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HFC 95:Tavares vs Miller PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Osvaldo Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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168 lbs
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Osvaldo Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brandon Stark!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Stark.
Gomez is looking to land body kicks.
Gomez throws a body shot but no joy.
Gomez moves out of range of the leg kick from Stark.
Gomez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stark.
Gomez avoids the body shot from Stark.
Gomez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gomez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez throws a body shot but no joy.
No joy there for Gomez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stark wants to counter with a clinch but Gomez pushes him away.
Stark connects with the punch.
Gomez just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Stark counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gomez throws a low kick, looking for Stark's leg but Stark calmly moves out of range.
Stark looks for the body kick but Gomez saw that one coming.
Gomez throws a hook to the side of Stark's head but Stark sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stark does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Stark manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Gomez on his heels. He'll look to pass Gomez's guard now, I'm sure.
Gomez has his hands on Stark's head, controlling the position.
Gomez keeping moving, preventing Stark from controlling successfully.
Gomez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Stark pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gomez is keeping the position for now.
Gomez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stark working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark tries to free his leg and advance position but Gomez is retaining full guard.
Stark won't allow Gomez to sweep him here.
Stark passes into half guard.
Stark looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gomez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gomez won't allow Stark to pass to mount.
Gomez wants to improve his position but Stark is controlling well.
Gomez trying to control from the bottom.
Gomez keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Gomez trying to control here.
Stark is taking a breather. Gomez 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.
Gomez is positioning himself well to prevent Stark advancing to mount.
Gomez tries to roll over but Stark keeps him under control.
Gomez is trying to maintain the position but Stark is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gomez keeping control of the position.
Gomez wants to control but Stark is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gomez preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Stark controlling the action here.
Gomez controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Gomez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stark.
Stark seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gomez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Stark is working for a kimura but Gomez is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Stark looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Still in half guard, Stark seems content to control.
Gomez keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Stark thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stark is working for a kimura but Gomez is defending it quite comfortably.
Stark is trying to control. Gomez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Stark dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gomez misses with an uppercut.
Gomez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gomez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A little feinted left hand from Gomez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Stark displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Stark avoids the head kick by Gomez.
Stark moves forwards but Gomez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Stark thuds his shin into the meat of Gomez's side.
Gomez avoids a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez takes a swing at Stark's ribcage but misses.
Gomez misses with a wild body shot.
Stark misses with a takedown attempt - Gomez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stark.
Gomez just misses with a punch to the body.
Gomez blocks a head kick by Stark.
And Gomez counters with a quick kick to the body but Stark blocks it.
Good standup being displayed there by Stark as he connects with a hook.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gomez - that will leave a mark!
Gomez looks to score with a jab to the body but Stark is just out of range.
Gomez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Stark counters with an inside leg kick.
Osvaldo Gomez is winning the standup battle so far.
Gomez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gomez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've been informed that Stark has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
A clash of legs there as Gomez blocks the low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez misses the jab.
Stark throws a hook but Gomez blocks it.
Gomez lands with a shot to the body.
Gomez moves out of range as Stark throws a body kick.
Gomez misses with an uppercut. Stark saw that one coming.
Gomez throws a sloppy head kick and Stark moves out of range easily.
Stark lands a slapping body shot.
Gomez is looking to slow Stark down with leg kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gomez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Stark misses with a body kick.
Gomez avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez swings for the body but Stark moves out of range.
Gomez thuds a left hand into Stark's body.
Stark stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gomez.
Stark looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gomez is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Gomez throws a sloppy body shot
and Stark counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stark misses with a body kick.
Gomez was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gomez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stark looks to land a left hand but Gomez moved out of range nicely.
Gomez is looking to wear down Stark with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gomez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stark has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Stark gets a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gomez smiles and moves away.
Stark throws a wild body kick that Gomez sees coming a mile off.
Gomez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Gomez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Stark finds it's way through Gomez's defenses.
Gomez tries to clinch up.
Stark pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stark looks for the body kick but Gomez saw that one coming.
Gomez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stark tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gomez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gomez swings for the body but Stark moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stark.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Osvaldo Gomez will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Stark throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stark misses with a leg kick
and Gomez counters by clinching up.
Gomez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gomez dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Gomez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stark.
Stark missing with knees to the body.
Gomez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stark throws a right hand that Gomez ducks under and follows up with a left that Gomez also avoids with ease.
Gomez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Gomez as Stark shoots in.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stark.
Gomez throws a body punch but Stark moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gomez cracks Stark with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gomez misses with a looping right.
Stark rushes Gomez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Stark is working for takedown but Gomez is calmly controlling the position for now.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Stark goes for a takedown attempt but Gomez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Osvaldo Gomez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Stark.
Gomez works Stark's body with a nice hook.
No joy there for Gomez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gomez slaps away a takedown attempt from Stark, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Stark defending well as Gomez loads up on a big left hand.
Gomez moves out of range of the leg kick from Stark.
Stark misses with a head kick.
Osvaldo Gomez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gomez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stark.
Stark tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gomez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gomez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stark lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark blocks the body kick.
Stark lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Stark is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stark lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gomez circles away quickly and effectively.
Stark attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gomez wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Stark throws a body shot but no joy.
Gomez misses with a wild body shot.
Stark steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Gomez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stark replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Gomez blocks it well.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gomez.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gomez.
As Gomez backs off Stark throws a huge counter combo but Gomez manages to avoid it all.
Stark thows a body kick. Gomez tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez throws a body shot but no joy.
Gomez throws out a loose jab but Stark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gomez throws out a powerful jab.
