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HFC 96: Ragnarson vs Hellmuth PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nameless Fighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Keene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fighter comes to the cage accompanied by Dan Balan Like. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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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
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nameless Fighter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Keene!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keene lands a jab.
Fighter tries to close the distance and clinch but Keene swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Keene circles away from the clinch attempt.
Keene lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fighter has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Soul Supremacy Rio in the buildup to the fight.
Fighter throws a poor cross that misses
and Keene counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fighter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Keene swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fighter moves into the clinch.
Fighter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Keene misses with a wild body shot.
Fighter throws a big shot that misses.
Fighter closes the distance and pushes Keene back into the cage.
Fighter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Keene works the jab nicely.
Fighter throws a lazy right hand but Keene sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fighter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Keene uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fighter has time to react.
Fighter wants to clinch up but Keene keeps it at a distance.
Keene throws out a counter right but Fighter avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keene fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fighter manages to avoid it.
Fighter drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A combination from Fighter does no damage.
Nameless Fighter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keene scores with a jab.
Keene lands a jab to the nose.
Keene moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Keene lands a jab to Fighter's midsection.
Keene connects with a jab.
Fighter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Keene scores with a sloppy right hand. Fighter should have avoided that one.
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!
Fighter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Keene sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It seemed like Keene was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A jab lands there for Keene.
Keene slips a straight right by Fighter.
Fighter tries to clinch there but Keene circles away.
Keene appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Fighter feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Keenes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keene swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fighter.
Fighter is looking to clinch.
Keene scores with the left hand. Fighter knows he should have avoided that one.
Keene cracks Fighter with a good jab.
Sloppy strikes from Fighter. Those never looked like landing.
Keene looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Keene has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Keene throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Fighter wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fighter misses with a hook.
Fighter wants to clinch.
Fighter fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Keene, pushing him back against the cage.
Keene lands a nice shot to the body.
Keene lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fighter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fighter lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Keene is rocked!
It looks like Scott Keene has been cut.
Fighter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Keene swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A countering left hand to the body from Keene misses.
Keene is still on wobbly legs! Can Fighter finish him?
Keene lands a right hook to the body.
Keene seems to have recovered his senses.
Keene keeps the fight on the outside.
Keene on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fighter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fighter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Keene looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Keene throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Keene blocks a jab.
Fighter tries to clinch but Keene is having none of it.
Keene scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice shot lands for Keene.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Keene jabs at Fighter's body.
A swing and a miss from Fighter.
Fighter throws a right hand that Keene ducks under and follows up with a left that Keene also avoids with ease.
Keene keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fighter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fighter throws a big shot that misses.
Nice cross by Fighter.
Keene takes a swing at Fighter's ribcage but misses.
Keene connects with a nice looking jab.
Fighter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Keene has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fighter misses with an uppercut. Keene saw that one coming.
Keene circles away from the clinch attempt
and Fighter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fighter tries to clinch there but Keene circles away.
A little jabbing left from Keene on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fighter on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fighter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Keene lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Keene dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Scott Keene's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Keene connects with a looping right hand.
Jab, jab by Keene - just one landing.
Keene scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fighter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Keene lands with a shot to the body.
Nameless Fighter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fighter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Keene swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Keene thuds a left hand into Fighter's body.
Keene lands a jab.
Fighter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fighter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Keene connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fighter is rocked!
Keene uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fighter has time to react.
Oh Fighter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fighter is holding his hands too far apart here. Keene throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Fighter is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Scott Keene!
Scott Keene seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Nameless Fighter was interviewed post fight and said 'I will be back And I`ll win YOU MOTH****CKERS!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Bellum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shoei Braz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bellum comes to the cage accompanied by Daddy Yankee - Limbo . Shoei Braz has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Chris Bellum's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Bellum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shoei Braz!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Braz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bellum counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Braz shoots in and drives through. Bellum sprawls well.
Braz fails with the takedown
and Bellum counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Chris Bellum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shoei Braz.
Bellum dips to his left and cracks Braz with an uppercut!
Braz fails with the takedown
and Bellum counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bellum jabs Braz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A jab from Bellum finds it's way through Braz's defenses.
Braz has his takedown stuffed
and Bellum counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Shoei Braz has been cut.
Braz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bellum counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Braz looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bellum counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bellum displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Braz.
Bellum tried to counter with a leg kick but Braz avoided it.
Bellum defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Braz.
Braz fails with the takedown
and Bellum connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bellum connects with an inside leg kick.
Braz tries for a takedown but Bellum circles away easily
letting Bellum counter with a right hand.
Braz fails with the takedown
and Bellum counters by moving into the clinch.
Bellum lands a left hand that snaps the head of Braz backwards.
Braz has Bellum pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bellum manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bellum lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Bellum.
