the head.
Shot is trying to break free.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Shot just misses with a elbow thrown towards Akulenko's brow.
Shot tries to break the clinch but Akulenko is controlling the position.
Akulenko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Akulenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Akulenko unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Shot tries for a takedown but Akulenko manages to get underhooks.
Eugeniy Akulenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sebastian Shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shot misses with a punch to the body.
Shot takes a knee to the side of the body.
Shot seems to have recovered his senses.
Shot drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Shot looking to stall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Akulenko.
Shot is working for takedown but Akulenko is calmly controlling the position for now.
Akulenko lands a knee to the body.
Akulenko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Akulenko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Shot takes an elbow to the temple.
A short right from Akulenko.
Akulenko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shot in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Akulenko.
Akulenko crunches a lovely knee into Shot's ribcage.
Akulenko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Akulenko scores a nice knee to the body.
Akulenko lands an uppercut.
Akulenko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shot's face.
A shot in the inside from Akulenko.
Knees in the clinch landing for Akulenko.
Akulenko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shot tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Akulenko's elbow.
Shot's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akulenko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Shot.
Akulenko trying to land knees to the body.
Akulenko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Akulenko lands a big knee! That's hurt Shot! Oh, he's all over the place! Akulenko lands another knee that sends Shot to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eugeniy Akulenko!
Eugeniy Akulenko is the new featherweight champion!
After the fight, Eugeniy Akulenko was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Gatsby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mel Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Gordon's choice of entrance music: S.O.B. - Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats. Jay Gatsby could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mel Gordon's chin.
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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
23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jay Gatsby!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mel Gordon!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gordon connects with a leg kick. Gatsby looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gordon throws a head kick that misses
and Gatsby counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Mel Gordon has been cut.
Gordon looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gatsby is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Gordon.
Gordon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gatsby lands with a cross.
Mel Gordon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gordon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gatsby seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Gordon lands with an uppercut that bounces Gatsby off the cage and back into range.
Gatsby drives through and clinches with Gordon against the cage.
Gordon misses with a punch on the inside.
Gatsby dodges an elbow strike from Gordon.
Gatsby lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gordon takes a shot to the head.
I was talking to Gatsby's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Gordon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gordon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gordon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gordon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gatsby's defenses.
A short right from Gatsby.
Gatsby avoids the elbow strike from Gordon, against the cage.
Gordon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gatsby lands an uppercut.
Gordon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gordon throws an elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatsby blocks the elbow strike.
Gatsby lands a body shot.
Gordon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gatsby lands a nice shot to the body.
Gatsby lands a right hand.
Gordon looks winded!
Gordon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gordon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gordon throws a head punch that misses.
Gatsby swings wildly with an uppercut but Gordon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gordon pushes off an throws an elbow but Gatsby leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gatsby.
Gatsby lands an uppercut.
Gatsby lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gordon backwards.
Gordon is rocked!
That has opened up Mel Gordon's cut even more.
Gatsby creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Gordon's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Gordon drops to his knees and Gatsby pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jay Gatsby!
Jay Gatsby retains his light heavyweight title!
In his post fight interview, Jay Gatsby gave a big smile as he said 'My life, old sport, my life... my life has got to be like this... It's got to keep going on.'.
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