Stark misses with a head kick.
Gomez slaps away a takedown attempt from Stark, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gomez fails to land with a series of punches.
Gomez checks a low kick from Stark.
Stark connects with a jab.
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!
Nice body punch from Gomez.
Sloppy strikes from Stark. Those never looked like landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Osvaldo Gomez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gomez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Osvaldo Gomez!
A relieved looking Osvaldo Gomez 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ely Scrubs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Charles (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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159 lbs
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170 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Excellent MT
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ely Scrubs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danny Charles!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charles takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Scrubs tries to sprawl but Charles drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Scrubs slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Charles tries to free his leg and advance position but Scrubs is retaining full guard.
Scrubs working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Charles doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Scrubs is tightening it up a little... Charles has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Charles reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Charles taps out! Nice BJJ there by Scrubs!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Ely Scrubs!
Ely Scrubs thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Baeddan MacAuliffe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Li Kong Ho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MacAuliffe comes to the cage accompanied by Notorious by Duran Duran. Li Kong Ho has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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159 lbs
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149 lbs
18 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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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
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Baeddan MacAuliffe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Li Kong Ho!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacAuliffe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ho circles away quickly and effectively.
Ho slips a jab and a cross from MacAuliffe.
Ho lands a body shot.
A punch combination from MacAuliffe misses.
Ho looks like he wants to counter punch here.
MacAuliffe misses with the combination.
MacAuliffe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
MacAuliffe shoots and misses
enabling Ho to counter with a crisp jab.
Ho uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before MacAuliffe has time to react.
MacAuliffe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ho. MacAuliffe does a little dance to reset his feet.
MacAuliffe ducks under a wild hook from Ho.
MacAuliffe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ho avoids the body shot from MacAuliffe.
MacAuliffe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ho with a jab.
Ho showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from MacAuliffe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacAuliffe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Ho misses.
MacAuliffe swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ho lands with a cross.
MacAuliffe moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
MacAuliffe looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
MacAuliffe needs to keep his hands up - Ho had a free shot at his head there.
We've been told by MacAuliffe's head coaches at Russian Bears Training Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
MacAuliffe misses with a lunging right hand
and Ho counters with a nice uppercut.
MacAuliffe is rocked!
Ho has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
MacAuliffe throws a right hand that Ho ducks under and follows up with a left that Ho also avoids with ease.
Oh MacAuliffe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A punch lands to the side of MacAuliffe 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from MacAuliffe.
Ho throws a combination but it was largely blocked by MacAuliffe.
Ho scores with a sloppy right hand. MacAuliffe should have avoided that one.
MacAuliffe staying out of range there.
MacAuliffe avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho throws a nice looking combination but MacAuliffe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
MacAuliffe works over Ho's head and body with a nice combination.
Ho connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ho cracks MacAuliffe with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! MacAuliffe falls to his knees and Ho doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Li Kong Ho!
An out of breath Li Kong Ho 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abioye Nazari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mariusz Pudzianowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nazari comes to the cage accompanied by Do You Call My Name by Ra. Mariusz Pudzianowski 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Abioye Nazari !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mariusz Pudzianowski!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Igor Prikhodko and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nazari slips a straight right by Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski blocks a head kick by Nazari .
Nazari pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nazari throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pudzianowski scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nazari in his tracks.
Nazari misses with a few strikes there.
Pudzianowski misses with a low kick.
Pudzianowski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nazari .
Pudzianowski lands a slapping body shot.
Nazari misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pudzianowski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nazari drops down looking for a counter takedown but Pudzianowski sprawls and moves away.
Nazari lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nazari ducks right into an uppercut from Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski lands with a cross.
Nazari scores with a takedown into Pudzianowski's guard.
Pudzianowski looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pudzianowski keeping moving, preventing Nazari from controlling successfully.
Nazari is working Pudzianowski over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Nazari is stalling in the full guard.
Nazari loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nazari tries to free his leg and advance position but Pudzianowski is retaining full guard.
Nazari is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nazari is looking to work some ground and pound but Pudzianowski has wrist control.
Nazari is stalling in the full guard.
Nazari tries to free his leg and advance position but Pudzianowski is retaining full guard.
Nazari passes Pudzianowski's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Nazari will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nazari working Pudzianowski over with strikes.
Nazari is trying to work for a kimura but Pudzianowski is defending well.
Pudzianowski is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nazari pulls his head out easily.
Well, if Nazari 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazari is trying to control the action in half guard but Pudzianowski is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nazari looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Pudzianowski is trying to maintain the position but Nazari is very close to passing his half guard.
Nazari 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.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Nazari is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Nazari is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nazari is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Nazari is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Pudzianowski is just riding it out for now. Nazari eventually gives up the hold.
Nazari looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nazari is looking for a kimura but Pudzianowski is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Nazari to get the leverage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abioye Nazari dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nazari pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pudzianowski back to the cage. Nazari follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Mariusz Pudzianowski has been cut.
Nazari misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pudzianowski throws a head kick that misses.
Nazari throws a body kick that misses.
Nazari misses with a wild combination.
Nazari swings widly with a right hand
and Pudzianowski counters with a slapping leg kick.
Pudzianowski throws a low kick but Nazari avoids it.
Good shot there by Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pudzianowski wants it to stay on the feet.
Nazari will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pudzianowski drops Nazari with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Nazari looks back up at him and smiles so Pudzianowski waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
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!
Nazari shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pudzianowski's guard.
Nazari scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Pudzianowski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pudzianowski is controlling Nazari 's posture.