Bellum lands a nice uppercut.
That has opened up Shoei Braz's cut even more.
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!
Bellum stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Braz goes for a takedown attempt but Bellum pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bellum lands a big head kick that sends Braz tumbling to the mat! Bellum takes a step backwards and waves Braz back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Braz is rocked!
Braz shoots in looking for a takedown but Bellum manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Braz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bellum lands with a good body shot.
Bellum looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Braz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Braz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Braz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bellum counters with a good low kick that Braz was not able to check.
Bellum feints and then cracks Braz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Braz down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Bellum there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bellum uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Braz has time to react.
The cut above Shoei Braz's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Braz misses with a takedown
and Bellum counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bellum throws a right and a left that Braz avoids nicely.
Braz with a poor takedown
and Bellum counters with a nice right hand that sends Braz toppling to the canvas! Braz scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Bellum finish him?!
Braz is still on wobbly legs! Can Bellum finish him?
Bellum seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Braz leaves his chin hanging out and Bellum seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Braz crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chris Bellum!
Chris Bellum decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Shoei Braz was interviewed post fight and said 'I`ll be back'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andretii Kazadorez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Mayflower (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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290 lbs
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242 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andretii Kazadorez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Larry Mayflower!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kazadorez looks to throw the jab but Mayflower is out of range.
Mayflower with the counter takedown but Kazadorez avoids it easily.
Kazadorez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mayflower in his tracks.
It looks like Larry Mayflower has been cut.
Kazadorez throws a poor cross that misses
and Mayflower decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kazadorez's guard.
Kazadorez keeping full guard, as Mayflower tries to pass.
Mayflower is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mayflower is fighting to break Kazadorez's control of his arms but Kazadorez is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayflower won't allow Kazadorez to get back to his feet.
Mayflower preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayflower looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kazadorez trying to keep a closed guard but Mayflower is proving a slippery customer.
My spies in Russian Bears Training Center inform me that Mayflower has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Mayflower wants to control from the top but Kazadorez keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kazadorez slaps away a takedown attempt from Mayflower, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kazadorez throws out a loose jab but Mayflower uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mayflower bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kazadorez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mayflower on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayflower displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kazadorez throws out the jab.
Mayflower wants to clinch
enabling Kazadorez to counter with a crisp jab.
Kazadorez connects with the punch.
Mayflower darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kazadorez manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mayflower staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazadorez scores with a jab. Mayflower acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That has opened up Larry Mayflower's cut even more.
A jab from Kazadorez misses.
Mayflower with the counter takedown but Kazadorez avoids it easily.
Mayflower ducks under a wild hook from Kazadorez.
And Mayflower tries to counter it with a takedown but Kazadorez pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Mayflower tries to clinch but Kazadorez moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Kazadorez misses the target.
Mayflower ducks straight into an uppercut from Kazadorez and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Mayflower manages to regain guard straight away.
Kazadorez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mayflower looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kazadorez wants to control from the top but Mayflower keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazadorez wants to stand but Mayflower is controlling his posture from full guard.
Mayflower keeping moving, preventing Kazadorez from controlling successfully.
Mayflower wants to sweep but no luck.
Kazadorez trying to control the position from guard on top but Mayflower is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mayflower is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kazadorez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mayflower on the ground.
Kazadorez won't allow Mayflower to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andretii Kazadorez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Larry Mayflower's cut.
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.
Mayflower misses with a series of wild punches.
Kazadorez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mayflower sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mayflower with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mayflower takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mayflower shoots in looking for a takedown but Kazadorez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mayflower's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mayflower fails with the takedown
and Kazadorez counters with a straight right hand.
The cut above Larry Mayflower's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Andretii Kazadorez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Larry Mayflower.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kazadorez loads up on a big right hand but Mayflower slips the punch.
Mayflower tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazadorez waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Mayflower. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Mayflower to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Mayflower is rocked!
Andretii Kazadorez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kazadorez's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Mayflower looking for subs off his back but Kazadorez has passed one foot through into half guard.
Kazadorez is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Kazadorez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayflower is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Kazadorez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mayflower is trying to keep Kazadorez in close.
Mayflower is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kazadorez is aware though and is defending well.
Mayflower controlling Kazadorez's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayflower is trying to keep Kazadorez in close.
Kazadorez wants to stand and escape but instead Mayflower has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Mayflower is looking to work some ground and pound but Kazadorez has wrist control.
Mayflower trying to control but Kazadorez is working from the bottom.
Kazadorez wants to sweep but no luck.
Mayflower prevents Kazadorez from getting back to his feet.
Kazadorez is controlling Mayflower's posture.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
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.
Kazadorez throws an overhand right that lands on Mayflower's shoulder, as Mayflower tries to avoid the shot.
Mayflower shoots in for a takedown but Kazadorez shows good takedown defense.