Pudzianowski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nazari with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pudzianowski looking for a sweep. Not yet Pudzianowski, not yet.
Nazari with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pudzianowski trying to keep a closed guard but Nazari is proving a slippery customer.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pudzianowski can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nazari working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nazari drops back looking for a leg! Pudzianowski is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pudzianowski manages to kick Nazari off! Nazari jumps back into Pudzianowski's guard.
Nazari slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
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.
Nazari is looking to work some ground and pound but Pudzianowski has wrist control.
Pudzianowski looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nazari is one step ahead there.
Nazari trying to control but Pudzianowski is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nazari swinging wildly here.
Pudzianowski tried to score with a low kick but Nazari checks it.
Mariusz Pudzianowski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pudzianowski is looking to score with low kicks.
Nazari has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nazari there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nazari fails to land with a series of punches.
Pudzianowski throws out a counter right but Nazari avoids it with no problem.
Mariusz Pudzianowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pudzianowski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pudzianowski gets caught napping as Nazari dives in and scores a takedown. Pudzianowski manages to retain guard.
Nazari is pushing down on Pudzianowski's leg trying to pass to half guard. Pudzianowski is fighting to maintain full guard but Nazari has managed to sneak the leg through.
Pudzianowski is looking to improve his position.
Nazari is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pudzianowski has managed to free his arm - good work.
Pudzianowski is trying to get back to full guard.
Pudzianowski trying to control but Nazari postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazari slows the pace down in half guard.
Pudzianowski is looking to control Nazari 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pudzianowski avoid being mounted?
Abioye Nazari overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nazari throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pudzianowski looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nazari controlling the pace.
Nazari winds up and cracks Pudzianowski with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Abioye Nazari will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mariusz Pudzianowski's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Pudzianowski uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nazari has time to react.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pudzianowski.
A combination from Nazari does no damage.
Nazari thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nazari looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pudzianowski catches Nazari with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Nazari forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mariusz Pudzianowski!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Shlemenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seb Sha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Shlemenko might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Omarion Ft. Chris Brown & Jhene Aiko - Post To Be. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Shlemenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Seb Sha!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shlemenko shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Shlemenko showed some decent athleticism there.
Sha looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sha wants to get back to full guard but Shlemenko has mounted him!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sha keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Shlemenko looking to control and managing it successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sha is trying to escape the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shlemenko avoids the attempt from Sha to control.
Shlemenko controlling the pace for now.
Sha gets back to half guard.
Shlemenko wants to control but Sha is keeping him busy.
Shlemenko controlling the action here.
Sha wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sha moves into full guard.
Sha looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Shlemenko controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sha not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sha looking for subs off his back but Shlemenko has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sha wants to improve his position but Shlemenko is controlling well.
Sha has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Shlemenko is working away from the top position though.
Shlemenko perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Sha is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sha misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shlemenko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sha paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sha gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Shlemenko to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Shlemenko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sha isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Shlemenko stacks Sha on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Shlemenko!
Sha struggling a bit here.
Sha is looking to regain half guard here but Shlemenko keeps moving and retains side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sha is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Shlemenko 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.
Sha digs a good body shot into Shlemenko's ribs.
Shlemenko with a poor takedown
and Sha counters with a three punch combo that has Shlemenko backing up. Shlemenko nods at Sha to acknowledge the strikes.
Shlemenko slips under a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shlemenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Horrible takedown attempt by Shlemenko or perhaps it was just good defense by Sha, which made it look bad.
Sha looks for a takedown but Shlemenko sprawls well.
Shlemenko falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Sha to counter with a crisp jab.
Shlemenko shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sha sprawls well. Sha wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Shlemenko gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Shlemenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sha misses with a hook. Shlemenko ducked under it nicely.
Sha throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sha wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Alexander Shlemenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sha swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shlemenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sha fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sha displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Shlemenko.
And Sha tries to counter it with a takedown but Shlemenko pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Shlemenko looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Shlemenko tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sha sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Shlemenko somewhat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sha.
Sha gets caught napping as Shlemenko dives in and scores a takedown. Sha manages to retain guard.
Shlemenko got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sha has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Shlemenko has managed to get both his arms back between Sha's legs - danger averted.
Sha is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sha has his hands on Shlemenko's head, controlling the position.
Sha looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Shlemenko passes into side control.
Sha is not content to let Shlemenko control the position.
Sha trying his best to control but Shlemenko has mounted him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sha is squirming around, avoiding Shlemenko's attempts to control the action.
Sha can't escape the position.
Sha sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Shlemenko is trying to control. Sha wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sha wants to control but Shlemenko is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Shlemenko in particular looking to stall.
Shlemenko is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Shlemenko prevents Sha from improving his position.
Alexander Shlemenko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sha wants to control but Shlemenko is keeping busy.
Shlemenko is keen to just control but Sha is a slippery customer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sha has a hand on Shlemenko's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Shlemenko takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Sha is desperately trying to improve his position but Shlemenko has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seb Sha 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! This is the final round!
Shlemenko takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Shlemenko tries to close the distance and clinch but Sha swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Shlemenko. No joy for Sha on that attempt.
Sha throws a body shot but no joy.
Shlemenko moves forwards but Sha connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Shlemenko moves out of range of the body kick from Sha.
Shlemenko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shlemenko fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sha bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Shlemenko's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Sha as Shlemenko shoots in.
Despite the aggression on Sha's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Sha connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sha connects with a nice looking jab.
Shlemenko takes the fight into the clinch.
Sha blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sha blocking some punches.
Shlemenko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shlemenko gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sha.
Sha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shlemenko on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sha scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Shlemenko throws Sha to one side and escapes!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sha manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Shlemenko on his heels. He'll look to pass Shlemenko's guard now, I'm sure.
Sha cracks Shlemenko with a solid left hand.
Sha loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sha working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sha throws a big elbow that misses.
Sha is in close to Shlemenko's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shlemenko is pulling down on Sha's head to control his posture.
Sha pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shlemenko is keeping the position for now.
Sha trying to control but Shlemenko is working from the bottom.
Sha trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sha postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sha accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Shlemenko holds on and takes a little breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sha postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Shlemenko takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sha scores with a nice head shot.
Shlemenko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sha.
Shlemenko half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Shlemenko is looking to clinch.
Shlemenko shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sha is trying to defend but Shlemenko finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sha looking for a kimura from the bottom but Shlemenko passes into side control!
You can see the frustration on Sha's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sha is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Shlemenko's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Sha wants to get back to full guard.
Shlemenko content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Sha wants to improve his position but Shlemenko is controlling well.
Sha moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sha pulls Shlemenko in close to his closed guard and prevents Shlemenko from doing any damage or advancing position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seb Sha comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sha 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seb Sha!
An out of breath Seb Sha 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Afeef Isa Baba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Jensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baba's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Nation Arabic Orchestra. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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172 lbs
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175 lbs
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Afeef Isa Baba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brian Jensen!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baba throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jensen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jensen tries to clinch but Baba moves away
and Baba counters with a nice leg kick.
Jensen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jensen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Baba feints and then cracks Jensen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jensen down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baba misses the shot to the body.
Jensen is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Jensen shoots in but Baba avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jensen is defended easily by Baba.
Afeef Isa Baba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Jensen.
A good leg kick by Baba.
Jensen walks into a straight right hand from Baba.
Baba lands a leg kick that knocks Jensen off balance momentarily.
Jensen goes for a double leg but Baba avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Baba continues to drive forward.
Jensen with a poor takedown
and Baba counters with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Baba.
Baba connects with an inside leg kick.
Baba fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jensen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jensen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Baba tries to avoid it but Jensen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Baba to the ground. Baba escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Afeef Isa Baba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baba tests Jensen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jensen takes one 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!
Baba loads up on a big right hand but Jensen slips the punch.
Baba throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Baba misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jensen walks into a stiff left hand from Baba.
Baba is looking to land body kicks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Baba, right into the meat.
Jensen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Baba circles away.
Jensen bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Baba bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Baba definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jensen shoots for a double leg takedown but Baba sprawls well. He's pushed Jensen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Baba half committed to a counter leg kick.
Baba looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jensen drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Baba defends it well.
Jensen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Baba counters with a left to the body.
Baba connects with a leg kick. Jensen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baba feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jensen's calf.
Jensen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Baba to score with a decent uppercut.
Jensen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Baba lands a lovely overhand right.
Jensen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jensen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Baba defends it nicely.
Jensen misses with a takedown
and Baba counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Afeef Isa Baba dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jensen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Baba counters with a slapping leg kick.
Baba fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jensen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jensen shoots and misses
and Jensen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Baba gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Baba is pressed up against the cage. Jensen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Baba down to the mat. Baba avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Afeef Isa Baba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Jensen.
Jensen fails with the takedown
and Jensen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baba works Jensen's body with a nice hook.
Jensen tries for a takedown but Baba circles away easily
and Baba counters by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baba blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short uppercut from Baba.
Baba softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Baba struggles to land a body shot inside as Jensen controls his hands.
Jensen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jensen has Baba pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Baba manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jensen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Baba avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jensen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Baba avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Baba lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jensen.
Jensen tries to score a body lock takedown but Baba shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jensen is looking for a takedown.
Jensen is breathing heavily.
Jensen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jensen goes for a takedown attempt but Baba pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Baba cracks the inside of Jensen's front leg.
Baba lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jensen will feel that in the morning.
Baba throws a nice outside leg kick.
Baba connects with a jab.
Jensen tries to clinch but Baba moves away
and Baba counters with an inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Baba.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baba lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jensen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Baba sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jensen somewhat.
Afeef Isa Baba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jensen has his takedown stuffed
and Baba counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Baba misses with a wild combination.
Afeef Isa Baba is winning the standup battle so far.
Jensen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Baba sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jensen somewhat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jensen misses with a takedown attempt
and Baba counters with a head kick.
Baba lands a nice shot to the body.
Jensen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Baba swivels and escapes.
Jensen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Baba counters with a head kick that drops Jensen to the mat! Jensen scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Jensen is rocked!
Baba drops Jensen with a naaaaasty hook - Jensen is in real trouble here! Baba dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Afeef Isa Baba!
During a confident post fight interview, Afeef Isa Baba 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tito Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lotza Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griffin comes into the arena with Blessed blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Fury's choice of entrance music: Roll On Up. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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265 lbs
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260 lbs
12 - 4 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Tito Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lotza Fury!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fury darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Griffin connects with a body shot.
Griffin misses with an uppercut. Fury saw that one coming.
Griffin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fury can pounce on him.
Griffin misses with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Griffin.
Good exchange - Griffin coming out on top.
Fury walks into a left hand.
Griffin takes the fight into the clinch.
Fury has a couple of punches blocked by Griffin.
Griffin blocking some punches.
A short left from Griffin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Griffin - that landed with a thud.
Fury wants to stall.