Mayflower misses with a body punch
and Kazadorez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Larry Mayflower's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Larry Mayflower's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Andretii Kazadorez!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sebastian Rynkowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rynkowski comes to the cage accompanied by Mama Selita - 303. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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154 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
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sebastian Rynkowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rynkowski goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Barbosa. That snapped Rynkowski's head back.
Rynkowski tries to clinch up
and Barbosa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barbosa lands with an overhand left.
Rynkowski with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Barbosa to score with a decent uppercut.
Rynkowski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Barbosa closes the distance and pushes Rynkowski back into the cage.
Barbosa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rynkowski is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Barbosa is working Rynkowski over against the cage.
Barbosa presses Rynkowski against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rynkowski has Barbosa pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Barbosa manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Barbosa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rynkowski or not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa has Rynkowski pressed against the cage, preventing Rynkowski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rynkowski wants a takedown.
Barbosa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Barbosa stalling the fight.
We've been informed that Barbosa has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Barbosa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Barbosa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Barbosa stops a takedown attempt from Rynkowski.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sebastian Rynkowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rynkowski is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Barbosa pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rynkowski is breathing heavily.
Barbosa stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Barbosa gets through Rynkowski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rynkowski is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Barbosa lands a shot to the body.
Barbosa lands with a light punch inside.
Barbosa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barbosa scores with a leg kick.
Barbosa uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbosa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Rynkowski is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rynkowski has his takedown stuffed
and Barbosa counters with a big left hand that crumples Rynkowski! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Daniel Barbosa!
A very excited looking Daniel Barbosa rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Derek Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wade Garrett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris comes to the cage accompanied by Not again - You all ready dropped?. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Derek Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wade Garrett!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garrett was well out of range. Poor timing from Harris.
Garrett is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Garrett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harris was well out of range. Poor timing from Garrett.
Garrett feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Harriss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Garrett checks a leg kick.
Garrett checks a low kick from Harris.
A telegraphed right hand from Garrett misses the target.
Harris seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A thudding body kick lands there by Harris!
Garrett tries to clinch but Harris is having none of it.
Harris wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Garrett checks a leg kick.
Harris throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Garrett.
Wade Garrett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garrett takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Garrett misses with a hook
and Harris counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
Garrett misses with a looping right.
Harris takes a jab right on the kisser.
Harris with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Garrett to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrett misses with an uppercut.
Garrett misses with a left hand
and Harris counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Garrett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garrett rushes Harris and presses him up against the cage.
Garrett lands with a right to the head.
Harris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Garrett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harris lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Garrett or not.
Garrett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Garrett swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris swings wildly with an uppercut but Garrett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garrett takes a shot to the head.
Garrett works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Harris tries a body shot but Garrett blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Harris.
Harris lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Garrett tries to land knees in the clinch but Harris avoids the damage to the body.
Garrett throws a head punch that misses.
Garrett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Harris scores with a nice short uppercut.
Garrett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Harris fails to land.
Garrett scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
Garrett throws a head punch that misses.
Harris throws a head punch that misses.
Harris lands a left hand that snaps the head of Garrett backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garrett.
Harris lands a right hand that snaps the head of Garrett backwards.
Garrett misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrett works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Harris.
Garrett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garrett takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Garrett fails to land.
Harris with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Garrett misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from Harris as the two fighters clinch.
Harris swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garrett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harris stalling in the clinch.
Harris lands a body punch in the clinch.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
Garrett misses with a punch on the inside.
Harris works on Garrett's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
Garrett has a couple of punches blocked by Harris.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris is leaning against Garrett and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Harris is working Garrett over against the cage.
Harris lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garrett throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Harris tries to throw a body punch but Garrett avoids it by throwing Harris back against the cage.
Harris lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Garrett fails to land.
Harris takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice right hand lands inside from Garrett.
Harris lands a body punch in the clinch.
Garrett misses with some punches.
Garrett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harris has a couple of punches blocked by Garrett.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
Harris scores with a hook to the body.
A short left from Harris.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harris blocks a body shot from Garrett.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Harris dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Harris misses with a wild combination.
Derek Harris is winning the standup battle so far.
Garrett misses with an uppercut
and Harris counters with a leg kick.
Garrett 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.
Garrett swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Harris counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Harris.
Garrett lands with a left to the head.
Harris lands a hook that snaps the head of Garrett backwards.
Garrett lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harris.
Harris lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Garrett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Garrett scores with a nice hook to the head.
Garrett can't find room to land a body shot as Harris controls the action.
Garrett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harris lands a left hand that snaps the head of Garrett backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garrett has a couple of punches blocked by Harris.
Garrett scores with a shot to the side of Harris's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrett trying to land knees to the body.
Harris misses with the head strike.
Garrett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harris lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harris.