Fury lands a left hand.
Griffin is working Fury over against the cage.
Fury looks winded!
A right handed body shot lands from Griffin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin scores with a shoulder strike.
Griffin throws a head punch that misses.
Griffin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Griffin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Griffin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Griffin working aggressively here.
Fury misses with the head strike.
Griffin pushes Fury back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Griffin misses with some punches.
Fury misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fury misses with a short punch on the inside.
Griffin throws a head punch that misses.
Griffin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fury tries to circle away but Griffin has him pinned against the cage.
Fury's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fury ducks under a wild hook from Griffin.
Fury throws a right hand that Griffin ducks under and follows up with a left that Griffin also avoids with ease.
Jab by Griffin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Griffin swinging wildly here.
Griffin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fury lands with a hook. Griffin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Griffin tries to clinch but Fury moves away
and Fury connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lotza Fury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griffin dips to his left and cracks Fury with an uppercut!
Fury takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fury misses with a few strikes there.
Fury swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Griffin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Griffin connects with a right hand. Fury shakes it off.
Fury throws the left hand but Griffin avoids the punch easily.
Fury throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Fury looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The fighters circling - Griffin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little jabbing left from Fury on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Griffin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fury at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury misses with a hook.
Griffin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fury keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Griffin.
Griffin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Griffin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fury tries to bum rush Griffin with a series of wild strikes but Griffin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fury misses with a hook
and Griffin counters with a straight right hand.
Griffin lands a right hook to the body.
Griffin lands a big uppercut and Fury crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Fury looks OK. Griffin waves Fury back to his feet!
Fury is rocked!
It looks like Lotza Fury has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Griffin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Griffin rattles Fury with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Fury tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Griffin dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Fury stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tito Griffin!
An out of breath Tito Griffin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Lotza Fury spoke after the fight, saying 'Thats Bullshiiiit... I waz robbed'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anton Obuhov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dao Sonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sonnen has chosen Sure to be sure as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Obuhov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dao Sonnen!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obuhov misses the shot to the body.
Sonnen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anton Obuhov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Sonnen.
Sonnen throws a sloppy head kick
and Obuhov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sonnen takes a swing at Obuhov's ribcage but misses.
Obuhov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Obuhov connects with a nice looking jab.
We've been hearing reports that Obuhov has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Obuhov moves out of range as Sonnen strikes.
Sonnen slips a jab from Obuhov.
A little jabbing left from Sonnen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Obuhov throws a poor cross that misses
and Sonnen counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Anton Obuhov has been cut.
Sonnen walks into a jab.
Sonnen slips under a jab from Obuhov.
Sonnen gets caught napping as Obuhov dives in and scores a takedown. Sonnen manages to retain guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sonnen seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Sonnen keeping moving, preventing Obuhov from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obuhov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Sonnen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Obuhov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sonnen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sonnen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Obuhov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sonnen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sonnen lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Obuhov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sonnen is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sonnen forces his way into half guard.
Sonnen is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Obuhov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Obuhov wants to improve his position but Sonnen is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obuhov is not content to let Sonnen control the position.
Obuhov is trying to get back to full guard.
Obuhov is trying to control but can't.
Obuhov tries to roll over but Sonnen keeps him under control.
Sonnen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Obuhov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sonnen might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Obuhov haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
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.
Obuhov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sonnen pulls his head out easily.
Sonnen uses his free foot to push down on Obuhov's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Obuhov.
Sonnen trying to control but Obuhov is having none of it.
Sonnen controlling his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Obuhov tries to hold on but Sonnen pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Anton Obuhov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Anton Obuhov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Obuhov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Obuhov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sonnen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Obuhov.
Obuhov forces Sonnen back against the cage and clinches.
Obuhov is trying to maintain a safe position but Sonnen gets an underhook and turns Obuhov into the cage.
Obuhov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Obuhov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sonnen can do to turn this around?
Obuhov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Obuhov works the jab nicely.
Obuhov lands with a hook. Sonnen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sonnen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Obuhov walks into a left hand.
Sonnen misses with the combination.
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!
Obuhov looking to score a takedown here. Sonnen is defending well but Obuhov drives through and ends up in Sonnen's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obuhov trying to control but Sonnen is working from the bottom.
Obuhov looking to sit in guard and control but Sonnen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Obuhov is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Sonnen has his hands clasped together but Obuhov extends and breaks Sonnen's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Obuhov.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Anton Obuhov!
A pretty intense looking Anton Obuhov took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kotetsu Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francisco Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kotetsu Yamamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Francisco Costa!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamamoto tests Costa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yamamoto swats away the attempt to clinch by Costa.
Yamamoto takes a swing at Costa's ribcage but misses.
Yamamoto lands a nice looking body shot.
Yamamoto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Costa.
Costa has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Yamamoto digs a good hook to Costa's body.
Yamamoto takes a swing at Costa's ribcage but misses.
Costa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Yamamoto scores with a shot to the body.
Yamamoto blocks a head kick by Costa.
Yamamoto throws a body shot but no joy.
Costa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Costa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yamamoto keeps the fight on the outside.
Yamamoto takes a swing at Costa's ribcage but misses.
Yamamoto connects with a body shot that sends Costa's belly button to the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamamoto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto misses with a straight right.
Yamamoto lands with a good body shot.
Costa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Costa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Costa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Yamamoto throws a predictable looking body shot
and Costa counters with a nice uppercut.
Yamamoto throws a body punch but Costa moves out of range.
Costa walks into a stiff left hand from Yamamoto.
A big left from Yamamoto misses.