Garrett misses with an elbow strike.
Garrett lands with a right to the head.
Harris misses with the head strike.
Garrett misses with a punch on the inside.
Harris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garrett throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Harris lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Harris misses with some punches.
Harris tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Garrett avoids it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garrett.
Harris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harris tries a body shot but Garrett blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garrett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
Garrett working aggressively here.
Harris lands a body shot.
Garrett blocks an uppercut.
Harris lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris lands with a right to the head.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harris throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garrett.
Garrett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Garrett throws an elbow but misses.
Garrett lands a body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harris.
Garrett throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Harris scores with a nice short uppercut.
Harris lands a right hand.
Garrett is rocked!
Garrett lands a shot to the body.
Garrett is still on wobbly legs! Can Harris finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris cracks Garrett with a nice body shot.
Garrett lands an uppercut.
Garrett misses with the head strike.
Garrett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Garrett seems to have recovered his senses.
Garrett lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Harris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Garrett looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Harris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harris scores with a knee to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Harris.
A head punch on the inside from Garrett fails to land.
Harris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garrett has a couple of punches blocked by Harris.
Harris lands a left hand.
Garrett tries to throw a body punch but Harris avoids it by throwing Garrett back against the cage.
Garrett lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Harris.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Harris softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harris.
Stalling in the clinch from Harris.
Garrett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garrett's elbow.
Harris lands with a right to the head.
Harris scores with a shoulder strike.
Harris lands a knee to the head.
Harris lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Garrett to his knees! Harris keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derek Harris!
A victorious Derek Harris thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Oleg Nemkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aloysius Wiremu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wiremu is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Billy Joel - The River of Dreams. Aloysius Wiremu is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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187 lbs
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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
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oleg Nemkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aloysius Wiremu!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nemkov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from Nemkov misses.
Wiremu now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Wiremu missing with a left hand there. Nemkov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wiremu throws a jab but it's blocked by Nemkov.
Wiremu lands with a slapping head kick.
Nemkov throws a body kick that misses.
Wiremu connects with a right hand. Nemkov shakes it off.
Nemkov throws an overhand right that lands on Wiremu's shoulder, as Wiremu tries to avoid the shot.
Nemkov is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Wiremu's half guard.
Well, if Nemkov 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.
Nemkov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nemkov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nemkov winds up and cracks Wiremu with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nemkov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wiremu moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Nemkov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wiremu not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nemkov advances to half guard.
Nemkov is looking to advance position but Wiremu won't allow it.
Wiremu is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Nemkov jumps into side control!
Nemkov 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.
An elbow from Nemkov crashes against the mat.
Nemkov working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Nemkov wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Wiremu, who protects the arm well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Nemkov.
Nemkov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Nemkov in side control lands a decent elbow.
Nemkov postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Wiremu defending against the ground and pound.
Nemkov in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Wiremu is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Oleg Nemkov!
A relieved looking Oleg Nemkov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Caliman Matos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Bones Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Caliman Matos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonny Bones Junior!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bones Junior.
Matos went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Matos looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Matos closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bones Junior scores with a sloppy right hand. Matos should have avoided that one.
Matos tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bones Junior sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Matos somewhat.
Jonny Bones Junior seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bones Junior lands with an uppercut that bounces Matos off the cage and back into range.
Matos tries for a takedown but Bones Junior sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Caliman Matos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bones Junior uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A jab from Bones Junior misses.
Matos is looking for a counter combo.
Matos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bones Junior as he avoids it easily.
Matos slips a jab from Bones Junior.
Bones Junior lands with a hook. Matos tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Matos ducks under a wild hook from Bones Junior.
An attempted straight right counter from Matos misses the target.
Matos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bones Junior tries to sprawl but Matos drives through with a takedown into half guard.
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!
Matos is working for a submission of some sort.
Matos prevents Bones Junior from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bones Junior tries to kick Matos off in order to stand up. Matos Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Bones Junior is trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matos advances nicely into full mount.
Matos lands a couple of good shots and Bones Junior has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Bones Junior is trying to stand back up.
Bones Junior is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Bones Junior covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Matos lands shots from the back.
Bones Junior preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Matos.
Bones Junior trying to get back to his feet but Matos is in full control for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bones Junior is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Matos throwing sloppy strikes.
Bones Junior is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Matos is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Bones Junior is trying to get to his feet but he's left his neck exposed and Matos manages to sink in a rear naked choke! Great counter grappling by Matos!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Caliman Matos!
A very excited looking Caliman Matos rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
In defeat, Jonny Bones Junior stepped up to the mic, saying 'What a load of shit! I know I'm capable of beating him!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tim Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alka Mangrove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tim Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alka Mangrove!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mangrove showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thomas.
Mangrove gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mangrove lands an elbow that stopped Thomas in his tracks for a moment.
Mangrove keeps control of Thomas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Thomas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mangrove lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Thomas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Mangrove.
Mangrove tries a body shot but Thomas blocks it.
Mangrove struggles to land a body shot inside as Thomas controls his hands.
Thomas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas is trying to break free.
Thomas is trying to break the clinch but Mangrove has him pressed against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Mangrove.
Mangrove lands an elbow just above Thomas 's eye.
Mangrove lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thomas.
Thomas takes an elbow to the temple.
Mangrove tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thomas's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangrove misses with an elbow over the top.
Mangrove doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thomas is trying to break the clinch but Mangrove has him pressed against the cage.
Mangrove lands an elbow just above Thomas 's eye.
Thomas has had enough of the clinch but Mangrove keeps him there for the moment.
Mangrove keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thomas's efforts to push away.
Mangrove tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thomas's elbow.
Thomas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mangrove creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mangrove has Thomas pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Thomas manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Thomas is looking to break free of the clinch but Mangrove has double underhooks.
Mangrove throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thomas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mangrove throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thomas scores with a body shot.
Mangrove takes one to the chin there.
Thomas takes a head kick and keeps coming.
We've been informed that Mangrove has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Thomas swats away the attempt to clinch by Mangrove.
Tim Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mangrove lands with a good body shot.
Thomas throws an overhand right that lands on Mangrove's shoulder, as Mangrove tries to avoid the shot.
Mangrove moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas throws a head kick that misses.
Thomas fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mangrove checks it well.
Thomas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mangrove uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thomas.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thomas. Mangrove does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mangrove throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mangrove just misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas avoids the head kick by Mangrove.
Thomas tries to clinch up.
Thomas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mangrove blocks a head kick by Thomas.
Thomas takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas darts in and clinches Mangrove up against the cage.
I was talking to Thomas's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Thomas avoids the elbow strike from Mangrove, against the cage.
Thomas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mangrove thuds his shin into the meat of Thomas's side.
Thomas misses with a wild combination.
Mangrove explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Mangrove is looking to land body kicks.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch but Mangrove swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mangrove steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
Mangrove dodges the punch combination from Thomas.
Thomas 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.
Thomas sets himself, and Mangrove steps forward looking for the clinch! Thomas avoids it this time.
Mangrove connects with a leg kick. Thomas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mangrove.
Tim Thomas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thomas throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Thomas explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas tries to clinch up.
Mangrove scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
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!
Thomas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mangrove darts in and clinches Thomas up against the cage.
Mangrove throws an elbow but it misses.
Thomas blocks the elbow strike.
Thomas manages to break the clinch.
Mangrove darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Thomas with a hook.
Mangrove connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Thomas's hands.
Mangrove sizes up Thomas with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Thomas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thomas misses with a body kick.
No joy there for Thomas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mangrove throws a half hearted mid kick.
Thomas misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from Thomas misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alka Mangrove dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mangrove's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Thomas connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mangrove scrambles back to his feet.
Thomas misses with a two punch combination.
Mangrove looks for the body kick but Thomas saw that one coming.
Thomas tries to clinch but Mangrove moves out of range.
Thomas throws a body punch but Mangrove moves out of range.
Thomas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mangrove cracks Thomas with an open hand slap.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mangrove. Thomas shrugs it off though.
Mangrove thows a body kick. Thomas tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mangrove keeps Thomas at a distance using the push kick.
Thomas missing with a left hand there. Mangrove was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mangrove feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thomas's calf.
Thomas throws a head kick but Mangrove moves out of range.
Mangrove wants to counter with a clinch but Thomas pushes him away.
Thomas lands with a nice body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mangrove slips a jab and a cross from Thomas.
Thomas throws a right and a left that Mangrove avoids nicely.
Mangrove is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A punch combination from Thomas misses.
Thomas misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mangrove thows a body kick. Thomas tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Thomas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mangrove connects with a solid leg kick.
Thomas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mangrove tries a head kick but it misses.
Mangrove swats away the attempt to clinch by Thomas.
Thomas on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mangrove.
Mangrove moves out of range as Thomas strikes.
Mangrove tries to counter by closing the distance.
Some wild striking there from Thomas.
Mangrove pushes Thomas away with a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mangrove needs to keep his hands up - Thomas had a free shot at his head there.
Tim Thomas is winning the standup battle so far.
Mangrove connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mangrove misses with a body kick.
Mangrove just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromThomas.
Thomas lands with a nice body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Thomas throws a body shot but no joy.
Mangrove connects with an inside leg kick.
Mangrove keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Thomas.
Mangrove lands a nice shot to the body.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses.
Thomas walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mangrove.
Mangrove lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Thomas closes the distance and pushes Mangrove back into the cage.
Mangrove misses with a body punch.
Thomas tries to break the clinch but Mangrove is controlling the position.