Yamamoto catches Costa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Yamamoto fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Costa lands a jab to the nose.
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!
Costa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Yamamoto misses with a straight right.
Costa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto swings for the body but Costa moves out of range.
Yamamoto just misses with a punch to the body.
Costa scores with a spinning back kick!
Costa swings for the body but Yamamoto moves out of range.
Yamamoto takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Costa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Costa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Yamamoto scores with a crisp jab that stopped Costa in his tracks.
Yamamoto is looking to wear down Costa with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Yamamoto misses with a body shot.
Kotetsu Yamamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamamoto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Costa.
Costa feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Costa stopping the sweep attempt from Yamamoto.
Costa trying to control but Yamamoto is working from the bottom.
Yamamoto is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto trying to control the position.
Yamamoto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Costa is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Costa slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Costa is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Yamamoto knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Costa is trying to get an arm triangle but Yamamoto is defending well.
Costa is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Yamamoto knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Yamamoto is trying to improve his position.
Yamamoto is trying to control Costa's posture but Costa avoids it.
Yamamoto is looking for a sweep.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Costa wants to control for a moment but Yamamoto uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Costa keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Yamamoto is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Rings Russia, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Yamamoto moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Costa wants to control from the top but Yamamoto keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kotetsu Yamamoto dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Yamamoto lands with a cross.
Yamamoto looks to score with a jab to the body but Costa is just out of range.
Yamamoto takes a swing at Costa's ribcage but misses.
Yamamoto moves out of range of the leg kick from Costa.
Yamamoto swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Costa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yamamoto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yamamoto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Costa moves away.
Yamamoto jabs at Costa's body.
Costa throws an overhand right that lands on Yamamoto's shoulder, as Yamamoto tries to avoid the shot.
Yamamoto appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yamamoto. Costa does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Costa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yamamoto blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yamamoto throws out a loose jab but Costa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Costa throws a body punch but Yamamoto moves out of range.
Costa avoids the body shot from Yamamoto.
Costa throws a wild body kick that Yamamoto sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa misses with a double jab.
Costa defending well as Yamamoto loads up on a big left hand.
A slow jab from Yamamoto misses its intended target.
Yamamoto misses with a hook.
Yamamoto lands an overhand right.
Costa takes a swing at Yamamoto's ribcage but misses.
Yamamoto swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Costa connects with a single shot there.
Costa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yamamoto throwing a counter right hand but Costa manages to avoid it.
Costa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yamamoto scores with a shot to the body.
Costa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Costa walks into a left hand.
Costa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto lands a jab to Costa's midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Costa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yamamoto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto misses with a wild body shot.
Yamamoto misses the shot to the body.
Yamamoto misses with a shot to the body
and Costa counters with a head kick that drops Yamamoto - he's looking to finish, following his stunned foe to the ground!
Yamamoto is rocked!
Costa is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Oh Yamamoto is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yamamoto wants to get back to full guard.
Yamamoto is looking to control Costa's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Yamamoto avoid being mounted?
Yamamoto seems to have got his legs back now.
Costa is pressing down on Yamamoto's thigh, looking to free his foot. Yamamoto is holding on for now.
Yamamoto slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Yamamoto trying to control the position here.
Costa wants to pass the guard but Yamamoto is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto keeping moving, preventing Costa from controlling successfully.
Costa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Costa controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Costa looking to pass the guard.
Yamamoto keeping moving, preventing Costa from controlling successfully.
Costa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yamamoto is trying to control the position but Costa postures up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Yamamoto wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Costa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yamamoto is keeping the position for now.
Yamamoto bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Costa's guard.
Yamamoto avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Yamamoto passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Yamamoto scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Costa to see if he's OK.
Costa is looking to reverse the position.
Yamamoto is looking to take a break and control but Costa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Costa wants to get back to his feet but Yamamoto drags him back down.
Yamamoto is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Costa's shoulder. That is not cool.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kotetsu Yamamoto will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Costa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yamamoto.
Costa tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Yamamoto makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A slow jab from Yamamoto misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Costa! But no joy.
Yamamoto uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Costa has time to react.
Costa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yamamoto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Costa.
Costa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Yamamoto slips a jab from Costa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costa misses with a takedown
and Yamamoto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yamamoto misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yamamoto. Costa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yamamoto doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Costa misses with a left hand
letting Yamamoto counter with a right hand.
Costa ducks right into an uppercut from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Yamamoto scores with a sloppy right hand. Costa should have avoided that one.
Costa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Costa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Yamamoto takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Yamamoto misses with an uppercut. Costa saw that one coming.
Costa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yamamoto throws out the jab.
Yamamoto just misses with a punch to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Costa.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Costa ducks under a wild hook from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto misses with a body shot.
Yamamoto throws a shot from downtown. Costa moves away and avoids it.
Francisco Costa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto looks to land a combination but Costa avoids it well.
Costa throws a body shot but no joy.
Yamamoto blocks a jab.
Yamamoto throws a lazy right hand but Costa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Costa looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Costa is fighting to break Yamamoto's control of his arms but Yamamoto is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Costa slips nicely into half guard.
Yamamoto wants to control but Costa is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Francisco Costa has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto keeping hold of Costa's head, controlling as best he can.
Costa looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Yamamoto wants to control but Costa is keeping busy.
Yamamoto keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Yamamoto kicks Costa off and gets back to his feet.
Costa moves out of range as Yamamoto strikes.
Yamamoto slips a jab from Costa.
Costa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Costa throws the left hand but Yamamoto avoids the punch easily.
Kotetsu Yamamoto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costa looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Yamamoto scores with a body shot.
Yamamoto fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Costa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yamamoto lands the left hand.
Yamamoto on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Costa. Costa obviously looking to wear him down.
Yamamoto digs a good hook to Costa's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yamamoto cracks Costa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Yamamoto connects with a body shot that sends Costa's belly button to the back.
Yamamoto connects with a crisp jab.
Yamamoto takes a swing at Costa's ribcage but misses.
Costa avoids the body shot from Yamamoto.
Costa misses with a straight right.
Costa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto works Costa's body with a nice hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kotetsu Yamamoto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Yamamoto, 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kotetsu Yamamoto!
Kotetsu Yamamoto looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'We are NJPW!!!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cristian Tavares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tavares comes to the cage accompanied by oh, he's rocking two gold belts, shiny. Cristian Tavares is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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150 lbs
12 - 1 - 0 |
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166 cm
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148 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cristian Tavares!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Miller!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Sergei Dronov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller moves forwards but Tavares connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Miller forces Tavares back against the cage and clinches.
Tavares pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Miller is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tavares sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Miller throws a leg kick but Tavares moved away.
A big right from Tavares misses.
Miller wants to counter with a clinch but Tavares pushes him away.
Miller connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tavares is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Miller walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Miller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tavares.
Miller changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Miller blocks a jab.
Tavares misses with a straight left.
Miller tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tavares waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Miller.
Miller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tavares looks to throw the jab but Miller is out of range.
Miller fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Miller misses the jab.
Tavares was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tavares throws a body punch but Miller moves out of range.
Miller lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares scores with a punch to the head.
Miller fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Miller dives in and scores a takedown into Tavares's guard.
Tavares controls Miller momentarily but Miller frees himself.
Tavares wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Miller wants to pass the guard but Tavares is keeping the position.
Miller trying to control the position from guard on top but Tavares is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miller throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tavares is trying to keep Miller in close.
Tavares managing to control the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavares avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Miller wants to control from the top but Tavares keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Miller rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tavares counters with a straight right hand.
Tavares stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Miller.
Tavares lands with a shot to the body.
Tavares misses with a wild body shot.
Miller uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tavares.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tavares throws a hook to the side of Miller's head but Miller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Miller is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Miller looks for a takedown but Tavares sprawls well.
Cristian Tavares has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Miller.
Tavares circles away from the clinch attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Tavares misses the target.
Miller thuds a left hand into Tavares's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Tavares is trying to defend but Miller finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Miller has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Miller throwing shots but Tavares is blocking nicely.
Tavares is pressing down on Miller's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Tavares working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Miller.
Miller trying to control the position from guard on top but Tavares is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miller postures up.
Miller wants to pass the guard but Tavares is keeping the position.
Tavares not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Miller trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Miller pushes down on Tavares's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Miller thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Miller tries to pass to full mount but Tavares defends it.
Tavares is controlling Miller's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Tavares wants to control but Miller is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Miller thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tavares's head.
Miller is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Miller landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Miller 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.
Tavares throws a big shot that misses.
Tavares listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Miller clinches with his opponent.
Miller working aggressively here.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
I was talking to Tavares's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Miller tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tavares just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tavares looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Miller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tavares's elbow.
Tavares lands with a right to the head.
Miller softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tavares misses with a body punch.
Tavares works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tavares prevents a body shot from Miller.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tavares fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tavares is trying to break the clinch but Miller is controlling him.
Tavares tries a body shot but Miller blocks it.
Tavares breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cristian Tavares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tavares misses with a hook.
And Miller tries to counter it with a takedown but Tavares pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Tavares as he checks the leg kick.
Tavares swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Miller is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tavares rather than just go for the knockout.
Miller connects with a leg kick. Tavares looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Miller uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tavares.
Tavares lands with a shot to the body.
Miller ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tavares lands a jab to the head.
Tavares throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Miller on the side of the head.
Miller takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Miller takes one on the button.
Miller staying out of range there.
Miller lands a body shot.
Miller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Miller is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Tavares is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miller tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A shot to the liver by Miller. Beautiful body shot.
Tavares missing with a left hand there. Miller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Miller tries to land a body kick
and Tavares counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Miller scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavares lands an overhand right.
A big right from Tavares misses.
Miller takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cristian Tavares is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Miller throws a front kick aimed at Tavares's knee but Tavares avoids it well.
Miller gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tavares misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tavares wants to get back to striking at distance but Miller won't allow it.
Tavares misses with a punch to the body.
Tavares lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
Miller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tavares wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tavares lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Miller gets control of Tavares's arms and successfully pulls guard. Miller will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Tavares works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Tavares is pressing down on Miller's thigh, looking to free his foot. Miller is holding on for now.
Well, if Tavares 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Tavares pushes down on Miller's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Miller moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Miller is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miller working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tavares doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tavares manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
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.
Tavares sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Miller looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tavares is one step ahead there.
Tavares not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Tavares got a little sloppy there for a moment and Miller has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tavares has managed to get both his arms back between Miller's legs - danger averted.
Tavares is stalling in the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cristian Tavares dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tavares takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Tavares lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Miller backs up against the cage.
Tavares blocks a jab.
Miller shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tavares defends it nicely.
Cristian Tavares is winning the standup battle so far.
Tavares throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Miller looks to score with a jab to the body but Tavares is just out of range.
Miller doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Miller on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Miller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tavares.
Tavares looks to land a left hand but Miller moved out of range nicely.