Mangrove creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mangrove throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mangrove prevents Thomas from breaking the clinch.
Mangrove lands an elbow just above Thomas 's eye.
Thomas avoids a wild elbow strike from Mangrove.
Mangrove has Thomas pressed against the cage, preventing Thomas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mangrove lands a damaging elbow.
Thomas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mangrove shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Mangrove stands up and beckons Thomas to join him on the feet.
Mangrove throws the kick towards the body but Thomas avoids it.
Mangrove throws out a leg kick but Thomas moves out of range and Mangrove only half commits.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thomas. Mangrove does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thomas is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Thomas tries a low kick but Mangrove avoids it.
Thomas blocks the body kick.
Thomas misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mangrove closes this distance looking for a takedown but Thomas circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mangrove moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mangrove with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mangrove scores with a crisp jab that stopped Thomas in his tracks.
Mangrove blocks a head kick by Thomas.
Thomas moves out of range as Mangrove throws a body kick.
Thomas throws a lazy right hand but Mangrove sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thomas is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A punch combination from Thomas misses.
Tim Thomas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good work by Mangrove as he checks the leg kick.
Mangrove connects with a good right hand that stumbles Thomas. Thomas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Thomas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thomas throws the left hand but Mangrove avoids the punch easily.
A combination from Thomas does no damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mangrove connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alka Mangrove showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Thomas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thomas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thomas misses the jab.
Thomas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mangrove manages to avoid it.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mangrove's jab looks to have found its range, popping Thomas under the eye.
Thomas will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Mangrove bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Thomas misses with a body kick.
Mangrove swats away the attempt to clinch by Thomas.
Mangrove fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mangrove connects with the punch.
Mangrove explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Thomas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mangrove darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mangrove.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangrove displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thomas throws out the jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mangrove - that will leave a mark!
Mangrove keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thomas.
Thomas sets himself, and Mangrove steps forward looking for the clinch! Thomas avoids it this time.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mangrove!
Thomas throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mangrove on the side of the head.
Mangrove connects with a looping right hand.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Thomas crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mangrove - the referee stops the clock and Thomas gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mangrove. Thomas manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Mangrove avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thomas jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thomas. Mangrove does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mangrove misses with a body kick.
Mangrove lands a nice looking kick to the body. Thomas takes a step back to recover.
Thomas slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Alka Mangrove is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Mangrove uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thomas.
Mangrove lands with a kick to the temple. Thomas shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Thomas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thomas on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mangrove misses with a body kick.
Mangrove defending well as Thomas loads up on a big left hand.
Mangrove tries to counter with a clinch but Thomas shakes him off and moves away.
Thomas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mangrove moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mangrove moves out of range as Thomas strikes.
Mangrove blocks a head kick by Thomas.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mangrove lands with a nice body kick.
Thomas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circle momentarily. Thomas darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Thomas throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mangrove tries to counter with a clinch but Thomas shakes him off and moves away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thomas.
Thomas drives through and clinches with Mangrove against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mangrove scores with a hook to the body.
Thomas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Thomas wants to get back to striking at distance but Mangrove won't allow it.
Mangrove lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thomas or not.
Nice elbow from Mangrove.
Thomas takes an elbow to the temple.
Mangrove lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mangrove lands a nice elbow.
Mangrove comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A left hand lands to the body for Mangrove.
Mangrove lands a damaging elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Thomas.
Mangrove throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mangrove lands an elbow that stopped Thomas in his tracks for a moment.
Mangrove lands a nice elbow.
Thomas is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mangrove lands a body shot.
Oh Thomas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mangrove lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Thomas takes an elbow to the temple.
Mangrove tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tim Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mangrove lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Tim Thomas has been cut.
Mangrove tries to throw a body punch but Thomas avoids it by throwing Mangrove back against the cage.
Thomas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Thomas crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mangrove - the referee stops the clock and Thomas gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mangrove. Thomas manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Thomas throws a body shot but no joy.
Mangrove explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Thomas misses with a low kick.
Thomas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mangrove lands a slapping body shot.
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mangrove.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mangrove swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mangrove steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Thomas.
Mangrove thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Thomas if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas misses with a low kick as Mangrove jumps back.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mangrove.
Mangrove has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thomas steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mangrove. That one must have hurt.
Thomas seems to have got his legs back now.
Mangrove throws the kick towards the body but Thomas avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alka Mangrove comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mangrove has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alka Mangrove!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Archie Trew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Orban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trew comes to the cage accompanied by Fuck You - Lily Allen. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Archie Trew!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Viktor Orban!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trew lands with a nice body punch.
Trew misses with a leg kick.
Trew thumps Orban with a low kick.
Trew changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Orban looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Orban sneaks out the side door and pushes Trew away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Trew shoots for a takedown but Orban saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Orban raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
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!
Trew avoids the head kick by Orban.
Orban has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Orban there as he acknowledges the shot.
Trew avoids a kick to the body.
Orban ducks under a wild hook from Trew.
Trew definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A good leg kick by Trew.
Trew lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Trew moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orban slips under a jab.
Orban follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Trew gets a double leg takedown into Orban's guard.
Trew missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Orban working a defensive guard here.
Orban wants to stand up but Trew is controlling him.
Trew lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Orban wants to stand up but Trew is controlling him.
Trew in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trew is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Trew lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Trew working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Orban's head.
Trew sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Trew stops Orban from standing up.
Trew throws a strike but Orban rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Orban being controlled here momentarily.
Orban won't allow Trew to sweep him here.
Trew is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Trew 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.
Orban wants to get up but he can't break Trew's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trew lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Trew wants to control from the top but Orban keeps moving.
Trew throwing strikes but missing.
Orban is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Trew distracts Orban with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
It looks like Viktor Orban has been cut.
Trew stopping the sweep attempt from Orban.
Orban is looking to stand up but Trew isn't so interested in that idea.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Trew's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trew content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Trew throwing strikes from guard but Orban blocks nicely.
Trew stops Orban from standing up.
Trew throwing strikes but missing.
Trew trying to control the position from guard on top but Orban is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Orban is trying to keep Trew in close.
Trew stands up over Orban, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Archie Trew dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Viktor Orban's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Trew lands a nice leg kick that just misses Orban's sensitive parts.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Orban throws an elbow but misses.
Orban blocks a body shot from Trew.
Orban stalling.
Trew dodges an elbow strike from Orban.
Trew managing to block the knees to the body from Orban.
With the fighters up against the cage, Orban throws an elbow but misses.
Orban goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Trew misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trew misses with a punch to the body.
Trew struggles to land a body shot inside as Orban controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trew can't find room to land a body shot as Orban controls the action.
Trew tries a body shot but Orban blocks it.
Orban doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Trew is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Orban can do to turn this around?
Orban missing with knees to the body.
Trew is leaning against Orban and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Trew.
Trew softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Trew as the two fighters clinch.
Trew lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Orban backwards.
That has opened up Viktor Orban's cut even more.
Orban is breathing heavily.
Trew lands a left hand that snaps the head of Orban backwards.
Trew gets through Orban's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Trew lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Orban.
Trew lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Orban backwards.
The cut above Viktor Orban's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Trew has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Orban avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Trew lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Orban or not.
Orban has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Trew seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Orban can turn it around.
Trew cracks Orban with a nice body shot.
A short uppercut from Trew.
Trew lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Trew works on Orban's body with a couple of short punches.
Trew tries a body shot but Orban blocks it.
Trew lands with a right to the head.
Viktor Orban's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trew lands a shoulder strike.
Orban is rocked!
Trew pushes Orban against the cage. Trew is working some dirty boxing. Trew pushes off with a quick right hook! Orban goes down! Orban tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Trew moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Archie Trew!
Archie Trew is the new super heavyweight champion!
Archie Trew thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bragi Ragnarson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Hellmuth Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ragnarson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Pretender. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bragi Ragnarson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Phil Hellmuth Jr!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnarson walks into a left hand.
Good leg kick by Ragnarson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hellmuth Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ragnarson throws a leg kick which misses Hellmuth Jr's front leg but catches the back leg as Hellmuth Jr tries to avoid it.
Bragi Ragnarson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ragnarson throws a front kick aimed at Hellmuth Jr's knee but Hellmuth Jr avoids it well.
Ragnarson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ragnarson misses with a body kick.
Ragnarson throws a half hearted mid kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ragnarson.
Ragnarson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hellmuth Jrs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ragnarson lands a nice shot that snaps Hellmuth Jr's head back.
Ragnarson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ragnarson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hellmuth Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ragnarson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hellmuth Jr. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hellmuth Jr moves out of range of the body kick.
Ragnarson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ragnarson misses with a leg kick
and Hellmuth Jr moves into the clinch.
Hellmuth Jr prevents a body shot from Ragnarson.
Ragnarson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hellmuth Jr just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ragnarson's brow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Bragi Ragnarson has been cut.
Hellmuth Jr lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hellmuth Jr misses with some punches.
Ragnarson is pushing Hellmuth Jr up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hellmuth Jr tries to work over Ragnarson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ragnarson lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ragnarson manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hellmuth Jr has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ragnarson.
Ragnarson takes the fight into the clinch.
Hellmuth Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ragnarsons head.
Hellmuth Jr presses Ragnarson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ragnarson breaks from the clinch.
Hellmuth Jr keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ragnarson misses with a leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Hellmuth Jr. That snapped Ragnarson's head back.
Hellmuth Jr staying out of range there.