Miller changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tavares tries to avoid it but Miller manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tavares to the ground. Tavares escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Tavares on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice jab there from Tavares.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller slips a jab and a cross from Tavares.
Miller feints the counter takedown.
Miller misses with a body kick.
Tavares fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miller manages to avoid it.
Tavares misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miller.
Miller ducks under a wild hook from Tavares.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tavares.
Tavares takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jab by Miller.
Miller throws a jab when Tavares was well out of range.
Miller ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tavares keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tavares misses the shot to the body.
Miller takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tavares misses with a wild body shot.
Miller fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tavares looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavares fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miller manages to avoid it.
Miller misses with a body shot.
Miller lands with a kick to the ribs.
Miller shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tavares as he avoids it easily.
Cristian Tavares has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Miller.
Tavares connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Miller fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tavares has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tavares connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Miller's hands.
Tavares throws the left hand but Miller avoids the punch easily.
Miller fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tavares has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Miller showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tavares.
Miller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tavares moves away.
Miller looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Miller scores with a hook to the body. Tavares takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Miller avoids the body shot from Tavares.
Tavares thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller misses with a jab to the body
and Tavares counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tavares throws a lazy uppercut
so Miller counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Tavares pulls Miller in close to his closed guard and prevents Miller from doing any damage or advancing position.
Tavares keeping full guard, as Miller tries to pass.
Miller slips nicely into half guard.
Tavares is looking to control Miller's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tavares avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tavares looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Miller throwing shots but Tavares is blocking nicely.
Tavares trying to control from the bottom.
Miller frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Miller lands a big shot there that rocks Tavares but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Miller breaks from Tavares's wrist control and lands an elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tavares is looking to get to half guard.
Tavares is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Cristian Tavares did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
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.
Tavares lands a head shot.
A jab lands there for Tavares.
Miller is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tavares takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tavares bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Miller's head.
Miller moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Miller moves away from the strike by Tavares.
Miller is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Miller fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Miller closes the distance and clinches up with Tavares, looking for a takedown. Miller pushes Tavares against the cage but Tavares circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tavares was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tavares uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Miller.
Tavares lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tavares swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tavares pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tavares just misses with a punch to the body.
Miller has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Miller just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Miller takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A cross from Tavares lands.
Miller lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Miller swings for the body but Tavares moves out of range.
Tavares is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tavares throws a shot from downtown. Miller moves away and avoids it.
Miller is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Miller is looking to score with low kicks.
Tavares misses with a hook. Miller ducked under it nicely.
Miller tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Miller looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tavares throws a sloppy body shot
and Miller counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Tavares wants to improve his position but Miller is controlling well.
Ben Miller has got the better of the ground game so far.
Miller is working for a submission of some sort.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tavares wants to improve his position but Miller is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller wants to free his trapped foot but Tavares is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tavares is looking to control Miller's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tavares avoid being mounted?
Miller is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Tavares has managed to free his arm - good work.
Tavares is looking to control Miller's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tavares avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller is trying to control the action in half guard but Tavares is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tavares gets full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Miller's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tavares is controlling Miller's posture.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
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.
A swing and a miss from Tavares.
Tavares throws a big shot that misses.
Tavares works Miller's body with a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miller. Tavares does a little dance to reset his feet.
Miller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tavares throws out the jab.
Miller lands a right hook to the body.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch but Tavares swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tavares looks to score with a jab to the body but Miller is just out of range.
Miller fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tavares looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice defenses there by Miller.
Tavares bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Miller's head backwards.
Tavares throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Miller keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tavares.
Tavares looks to land a right hand but Miller moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Cristian Tavares will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Miller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tavares throws out the jab.
Tavares is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Miller.
Tavares misses the shot to the body.
Tavares throws the left hand but Miller avoids the punch easily.
Miller looks to throw a body kick
and Tavares counters with a nice uppercut.
Miller throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tavares cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Miller changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tavares misses with a two punch combination.
Tavares doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tavares's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Miller connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tavares scrambles back to his feet.
Tavares listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tavares lands with a good body shot.
Miller chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tavares gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Miller to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Tavares pulls Miller in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Tavares is pulling down on Miller's head to control his posture.
Miller tries to free his leg and advance position but Tavares is retaining full guard.
Miller is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Tavares is trying to keep Miller in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Miller engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Tavares working for a triangle but Miller defends it easily.
Tavares trying to keep a closed guard but Miller is proving a slippery customer.
Ben Miller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller looking to pass the guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Miller tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tavares swivels and escapes.
Tavares missing with a left hand there. Miller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tavares jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tavares throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tavares tries to move into range but Miller moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tavares on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Miller bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Miller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tavares moves away.
Tavares was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Miller moves in looking to clinch but Tavares pushes him off.
Tavares with a jab.
Tavares throws the left hand but Miller avoids the punch easily.
Miller takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tavares moves out of range of the body kick from Miller.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Miller lands but Tavares takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tavares keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Miller is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Tavares scores with a nice head shot.
Tavares is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Miller ducks under a wild hook from Tavares.
Tavares misses the jab.
Miller takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tavares misses with the combination.
Tavares missing with a left hand there. Miller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tavares swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Miller misses with a body kick.
Tavares's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Miller connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tavares scrambles back to his feet.
Tavares takes a jab right on the kisser.
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 Cristian Tavares.
I think Tavares has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 49:46
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 49:46
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cristian Tavares!
Cristian Tavares retains his featherweight title!
Cristian Tavares thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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