Hellmuth Jr with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ragnarson takes the fight into the clinch.
Ragnarson avoids a wild elbow strike from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ragnarson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarson has a couple of punches blocked by Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hellmuth Jr throws an elbow but misses.
Ragnarson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hellmuth Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Ragnarson.
Ragnarson tries to stall but Hellmuth Jr uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ragnarson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ragnarson tries to break free but Hellmuth Jr pushes him back against the cage.
Ragnarson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ragnarson working aggressively here.
Hellmuth Jr throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hellmuth Jr blocks a body shot from Ragnarson.
Ragnarson manages to break the clinch.
Ragnarson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hellmuth Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
Ragnarson scores with a nice head shot.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a left hand
and Ragnarson counters with a low kick, right behind Hellmuth Jr 's knee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarson rushes Hellmuth Jr and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ragnarson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hellmuth Jr or not.
A head punch on the inside from Ragnarson fails to land.
Hellmuth Jr tries to throw a body punch but Ragnarson avoids it by throwing Hellmuth Jr back against the cage.
Hellmuth Jr pushes off an throws an elbow but Ragnarson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ragnarson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hellmuth Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ragnarson misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr works on Ragnarson's body with a couple of short punches.
Hellmuth Jr throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hellmuth Jr just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ragnarson's brow.
Ragnarson swings wildly with an uppercut but Hellmuth Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ragnarson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hellmuth Jr lands an elbow inside.
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 Bragi Ragnarson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bragi Ragnarson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ragnarson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A jab from Ragnarson misses.
Hellmuth Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ragnarson.
Ragnarson misses with an uppercut
and Hellmuth Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hellmuth Jr cracks Ragnarson with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Hellmuth Jr has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Ragnarson to stand back up!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ragnarson throws a chopping leg kick but Hellmuth Jr manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hellmuth Jr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ragnarson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hellmuth Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Ragnarson controls the action.
Ragnarson avoids a wild elbow strike from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr misses with the head strike.
Ragnarson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ragnarson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ragnarson blocks a body shot from Hellmuth Jr.
Ragnarson tries a body shot but Hellmuth Jr blocks it.
A body shot lands from Hellmuth Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hellmuth Jr backwards.
Ragnarson trying to stall but Hellmuth Jr improves his position.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Ragnarson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Hellmuth Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Hellmuth Jr.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ragnarson.
Phil Hellmuth Jr seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hellmuth Jr blocking some punches.
Ragnarson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hellmuth Jr just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ragnarson's brow.
Ragnarson avoids the elbow strike from Hellmuth Jr, against the cage.
I was talking to Ragnarson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ragnarson struggles to land a body shot inside as Hellmuth Jr controls his hands.
Ragnarson misses with some punches.
Ragnarson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hellmuth Jr throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ragnarson tries to throw a body punch but Hellmuth Jr avoids it by throwing Ragnarson back against the cage.
Ragnarson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ragnarson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ragnarson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Ragnarson.
Hellmuth Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Ragnarson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hellmuth Jr.
Ragnarson avoids the elbow strike from Hellmuth Jr, against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
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!
Ragnarson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr misses with some punches.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ragnarson lands a hook that snaps the head of Hellmuth Jr backwards.
Hellmuth Jr works on Ragnarson's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ragnarson tries to circle away but Hellmuth Jr has him pinned against the cage.
Hellmuth Jr lands with a left to the head.
Ragnarson struggles to land a body shot inside as Hellmuth Jr controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hellmuth Jr tries a body shot but Ragnarson blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr blocks a body shot from Ragnarson.
Hellmuth Jr scores with a shoulder strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hellmuth Jr lands a damaging elbow.
Ragnarson misses with the head strike.
Ragnarson misses with the head strike.
Ragnarson blocks an uppercut.
Ragnarson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ragnarson misses with the head strike.
Hellmuth Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hellmuth Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Hellmuth Jr.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ragnarson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hellmuth Jr gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ragnarson tries to break free but Hellmuth Jr pushes him back against the cage.
Hellmuth Jr lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right handed body shot lands from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr misses with an elbow strike.
Hellmuth Jr lands a nice elbow.
Hellmuth Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Hellmuth Jr creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ragnarson's defenses.
Hellmuth Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ragnarson misses with the head strike.
Hellmuth Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ragnarson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hellmuth Jr lands a left hand.
Hellmuth Jr lands with a right to the head.
Ragnarson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hellmuth Jr's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Hellmuth Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bragi Ragnarson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hellmuth Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hellmuth Jr cracks Ragnarson with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Ragnarson looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Hellmuth Jr finish him?
Ragnarson is rocked!
Danga de danga de dang - Ragnarson scores with a four punch combination!
Oh Ragnarson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ragnarson throws an off balance right hand
and Hellmuth Jr counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Phil Hellmuth Jr!
After the fight, Phil Hellmuth Jr was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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